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+ "with open('depressionMonthsData1.csv', 'rb') as f:\n",
+ " reader = csv.reader(f)\n",
+ " temp = []\n",
+ " for i, row in enumerate(reader):\n",
+ " if (i+1) % 12 == 0:\n",
+ " temp.append(row[0])\n",
+ " newData.append(temp)\n",
+ " temp =[]\n",
+ " else:\n",
+ " temp.append(row[0]) \n",
+ "# print newData"
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+ "df = pd.DataFrame(newData, columns=pd.date_range('1/1/2000',periods=12, freq='1m'))"
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+ "plt.rcParams['ytick.major.pad'] = '4'\n",
+ "fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=4, ncols=3)\n",
+ "\n",
+ "fig.set_figheight(6)\n",
+ "fig.set_figwidth(18)\n",
+ "\n",
+ "print dir(fig)\n",
+ "fig.suptitle('Depression')\n",
+ "\n",
+ "dft.ix[0].plot(ax=axes[0,0]); axes[0,0].set_title('January', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
+ "dft.ix[1].plot(ax=axes[0,1]); axes[0,1].set_title('February', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
+ "dft.ix[2].plot(ax=axes[0,2]); axes[0,2].set_title('March', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
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+ "dft.ix[3].plot(ax=axes[1,0]); axes[1,0].set_title('April', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
+ "dft.ix[4].plot(ax=axes[1,1]); axes[1,1].set_title('May', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
+ "dft.ix[5].plot(ax=axes[1,2]); axes[1,2].set_title('June', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
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+ "dft.ix[6].plot(ax=axes[2,0]); axes[2,0].set_title('July', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)\n",
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+ "fig.tight_layout()\n",
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+ "text": [
+ ""
+ ]
+ }
+ ],
+ "prompt_number": 204
+ },
+ {
+ "cell_type": "code",
+ "collapsed": false,
+ "input": [],
+ "language": "python",
+ "metadata": {},
+ "outputs": []
+ }
+ ],
+ "metadata": {}
+ }
+ ]
+}
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diff --git a/1_Data_and_Aesthetic/Assignments/Brian Clifton/depression/depression.pde b/1_Data_and_Aesthetic/Assignments/Brian Clifton/depression/depression.pde
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1778689
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1_Data_and_Aesthetic/Assignments/Brian Clifton/depression/depression.pde
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Table table;
+
+void setup() {
+ size(1280, 720, P3D);
+ smooth(4);
+
+ table = loadTable("depressionMonthsData.csv");
+
+ for (int i = 0; i < 12; i++) {
+
+// int r = table.getInt(row, 0);
+ }
+
+}
+
+void draw() {
+
+}
diff --git a/1_Data_and_Aesthetic/Assignments/Brian Clifton/depression/depression.py b/1_Data_and_Aesthetic/Assignments/Brian Clifton/depression/depression.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dae70c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1_Data_and_Aesthetic/Assignments/Brian Clifton/depression/depression.py
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import pandas as pd
+import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
+import matplotlib.font_manager as fm
+
+pd.options.display.mpl_style = 'default'
+FONT_LOCATION = 'assets/AkzidenzGroteskBE-Regular.otf'
+font = fm.FontProperties(fname=FONT_LOCATION)
+
+newData = []
+with open('depressionMonthsData1.csv', 'rb') as f:
+ reader = csv.reader(f)
+ temp = []
+ for i, row in enumerate(reader):
+ if (i+1) % 12 == 0:
+ temp.append(row[0])
+ newData.append(temp)
+ temp =[]
+ else:
+ temp.append(row[0])
+# print newData
+
+df = pd.DataFrame(newData, columns=pd.date_range('1/1/2000',periods=12, freq='1m'))
+df = df.replace(' ','',regex=True).astype('float')
+dft = df.T
+
+plt.rcParams['ytick.major.pad'] = '4'
+fig, axes = plt.subplots(nrows=4, ncols=3)
+
+fig.set_figheight(6)
+fig.set_figwidth(18)
+
+dft.ix[0].plot(ax=axes[0,0]); axes[0,0].set_title('January', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+dft.ix[1].plot(ax=axes[0,1]); axes[0,1].set_title('February', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+dft.ix[2].plot(ax=axes[0,2]); axes[0,2].set_title('March', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+
+dft.ix[3].plot(ax=axes[1,0]); axes[1,0].set_title('April', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+dft.ix[4].plot(ax=axes[1,1]); axes[1,1].set_title('May', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+dft.ix[5].plot(ax=axes[1,2]); axes[1,2].set_title('June', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+
+dft.ix[6].plot(ax=axes[2,0]); axes[2,0].set_title('July', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
+dft.ix[7].plot(ax=axes[2,1]); axes[2,1].set_title('August', fontproperties=font, fontsize=14)
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R. 641\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the \nspecial rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\nMr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. \nBenishek, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. \n Dent, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Esty, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Garamendi, Mr. \n Joyce, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, \n Mrs. Lummis, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal, Mr. \nRangel, Mr. Reed, Ms. Linda T. Saanchez of California, Mr. Schock, Mr. \n Sensenbrenner, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Walz, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Smith of \n Missouri, Mr. Marino, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Welch, Mr. Zinke, Mr. \n Murphy of Florida, and Mr. Sanford) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the \nspecial rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Conservation Easement Incentive Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. SPECIAL RULE FOR CONTRIBUTIONS OF QUALIFIED CONSERVATION \n CONTRIBUTIONS MADE PERMANENT.\n\n (a) In General.--\n (1) Individuals.--Subparagraph (E) of section 170(b)(1) of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to contributions of \n qualified conservation contributions) is amended by striking \n clause (vi).\n (2) Corporations.--Subparagraph (B) of section 170(b)(2) of \n such Code (relating to qualified conservation contributions) is \n amended by striking clause (iii).\n (b) Contributions of Capital Gain Real Property Made for \nConservation Purposes by Native Corporations.--\n (1) In general.--Section 170(b)(2) of such Code is amended \n by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), and by \n inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(C) Qualified conservation contributions by \n certain native corporations.--\n ``(i) In general.--Any qualified \n conservation contribution (as defined in \n subsection (h)(1)) which--\n ``(I) is made by a Native \n Corporation, and\n ``(II) is a contribution of \n property which was land conveyed under \n the Alaska Native Claims Settlement \n Act,\n shall be allowed to the extent that the \n aggregate amount of such contributions does not \n exceed the excess of the taxpayer's taxable \n income over the amount of charitable \n contributions allowable under subparagraph (A).\n ``(ii) Carryover.--If the aggregate amount \n of contributions described in clause (i) \n exceeds the limitation of clause (i), such \n excess shall be treated (in a manner consistent \n with the rules of subsection (d)(2)) as a \n charitable contribution to which clause (i) \n applies in each of the 15 succeeding years in \n order of time.\n ``(iii) Native corporation.--For purposes \n of this subparagraph, the term `Native \n Corporation' has the meaning given such term by \n section 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims \n Settlement Act.''.\n (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 170(b)(2)(A) of such \n Code is amended by striking ``subparagraph (B) applies'' and \n inserting ``subparagraph (B) or (C) applies''.\n (3) Valid existing rights preserved.--Nothing in this \n subsection (or any amendment made by this subsection) shall be \n construed to modify the existing property rights validly \n conveyed to Native Corporations (within the meaning of section \n 3(m) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act) under such \n Act.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to contributions made in taxable years beginning after December \n31, 2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 29], ["contribution", 18], ["subparagraph", 10], ["conservation", 9], ["section", 8], ["native", 8], ["qualified", 7], ["code", 6], ["made", 6], ["clause", 5], ["ms.", 5], ["subsection", 4], ["amended", 4], ["alaska", 4], ["shall", 4], ["rule", 4], ["settlement", 3], ["striking", 3], ["permanent", 3], ["corporations.", 3], ["house", 3], ["special", 3], ["general.", 3], ["amount", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["bill", 3], ["applies", 3], ["property", 3], ["claim", 3], ["corporation", 3], ["internal", 3], ["congress", 3], ["existing", 2], ["term", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["right", 2], ["year", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["conveyed", 2], ["california", 2], ["excess", 2], ["relating", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["taxable", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["make", 2], ["meaning", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["aggregate", 2], ["pennsylvania", 2], ["charitable", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["zinke", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["succeeding", 1], ["larson", 1], ["sanford", 1], ["taxpayer", 1], ["frelinghuysen", 1], ["young", 1], ["thompson", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["real", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["government", 1], ["blumenauer", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["saanchez", 1], ["february", 1], ["gibson", 1], ["valid", 1], ["referred", 1], ["exceed", 1], ["senate", 1], ["consistent", 1], ["1st", 1], ["schock", 1], ["amendment.", 1], ["capps", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["capital", 1], ["new", 1], ["date.", 1], ["doggett", 1], ["carryover.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["modify", 1], ["rangel", 1], ["marino", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["kuster", 1], ["tsongas", 1], ["limitation", 1]]}, "hr640": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 640 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 640\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for \n excise tax on investment income of private foundations.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\nMr. Paulsen (for himself and Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and \nMeans, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to \n be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the tax rate for \n excise tax on investment income of private foundations.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. MODIFICATION OF THE TAX RATE FOR THE EXCISE TAX ON \n INVESTMENT INCOME OF PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 4940(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended by striking ``2 percent'' and inserting ``1 percent''.\n (b) Elimination of Reduced Tax Where Foundation Meets Certain \nDistribution Requirements.--Section 4940 of such Code is amended by \nstriking subsection (e).\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 2. BUDGETARY EFFECTS.\n\n The budgetary effects of this Act shall not be entered on either \nPAYGO scorecard maintained pursuant to section 4(d) of the Statutory \nPay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.\n \n", "frequency": [["tax", 7], ["section", 5], ["code", 4], ["foundation", 4], ["excise", 3], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["rate", 3], ["investment", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["private", 3], ["bill", 3], ["internal", 3], ["income", 3], ["congress", 3], ["striking", 2], ["amended", 2], ["modify", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["budgetary", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["percent", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["shall", 2], ["effect", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["elimination", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["either", 1], ["referred", 1], ["reduced", 1], ["mean", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["senate", 1], ["year", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["requirements.", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["davis", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["maintained", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["addition", 1], ["way", 1], ["pay-as-you-go", 1], ["entered", 1], ["taxable", 1], ["case", 1], ["made", 1], ["budget", 1], ["determined", 1], ["following", 1], ["meet", 1], ["distribution", 1], ["certain", 1], ["scorecard", 1], ["united", 1], ["illinois", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["modification", 1], ["printing", 1], ["statutory", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["paygo", 1], ["danny", 1], ["effective", 1], ["paulsen", 1], ["subsequently", 1]]}, "hr179": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 179 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 179\n\nTo amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates \n of pay of Members of Congress by 5 percent and eliminate future cost-\n of-living adjustments in such rates of pay.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Yoder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on \n Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 to reduce the rates \n of pay of Members of Congress by 5 percent and eliminate future cost-\n of-living adjustments in such rates of pay.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Congressional Pay Reduction Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REDUCTION IN RATES OF PAY AND ELIMINATION OF FUTURE COST-OF-\n LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.\n\n Section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 \nU.S.C. 4501) is amended by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:\n ``(2) Effective with respect to pay periods beginning after the \ndate of the regularly scheduled general election for Federal office \nheld in November 2016, the annual rate of pay for each of the positions \ndescribed in paragraph (1) shall be equal to 95 percent of the annual \nrate of pay for such position for the most recent pay period preceding \nsuch election.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["pay", 10], ["rate", 7], ["congress", 6], ["house", 4], ["committee", 3], ["adjustment", 3], ["future", 3], ["period", 3], ["legislative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["percent", 3], ["member", 3], ["reorganization", 3], ["office", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["congressional", 2], ["government", 2], ["reduce", 2], ["section", 2], ["eliminate", 2], ["annual", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["reduction", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["cost-", 2], ["of-living", 2], ["position", 2], ["amending", 1], ["administration", 1], ["held", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["scheduled", 1], ["yoder", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["amended", 1], ["read", 1], ["cost-of-", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["follows", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["election", 1], ["living", 1], ["reform", 1], ["federal", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["november", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["equal", 1], ["within", 1], ["1st", 1], ["respect", 1], ["described", 1], ["addition", 1], ["election.", 1], ["elimination", 1], ["case", 1], ["determined", 1], ["following", 1], ["regularly", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["general", 1], ["united", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["preceding", 1], ["printing", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["recent", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["subsequently", 1]]}, "hr178": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 178 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 178\n\n To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add \n certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization to the \nlist of acts for which nationals of the United States lose nationality, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, and Mr. Pittenger) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \nthe Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for \na period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to add \n certain acts of allegiance to a foreign terrorist organization to the \nlist of acts for which nationals of the United States lose nationality, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorist Denaturalization and \nPassport Revocation Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY.\n\n Section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. \n1481(a)) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or'' at the end;\n (2) in paragraph (2)--\n (A) by inserting after ``thereof,'' the following: \n ``or an organization designated as a foreign terrorist \n organization pursuant to section 219,''; and\n (B) by striking ``or'' at the end;\n (3) in paragraph (3)--\n (A) by striking ``States, or'' and inserting \n ``States;''; and\n (B) by adding at the end the following: ``(C) such \n foreign state harbors an organization designated as a \n foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section \n 219;'';\n (4) in paragraph (4)(A)--\n (A) by inserting after ``thereof,'' the following: \n ``or for an organization designated as a foreign \n terrorist organization pursuant to section 219,'';\n (B) by striking ``he has'' and inserting ``the \n person has''; and\n (C) by striking ``or'' at the end;\n (5) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting after ``thereof,'' \n the following: ``or for an organization designated as a foreign \n terrorist organization pursuant to section 219,'';\n (6) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following: \n ``(C) accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any \n office, post, or employment for an organization designated as a \n foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219, after \n attaining the age of eighteen years, if the office, post, or \n employment requires knowing engagement in hostilities against \n United States military or civilian personnel;''; and\n (7) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the end.\n\nSEC. 3. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORTS AND PASSPORT CARDS TO \n INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE MEMBERS OF FOREIGN TERRORIST \n ORGANIZATIONS.\n\n The Act entitled ``An Act to regulate the issue and validity of \npassports, and for other purposes'', approved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. \n211a et seq.), commonly known as the ``Passport Act of 1926'', is \namended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD.\n\n ``(a) Ineligibility.--\n ``(1) Issuance.--Except as provided under subsection (b), \n the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or passport \n card to any individual whom the Secretary has determined is a \n member of an organization the Secretary has designated as a \n foreign terrorist organization pursuant to section 219 of the \n Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1189) that is \n engaging in hostilities against the United States or its \n allies.\n ``(2) Revocation.--The Secretary of State shall revoke a \n passport or passport card previously issued to any individual \n described in paragraph (1).\n ``(b) Exceptions.--\n ``(1) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--\n Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of State may \n issue a passport or passport card, in emergency circumstances \n or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in \n paragraph (1) of such subsection.\n ``(2) Limitation for return to united states.--\n Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, \n before revocation, may--\n ``(A) limit a previously issued passport or \n passport card only for return travel to the United \n States; or\n ``(B) issue a limited passport or passport card \n that only permits return travel to the United \n States.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["passport", 17], ["organization", 15], ["state", 13], ["foreign", 11], ["section", 10], ["terrorist", 10], ["paragraph", 9], ["united", 8], ["card", 7], ["following", 7], ["end", 7], ["nationality", 7], ["pursuant", 6], ["designated", 6], ["striking", 6], ["secretary", 6], ["inserting", 5], ["subsection", 4], ["individual", 4], ["issue", 4], ["immigration", 4], ["may", 4], ["office", 3], ["committee", 3], ["adding", 3], ["return", 3], ["house", 3], ["thereof", 3], ["bill", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["revocation", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["revoke", 2], ["issued", 2], ["add", 2], ["amended", 2], ["emergency", 2], ["hostility", 2], ["list", 2], ["lose", 2], ["states.", 2], ["national", 2], ["notwithstanding", 2], ["employment", 2], ["post", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["previously", 2], ["allegiance", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["determined", 2], ["certain", 2], ["travel", 2], ["member", 2], ["humanitarian", 2], ["affair", 1], ["serving", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["denial", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["except", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["period", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["loss", 1], ["harbor", 1], ["january", 1], ["performing", 1], ["denaturalization", 1], ["referred", 1], ["knowing", 1], ["seq", 1], ["senate", 1], ["authority", 1], ["engaging", 1], ["year", 1], ["provided", 1], ["circumstance", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["revocation.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["reason", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["limitation", 1], ["commonly", 1], ["issuance.", 1], ["exceptions.", 1], ["permit", 1]]}, "hr645": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 645 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 645\n\nTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide \n career education pathways in manufacturing.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\n Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to provide \n career education pathways in manufacturing.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``American Manufacturing Jobs for \nStudents Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. CAREER EDUCATION PATHWAYS.\n\n Section 5421 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7245) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(2)--\n (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph \n (B);\n (B) by striking the period at the end of \n subparagraph (C) and inserting ``; and''; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(D) significantly engage students, in a \n coordinated effort with local manufacturing employers, \n teachers, students, and parents, to promote careers in \n the manufacturing field.''; and\n (2) in subsection (c)(2)--\n (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph \n (K);\n (B) by striking the period at the end of \n subparagraph (L) and inserting ``; and''; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(M) provide students in grades 7 through 12 \n with--\n ``(i) information on career and educational \n pathways leading to jobs and career \n opportunities in the labor markets of the \n geographic area of the local educational agency \n of the school, particularly in the \n manufacturing field; and\n ``(ii) opportunities for interaction with \n employers of such labor markets, with \n preference given to employers in the \n manufacturing field, including opportunities to \n visit the workplaces of such employers to \n facilitate a greater understanding of the job \n requirements, job opportunities, and what the \n job entails.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["education", 7], ["manufacturing", 7], ["end", 6], ["career", 6], ["job", 5], ["striking", 4], ["employer", 4], ["subparagraph", 4], ["pathway", 4], ["student", 4], ["opportunity", 4], ["house", 3], ["elementary", 3], ["provide", 3], ["field", 3], ["congress", 3], ["secondary", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["period", 2], ["market", 2], ["adding", 2], ["educational", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["representative", 2], ["labor", 2], ["amend", 2], ["local", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["requirement", 1], ["agency", 1], ["particularly", 1], ["significantly", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["america", 1], ["area", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["greater", 1], ["geographic", 1], ["united", 1], ["parent", 1], ["entails.", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["leading", 1], ["visit", 1], ["promote", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["grade", 1], ["coordinated", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["workplace", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["given", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["understanding", 1], ["engage", 1], ["california", 1], ["information", 1], ["effort", 1], ["teacher", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["facilitate", 1], ["school", 1], ["preference", 1], ["american", 1], ["printing", 1], ["brownley", 1], ["interaction", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr644": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 644 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 644\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and \n expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\n Mr. Reed introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend and \n expand the charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Fighting Hunger Incentive Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF CHARITABLE DEDUCTION FOR \n CONTRIBUTIONS OF FOOD INVENTORY.\n\n (a) Permanent Extension.--Section 170(e)(3)(C) of the Internal \nRevenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking clause (iv).\n (b) Increase in Limitation.--Section 170(e)(3)(C) of such Code, as \namended by subsection (a), is amended by striking clause (ii), by \nredesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv), and by inserting after \nclause (i) the following new clauses:\n ``(ii) Limitation.--The aggregate amount of \n such contributions for any taxable year which \n may be taken into account under this section \n shall not exceed--\n ``(I) in the case of any taxpayer \n other than a C corporation, 15 percent \n of the taxpayer's aggregate net income \n for such taxable year from all trades \n or businesses from which such \n contributions were made for such year, \n computed without regard to this \n section, and\n ``(II) in the case of a C \n corporation, 15 percent of taxable \n income (as defined in subsection \n (b)(2)(D)).\n ``(iii) Rules related to limitation.--\n ``(I) Carryover.--If such aggregate \n amount exceeds the limitation imposed \n under clause (ii), such excess shall be \n treated (in a manner consistent with \n the rules of subsection (d)) as a \n charitable contribution described in \n clause (i) in each of the 5 succeeding \n years in order of time.\n ``(II) Coordination with overall \n corporate limitation.--In the case of \n any charitable contribution allowable \n under clause (ii)(II), subsection \n (b)(2)(A) shall not apply to such \n contribution, but the limitation \n imposed by such subsection shall be \n reduced (but not below zero) by the \n aggregate amount of such contributions. \n For purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B), \n such contributions shall be treated as \n allowable under subsection \n (b)(2)(A).''.\n (c) Determination of Basis for Certain Taxpayers.--Section \n170(e)(3)(C) of such Code, as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is \namended by adding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(v) Determination of basis for certain \n taxpayers.--If a taxpayer--\n ``(I) does not account for \n inventories under section 471, and\n ``(II) is not required to \n capitalize indirect costs under section \n 263A,\n the taxpayer may elect, solely for purposes of \n subparagraph (B), to treat the basis of any \n apparently wholesome food as being equal to 25 \n percent of the fair market value of such \n food.''.\n (d) Determination of Fair Market Value.--Section 170(e)(3)(C) of \nsuch Code, as amended by subsections (a), (b), and (c), is amended by \nadding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(vi) Determination of fair market \n value.--In the case of any such contribution of \n apparently wholesome food which cannot or will \n not be sold solely by reason of internal \n standards of the taxpayer, lack of market, or \n similar circumstances, or by reason of being \n produced by the taxpayer exclusively for the \n purposes of transferring the food to an \n organization described in subparagraph (A), the \n fair market value of such contribution shall be \n determined--\n ``(I) without regard to such \n internal standards, such lack of \n market, such circumstances, or such \n exclusive purpose, and\n ``(II) by taking into account the \n price at which the same or \n substantially the same food items (as \n to both type and quality) are sold by \n the taxpayer at the time of the \n contribution (or, if not so sold at \n such time, in the recent past).''.\n (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to contributions made after the date of the enactment of this \nAct.\n \n", "frequency": [["contribution", 14], ["clause", 11], ["section", 10], ["subsection", 9], ["taxpayer", 7], ["amended", 7], ["food", 7], ["shall", 7], ["code", 6], ["market", 6], ["internal", 5], ["charitable", 5], ["fair", 4], ["year", 4], ["limitation.", 4], ["case", 4], ["following", 4], ["inventory", 4], 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R. 647\n\n To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize \n certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\n Mr. Burgess (for himself and Mr. Gene Green of Texas) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XII of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize \n certain trauma care programs, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Life-Saving Trauma Care \nfor All Americans Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REAUTHORIZATION OF TRAUMA AND EMERGENCY CARE PROGRAMS.\n\n (a) Trauma Center Care Grants.--Section 1245 of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-45) is amended in the first sentence--\n (1) by striking ``2009, and such'' and inserting ``2009, \n such''; and\n (2) by inserting before the period at the end the \n following: ``, and $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 \n through 2020''.\n (b) Trauma Service Availability Grants.--Section 1282 of the Public \nHealth Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-82) is amended by striking ``2015'' \nand inserting ``2020''.\n\nSEC. 3. ALIGNMENT OF PROGRAMS UNDER ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR \n PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE.\n\n Section 2811(c)(2)(F) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. \n300hh-10(c)(2)(F)) is amended by striking ``trauma care under parts A \nthrough C of title XII'' and inserting ``trauma care under parts A \nthrough D of title XII and part H of such title''.\n\nSEC. 4. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS RELATING TO TRAUMA CENTER GRANTS.\n\n (a) Clarification on Eligible Trauma Centers.--Section 1241(a) of \nthe Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-41(a)) is amended by \nstriking ``qualified public, nonprofit Indian Health Service, Indian \ntribal, and urban Indian trauma centers'' and inserting ``qualified \npublic trauma centers, qualified nonprofit trauma centers, and \nqualified Indian Health Service, Indian tribal, and urban Indian trauma \ncenters''.\n (b) Trauma Center Grants Qualifications for Substantial \nUncompensated Care Costs.--Section 1241(b)(3)(B) of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 300d-41(b)(3)(B)) is amended--\n (1) in clause (i), by striking ``35'' and inserting ``30''; \n and\n (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``50'' and inserting \n ``40''.\n (c) Clarification Relating to Trauma Center Grants.--The heading \nfor part D of title XII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. \n300d-41 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:\n\n ``PART D--TRAUMA CENTERS''.\n\n \n", "frequency": [["trauma", 17], ["service", 11], ["health", 10], ["public", 10], ["center", 9], ["care", 8], ["inserting", 7], ["amended", 6], ["section", 6], ["indian", 6], ["striking", 6], ["u.s.c", 6], ["xii", 5], ["qualified", 4], ["grants.", 3], ["house", 3], ["bill", 3], ["300d-41", 3], ["congress", 3], ["clarification", 2], ["reauthorize", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["relating", 2], ["nonprofit", 2], ["clause", 2], ["114th", 2], ["urban", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["tribal", 2], ["following", 2], ["certain", 2], ["grant", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["life-saving", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["alignment", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["emergency", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["assistant", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["follows", 1], ["heading", 1], ["referred", 1], ["seq", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["year", 1], ["availability", 1], ["access", 1], ["state", 1], ["reauthorization", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["centers.", 1], ["american", 1], ["qualification", 1], ["300hh-10", 1], ["first", 1], ["period", 1], ["preparedness", 1], ["1st", 1], ["300d-82", 1], ["burgess", 1], ["gene", 1], ["cited", 1], ["costs.", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["technical", 1], ["printing", 1], ["texas", 1], ["correction", 1], ["substantial", 1], ["uncompensated", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["300d-45", 1], ["may", 1], ["america", 1], ["response", 1], ["fiscal", 1], ["short", 1], ["green", 1]]}, "hr646": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 646 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 646\n\n To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments \nof the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as \ncomponents of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\n Ms. Esty (for herself and Mr. Larson of Connecticut) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural \n Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments \nof the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut as \ncomponents of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Lower Farmington River and Salmon \nBrook Wild and Scenic River Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds that--\n (1) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Study Act \n of 2005 (Public Law 109-370) authorized the study of the \n Farmington River downstream from the segment designated as a \n recreational river by section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and Scenic \n Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(a)(156)) to its confluence with the \n Connecticut River, and the segment of the Salmon Brook \n including its main stem and east and west branches for \n potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers \n System;\n (2) the studied segments of the Lower Farmington River and \n Salmon Brook support natural, cultural, and recreational \n resources of exceptional significance to the citizens of \n Connecticut and the Nation;\n (3) concurrently with the preparation of the study, the \n Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Study \n Committee prepared the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook \n Management Plan, June 2011, that establishes objectives, \n standards, and action programs that will ensure the long-term \n protection of the outstanding values of the river segments \n without Federal management of affected lands not owned by the \n United States;\n (4) the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and \n Scenic Study Committee has voted in favor of Wild and Scenic \n River designation for the river segments, and has included this \n recommendation as an integral part of the management plan;\n (5) there is strong local support for the protection of the \n Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook, including votes of \n support for Wild and Scenic designation from the governing \n bodies of all ten communities abutting the study area;\n (6) the State of Connecticut General Assembly has endorsed \n the designation of the Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook \n as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System \n (Public Act 08-37); and\n (7) the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir are located entirely \n outside of the river segment designated by section 3 of this \n Act, and, based on the findings of the study of the Lower \n Farmington River pursuant to Public Law 109-370, this \n hydroelectric project (including all aspects of its facilities, \n operations and transmission lines) is compatible with the \n designation made by section 3 of this Act.\n\nSEC. 3. DESIGNATION.\n\n Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) \nis amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(208) Lower farmington river and salmon brook, \n connecticut.--Segments of the main stem and its tributary, \n Salmon Brook, totaling approximately 62 miles, to be \n administered by the Secretary of the Interior as follows:\n ``(A) The approximately 27.2-mile segment of the \n Farmington River beginning 0.2 miles below the tailrace \n of the Lower Collinsville Dam and extending to the site \n of the Spoonville Dam in Bloomfield and East Granby as \n a recreational river.\n ``(B) The approximately 8.1-mile segment of the \n Farmington River extending from 0.5 miles below the \n Rainbow Dam to the confluence with the Connecticut \n River in Windsor as a recreational river.\n ``(C) The approximately 2.4-mile segment of the \n main stem of Salmon Brook extending from the confluence \n of the East and West Branches to the confluence with \n the Farmington River as a recreational river.\n ``(D) The approximately 12.6-mile segment of the \n West Branch of Salmon Brook extending from its \n headwaters in Hartland, Connecticut to its confluence \n with the East Branch of Salmon Brook as a recreational \n river.\n ``(E) The approximately 11.4-mile segment of the \n East Branch of Salmon Brook extending from the \n Massachusetts-Connecticut State line to the confluence \n with the West Branch of Salmon Brook as a recreational \n river.''.\n\nSEC. 4. MANAGEMENT.\n\n (a) In General.--The river segments designated by section 3 shall \nbe managed in accordance with the management plan and such amendments \nto the management plan as the Secretary determines are consistent with \nthis Act. The management plan shall be deemed to satisfy the \nrequirements for a comprehensive management plan pursuant to section \n3(d) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(d)).\n (b) Committee.--The Secretary shall coordinate the management \nresponsibilities of the Secretary under this Act with the Lower \nFarmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic Committee, as \nspecified in the management plan.\n (c) Cooperative Agreements.--\n (1) In general.--In order to provide for the long-term \n protection, preservation, and enhancement of the river segment \n designated by section 3 of this Act, the Secretary is \n authorized to enter into cooperative agreements pursuant to \n sections 10(e) and 11(b)(1) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act \n with--\n (A) the State of Connecticut;\n (B) the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, East \n Granby, Farmington, Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and \n Windsor in Connecticut; and\n (C) appropriate local planning and environmental \n organizations.\n (2) Consistency.--All cooperative agreements provided for \n under this Act shall be consistent with the management plan and \n may include provisions for financial or other assistance from \n the United States.\n (d) Land Management.--\n (1) Zoning ordinances.--For the purposes of the segments \n designated in section 3, the zoning ordinances adopted by the \n towns in Avon, Bloomfield, Burlington, East Granby, Farmington, \n Granby, Hartland, Simsbury, and Windsor in Connecticut, \n including provisions for conservation of floodplains, wetlands \n and watercourses associated with the segments, shall be deemed \n to satisfy the standards and requirements of section 6(c) of \n the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)).\n (2) Acquisition of land.--The provisions of section 6(c) of \n the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1277(c)) that \n prohibit Federal acquisition of lands by condemnation shall \n apply to the segments designated in section 3 of this Act. The \n authority of the Secretary to acquire lands for the purposes of \n the segments designated in section 3 of this Act shall be \n limited to acquisition by donation or acquisition with the \n consent of the owner of the lands, and shall be subject to the \n additional criteria set forth in the management plan.\n (e) Rainbow Dam.--The designation made by section 3 shall not be \nconstrued to--\n (1) prohibit, pre-empt, or abridge the potential future \n licensing of the Rainbow Dam and Reservoir (including any and \n all aspects of its facilities, operations and transmission \n lines) by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as a \n federally licensed hydroelectric generation project under the \n Federal Power Act; or\n (2) affect the operation of, or impose any flow or release \n requirements on, the unlicensed hydroelectric facility at \n Rainbow Dam and Reservoir.\n (f) Relation to National Park System.--Notwithstanding section \n10(c) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(c)), the Lower \nFarmington River shall not be administered as part of the National Park \nSystem or be subject to regulations which govern the National Park \nSystem.\n\nSEC. 5. FARMINGTON RIVER, CONNECTICUT, DESIGNATION REVISION.\n\n Section 3(a)(156) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. \n1274(a)) is amended in the first sentence--\n (1) by striking ``14-mile'' and inserting ``15.1-mile''; \n and\n (2) by striking ``to the downstream end of the New \n Hartford-Canton, Connecticut town line'' and inserting ``to the \n confluence with the Nepaug River''.\n\nSEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.\n\n For the purposes of this Act:\n (1) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means \n the management plan referred to in section 2(3).\n (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n \n", "frequency": [["river", 48], ["farmington", 21], ["scenic", 20], ["wild", 20], ["segment", 20], ["brook", 19], ["salmon", 19], ["section", 18], ["management", 15], ["connecticut", 13], ["lower", 13], ["plan", 11], ["shall", 10], ["state", 8], ["secretary", 8], ["recreational", 7], ["east", 7], ["designated", 7], ["designation", 7], ["national", 7], ["study", 7], ["u.s.c", 7], ["confluence", 7], ["dam", 6], ["system", 6], ["approximately", 6], ["branch", 6], ["including", 5], ["granby", 5], ["purpose", 5], ["land", 5], ["rainbow", 5], ["extending", 5], ["committee", 4], ["federal", 4], ["west", 4], ["line", 4], ["acquisition", 4], ["congress", 4], ["pursuant", 3], ["bloomfield", 3], ["reservoir", 3], ["hydroelectric", 3], ["provision", 3], ["mile", 3], ["house", 3], ["operation", 3], ["public", 3], ["component", 3], ["stem", 3], ["protection", 3], ["requirement", 3], ["facility", 3], ["cooperative", 3], ["support", 3], ["hartland", 3], ["park", 3], ["town", 3], ["main", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["windsor", 3], ["striking", 2], ["burlington", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["local", 2], ["designate", 2], ["amended", 2], ["downstream", 2], ["zoning", 2], ["finding", 2], ["made", 2], ["resource", 2], ["transmission", 2], ["consistent", 2], ["referred", 2], ["satisfy", 2], ["aspect", 2], ["subject", 2], ["project", 2], ["new", 2], ["general.", 2], ["deemed", 2], ["agreement", 2], ["term", 2], ["avon", 2], ["standard", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["simsbury", 2], ["114th", 2], ["authorized", 2], ["mean", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["certain", 2], ["end", 2], ["administered", 2], ["potential", 2]]}, "hr173": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 173 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 173\n\n To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Thornberry (for himself, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Sessions, Mr. LaMalfa, \nMr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. Franks of Arizona, \nMr. Olson, Ms. Granger, Mr. Lance, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Turner, \n Mr. Womack, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Massie, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. \n Jones, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Miller of \n Florida) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Death Tax Repeal Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.\n\n (a) In General.--Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 \n(relating to estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby \nrepealed.\n (b) Effective Date.--The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply \nto estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation-skipping \ntransfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 21], ["estate", 5], ["tax", 5], ["repeal", 5], ["gift", 5], ["house", 3], ["made", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["session", 2], ["federal", 2], ["114th", 2], ["generation-skipping", 2], ["representative", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["code", 1], ["subtitle", 1], ["committee", 1], ["yoho", 1], ["massie", 1], ["cited", 1], ["decedent", 1], ["america", 1], ["death", 1], ["referred", 1], ["huizenga", 1], ["conaway", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["turner", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["lamalfa", 1], ["wilson", 1], ["united", 1], ["date", 1], ["office", 1], ["dying", 1], ["transfer", 1], ["section", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["revenue", 1], ["senate", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["gosar", 1], ["olson", 1], ["miller", 1], ["mean", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["michigan", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["lance", 1], ["cramer", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["way", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["hereby", 1], ["womack", 1], ["date.", 1], ["state", 1], ["internal", 1], ["granger", 1], ["cook", 1], ["relating", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["jones", 1], ["short", 1], ["culberson", 1], ["effective", 1], ["january", 1], ["florida", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["goodlatte", 1], ["printing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["shall", 1], ["thornberry", 1], ["following", 1], ["repealed", 1], ["south", 1], ["mcclintock", 1]]}, "hr172": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 172 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 172\n\n To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court \n Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States \n Courthouse''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Thompson of Mississippi introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court \n Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States \n Courthouse''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. DESIGNATION.\n\n The United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in \nJackson, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the ``R. Jess \nBrown United States Courthouse''.\n\nSEC. 2. REFERENCES.\n\n Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other \nrecord of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to \nin section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``R. Jess Brown \nUnited States Courthouse''.\n \n", "frequency": [["united", 10], ["state", 10], ["courthouse", 8], ["jess", 4], ["mississippi", 4], ["brown", 4], ["house", 3], ["court", 3], ["located", 3], ["east", 3], ["street", 3], ["congress", 3], ["jackson", 3], ["reference", 3], ["bill", 3], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["designate", 2], ["representative", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["referred", 2], ["office", 1], ["map", 1], ["senate", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["transportation", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["thompson", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["designated", 1], ["paper", 1], ["known", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["document", 1], ["designation", 1], ["january", 1], ["record", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr171": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 171 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 171\n\n To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection \n Act.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on Financial Services, and in addition to the \n Committees on Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, the Judiciary, the \n Budget, Oversight and Government Reform, Ways and Means, and Small \nBusiness, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in \n each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection \n Act.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. REPEAL.\n\n The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act \n(Public Law 111-203) is repealed and the provisions of law amended by \nsuch Act are revived or restored as if such Act had not been enacted.\n \n", "frequency": [["reform", 4], ["dodd-frank", 3], ["wall", 3], ["house", 3], ["committee", 3], ["congress", 3], ["protection", 3], ["repeal", 3], ["bill", 3], ["street", 3], ["consumer", 3], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["government", 2], ["representative", 2], ["provision", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["financial", 1], ["office", 1], ["energy", 1], ["nebraska", 1], ["period", 1], ["america", 1], ["session", 1], ["1st", 1], ["determined", 1], ["agriculture", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["revived", 1], ["united", 1], ["business", 1], ["service", 1], ["addition", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["smith", 1], ["state", 1], ["senate", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["way", 1], ["mean", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["public", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["within", 1], ["amended", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["small", 1], ["fall", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["repealed", 1], ["case", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["january", 1], ["budget", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["following", 1], ["subsequently", 1], ["section", 1], ["restored", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr170": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 170 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 170\n\n To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct \n supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services \ninsofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, \nto require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural \n hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Smith of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the \nCommittee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To extend the nonenforcement instruction for the Medicare direct \n supervision requirement for therapeutic hospital outpatient services \ninsofar as it applies to critical access hospitals and rural hospitals, \nto require a study of the impact on critical access hospitals and rural \n hospitals of a failure to extend such instruction, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Rural Health Care Provider Relief \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXTENSION OF NONENFORCEMENT INSTRUCTION FOR THE MEDICARE DIRECT \n SUPERVISION REQUIREMENT FOR THERAPEUTIC HOSPITAL \n OUTPATIENT SERVICES FOR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS AND \n RURAL HOSPITALS; STUDY OF IMPACT OF FAILURE TO EXTEND \n SUCH INSTRUCTION.\n\n (a) Extension of Therapy Supervision Nonenforcement Instruction.--\nThe Secretary of Health and Human Services shall, during the extension \nperiod, extend the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction.\n (b) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) Therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction.--The \n term ``therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction'' means \n the enforcement instruction on supervision requirements for \n outpatient therapeutic services in critical access and small \n rural hospitals, as extended for calendar year 2013 by the \n Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and through calendar \n year 2014 by Public Law 113-198 (released as of November 1, \n 2012).\n (2) Critical access hospital; small rural hospital.--The \n terms ``critical access hospital'' and ``small rural hospital'' \n have the meanings given such terms for purposes of the therapy \n supervision nonenforcement instruction.\n (3) Extension period.--The term ``extension period'' means \n calendar year 2015, and includes a subsequent calendar year \n unless the report under subsection (c)(2) has been submitted at \n least 90 days before the end of the previous calendar year.\n (c) Study and Report on Impact of Failure To Extend Therapy \nSupervision Nonenforcement Instruction.--\n (1) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services \n shall conduct a study on the impact (including the economic \n impact and the impact upon hospital staffing needs, if any) on \n critical access hospitals and small rural hospitals of not \n extending the therapy supervision nonenforcement instruction.\n (2) Report.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services \n shall submit to Congress a report on the findings of the study \n conducted under paragraph (1), including recommendations \n regarding whether the therapy supervision nonenforcement \n instruction should be extended or made permanent.\n \n", "frequency": [["hospital", 20], ["instruction", 12], ["supervision", 12], ["nonenforcement", 11], ["rural", 10], ["access", 9], ["critical", 9], ["therapy", 8], ["service", 8], ["impact", 7], ["extend", 7], ["study", 6], ["year", 5], ["calendar", 5], ["extension", 5], ["therapeutic", 4], ["term", 4], ["small", 4], ["requirement", 4], ["health", 4], ["medicare", 4], ["outpatient", 4], ["failure", 4], ["congress", 4], ["instruction.", 3], ["secretary", 3], ["human", 3], ["report", 3], ["bill", 3], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["direct", 3], ["mean", 3], ["period", 3], ["shall", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["including", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["require", 2], ["applies", 2], ["insofar", 2], ["extended", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["previous", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["smith", 1], ["staffing", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["government", 1], ["conduct", 1], ["regarding", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["economic", 1], ["study.", 1], ["subsequent", 1], ["period.", 1], ["state", 1], ["determined", 1], ["provider", 1], ["public", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["november", 1], ["care", 1], ["conducted", 1], ["report.", 1], ["within", 1], ["submit", 1], ["1st", 1], ["given", 1], ["law", 1], ["addition", 1], ["least", 1], ["permanent", 1], ["way", 1], ["enforcement", 1], ["case", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["made", 1], ["whether", 1], ["submitted", 1], ["nebraska", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr177": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 177 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 177\n\n To amend title 10, United States Code, to continue the national \nsecurity exemption from emissions regulations when an excess Department \n of Defense vehicle covered by the exemption is transferred to a \n firefighting agency in a State or to any other State agency.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Womack (for himself and Mr. Amodei) introduced the following bill; \nwhich was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition \n to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 10, United States Code, to continue the national \nsecurity exemption from emissions regulations when an excess Department \n of Defense vehicle covered by the exemption is transferred to a \n firefighting agency in a State or to any other State agency.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Firefighter Equipment Protection \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. CONTINUATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY EMISSIONS EXEMPTION FOR \n CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE VEHICLE TRANSFERS.\n\n (a) Continuation of Emissions Exemption Upon Transfer.--Section \n2576b of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and\n (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new \n subsection (d):\n ``(d) Continuation of Emissions Exemption Upon Transfer.--Personal \nproperty transferred under the authority of this section or through the \nFederal Excess Personal Property (FEPP) program or the Firefighter \nProperty program (FFP) that qualified for a national security exemption \nunder section 89.908 of title 40, Code of Federal Regulations, shall \nmaintain this exemption even after the personal property is transferred \nto a firefighting agency in a State or to another State agency.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (d) of section 2576b of title 10, \nUnited States Code, as added by subsection (a)(2), shall apply to \npersonal property described in such subsection (d) and transferred \nunder such section or through the Federal Excess Personal Property \nprogram or the Firefighter Property program after July 1, 2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 11], ["exemption", 9], ["subsection", 7], ["property", 7], ["section", 6], ["code", 5], ["personal", 5], ["emission", 5], ["transferred", 5], ["united", 5], ["agency", 5], ["security", 4], ["national", 4], ["excess", 4], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["defense", 3], ["federal", 3], ["continuation", 3], ["firefighter", 3], ["regulation", 3], ["vehicle", 3], ["bill", 3], ["firefighting", 3], ["department", 3], ["congress", 3], ["covered", 2], ["continue", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["transfer.", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["shall", 2], ["upon", 2], ["2576b", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["ffp", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amodei", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["qualified", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["agency.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["authority", 1], ["even", 1], ["fepp", 1], ["printing", 1], ["new", 1], ["date.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["womack", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["protection", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["another", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["armed", 1], ["described", 1], ["service", 1], ["addition", 1], ["transfer", 1], ["energy", 1], ["july", 1], ["case", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["determined", 1], ["certain", 1], ["cited", 1], ["equipment", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["added", 1], ["may", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["maintain", 1], ["subsequently", 1]]}, "hr176": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 176 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 176\n\n To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to permit the \ncollection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the \nchallenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Womack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 to permit the \ncollection of user fees by non-Federal entities in connection with the \nchallenge cost-sharing program for management of recreation facilities, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Local Organization Cooperative \nAgreement for Land and Facility Maintenance Act of 2015'' or the \n``LOCAL Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. CHALLENGE COST-SHARING PROGRAM FOR MANAGEMENT OF RECREATION \n FACILITIES.\n\n Section 225 of the Water Resources Development Act of 1992 (33 \nU.S.C. 2328) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n ``(c) User Fees.--\n ``(1) Collection of fees.--The Secretary may permit a non-\n Federal public or private entity that has entered into an \n agreement pursuant to subsection (b) to collect user fees for \n the use of developed recreation sites and facilities, whether \n developed or constructed by such entity or the Department of \n the Army.\n ``(2) Use of fees.--A non-Federal public or private entity \n collecting user fees pursuant to paragraph (1) may--\n ``(A) retain up to 100 percent of the fees \n collected, as determined by the Secretary; and\n ``(B) use that amount, as approved by the \n Secretary, for operation, maintenance, and management \n at the recreation site where collected, notwithstanding \n section 210(b)(4) of the Flood Control Act of 1968 (16 \n U.S.C. 460d-3(b)(4)).\n ``(3) Terms and conditions.--The authority of a non-Federal \n public or private entity under this subsection shall be subject \n to such terms and conditions as the Secretary determines \n necessary to protect the interests of the United States.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["entity", 6], ["subsection", 5], ["recreation", 5], ["facility", 5], ["fee", 5], ["user", 5], ["secretary", 4], ["management", 4], ["non-federal", 4], ["resource", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["public", 3], ["water", 3], ["permit", 3], ["private", 3], ["use", 3], ["challenge", 3], ["bill", 3], ["cost-sharing", 3], ["development", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["collection", 3], ["fees.", 3], ["developed", 2], ["pursuant", 2], ["local", 2], ["term", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amend", 2], ["agreement", 2], ["connection", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["114th", 2], ["maintenance", 2], ["collected", 2], ["representative", 2], ["following", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["site", 2], ["united", 2], ["office", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["session", 1], ["cooperative", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["condition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["states.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["senate", 1], ["authority", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["operation", 1], ["subject", 1], ["collect", 1], ["federal", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["transportation", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["protect", 1], ["retain", 1], ["referred", 1], ["control", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["1st", 1], ["army", 1], ["non-", 1], ["entered", 1], ["interest", 1], ["short", 1], ["460d-3", 1], ["determines", 1], ["whether", 1], ["determined", 1], ["collecting", 1], ["conditions.", 1], ["cited", 1], ["constructed", 1], ["percent", 1], ["amount", 1], ["flood", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["department", 1], ["shall", 1], ["printing", 1], ["womack", 1], ["america", 1], ["approved", 1], ["land", 1], ["organization", 1]]}, "hr175": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 175 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 175\n\n To provide for the revision of certification requirements for the \n labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star program.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Womack introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for the revision of certification requirements for the \n labeling of certain electronic products under the Energy Star program.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``ENERGY STAR Regulatory Improvement \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. THIRD-PARTY CERTIFICATION UNDER ENERGY STAR PROGRAM.\n\n Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. \n6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(e) Third-Party Certification.--\n ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), not later than \n 180 days after the date of enactment of this subsection, the \n Administrator shall revise the certification requirements for \n the labeling of consumer, home, and office electronic products \n for program partners that have complied with all requirements \n of the Energy Star program for a period of at least 18 months.\n ``(2) Administration.--In the case of a program partner \n described in paragraph (1), the new requirements under \n paragraph (1)--\n ``(A) shall not require third-party certification \n for a product to be listed; but\n ``(B) may require that test data and other product \n information be submitted to facilitate product listing \n and performance verification for a sample of products.\n ``(3) Third parties.--Nothing in this subsection prevents \n the Administrator from using third parties in the course of the \n administration of the Energy Star program.\n ``(4) Termination.--\n ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an \n exemption from third-party certification provided to a \n program partner under paragraph (1) shall terminate if \n the program partner is found to have violated program \n requirements with respect to at least 2 separate models \n during a 2-year period.\n ``(B) Resumption.--A termination for a program \n partner under subparagraph (A) shall cease if the \n program partner complies with all Energy Star program \n requirements for a period of at least 3 years.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["energy", 9], ["requirement", 7], ["product", 7], ["star", 7], ["certification", 6], ["partner", 6], ["paragraph", 4], ["shall", 4], ["third-party", 4], ["labeling", 3], ["house", 3], ["period", 3], ["electronic", 3], ["least", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["office", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["subject", 2], ["section", 2], ["general.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["require", 2], ["following", 2], ["certain", 2], ["provide", 2], ["revision", 2], ["administrator", 2], ["may", 2], ["third", 2], ["terminate", 1], ["month", 1], ["course", 1], ["session", 1], ["cease", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["improvement", 1], ["listing", 1], ["policy", 1], ["324a", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["party", 1], ["using", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["termination.", 1], ["certification.", 1], ["6294a", 1], ["found", 1], ["referred", 1], ["resumption.", 1], ["senate", 1], ["home", 1], ["provided", 1], ["separate", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["years.", 1], ["new", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["regulatory", 1], ["printing", 1], ["exemption", 1], ["facilitate", 1], ["revise", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["complies", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["parties.", 1], ["1st", 1], ["respect", 1], ["complied", 1], ["described", 1], ["conservation", 1], ["listed", 1], ["violated", 1], ["administration.", 1], ["case", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["prevents", 1], ["submitted", 1], ["verification", 1], ["2-year", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["sample", 1], ["information", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["administration", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["test", 1]]}, "hr174": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 174 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 174\n\nTo provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be \nheld in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution \n on the budget for fiscal year 2016 by April 15, 2015.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Wittman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on House Administration\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be \nheld in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution \n on the budget for fiscal year 2016 by April 15, 2015.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``No Budget, No Pay Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. HOLDING SALARIES OF MEMBERS OF CONGRESS IN ESCROW UPON FAILURE \n TO AGREE TO BUDGET RESOLUTION.\n\n (a) Holding Salaries in Escrow.--\n (1) In general.--If by April 15, 2015, a House of Congress \n has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for \n fiscal year 2016 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional \n Budget Act of 1974, during the period described in paragraph \n (2) the payroll administrator of that House of Congress shall \n deposit in an escrow account all payments otherwise required to \n be made during such period for the compensation of Members of \n Congress who serve in that House of Congress, and shall release \n such payments to such Members only upon the expiration of such \n period.\n (2) Period described.--With respect to a House of Congress, \n the period described in this paragraph is the period which \n begins on April 16, 2015, and ends on the earlier of--\n (A) the day on which the House of Congress agrees \n to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal \n year 2016 pursuant to section 301 of the Congressional \n Budget Act of 1974; or\n (B) the last day of the One Hundred Fourteenth \n Congress.\n (3) Withholding and remittance of amounts from payments \n held in escrow.--The payroll administrator shall provide for \n the same withholding and remittance with respect to a payment \n deposited in an escrow account under paragraph (1) that would \n apply to the payment if the payment were not subject to \n paragraph (1).\n (4) Release of amounts at end of the congress.--In order to \n ensure that this section is carried out in a manner that shall \n not vary the compensation of Senators or Representatives in \n violation of the twenty-seventh article of amendment to the \n Constitution of the United States, the payroll administrator of \n a House of Congress shall release for payments to Members of \n that House of Congress any amounts remaining in any escrow \n account under this section on the last day of the One Hundred \n Fourteenth Congress.\n (5) Role of secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of \n the Treasury shall provide the payroll administrators of the \n Houses of Congress with such assistance as may be necessary to \n enable the payroll administrators to carry out this section.\n (b) Treatment of Delegates as Members.--In this section, the term \n``Member of Congress'' includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to \nthe Congress.\n (c) Payroll Administrator Defined.--In this section, the ``payroll \nadministrator'' of a House of Congress means--\n (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, the Chief \n Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, or an \n employee of the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer who \n is designated by the Chief Administrative Officer to carry out \n this section; and\n (2) in the case of the Senate, the Secretary of the Senate, \n or an employee of the Office of the Secretary of the Senate who \n is designated by the Secretary to carry out this section.\n \n", "frequency": [["congress", 20], ["house", 19], ["section", 10], ["budget", 8], ["administrator", 7], ["payroll", 7], ["member", 7], ["payment", 7], ["period", 6], ["escrow", 6], ["shall", 6], ["secretary", 5], ["representative", 5], ["resolution", 5], ["senate", 4], ["year", 4], ["april", 4], ["salary", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["provide", 4], ["concurrent", 4], ["fiscal", 4], ["office", 3], ["agreed", 3], ["held", 3], ["administrative", 3], ["congressional", 3], ["day", 3], ["release", 3], ["officer", 3], ["amount", 3], ["carry", 3], ["account", 3], ["bill", 3], ["chief", 3], ["pursuant", 2], ["remittance", 2], ["employee", 2], ["designated", 2], ["delegate", 2], ["state", 2], ["last", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["one", 2], ["respect", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["escrow.", 2], ["hundred", 2], ["withholding", 2], ["case", 2], ["compensation", 2], ["fourteenth", 2], ["united", 2], ["end", 2], ["holding", 2], ["may", 2], ["upon", 2], ["violation", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["agrees", 1], ["twenty-seventh", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["treasury", 1], ["remaining", 1], ["government", 1], ["vary", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["treasury.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["january", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["members.", 1], ["subject", 1], ["constitution", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["apply", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["congress.", 1], ["article", 1], ["printing", 1], ["described.", 1], ["carried", 1], ["ensure", 1], ["senator", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["1st", 1], ["would", 1], ["wittman", 1], ["deposited", 1], ["assistance", 1], ["mean", 1], ["enable", 1], ["serve", 1]]}, "hr487": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 487 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 487\n\n To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain \n lands.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain \n lands.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED TO VALIDATE LAND TRANSACTIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, \nwithout further approval, ratification, or authorization by the United \nStates, the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma may lease, sell, convey, warrant, \nor otherwise transfer all or any part of its interests in any real \nproperty that is not held in trust by the United States for the benefit \nof such tribe.\n (b) Trust Land Not Affected.--Nothing in this section shall--\n (1) authorize the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease, sell, \n convey, warrant, or otherwise transfer all or any part of an \n interest in any real property that is held in trust by the \n United States for the benefit of such tribe; or\n (2) affect the operation of any law governing leasing, \n selling, conveying, warranting, or otherwise transferring any \n interest in such trust land.\n \n", "frequency": [["tribe", 6], ["land", 5], ["united", 4], ["transfer", 4], ["oklahoma", 4], ["state", 4], ["lease", 4], ["trust", 4], ["miami", 4], ["house", 3], ["interest", 3], ["congress", 3], ["otherwise", 3], ["bill", 3], ["convey", 2], ["held", 2], ["property", 2], ["law", 2], ["sell", 2], ["114th", 2], ["certain", 2], ["warrant", 2], ["real", 2], ["representative", 2], ["approval", 2], ["benefit", 2], ["allow", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["validate", 1], ["required", 1], ["leasing", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["authorization", 1], ["authorize", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["operation", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["mullin", 1], ["shall", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["warranting", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["conveying", 1], ["affected.", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["transferring", 1], ["governing", 1], ["transaction", 1], ["ratification", 1], ["resource", 1], ["america", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["natural", 1], ["january", 1], ["without", 1], ["selling", 1], ["printing", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["following", 1], ["affect", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr486": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 486 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 486\n\n To direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that on-duty time \n does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for \n certain commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Mullin (for himself, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Lucas, Mr. \n Sessions, Mr. Cole, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. \n Gibbs, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Russell, Mr. \nHuelskamp, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Latta, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Johnson \n of Ohio, and Mr. Pearce) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that on-duty time \n does not include waiting time at a natural gas or oil well site for \n certain commercial motor vehicle operators, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Preserving Jobs in the Oilfield Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. WAITING TIME EXCEPTION.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall ensure that \nthe exception described in section 395.1(d)(2) of title 49, Code of \nFederal Regulations (relating to on-duty time not including waiting \ntime at a natural gas or oil well site) applies to covered operators, \nexcept that the exception shall apply to such operators without regard \nto whether such operators have received special training or operate \nvehicles specially constructed to service wells.\n (b) Covered Operator Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered \noperator'' means the operator of a commercial motor vehicle \ntransporting supplies, equipment, or materials, including sand or \nwater, to or from a natural gas or oil well site.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 18], ["operator", 8], ["time", 7], ["well", 5], ["waiting", 4], ["transportation", 4], ["vehicle", 4], ["gas", 4], ["site", 4], ["oil", 4], ["natural", 4], ["secretary", 3], ["covered", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["commercial", 3], ["ensure", 3], ["on-duty", 3], ["motor", 3], ["exception", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["session", 2], ["including", 2], ["include", 2], ["direct", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["certain", 2], ["shall", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["doe", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["transporting", 1], ["committee", 1], ["cole", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["weber", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["supply", 1], ["state", 1], ["texas", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["cramer", 1], ["pompeo", 1], ["government", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["utah", 1], ["huelskamp", 1], ["term", 1], ["january", 1], ["sand", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["ohio", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["referred", 1], ["meadow", 1], ["senate", 1], ["special", 1], ["material", 1], ["federal", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["water", 1], ["job", 1], ["relating", 1], ["received", 1], ["training", 1], ["south", 1], ["except", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["specially", 1], ["described", 1], ["russell", 1], ["service", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["mean", 1], ["regard", 1], ["whether", 1], ["printing", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["applies", 1], ["following", 1], ["oilfield", 1], ["cited", 1], ["preserving", 1], ["bishop", 1], ["constructed", 1], ["united", 1], ["mullin", 1], ["equipment", 1], ["gibbs", 1], ["may", 1], ["latta", 1]]}, "hr485": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 485 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 485\n\n To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for \n prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase \n received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Cole, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, and \n Mrs. Bustos) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To ensure that the percentage increase in rates of basic pay for \n prevailing wage employees shall be equal to the percentage increase \n received by other Federal employees in the same pay locality, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. ADJUSTMENTS TO RATES OF BASIC PAY OF PREVAILING RATE \n EMPLOYEES.\n\n (a) Limitation on Adjustments.--\n (1) Prevailing rate employees of agencies.--Notwithstanding \n any other provision of law, and except as otherwise provided in \n this section, a prevailing rate employee described in section \n 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code, may not be paid--\n (A) during the period beginning on January 1, 2015, \n and ending on the normal effective date of the \n applicable wage survey adjustment that is to take \n effect in fiscal year 2015, in an amount that exceeds \n the rate payable for the applicable grade and step of \n the applicable wage schedule in accordance with section \n 5343 of title 5, United States Code; and\n (B) during the period beginning on the day after \n the end of the period described in subparagraph (A) and \n ending on September 30, 2015, in an amount that \n exceeds, as a result of a wage survey adjustment, the \n rate payable under subparagraph (A) by more than the \n sum of--\n (i) the percentage adjustment taking effect \n in fiscal year 2015 under section 5303 of title \n 5, United States Code, in the rates of pay \n under the General Schedule; and\n (ii) the difference between the overall \n average percentage of the locality-based \n comparability payments taking effect in fiscal \n year 2015 under section 5304 of such title \n (whether by adjustment or otherwise), and the \n overall average percentage of such payments \n which was effective in the previous fiscal year \n under such section.\n (2) Other prevailing rate employees.--Notwithstanding any \n other provision of law, no prevailing rate employee described \n in subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, \n United States Code, and no employee covered by section 5348 of \n such title, may be paid during the periods for which paragraph \n (1) is in effect at a rate that exceeds the rates that would be \n payable under paragraph (1) were paragraph (1) applicable to \n such employee.\n (3) Employees paid from new schedules.--For the purposes of \n this subsection, the rates payable to an employee who is \n covered by this subsection and who is paid from a schedule not \n in existence on September 30, 2014, shall be determined under \n regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel Management.\n (4) Rates of premium pay.--Notwithstanding any other \n provision of law, rates of premium pay under subchapter V of \n chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code, for employees \n subject to this subsection may not be changed from the rates in \n effect on September 30, 2014, except to the extent determined \n by the Office of Personnel Management to be consistent with the \n purpose of this subsection.\n (5) Period covered.--This subsection shall apply with \n respect to pay for service performed on or after the first day \n of the first applicable pay period beginning after December 31, \n 2014.\n (6) Treatment under other laws.--For the purpose of \n administering any provision of law (including any rule or \n regulation that provides premium pay, retirement, life \n insurance, or any other employee benefit) that requires any \n deduction or contribution, or that imposes any requirement or \n limitation on the basis of a rate of salary or basic pay, the \n rate of salary or basic pay payable after the application of \n this subsection shall be treated as the rate of salary or basic \n pay.\n (7) Limitations.--Nothing in this subsection shall be \n considered to permit or require the payment to any employee \n covered by this subsection at a rate in excess of the rate that \n would be payable were this subsection not in effect.\n (8) Exceptions.--The Office of Personnel Management may \n provide for exceptions to the limitations imposed by this \n subsection if the Office determines that such exceptions are \n necessary to ensure the recruitment or retention of qualified \n employees.\n (b) Comparability of Adjustments.--\n (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), effective \n as of the first day of the first applicable pay period \n beginning after December 31, 2014, the percentage increase in \n rates of basic pay for the statutory pay systems under sections \n 5344 and 5348 of title 5, United States Code, that takes place \n in fiscal year 2015 shall be not less than the percentage \n increase received by employees in the same pay locality whose \n rates of basic pay are adjusted under sections 5303 and 5304 of \n title 5, United States Code.\n (2) Pay localities.--For the purposes of this subsection, \n prevailing rate employees in localities where there are no \n employees whose pay is increased pursuant to sections 5303 and \n 5304 of title 5, United States Code, and prevailing rate \n employees described in section 5343(a)(5) of title 5, United \n States Code, shall be considered to be located in the pay \n locality designated as ``Rest of United States'' under section \n 5304 of title 5, United States Code.\n \n", "frequency": [["rate", 26], ["pay", 21], ["employee", 20], ["section", 14], ["subsection", 12], ["state", 12], ["united", 12], ["code", 10], ["prevailing", 9], ["percentage", 9], ["shall", 8], ["basic", 8], ["period", 7], ["applicable", 6], ["increase", 6], ["payable", 6], ["effect", 6], ["purpose", 6], ["office", 5], ["wage", 5], ["year", 5], ["adjustment", 5], ["locality", 5], ["fiscal", 5], ["provision", 4], ["notwithstanding", 4], ["beginning", 4], ["described", 4], ["may", 4], ["paid", 4], ["law", 4], ["first", 4], ["september", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["covered", 3], ["subparagraph", 3], ["premium", 3], ["day", 3], ["house", 3], ["schedule", 3], ["management", 3], ["received", 3], ["limitation", 3], ["exceeds", 3], ["salary", 3], ["bill", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["ensure", 3], ["congress", 3], ["payment", 3], ["effective", 3], ["personnel", 3], ["ending", 2], ["whose", 2], ["adjustments.", 2], ["except", 2], ["government", 2], ["overall", 2], ["january", 2], ["comparability", 2], ["federal", 2], ["taking", 2], ["equal", 2], ["amount", 2], ["survey", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["would", 2], ["114th", 2], ["determined", 2], ["regulation", 2], ["representative", 2], ["exception", 2], ["december", 2], ["take", 2], ["considered", 2], ["average", 2], ["pursuant", 1], ["rest", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["existence", 1], ["cole", 1], ["covered.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["previous", 1], ["retirement", 1], ["located", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["increased", 1], ["qualified", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["difference", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["imposed", 1], ["connolly", 1], ["imposes", 1], ["general.", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr484": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 484 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 484\n\nTo amend the Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 to create an expedited procedure \n to enact recommendations of the Government Accountability Office for \n consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMr. Dent (for himself, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Gibson, \nMr. Grothman, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Peters, \n Mr. Ribble, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Thompson of \nPennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the \n Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Pay-As-You-Go-Act of 2010 to create an expedited procedure \n to enact recommendations of the Government Accountability Office for \n consolidation and elimination to reduce duplication.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``The Duplication Elimination Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.\n\n Title II of the joint resolution entitled ``A joint resolution \nincreasing the statutory limit on the public debt'' (Public Law 111-\n139; 21 U.S.C. 712 note) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 22. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS.\n\n ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--\n ``(1) the term `GAO report' means the annual report on \n duplication, consolidation, and elimination of duplicative \n government programs required under section 21; and\n ``(2) the term `joint resolution' means only a joint \n resolution that--\n ``(A) makes legislative changes needed to carry out \n the recommendations contained in the GAO report for a \n year that the President did not exclude; and\n ``(B) requires that any savings attributable to the \n legislative changes described in subparagraph (A) be \n transferred to the General Fund of the Treasury and be \n used to reduce the deficit.\n ``(b) Submission of Proposed Bill.--\n ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of \n the publication of the GAO report for a year, the President \n shall transmit to Congress a special message accompanied by a \n proposed joint resolution.\n ``(2) Contents of special message.--A special message shall \n specify--\n ``(A) recommendations outlined in the GAO report \n that are excluded from the proposed joint resolution;\n ``(B) in detail why the recommendations outlined in \n the GAO report were excluded from the proposed joint \n resolution; and\n ``(C) recommendations outlined in the GAO report \n that are included in the proposed joint resolution.\n ``(3) Transmittal.--The President shall submit the special \n message to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in \n session and to the Clerk of the House of Representatives if the \n House is not in session.\n ``(4) Public availability.--The President shall make a copy \n of the special message and the proposed joint resolution \n publicly available, and shall publish in the Federal Register a \n notice of the message and information on how it can be \n obtained.\n ``(c) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--\n ``(1) Introduction.--A proposed joint resolution \n transmitted by the President under subsection (b) shall be \n introduced in the Senate (by request) on the next day on which \n the Senate is in session by the majority leader of the Senate \n or by a Member of the Senate designated by the majority leader \n of the Senate and shall be introduced in the House of \n Representatives (by request) on the next legislative day by the \n majority leader of the House or by a Member of the House \n designated by the majority leader of the House.\n ``(2) No referral.--A joint resolution shall not be \n referred to a committee in either House of Congress and shall \n immediately be placed on the calendar.\n ``(3) Motion to proceed.--A motion to proceed to a joint \n resolution is highly privileged in the House of Representatives \n and is privileged in the Senate and is not debatable. The \n motion is not subject to a motion to postpone, and all points \n of order against the motion are waived. A motion to reconsider \n the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to shall \n not be in order. If a motion to proceed to the consideration of \n a joint resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall \n remain the unfinished business of the respective House until \n disposed of.\n ``(4) Expedited consideration in the house of \n representatives.--In the House of Representatives, a joint \n resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order \n against the joint resolution and against its consideration are \n waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on \n the joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion \n except 2 hours of debate shall be divided equally between the \n majority and minority leaders or their designees. A motion to \n reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall \n not be in order. A vote on final passage of the joint \n resolution shall be taken in the House of Representatives on or \n before the close of the tenth calendar day after the date of \n the introduction of the joint resolution in the House of \n Representatives.\n ``(5) Expedited procedure in the senate.--\n ``(A) Consideration.--In the Senate, consideration \n of a joint resolution, and on all debatable motions and \n appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited to \n not more than 10 hours, which shall be divided equally \n between the majority and minority leaders or their \n designees. A motion to further limit debate is in order \n and not debatable. An amendment to, a motion to \n postpone, a motion to proceed to the consideration of \n other business, or a motion to commit the joint \n resolution is not in order.\n ``(B) Passage.--If the Senate has proceeded to a \n joint resolution, the vote on passage of the joint \n resolution shall occur immediately following the \n conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution, \n and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the \n debate if requested in accordance with the rules of the \n Senate. A vote on the final passage of the joint \n resolution shall be taken in the Senate on or before \n the close of the tenth calendar day after the date of \n the introduction of the joint resolution in the Senate.\n ``(C) Rulings of the chair on procedure.--Appeals \n from the decisions of the Chair relating to the \n application of the rules of the Senate, as the case may \n be, to the procedure relating to a joint resolution \n shall be decided without debate.\n ``(6) Points of order.--In the Senate or the House of \n Representatives, a Member of the Senate or House of \n Representatives, respectively, may raise a point of order that \n a joint resolution does not meet the definition of a joint \n resolution under subsection (b).\n ``(7) Amendment.--A joint resolution shall not be subject \n to amendment in either the House of Representatives or the \n Senate.\n ``(8) Consideration by the other house.--\n ``(A) In general.--If, before passing a joint \n resolution, one House receives from the other a joint \n resolution--\n ``(i) the joint resolution from the other \n House shall not be referred to a committee; and\n ``(ii) with respect to a joint resolution \n of the House receiving the joint resolution--\n ``(I) the procedure in that House \n shall be the same as if no joint \n resolution had been received from the \n other House until the vote on passage; \n but\n ``(II) the vote on final passage \n shall be on the joint resolution of the \n other House.\n ``(B) Revenue measure exception.--This paragraph \n shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the \n joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue \n measure.\n ``(9) Rules of house of representatives and senate.--This \n subsection is enacted by Congress--\n ``(A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power in the \n Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and \n as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, \n respectively, but applicable only with respect to the \n procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a \n joint resolution, and it supersedes other rules only to \n the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and\n ``(B) with full recognition of the constitutional \n right of either House to change the rules (so far as \n relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, \n in the same manner and to the same extent as in the \n case of any other rule of that House.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["resolution", 40], ["joint", 39], ["house", 32], ["shall", 26], ["senate", 20], ["motion", 15], ["representative", 14], ["mr.", 13], ["consideration", 10], ["rule", 9], ["recommendation", 8], ["procedure", 8], ["proposed", 7], ["passage", 7], ["report", 7], ["vote", 7], ["expedited", 7], ["gao", 7], ["order", 7], ["leader", 6], ["majority", 6], ["congress", 6], ["committee", 5], ["government", 5], ["day", 5], ["special", 5], ["message", 5], ["president", 5], ["session", 4], ["introduced", 4], ["point", 4], ["debate", 4], ["elimination", 4], ["case", 4], ["duplication", 4], ["office", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["debatable", 3], ["outlined", 3], ["consolidation", 3], ["either", 3], ["referred", 3], ["bill", 3], ["reduce", 3], ["member", 3], ["calendar", 3], ["section", 3], ["public", 3], ["respectively", 3], ["relating", 3], ["change", 3], ["proceed", 3], ["legislative", 3], ["final", 3], ["following", 3], ["may", 3], ["date", 3], ["agreed", 2], ["chair", 2], ["revenue", 2], ["excluded", 2], ["designated", 2], ["immediately", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["term", 2], ["appeal", 2], ["hour", 2], ["conclusion", 2], ["considered", 2], ["close", 2], ["tenth", 2], ["subject", 2], ["postpone", 2], ["general.", 2], ["business", 2], ["pay-as-you-go-act", 2], ["extent", 2], ["florida", 2], ["designees", 2], ["introduction", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["equally", 2], ["senate.", 2], ["respect", 2], ["next", 2], ["divided", 2], ["create", 2], ["114th", 2], ["accountability", 2], ["mean", 2], ["taken", 2], ["received", 2], ["house.", 2], ["consideration.", 2], ["amend", 2], ["limit", 2], ["enact", 2], ["measure", 2], ["year", 2], ["make", 2]]}, "hr483": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 483 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 483\n\n To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the \n numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMr. Takai (for himself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, and Ms. Gabbard) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the \n Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To exempt children of certain Filipino World War II veterans from the \n numerical limitations on immigrant visas and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Family \nReunification Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM IMMIGRANT VISA LIMIT.\n\n Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. \n1151(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(F) Aliens who--\n ``(i) are eligible for a visa under paragraph (1) \n or (3) of section 203(a); and\n ``(ii) have a parent (regardless of whether the \n parent is living or dead) who was naturalized pursuant \n to--\n ``(I) section 405 of the Immigration Act of \n 1990 (Public Law 101-649; 8 U.S.C. 1440 note); \n or\n ``(II) title III of the Act of October 14, \n 1940 (54 Stat. 1137, chapter 876), as added by \n section 1001 of the Second War Powers Act, 1942 \n (56 Stat. 182, chapter 199).''.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 5], ["visa", 4], ["house", 3], ["immigrant", 3], ["veteran", 3], ["war", 3], ["congress", 3], ["filipino", 3], ["bill", 3], ["certain", 2], ["parent", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["exempt", 2], ["stat", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["numerical", 2], ["immigration", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["child", 2], ["world", 2], ["chapter", 2], ["limitation", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["representative", 2], ["reunification", 1], ["regardless", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["heck", 1], ["dead", 1], ["second", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["nevada", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["adding", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["family", 1], ["october", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["state", 1], ["note", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["living", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["added", 1], ["naturalized", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["takai", 1], ["power", 1], ["gabbard", 1], ["nationality", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["alien", 1], ["short", 1], ["exemption", 1], ["whether", 1], ["january", 1], ["public", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["limit", 1]]}, "hr482": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 482 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 482\n\n To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and \n revise its boundary, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Bishop of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To redesignate Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia and \n revise its boundary, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical \nPark Boundary Revision Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map entitled , \n numbered , and dated , .\n (2) Historical park.--The term ``Historical Park'' means \n the Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park in the State of \n Georgia, as redesignated in section 3.\n (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n\nSEC. 3. OCMULGEE MOUNDS NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK.\n\n (a) Redesignation.--Ocmulgee National Monument, established \npursuant to the Act of June 14, 1934 (48 Stat. 958), shall be known and \ndesignated as ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to ``Ocmulgee National \nMonument'', other than in this Act, shall be deemed to be a reference \nto ``Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park''.\n\nSEC. 4. BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT.\n\n (a) In General.--The boundary of the Historical Park is revised to \ninclude approximately 2,100 acres, as generally depicted on the map.\n (b) Availability of Map.--The map shall be on file and available \nfor public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park \nService, the Department of the Interior.\n\nSEC. 5. LAND ACQUISITION.\n\n The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land within the \nboundary of the Historical Park by donation, purchase from a willing \nseller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange.\n\nSEC. 6. ADMINISTRATION.\n\n The Secretary shall administer any land acquired under section 4 as \npart of the Historical Park in accordance with applicable laws and \nregulations.\n\nSEC. 7. OCMULGEE RIVER CORRIDOR SPECIAL RESOURCE STUDY.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a special resource \nstudy of the Ocmulgee River corridor between the cities of Macon, \nGeorgia, and Hawkinsville, Georgia, to determine--\n (1) the national significance of the study area;\n (2) the suitability and feasibility of adding lands in the \n study area to the National Park System; and\n (3) the methods and means for the protection and \n interpretation of the study area by the National Park Service, \n other Federal, State, local government entities, affiliated \n federally recognized Indian tribes, or private or nonprofit \n organizations.\n (b) Criteria.--The Secretary shall conduct the study authorized by \nthis Act in accordance with section 100507 of title 54, United States \nCode.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds \nare made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall \nsubmit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of \nthe Senate a report containing--\n (1) the results of the study; and\n (2) any findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the \n Secretary.\n \n", "frequency": [["national", 13], ["park", 12], ["ocmulgee", 11], ["historical", 10], ["secretary", 8], ["state", 7], ["study", 7], ["georgia", 7], ["shall", 7], ["boundary", 6], ["resource", 5], ["section", 5], ["land", 5], ["mound", 5], ["map", 5], ["house", 4], ["mean", 4], ["monument", 4], ["committee", 3], ["term", 3], ["area", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["congress", 3], ["natural", 3], ["office", 2], ["government", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["reference", 2], ["senate", 2], ["special", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["general.", 2], ["available", 2], ["river", 2], ["redesignate", 2], ["revise", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["regulation", 2], ["fund", 2], ["accordance", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["corridor", 2], ["interior", 2], ["may", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["law", 2], ["map.", 2], ["code", 1], ["interpretation", 1], ["tribe", 1], ["administration", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["entity", 1], ["session", 1], ["scott", 1], ["adjustment", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["willing", 1], ["include", 1], ["local", 1], ["seller", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["designated", 1], ["department", 1], ["made", 1], ["report", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["conclusion", 1], ["january", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["method", 1], ["paper", 1], ["revision", 1], ["inspection", 1], ["revised", 1], ["appropriated", 1], ["feasibility", 1], ["result", 1], ["year", 1], ["established", 1], ["federal", 1], ["availability", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["public", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["secretary.", 1], ["exchange", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["protection", 1], ["affiliated", 1], ["definition", 1], ["recognized", 1], ["dated", 1], ["nonprofit", 1], ["austin", 1], ["references.", 1]]}, "hr481": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 481 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 481\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work \n opportunity credit for hiring the long-term unemployed.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMr. Pascrell (for himself and Mr. Reed) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the work \n opportunity credit for hiring the long-term unemployed.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Unemployed Hiring \nIncentive Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT FOR LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED.\n\n (a) Long-Term Unemployed Individuals Eligible.--\n (1) In general.--Section 51(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue \n Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of \n subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end of \n subparagraph (I) and inserting ``, or'', and by adding at the \n end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(J) a qualified long-term unemployed \n individual.''.\n (2) Definition.--Subsection (d) of section 51 of such Code \n is amended by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (14) as \n paragraphs (12) through (15), respectively, and by inserting \n after paragraph (10) the following new paragraph:\n ``(11) Qualified long-term unemployed individual.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified long-term \n unemployed individual' means any individual who is \n certified by the designated local agency as--\n ``(i) having exhausted, as of the hiring \n date, all rights to regular compensation under \n the State law or under Federal law with respect \n to a benefit year (excluding any benefit year \n that ended before May 1, 2007),\n ``(ii) having no rights to regular \n compensation with respect to the most recent \n week ending before the hiring date under such \n law or any other State unemployment \n compensation law or to compensation under any \n other Federal law, and\n ``(iii) not receiving compensation with \n respect to such week under the unemployment \n compensation law of Canada.\n ``(B) Exhaustion of benefits.--For purposes of \n subparagraph (A), an individual shall be deemed to have \n exhausted such individual's rights to regular \n compensation under a State law when--\n ``(i) no payments of regular compensation \n can be made under such law because such \n individual has received all regular \n compensation available to such individual based \n on employment or wages during such individual's \n base period, or\n ``(ii) such individual's rights to such \n compensation have been terminated by reason of \n the expiration of the benefit year with respect \n to which such rights existed.''.\n (b) Extension of Credit for Long-Term Unemployed.--Subparagraph (B) \nof section 51(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by \ninserting ``(December 31, 2017, in the case of qualified long-term \nunemployed individuals)'' after ``December 31, 2014''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to individuals who begin work for the employer after December 31, \n2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["individual", 11], ["long-term", 10], ["compensation", 10], ["unemployed", 9], ["law", 8], ["code", 5], ["hiring", 5], ["subparagraph", 5], ["right", 5], ["section", 5], ["regular", 5], ["state", 4], ["credit", 4], ["revenue", 4], ["respect", 4], ["work", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["internal", 4], ["amended", 3], ["qualified", 3], ["benefit", 3], ["house", 3], ["year", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["december", 3], ["end", 3], ["congress", 3], ["opportunity", 3], ["unemployment", 2], ["striking", 2], ["individual.", 2], ["mean", 2], ["federal", 2], ["new", 2], ["general.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["period", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["made", 2], ["amend", 2], ["exhausted", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["week", 2], ["shall", 2], ["may", 2], ["date", 2], ["allow", 2], ["office", 1], ["ending", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["wage", 1], ["adding", 1], ["based", 1], ["employer", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["designated", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["excluding", 1], ["ended", 1], ["january", 1], ["eligible.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["available", 1], ["senate", 1], ["pascrell", 1], ["employment", 1], ["canada", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["receiving", 1], ["apply", 1], ["date.", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["reason", 1], ["base", 1], ["existed.", 1], ["certified", 1], ["received", 1], ["unemployed.", 1], ["extension", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["1st", 1], ["terminated", 1], ["america", 1], ["way", 1], ["exhaustion", 1], ["benefits.", 1], ["reed", 1], ["case", 1], ["local", 1]]}, "hr729": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 729 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 729\n\nTo provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal \n impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment \n under part B of the Medicare program.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and \n Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in \n each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo provide for a Medicare demonstration project to evaluate the fiscal \n impact of covering low vision devices as durable medical equipment \n under part B of the Medicare program.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Demonstration of Coverage \nfor Low Vision Devices Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT ON MEDICARE COVERAGE OF LOW VISION \n DEVICES AS DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.\n\n (a) Establishment of Demonstration Project.--\n (1) In general.--Beginning not later than 1 year after the \n date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and \n Human Services (in this section referred to as the \n ``Secretary'') shall commence a project (in this section \n referred to as the ``demonstration project'') to demonstrate \n and evaluate the fiscal impact of covering low vision devices \n (including subsets of such devices) under part B of title XVIII \n of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) in the \n same or similar manner as coverage is provided for durable \n medical equipment under such part.\n (2) Low vision device defined.--In this section, the term \n ``low vision device'' means a device, prescribed by a \n physician, that magnifies, enhances, or otherwise augments or \n interprets visual images irrespective of the size, form, or \n technological features of such device and does not include \n ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses. In the previous \n sentence, the term ``ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses'' \n means lenses that are intended to fully correct visual acuity \n or fully eliminate refractive error.\n (b) Project Details.--\n (1) Eligible participants.--An individual enrolled under \n such part is eligible to participate in the demonstration \n project if an ophthalmologist or optometrist, after a clinical \n evaluation, has determined and certifies through a prescription \n that furnishing a low vision device to the individual is \n medically necessary.\n (2) National scope and duration.--The demonstration project \n shall be national in scope and shall be conducted for a period \n of 5 years.\n (3) Project design.--The Secretary shall design the \n demonstration project in a manner so as to provide a rich, \n well-structured, and defined data set from which inferences \n about the fiscal impact on the Federal Supplementary Medical \n Insurance Trust Fund under section 1841 of the Social Security \n Act (42 U.S.C. 1395t) resulting from the permanent coverage \n under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 \n U.S.C. 1395j et seq.) of low vision devices (including coverage \n for subcategories or subsets of such devices) can be made using \n appropriate statistical methods. To the maximum extent \n possible, such demonstration project shall evaluate the fiscal \n impact of permanent coverage under such part for the most \n function-rich, most powerful, and most expensive low vision \n devices.\n (4) Consultation.--In conducting the demonstration project \n the Secretary shall consult with organizations of consumers \n with vision loss and other stakeholder organizations.\n (c) Reports.--\n (1) Interim report.--Not later than 180 days after the last \n day of the third year of the demonstration project, the \n Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the \n Senate and to the Committees on Ways and Means and Energy and \n Commerce of the House of Representatives a report that \n describes the progress and preliminary findings from the \n demonstration project.\n (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the last \n day of the demonstration project and after solicitation and \n consideration of formal written input on the project from \n organizations representing consumers with vision loss and other \n stakeholder organizations, the Secretary shall submit to such \n Committees a final report on the project. Such report shall \n include an evaluation of the fiscal impact on the Medicare \n program under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act \n (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) of providing coverage of low vision \n devices (including coverage for subcategories or subsets of \n such devices) and such other findings and recommendations as \n the Secretary deems appropriate.\n (d) Funding.--For fiscal year 2016 and for each of the four \nsucceeding fiscal years, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise \nappropriated, $2,500,000 is appropriated to the Secretary to carry out \nthe demonstration project.\n \n", "frequency": [["project", 18], ["device", 16], ["demonstration", 15], ["vision", 13], ["low", 11], ["shall", 9], ["secretary", 8], ["coverage", 8], ["fiscal", 8], ["medicare", 7], ["committee", 6], ["impact", 6], ["year", 5], ["section", 5], ["medical", 5], ["day", 4], ["evaluate", 4], ["security", 4], ["house", 4], ["social", 4], ["durable", 4], ["mean", 4], ["u.s.c", 4], ["equipment", 4], ["organization", 4], ["including", 3], ["report", 3], ["covering", 3], ["xviii", 3], ["referred", 3], ["subset", 3], ["seq", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["provide", 3], ["congress", 3], ["lens", 3], ["later", 3], ["introduced", 2], ["eligible", 2], ["permanent", 2], ["include", 2], ["loss", 2], ["term", 2], ["fully", 2], ["senate", 2], ["energy", 2], ["individual", 2], ["evaluation", 2], ["eyeglass", 2], ["stakeholder", 2], ["consideration", 2], ["report.", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["period", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["national", 2], ["114th", 2], ["submit", 2], ["way", 2], ["scope", 2], ["fund", 2], ["visual", 2], ["appropriated", 2], ["last", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["final", 2], ["determined", 2], ["subcategories", 2], ["manner", 2], ["finding", 2], ["ordinary", 2], ["1395j", 2], ["contact", 2], ["consumer", 2], ["project.", 1], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["four", 1], ["session", 1], ["participate", 1], ["augments", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["succeeding", 1], ["previous", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["written", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["rich", 1], ["technological", 1], ["input", 1], ["interprets", 1], ["image", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["finance", 1], ["government", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["fall", 1], ["using", 1]]}, "hr726": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 726 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 726\n\n To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of \n vulnerabilities in data security technologies.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Ms. Lofgren (for herself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Conyers, \nMr. Poe of Texas, Ms. DelBene, Mr. Polis, Mr. O'Rourke, and Mr. Nadler) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Select \n Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), and in addition to the \nCommittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit Federal agencies from mandating the deployment of \n vulnerabilities in data security technologies.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Secure Data Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON DATA SECURITY VULNERABILITY MANDATES.\n\n (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), no agency \nmay mandate or request that a manufacturer, developer, or seller of \ncovered products design or alter the security functions in its product \nor service to allow the surveillance of any user of such product or \nservice, or to allow the physical search of such product, by any \nagency.\n (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to mandates \nauthorized under the Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act \n(47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).\n (c) Definitions.--In this section--\n (1) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given the term in \n section 3502 of title 44, United States Code; and\n (2) the term ``covered product'' means any computer \n hardware, computer software, or electronic device that is made \n available to the general public.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 7], ["agency", 5], ["product", 5], ["security", 4], ["data", 4], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["term", 3], ["vulnerability", 3], ["mandate", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["deployment", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["covered", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["computer", 2], ["federal", 2], ["state", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["select", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["mandating", 2], ["technology", 2], ["united", 2], ["may", 2], ["allow", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["lofgren", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["developer", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["except", 1], ["permanent", 1], ["alter", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["design", 1], ["provided", 1], ["seller", 1], ["nadler", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["public", 1], ["general.", 1], ["available", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["manufacturer", 1], ["search", 1], ["seq.", 1], ["o'rourke", 1], ["addition", 1], ["software", 1], ["secure", 1], ["massie", 1], ["communication", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["device", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["poe", 1], ["electronic", 1], ["given", 1], ["law", 1], ["exception.", 1], ["conyers", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["intelligence", 1], ["mean", 1], ["function", 1], ["enforcement", 1], ["case", 1], ["made", 1], ["determined", 1], ["texas", 1], ["following", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["general", 1], ["hardware", 1], ["physical", 1], ["surveillance", 1], ["speaker", 1]]}, "hr727": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 727 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 727\n\n To set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of \n the Union.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. \nBrown of Florida, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Cicilline, \n Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costa, Mr. Crowley, Mr. \nCurbelo of Florida, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Engel, Ms. Frankel \n of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Gabbard, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Harris, Mr. \n Hastings, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kind, \n Mr. King of New York, Mr. Labrador, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. \n Lewis, Mr. Marino, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Mica, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Ms. \n Norton, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. Polis, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Ribble, Ms. Ros-\nLehtinen, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Sablan, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schock, Mr. Takai, Mr. \n Vargas, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. \n Welch, and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced the following bill; which \n was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To set forth the process for Puerto Rico to be admitted as a State of \n the Union.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Statehood Admission \nProcess Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) In 1898, Puerto Rico became a United States territory \n and persons born in Puerto Rico have been granted United States \n citizenship since 1917, pursuant to Public Law 64-368.\n (2) In 1950, Congress enacted Public Law 81-600, \n authorizing Puerto Rico to draft a local constitution. In 1951, \n a constitutional convention was held in Puerto Rico to draft \n the constitution. On March 3, 1952, Puerto Rico ratified the \n constitution and submitted it for approval by Congress. On July \n 3, 1952, Congress enacted Public Law 82-447, which made changes \n to the constitution, and approved the constitution subject to \n Puerto Rico's acceptance of these changes. The changes were \n accepted by the delegates to the constitutional convention, and \n the constitution of Puerto Rico took effect on July 25, 1952. \n The constitution establishes a republican form of government, \n is not repugnant to the Constitution of the United States, and \n is the functional equivalent of a state constitution.\n (3) On November 6, 2012, the Government of Puerto Rico held \n a two-part plebiscite organized under local law. The first \n question asked voters if Puerto Rico should continue to be a \n territory, and 54 percent of voters rejected territory status. \n The second question asked voters to express their preference \n among the three possible alternatives to territory status--\n statehood, independence, and nationhood in free association \n with the United States--and 61 percent of voters who selected \n an option chose statehood. The number of votes cast for \n statehood on the second question exceeded the number of votes \n cast for continued territory status on the first question.\n (4) On August 1, 2013, the Committee on Energy and Natural \n Resources of the Senate held a hearing to receive testimony on \n the 2012 plebiscite. In his opening statement, the Chairman of \n the Committee said that ``there is no disputing that a majority \n of the voters in Puerto Rico--54 percent--have clearly \n expressed their opposition to continuing the current \n territorial status''. The ranking minority member of the \n Committee agreed, stating that ``it is clear to me that the \n majority of Puerto Ricans do not favor the current territorial \n status''.\n (5) Also at the August 1, 2013 hearing, the Chairman \n recognized that ``for Puerto Rico to meet its economic and \n social challenges and to achieve its full potential, this \n debate over status needs to be settled'' and that ``the current \n relationship undermines the United States' moral standing in \n the world. For a nation founded on the principles of democracy \n and the consent of the governed, how much longer can America \n allow a condition to persist in which nearly four million U.S. \n citizens do not have a vote in the government that makes the \n national laws which affect their daily lives?'' The Chairman \n acknowledged that, for Puerto Rico to have full self-\n government, it must become ``a sovereign nation or achieve \n equality among the States of the Union''.\n (6) The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget requested $2.5 \n million for the first Federally sponsored plebiscite in Puerto \n Rico's history, to be held on options that would ``resolve \n Puerto Rico's future political status'' and that are found by \n the Department of Justice not to be ``incompatible with the \n Constitution and laws and policies of the United States''. This \n proposal was enacted in January 2014 as part of Public Law 113-\n 76.\n (7) Alaska and Hawaii are the most recent territories to \n become States of the Union. Public Law 85-508 (July 7, 1958), \n ``an act to provide for the admission of the State of Alaska \n into the Union'', and Public Law 86-3 (March 18, 1959), ``an \n act to provide for the admission of the State of Hawaii into \n the Union'', were enacted after a majority of voters in each \n territory expressed a desire for statehood in plebiscites \n organized under local law. These Acts of Congress provided that \n admission would occur if a majority of voters affirmed in a \n Federally sponsored plebiscite that the territory should ``be \n admitted into the Union as a State''. The Federally sponsored \n plebiscite in the territory of Alaska was held on August 26, \n 1958, and Alaska was admitted into the Union on January 3, \n 1959. The Federally sponsored plebiscite in the territory of \n Hawaii was held on June 27, 1959, and Hawaii was admitted into \n the Union on August 21, 1959.\n\nSEC. 3. VOTE ON ADMISSION.\n\n (a) Vote.--The State Elections Commission of Puerto Rico is \nauthorized to provide for a vote on the admission of Puerto Rico into \nthe Union as a State within one year of the date of enactment of this \nAct, in accordance with rules and regulations determined by the \nCommission, including qualifications for voter eligibility. The ballot \nshall ask the following question: ``Shall Puerto Rico be admitted as a \nState of the United States? Yes No''.\n (b) Funds for Vote.--The funds made available pursuant to Public \nLaw 113-76 may be used to conduct the vote.\n\nSEC. 4. CERTIFICATION AND TRANSMITTAL OF RESULTS.\n\n Not later than 10 days after the certification of the vote by the \nState Elections Commission of Puerto Rico, the Governor of Puerto Rico \nshall transmit the certified results to the President of the United \nStates, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the President \nPro Tempore of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 5. TRANSITION PROCESS.\n\n If a majority of the votes cast in the vote conducted pursuant to \nsection 3 are for Puerto Rico's admission into the Union as a State--\n (a) Proclamation.--Within 30 calendar days of receipt of the \ncertified results transmitted pursuant to section 4, the President \nshall issue a proclamation to begin the transition process that will \nculminate in Puerto Rico's admission into the Union as a State \neffective January 1, 2021.\n (b) Commission.--Within 90 calendar days of receipt of the \ncertified results transmitted pursuant to section 4, the President \nshall appoint a Commission on the Equal Application of Federal Law to \nPuerto Rico.\n (1) Purpose.--The Commission shall survey the laws of the \n United States and make recommendations to Congress as to how \n laws that do not apply to the territory or apply differently to \n the territory than to the several States should be amended or \n repealed to treat Puerto Rico equally with the several States \n as of the date of the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union \n as a State.\n (2) Membership.--The Commission shall consist of five \n persons, at least two of whom shall be residents of Puerto \n Rico.\n (3) Report.--The Commission shall issue a final report to \n the President of the United States, the Speaker of the House of \n Representatives, and the President Pro Tempore of the Senate by \n July 1, 2018.\n (4) Termination.--Upon issuing the final report under \n paragraph (3), the Commission shall terminate.\n (5) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory \n Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), other than section 14, shall \n apply to the Commission.\n\nSEC. 6. RULES FOR ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL OFFICES.\n\n (a) Preparation for Elections.--Not later than January 1, 2020, \nPuerto Rico shall carry out such actions as may be necessary to enable \nPuerto Rico to hold elections for Federal office in November 2020 in \naccordance with this section.\n (b) Presidential Election.--With respect to the election for the \noffice of President and Vice President held in November 2020--\n (1) Puerto Rico shall be considered a State for purposes of \n chapter 21 of title 3, United States Code;\n (2) the electors of Puerto Rico shall be considered \n electors of a State for purposes of such chapter; and\n (3) for purposes of section 3 of such title, the number of \n electors from Puerto Rico shall be equal to the number of \n Senators and Representatives to which Puerto Rico is entitled \n during the One Hundred Seventeenth Congress, as determined in \n accordance with subsections (c) and (d).\n (c) Election of Senators.--\n (1) Election of 2 senators.--The regularly scheduled \n general elections for Federal office held in Puerto Rico during \n November 2020 shall include the election of 2 Senators, each of \n whom shall first take office on the first day of the One \n Hundred Seventeenth Congress.\n (2) Special rule.--In the election of Senators from Puerto \n Rico pursuant to paragraph (1), the 2 Senate offices shall be \n separately identified and designated, and no person may be a \n candidate for both offices. No such identification or \n designation of either of the offices shall refer to or be taken \n to refer to the terms of such offices, or in any way impair the \n privilege of the Senate to determine the class to which each of \n the Senators elected shall be assigned.\n (d) Election of Representatives.--\n (1) In general.--Effective on the first day of the One \n Hundred Seventeenth Congress, and until the taking effect of \n the first reapportionment occurring after the regular decennial \n census conducted for 2020, Puerto Rico shall be entitled to the \n number of Representatives to which it would have been entitled \n for the One Hundred Sixteenth Congress if Puerto Rico had been \n a State during such Congress, as shown in the statement \n transmitted by the President to Congress under paragraph (2).\n (2) Determination of initial number.--\n (A) Determination.--Not later than July 1, 2019, \n the President shall submit to Congress a statement of \n the number of Representatives to which Puerto Rico \n would have been entitled for the One Hundred Sixteenth \n Congress if Puerto Rico had been a State during such \n Congress, in the same manner as provided under section \n 22(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the \n fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to \n provide for apportionment of Representatives in \n Congress'', approved June 28, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)).\n (B) Submission of number by clerk.--Not later than \n 15 calendar days after receiving the statement of the \n President under subparagraph (A), the Clerk of the \n House of Representatives, in accordance with section \n 22(b) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 2a(b)), shall transmit to \n the Governor of Puerto Rico and the Speaker of the \n House of Representatives a certificate of the number of \n Representatives to which Puerto Rico is entitled during \n the period described in paragraph (1).\n (3) Termination of office of resident commissioner.--\n Effective on the date on which a Representative from Puerto \n Rico first takes office in accordance with this subsection, the \n Office of the Resident Commissioner to the United States, as \n described in section 36 of the Act of March 2, 1917 (48 U.S.C. \n 891 et seq.), is terminated.\n (e) Administration of Primary Elections.--Puerto Rico may hold \nprimary elections for the offices described in this section at such \ntime and in such manner as Puerto Rico may provide, so long as such \nelections are held in the manner required by the laws applicable to \nelections for Federal office.\n\nSEC. 7. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.\n\n Following the transition process set forth in section 5, the \nPresident shall issue a proclamation declaring that Puerto Rico is \nadmitted into the Union on an equal footing with the other States, \neffective January 1, 2021. Upon issuance of the proclamation by the \nPresident, Puerto Rico shall be deemed admitted into the Union as a \nState.\n\nSEC. 8. STATE OF PUERTO RICO.\n\n Upon the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union as a State--\n (a) State Constitution.--The Constitution of the Commonwealth of \nPuerto Rico shall be accepted as the Constitution of the State.\n (b) Territory.--The State shall consist of all of the territory, \ntogether with the waters included in the seaward boundary, of the \nCommonwealth of Puerto Rico.\n (c) Continuity of Government.--The persons holding legislative, \nexecutive, and judicial offices of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico \nshall continue to discharge the duties of their respective offices.\n (d) Continuity of Laws.--\n (1) Territory law.--All of the territory laws in force in \n Puerto Rico shall continue in force and effect in the State, \n except as modified by this Act, and shall be subject to repeal \n or amendment by the Legislature and the Governor of Puerto \n Rico.\n (2) Federal law.--All of the laws of the United States \n shall have the same force and effect as on the date immediately \n prior to the date of admission of Puerto Rico into the Union as \n a State, except for any provision of law that treats Puerto \n Rico and its residents differently than the States of the Union \n and their residents, which shall be amended as of the date of \n admission to treat the State of Puerto Rico and its residents \n equally with the other States of the Union and their residents.\n\nSEC. 9. EFFECT ON MEMBERSHIP OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.\n\n (a) Temporary Increase During Initial Period.--\n (1) Temporary increase.--During the period described in \n paragraph (1) of section 6(d)--\n (A) the membership of the House of Representatives \n shall be increased by the number of Members to which \n Puerto Rico is entitled during such period; and\n (B) each such Representative shall be in addition \n to the membership of the House of Representatives as \n now prescribed by law.\n (2) No effect on existing apportionment.--The temporary \n increase in the membership of the House of Representatives \n provided under paragraph (1) shall not, during the period \n described in paragraph (1) of section 6(d)--\n (A) operate to either increase or decrease the \n permanent membership of the House of Representatives as \n prescribed in the Act of August 8, 1911 (2 U.S.C. 2); \n or\n (B) affect the basis of reapportionment established \n by the Act of June 28, 1929, as amended (2 U.S.C. 2a), \n for the Eighty Second Congress and each Congress \n thereafter.\n (b) Permanent Increase Effective With Next Reapportionment.--\n (1) In general.--Effective with respect to the One Hundred \n Eighteenth Congress and each succeeding Congress, the House of \n Representatives shall be composed of a number of Members equal \n to the sum of 435 plus the number by which the membership of \n the House was increased under subsection (a).\n (2) Reapportionment of members resulting from increase.--\n (A) In general.--Section 22(a) of the Act entitled \n ``An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent \n decennial censuses and to provide for apportionment of \n Representatives in Congress'', approved June 28, 1929 \n (2 U.S.C. 2a(a)), is amended by striking ``the then \n existing number of Representatives'' and inserting \n ``the number of Representatives established with \n respect to the One Hundred Eighteenth Congress''.\n (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by \n subparagraph (A) shall apply with respect to the \n regular decennial census conducted for 2020 and each \n subsequent regular decennial census.\n \n", "frequency": [["puerto", 59], ["rico", 58], ["state", 47], ["mr.", 39], ["shall", 37], ["congress", 25], ["representative", 22], ["law", 19], ["union", 19], ["office", 17], ["section", 15], ["territory", 15], ["united", 14], ["president", 14], ["house", 14], ["election", 14], ["number", 13], ["constitution", 12], ["ms.", 12], ["admission", 12], ["held", 9], ["vote", 9], ["commission", 9], ["voter", 8], ["provide", 8], ["first", 8], ["one", 8], ["federal", 8], ["entitled", 8], ["admitted", 8], ["paragraph", 7], ["plebiscite", 7], ["effective", 7], ["hundred", 7], ["public", 7], ["u.s.c", 7], ["resident", 7], ["status", 7], ["process", 6], ["may", 6], ["membership", 6], ["date", 6], ["committee", 6], ["day", 6], ["pursuant", 6], ["effect", 6], ["senate", 6], ["decennial", 5], ["alaska", 5], ["enacted", 5], ["january", 5], ["florida", 5], ["july", 5], ["accordance", 5], ["august", 5], ["described", 5], ["statehood", 5], ["majority", 5], ["government", 5], ["census", 5], ["question", 5], ["hawaii", 4], ["november", 4], ["apply", 4], ["would", 4], ["federally", 4], ["following", 4], ["increase", 4], ["statement", 4], ["sponsored", 4], ["later", 4], ["proclamation", 4], ["result", 4], ["equal", 4], ["senator", 4], ["period", 4], ["respect", 4], ["member", 4], ["person", 4], ["amended", 4], ["june", 4], ["issue", 3], ["force", 3], ["second", 3], ["current", 3], ["general.", 3], ["change", 3], ["seventeenth", 3], ["transmitted", 3], ["commonwealth", 3], ["forth", 3], ["certified", 3], ["transition", 3], ["elector", 3], ["conducted", 3], ["manner", 3], ["chairman", 3], ["regular", 3], ["approved", 3], ["subsection", 3]]}, "hr724": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 724 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 724\n\n To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to \n impose restrictions on the risk corridor program, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Mr. Lance (for himself and Mrs. Blackburn) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to \n impose restrictions on the risk corridor program, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Bailout Protection Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. RESTRICTIONS ON PPACA RISK CORRIDOR PROGRAM.\n\n Section 1342(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act \n(42 U.S.C. 18062(b)) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary'' and \n inserting ``Subject to paragraph (3), the Secretary''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(3) Safeguard to protect taxpayers.--\n ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that \n the amount of payments to plans under paragraph (1) for \n a plan year beginning during calendar year 2014, 2015, \n or 2016 does not exceed the amount of payments to the \n Secretary under paragraph (2) for such plan year.\n ``(B) Adjustment to protect taxpayers.--The \n Secretary shall proportionately decrease the amount of \n payments to plans under paragraph (1) in order to \n ensure that the requirement of subparagraph (A) is \n satisfied each year.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["paragraph", 6], ["secretary", 5], ["plan", 4], ["protection", 4], ["restriction", 3], ["house", 3], ["corridor", 3], ["affordable", 3], ["patient", 3], ["risk", 3], ["congress", 3], ["payment", 3], ["care", 3], ["bill", 3], ["year", 3], ["amount", 3], ["impose", 2], ["taxpayers.", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["protect", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["amend", 2], ["ensure", 2], ["shall", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["representative", 2], ["calendar", 1], ["lance", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["exceed", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["ppaca", 1], ["doe", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["amended", 1], ["adding", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["taxpayer", 1], ["state", 1], ["proportionately", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["bailout", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["subject", 1], ["satisfied", 1], ["year.", 1], ["america", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["blackburn", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["safeguard", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["adjustment", 1], ["printing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["decrease", 1], ["order", 1]]}, "hr725": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 725 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 725\n\nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and \n retain stepped-up basis at death.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Messer, Mr. Joyce, Mr. \nFarenthold, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Long, Mr. Jody B. Hice of \n Georgia, and Mr. Duncan of Tennessee) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and \n retain stepped-up basis at death.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE TAX AND RETENTION OF BASIS STEP-UP.\n\n Effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2014, \nchapter 11 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is repealed.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 10], ["estate", 5], ["tax", 4], ["repeal", 4], ["code", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["house", 3], ["internal", 3], ["basis", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["death", 2], ["114th", 2], ["stepped-up", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["retain", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["joyce", 1], ["america", 1], ["hice", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["poe", 1], ["tennessee", 1], ["retention", 1], ["office", 1], ["dying", 1], ["section", 1], ["state", 1], ["long", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["permanently", 1], ["gosar", 1], ["way", 1], ["messer", 1], ["jody", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["step-up", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["chapter", 1], ["decedent", 1], ["latta", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["december", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["short", 1], ["united", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["jones", 1], ["february", 1], ["georgia", 1], ["effective", 1], ["mean", 1], ["printing", 1], ["texas", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["following", 1], ["repealed", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr722": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 722 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 722\n\n To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for investigative \nleave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. \nBrooks of Alabama, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Renacci, Mr. \n Calvert, Mr. Rokita, and Ms. Jenkins of Kansas) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and \n Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for investigative \nleave requirements for members of the Senior Executive Service, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Government Employee Accountability \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. SUSPENSION FOR 14 DAYS OR LESS FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE \n EMPLOYEES.\n\n Paragraph (1) of section 7501 of title 5, United States Code, is \namended to read as follows:\n ``(1) `employee' means--\n ``(A) an individual in the competitive service who \n is not serving a probationary or trial period under an \n initial appointment or who has completed 1 year of \n current continuous employment in the same or similar \n positions under other than a temporary appointment \n limited to 1 year or less; or\n ``(B) a career appointee in the Senior Executive \n Service who--\n ``(i) has completed the probationary period \n prescribed under section 3393(d); or\n ``(ii) was covered by the provisions of \n subchapter II of this chapter immediately \n before appointment to the Senior Executive \n Service;''.\n\nSEC. 3. INVESTIGATIVE LEAVE AND TERMINATION AUTHORITY FOR SENIOR \n EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following:\n\n ``SUBCHAPTER VI--INVESTIGATIVE LEAVE FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE \n EMPLOYEES\n\n``Sec. 7551. Definitions\n ``For the purposes of this subchapter--\n ``(1) `employee' has the meaning given such term in section \n 7541; and\n ``(2) `investigative leave' means a temporary absence \n without duty for disciplinary reasons, of a period not greater \n than 90 days.\n``Sec. 7552. Actions covered\n ``This subchapter applies to investigative leave.\n``Sec. 7553. Cause and procedure\n ``(a)(1) Under regulations prescribed by the Office of Personnel \nManagement, an agency may place an employee on investigative leave, \nwithout loss of pay and without charge to annual or sick leave, only \nfor misconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or misappropriation of \nfunds.\n ``(2) If an agency determines, as prescribed in regulation by the \nOffice of Personnel Management, that such employee's conduct is \nflagrant and that such employee intentionally engaged in such conduct, \nthe agency may place such employee on investigative leave under this \nsubchapter without pay.\n ``(b)(1) At the end of each 45-day period during a period of \ninvestigative leave implemented under this section, the relevant agency \nshall review the investigation into the employee with respect to the \nmisconduct, neglect of duty, malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds.\n ``(2) Not later than 5 business days after the end of each such 45-\nday period, the agency shall submit a report describing such review to \nthe Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental \nAffairs of the Senate.\n ``(3) At the end of a period of investigative leave implemented \nunder this section, the agency shall--\n ``(A) remove an employee placed on investigative leave \n under this section;\n ``(B) suspend such employee without pay; or\n ``(C) reinstate or restore such employee to duty.\n ``(4) The agency may extend the period of investigative leave with \nrespect to an action under this subchapter for an additional period not \nto exceed 90 days.\n ``(c) An employee against whom an action covered by this subchapter \nis proposed is entitled to, before being placed on investigative leave \nunder this section--\n ``(1) at least 30 days' advance written notice, stating \n specific reasons for the proposed action, unless--\n ``(A) there is reasonable cause to believe that the \n employee has committed a crime for which a sentence of \n imprisonment can be imposed; or\n ``(B) the agency determines, as prescribed in \n regulation by the Office of Personnel Management, that \n the employee's conduct with respect to which an action \n covered by this subchapter is proposed is flagrant and \n that such employee intentionally engaged in such \n conduct;\n ``(2) a reasonable time, but not less than 7 days, to \n answer orally and in writing and to furnish affidavits and \n other documentary evidence in support of the answer;\n ``(3) be represented by an attorney or other \n representative; and\n ``(4) a written decision and specific reasons therefor at \n the earliest practicable date.\n ``(d) An agency may provide, by regulation, for a hearing which may \nbe in lieu of or in addition to the opportunity to answer provided \nunder subsection (c)(2).\n ``(e) An employee against whom an action is taken under this \nsection is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board \nunder section 7701.\n ``(f) Copies of the notice of proposed action, the answer of the \nemployee when written, and a summary thereof when made orally, the \nnotice of decision and reasons therefor, and any order effecting an \naction covered by this subchapter, together with any supporting \nmaterial, shall be maintained by the agency and shall be furnished to \nthe Merit Systems Protection Board upon its request and to the employee \naffected upon the employee's request.\n\n ``SUBCHAPTER VII--REMOVAL OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEES\n\n``Sec. 7561. Definition\n ``For purposes of this subchapter, the term `employee' has the \nmeaning given such term in section 7541.\n``Sec. 7562. Removal of Senior Executive Service employees\n ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and consistent \nwith the requirements of subsection (b), the head of an agency may \nremove an employee for serious neglect of duty, misappropriation of \nfunds, or malfeasance if the head of the agency--\n ``(1) determines that the employee knowingly acted in a \n manner that endangers the interest of the agency mission;\n ``(2) considers the removal to be necessary or advisable in \n the interests of the United States; and\n ``(3) determines that the procedures prescribed in other \n provisions of law that authorize the removal of such employee \n cannot be invoked in a manner that the head of an agency \n considers consistent with the efficiency of the Government.\n ``(b) An employee may not be removed under this section--\n ``(1) on any basis that would be prohibited under--\n ``(A) any provision of law referred to in section \n 2302(b)(1); or\n ``(B) paragraphs (8) or (9) of section 2302(b); or\n ``(2) on any basis, described in paragraph (1), as to which \n any administrative or judicial proceeding--\n ``(A) has been commenced by or on behalf of such \n employee; and\n ``(B) is pending.\n ``(c) An employee removed under this section shall be notified of \nthe reasons for such removal. Within 30 days after the notification, \nthe employee is entitled to submit to the official designated by the \nhead of the agency statements or affidavits to show why the employee \nshould be restored to duty. If such statements and affidavits are \nsubmitted, the head of the agency shall provide a written response, and \nmay restore the employee's employment if the head of the agency \nchooses.\n ``(d) Whenever the head of the agency removes an employee under the \nauthority of this section, the head of the agency shall notify Congress \nof such termination, and the specific reasons for the action.\n ``(e) An employee against whom an action is taken under this \nsection is entitled to appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board \nunder section 7701 of this title.\n ``(f) Copies of the notice of proposed action, the answer of the \nemployee when written, and a summary thereof when made orally, the \nnotice of decision and reasons therefor, and any order effecting an \naction covered by this subchapter, together with any supporting \nmaterial, shall be maintained by the agency and shall be furnished to \nthe Merit Systems Protection Board upon its request and to the employee \naffected upon the employee's request.\n ``(g) A removal under this section does not affect the right of the \nemployee affected to seek or accept employment with any other \ndepartment or agency of the United States if that employee is declared \neligible for such employment by the Director of the Office of Personnel \nManagement.\n ``(h) The authority of the head of the agency under this section \nmay not be delegated.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nchapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after \nthe item relating to section 7543 the following:\n\n ``subchapter vi--investigative leave for senior executive service \n employees\n\n``7551. Definitions.\n``7552. Actions covered.\n``7553. Cause and procedure.\n ``subchapter vii--removal of senior executive service employees\n\n``7561. Definition.\n``7562. Removal of Senior Executive Service employees.''.\n\nSEC. 4. SUSPENSION OF SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE EMPLOYEES.\n\n Section 7543 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``misappropriation of \n funds,'' after ``malfeasance,''; and\n (2) in subsection (b), by amending paragraph (1) to read as \n follows:\n ``(1) at least 30 days' advance written notice, stating \n specific reasons for the proposed action, unless--\n ``(A) there is reasonable cause to believe that the \n employee has committed a crime for which a sentence of \n imprisonment can be imposed; or\n ``(B) the agency determines, as prescribed in \n regulation by the Office of Personnel Management, that \n the employee's conduct with respect to which an action \n covered by this subchapter is proposed is flagrant and \n that such employee intentionally engaged in such \n conduct;''.\n\nSEC. 5. MISAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS AMENDMENTS.\n\n (a) Reinstatement in the Senior Executive Service.--Section 3593 of \ntitle 5, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``misappropriation \n of funds,'' after ``malfeasance,''; and\n (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``or malfeasance'' and \n inserting ``malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds''.\n (b) Placement in Other Personnel Systems.--Section 3594(a) of title \n5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``or malfeasance'' and \ninserting ``malfeasance, or misappropriation of funds''.\n \n", "frequency": [["employee", 44], ["section", 25], ["agency", 23], ["leave", 15], ["action", 15], ["subchapter", 15], ["executive", 14], ["service", 14], ["senior", 14], ["investigative", 13], ["state", 11], ["united", 11], ["shall", 10], ["may", 10], ["day", 9], ["malfeasance", 9], ["period", 9], ["head", 9], ["mr.", 9], ["code", 8], ["reason", 8], ["removal", 8], ["fund", 8], ["covered", 8], ["misappropriation", 8], ["proposed", 7], ["office", 6], ["subsection", 6], ["amended", 6], ["conduct", 6], ["notice", 6], ["written", 6], ["duty", 6], ["personnel", 6], ["prescribed", 6], ["government", 5], ["answer", 5], ["management", 5], ["regulation", 5], ["determines", 5], ["without", 5], ["merit", 4], ["provision", 4], ["system", 4], ["house", 4], ["employment", 4], ["specific", 4], ["cause", 4], ["inserting", 4], ["upon", 4], ["protection", 4], ["respect", 4], ["definition", 4], ["board", 4], ["representative", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["end", 4], ["provide", 4], ["entitled", 4], ["congress", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["request", 4], ["committee", 3], ["therefor", 3], ["appointment", 3], ["term", 3], ["law", 3], ["remove", 3], ["reasonable", 3], ["requirement", 3], ["flagrant", 3], ["authority", 3], ["decision", 3], ["chapter", 3], ["neglect", 3], ["`employee", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["procedure", 3], ["engaged", 3], ["affected", 3], ["orally", 3], ["affidavit", 3], ["intentionally", 3], ["pay", 3], ["copy", 2], ["restore", 2], ["committed", 2], ["misconduct", 2], ["adding", 2], ["believe", 2], ["furnished", 2], ["sentence", 2], ["crime", 2], ["suspension", 2], ["oversight", 2], ["placed", 2], ["read", 2], ["material", 2], ["imposed", 2]]}, "hr723": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 723 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 723\n\n To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire \n fighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or \nambulance crews, and public safety officers who are killed in the line \n of duty.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\nMr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Young of Alaska, \n Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. \n Thompson of California, Ms. Bordallo, Mrs. Torres, and Mr. Collins of \n New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on House Administration\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide Capitol-flown flags to the immediate family of fire \n fighters, law enforcement officers, members of rescue squads or \nambulance crews, and public safety officers who are killed in the line \n of duty.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Fallen Heroes Flag Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROVIDING CAPITOL-FLOWN FLAGS FOR FAMILIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT \n AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKERS KILLED IN THE LINE OF DUTY.\n\n (a) In General.--At the request of the immediate family of a fire \nfighter, law enforcement officer, member of a rescue squad or ambulance \ncrew, or public safety officer who died in the line of duty, the \nRepresentative of the family may provide the family with a Capitol-\nflown flag, together with the certificate described in subsection (c).\n (b) No Cost to Family.--A flag provided under this section shall be \nprovided at no cost to the family.\n (c) Certificate.--The certificate described in this subsection is a \ncertificate which is signed by the Speaker of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Representative providing the flag, and which \ncontains an expression of sympathy from the House of Representatives \nfor the family involved, as prepared and developed by the Clerk of the \nHouse of Representatives.\n (d) Definitions.--In this section--\n (1) the term ``Capitol-flown flag'' means a United States \n flag flown over the United States Capitol in honor of the \n deceased individual for whom such flag is requested; and\n (2) the term ``Representative'' includes a Delegate or \n Resident Commissioner to the Congress.\n\nSEC. 3. REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the date \nof the enactment of this Act, the Clerk shall issue regulations for \ncarrying out this Act, including regulations to establish procedures \n(including any appropriate forms, guidelines, and accompanying \ncertificates) for requesting a Capitol-flown flag.\n (b) Approval by Committee on House Administration.--The regulations \nissued by the Clerk under subsection (a) shall take effect upon \napproval by the Committee on House Administration of the House of \nRepresentatives.\n\nSEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n There are authorized to be appropriated for each of the fiscal \nyears 2015 through 2020 such sums as may be necessary to carry out this \nAct, to be derived from amounts appropriated in each such fiscal year \nfor the operation of the Capitol Visitor Center, except that the \naggregate amount appropriated to carry out this Act for all such fiscal \nyears may not exceed $30,000.\n\nSEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n This Act shall take effect on the date of its enactment, except \nthat no flags may be provided under section 2 until the Committee on \nHouse Administration of the House of Representatives approves the \nregulations issued by the Clerk of the House of Representatives under \nsection 3.\n \n", "frequency": [["house", 13], ["flag", 12], ["representative", 11], ["family", 8], ["mr.", 8], ["officer", 6], ["section", 5], ["regulation", 5], ["may", 5], ["capitol-flown", 5], ["committee", 4], ["rescue", 4], ["duty", 4], ["law", 4], ["certificate", 4], ["enforcement", 4], ["line", 4], ["squad", 4], ["congress", 4], ["shall", 4], ["date", 4], ["clerk", 4], ["crew", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["killed", 3], ["appropriated", 3], ["year", 3], ["provided", 3], ["state", 3], ["safety", 3], ["public", 3], ["fire", 3], ["immediate", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["provide", 3], ["administration", 3], ["member", 3], ["fiscal", 3], ["fighter", 3], ["ambulance", 3], ["capitol", 2], ["including", 2], ["except", 2], ["issued", 2], ["term", 2], ["cost", 2], ["new", 2], ["general.", 2], ["york", 2], ["approval", 2], ["amount", 2], ["procedure", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["carry", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["providing", 2], ["take", 2], ["effect", 2], ["flown", 2], ["aggregate", 1], ["office", 1], ["developed", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["larson", 1], ["young", 1], ["thompson", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["collins", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["accompanying", 1], ["requesting", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["ohio", 1], ["referred", 1], ["exceed", 1], ["senate", 1], ["pascrell", 1], ["operation", 1], ["capitol-", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["issue", 1], ["delegate", 1], ["torres", 1], ["hero", 1], ["derived", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["california", 1], ["includes", 1], ["certificate.", 1], ["involved", 1], ["alaska", 1], ["mrs.", 1]]}, "hr489": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 489 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 489\n\n To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to \n abortion providers.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Olson (for himself, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Roby, Mr. \nNunnelee, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. Pearce) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To require States to report information on Medicaid payments to \n abortion providers.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIRED REPORTING OF MEDICAID PAYMENTS TO ABORTION PROVIDERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the end of fiscal \nyear 2015 and each fiscal year thereafter, each State that makes a \nMedicaid payment from Federal funds during the fiscal year for any \nitems or services furnished by an abortion provider shall--\n (1) submit to the Secretary a report on all such payments; \n and\n (2) publish the report on a public Internet website of the \n State.\n (b) Report Described.--The report under subsection (a) shall, with \nrespect to each payment, include the following:\n (1) A specification of the amount of the payment.\n (2) A specification of the purposes for which the payment \n was made.\n (3) A comparison of the amount of the payment with the \n amount of any such payment to the provider involved in any \n prior fiscal year.\n (4) A specification of the number of abortions performed \n during the fiscal year by the provider involved.\n (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the end of \neach fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy \nand Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee on \nFinance of the Senate, and publish on a public Internet website of the \nDepartment of Health and Human Services, a report that--\n (1) contains the reports submitted pursuant to subsection \n (a) for the fiscal year; and\n (2) includes a summary of the reports.\n (d) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) Abortion provider.--The term ``abortion provider'' \n means an entity that--\n (A) performs (or refers an individual for) an \n abortion; or\n (B) controls, is controlled by, or is under common \n control with, an entity described in subparagraph (A).\n (2) Medicaid payment from federal funds.--The term \n ``Medicaid payment from Federal funds'' means a payment for \n which there is Federal financial participation under title XIX \n of the Social Security Act.\n (3) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of Health and Human Services.\n (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the \n term for purposes of title XIX of the Social Security Act.\n (e) Conforming Amendments to Social Security Act.--Section 1902(a) \nof the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (80);\n (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (81) and \n inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by inserting after paragraph (81) the following:\n ``(82) provide for the submission of reports in accordance \n with section 2 of the Taxpayer Conscience Protection Act of \n 2015.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["payment", 13], ["report", 11], ["abortion", 8], ["year", 7], ["provider", 7], ["fiscal", 7], ["state", 6], ["medicaid", 6], ["term", 5], ["mr.", 5], ["security", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["house", 4], ["federal", 4], ["section", 4], ["social", 4], ["end", 4], ["paragraph", 3], ["committee", 3], ["amount", 3], ["service", 3], ["mean", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["specification", 3], ["entity", 2], ["session", 2], ["taxpayer", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["internet", 2], ["day", 2], ["human", 2], ["senate", 2], ["energy", 2], ["conscience", 2], ["publish", 2], ["xix", 2], ["health", 2], ["public", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["protection", 2], ["involved", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["striking", 2], ["114th", 2], ["submit", 2], ["website", 2], ["fund", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["require", 2], ["control", 2], ["later", 2], ["information", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["office", 1], ["furnished", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["include", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["finance", 1], ["government", 1], ["period", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["submission", 1], ["january", 1], ["summary", 1], ["item", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["common", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["financial", 1], ["individual", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["performs", 1], ["general.", 1], ["secretary.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["funds.", 1], ["congress.", 1], ["refers", 1], ["comparison", 1], ["described.", 1], ["roby", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["prior", 1], ["contains", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["number", 1], ["1396a", 1], ["1st", 1], ["respect", 1], ["given", 1], ["described", 1]]}, "hr488": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 488 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 488\n\n To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national \n monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMr. Amodei (for himself, Mr. Heck of Nevada, and Mr. Hardy) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural \n Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit the further extension or establishment of national \n monuments in Nevada except by express authorization of Congress.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. LIMITATION ON FURTHER EXTENSION OR ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL \n MONUMENTS IN NEVADA.\n\n The proviso of the last sentence of the first section of the Act of \nSeptember 14, 1950 (64 Stat. 849, chapter 950; 16 U.S.C. 431a), is \namended by inserting ``or Nevada'' after ``Wyoming''.\n \n", "frequency": [["nevada", 5], ["congress", 5], ["house", 3], ["national", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["establishment", 3], ["extension", 3], ["bill", 3], ["monument", 3], ["prohibit", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["except", 2], ["authorization", 2], ["express", 2], ["representative", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["wyoming", 1], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["senate", 1], ["heck", 1], ["hardy", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["united", 1], ["september", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["proviso", 1], ["first", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["stat", 1], ["amodei", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["state", 1], ["resource", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["chapter", 1], ["limitation", 1], ["natural", 1], ["last", 1], ["431a", 1], ["january", 1], ["printing", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["following", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr322": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 322 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 322\n\n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Sgt. \n Zachary M. Fisher Post Office''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Smith of \n Missouri, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Long, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. Graves of \n Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Sgt. \n Zachary M. Fisher Post Office''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SGT. ZACHARY M. FISHER POST OFFICE.\n\n (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service \nlocated at 16105 Swingley Ridge Road in Chesterfield, Missouri, shall \nbe known and designated as the ``Sgt. Zachary M. Fisher Post Office''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to \nin subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sgt. \nZachary M. Fisher Post Office''.\n \n", "frequency": [["office", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["zachary", 5], ["sgt", 5], ["united", 5], ["state", 5], ["fisher", 5], ["post", 5], ["missouri", 5], ["facility", 4], ["house", 3], ["ridge", 3], ["service", 3], ["located", 3], ["congress", 3], ["swingley", 3], ["postal", 3], ["bill", 3], ["chesterfield", 3], ["road", 3], ["114th", 2], ["designate", 2], ["government", 2], ["representative", 2], ["reference", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["referred", 2], ["senate", 1], ["wagner", 1], ["america", 1], ["session", 1], ["paper", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["designation.", 1], ["reform", 1], ["section", 1], ["smith", 1], ["long", 1], ["hartzler", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["document", 1], ["cleaver", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["map", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["clay", 1], ["designated", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["known", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["luetkemeyer", 1], ["january", 1], ["references.", 1], ["record", 1], ["printing", 1], ["graf", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr1066": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1066 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1066\n\nTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to promote the use of \n adaptive trial designs, Bayesian methods, and other innovative \n statistical methods in clinical protocols for drugs, biological \n products, and devices, and with respect to the requirement to conduct \n postapproval studies and clinical trials, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 25, 2015\n\n Mr. Collins of New York (for himself and Mr. Pompeo) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to promote the use of \n adaptive trial designs, Bayesian methods, and other innovative \n statistical methods in clinical protocols for drugs, biological \n products, and devices, and with respect to the requirement to conduct \n postapproval studies and clinical trials, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Clinical Trials Modernization Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. CLINICAL TRIAL MODERNIZATION.\n\n (a) Proposals for Use of Innovative Statistical Methods in Clinical \nProtocols for Drugs, Biological Products, and Devices.--Chapter V of \nthe Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act is amended by inserting after \nsection 506F (21 U.S.C. 356f) the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 507. CLINICAL TRIAL MODERNIZATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--To promote the efficiency of the development and \nregulatory review and approval, licensure, or clearance of drugs, \nbiological products, and devices and the timely availability of \ninnovative treatments, the Secretary shall, after providing notice and \nan opportunity for public comment, establish and implement a framework \nthrough which--\n ``(1) sponsors of drugs, biological products, or devices \n may submit to the Secretary a proposal for the incorporation of \n adaptive trial designs, Bayesian methods, or other alternative \n statistical methods into proposed clinical protocols and \n marketing applications for drugs, biological products, or \n devices; and\n ``(2) the Secretary will commit to timelines for reviewing \n and providing feedback on proposals so submitted.''.\n (b) Guidance Addressing Use of Adaptive Trial Designs and Bayesian \nMethods.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human \n Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs (in \n this subsection referred to as the ``Secretary''), shall--\n (A) update and finalize the draft guidance \n addressing the use of adaptive trial design for drugs \n and biological products; and\n (B) issue draft guidance on the use of Bayesian \n methods in the development and regulatory review and \n approval, licensure, or clearance of drugs, biological \n products, and devices.\n (2) Contents.--The guidances under paragraph (1) shall--\n (A) establish or clarify standards for using \n adaptive trial designs and Bayesian methods in clinical \n trials, including clinical trials that form the primary \n basis for approval, clearance, or licensure of the \n products involved (such as trials that provide \n substantial evidence for the approval of drugs);\n (B) establish a mechanism for sponsors to obtain \n feedback from the Secretary under section 507, as added \n by subsection (a), on technical issues related to \n modeling and simulations prior to--\n (i) completion of such modeling or \n simulations; or\n (ii) the submission of resulting \n information to the Secretary;\n (C) specify the types of quantitative and \n qualitative information required for review; and\n (D) specify the recommended analysis methodology.\n (3) Public meeting.--Prior to updating or developing the \n guidances required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall \n consult, through a public meeting to be held no later than 1 \n year after the date of enactment of this Act, with stakeholders \n including representatives of regulated industry, academia, \n patient advocacy organizations, and disease research \n foundations.\n (4) Schedule.--The Secretary shall, after providing notice \n and opportunity for public comment, publish--\n (A) the final guidance required by paragraph (1)(A) \n not later than 6 months after the date of the public \n meeting required by paragraph (3); and\n (B) the guidance required by paragraph (1)(B) not \n later than 12 months after the date of the public \n meeting required by paragraph (3).\n (5) Review and revision of guidance documents.--Not later \n than 48 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the \n Secretary shall review and, as appropriate, revise the guidance \n documents required by subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph \n (1) to reflect developments in statistical methods that could \n be appropriate for use in clinical trials, including clinical \n trials that--\n (A) form the primary basis for approval, clearance, \n or licensure of drugs, biological products or devices; \n or\n (B) provide substantial evidence for the approval \n of drugs.\n\nSEC. 3. EVALUATIONS OF REQUIRED POSTAPPROVAL STUDIES AND CLINICAL \n TRIALS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 505(o)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and \nCosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(o)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing new subparagraph:\n ``(G) Evaluations of required postapproval studies \n and clinical trials.--\n ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall \n establish a process under which the Secretary, \n on the initiative of the Secretary or at the \n request of a responsible person, shall \n periodically evaluate a postapproval study or \n clinical trial required to be conducted under \n this paragraph to determine whether--\n ``(I) the trial or study is no \n longer scientifically warranted; or\n ``(II) the design, or the timelines \n applicable to the completion of, the \n study or trial should be renegotiated \n because of changes in medical practice \n or the standard of care.\n ``(ii) Not scientifically warranted.--In \n the case of a determination under clause (i)(I) \n that a postapproval study or clinical trial \n required to be conducted under this paragraph \n is no longer scientifically warranted, the \n Secretary shall no longer require the \n responsible person to conduct the study or \n trial.\n ``(iii) Renegotiation.--In the case of a \n determination under clause (i)(II) that the \n design, or the timelines applicable to the \n completion of, a postapproval study or clinical \n trial required to be conducted under this \n paragraph should be renegotiated, the Secretary \n shall enter into negotiations with the \n responsible person to make such changes as may \n be necessary to such design or timelines as the \n Secretary determines are necessary.''.\n (b) Guidance.--Not later than one year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue draft guidance on the \nimplementation of subparagraph (G) of section 505(o)(3) of the Federal \nFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(o)(3)), as added by \nsubsection (a). Not later than two years after such date of enactment, \nthe Secretary shall issue final guidance on such implementation.\n \n", "frequency": [["trial", 23], ["secretary", 18], ["clinical", 18], ["drug", 17], ["shall", 12], ["required", 12], ["guidance", 11], ["paragraph", 10], ["method", 10], ["study", 10], ["product", 10], ["biological", 9], ["design", 9], ["postapproval", 7], ["use", 7], ["device", 7], ["food", 6], ["public", 6], ["section", 6], ["adaptive", 6], ["approval", 6], ["date", 6], ["bayesian", 6], ["later", 6], ["statistical", 5], ["federal", 5], ["cosmetic", 5], ["review", 5], ["protocol", 4], ["licensure", 4], ["innovative", 4], ["issue", 4], ["general.", 4], ["enactment", 4], ["establish", 4], ["timeline", 4], ["clearance", 4], ["scientifically", 3], ["including", 3], ["modernization", 3], ["month", 3], ["house", 3], ["year", 3], ["conduct", 3], ["new", 3], ["completion", 3], ["conducted", 3], ["draft", 3], ["proposal", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["representative", 3], ["promote", 3], ["meeting", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["providing", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["responsible", 3], ["development", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["longer", 3], ["person", 3], ["feedback", 2], ["implementation", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["amended", 2], ["primary", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["evaluation", 2], ["applicable", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["sponsor", 2], ["notice", 2], ["standard", 2], ["regulatory", 2], ["change", 2], ["simulation", 2], ["referred", 2], ["comment", 2], ["clause", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["respect", 2], ["basis", 2], ["114th", 2], ["final", 2], ["form", 2], ["specify", 2], ["case", 2], ["amend", 2], ["determination", 2], ["addressing", 2], ["evidence", 2], ["substantial", 2], ["modeling", 2], ["information", 2], ["prior", 2], ["provide", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["added", 2]]}, "hr788": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 788 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 788\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary \n dividends received deduction for dividends received from a controlled \n foreign corporation.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\nMr. Franks of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a temporary \n dividends received deduction for dividends received from a controlled \n foreign corporation.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. ALLOWANCE OF TEMPORARY DIVIDENDS RECEIVED DEDUCTION FOR \n DIVIDENDS RECEIVED FROM A CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATION.\n\n (a) Applicability of Provision.--\n (1) In general.--Subsection (f) of section 965 of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(f) Election; Election Year.--\n ``(1) In general.--The taxpayer may elect to apply this \n section to--\n ``(A) the taxpayer's last taxable year which begins \n before the date of the enactment of the Foreign \n Earnings Reinvestment Act, or\n ``(B) the taxpayer's first taxable year which \n begins during the 1-year period beginning on such date.\n Such election may be made for a taxable year only if made on or \n before the due date (including extensions) for filing the \n return of tax for such taxable year.\n ``(C) Election year.--For purposes of this section, \n the term `election year' means the taxable year--\n ``(i) which begins after the date that is \n one year before the date of the enactment of \n the Foreign Earnings Reinvestment Act, and\n ``(ii) to which the taxpayer elects under \n paragraph (1) to apply this section.''.\n (2) Conforming amendments.--\n (A) Extraordinary dividends.--Section 965(b)(2) of \n such Code is amended--\n (i) by striking ``June 30, 2003'' and \n inserting ``December 31, 2014'', and\n (ii) by adding at the end the following new \n sentence: ``The amounts described in clauses \n (i), (ii), and (iii) shall not include any \n amounts which were taken into account in \n determining the deduction under subsection (a) \n for any prior taxable year.''.\n (B) Determinations relating to related party \n indebtedness.--Section 965(b)(3)(B) of such Code is \n amended by striking ``October 3, 2004'' and inserting \n ``December 31, 2014''.\n (C) Determinations relating to base period.--\n Section 965(c)(2) of such Code is amended by striking \n ``June 30, 2003'' and inserting ``December 31, 2014''.\n (b) Deduction Includes Current and Accumulated Foreign Earnings.--\n (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 965(b) of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(1) In general.--The amount of dividends taken into \n account under subsection (a) shall not exceed the sum of the \n current and accumulated earnings and profits described in \n section 959(c)(3) for the year a deduction is claimed under \n subsection (a), without diminution by reason of any \n distributions made during the election year, for all controlled \n foreign corporations of the United States shareholder.''.\n (2) Conforming amendments.--\n (A) Section 965(c) of such Code, as amended by \n subsection (a), is amended by striking paragraph (1) \n and by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5), \n as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4), respectively.\n (B) Paragraph (4) of section 965(c)of such Code, as \n redesignated by subparagraph (A), is amended to read as \n follows:\n ``(4) Controlled groups.--All United States shareholders \n which are members of an affiliated group filing a consolidated \n return under section 1501 shall be treated as one United States \n shareholder.''.\n (c) Amount of Deduction.--\n (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 965(a) of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``85 \n percent'' and inserting ``75 percent''.\n (2) Bonus deduction in subsequent taxable year for \n increasing jobs.--Section 965 of the Internal Revenue Code of \n 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new \n subsection:\n ``(g) Bonus Deduction.--\n ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxpayer who makes an \n election to apply this section, there shall be allowed as a \n deduction for the first taxable year following the election \n year an amount equal to the applicable percentage of the cash \n dividends which are taken into account under subsection (a) \n with respect to such taxpayer for the election year.\n ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph \n (1), the applicable percentage is the amount which bears the \n same ratio (not greater than 1) to 10 percent as--\n ``(A) the excess (if any) of--\n ``(i) the qualified payroll of the taxpayer \n for the calendar year which begins with or \n within the first taxable year following the \n election year, over\n ``(ii) the qualified payroll of the \n taxpayer for calendar year 2014, bears to\n ``(B) 10 percent of the qualified payroll of the \n taxpayer for calendar year 2014.\n ``(3) Qualified payroll.--For purposes of this paragraph:\n ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified payroll' \n means, with respect to a taxpayer for any calendar \n year, the aggregate wages (as defined in section \n 3121(a)) paid by the corporation during such calendar \n year.\n ``(B) Exception for changes in ownership of trades \n or businesses.--\n ``(i) Acquisitions.--If, after December 31, \n 2013, and before the close of the first taxable \n year following the election year, a taxpayer \n acquires the trade or business of a \n predecessor, then the qualified payroll of such \n taxpayer for any calendar year shall be \n increased by so much of the qualified payroll \n of the predecessor for such calendar year as \n was attributable to the trade or business \n acquired by the taxpayer.\n ``(ii) Dispositions.--If, after December \n 31, 2013, and before the close of the first \n taxable year following the election year, a \n taxpayer disposes of a trade or business, \n then--\n ``(I) the qualified payroll of such \n taxpayer for calendar year 2014 shall \n be decreased by the amount of wages for \n such calendar year as were attributable \n to the trade or business which was \n disposed of by the taxpayer, and\n ``(II) if the disposition occurs \n after the beginning of the first \n taxable year following the election \n year, the qualified payroll of such \n taxpayer for the calendar year which \n begins with or within such taxable year \n shall be decreased by the amount of \n wages for such calendar year as were \n attributable to the trade or business \n which was disposed of by the taxpayer.\n ``(C) Special rule.--For purposes of determining \n qualified payroll for any calendar year after calendar \n year 2015, such term shall not include wages paid to \n any individual if such individual received compensation \n from the taxpayer for services performed--\n ``(i) after the date of the enactment of \n this paragraph, and\n ``(ii) at a time when such individual was \n not an employee of the taxpayer.''.\n (3) Reduction for failure to maintain employment levels.--\n Paragraph (4) of section 965(b) of such Code is amended to read \n as follows:\n ``(4) Reduction in benefits for failure to maintain \n employment levels.--\n ``(A) In general.--If, during the period consisting \n of the calendar month in which the taxpayer first \n receives a distribution described in subsection (a)(1) \n and the succeeding 23 calendar months, the taxpayer \n does not maintain an average employment level at least \n equal to the taxpayer's prior average employment, an \n additional amount equal to $75,000 multiplied by the \n number of employees by which the taxpayer's average \n employment level during such period falls below the \n prior average employment (but not exceeding the \n aggregate amount allowed as a deduction pursuant to \n subsection (a)(1)) shall be taken into income by the \n taxpayer during the taxable year that includes the \n final day of such period.\n ``(B) Average employment level.--For purposes of \n this paragraph, the taxpayer's average employment level \n for a period shall be the average number of full-time \n United States employees of the taxpayer, measured at \n the end of each month during the period.\n ``(C) Prior average employment.--For purposes of \n this paragraph, the taxpayer's `prior average \n employment' shall be the average number of full-time \n United States employees of the taxpayer during the \n period consisting of the 24 calendar months immediately \n preceding the calendar month in which the taxpayer \n first receives a distribution described in subsection \n (a)(1).\n ``(D) Full-time united states employee.--For \n purposes of this paragraph--\n ``(i) In general.--The term `full-time \n United States employee' means an individual who \n provides services in the United States as a \n full-time employee, based on the employer's \n standards and practices; except that regardless \n of the employer's classification of the \n employee, an employee whose normal schedule is \n 40 hours or more per week is considered a full-\n time employee.\n ``(ii) Exception for changes in ownership \n of trades or businesses.--Such term does not \n include--\n ``(I) any individual who was an \n employee, on the date of acquisition, \n of any trade or business acquired by \n the taxpayer during the 24-month period \n referred to in subparagraph (A), and\n ``(II) any individual who was an \n employee of any trade or business \n disposed of by the taxpayer during the \n 24-month period referred to in \n subparagraph (A) or the 24-month period \n referred to in subparagraph (C).\n ``(E) Aggregation rules.--In determining the \n taxpayer's average employment level and prior average \n employment, all domestic members of a controlled group \n shall be treated as a single taxpayer.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this \nAct.\n \n", "frequency": [["year", 37], ["taxpayer", 32], ["section", 18], ["calendar", 17], ["taxable", 15], ["paragraph", 14], ["shall", 13], ["code", 12], ["election", 12], ["average", 12], ["employee", 11], ["amended", 11], ["employment", 11], ["subsection", 10], ["amount", 10], ["period", 10], ["trade", 9], ["state", 9], ["general.", 9], ["payroll", 9], ["deduction", 9], ["qualified", 9], ["united", 9], ["dividend", 8], ["foreign", 8], ["first", 8], ["following", 8], ["date", 8], 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["levels.", 2], ["close", 2], ["current", 2], ["new", 2], ["relating", 2], ["includes", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["amendments.", 2], ["change", 2], ["receives", 2], ["introduced", 2]]}, "hr789": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 789 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 789\n\n To provide for research with respect to Lyme disease and other tick-\n borne diseases, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Mr. Gibson (for himself, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. \nWittman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Katko, Mr. Courtney, \n Mr. Welch, Mr. Barletta, and Ms. Stefanik) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for research with respect to Lyme disease and other tick-\n borne diseases, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Tick-Borne Disease Research \nAccountability and Transparency Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES.\n\n Title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 241 et seq.) \nis amended by adding at the end the following new part:\n\n ``PART W--LYME DISEASE AND OTHER TICK-BORNE DISEASES\n\n``SEC. 399OO. RESEARCH.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct or support \nepidemiological, basic, translational, and clinical research regarding \nLyme disease and other tick-borne diseases.\n ``(b) Biennial Reports.--The Secretary shall ensure that each \nbiennial report under section 403 includes information on actions \nundertaken by the National Institutes of Health to carry out subsection \n(a) with respect to Lyme disease and other tick-borne diseases, \nincluding an assessment of the progress made in improving the outcomes \nof Lyme disease and such other tick-borne diseases.\n\n``SEC. 399OO-1. WORKING GROUP.\n\n ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a permanent \nworking group, to be known as the Interagency Lyme and Tick-Borne \nDisease Working Group (in this section and section 399OO-2 referred to \nas the `Working Group'), to review all efforts within the Department of \nHealth and Human Services concerning Lyme disease and other tick-borne \ndiseases to ensure interagency coordination, minimize overlap, and \nexamine research priorities.\n ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Working Group shall--\n ``(1) not later than 24 months after the date of enactment \n of this part, and every 24 months thereafter, develop or update \n a summary of--\n ``(A) ongoing Lyme disease and other tick-borne \n disease research related to causes, prevention, \n treatment, surveillance, diagnosis, diagnostics, \n duration of illness, intervention, and access to \n services and supports for individuals with Lyme disease \n or other tick-borne diseases;\n ``(B) advances made pursuant to such research;\n ``(C) the engagement of the Department of Health \n and Human Services with persons that participate at the \n public meetings required by paragraph (5); and\n ``(D) the comments received by the Working Group at \n such public meetings and the Secretary's response to \n such comments;\n ``(2) ensure that a broad spectrum of scientific viewpoints \n is represented in each such summary;\n ``(3) monitor Federal activities with respect to Lyme \n disease and other tick-borne diseases;\n ``(4) make recommendations to the Secretary regarding any \n appropriate changes to such activities; and\n ``(5) ensure public input by holding annual public meetings \n that address scientific advances, research questions, \n surveillance activities, and emerging strains in species of \n pathogenic organisms.\n ``(c) Membership.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Working Group shall be composed of a \n total of 14 members as follows:\n ``(A) Federal members.--Seven Federal members, \n consisting of one or more representatives of each of--\n ``(i) the Office of the Assistant Secretary \n for Health;\n ``(ii) the Food and Drug Administration;\n ``(iii) the Centers for Disease Control and \n Prevention;\n ``(iv) the National Institutes of Health; \n and\n ``(v) such other agencies and offices of \n the Department of Health and Human Services as \n the Secretary determines appropriate.\n ``(B) Non-federal public members.--Seven non-\n Federal public members, consisting of representatives \n of the following categories:\n ``(i) Physicians and other medical \n providers with experience in diagnosing and \n treating Lyme disease and other tick-borne \n diseases.\n ``(ii) Scientists or researchers with \n expertise.\n ``(iii) Patients and their family members.\n ``(iv) Nonprofit organizations that \n advocate for patients with respect to Lyme \n disease and other tick-borne diseases.\n ``(v) Other individuals whose expertise is \n determined by the Secretary to be beneficial to \n the functioning of the Working Group.\n ``(2) Appointment.--The members of the Working Group shall \n be appointed by the Secretary, except that of the non-Federal \n public members under paragraph (1)(B)--\n ``(A) one shall be appointed by the Speaker of the \n House of Representatives; and\n ``(B) one shall be appointed by the Majority Leader \n of the Senate.\n ``(3) Diversity of scientific perspectives.--In making \n appointments under paragraph (2), the Secretary, the Speaker of \n the House of Representatives, and the Majority Leader of the \n Senate shall ensure that the non-Federal public members of the \n Working Group represent a diversity of scientific perspectives.\n ``(4) Terms.--The non-Federal public members of the Working \n Group shall each be appointed to serve a 4-year term and may be \n reappointed at the end of such term.\n ``(d) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet as often as \nnecessary, as determined by the Secretary, but not less than twice each \nyear.\n ``(e) Applicability of FACA.--The Working Group shall be treated as \nan advisory committee subject to the Federal Advisory Committee Act.\n ``(f) Reporting.--Not later than 24 months after the date of \nenactment of this part, and every 24 months thereafter, the Working \nGroup--\n ``(1) shall submit a report on its activities, including an \n up-to-date summary under subsection (b)(1) and any \n recommendations under subsection (b)(4), to the Secretary, the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of \n Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor \n and Pensions of the Senate;\n ``(2) shall make each such report publicly available on the \n website of the Department of Health and Human Services; and\n ``(3) shall allow any member of the Working Group to \n include in any such report minority views.\n\n``SEC. 399OO-2. STRATEGIC PLAN.\n\n ``Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this \nsection, and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to \nthe Congress a strategic plan, informed by the most recent summary \nunder section 399OO-1(b)(1), for the conduct and support of Lyme \ndisease and tick-borne disease research, including--\n ``(1) proposed budgetary requirements;\n ``(2) a plan for improving outcomes of Lyme disease and \n other tick-borne diseases, including progress related to \n chronic or persistent symptoms and chronic or persistent \n infection and co-infections;\n ``(3) a plan for improving diagnosis, treatment, and \n prevention;\n ``(4) appropriate benchmarks to measure progress on \n achieving the improvements described in paragraphs (2) and (3); \n and\n ``(5) a plan to disseminate each summary under section \n 399OO-1(b)(1) and other relevant information developed by the \n Working Group to the public, including health care providers, \n public health departments, and other relevant medical \n groups.''.\n\nSEC. 3. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out \nthis Act and the amendment made by this Act, and this Act and such \namendment shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for \nsuch purpose.\n \n", "frequency": [["disease", 33], ["shall", 17], ["group", 16], ["lyme", 16], ["working", 15], ["tick-borne", 15], ["secretary", 13], ["public", 12], ["health", 11], ["research", 10], ["member", 9], ["mr.", 9], ["section", 7], ["representative", 7], ["house", 6], ["service", 6], ["including", 5], ["committee", 5], ["department", 5], ["summary", 5], ["federal", 5], ["ensure", 5], ["plan", 5], ["respect", 5], ["paragraph", 4], ["month", 4], ["report", 4], ["activity", 4], ["human", 4], ["scientific", 4], ["senate", 4], ["non-federal", 4], ["appointed", 4], ["congress", 4], ["office", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["thereafter", 3], ["every", 3], ["progress", 3], ["new", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["one", 3], ["date", 3], ["appropriate", 3], ["support", 3], ["made", 3], ["meeting", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["year", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["improving", 3], ["399oo-1", 3], ["later", 3], ["prevention", 3], ["determined", 2], ["provider", 2], ["additional", 2], ["regarding", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["advisory", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["energy", 2], ["related", 2], ["carry", 2], ["individual", 2], ["recommendation", 2], ["borne", 2], ["leader", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["term", 2], ["general.", 2], ["available", 2], ["patient", 2], ["advance", 2], ["institute", 2], ["tick-", 2], ["biennial", 2], ["referred", 2], ["chronic", 2], ["comment", 2], ["speaker", 2], ["strategic", 2], ["114th", 2], ["submit", 2], ["national", 2], ["treatment", 2], ["interagency", 2], ["relevant", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["outcome", 2], ["members.", 2], ["seven", 2], ["persistent", 2], ["expertise", 2], ["diversity", 2], ["information", 2], ["end", 2], ["provide", 2], ["make", 2]]}, "hr281": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 281 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 281\n\nTo prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful \n life civil actions, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Palazzo (for himself, Mr. Harper, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. \n Olson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Marino, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. \n Pitts, and Mr. Rothfus) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo prohibit recovery of damages in certain wrongful birth and wrongful \n life civil actions, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Every Child is a Blessing Act of \n2014''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION OF RECOVERY IN CERTAIN WRONGFUL LIFE AND WRONGFUL \n BIRTH CIVIL ACTIONS.\n\n (a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this section, a \nperson may not recover damages in any designated civil action (as \ndefined in subsection (d)) based on a claim that, but for the conduct \nof the defendant, a child, once conceived, would not or should not have \nbeen born.\n (b) Application to Certain Claims.--Subsection (a) applies, among \nothers, to a claim based in whole or in part on disability, defect, \nabnormality, race, sex, or other inborn characteristic of the child.\n (c) Rule of Construction.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed--\n (1) to provide a defense against charges of intentional \n misrepresentation in any proceeding under State law regulating \n the professional practices of health care providers and \n practitioners;\n (2) to provide a defense in any criminal action, including \n cases of rape or incest; or\n (3) to limit the recovery of damages in cases where the \n conduct of the defendant caused personal injury or death to the \n child or gestational mother.\n (d) Definitions.--In this section--\n (1) the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, \n the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or \n possession of the United States; and\n (2) the term ``designated civil action'' means a civil \n action, in Federal or State court--\n (A) arising under Federal law; or\n (B) based on a claim involving health care services \n affecting interstate or foreign commerce.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 11], ["action", 7], ["wrongful", 6], ["civil", 6], ["state", 5], ["child", 4], ["certain", 4], ["recovery", 4], ["damage", 4], ["based", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["birth", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["life", 3], ["bill", 3], ["claim", 3], ["congress", 3], ["designated", 2], ["term", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["defense", 2], ["federal", 2], ["health", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["care", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["defendant", 2], ["provide", 2], ["case", 2], ["united", 2], ["may", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["representative", 2], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["caused", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["rule.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["gestational", 1], ["death", 1], ["personal", 1], ["disability", 1], ["except", 1], ["rico", 1], ["charge", 1], ["puerto", 1], ["criminal", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["interstate", 1], ["pompeo", 1], ["government", 1], ["practice", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["every", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["service", 1], ["january", 1], ["race", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["commonwealth", 1], ["senate", 1], ["sex", 1], ["born", 1], ["columbia", 1], ["provided", 1], ["proceeding", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["affecting", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["marino", 1], ["others", 1], ["misrepresentation", 1], ["district", 1], ["pitt", 1], ["foreign", 1], ["whole", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["among", 1], ["incest", 1], ["1st", 1], ["would", 1], ["construed", 1], ["olson", 1], ["mean", 1], ["injury", 1], ["possession", 1], ["blessing", 1], ["abnormality", 1], ["conaway", 1], ["provider", 1]]}, "hr280": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 280 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 280\n\n To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and \n awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\nMr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred \nto the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee \n on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to recoup bonuses and \n awards paid to employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. AUTHORITY TO RECOUP BONUSES OR AWARDS PAID TO EMPLOYEES OF \n DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 715. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of \n Department\n ``(a) Recoupment.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the \nSecretary may issue an order directing an employee of the Department to \nrepay the amount, or a portion of the amount, of any award or bonus \npaid to the employee under title 5, including under chapters 45 or 53 \nof such title, or this title if--\n ``(1) the Secretary determines such repayment appropriate \n pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary to carry \n out this section; and\n ``(2) before a repayment, the employee is afforded notice \n and an opportunity for a hearing conducted by the Secretary.\n ``(b) Review.--The decision of the Secretary regarding a repayment \nby an employee pursuant to subsection (a) is final and may not be \nreviewed by any other agency or any court.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is further amended by adding at the end the following new \nitem:\n\n``715. Recoupment of bonuses or awards paid to employees of \n Department.''.\n (c) Effective Date.--Section 715 of title 38, United States Code, \nas added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to an award or \nbonus paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to an employee of the \nDepartment of Veterans Affairs before, on, or after the date of the \nenactment of this Act.\n (d) Construction.--Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by \nthis Act may be construed to modify the certification issued by the \nOffice of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget \nregarding the performance appraisal system of the Senior Executive \nService of the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n \n", "frequency": [["employee", 10], ["affair", 9], ["veteran", 9], ["secretary", 8], ["bonus", 7], ["award", 7], ["department", 7], ["paid", 7], ["section", 5], ["office", 3], ["recoup", 3], ["committee", 3], ["repayment", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["chapter", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["united", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["code", 2], ["pursuant", 2], ["adding", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["amended", 2], ["government", 2], ["provision", 2], ["regarding", 2], ["new", 2], ["management", 2], ["recoupment", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["authorize", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["end", 2], ["certification", 1], ["issued", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["reviewed", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["system", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["executive", 1], ["court.", 1], ["repay", 1], ["fall", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["item", 1], ["including", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["afforded", 1], ["senate", 1], ["directing", 1], ["authority", 1], ["added", 1], ["apply", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["reform", 1], ["decision", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["issue", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["notice", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["modify", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["florida", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["hearing", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["carry", 1], ["table", 1], ["america", 1], ["service", 1], ["addition", 1], ["review.", 1], ["construed", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["miller", 1], ["final", 1], ["case", 1], ["made", 1], ["determines", 1], ["budget", 1], ["determined", 1], ["appraisal", 1]]}, "hr283": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 283 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 283\n\n To improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic \n communications.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Salmon (for himself and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To improve the provisions relating to the privacy of electronic \n communications.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Electronic Communications Privacy \nAct Amendments Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. CONFIDENTIALITY OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.\n\n Section 2702(a)(3) of title 18, United States Code, is amended to \nread as follows:\n ``(3) a provider of remote computing service or electronic \n communication service to the public shall not knowingly divulge \n to any governmental entity the contents of any communication \n described in section 2703(a), or any record or other \n information pertaining to a subscriber or customer of such \n service.''.\n\nSEC. 3. ELIMINATION OF 180-DAY RULE; SEARCH WARRANT REQUIREMENT; \n REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF CUSTOMER RECORDS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting \n the following:\n ``(a) Contents of Wire or Electronic Communications.--A \ngovernmental entity may require the disclosure by a provider of \nelectronic communication service or remote computing service of the \ncontents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic \nstorage with or otherwise stored, held, or maintained by the provider \nonly if the governmental entity obtains a warrant issued using the \nprocedures described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure (or, in \nthe case of a State court, issued using State warrant procedures) that \nis issued by a court of competent jurisdiction directing the \ndisclosure.\n ``(b) Notice.--Except as provided in section 2705, not later than \n10 business days in the case of a law enforcement agency, or not later \nthan 3 business days in the case of any other governmental entity, \nafter a governmental entity receives the contents of a wire or \nelectronic communication of a subscriber or customer from a provider of \nelectronic communication service or remote computing service under \nsubsection (a), the governmental entity shall serve upon, or deliver to \nby registered or first-class mail, electronic mail, or other means \nreasonably calculated to be effective, as specified by the court \nissuing the warrant, the subscriber or customer--\n ``(1) a copy of the warrant; and\n ``(2) a notice that includes the information referred to in \n clauses (i) and (ii) of section 2705(a)(4)(B).\n ``(c) Records Concerning Electronic Communication Service or Remote \nComputing Service.--\n ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), a governmental \n entity may require a provider of electronic communication \n service or remote computing service to disclose a record or \n other information pertaining to a subscriber or customer of the \n provider or service (not including the contents of \n communications), only if the governmental entity--\n ``(A) obtains a warrant issued using the procedures \n described in the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure \n (or, in the case of a State court, issued using State \n warrant procedures) that is issued by a court of \n competent jurisdiction directing the disclosure;\n ``(B) obtains a court order directing the \n disclosure under subsection (d);\n ``(C) has the consent of the subscriber or customer \n to the disclosure; or\n ``(D) submits a formal written request relevant to \n a law enforcement investigation concerning \n telemarketing fraud for the name, address, and place of \n business of a subscriber or customer of the provider or \n service that is engaged in telemarketing (as defined in \n section 2325).\n ``(2) Information to be disclosed.--A provider of \n electronic communication service or remote computing service \n shall, in response to an administrative subpoena authorized by \n Federal or State statute, a grand jury, trial, or civil \n discovery subpoena, or any means authorized under paragraph \n (1), disclose to a governmental entity the--\n ``(A) name;\n ``(B) address;\n ``(C) local and long distance telephone connection \n records, or records of session times and durations;\n ``(D) length of service (including start date) and \n types of service used;\n ``(E) telephone or instrument number or other \n subscriber number or identity, including any \n temporarily assigned network address; and\n ``(F) means and source of payment for such service \n (including any credit card or bank account number), of \n a subscriber or customer of such service.\n ``(3) Notice not required.--A governmental entity that \n receives records or information under this subsection is not \n required to provide notice to a subscriber or customer.''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or in section \n2702 shall be construed to limit the authority of a governmental entity \nto use an administrative subpoena authorized under a Federal or State \nstatute or to use a Federal or State grand jury, trial, or civil \ndiscovery subpoena to--\n ``(1) require an originator, addressee, or intended \n recipient of an electronic communication to disclose the \n contents of the electronic communication to the governmental \n entity; or\n ``(2) require an entity that provides electronic \n communication services to the officers, directors, employees, \n or agents of the entity (for the purpose of carrying out their \n duties) to disclose the contents of an electronic communication \n to or from an officer, director, employee, or agent of the \n entity to a governmental entity, if the electronic \n communication is held, stored, or maintained on an electronic \n communications system owned or operated by the entity.''.\n (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 2703(d) of title \n18, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) by striking ``A court order for disclosure under \n subsection (b) or (c)'' and inserting ``A court order for \n disclosure under subsection (c)''; and\n (2) by striking ``the contents of a wire or electronic \n communication, or''.\n\nSEC. 4. DELAYED NOTICE.\n\n Section 2705 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to read as \nfollows:\n\n``SEC. 2705. DELAYED NOTICE.\n\n ``(a) Delay of Notification.--\n ``(1) In general.--A governmental entity that is seeking a \n warrant under section 2703(a) may include in the application \n for the warrant a request for an order delaying the \n notification required under section 2703(b) for a period of not \n more than 180 days in the case of a law enforcement agency, or \n not more than 90 days in the case of any other governmental \n entity.\n ``(2) Determination.--A court shall grant a request for \n delayed notification made under paragraph (1) if the court \n determines that there is reason to believe that notification of \n the existence of the warrant may result in--\n ``(A) endangering the life or physical safety of an \n individual;\n ``(B) flight from prosecution;\n ``(C) destruction of or tampering with evidence;\n ``(D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or\n ``(E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an \n investigation or unduly delaying a trial.\n ``(3) Extension.--Upon request by a governmental entity, a \n court may grant one or more extensions of the delay of \n notification granted under paragraph (2) of not more than 180 \n days in the case of a law enforcement agency, or not more than \n 90 days in the case of any other governmental entity.\n ``(4) Expiration of the delay of notification.--Upon \n expiration of the period of delay of notification under \n paragraph (2) or (3), the governmental entity shall serve upon, \n or deliver to by registered or first-class mail, electronic \n mail, or other means reasonably calculated to be effective as \n specified by the court approving the search warrant, the \n customer or subscriber--\n ``(A) a copy of the warrant; and\n ``(B) notice that informs the customer or \n subscriber--\n ``(i) of the nature of the law enforcement \n inquiry with reasonable specificity;\n ``(ii) that information maintained for the \n customer or subscriber by the provider of \n electronic communication service or remote \n computing service named in the process or \n request was supplied to, or requested by, the \n governmental entity;\n ``(iii) of the date on which the warrant \n was served on the provider and the date on \n which the information was provided by the \n provider to the governmental entity;\n ``(iv) that notification of the customer or \n subscriber was delayed;\n ``(v) the identity of the court authorizing \n the delay; and\n ``(vi) of the provision of this chapter \n under which the delay was authorized.\n ``(b) Preclusion of Notice to Subject of Governmental Access.--\n ``(1) In general.--A governmental entity that is obtaining \n the contents of a communication or information or records under \n section 2703 may apply to a court for an order directing a \n provider of electronic communication service or remote \n computing service to which a warrant, order, subpoena, or other \n directive under section 2703 is directed not to notify any \n other person of the existence of the warrant, order, subpoena, \n or other directive for a period of not more than 180 days in \n the case of a law enforcement agency, or not more than 90 days \n in the case of any other governmental entity.\n ``(2) Determination.--A court shall grant a request for an \n order made under paragraph (1) if the court determines that \n there is reason to believe that notification of the existence \n of the warrant, order, subpoena, or other directive may result \n in--\n ``(A) endangering the life or physical safety of an \n individual;\n ``(B) flight from prosecution;\n ``(C) destruction of or tampering with evidence;\n ``(D) intimidation of potential witnesses; or\n ``(E) otherwise seriously jeopardizing an \n investigation or unduly delaying a trial.\n ``(3) Extension.--Upon request by a governmental entity, a \n court may grant one or more extensions of an order granted \n under paragraph (2) of not more than 180 days in the case of a \n law enforcement agency, or not more than 90 days in the case of \n any other governmental entity.\n ``(4) Prior notice to law enforcement.--Upon expiration of \n the period of delay of notice under this section, and not later \n than 3 business days before providing notice to a customer or \n subscriber, a provider of electronic communication service or \n remote computing service shall notify the governmental entity \n that obtained the contents of a communication or information or \n records under section 2703 of the intent of the provider of \n electronic communication service or remote computing service to \n notify the customer or subscriber of the existence of the \n warrant, order, or subpoena seeking that information.\n ``(c) Definition.--In this section and section 2703, the term `law \nenforcement agency' means an agency of the United States, a State, or a \npolitical subdivision of a State, authorized by law or by a government \nagency to engage in or supervise the prevention, detection, \ninvestigation, or prosecution of any violation of criminal law, or any \nother Federal or State agency conducting a criminal investigation.''.\n\nSEC. 5. EVALUATION BY THE GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE.\n\n Not later than September 30, 2017, the Comptroller General of the \nUnited States shall submit to Congress a report regarding the \ndisclosure of customer communications and records under section 2703 of \ntitle 18, United States Code, which shall include--\n (1) an analysis and evaluation of such disclosure under \n section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, as in effect \n before the date of enactment of this Act, including--\n (A) a comprehensive analysis and evaluation \n regarding the number of individual instances, in each \n of the 5 years before the year in which this Act is \n enacted, in which Federal, State, or local law \n enforcement officers used section 2703 of title 18, \n United States Code, to obtain information relevant to \n an ongoing criminal investigation;\n (B) an analysis of the average length of time taken \n by a provider of an electronic communication service or \n a remote computing service to comply with requests by \n law enforcement officers for information under section \n 2703 of title 18, United States Code;\n (C) the number of individual instances, in each of \n the 5 years before the year in which this Act is \n enacted, in which information was requested by law \n enforcement officers from a provider of an electronic \n communication service or a remote computing service \n under a warrant as authorized under section 2703(a) of \n title 18, United States Code;\n (D) the number of individual instances and type of \n request, in each of the 5 years before the year in \n which this Act is enacted, in which information was \n requested by law enforcement officers from a provider \n of an electronic communication service or a remote \n computing service under the other information request \n provisions in section 2703 of title 18, United States \n Code; and\n (E) the number of individual instances, in each of \n the 5 years before the year in which this Act is \n enacted, in which law enforcement officers requested \n delayed notification to the subscriber or customer \n under section 2705 of title 18, United States Code; and\n (2) an analysis and evaluation of such disclosure under \n section 2703 of title 18, United States Code, as amended by \n this Act, including--\n (A) an evaluation of the effects of the amendments \n to the warrant requirements on judges, court dockets, \n or any other court operations;\n (B) a survey of Federal, State, and local judges \n and law enforcement officers to determine the average \n length of time required for providers of an electronic \n communication service or a remote computing service to \n provide the contents of communications requested under \n a search warrant, which shall include identifying the \n number of instances in which a judge was required to \n order a provider of an electronic communication service \n or a remote computing service to appear to show cause \n for failing to comply with a warrant or to issue an \n order of contempt against a provider of an electronic \n communication service or a remote computing service for \n such a failure; and\n (C) determining whether the amendments to the \n warrant requirements resulted in an increase in the use \n of the emergency exception under section 2702(b)(8) of \n title 18, United States Code.\n\nSEC. 6. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.\n\n Nothing in this Act or an amendment made by this Act shall be \nconstrued to preclude the acquisition by the United States Government \nof--\n (1) the contents of a wire or electronic communication \n pursuant to other lawful authorities, including the authorities \n under chapter 119 of title 18 (commonly known as the ``Wiretap \n Act''), the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 \n U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), or any other provision of Federal law not \n specifically amended by this Act; or\n (2) records or other information relating to a subscriber \n or customer of any electronic communications service or remote \n computing service (not including the content of such \n communications) pursuant to the Foreign Intelligence \n Surveillance Act of 1978 (50 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), chapter 119 \n of title 18 (commonly known as the ``Wiretap Act''), or any \n other provision of Federal law not specifically amended by this \n Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["service", 40], ["communication", 38], ["electronic", 35], ["state", 29], ["entity", 28], ["section", 28], ["governmental", 26], ["warrant", 22], ["provider", 20], ["court", 19], ["customer", 18], ["law", 18], ["subscriber", 17], ["computing", 17], ["united", 17], ["remote", 17], ["information", 16], ["enforcement", 14], ["code", 13], ["content", 13], ["order", 13], ["case", 12], ["shall", 12], ["day", 11], ["disclosure", 11], ["record", 11], ["federal", 10], ["notice", 10], ["request", 10], ["agency", 9], ["may", 9], ["officer", 8], ["including", 8], ["year", 8], ["number", 8], ["notification", 8], ["subpoena", 8], ["amended", 7], ["paragraph", 7], ["delay", 7], ["issued", 6], ["subsection", 6], ["provision", 6], ["individual", 6], ["upon", 6], ["authorized", 6], ["procedure", 6], ["instance", 5], ["investigation", 5], ["criminal", 5], ["evaluation", 5], ["enacted", 5], ["wire", 5], ["mean", 5], ["delayed", 5], ["requested", 5], ["required", 5], ["rule", 5], ["existence", 4], ["mail", 4], ["government", 4], ["period", 4], ["using", 4], ["amendment", 4], ["directing", 4], ["general.", 4], ["business", 4], ["trial", 4], ["grant", 4], ["disclose", 4], ["require", 4], ["later", 4], ["analysis", 4], ["congress", 4], ["date", 4], ["made", 3], ["requirement", 3], ["house", 3], ["authority", 3], ["obtains", 3], ["prosecution", 3], ["include", 3], ["address", 3], ["relating", 3], ["chapter", 3], ["search", 3], ["local", 3], ["otherwise", 3], ["striking", 3], ["maintained", 3], ["notify", 3], ["use", 3], ["described", 3], ["privacy", 3], ["length", 3], ["bill", 3], ["expiration", 3], ["following", 3], ["delaying", 3], ["directive", 3]]}, "hr282": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 282 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 282\n\n To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the \n Congressional Budget Office prepare long-term scoring estimates for \n reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant \n economic and fiscal effects outside of the normal scoring periods.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Ribble (for himself, Mr. Pocan, Mr. McKinley, Ms. Jenkins of \n Kansas, and Mr. Takano) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the \n Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that the \n Congressional Budget Office prepare long-term scoring estimates for \n reported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant \n economic and fiscal effects outside of the normal scoring periods.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive \nOutcomes and Returns for the Economy Act'' (``Long-Term SCORE Act'').\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n estimates that 133 million Americans live with at least one \n chronic condition.\n (2) More than three of every four health care dollars spent \n in the United States derive from the care of chronic medical \n conditions.\n (3) Such conditions include diabetes, cardiovascular \n disease, cancer, obesity, arthritis, and Alzheimers.\n (4) Reports from the Trust for America's Health, the \n Campaign to End Obesity, and other organizations demonstrate \n that Federal policies which lead to reductions in the \n prevalence of one or more chronic diseases may save United \n States taxpayers as much as $611 billion over the next 20 \n years, and more in years beyond that time window.\n (5) The Congressional Budget Office, which estimates the \n cost of Federal policies, typically provides Congress with \n budgetary impact analyses for a five- or ten-year period.\n (6) Longer-term budgetary impacts fall beyond the \n traditional Congressional Budget Office budget window and \n therefore are not captured in Congressional determinations of \n policies that reflect strategic investments in chronic disease \n prevention and treatment, and similar long-term policies.\n (7) The Congressional Budget Office has produced some long-\n term budget analysis, assessing the budgetary impact of certain \n programs for a period of as much as 75 years.\n (8) The Congressional Budget Office presently lacks \n adequate resources to conduct more regular long-term economic \n analyses.\n (9) Congress and taxpayers will benefit from having such \n analyses more regularly available to steward Federal dollars \n into the most effective policies and programs, particularly \n those that will generate long-term budgetary savings.\n (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to require that the \nCongressional Budget Office prepare long-term scoring estimates for \nreported bills and joint resolutions that could have significant \neconomic and fiscal effects outside of the normal scoring periods.\n\nSEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT DIRECTOR FOR LONG-TERM BUDGET \n SCORING.\n\n Paragraph (1) of section 201(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of \n1974 is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)'' and by adding at the \nend the following new subparagraph:\n ``(B) There is established within the Office a long-term \n budget scoring division which shall be headed by an assistant \n director who shall report directly to the Director.''.\n\nSEC. 4. LONG-TERM COST ANALYSES OF LEGISLATION BY CBO.\n\n Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by \ninserting ``(a) Cost Estimates.--'' after ``Sec. 402.'' and by adding \nat the end the following new subsection:\n ``(b) Long-Term Cost Estimates.--Whenever the Director of the \nCongressional Budget Office prepares an analysis of the costs of a bill \nor resolution under subsection (a), and upon the request of any Member \nof the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Director shall \nprepare and submit to such committee the information requested under \nparagraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a), except that such \ninformation shall be for, if practicable, at least each of the next \nfour ten fiscal-year periods beginning with the first fiscal year after \nthe last fiscal year for which an analysis was prepared under \nsubsection (a).''.\n\nSEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LONG-TERM COST ESTIMATING.\n\n Section 201(g) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended \nby striking the second sentence and inserting the following new \nsentence: ``In addition to such sums as may otherwise be appropriated \nto the Office, there are authorized to be appropriated to the Office \nfor each fiscal year $5,000,000 to enable it to prepare the long-term \ncost estimates required by section 402(b).''.\n \n", "frequency": [["budget", 18], ["congressional", 15], ["long-term", 14], ["office", 12], ["scoring", 8], ["cost", 7], ["period", 7], ["bill", 7], ["analysis", 7], ["year", 6], ["estimate", 6], ["congress", 6], ["fiscal", 6], ["section", 5], ["prepare", 5], ["policy", 5], ["following", 5], ["committee", 4], ["house", 4], ["economic", 4], ["budgetary", 4], ["shall", 4], ["chronic", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["director", 4], ["disease", 4], ["resolution", 4], ["state", 3], ["joint", 3], ["condition", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["federal", 3], ["outside", 3], ["new", 3], ["impact", 3], ["reported", 3], ["representative", 3], ["require", 3], ["could", 3], ["amended", 3], ["united", 3], ["end", 3], ["normal", 3], ["may", 3], ["effect", 3], ["significant", 3], ["sentence", 2], ["dollar", 2], ["four", 2], ["adding", 2], ["taxpayer", 2], ["window", 2], ["assistant", 2], ["fall", 2], ["report", 2], ["obesity", 2], ["senate", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["beyond", 2], ["health", 2], ["care", 2], ["estimates.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["within", 2], ["one", 2], ["addition", 2], ["114th", 2], ["least", 2], ["next", 2], ["much", 2], ["appropriated", 2], ["amend", 2], ["information", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["america", 2], ["prevention", 2], ["particularly", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["captured", 1], ["cardiovascular", 1], ["derive", 1], ["campaign", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["striking", 1], ["estimating", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["mckinley", 1], ["adequate", 1], ["include", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["regularly", 1], ["division", 1], ["lack", 1], ["return", 1], ["presently", 1], ["government", 1]]}, "hr285": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 285 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 285\n\n To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for \n knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mrs. Black, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. \nJolly, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Cramer, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Walorski, \n Mr. Joyce, Mr. Barr, Mr. Lance, Mr. Gosar, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. \n Rothfus, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Cook, Mr. \nPearce, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mrs. Bustos, Ms. Castor of Florida, Ms. \nClark of Massachusetts, Ms. Esty, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Kelly of \n Illinois, Ms. Meng, Mr. Schock, Mr. Paulsen, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Clay, Mr. \nMcCaul, Mr. Gibson, and Mr. Kline) introduced the following bill; which \n was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty for \n knowingly selling advertising that offers certain commercial sex acts.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Advertising Victims of \nExploitation Act of 2015'' or the ``SAVE Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. ADVERTISING THAT OFFERS CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SEX ACTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States Code, is \namended in subsection (a)(1), by inserting after ``obtains,'' the \nfollowing: ``advertises,''.\n (b) Mens Rea Requirement.--Section 1591 of title 18, United States \nCode, is amended in subsection (a), by inserting after ``knowing, or'' \nthe following: ``, except where, in an offense under paragraph (2), the \nact constituting the violation of paragraph (1) is advertising,''.\n (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1591(b) of title 18, United \nStates Code, is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``or obtained'' and \n inserting ``obtained, or advertised''; and\n (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or obtained'' and \n inserting ``obtained, or advertised''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 20], ["ms.", 9], ["state", 6], ["mrs.", 6], ["united", 6], ["code", 5], ["advertising", 5], ["paragraph", 4], ["inserting", 4], ["section", 4], ["obtained", 4], ["amended", 3], ["house", 3], ["sex", 3], ["commercial", 3], ["offer", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["certain", 3], ["congress", 3], ["advertised", 2], ["penalty", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["florida", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["striking", 2], ["knowingly", 2], ["114th", 2], ["selling", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["provide", 2], ["advertises", 1], ["office", 1], ["violation", 1], ["wagner", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["session", 1], ["victim", 1], ["mccaul", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["frelinghuysen", 1], ["except", 1], ["black", 1], ["meng", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["cramer", 1], ["government", 1], ["stop", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["cook", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["kansa", 1], ["general.", 1], ["clay", 1], ["gibson", 1], ["referred", 1], ["barr", 1], ["committee", 1], ["hultgren", 1], ["senate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["schock", 1], ["obtains", 1], ["jolly", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["gosar", 1], ["rea", 1], ["brownley", 1], ["lobiondo", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["bass", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["men", 1], ["beatty", 1], ["california", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["constituting", 1], ["exploitation", 1], ["clark", 1], ["joyce", 1], ["frankel", 1], ["knowing", 1], ["noem", 1], ["save", 1], ["walberg", 1], ["printing", 1], ["bustos", 1], ["cited", 1], ["kline", 1], ["offense", 1], ["esty", 1], ["castor", 1], ["illinois", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["jenkins", 1], ["lance", 1], ["walorski", 1]]}, "hr284": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 284 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 284\n\n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State \n licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the \n Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and \n supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Tiberi (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Kelly of \n Pennsylvania, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, \n Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Thompson of \n Pennsylvania, Mr. Neugebauer, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Harper, Mr. \nCrenshaw, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Amodei, \nMr. Rokita, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Tipton, Mr. \n Barletta, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. \n Duckworth) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on \n Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require State \n licensure and bid surety bonds for entities submitting bids under the \n Medicare durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and \n supplies (DMEPOS) competitive acquisition program, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare DMEPOS Competitive Bidding \nImprovement Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIRING STATE LICENSURE AND BID SURETY BONDS FOR ENTITIES \n SUBMITTING BIDS UNDER THE MEDICARE DMEPOS COMPETITIVE \n ACQUISITION PROGRAM.\n\n Section 1847(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-\n3(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following new \nsubparagraphs:\n ``(G) Requiring state licensure and bid bonds for \n bidding entities.--With respect to rounds of \n competitions beginning under this subsection on or \n after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the \n Secretary may not accept a bid from an entity for an \n area unless, as of the deadline for bid submission--\n ``(i) the entity meets applicable State \n licensure requirements for such area for all \n items in such bid for a product category; and\n ``(ii) the entity has obtained (and \n provided the Secretary with proof of having \n obtained) a bid surety bond (in this paragraph \n referred to as a `bid bond') in a form \n specified by the Secretary consistent with \n subparagraph (H) and in an amount that is not \n less than $50,000 and not more than $100,000 \n for each such area.\n ``(H) Treatment of bid bonds submitted.--\n ``(i) For successful bidders that do not \n accept the contract.--In the case of a bidding \n entity that is offered a contract for an area \n for a product category, if the entity's \n composite bid--\n ``(I) is at or below the product \n category's median composite bid rate \n for the area and the entity does not \n accept the contract offered for the \n product and area, the bid bond \n submitted shall be forfeited by the \n bidding entity and the Secretary shall \n collect on it; or\n ``(II) is above such median \n composite bid rate and the entity \n chooses not to accept a contract for \n the product category, the bid bond \n submitted shall be returned within 90 \n days of the date of notice of \n nonacceptance.\n ``(ii) For losing bidders.--If a bidding \n entity submits a bid that is not accepted for \n an area, the bid bond submitted for the entity \n for such area shall be returned within 90 days \n of the date of notice of nonacceptance.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 22], ["bid", 19], ["entity", 13], ["bond", 10], ["area", 8], ["state", 6], ["licensure", 5], ["product", 5], ["bidding", 5], ["competitive", 4], ["surety", 4], ["category", 4], ["dmepos", 4], ["accept", 4], ["medicare", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["shall", 4], ["committee", 3], ["security", 3], ["composite", 3], ["house", 3], ["social", 3], ["within", 3], ["contract", 3], ["bill", 3], ["submitted", 3], ["ms.", 3], ["submitting", 3], ["acquisition", 3], ["congress", 3], ["date", 3], ["subparagraph", 2], ["day", 2], ["median", 2], ["amend", 2], ["ohio", 2], ["xviii", 2], ["rate", 2], ["orthotics", 2], ["section", 2], ["notice", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["referred", 2], ["supply", 2], ["requiring", 2], ["durable", 2], ["114th", 2], ["obtained", 2], ["offered", 2], ["georgia", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["require", 2], ["following", 2], ["returned", 2], ["equipment", 2], ["may", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["johnson", 2], ["pennsylvania", 2], ["medical", 2], ["prosthetics", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["roe", 1], ["session", 1], ["scott", 1], ["contract.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["larson", 1], ["accepted", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["`bid", 1], ["improvement", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["thompson", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amodei", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["pingree", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["submission", 1], ["january", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["ryan", 1], ["collect", 1], ["stivers", 1], ["round", 1], ["proof", 1], ["mean", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["barletta", 1], ["senate", 1], ["rokita", 1], ["1st", 1], ["1395w-", 1]]}, "hr287": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 287 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 287\n\n To enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Turner (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Kelly \nof Pennsylvania, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Schock, Mr. Pearce, \n Mr. Latta, Mr. Stivers, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Franks of \nArizona, Mr. Lance, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. \n Dent, Mr. Bishop of Utah, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Lucas, Mr. \n Gibbs, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Marino, Mr. Schweikert, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, \n Mr. Zinke, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Kline, Mr. Barletta, Mr. \nTipton, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Pittenger, and Mr. Salmon) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To enhance the energy security of United States allies, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``American Job Creation and Strategic \nAlliances LNG Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.\n\n Section 3(c) of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b(c)) is \namended--\n (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``For purposes'';\n (2) by striking ``a nation with which there is in effect a \n free trade agreement requiring national treatment for trade in \n natural gas'' and inserting ``a World Trade Organization member \n nation''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `World Trade \nOrganization member nation' means a country described in section 2(10) \nof the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)).''.\n\nSEC. 3. PENDING APPLICATIONS.\n\n The amendments made by section 2 shall apply with respect to \napplications for the authorization to export natural gas under section \n3 of the Natural Gas Act (15 U.S.C. 717b) that are pending on, or filed \non or after, the date of enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 34], ["section", 5], ["trade", 4], ["gas", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["natural", 4], ["nation", 3], ["house", 3], ["energy", 3], ["state", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["congress", 3], ["ally", 2], ["ohio", 2], ["security", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["representative", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["agreement", 2], ["enhance", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["pending", 2], ["114th", 2], ["following", 2], ["member", 2], ["application", 2], ["717b", 2], ["organization", 2], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["lamborn", 1], ["mccaul", 1], ["chabot", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["utah", 1], ["world", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["january", 1], ["ryan", 1], ["kansa", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["round", 1], ["referred", 1], ["barletta", 1], ["senate", 1], ["creation", 1], ["schock", 1], ["export", 1], ["respect", 1], ["lng", 1], ["shall", 1], ["zinke", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["`world", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["stivers", 1], ["free", 1], ["job", 1], ["marino", 1], ["blackburn", 1], ["country", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["american", 1], ["south", 1], ["alliance", 1], ["striking", 1], ["requiring", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["strategic", 1], ["westerman", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["described", 1], ["mean", 1], ["national", 1], ["authorization", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["schweikert", 1], ["conaway", 1], ["filed", 1], ["sensenbrenner", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["made", 1], ["tipton", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1]]}, "hr286": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 286 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 286\n\nTo extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa \n Indians of Montana, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Zinke introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa \n Indians of Montana, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa \nIndians Restoration Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians is a \n political successor to signatories of the Pembina Treaty of \n 1863, under which a large area of land in the State of North \n Dakota was ceded to the United States;\n (2) the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa of North Dakota \n and the Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy's Reservation of \n Montana, which also are political successors to the signatories \n of the Pembina Treaty of 1863, have been recognized by the \n Federal Government as distinct Indian tribes;\n (3) the members of the Little Shell Tribe continue to live \n in the State of Montana, as their ancestors have for more than \n 100 years since ceding land in the State of North Dakota as \n described in paragraph (1);\n (4) in the 1930s and 1940s, the Tribe repeatedly petitioned \n the Federal Government for reorganization under the Act of June \n 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the \n ``Indian Reorganization Act'');\n (5) Federal agents who visited the Tribe and Commissioner \n of Indian Affairs John Collier attested to the responsibility \n of the Federal Government for the Tribe and members of the \n Tribe, concluding that members of the Tribe are eligible for, \n and should be provided with, trust land, making the Tribe \n eligible for reorganization under the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 \n U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian \n Reorganization Act'');\n (6) due to a lack of Federal appropriations during the \n Depression, the Bureau of Indian Affairs lacked adequate \n financial resources to purchase land for the Tribe, and the \n members of the Tribe were denied the opportunity to reorganize;\n (7) in spite of the failure of the Federal Government to \n appropriate adequate funding to secure land for the Tribe as \n required for reorganization under the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 \n U.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian \n Reorganization Act''), the Tribe continued to exist as a \n separate community, with leaders exhibiting clear political \n authority;\n (8) the Tribe, together with the Turtle Mountain Band of \n Chippewa of North Dakota and the Chippewa-Cree Tribe of the \n Rocky Boy's Reservation of Montana, filed 2 lawsuits under the \n Act of August 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 1049) (commonly known as the \n ``Indian Claims Commission Act''), to petition for additional \n compensation for land ceded to the United States under the \n Pembina Treaty of 1863 and the McCumber Agreement of 1892;\n (9) in 1971 and 1982, pursuant to Acts of Congress, the \n tribes received awards for the claims described in paragraph \n (8);\n (10) in 1978, the Tribe submitted to the Bureau of Indian \n Affairs a petition for Federal recognition, which is still \n pending as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (11) the Federal Government, the State of Montana, and the \n other federally recognized Indian tribes of the State have had \n continuous dealings with the recognized political leaders of \n the Tribe since the 1930s.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Member.--The term ``member'' means an individual who is \n enrolled in the Tribe pursuant to section 7.\n (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Little Shell Tribe \n of Chippewa Indians of Montana.\n\nSEC. 4. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) In General.--Federal recognition is extended to the Tribe.\n (b) Effect of Federal Laws.--Except as otherwise provided in this \nAct, all Federal laws (including regulations) of general application to \nIndians and Indian tribes, including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 \nU.S.C. 461 et seq.) (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization \nAct''), shall apply to the Tribe and members.\n\nSEC. 5. FEDERAL SERVICES AND BENEFITS.\n\n (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, \nthe Tribe and each member shall be eligible for all services and \nbenefits provided by the United States to Indians and federally \nrecognized Indian tribes, without regard to--\n (1) the existence of a reservation for the Tribe; or\n (2) the location of the residence of any member on or near \n an Indian reservation.\n (b) Service Area.--For purposes of the delivery of services and \nbenefits to members, the service area of the Tribe shall be considered \nto be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties \nin the State of Montana.\n\nSEC. 6. REAFFIRMATION OF RIGHTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act diminishes any right or \nprivilege of the Tribe or any member that existed before the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n (b) Claims of Tribe.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, \nnothing in this Act alters or affects any legal or equitable claim of \nthe Tribe to enforce any right or privilege reserved by, or granted to, \nthe Tribe that was wrongfully denied to, or taken from, the Tribe \nbefore the date of enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 7. MEMBERSHIP ROLL.\n\n (a) In General.--As a condition of receiving recognition, services, \nand benefits pursuant to this Act, the Tribe shall submit to the \nSecretary, by not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, a membership roll consisting of the name of each individual \nenrolled as a member of the Tribe.\n (b) Determination of Membership.--The qualifications for inclusion \non the membership roll of the Tribe shall be determined in accordance \nwith sections 1 through 3 of article 5 of the constitution of the Tribe \ndated September 10, 1977 (including amendments to the constitution).\n (c) Maintenance of Roll.--The Tribe shall maintain the membership \nroll under this section.\n\nSEC. 8. TRANSFER OF LAND.\n\n (a) Homeland.--The Secretary shall acquire, for the benefit of the \nTribe, trust title to 200 acres of land within the service area of the \nTribe to be used for a tribal land base.\n (b) Additional Land.--The Secretary may acquire additional land for \nthe benefit of the Tribe pursuant to section 5 of the Act of June 18, \n1934 (25 U.S.C. 465) (commonly known as the ``Indian Reorganization \nAct'').\n \n", "frequency": [["tribe", 45], ["indian", 21], ["federal", 15], ["member", 11], ["state", 10], ["land", 10], ["montana", 8], ["reorganization", 8], ["chippewa", 7], ["service", 7], ["shall", 7], ["government", 6], ["benefit", 6], ["recognition", 6], ["commonly", 6], ["little", 6], ["shell", 6], ["known", 6], ["section", 5], ["enactment", 5], ["u.s.c", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["congress", 5], ["june", 5], ["date", 5], ["pursuant", 4], ["dakota", 4], ["seq", 4], ["provided", 4], ["general.", 4], ["membership", 4], ["area", 4], ["political", 4], ["north", 4], ["claim", 4], ["recognized", 4], ["united", 4], ["roll", 4], ["reservation", 4], ["affair", 3], ["including", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["term", 3], ["right", 3], ["house", 3], ["pembina", 3], ["additional", 3], ["mean", 3], ["bill", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["treaty", 3], ["tribe.", 2], ["except", 2], ["signatory", 2], ["adequate", 2], ["band", 2], ["successor", 2], ["resource", 2], ["rocky", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["turtle", 2], ["individual", 2], ["since", 2], ["bureau", 2], ["denied", 2], ["leader", 2], ["privilege", 2], ["extend", 2], ["boy", 2], ["acquire", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["nothing", 2], ["trust", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["1930s", 2], ["chippewa-cree", 2], ["ceded", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["petition", 2], ["mountain", 2], ["may", 2], ["constitution", 2], ["federally", 2], ["enrolled", 2], ["representative", 2], ["area.", 1], ["office", 1], ["september", 1], ["reorganize", 1], ["month", 1], ["diminishes", 1], ["session", 1], ["legal", 1], ["committee", 1], ["existence", 1], ["still", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["taken", 1], ["reaffirmation", 1]]}, "hr289": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 289 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 289\n\n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the option \n to receive Medicare Summary Notices electronically, to increase the \nflexibility and transparency of contracts with medicare administrative \n contractors, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in \n addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide the option \n to receive Medicare Summary Notices electronically, to increase the \nflexibility and transparency of contracts with medicare administrative \n contractors, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Better Efficiency and Administrative \nSimplification Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. OPTION TO RECEIVE MEDICARE SUMMARY NOTICE ELECTRONICALLY.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1806 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. \n1395b-7) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(c) Format of Statements From Secretary.--\n ``(1) Electronic option beginning in 2016.--Subject to \n paragraph (2), for statements described in subsection (a) that \n are furnished for a period in 2016 or a subsequent year, in the \n case that an individual described in subsection (a) elects, in \n accordance with such form, manner, and time specified by the \n Secretary, to receive such statement in an electronic format, \n such statement shall be furnished to such individual for each \n period subsequent to such election in such a format and shall \n not be mailed to the individual.\n ``(2) Limitation on revocation option.--\n ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the \n Secretary may determine a maximum number of elections \n described in paragraph (1) by an individual that may be \n revoked by the individual.\n ``(B) Minimum of one revocation option.--In no case \n may the Secretary determine a maximum number under \n subparagraph (A) that is less than one.\n ``(3) Notification.--The Secretary shall ensure that, in \n the most cost effective manner and beginning January 1, 2017, a \n clear notification of the option to elect to receive statements \n described in subsection (a) in an electronic format is made \n available, such as through the notices distributed under \n section 1804, to individuals described in subsection (a).''.\n (b) Encouraged Expansion of Electronic Statements.--To the extent \nto which the Secretary of Health and Human Services determines \nappropriate, the Secretary shall--\n (1) apply an option similar to the option described in \n subsection (c)(1) of section 1806 of the Social Security Act \n (42 U.S.C. 1395b-7) (relating to the provision of the Medicare \n Summary Notice in an electronic format), as added by subsection \n (a), to other statements and notifications under title XVIII of \n such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and\n (2) provide such Medicare Summary Notice and any such other \n statements and notifications on a more frequent basis than is \n otherwise required under such title.\n\nSEC. 3. RENEWAL OF MAC CONTRACTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1874A(b)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act \n(42 U.S.C. 1395kk-1(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``5 years'' and \ninserting ``10 years''.\n (b) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply \nto contracts entered into on or after, and to contracts in effect as \nof, the date of the enactment of this Act.\n (c) Contractor Performance Transparency.--Section 1874A(b)(3)(A) of \nthe Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk-1(b)(3)(A)) is amended by \nadding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(iv) Contractor performance \n transparency.--To the extent possible without \n compromising the process for entering into and \n renewing contracts with medicare administrative \n contractors under this section, the Secretary \n shall make available to the public the \n performance of each medicare administrative \n contractor with respect to such performance \n requirements and measurement standards.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["medicare", 9], ["subsection", 8], ["section", 7], ["statement", 7], ["option", 7], ["secretary", 7], ["contractor", 6], ["security", 6], ["individual", 6], ["notice", 6], ["contract", 6], ["social", 6], ["shall", 6], ["described", 6], ["administrative", 5], ["format", 5], ["summary", 5], ["receive", 5], ["electronic", 5], ["u.s.c", 5], ["performance", 4], ["may", 4], ["notification", 3], ["committee", 3], ["electronically", 3], ["amended", 3], ["xviii", 3], ["house", 3], ["year", 3], ["general.", 3], ["period", 3], ["case", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["provide", 3], ["congress", 3], ["furnished", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["1395b-7", 2], ["adding", 2], ["number", 2], ["provision", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["january", 2], ["election", 2], ["subject", 2], ["option.", 2], ["1874a", 2], ["subsequent", 2], ["increase", 2], ["new", 2], ["available", 2], ["transparency.", 2], ["extent", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["1395kk-1", 2], ["elect", 2], ["one", 2], ["flexibility", 2], ["determine", 2], ["apply", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["made", 2], ["amend", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["maximum", 2], ["transparency", 2], ["manner", 2], ["end", 2], ["revocation", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["distributed", 1], ["better", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["measurement", 1], ["possible", 1], ["fall", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["mean", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["cost", 1], ["human", 1], ["seq", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["respect", 1], ["statements.", 1], ["pascrell", 1], ["entering", 1], ["state", 1]]}, "hr288": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 288 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 288\n\n To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under \nthe beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of \n certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities \n rehabilitation, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Ms. Brownley of California (for herself, Mrs. Napolitano, and Mr. \n Meeks) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage under \nthe beneficiary travel program of the Department of Veterans Affairs of \n certain disabled veterans for travel for certain special disabilities \n rehabilitation, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Medical Access Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. COVERAGE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS BENEFICIARY \n TRAVEL PROGRAM OF CERTAIN DISABLED VETERANS FOR TRAVEL \n FOR CERTAIN SPECIAL DISABILITIES REHABILITATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 111(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, \nis amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(G) A veteran with vision impairment, a veteran with a \n spinal cord injury or disorder, or a veteran with double or \n multiple amputations whose travel is in connection with care \n provided through a special disabilities rehabilitation program \n of the Department (including spinal cord injury center \n programs, blind rehabilitation center programs, and prosthetics \n rehabilitation center programs) if such care is provided--\n ``(i) on an in-patient basis; or\n ``(ii) during a period in which the Secretary \n provides the veteran with temporary lodging at a \n facility of the Department to make such care more \n accessible to the veteran.''.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit \nto the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives \nand the Senate a report on the beneficiary travel program under section \n111 of title 38, United States Code, including--\n (1) the cost of the program;\n (2) the number of veterans served by the program; and\n (3) any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 15], ["travel", 8], ["affair", 6], ["rehabilitation", 6], ["certain", 6], ["state", 5], ["united", 5], ["department", 5], ["code", 4], ["disability", 4], ["house", 4], ["special", 4], ["beneficiary", 4], ["disabled", 3], ["secretary", 3], ["section", 3], ["care", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["coverage", 3], ["center", 3], ["including", 2], ["committee", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["senate", 2], ["provided", 2], ["cord", 2], ["spinal", 2], ["114th", 2], ["injury", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["provide", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["report.", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["number", 1], ["report", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["veteran.", 1], ["amputation", 1], ["january", 1], ["brownley", 1], ["served", 1], ["disorder", 1], ["vision", 1], ["accessible", 1], ["lodging", 1], ["cost", 1], ["multiple", 1], ["napolitano", 1], ["matter", 1], ["access", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["provides", 1], ["new", 1], ["general.", 1], ["whose", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["meeks", 1], ["california", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["connection", 1], ["referred", 1], ["blind", 1], ["facility", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["period", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["considers", 1], ["basis", 1], ["submit", 1], ["in-patient", 1], ["double", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["cited", 1], ["end", 1], ["make", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["impairment", 1], ["temporary", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["medical", 1], ["later", 1], ["prosthetics", 1]]}, "hr493": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 493 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 493\n\nTo update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above \n domestic energy strategy, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Duncan of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Black, Mr. \n Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Bucshon, and Mr. Mulvaney) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural \n Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo update avian protection laws in order to support an all-of-the-above \n domestic energy strategy, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Clarification of Legal Enforcement \nAgainst Non-criminal Energy Producers Act of 2015'' or the ``CLEAN \nEnergy Producers Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds the following:\n (1) The Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) was enacted in \n 1918 to protect the migratory bird population from overhunting \n and poaching and has not been updated to reflect the societal \n changes that have occurred in our Nation over the last 95 \n years.\n (2) Anyone involved in an otherwise legal activity may be \n subject to criminal liability for the unintentional death of \n any one of over 1,000 species of birds protected under the \n MBTA.\n (3) The Act of June 8, 1940 (chapter 278; 16 U.S.C. 668), \n popularly known as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act \n (BGEPA), was first enacted in 1940 to protect the dwindling \n population of bald eagles and amended in 1962 to cover golden \n eagles in order to provide additional protective measures for \n bald eagles and for other purposes.\n (4) The BGEPA includes a program for the Federal Government \n to issue permits in order to protect companies from legal \n liability if eagles are unintentionally injured or killed, but \n the Federal Government has failed to issue permits issued under \n the program.\n (5) Among other goals, the BGEPA's permit program was \n established to assure the protection of interests fundamental \n to the basic operation of our society like agriculture and \n energy infrastructure development and maintenance.\n (6) The BGEPA was successful in helping the overall eagle \n population recover, leading to bald eagles being removed from \n the list of threatened and endangered species in 2007.\n (7) There are differing legal and judicial interpretations \n regarding the scope of criminality in those statutes.\n (8) It appears criminal prosecution under those statutes \n has been subjective, selective, and not applied uniformly and \n fairly across all sectors of society.\n (9) Those statutes need to be updated to reflect \n significant changes in our Nation over the last half century, \n including the urbanization of rural areas and how domestic \n energy is produced, transmitted, and distributed.\n (10) Protecting the avian population and its habitat is \n important.\n (11) Federal enforcement actions should be appropriate, \n uniform, nondiscriminatory, and just.\n\nSEC. 3. PERMITS FOR INCIDENTAL TAKE.\n\n Section 1 of the Act of June 8, 1940 (chapter 278; 16 U.S.C. 668), \npopularly known as the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, is amended \nby adding at the end the following:\n ``(d) Permits for Incidental Take.--Upon submission of a \nsubstantially completed application, the Secretary shall issue or deny \nan eagle take permit for no less than 30 years under section 22.26 of \ntitle 50, Code of Federal Regulations, that authorizes taking of any \nbald eagle or golden eagle that is incidental to, but not the purpose \nof, an otherwise lawful activity. Failure to issue or deny such a \npermit within a reasonable time (which shall not exceed one year) is \ndeemed issuance of such permit, and the applicant shall not be subject \nto liability for any incidental take of a bald eagle or golden eagle \nthat is in conformity with the information submitted to the Secretary \nas part of the application for the permit.''.\n\nSEC. 4. MIGRATORY BIRD TREATY ACT.\n\n Section 6(a) of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (16 U.S.C. 707(a)) is \namended--\n (1) by striking ``shall'' the first and second place it \n appears and inserting ``shall with intent knowingly''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following: ``For the purposes \n of this subsection, `with intent knowingly' does not include \n any taking, killing, or other harm to any migratory bird that \n is accidental or incidental to the presence or operation of an \n otherwise lawful activity.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["eagle", 13], ["permit", 8], ["bald", 7], ["energy", 6], ["bird", 6], ["migratory", 5], ["incidental", 5], ["protection", 5], ["golden", 5], ["mr.", 5], ["shall", 5], ["purpose", 5], ["federal", 4], ["section", 4], ["legal", 4], ["issue", 4], ["bgepa", 4], ["population", 4], ["following", 4], ["congress", 4], ["order", 4], ["domestic", 3], ["amended", 3], ["government", 3], ["liability", 3], ["enacted", 3], ["house", 3], ["year", 3], ["protect", 3], ["otherwise", 3], ["avian", 3], ["bill", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["take", 3], ["statute", 3], ["treaty", 3], ["secretary", 2], ["knowingly", 2], ["adding", 2], ["producer", 2], ["criminal", 2], ["updated", 2], ["popularly", 2], ["first", 2], ["nation", 2], ["application", 2], ["specie", 2], ["mbta", 2], ["activity", 2], ["lawful", 2], ["society", 2], ["operation", 2], ["subject", 2], ["all-of-the-above", 2], ["law", 2], ["appears", 2], ["change", 2], ["chapter", 2], ["last", 2], ["taking", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["one", 2], ["support", 2], ["114th", 2], ["strategy", 2], ["enforcement", 2], ["representative", 2], ["known", 2], ["end", 2], ["may", 2], ["june", 2], ["update", 2], ["reflect", 2], ["intent", 2], ["deny", 2], ["sector", 1], ["code", 1], ["interpretation", 1], ["office", 1], ["issued", 1], ["produced", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["protecting", 1], ["uniform", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["death", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["presence", 1], ["distributed", 1], ["urbanization", 1], ["failed", 1], ["black", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["differing", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["overall", 1], ["half", 1]]}, "hr247": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 247 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 247\n\n To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Maya Angelou in \n recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture \n and the civil rights movement.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 9, 2015\n\n Mrs. Beatty (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Norton, Mr. \nDavid Scott of Georgia, and Mr. Foster) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in \n addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To posthumously award a Congressional gold medal to Maya Angelou in \n recognition of her achievements and contributions to American culture \n and the civil rights movement.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Maya Angelou Congressional Gold \nMedal Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds that:\n (1) Dr. Maya Angelou, born Marguerite Ann Johnson in St. \n Louis, Missouri, on April 4, 1928, and raised in Arkansas, was \n a prominent and celebrated author, poet, educator, producer, \n actress, filmmaker, and civil rights activist.\n (2) Dr. Maya Angelou published a myriad of literary works \n enshrining in history her storied life as an icon of the civil \n rights movement.\n (3) Hailed for her talents as a performing artist at an \n early age, Dr. Maya Angelou toured Europe with a production of \n the Gershwin opera ``Porgy And Bess'' in 1955 and released her \n first album in 1957.\n (4) Committed to furthering the work of Dr. Martin Luther \n King, Dr. Maya Angelou served as a leader of the Southern \n Christian Leadership Conference during the Civil Rights \n Movement.\n (5) In 1969, Dr. Maya Angelou penned the autobiography ``I \n Know Why the Caged Bird Sings'', which catapulted her to \n international acclaim for its vivid and honest depiction of the \n experience of Black women in the Jim Crow era.\n (6) Dr. Maya Angelou wrote the screenplay and composed the \n score for the 1972 film ``Georgia, Georgia''; her script was \n the first by an African-American woman to be filmed.\n (7) Dr. Maya Angelou was the first African-American to \n serve as an Inaugural Poet, authoring and reciting the poem \n ``Pulse of Morning'' in 1993.\n (8) A trailblazer in literature and poetry, Dr. Maya \n Angelou bravely explored the ways in which socially \n marginalizing forces affected African-American women.\n (9) Dr. Maya Angelou was honored with the Presidential \n Medal of Freedom in 2011, the Lincoln Medal in 2008, and the \n National Medal of Arts in 2000 for her exceptional \n contributions to American culture as an author and poet.\n (10) As a distinguished educator, Dr. Maya Angelou received \n over 30 honorary degrees and served as the Reynolds Professor \n of American Studies at Wake Forest University from 1982 to \n 2014.\n (11) Dr. Maya Angelou passed away on May 28, 2014, in her \n North Carolina home at age 86, leaving behind a legacy of \n literary achievement and an indelible mark on the movement for \n civil rights.\n\nSEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL.\n\n (a) Presentation Authorized.--The Speaker of the House of \nRepresentatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make \nappropriate arrangements for the posthumous presentation, on behalf of \nCongress, of a gold medal of appropriate design in commemoration of Dr. \nMaya Angelou in recognition of her achievements and contributions to \nAmerican culture and the civil rights movement.\n (b) Design and Striking.--For the purpose of the presentation \nreferred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury \n(hereinafter in this Act referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall strike \na gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions to be \ndetermined by the Secretary.\n (c) Smithsonian Institution.--\n (1) In general.--Following the award of the gold medal in \n honor of Dr. Maya Angelou under subsection (a), the gold medal \n shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it shall \n be available for display as appropriate and made available for \n research.\n (2) Sense of congress.--It is the sense of Congress that \n the Smithsonian Institution shall make the gold medal received \n under paragraph (1) available for display, particularly at the \n National Museum of African American History and Culture, or for \n loan as appropriate so that it may be displayed elsewhere, \n particularly at other appropriate locations associated with the \n life of Dr. Maya Angelou.\n\nSEC. 4. DUPLICATE MEDALS.\n\n The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold \nmedal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the \nSecretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost \nthereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and \noverhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal.\n\nSEC. 5. STATUS OF MEDALS.\n\n (a) National Medals.--The medals struck under this Act are national \nmedals for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code.\n (b) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of \ntitle 31, United States Code, all medals struck under this Act shall be \nconsidered to be numismatic items.\n \n", "frequency": [["medal", 19], ["maya", 17], ["angelou", 17], ["dr.", 15], ["gold", 11], ["right", 7], ["civil", 7], ["movement", 6], ["american", 6], ["shall", 6], ["congress", 6], ["congressional", 5], ["house", 5], ["culture", 5], ["appropriate", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["may", 5], ["national", 4], ["contribution", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["achievement", 4], ["committee", 3], ["struck", 3], ["presentation", 3], ["woman", 3], ["smithsonian", 3], ["referred", 3], ["available", 3], ["african-american", 3], ["recognition", 3], ["section", 3], ["state", 3], ["first", 3], ["poet", 3], ["award", 3], ["representative", 3], ["georgia", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["code", 2], ["particularly", 2], ["cost", 2], ["literary", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["served", 2], ["senate", 2], ["design", 2], ["strike", 2], ["display", 2], ["received", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["duplicate", 2], ["life", 2], ["numismatic", 2], ["institution", 2], ["determined", 2], ["following", 2], ["posthumously", 2], ["history", 2], ["sense", 2], ["work", 2], ["author", 2], ["make", 2], ["speaker", 2], ["educator", 2], ["age", 2], ["congress.", 1], ["marguerite", 1], ["office", 1], ["furthering", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["displayed", 1], ["actress", 1], ["poetry", 1], ["session", 1], ["scott", 1], ["committed", 1], ["catapulted", 1], ["exceptional", 1], ["research", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["filmed", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["jim", 1], ["behind", 1], ["including", 1], ["labor", 1], ["foster", 1], ["black", 1], ["treasury", 1], ["myriad", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["made", 1], ["government", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["toured", 1], ["socially", 1]]}, "hr323": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 323 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 323\n\n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Sgt. Amanda N. \n Pinson Post Office''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mrs. Wagner (for herself, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Clay, Mr. Smith of \n Missouri, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Long, Mr. Cleaver, and Mr. Graves of \n Missouri) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Sgt. Amanda N. \n Pinson Post Office''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SGT. AMANDA N. PINSON POST OFFICE.\n\n (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service \nlocated at 55 Grasso Plaza in St. Louis, Missouri, shall be known and \ndesignated as the ``Sgt. Amanda N. Pinson Post Office''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to \nin subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sgt. \nAmanda N. 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R. 894\n\n To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Frelinghuysen (for himself, Mr. Lance, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Pascrell, \n Mr. Meehan, Mr. Cartwright, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Esty, and Mr. \n Dent) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on \nAgriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, \n in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. EXTENSION OF HIGHLANDS CONSERVATION ACT.\n\n (a) Extension of Land Conservation Projects in the Highlands \nRegion.--Section 4(e) of the Highlands Conservation Act (Public Law \n108-421; 118 Stat. 2377) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting \n``2021''.\n (b) Extension of Forest Service and USDA Programs in the Highlands \nRegion.--Section 5(c) of the Highlands Conservation Act (Public Law \n108-421; 118 Stat. 2378) is amended by striking ``2014'' and inserting \n``2021''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 8], ["highland", 7], ["conservation", 6], ["house", 3], ["committee", 3], ["congress", 3], ["extension", 3], ["bill", 3], ["section", 3], ["striking", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["public", 2], ["authorization", 2], ["stat", 2], ["amended", 2], ["extend", 2], ["representative", 2], ["region.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["tonko", 1], ["usda", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["cartwright", 1], ["session", 1], ["pascrell", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["1st", 1], ["determined", 1], ["agriculture", 1], ["esty", 1], ["united", 1], ["service", 1], ["addition", 1], ["garrett", 1], ["frelinghuysen", 1], ["state", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["forest", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["lance", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["land", 1], ["fall", 1], ["resource", 1], ["america", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["case", 1], ["february", 1], ["natural", 1], ["lowey", 1], ["meehan", 1], ["dent", 1], ["project", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["following", 1], ["subsequently", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr895": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 895 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 895\n\n To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding \n Native Hawaiian education.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Ms. Gabbard (for herself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Takai) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding \n Native Hawaiian education.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Native Hawaiian Education \nReauthorization Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Section 7202 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7512) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 7202. FINDINGS.\n\n ``Congress finds the following:\n ``(1) Native Hawaiians are a distinct and unique indigenous \n people with a historical continuity to the original inhabitants \n of the Hawaiian archipelago, whose society was organized as a \n nation and internationally recognized as a nation by the United \n States, the United Kingdom, France, and Japan, as evidenced by \n treaties governing friendship, commerce, and navigation.\n ``(2) The United States has recognized and reaffirmed \n that--\n ``(A) Native Hawaiians have a cultural, historic, \n and land-based link to the indigenous people who \n exercised sovereignty over the Hawaiian Islands, and \n that group has never relinquished its claims to \n sovereignty or its sovereign lands;\n ``(B) the United States furnishes services to \n Native Hawaiians because of their unique status as the \n indigenous people of a once sovereign nation with whom \n the United States has established a trust relationship;\n ``(C) Congress has also delegated broad authority \n to administer a portion of the Federal trust \n responsibility to the State of Hawaii;\n ``(D) the political status of Native Hawaiians is \n comparable to that of American Indians and Alaska \n Natives; and\n ``(E) the aboriginal, indigenous people of the \n United States have--\n ``(i) a continuing right to autonomy in \n their internal affairs; and\n ``(ii) an ongoing right of self-\n determination and self-governance that has \n never been extinguished.\n ``(3) The political relationship between the United States \n and the Native Hawaiian people has been recognized and \n reaffirmed by the United States, as evidenced by the inclusion \n of Native Hawaiians in--\n ``(A) the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 \n U.S.C. 2991 et seq.);\n ``(B) Public Law 95-341 (commonly known as the \n `American Indian Religious Freedom Act' (42 U.S.C. \n 1996));\n ``(C) the National Museum of the American Indian \n Act (20 U.S.C. 80q et seq.);\n ``(D) the Native American Graves Protection and \n Repatriation Act (25 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.);\n ``(E) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 \n U.S.C. 470 et seq.);\n ``(F) the Native American Languages Act (25 U.S.C. \n 2901 et seq.);\n ``(G) the American Indian, Alaska Native, and \n Native Hawaiian Culture and Art Development Act (20 \n U.S.C. 4401 et seq.);\n ``(H) the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act \n (Public Law 113-128); and\n ``(I) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. \n 3001 et seq.).\n ``(4) In 1993, 2005, 2009, and 2014, the Kamehameha Schools \n Bishop Estate released the findings of the Native Hawaiian \n Educational Assessment Project, which found that despite the \n successes of the programs established under title IV of the \n Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and Secondary \n School Improvement Amendments of 1988, many of the same \n educational needs still existed for Native Hawaiians. \n Subsequent reports by the Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate and \n other organizations have found--\n ``(A) Native Hawaiian students continue to begin \n their school experience lagging behind other students \n in terms of readiness factors such as vocabulary test \n scores;\n ``(B) Native Hawaiian students continue to score \n below the State average and national norms on \n standardized education achievement tests at all grade \n levels, despite gradually increasing Native Hawaiian \n achievement scores and a narrowing of gaps between \n Native Hawaiian and non-Native Hawaiian students;\n ``(C) lower percentages of Native Hawaiian students \n are represented in the uppermost achievement levels and \n in gifted and talented programs;\n ``(D) Native Hawaiian students continue to be \n overrepresented among students qualifying for special \n education programs;\n ``(E) Native Hawaiians continue to be \n underrepresented in institutions of higher education \n and among adults who have completed 4 or more years of \n college; and\n ``(F) Native Hawaiians continue to be \n disproportionately represented in many negative social \n and physical statistics indicative of special \n educational needs, such as student absence rates and \n family poverty rates.\n ``(5) The number of Native Hawaiian students served by the \n State of Hawaii Department of Education has risen from 20 \n percent in 1980 to 28 percent in 2011, and there are, and will \n continue to be, geographically rural, isolated areas with a \n high Native Hawaiian population density.\n ``(6) Despite the consequences of more than 100 years of \n nonindigenous influence, the Native Hawaiian people are \n determined to preserve, develop, and transmit to future \n generations their ancestral territory and their cultural \n identity, in accordance with their own spiritual and \n traditional beliefs, customs, practices, language, and social \n institutions.\n ``(7) The State of Hawaii, in the constitution and statutes \n of the State of Hawaii--\n ``(A) reaffirms and protects the unique right of \n the Native Hawaiian people to practice and perpetuate \n their culture and religious customs, beliefs, \n practices, and language;\n ``(B) recognizes the traditional language of the \n Native Hawaiian people as an official language of the \n State of Hawaii, which may be used as the language of \n instruction for all subjects and grades in the public \n school system; and\n ``(C) promotes the study of the Hawaiian culture, \n language, and history by providing a Hawaiian education \n program and using community expertise as a suitable and \n essential means to further the program.''.\n\nSEC. 3. PURPOSES.\n\n Section 7203 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7513) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 7203. PURPOSES.\n\n ``The purposes of this part are--\n ``(1) to authorize, develop, implement, assess, and \n evaluate innovative educational programs, Native Hawaiian \n language medium programs, Native Hawaiian culture-based \n education programs, and other education programs to improve the \n academic achievement of Native Hawaiian students by meeting \n their unique cultural and language needs in order to help such \n students meet challenging State student academic achievement \n standards;\n ``(2) to provide guidance to appropriate Federal, State, \n and local agencies to more effectively and efficiently focus \n resources, including resources made available under this part, \n on the development and implementation of--\n ``(A) innovative educational programs for Native \n Hawaiians;\n ``(B) rigorous and substantive Native Hawaiian \n language programs; and\n ``(C) Native Hawaiian culture-based educational \n programs; and\n ``(3) to create a system by which information from programs \n funded under this part will be collected, analyzed, evaluated, \n reported, and used in decisionmaking activities regarding the \n types of grants awarded under this part.''.\n\nSEC. 4. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL GRANT.\n\n Section 7204 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7514) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 7204. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL GRANT.\n\n ``(a) Grant Authorized.--In order to better effectuate the purposes \nof this part through the coordination of educational and related \nservices and programs available to Native Hawaiians, including those \nprograms that receive funding under this part, the Secretary shall \naward a grant to an education council, as described under subsection \n(b).\n ``(b) Education Council.--\n ``(1) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive the grant \n under subsection (a), the council shall be an education council \n (referred to in this section as the `Education Council') that \n meets the requirements of this subsection.\n ``(2) Composition.--The Education Council shall consist of \n 15 members of whom--\n ``(A) 1 shall be the President of the University of \n Hawaii (or a designee);\n ``(B) 1 shall be the Governor of the State of \n Hawaii (or a designee);\n ``(C) 1 shall be the Superintendent of the State of \n Hawaii Department of Education (or a designee);\n ``(D) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Office of \n Hawaiian Affairs (or a designee);\n ``(E) 1 shall be the executive director of Hawaii's \n Charter School Network (or a designee);\n ``(F) 1 shall be the chief executive officer of the \n Kamehameha Schools (or a designee);\n ``(G) 1 shall be the Chief Executive Officer of the \n Queen Liliuokalani Trust (or a designee);\n ``(H) 1 shall be a member, selected by the other \n members of the Education Council, who represents a \n private grant-making entity;\n ``(I) 1 shall be the Mayor of the County of Hawaii \n (or a designee);\n ``(J) 1 shall be the Mayor of Maui County (or a \n designee from the Island of Maui);\n ``(K) 1 shall be the Mayor of the County of Kauai \n (or a designee);\n ``(L) 1 shall be appointed by the Mayor of Maui \n County from the Island of either Molokai or Lanai;\n ``(M) 1 shall be the Mayor of the City and County \n of Honolulu (or a designee);\n ``(N) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Hawaiian \n Homes Commission (or a designee); and\n ``(O) 1 shall be the chairperson of the Hawaii \n Workforce Development Council (or a designee \n representing the private sector).\n ``(3) Requirements.--Any designee serving on the Education \n Council shall demonstrate, as determined by the individual who \n appointed such designee with input from the Native Hawaiian \n community, not less than 5 years of experience as a consumer or \n provider of Native Hawaiian education or cultural activities, \n with traditional cultural experience given due consideration.\n ``(4) Limitation.--A member (including a designee), while \n serving on the Education Council, shall not be a recipient of \n grant funds that are awarded under this part.\n ``(5) Term of members.--A member who is a designee shall \n serve for a term of not more than 4 years.\n ``(6) Chair, vice chair.--\n ``(A) Selection.--The Education Council shall \n select a Chair and a Vice Chair from among the members \n of the Education Council.\n ``(B) Term limits.--The Chair and Vice Chair shall \n each serve for a 2-year term.\n ``(7) Administrative provisions relating to education \n council.--The Education Council shall meet at the call of the \n Chair of the Council, or upon request by a majority of the \n members of the Education Council, but in any event not less \n often than every 120 days.\n ``(8) No compensation.--None of the funds made available \n through the grant may be used to provide compensation to any \n member of the Education Council or member of a working group \n established by the Education Council, for functions described \n in this section.\n ``(c) Use of Funds for Coordination Activities.--The Education \nCouncil shall use funds made available through the grant to carry out \neach of the following activities:\n ``(1) Providing advice about the coordination, and serving \n as a clearinghouse for, the educational and related services \n and programs available to Native Hawaiians, including the \n programs assisted under this part.\n ``(2) Assessing the extent to which such services and \n programs meet the needs of Native Hawaiians, and collecting \n data on the status of Native Hawaiian education.\n ``(3) Providing direction and guidance, through the \n issuance of reports and recommendations, to appropriate \n Federal, State, and local agencies in order to focus and \n improve the use of resources, including resources made \n available under this part, relating to Native Hawaiian \n education, and serving, where appropriate, in an advisory \n capacity.\n ``(4) Awarding grants, if such grants enable the Education \n Council to carry out the activities described in paragraphs (1) \n through (3).\n ``(5) Hiring an executive director who shall assist in \n executing the duties and powers of the Education Council, as \n described in subsection (d).\n ``(d) Use of Funds for Technical Assistance.--The Education Council \nshall use funds made available through the grant to--\n ``(1) provide technical assistance to Native Hawaiian \n organizations that are grantees or potential grantees under \n this part;\n ``(2) obtain from such grantees information and data \n regarding grants awarded under this part, including information \n and data about--\n ``(A) the effectiveness of such grantees in meeting \n the educational priorities established by the Education \n Council, as described in paragraph (6)(D), using \n metrics related to these priorities; and\n ``(B) the effectiveness of such grantees in \n carrying out any of the activities described in section \n 7205(c) that are related to the specific goals and \n purposes of each grantee's grant project, using metrics \n related to these priorities;\n ``(3) assess and define the educational needs of Native \n Hawaiians;\n ``(4) assess the programs and services available to address \n the educational needs of Native Hawaiians;\n ``(5) assess and evaluate the individual and aggregate \n impact achieved by grantees under this part in improving Native \n Hawaiian educational performance and meeting the goals of this \n part, using metrics related to these goals; and\n ``(6) prepare and submit to the Secretary, at the end of \n each calendar year, an annual report that contains--\n ``(A) a description of the activities of the \n Education Council during the calendar year;\n ``(B) a description of significant barriers to \n achieving the goals of this part;\n ``(C) a summary of each community consultation \n session described in subsection (e); and\n ``(D) recommendations to establish priorities for \n funding under this part, based on an assessment of--\n ``(i) the educational needs of Native \n Hawaiians;\n ``(ii) programs and services available to \n address such needs;\n ``(iii) the effectiveness of programs in \n improving the educational performance of Native \n Hawaiian students to help such students meet \n challenging State student academic achievement \n standards; and\n ``(iv) priorities for funding in specific \n geographic communities.\n ``(e) Use of Funds for Community Consultations.--The Education \nCouncil shall use funds made available though the grant under \nsubsection (a) to hold not less than 1 community consultation each year \non each of the islands of Hawaii, Maui, Molokai, Lanai, Oahu, and \nKauai, at which--\n ``(1) not less than 3 members of the Education Council \n shall be in attendance;\n ``(2) the Education Council shall gather community input \n regarding--\n ``(A) current grantees under this part, as of the \n date of the consultation;\n ``(B) priorities and needs of Native Hawaiians; and\n ``(C) other Native Hawaiian education issues; and\n ``(3) the Education Council shall report to the community \n on the outcomes of the activities supported by grants awarded \n under this part.\n ``(f) Funding.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the \namount described in section 7206(d)(2), to make a payment under the \ngrant. Funds made available through the grant shall remain available \nuntil expended.\n ``(g) Report.--Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of \nenactment of the Native Hawaiian Education Reauthorization Act of 2015, \nand for each subsequent year, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to \nthe Committee on Education and the Workforce of the House of \nRepresentatives, and the Committee on Indian Affairs and the Committee \non Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate, a report \nthat--\n ``(1) summarizes the annual reports of the Education \n Council;\n ``(2) describes the allocation and use of funds under this \n part and the information gathered since the first annual report \n submitted by the Education Council to the Secretary under this \n section; and\n ``(3) contains recommendations for changes in Federal, \n State, and local policy to advance the purposes of this \n part.''.\n\nSEC. 5. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.\n\n Section 7205 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7515) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 7205. GRANT PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.\n\n ``(a) Grants and Contracts.--In order to carry out programs that \nmeet the purposes of this part, the Secretary is authorized to award \ngrants to, or enter into contracts with--\n ``(1) Native Hawaiian educational organizations;\n ``(2) Native Hawaiian community-based organizations;\n ``(3) public and private nonprofit organizations, agencies, \n and institutions with experience in developing or operating \n Native Hawaiian education and workforce development programs or \n programs of instruction in the Native Hawaiian language;\n ``(4) charter schools; and\n ``(5) consortia of the organizations, agencies, and \n institutions described in paragraphs (1) through (4).\n ``(b) Priority.--In awarding grants and entering into contracts \nunder this part, the Secretary shall give priority to--\n ``(1) programs that meet the educational priority \n recommendations of the Education Council, as described under \n section 7204(d)(6)(D);\n ``(2) the repair and renovation of public schools that \n serve high concentrations of Native Hawaiian students;\n ``(3) programs designed to improve the academic achievement \n of Native Hawaiian students by meeting their unique cultural \n and language needs in order to help such students meet \n challenging State student academic achievement standards, \n including activities relating to--\n ``(A) achieving competence in reading, literacy, \n mathematics, and science for students in preschool \n through grade 3;\n ``(B) the educational needs of at-risk children and \n youth;\n ``(C) professional development for teachers and \n administrators;\n ``(D) the use of Native Hawaiian language and \n preservation or reclamation of Native Hawaiian culture-\n based educational practices;\n ``(E) preparation for employment in fields in which \n Native Hawaiians are underemployed or underrepresented; \n and\n ``(F) other programs relating to the activities \n described in this part; and\n ``(4) programs in which a State educational agency, local \n educational agency, institution of higher education, or a State \n educational agency or local educational agency in partnership \n with an institution of higher education applies for a grant or \n contract under this part as part of a partnership or \n consortium.\n ``(c) Authorized Activities.--Activities provided through programs \ncarried out under this part may include--\n ``(1) the development and maintenance of a statewide Native \n Hawaiian early education and care system to provide a continuum \n of high-quality early learning services for Native Hawaiian \n children from the prenatal period through the age of \n kindergarten entry;\n ``(2) the operation of family-based education centers that \n provide such services as--\n ``(A) programs for Native Hawaiian parents and \n infants from the prenatal period through age 3;\n ``(B) early care and education programs for Native \n Hawaiians; and\n ``(C) research on, and development and assessment \n of, family-based, early childhood, and preschool \n programs for Native Hawaiians;\n ``(3) activities that enhance beginning reading and \n literacy in either the Hawaiian or the English language among \n Native Hawaiian students in kindergarten through grade 3 and \n assistance in addressing the distinct features of combined \n English and Hawaiian literacy for Hawaiian speakers in grades 5 \n and 6;\n ``(4) activities to meet the special needs of Native \n Hawaiian students with disabilities, including--\n ``(A) the identification of such students and their \n needs;\n ``(B) the provision of support services to the \n families of such students; and\n ``(C) other activities consistent with the \n requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities \n Education Act;\n ``(5) activities that address the special needs of Native \n Hawaiian students who are gifted and talented, including--\n ``(A) educational, psychological, and developmental \n activities designed to assist in the educational \n progress of such students; and\n ``(B) activities that involve the parents of such \n students in a manner designed to assist in the \n educational progress of such students;\n ``(6) the development of academic and vocational curricula \n to address the needs of Native Hawaiian children and adults, \n including curricula materials in the Hawaiian language and \n mathematics and science curricula that incorporate Native \n Hawaiian tradition and culture;\n ``(7) professional development activities for educators, \n including--\n ``(A) the development of programs to prepare \n prospective teachers to address the unique needs of \n Native Hawaiian students within the context of Native \n Hawaiian culture, language, and traditions;\n ``(B) in-service programs to improve the ability of \n teachers who teach in schools with high concentrations \n of Native Hawaiian students to meet the unique needs of \n such students; and\n ``(C) the recruitment and preparation of Native \n Hawaiians, and other individuals who live in \n communities with a high concentration of Native \n Hawaiians, to become teachers;\n ``(8) the operation of community-based learning centers \n that address the needs of Native Hawaiian families and \n communities through the coordination of public and private \n programs and services, including--\n ``(A) early care and education programs;\n ``(B) before- and after-school programs and weekend \n academies;\n ``(C) career and technical and adult education \n programs; and\n ``(D) programs that recognize and support the \n unique cultural and educational needs of Native \n Hawaiian children, and incorporate appropriately \n qualified Native Hawaiian elders and seniors;\n ``(9) activities, including program co-location, to enable \n Native Hawaiians to enter and complete programs of \n postsecondary education, including--\n ``(A) subject to subsection (f), the provision of \n full or partial scholarships for undergraduate or \n graduate study that are awarded to students based on \n their academic promise and financial need, with a \n priority, at the graduate level, given to students \n entering professions in which Native Hawaiians are \n underrepresented;\n ``(B) family literacy services;\n ``(C) counseling and support services for students \n receiving scholarship assistance;\n ``(D) counseling and guidance for Native Hawaiian \n secondary school students who have the potential to \n receive scholarships;\n ``(E) assistance with completing the college \n admissions and financial aid application processes; and\n ``(F) faculty development activities designed to \n promote the matriculation of Native Hawaiian students;\n ``(10) research and data collection activities to determine \n the educational status and needs of Native Hawaiian children \n and adults;\n ``(11) other research and evaluation activities related to \n programs carried out under this part; and\n ``(12) other activities, consistent with the purposes of \n this part, to meet the educational needs of Native Hawaiian \n children and adults.\n ``(d) Additional Activities.--Notwithstanding any other provision \nof this part, funds made available to carry out this section as of the \nday before the date of enactment of the Native Hawaiian Education \nReauthorization Act of 2015 shall remain available until expended. The \nSecretary shall use such funds to support the following:\n ``(1) The development of a body of Native Hawaiian law.\n ``(2) The repair and renovation of public schools that \n serve high concentrations of Native Hawaiian students.\n ``(3) The perpetuation of, and expansion of access to, \n Hawaiian culture and history through digital archives.\n ``(4) Informal education programs that connect traditional \n Hawaiian knowledge, science, astronomy, and the environment \n through State museums or learning centers.\n ``(5) Public charter schools serving high concentrations of \n Native Hawaiian students.\n ``(e) Administrative Costs.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not \n more than 5 percent of funds provided to a recipient of a grant \n or contract under this section for any fiscal year may be used \n for administrative purposes.\n ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary may waive the requirement \n of paragraph (1) for a nonprofit entity that receives funding \n under this section and allow not more than 10 percent of funds \n provided to such nonprofit entity under this section for any \n fiscal year to be used for administrative purposes.\n ``(f) Scholarship Rule and Conditions.--\n ``(1) Scholarship conditions.--The Secretary shall \n establish conditions for receipt of a scholarship awarded under \n subsection (c)(9)(A). The conditions shall require that an \n individual seeking such a scholarship enter into a contract to \n provide professional services to the Native Hawaiian community, \n either during the scholarship period or upon completion of a \n program of postsecondary education.\n ``(2) Institutions outside hawaii.--The Secretary shall not \n establish a policy under this section that prevents a Native \n Hawaiian student enrolled at a 2- or 4-year degree-granting \n institution of higher education outside of the State of Hawaii \n from receiving a scholarship pursuant to subsection \n (c)(9)(A).''.\n\nSEC. 6. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS; AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n Section 7206 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7516) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 7206. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.\n\n ``(a) Application Required.--No grant may be made under this part, \nand no contract may be entered into under this part, unless the entity \nseeking the grant or contract submits an application to the Secretary \nat such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the \nSecretary may determine to be necessary to carry out the provisions of \nthis part.\n ``(b) Direct Grant Applications.--The Secretary shall provide a \ncopy of all direct grant applications to the Education Council.\n ``(c) Supplement Not Supplant.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), \n funds made available under this part shall be used to \n supplement, and not supplant, any State or local funds used to \n achieve the purposes of this part.\n ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any \n nonprofit entity or Native Hawaiian community-based \n organization that receives a grant or other funds under this \n part.\n ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--\n ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated \n to carry out this section, and sections 7204 and 7205, such \n sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 5 \n succeeding fiscal years.\n ``(2) Reservation.--Of the funds appropriated under this \n subsection, the Secretary shall reserve, for each fiscal year \n after the date of enactment of the Native Hawaiian Education \n Reauthorization Act of 2015 not less than $500,000 for the \n grant to the Education Council under section 7204.\n ``(3) Availability.--Funds appropriated under this \n subsection shall remain available until expended.''.\n\nSEC. 7. DEFINITIONS.\n\n Section 7207 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 \n(20 U.S.C. 7517) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (6) as \n paragraphs (2) through (7), respectively; and\n (2) by inserting before paragraph (2) (as redesignated by \n paragraph (1)) the following:\n ``(1) Community consultation.--The term `community \n consultation' means a public gathering--\n ``(A) to discuss Native Hawaiian education \n concerns; and\n ``(B) about which the public has been given not \n less than 30 days notice.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["hawaiian", 104], ["native", 96], ["education", 74], ["shall", 45], ["student", 39], ["council", 33], ["grant", 31], ["educational", 28], ["state", 27], ["need", 22], ["activity", 22], ["section", 21], ["fund", 19], ["designee", 17], ["language", 16], ["available", 16], ["year", 15], ["secretary", 15], ["including", 14], ["u.s.c", 14], ["school", 13], ["hawaii", 13], ["service", 13], ["community", 12], ["development", 12], ["use", 11], ["meet", 11], ["subsection", 11], ["described", 11], ["purpose", 11], ["paragraph", 11], ["public", 10], ["may", 10], ["secondary", 10], ["member", 10], ["made", 10], ["united", 9], ["priority", 9], ["scholarship", 9], ["elementary", 9], ["institution", 8], ["agency", 8], ["achievement", 8], ["grantee", 8], ["unique", 8], ["people", 8], ["provide", 7], ["provision", 7], ["related", 7], ["american", 7], ["report", 7], ["contract", 7], ["used", 7], ["academic", 7], ["organization", 7], ["cultural", 7], ["chair", 6], ["address", 6], ["high", 6], ["carry", 6], ["awarded", 6], ["local", 6], ["seq", 6], ["culture", 6], ["child", 6], ["administrative", 6], ["amended", 6], ["term", 6], ["continue", 6], ["fiscal", 6], ["indian", 5], ["county", 5], ["adult", 5], ["following", 5], ["information", 5], ["order", 5], ["serving", 5], ["entity", 5], ["mayor", 5], ["grade", 5], ["concentration", 5], ["regarding", 5], ["individual", 5], ["workforce", 5], ["read", 5], ["early", 5], ["follows", 5], ["provided", 5], ["congress", 5], ["authorized", 5], ["application", 4], ["established", 4], ["teacher", 4], ["experience", 4], ["family", 4], ["private", 4], ["support", 4], ["assistance", 4], ["goal", 4], ["designed", 4]]}, "hr896": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 896 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 896\n\n To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the \nAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority \n to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict \n the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under \n section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Gibbs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify when the \nAdministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency has the authority \n to prohibit the specification of a defined area, or deny or restrict \n the use of a defined area for specification, as a disposal site under \n section 404 of such Act, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Certainty Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PERMITS FOR DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 404(c) of the Federal Water Pollution \nControl Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(c)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``(c)'' and inserting ``(c)(1)'';\n (2) in paragraph (1), as so designated, by inserting \n ``during the period described in paragraph (2) and'' before \n ``after notice and opportunity for public hearings''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(2)(A) The period during which the Administrator may \n prohibit the specification (including the withdrawal of \n specification) of any defined area as a disposal site, or deny \n or restrict the use of any defined area for specification \n (including the withdrawal of specification) as a disposal site, \n under paragraph (1) shall--\n ``(i) begin on the date that the Secretary provides \n notice to the Administrator that the Secretary has \n completed all procedures for processing an application \n for a permit under this section relating to the \n specification and is ready to determine, in accordance \n with the record and applicable regulations, whether the \n permit should be issued; and\n ``(ii) end on the date that the Secretary issues \n the permit.\n ``(B) The Secretary shall ensure that the period described \n in subparagraph (A) consists of not fewer than 30 consecutive \n days.\n ``(C) The Secretary may issue a permit under this section \n only after the Secretary provides notice to the Administrator \n in accordance with this paragraph.''.\n (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall \napply to a permit application submitted under section 404(a) of the \nFederal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(a)) after the date \nof enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["specification", 9], ["section", 7], ["permit", 6], ["secretary", 6], ["area", 6], ["defined", 6], ["administrator", 5], ["disposal", 4], ["federal", 4], ["water", 4], ["pollution", 4], ["control", 4], ["site", 4], ["prohibit", 3], ["house", 3], ["notice", 3], ["period", 3], ["restrict", 3], ["use", 3], ["bill", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["may", 3], ["date", 3], ["deny", 3], ["including", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["withdrawal", 2], ["authority", 2], ["provides", 2], ["issue", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["protection", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["environmental", 2], ["representative", 2], ["accordance", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["end", 2], ["agency", 2], ["application", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["dredged", 1], ["office", 1], ["issued", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["consists", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["applicability.", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["material", 1], ["designated", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["fewer", 1], ["whether", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["senate", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["consecutive", 1], ["public", 1], ["general.", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["transportation", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["processing", 1], ["regulatory", 1], ["relating", 1], ["certainty", 1], ["ensure", 1], ["striking", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["hearing", 1], ["determine", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["completed", 1], ["made", 1], ["submitted", 1], ["record", 1], ["procedure", 1], ["cited", 1], ["ready", 1], ["fill", 1]]}, "hr897": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 897 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 897\n\n To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and \nthe Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent \nregarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable \n waters, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Gibbs introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the \nCommittee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by \nthe Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and \nthe Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Congressional intent \nregarding the regulation of the use of pesticides in or near navigable \n waters, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. USE OF AUTHORIZED PESTICIDES.\n\n Section 3(f) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide \nAct (7 U.S.C. 136a(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(5) Use of authorized pesticides.--Except as provided in \n section 402(s) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the \n Administrator or a State may not require a permit under such \n Act for a discharge from a point source into navigable waters \n of a pesticide authorized for sale, distribution, or use under \n this Act, or the residue of such a pesticide, resulting from \n the application of such pesticide.''.\n\nSEC. 3. DISCHARGES OF PESTICIDES.\n\n Section 402 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. \n1342) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(s) Discharges of Pesticides.--\n ``(1) No permit requirement.--Except as provided in \n paragraph (2), a permit shall not be required by the \n Administrator or a State under this Act for a discharge from a \n point source into navigable waters of a pesticide authorized \n for sale, distribution, or use under the Federal Insecticide, \n Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or the residue of such a \n pesticide, resulting from the application of such pesticide.\n ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the \n following discharges of a pesticide or pesticide residue:\n ``(A) A discharge resulting from the application of \n a pesticide in violation of a provision of the Federal \n Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act that is \n relevant to protecting water quality, if--\n ``(i) the discharge would not have occurred \n but for the violation; or\n ``(ii) the amount of pesticide or pesticide \n residue in the discharge is greater than would \n have occurred without the violation.\n ``(B) Stormwater discharges subject to regulation \n under subsection (p).\n ``(C) The following discharges subject to \n regulation under this section:\n ``(i) Manufacturing or industrial effluent.\n ``(ii) Treatment works effluent.\n ``(iii) Discharges incidental to the normal \n operation of a vessel, including a discharge \n resulting from ballasting operations or vessel \n biofouling prevention.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["pesticide", 14], ["discharge", 12], ["federal", 9], ["water", 9], ["use", 6], ["insecticide", 5], ["section", 5], ["following", 5], ["rodenticide", 5], ["fungicide", 5], ["navigable", 4], ["residue", 4], ["resulting", 4], ["pollution", 4], ["regulation", 4], ["authorized", 4], ["control", 4], ["violation", 3], ["committee", 3], ["congressional", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["permit", 3], ["bill", 3], ["application", 3], ["congress", 3], ["adding", 2], ["except", 2], ["source", 2], ["amended", 2], ["regarding", 2], ["provision", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["operation", 2], ["subject", 2], ["provided", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["effluent", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["point", 2], ["vessel", 2], ["would", 2], ["114th", 2], ["occurred", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["near", 2], ["distribution", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["end", 2], ["administrator", 2], ["shall", 2], ["may", 2], ["intent", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["sale", 2], ["pesticides.", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["protecting", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["government", 1], ["ballasting", 1], ["burden", 1], ["fall", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["incidental", 1], ["referred", 1], ["work", 1], ["senate", 1], ["agriculture", 1], ["normal", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["transportation", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["regulatory", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["manufacturing", 1], ["amount", 1], ["exceptions.", 1], ["prevention.", 1], ["relevant", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["stormwater", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["reducing", 1], ["quality", 1], ["addition", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["biofouling", 1], ["industrial", 1], ["case", 1]]}, "hr890": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 890 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 890\n\n To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier \n Resources System Unit P16.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Clawson of Florida introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To correct the boundaries of the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier \n Resources System Unit P16.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. REPLACEMENT OF JOHN H. CHAFEE COASTAL BARRIER RESOURCES \n SYSTEM MAP.\n\n (a) In General.--The map included in the set of maps entitled \n``Coastal Barrier Resources System'' referred to in section 4(a) of the \nCoastal Barrier Resources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(a)) and relating to Unit \nP16 in Florida is hereby replaced by another map relating to the same \nunit entitled ``John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System \nCorrected Unit P16'' and dated October 30, 2014.\n (b) Availability.--The Secretary of the Interior shall keep the \nreplacement map referred to in subsection (a) on file and available for \ninspection in accordance with section 4(b) of the Coastal Barrier \nResources Act (16 U.S.C. 3503(b)).\n \n", "frequency": [["resource", 8], ["coastal", 7], ["barrier", 7], ["unit", 5], ["system", 5], ["map", 5], ["chafee", 4], ["john", 4], ["p16", 4], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["referred", 3], ["114th", 2], ["boundary", 2], ["correct", 2], ["entitled", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["representative", 2], ["relating", 2], ["florida", 2], ["replacement", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["available", 1], ["set", 1], ["committee", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["keep", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["session", 1], ["1st", 1], ["october", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["another", 1], ["united", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["interior", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["clawson", 1], ["file", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["hereby", 1], ["corrected", 1], ["availability.", 1], ["state", 1], ["included", 1], ["natural", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["dated", 1], ["accordance", 1], ["printing", 1], ["replaced", 1], ["general.", 1], ["shall", 1], ["following", 1], ["inspection", 1]]}, "hr891": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 891 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 891\n\n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 141 Paloma Drive in Floresville, Texas, as the ``Floresville \n Veterans Post Office Building''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Cuellar introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 141 Paloma Drive in Floresville, Texas, as the ``Floresville \n Veterans Post Office Building''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. FLORESVILLE VETERANS POST OFFICE BUILDING.\n\n (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service \nlocated at 141 Paloma Drive in Floresville, Texas, shall be known and \ndesignated as the ``Floresville Veterans Post Office Building''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to \nin subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the \n``Floresville Veterans Post Office Building''.\n \n", "frequency": [["floresville", 8], ["office", 6], ["united", 5], ["veteran", 5], ["state", 5], ["post", 5], ["building", 5], ["facility", 4], ["house", 3], ["service", 3], ["located", 3], ["paloma", 3], ["congress", 3], ["postal", 3], ["bill", 3], ["drive", 3], ["texas", 3], ["114th", 2], ["designate", 2], ["government", 2], ["representative", 2], ["reference", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["referred", 2], ["senate", 1], ["america", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["designation.", 1], ["reform", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["document", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["map", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["cuellar", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["designated", 1], ["paper", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["known", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["references.", 1], ["record", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["section", 1]]}, "hr892": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 892 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 892\n\n To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the paying of \n premium subsidies on policies based on the actual market price of an \n agricultural commodity at the time of harvest.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Duncan of Tennessee introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Agriculture\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to prohibit the paying of \n premium subsidies on policies based on the actual market price of an \n agricultural commodity at the time of harvest.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Harvest Price Subsidy Reduction \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PREMIUM SUBSIDY FOR HARVEST PRICE POLICIES.\n\n Section 508(e) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(e)) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(9) Prohibition on premium subsidy for harvest price \n policies.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law and \n beginning with the 2016 reinsurance year, the Corporation may \n not pay any amount of premium subsidy in the case of a policy \n or plan of insurance that is based on the actual market price \n of an agricultural commodity at the time of harvest.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["subsidy", 6], ["price", 6], ["premium", 5], ["harvest", 5], ["insurance", 4], ["policy", 4], ["house", 3], ["crop", 3], ["agricultural", 3], ["market", 3], ["based", 3], ["federal", 3], ["congress", 3], ["actual", 3], ["commodity", 3], ["bill", 3], ["time", 3], ["prohibit", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["may", 2], ["prohibition", 2], ["representative", 2], ["paying", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["reduction", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["plan", 1], ["agriculture", 1], ["law", 1], ["adding", 1], ["united", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["provision", 1], ["state", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["case", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["pay", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["harvest.", 1], ["reinsurance", 1], ["corporation", 1], ["tennessee", 1], ["end", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["america", 1], ["policies.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["year", 1], ["amount", 1], ["printing", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr893": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 893 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 893\n\nTo require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration \n of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Fortenberry (for himself, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, and Mr. Ashford) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Financial Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration \n of the centennial of Boys Town, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Boys Town Centennial Commemorative \nCoin Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) Boys Town is a nonprofit organization dedicated to \n saving children and healing families, nationally headquartered \n in the village of Boys Town, Nebraska;\n (2) Father Flanagan's Boys Home, known as ``Boys Town'', \n was founded on December 12, 1917, by Servant of God Father \n Edward Flanagan;\n (3) Boys Town was created to serve children of all races \n and religions;\n (4) news of the work of Father Flanagan spread worldwide \n with the success of the 1938 movie, ``Boys Town'';\n (5) after World War II, President Truman asked Father \n Flanagan to take his message to the world, and Father Flanagan \n traveled the globe visiting war orphans and advising government \n leaders on how to care for displaced children;\n (6) Boys Town has grown exponentially, and now provides \n care to children and families across the country in 11 regions, \n including California, Nevada, Texas, Nebraska, Iowa, Louisiana, \n North Florida, Central Florida, South Florida, Washington, DC, \n New York, and New England;\n (7) the Boys Town National Hotline provides counseling to \n more than 150,000 callers each year;\n (8) the Boys Town National Research Hospital is a national \n leader in the field of hearing care and research of Usher \n Syndrome;\n (9) Boys Town programs impact the lives of more than \n 2,000,000 children and families across America each year; and\n (10) December 12th, 2017, will mark the 100th anniversary \n of Boys Town, Nebraska.\n\nSEC. 3. COIN SPECIFICATIONS.\n\n (a) $5 Gold Coins.--The Secretary of the Treasury (referred to in \nthis Act as the ``Secretary'') shall mint and issue not more than \n50,000 $5 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of \nFather Flanagan's Boys Town, each of which shall--\n (1) weigh 8.359 grams;\n (2) have a diameter of 0.850 inches; and\n (3) contain 90 percent gold and 10 percent alloy.\n (b) $1 Silver Coins.--The Secretary shall mint and issue not more \nthan 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the \nfounding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town, each of which shall--\n (1) weigh 26.73 grams;\n (2) have a diameter of 1.500 inches; and\n (3) contain 90 percent silver and 10 percent copper.\n (c) Half Dollar Clad Coins.--The Secretary shall mint and issue not \nmore than 300,000 half dollar clad coins in commemoration of the \ncentennial of the founding of Father Flanagan's Boys Town, each of \nwhich shall--\n (1) weigh 11.34 grams;\n (2) have a diameter of 1.205 inches; and\n (3) be minted to the specifications for half dollar coins \n contained in section 5112(b) of title 31, United States Code.\n (d) Legal Tender.--The coins minted under this Act shall be legal \ntender, as provided in section 5103 of title 31, United States Code.\n (e) Numismatic Items.--For purposes of sections 5134 and 5136 of \ntitle 31, United States Code, all coins minted under this Act shall be \nconsidered to be numismatic items.\n\nSEC. 4. DESIGN OF COINS.\n\n (a) In General.--The design of the coins minted under this Act \nshall be emblematic of the 100 years of Boys Town, one of the largest \nnonprofit child care agencies in the United States.\n (b) Designation and Inscriptions.--On each coin minted under this \nAct, there shall be--\n (1) a designation of the value of the coin;\n (2) an inscription of the year ``2017''; and\n (3) inscriptions of the words ``Liberty'', ``In God We \n Trust'', ``United States of America'', and ``E Pluribus Unum''.\n (c) Selection.--The design for the coins minted under this Act \nshall be--\n (1) selected by the Secretary, after consultation with the \n National Executive Director of Boys Town and the Commission of \n Fine Arts; and\n (2) reviewed by the Citizens of Coinage Advisory Committee.\n\nSEC. 5. ISSUANCE OF COINS.\n\n (a) Quality of Coins.--Coins minted under this Act shall be issued \nin uncirculated and proof qualities.\n (b) Mint Facility.--Only 1 facility of the United States Mint may \nbe used to strike any particular quality of the coins minted under this \nAct.\n (c) Period for Issuance.--The Secretary may issue coins under this \nAct only during the period beginning on January 1, 2017, and ending on \nDecember 31, 2017.\n\nSEC. 6. SALE OF COINS.\n\n (a) Sale Price.--The coins issued under this Act shall be sold by \nthe Secretary at a price equal to the sum of--\n (1) the face value of the coins; and\n (2) the cost of designing and issuing the coins (including \n labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, \n marketing, and shipping).\n (b) Bulk Sales.--The Secretary shall make bulk sales of the coins \nissued under this Act at a reasonable discount.\n (c) Prepaid Orders.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary shall accept prepaid orders \n for the coins minted under this Act before the issuance of such \n coins.\n (2) Discount.--Sale prices with respect to prepaid orders \n under paragraph (1) shall be at a reasonable discount.\n\nSEC. 7. SURCHARGES.\n\n (a) In General.--All sales of coins issued under this Act shall \ninclude a surcharge as follows:\n (1) A surcharge of $35 per coin for the $5 coin.\n (2) A surcharge of $10 per coin for the $1 coin.\n (3) A surcharge of $5 per coin for the half dollar coin.\n (b) Distribution.--Subject to section 5134(f) of title 31, United \nStates Code, all surcharges received by the Secretary from the sale of \ncoins issued under this Act shall be paid to Boys Town to carry out \nBoys Town's cause of caring for and assisting children and families in \nunderserved communities across America.\n\nSEC. 8. FINANCIAL ASSURANCES.\n\n The Secretary shall take such actions as may be necessary to ensure \nthat--\n (1) minting and issuing coins under this Act will not \n result in any net cost to the Federal Government; and\n (2) no funds, including applicable surcharges, shall be \n disbursed to any recipient designated in section 7 until the \n total cost of designing and issuing all of the coins authorized \n by this Act (including labor, materials, dies, use of \n machinery, overhead expenses, marketing, and shipping) is \n recovered by the United States Treasury, consistent with \n sections 5112(m) and 5134(f) of title 31, United States Code.\n \n", "frequency": [["coin", 36], ["boy", 21], ["town", 20], ["shall", 20], ["secretary", 13], ["state", 10], ["united", 10], ["minted", 9], ["father", 8], ["flanagan", 8], ["section", 7], ["child", 7], ["mint", 7], ["surcharge", 7], ["centennial", 6], ["sale", 6], ["code", 5], ["issued", 5], ["commemoration", 5], ["dollar", 4], ["including", 4], ["treasury", 4], ["half", 4], ["year", 4], ["issue", 4], ["care", 4], ["family", 4], ["national", 4], ["coins.", 4], ["nebraska", 4], ["percent", 4], ["congress", 4], ["may", 4], ["america", 4], ["prepaid", 3], ["government", 3], ["inch", 3], ["across", 3], ["gram", 3], ["bill", 3], ["house", 3], ["cost", 3], ["general.", 3], ["florida", 3], ["diameter", 3], ["quality", 3], ["per", 3], ["design", 3], ["december", 3], ["founding", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["issuing", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["weigh", 3], ["expense", 2], ["committee", 2], ["gold", 2], ["labor", 2], ["world", 2], ["silver", 2], ["designation", 2], ["clad", 2], ["reasonable", 2], ["contain", 2], ["referred", 2], ["financial", 2], ["material", 2], ["god", 2], ["legal", 2], ["provides", 2], ["designing", 2], ["new", 2], ["order", 2], ["leader", 2], ["marketing", 2], ["use", 2], ["discount", 2], ["shipping", 2], ["nonprofit", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["period", 2], ["research", 2], ["114th", 2], ["overhead", 2], ["war", 2], ["numismatic", 2], ["representative", 2], ["require", 2], ["value", 2], ["inscription", 2], ["issuance", 2], ["take", 2], ["price", 2], ["bulk", 2], ["machinery", 2], ["specification", 2], ["advisory", 1], ["office", 1], ["copper", 1], ["reviewed", 1]]}, "hr1137": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 898\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the \n equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied \n petroleum gas.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Kind) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the \n equalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and liquefied \n petroleum gas.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Production Fairness Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND \n LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS.\n\n (a) Liquefied Petroleum Gas.--\n (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking \n ``and'' at the end of clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) \n as clause (iii), and by inserting after clause (i) the \n following new clause:\n ``(ii) in the case of liquefied petroleum \n gas, 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a \n gallon of gasoline, and''.\n (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--Paragraph \n (2) of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is \n amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.--\n For purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy \n equivalent of a gallon of gasoline' means, with respect \n to a liquefied petroleum gas fuel, the amount of such \n fuel having a Btu content of 115,400 (lower heating \n value).''.\n (b) Liquefied Natural Gas.--\n (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection \n (a)(1), is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause \n (ii), by striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and \n inserting ``, and'' and by inserting after clause (iii) the \n following new clause:\n ``(iv) in the case of liquefied natural \n gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a \n gallon of diesel.''.\n (2) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--Paragraph (2) \n of section 4041(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as \n amended by subsection (a)(2), is amended by adding at the end \n the following:\n ``(D) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For \n purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent \n of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a \n liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel \n having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating \n value).''.\n (3) Conforming amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(iv) of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as redesignated by \n subsection (a)(1) and paragraph (1), is amended--\n (A) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'', and\n (B) by striking ``peat), and'' and inserting \n ``peat) and''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to any sale or use of fuel after September 30, 2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["liquefied", 13], ["gas", 11], ["clause", 9], ["equivalent", 8], ["gallon", 8], ["code", 7], ["amended", 7], ["energy", 7], ["section", 7], ["revenue", 7], ["internal", 7], ["natural", 7], ["petroleum", 6], ["striking", 5], ["fuel", 5], ["paragraph", 5], ["following", 5], ["end", 5], ["inserting", 4], ["excise", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["diesel.", 3], ["mean", 3], ["bill", 3], ["house", 3], ["equalization", 3], ["tax", 3], ["congress", 3], ["adding", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["term", 2], ["btu", 2], ["per", 2], ["content", 2], ["new", 2], ["general.", 2], ["heating", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["gasoline.", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["cent", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["amend", 2], ["`energy", 2], ["gasoline", 2], ["value", 2], ["gas.", 2], ["provide", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["peat", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["lower", 2], ["office", 1], ["september", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["fairness", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["production", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["february", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["apply", 1], ["diesel", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["redesignated", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["period", 1], ["1st", 1], ["use", 1], ["way", 1], ["kind", 1], ["made", 1], ["cited", 1], ["united", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["printing", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["pennsylvania", 1], ["sale", 1], ["kelly", 1], ["amendment", 1]]}, "hr899": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 899 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 899\n\nTo require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious \nworkers to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the \n United States.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo require the country of origin of certain special immigrant religious \nworkers to extend reciprocal immigration treatment to nationals of the \n United States.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Religious Worker Visa Reciprocity \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIRING RECIPROCAL IMMIGRATION TREATMENT.\n\n Section 204(a)(1)(G) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 \nU.S.C. 1154(a)(1)(G)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(iii) Beginning on October 1, 2015, no petition may be approved \nfor classification of an alien as a special immigrant under section \n101(a)(27)(C) if the Secretary of Homeland Security has determined that \nthe country of the alien's nationality--\n ``(I) is identified as a `Country of Particular Concern' or \n a country where religious freedom is of significant interest in \n the 2013 International Religious Freedom Report; or\n ``(II) does not extend reciprocal immigration treatment to \n nationals of the United States who are seeking resident status \n in order to work in a religious vocation or occupation.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["religious", 6], ["immigration", 5], ["united", 4], ["state", 4], ["treatment", 4], ["reciprocal", 4], ["country", 4], ["house", 3], ["national", 3], ["immigrant", 3], ["special", 3], ["congress", 3], ["section", 3], ["extend", 3], ["worker", 3], ["bill", 3], ["origin", 2], ["alien", 2], ["114th", 2], ["certain", 2], ["may", 2], ["representative", 2], ["nationality", 2], ["require", 2], ["freedom", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["interest", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["requiring", 1], ["october", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concern", 1], ["adding", 1], ["end", 1], ["doe", 1], ["determined", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["resident", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["reciprocity", 1], ["international", 1], ["`country", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["status", 1], ["classification", 1], ["iowa", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["vocation", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["visa", 1], ["significant", 1], ["particular", 1], ["report", 1], ["occupation.", 1], ["america", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["approved", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["king", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["identified", 1], ["homeland", 1], ["work", 1], ["printing", 1], ["petition", 1], ["security", 1], ["seeking", 1], ["order", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr240": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 240 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 240\n\n Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the \n fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 9, 2015\n\n Mr. Rogers of Kentucky introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the \nCommittee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by \nthe Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the \n fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums \nare appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise \nappropriated, for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal \nyear ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely:\n\n TITLE I\n\n DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS\n\n Office of the Secretary and Executive Management\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland \nSecurity, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of \n2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of the Department of \nHomeland Security, as authorized by law, $132,573,000: Provided, That \nnot to exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses: Provided further, That all official costs \nassociated with the use of government aircraft by Department of \nHomeland Security personnel to support official travel of the Secretary \nand the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available for \nthe Immediate Office of the Secretary and the Immediate Office of the \nDeputy Secretary: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after \nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House \nof Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security \nof the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security \nand Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a comprehensive plan for \nimplementation of the biometric entry and exit data system required \nunder section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention \nAct of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), including the estimated costs for \nimplementation.\n\n Office of the Under Secretary for Management\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for \nManagement, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), $187,503,000, of which \nnot to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses: Provided, That of the total amount made available under this \nheading, $4,493,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, \nsolely for the alteration and improvement of facilities, tenant \nimprovements, and relocation costs to consolidate Department \nheadquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue Complex; and $6,000,000 \nshall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Human \nResources Information Technology program: Provided further, That the \nUnder Secretary for Management shall include in the President's budget \nproposal for fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of \ntitle 31, United States Code, a Comprehensive Acquisition Status \nReport, which shall include the information required under the heading \n``Office of the Under Secretary for Management'' under title I of \ndivision D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law \n112-74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such report not later \nthan 45 days after the completion of each quarter.\n\n Office of the Chief Financial Officer\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial \nOfficer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of \n2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $52,020,000: Provided, That the Secretary of \nHomeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of \nthe Senate and the House of Representatives, at the time the \nPresident's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant \nto section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Future Years \nHomeland Security Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law \n107-296 (6 U.S.C. 454).\n\n Office of the Chief Information Officer\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information \nOfficer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of \n2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology investments, \n$288,122,000; of which $99,028,000 shall be available for salaries and \nexpenses; and of which $189,094,000, to remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2016, shall be available for development and acquisition \nof information technology equipment, software, services, and related \nactivities for the Department of Homeland Security.\n\n Analysis and Operations\n\n For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations \ncoordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $255,804,000; of which not \nto exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses; and of which $102,479,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2016.\n\n Office of Inspector General\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in \ncarrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 \nU.S.C. App.), $118,617,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 may be used \nfor certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of \ninformants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.\n\n TITLE II\n\n SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS\n\n U.S. Customs and Border Protection\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border \nsecurity, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and regulatory \nactivities related to plant and animal imports, and transportation of \nunaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 \nfor replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with \nindividuals for personal services abroad; $8,459,657,000; of which \n$3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for \nadministrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor \nMaintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue \nCode of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section \n1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); \nof which $30,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, \nsolely for the purpose of hiring, training, and equipping U.S. Customs \nand Border Protection officers at ports of entry; of which not to \nexceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses; of which such sums as become available in the Customs User \nFee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the \nConsolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. \n58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of which not to exceed \n$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connection \nwith preclearance operations; and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 \nshall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for \nsolely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: \nProvided, That for fiscal year 2015, the overtime limitation prescribed \nin section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. \n267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding any other provision of \nlaw, none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to \ncompensate any employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for \novertime, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such \nlimitation, except in individual cases determined by the Secretary of \nHomeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, to be necessary \nfor national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases \nof immigration emergencies: Provided further, That the Border Patrol \nshall maintain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 full-\ntime equivalent agents protecting the borders of the United States in \nthe fiscal year.\n\n automation modernization\n\n For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for \noperation and improvement of automated systems, including salaries and \nexpenses, $808,169,000; of which $446,075,000 shall remain available \nuntil September 30, 2017; and of which not less than $140,970,000 shall \nbe for the development of the Automated Commercial Environment.\n\n border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology\n\n For expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, and \ntechnology, $382,466,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n air and marine operations\n\n For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and \nprocurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, the \nAir and Marine Operations Center, and other related equipment of the \nair and marine program, including salaries and expenses, operational \ntraining, and mission-related travel, the operations of which include \nthe following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the \nprovision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in the \nenforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of \nHomeland Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland \nSecurity, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local \nagencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; \n$750,469,000; of which $299,800,000 shall be available for salaries and \nexpenses; and of which $450,669,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2017: Provided, That no aircraft or other related \nequipment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and \nhave been identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection \nrequirements and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall \nbe transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office \noutside of the Department of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2015 \nwithout prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate \nand the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funding made \navailable under this heading shall be available for customs expenses \nwhen necessary to maintain or to temporarily increase operations in \nPuerto Rico: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, on any changes to the 5-year strategic plan for \nthe air and marine program required under the heading ``Air and Marine \nInterdiction, Operations, and Maintenance'' in Public Law 112-74.\n\n construction and facilities management\n\n For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, renovate, \nequip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain buildings, facilities, \nand related infrastructure necessary for the administration and \nenforcement of the laws relating to customs, immigration, and border \nsecurity, $288,821,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.\n\n U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and customs \nlaws, detention and removals, and investigations, including \nintellectual property rights and overseas vetted units operations; and \npurchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-\ntype vehicles; $5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall \nbe available until expended for conducting special operations under \nsection 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); \nof which not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for \nawards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under \nthe certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not \nless than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness of the \nchild pornography tipline and activities to counter child exploitation; \nof which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used to facilitate \nagreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and \nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); of which not to exceed $40,000,000, \nto remain available until September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, \nconstruction, and lease hold improvements at owned and leased \nfacilities; and of which not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available \nto fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated \nwith the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens \nunlawfully present in the United States: Provided, That none of the \nfunds made available under this heading shall be available to \ncompensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of \n$35,000, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the \ndesignee of the Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for \nnational security purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies: \nProvided further, That of the total amount provided, $15,770,000 shall \nbe for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which \nnot to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended: \nProvided further, That of the total amount available, not less than \n$1,600,000,000 shall be available to identify aliens convicted of a \ncrime who may be deportable, and to remove them from the United States \nonce they are judged deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary \nof Homeland Security shall prioritize the identification and removal of \naliens convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime: Provided \nfurther, That funding made available under this heading shall maintain \na level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, \n2015: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, not less \nthan $3,431,444,000 is for detention, enforcement, and removal \noperations, including transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens: \nProvided further, That of the amount provided for Custody Operations in \nthe previous proviso, $45,000,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2019: Provided further, That of the total amount \nprovided for the Visa Security Program and international \ninvestigations, $43,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, \n2016: Provided further, That not less than $15,000,000 shall be \navailable for investigation of intellectual property rights violations, \nincluding operation of the National Intellectual Property Rights \nCoordination Center: Provided further, That none of the funds provided \nunder this heading may be used to continue a delegation of law \nenforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the \nImmigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of \nHomeland Security Inspector General determines that the terms of the \nagreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially \nviolated: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this \nheading may be used to continue any contract for the provision of \ndetention services if the two most recent overall performance \nevaluations received by the contracted facility are less than \n``adequate'' or the equivalent median score in any subsequent \nperformance evaluation system: Provided further, That nothing under \nthis heading shall prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement \nfrom exercising those authorities provided under immigration laws (as \ndefined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 \nU.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to aliens \nconvicted of a crime: Provided further, That without regard to the \nlimitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the \nSecretary may propose to reprogram and transfer funds within and into \nthis appropriation necessary to ensure the detention of aliens \nprioritized for removal.\n\n automation modernization\n\n For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement automated \nsystems, $26,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n Transportation Security Administration\n\n aviation security\n\n For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security \nAdministration related to providing civil aviation security services \npursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law \n107-71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,639,095,000, to remain \navailable until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $7,650 shall \nbe for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That \nany award to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on \nrisk, the airport's current reliance on other screening solutions, \nlobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury \nrates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: Provided \nfurther, That security service fees authorized under section 44940 of \ntitle 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation \nas offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation \nsecurity: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this \nheading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar \nbasis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year \n2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the \ngeneral fund estimated at not more than $3,574,095,000: Provided \nfurther, That the fees deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2013 \nand sequestered pursuant to section 251A of the Balanced Budget and \nEmergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), that are \ncurrently unavailable for obligation, are hereby permanently cancelled: \n Provided further, That notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, \nUnited States Code, for fiscal year 2015, any funds in the Aviation \nSecurity Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 49, \nUnited States Code, may be used for the procurement and installation of \nexplosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction \nagreements for the purpose of funding projects described in section \n44923(a) of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding any \nother provision of law, mobile explosives detection equipment purchased \nand deployed using funds made available under this heading may be moved \nand redeployed to meet evolving passenger and baggage screening \nsecurity priorities at airports: Provided further, That none of the \nfunds made available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or \nhiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Administration \nthat would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-\ntime equivalent screeners: Provided further, That the preceding \nproviso shall not apply to personnel hired as part-time employees: \nProvided further, That not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security \nAdministration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives a detailed report on--\n (1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and \n resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated \n passenger screening technologies for the most effective \n security of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible \n operating and acquisition costs, including projected funding \n levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 years or until \n project completion, whichever is earlier;\n (2) how the Transportation Security Administration is \n deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener workforce \n in the most cost effective manner; and\n (3) labor savings from the deployment of improved \n technologies for passenger and baggage screening and how those \n savings are being used to offset security costs or reinvested \n to address security vulnerabilities:\n Provided further, That not later than April 15, 2015, the \nAdministrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall \nsubmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House \nof Representatives, a semiannual report updating information on a \nstrategy to increase the number of air passengers eligible for \nexpedited screening, including:\n (1) specific benchmarks and performance measures to \n increase participation in Pre-Check by air carriers, airports, \n and passengers;\n (2) options to facilitate direct application for enrollment \n in Pre-Check through the Transportation Security \n Administration's Web site, airports, and other enrollment \n locations;\n (3) use of third parties to pre-screen passengers for \n expedited screening;\n (4) inclusion of populations already vetted by the \n Transportation Security Administration and other trusted \n populations as eligible for expedited screening;\n (5) resource implications of expedited passenger screening \n resulting from the use of risk-based security methods; and\n (6) the total number and percentage of passengers using \n Pre-Check lanes who:\n (A) have enrolled in Pre-Check since Transportation \n Security Administration enrollment centers were \n established;\n (B) enrolled using the Transportation Security \n Administration's Pre-Check application Web site;\n (C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a \n participating airline;\n (D) utilized Pre-Check as a result of their \n enrollment in a Trusted Traveler program of U.S. \n Customs and Border Protection;\n (E) were selectively identified to participate in \n expedited screening through the use of Managed \n Inclusion in fiscal year 2014; and\n (F) are enrolled in all other Pre-Check categories:\n Provided further, That Members of the United States House of \nRepresentatives and United States Senate, including the leadership; the \nheads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, \nDeputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the \nDepartment of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General, \nDeputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United \nStates Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the \nPresident, including the Director of the Office of Management and \nBudget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage \nscreening.\n\n surface transportation security\n\n For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security \nAdministration related to surface transportation security activities, \n$123,749,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.\n\n intelligence and vetting\n\n For necessary expenses for the development and implementation of \nintelligence and vetting activities, $219,166,000, to remain available \nuntil September 30, 2016.\n\n transportation security support\n\n For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security \nAdministration related to transportation security support pursuant to \nthe Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 \nStat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $917,226,000, to remain available \nuntil September 30, 2016: Provided, That not later than 90 days after \nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the \nTransportation Security Administration shall submit to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives--\n (1) a report providing evidence demonstrating that \n behavioral indicators can be used to identify passengers who \n may pose a threat to aviation security and the plans that will \n be put into place to collect additional performance data; and\n (2) a report addressing each of the recommendations \n outlined in the report entitled ``TSA Needs Additional \n Information Before Procuring Next-Generation Systems'', \n published by the Government Accountability Office on March 31, \n 2014, and describing the steps the Transportation Security \n Administration is taking to implement acquisition best \n practices, increase industry engagement, and improve \n transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs:\n Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, \n$25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Headquarters \nAdministration until the submission of the reports required by \nparagraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding proviso.\n\n Coast Guard\n\n operating expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the \nCoast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease of not to \nexceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement \nonly; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent \nrequirements (at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and \nservice-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; \npurchase or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and \nactivities; minor shore construction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 \nin total cost on any location; payments pursuant to section 156 of \nPublic Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation \nand welfare; $7,043,318,000, of which $553,000,000 shall be for \ndefense-related activities, of which $213,000,000 is designated by the \nCongress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism \npursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency \nDeficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be available only if the \nPresident subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits \nsuch designations to the Congress; of which $24,500,000 shall be \nderived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the \npurposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 \nU.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $15,300 shall be for \nofficial reception and representation expenses: Provided, That none of \nthe funds made available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for \nrecreational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United States \nCode, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and \ncredited to this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent \nfees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel \ndocumentation under such section 12114, and there is a backlog of \nrecreational vessel applications, then personnel performing non-\nrecreational vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of \nchapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation \nunder section 12114: Provided further, That of the funds provided \nunder this heading, $85,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for \nCoast Guard Headquarters Directorates until a future-years capital \ninvestment plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, as specified under \nthe heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and \nImprovements'' of this Act, is submitted to the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives: \nProvided further, That funds made available under this heading for \nOverseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism may be \nallocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section \n503 of this Act: Provided further, That, without regard to the \nlimitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, \nafter June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from \nMilitary Pay and Allowances in accordance with subsections (a), (b), \nand (c) of section 503.\n\n environmental compliance and restoration\n\n For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compliance \nand restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title \n14, United States Code, $13,197,000, to remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2019.\n\n reserve training\n\n For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by \nlaw; operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve program; \npersonnel and training costs; and equipment and services; $114,572,000.\n\n acquisition, construction, and improvements\n\n For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, \nand improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and \naircraft, including equipment related thereto; and maintenance, \nrehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as \nauthorized by law; $1,225,223,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be \nderived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the \npurposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 \nU.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts shall be \navailable until September 30, 2019 (except as subsequently specified): \n$6,000,000 for military family housing; $824,347,000 to acquire, effect \nmajor repairs to, renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and \nrelated equipment; $180,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, \nrenovate, or improve aircraft or increase aviation capability; \n$59,300,000 for other acquisition programs; $40,580,000 for shore \nfacilities and aids to navigation, including facilities at Department \nof Defense installations used by the Coast Guard; and $114,996,000, to \nremain available until September 30, 2015, for personnel compensation \nand benefits and related costs: Provided, That the funds provided by \nthis Act shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for \nthe production of the eighth National Security Cutter notwithstanding \nthe availability of funds for post-production costs: Provided further, \nThat the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and \nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of \nRepresentatives, at the time the President's budget proposal for fiscal \nyear 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United \nStates Code, a future-years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard \nthat identifies for each requested capital asset--\n (1) the proposed appropriations included in that budget;\n (2) the total estimated cost of completion, including and clearly \ndelineating the costs of associated major acquisition systems \ninfrastructure and transition to operations;\n (3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 \nfiscal years or until acquisition program baseline or project \ncompletion, whichever is earlier;\n (4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding levels; \nand\n (5) a current acquisition program baseline for each capital asset, \nas applicable, that--\n (A) includes the total acquisition cost of each asset, \n subdivided by fiscal year and including a detailed description \n of the purpose of the proposed funding levels for each fiscal \n year, including for each fiscal year funds requested for \n design, pre-acquisition activities, production, structural \n modifications, missionization, post-delivery, and transition to \n operations costs;\n (B) includes a detailed project schedule through \n completion, subdivided by fiscal year, that details--\n (i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; and\n (ii) major acquisition and project events, \n including development of operational requirements, \n contracting actions, design reviews, production, \n delivery, test and evaluation, and transition to \n operations, including necessary training, shore \n infrastructure, and logistics;\n (C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, performance \n parameters, schedule, or estimated date of completion from the \n original acquisition program baseline and the most recent \n baseline approved by the Department of Homeland Security's \n Acquisition Review Board, if applicable;\n (D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mission \n requirements by defining existing capabilities of comparable \n legacy assets, identifying known capability gaps between such \n existing capabilities and stated mission requirements, and \n explaining how the acquisition of each asset will address such \n known capability gaps;\n (E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and the date of \n the estimate on which such costs are based, including all \n associated costs of major acquisitions systems infrastructure \n and transition to operations, delineated by purpose and fiscal \n year for the projected service life of the asset;\n (F) includes the earned value management system summary \n schedule performance index and cost performance index for each \n asset, if applicable; and\n (G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning schedule \n delineated by fiscal year for each existing legacy asset that \n each asset is intended to replace or recapitalize:\n Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall ensure \nthat amounts specified in the future-years capital investment plan are \nconsistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with proposed \nappropriations necessary to support the programs, projects, and \nactivities of the Coast Guard in the President's budget proposal for \nfiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, \nUnited States Code: Provided further, That any inconsistencies between \nthe capital investment plan and proposed appropriations shall be \nidentified and justified: Provided further, That the Director of the \nOffice of Management and Budget shall not delay the submission of the \ncapital investment plan referred to by the preceding provisos: \nProvided further, That the Director of the Office of Management and \nBudget shall have no more than a single period of 10 consecutive \nbusiness days to review the capital investment plan prior to \nsubmission: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and \nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives one day after the \ncapital investment plan is submitted to the Office of Management and \nBudget for review and the Director of the Office of Management and \nBudget shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and \nthe House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and \nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives when such review is \ncompleted: Provided further, That subsections (a) and (b) of section \n6402 of Public Law 110-28 shall hereafter apply with respect to the \namounts made available under this heading.\n\n research, development, test, and evaluation\n\n For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, \ndevelopment, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, \nlease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; \n$17,892,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which \n$500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to \ncarry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act \nof 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited \nto and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from \nState and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, \nand foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, \ntesting, and evaluation.\n\n retired pay\n\n For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise \nchargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under \nthe Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, \npayment for career status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-\nrelated special compensation under the National Defense Authorization \nAct, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their \ndependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, \n$1,450,626,000, to remain available until expended.\n\n United States Secret Service\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, \nincluding purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use \nfor replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of \nmotorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services of \nexpert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director of \nthe United States Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District \nof Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities \non private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as \nmay be necessary to perform protective functions; payment of per diem \nor subsistence allowances to employees in cases in which a protective \nassignment on the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee \nrequires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at \na post of duty; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; \npresentation of awards; travel of United States Secret Service \nemployees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on \nsuch expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in \nadvance from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives; research and development; grants to conduct \nbehavioral research in support of protective research and operations; \nand payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be \nnecessary to perform protective functions; $1,615,860,000; of which not \nto exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical \nassistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in \ncounterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000 shall be for forensic \nand related support of investigations of missing and exploited \nchildren; of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities \nrelated to investigations of missing and exploited children and shall \nremain available until September 30, 2016; and of which not less than \n$12,000,000 shall be for activities related to training in electronic \ncrimes investigations and forensics: Provided, That $18,000,000 for \nprotective travel shall remain available until September 30, 2016: \nProvided further, That $4,500,000 for National Special Security Events \nshall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, \nThat the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds \nin anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities, \nas defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel \nreceiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, \nexcept that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not \nexceed total budgetary resources available under this heading at the \nend of the fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds made \navailable under this heading shall be available to compensate any \nemployee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except \nthat the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the \nSecretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national security \npurposes: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to \nthe United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous \nappropriations Acts may be made available for the protection of the \nhead of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security: \n Provided further, That the Director of the United States Secret \nService may enter into an agreement to provide such protection on a \nfully reimbursable basis: Provided further, That none of the funds \nmade available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by \nprevious appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of \nopening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or location unless \nthe Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: \nProvided further, That not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, a report providing evidence that the United \nStates Secret Service has sufficiently reviewed its professional \nstandards of conduct; and has issued new guidance and procedures for \nthe conduct of employees when engaged in overseas operations and \nprotective missions, consistent with the critical missions of, and the \nunique position of public trust occupied by, the United States Secret \nService: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this \nheading, $10,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for \nHeadquarters, Management and Administration until such report is \nsubmitted: Provided further, That for purposes of section 503(b) of \nthis Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may be \ntransferred between Protection of Persons and Facilities and Domestic \nField Operations.\n\n acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair, \nalteration, and improvement of physical and technological \ninfrastructure, $49,935,000; of which $5,380,000, to remain available \nuntil September 30, 2019, shall be for acquisition, construction, \nimprovement, and maintenance of the James J. Rowley Training Center; \nand of which $44,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, \nshall be for Information Integration and Technology Transformation \nprogram execution.\n\n TITLE III\n\n PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY\n\n National Protection and Programs Directorate\n\n management and administration\n\n For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for \nthe National Protection and Programs Directorate, support for \noperations, and information technology, $61,651,000: Provided, That \nnot to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses: Provided further, That the President's budget proposal for \nfiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, \nUnited States Code, shall be detailed by office, and by program, \nproject, and activity level, for the National Protection and Programs \nDirectorate.\n\n infrastructure protection and information security\n\n For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and \ninformation security programs and activities, as authorized by title II \nof the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), \n$1,188,679,000, of which $225,000,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2016: Provided, That if, due to delays in contract \nactions, the National Protection and Programs Directorate will not \nfully obligate funds for Federal Network Security or for Network \nSecurity Deployment program, project, and activities as provided in the \naccompanying statement and section 548 of this Act, such funds may be \napplied to Next Generation Networks program, project, and activities, \nnotwithstanding section 503 of this Act.\n\n federal protective service\n\n The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this \naccount shall be available until expended for necessary expenses \nrelated to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and \nfor the operations of the Federal Protective Service: Provided, That \nthe Director of the Federal Protective Service shall submit at the time \nthe President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted \npursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a \nstrategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to personnel \nrequirements based on a current threat assessment.\n\n office of biometric identity management\n\n For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric Identity \nManagement, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform \nand Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), $252,056,000: \nProvided, That of the total amount made available under this heading, \n$122,150,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n Office of Health Affairs\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, \n$129,358,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and expenses and \n$86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations: Provided, That of the amount \nmade available under this heading, $16,319,000 shall remain available \nuntil September 30, 2016, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, \nmedical and health planning and coordination, and workforce health \nprotection: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for \nofficial reception and representation expenses.\n\n Federal Emergency Management Agency\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n$934,396,000, including activities authorized by the National Flood \nInsurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford \nDisaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), \nthe Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 114 \nStat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. \n7701 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 \net seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 \nU.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), \nthe National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.), the \nHomeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), the Implementing \nRecommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53), \nthe Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et \nseq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public \nLaw 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform \nAct of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner \nFlood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89): \nProvided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount \nmade available under this heading, $35,180,000 shall be for the Urban \nSearch and Rescue Response System, of which none is available for \nFederal Emergency Management Agency administrative costs: Provided \nfurther, That of the total amount made available under this heading, \n$30,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for \ncapital improvements and other expenses related to continuity of \noperations at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Provided \nfurther, That of the total amount made available, $3,400,000 shall be \nfor the Office of National Capital Region Coordination: Provided \nfurther, That of the total amount made available under this heading, \nnot less than $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, \n2016, for expenses related to modernization of automated systems.\n\n state and local programs\n\n For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other \nactivities, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows:\n (1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security \n Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act \n of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which not less than $55,000,000 \n shall be for Operation Stonegarden: Provided, That \n notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for \n fiscal year 2015, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make \n available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to \n the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in \n accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.\n (2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security \n Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of \n 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which not less than $13,000,000 shall \n be for organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under \n section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of \n Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.\n (3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation \n Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-\n the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and \n 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission \n Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), \n of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security \n and $3,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: \n Provided, That such public transportation security assistance \n shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies.\n (4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in \n accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107.\n (5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current operations for \n training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs, \n of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of State, local, \n and tribal emergency response providers:\n Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4), \napplications for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants \nnot later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that \neligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days \nafter the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal \nEmergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt \nof an application: Provided further, That notwithstanding section \n2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) \nor any other provision of law, a grantee may not use more than 5 \npercent of the amount of a grant made available under this heading for \nexpenses directly related to administration of the grant: Provided \nfurther, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation \nof communications towers is not considered construction of a building \nor other physical facility: Provided further, That grantees shall \nprovide reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the \nSecretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That notwithstanding \nsection 509 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to \nacquire real property for the purpose of establishing or appropriately \nextending the security buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management \nAgency training facilities.\n\n firefighter assistance grants\n\n For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention \nand Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $680,000,000, to \nremain available until September 30, 2016, of which $340,000,000 shall \nbe available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and \n$340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 \nU.S.C. 2229a).\n\n emergency management performance grants\n\n For emergency management performance grants, as authorized by the \nNational Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the \nRobert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 \nU.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 \nU.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. \nApp.), $350,000,000.\n\n radiological emergency preparedness program\n\n The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2015, as \nauthorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and \nHousing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations \nAct, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the \namounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security necessary \nfor its radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal \nyear: Provided, That the methodology for assessment and collection of \nfees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing \nsuch services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees: \nProvided further, That fees received under this heading shall be \ndeposited in this account as offsetting collections and will become \navailable for authorized purposes on October 1, 2015, and remain \navailable until expended.\n\n united states fire administration\n\n For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administration and \nfor other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and \nControl Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security \nAct of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $44,000,000.\n\n disaster relief fund\n\n (including transfer of funds)\n\n For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford \nDisaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), \n$7,033,464,494, to remain available until expended, of which \n$24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security \nOffice of Inspector General for audits and investigations related to \ndisasters: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of \nthe Senate and the House of Representatives the following reports, \nincluding a specific description of the methodology and the source data \nused in developing such reports:\n (1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted \n for the budget year at the time that the President's budget \n proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section \n 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code:\n (A) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried \n over from the prior fiscal year to the budget year;\n (B) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried \n over from the budget year to the budget year plus 1;\n (C) the amount of obligations for non-catastrophic \n events for the budget year;\n (D) the amount of obligations for the budget year \n for catastrophic events delineated by event and by \n State;\n (E) the total amount that has been previously \n obligated or will be required for catastrophic events \n delineated by event and by State for all prior years, \n the current year, the budget year, the budget year plus \n 1, the budget year plus 2, and the budget year plus 3 \n and beyond;\n (F) the amount of previously obligated funds that \n will be recovered for the budget year;\n (G) the amount that will be required for \n obligations for emergencies, as described in section \n 102(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and \n Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)), major \n disasters, as described in section 102(2) of the Robert \n T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance \n Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management assistance \n grants, as described in section 420 of the Robert T. \n Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act \n (42 U.S.C. 5187), surge activities, and disaster \n readiness and support activities; and\n (H) the amount required for activities not covered \n under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget \n and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. \n 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); Public Law 99-177);\n (2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of the \n following for the current fiscal year shall be submitted not \n later than the fifth day of each month, and shall be published \n by the Administrator on the Agency's Web site not later than \n the fifth day of each month:\n (A) a summary of the amount of appropriations made \n available by source, the transfers executed, the \n previously allocated funds recovered, and the \n commitments, allocations, and obligations made;\n (B) a table of disaster relief activity delineated \n by month, including--\n (i) the beginning and ending balances;\n (ii) the total obligations to include \n amounts obligated for fire assistance, \n emergencies, surge, and disaster support \n activities;\n (iii) the obligations for catastrophic \n events delineated by event and by State; and\n (iv) the amount of previously obligated \n funds that are recovered;\n (C) a summary of allocations, obligations, and \n expenditures for catastrophic events delineated by \n event;\n (D) in addition, for a disaster declaration related \n to Hurricane Sandy, the cost of the following \n categories of spending: public assistance, individual \n assistance, mitigation, administrative, operations, and \n any other relevant category (including emergency \n measures and disaster resources); and\n (E) the date on which funds appropriated will be \n exhausted:\n Provided further, That the Administrator shall publish on the \nAgency's Web site not later than 5 days after an award of a public \nassistance grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster \nRelief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of \nthe grant award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment or \nmission assignment task order to another Federal department or agency \nregarding a major disaster, not later than 5 days after the issuance of \nthe mission assignment or task order, the Administrator shall publish \non the Agency's website the following: the name of the impacted State \nand the disaster declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the \nassistance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost \nestimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later \nthan 10 days after the last day of each month until the mission \nassignment or task order is completed and closed out, the Administrator \nshall update any changes to the total cost estimate and the amount \nobligated: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this \nheading, $6,437,792,622 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant \nto the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act \n(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount in the \npreceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being for disaster \nrelief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and \nEmergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n\n flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program\n\n For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, under \nsection 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. \n4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 100226, 100230, and 100246 of \nthe Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112-\n141, 126 Stat. 916), $100,000,000, and such additional sums as may be \nprovided by State and local governments or other political subdivisions \nfor cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act \n(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended.\n\n national flood insurance fund\n\n For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 \nU.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 \nU.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of \n2012 (subtitle A of title II of division F of Public Law 112-141; 126 \nStat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 \n(Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020), $179,294,000, which shall remain \navailable until September 30, 2016, and shall be derived from \noffsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) of the National \nFlood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); which is available for \nsalaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood \ninsurance operations; and floodplain management and additional amounts \nfor flood mapping: Provided, That of such amount, $23,759,000 shall be \navailable for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation \nand flood insurance operations and $155,535,000 shall be available for \nflood plain management and flood mapping: Provided further, That any \nadditional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National \nFlood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an \noffsetting collection to this account, to be available for flood plain \nmanagement and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year \n2015, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance \nFund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 \nU.S.C. 4017) in excess of:\n (1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses;\n (2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;\n (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury borrowings; \nand\n (4) $150,000,000, which shall remain available until expended, for \nflood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation assistance under \nsection 1366 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. \n4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 \nU.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):\n Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 of the \nFlood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) and section \n1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited \nin the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts \nspecified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance \nAct of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), and \nparagraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. \n4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)): Provided further, That total \nadministrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total \nappropriation: Provided further, That $5,000,000 is available to carry \nout section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of \n2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).\n\n national predisaster mitigation fund\n\n For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 203 of \nthe Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 \nU.S.C. 5133), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.\n\n emergency food and shelter\n\n To carry out the emergency food and shelter program pursuant to \ntitle III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. \n11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to remain available until expended: \nProvided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent \nof the total amount made available under this heading.\n\n TITLE IV\n\n RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES\n\n United States Citizenship and Immigration Services\n\n For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services, \n$124,435,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 403(a) \nof the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of \n1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States employers with \nmaintaining a legal workforce: Provided, That, notwithstanding any \nother provision of law, funds otherwise made available to United States \nCitizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, \nequip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas \nwhere the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles \nfor lease: Provided further, That the Director of United States \nCitizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are \nassigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the \nemployees' residences and places of employment.\n\n Federal Law Enforcement Training Center\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training \nCenter, including materials and support costs of Federal law \nenforcement basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles \nfor police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for \nstudent athletic and related activities; the conduct of and \nparticipation in firearms matches and presentation of awards; public \nawareness and enhancement of community support of law enforcement \ntraining; room and board for student interns; a flat monthly \nreimbursement to employees authorized to use personal mobile phones for \nofficial duties; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, \nUnited States Code; $230,497,000; of which up to $54,154,000 shall \nremain available until September 30, 2016, for materials and support \ncosts of Federal law enforcement basic training; of which $300,000 \nshall remain available until expended to be distributed to Federal law \nenforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training \naccreditation; and of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official \nreception and representation expenses: Provided, That the Center is \nauthorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from \nagencies receiving training sponsored by the Center, except that total \nobligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total \nbudgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided \nfurther, That section 1202(a) of Public Law 107-206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 \nnote), as amended under this heading in division F of Public Law 113-\n76, is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting \n``December 31, 2017'': Provided further, That the Director of the \nFederal Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or \nadvanced law enforcement training, or both, at all four training \nfacilities under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement Training \nCenter to ensure that such training facilities are operated at the \nhighest capacity throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, That \nthe Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including \nrepresentatives from the Federal law enforcement community and non-\nFederal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, \nshall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process \nto continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality \nand effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, \nfacilities, and instructors.\n\n acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses\n\n For acquisition of necessary additional real property and \nfacilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility \nimprovements, and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement \nTraining Center, $27,841,000, to remain available until September 30, \n2019: Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement \nto this appropriation from government agencies requesting the \nconstruction of special use facilities.\n\n Science and Technology\n\n management and administration\n\n For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for \nScience and Technology and for management and administration of \nprograms and activities, as authorized by title III of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $129,993,000: Provided, \nThat not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses.\n\n research, development, acquisition, and operations\n\n For necessary expenses for science and technology research, \nincluding advanced research projects, development, test and evaluation, \nacquisition, and operations as authorized by title III of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease \nof not to exceed 5 vehicles, $973,915,000; of which $538,926,000 shall \nremain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $434,989,000 \nshall remain available until September 30, 2019, solely for operation \nand construction of laboratory facilities: Provided, That of the funds \nprovided for the operation and construction of laboratory facilities \nunder this heading, $300,000,000 shall be for construction of the \nNational Bio- and Agro-defense Facility.\n\n Domestic Nuclear Detection Office\n\n management and administration\n\n For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, \nas authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 \nU.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management and administration of programs and \nactivities, $37,339,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be \nfor official reception and representation expenses.\n\n research, development, and operations\n\n For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, \ndevelopment, testing, evaluation, and operations, $197,900,000, to \nremain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n systems acquisition\n\n For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office \nacquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems in \naccordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, $72,603,000, \nto remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n TITLE V\n\n GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\n (including rescissions of funds)\n\n Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall \nremain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless \nexpressly so provided herein.\n Sec. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act, \nthe unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities \nin this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such \nactivities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds \nin the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted \nfor as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.\n Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by \nprevious appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the \nDepartment of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or \nexpenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the \nTreasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees \navailable to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for \nobligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:\n (1) creates a new program, project, or activity;\n (2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activity;\n (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity \n for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;\n (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity \n by either of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate or \n the House of Representatives for a different purpose; or\n (5) contracts out any function or activity for which \n funding levels were requested for Federal full-time equivalents \n in the object classification tables contained in the fiscal \n year 2015 Budget Appendix for the Department of Homeland \n Security, as modified by the report accompanying this Act, \n unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \n House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of \n such reprogramming of funds.\n (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous \nappropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department \nof Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or \nexpenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the \nTreasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or \nproceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be \navailable for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or \nactivities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 or \n10 percent, whichever is less, that:\n (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;\n (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, \n project, or activity;\n (3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of personnel approved \n by the Congress; or\n (4) results from any general savings from a reduction in \n personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, \n projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the \n Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \n Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such \n reprogramming of funds.\n (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for \nthe current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this \nAct or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred \nbetween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as \notherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 \npercent by such transfers: Provided, That any transfer under this \nsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsection \n(b) and shall not be available for obligation unless the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are \nnotified 15 days in advance of such transfer.\n (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, \nno funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between \nappropriations based upon an initial notification provided after June \n30, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the \nsafety of human life or the protection of property.\n (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in this \nsection shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds \nprovided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations \nActs.\n Sec. 504. The Department of Homeland Security Working Capital \nFund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 103-356 (31 \nU.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a permanent working \ncapital fund for fiscal year 2015: Provided, That none of the funds \nappropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity may be used to make payments to the Working Capital Fund, \nexcept for the activities and amounts allowed in the President's fiscal \nyear 2015 budget: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working \nCapital Fund shall be available for obligation until expended to carry \nout the purposes of the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That \nall departmental components shall be charged only for direct usage of \neach Working Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds \nprovided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for purposes \nconsistent with the contributing component: Provided further, That the \nWorking Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates \nwhich will return the full cost of each service: Provided further, \nThat the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of \nRepresentatives shall be notified of any activity added to or removed \nfrom the fund: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of \nthe Department of Homeland Security shall submit a quarterly execution \nreport with activity level detail, not later than 30 days after the end \nof each quarter.\n Sec. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to \nexceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the \nend of fiscal year 2015, as recorded in the financial records at the \ntime of a reprogramming request, but not later than June 30, 2016, from \nappropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this \nAct shall remain available through September 30, 2016, in the account \nand for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided: \nProvided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a request shall \nbe submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives for approval in accordance with section 503 of \nthis Act.\n Sec. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence \nactivities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for \npurposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. \n414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of an Act authorizing \nintelligence activities for fiscal year 2015.\n Sec. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none \nof the funds made available by this Act may be used to--\n (1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, \n other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a \n Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to \n issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;\n (2) award a task or delivery order requiring an obligation \n of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year \n Department of Homeland Security funds;\n (3) make a sole-source grant award; or\n (4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items \n under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered \n by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.\n (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibition \nunder subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least \n3 full business days in advance of making an award or issuing a letter \nas described in that subsection.\n (c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that \ncompliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human \nlife, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, and \nthe Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business \ndays after such an award is made or letter issued.\n (d) A notification under this section--\n (1) may not involve funds that are not available for \n obligation; and\n (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year \n for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type \n of contract; and the account from which the funds are being \n drawn.\n (e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency \nshall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing \npublicly the intention of making an award under ``State and Local \nPrograms''.\n Sec. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency \nshall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except \nwithin or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose \nof conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance \napproval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement \nTraining Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional \nfacilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that \ncannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.\n Sec. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made \navailable by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, \nrepair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus \notherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, \nhas not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for \neach project for required expenses for the development of a proposed \nprospectus.\n Sec. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of \nHomeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law \n110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect to funds \nmade available in this Act in the same manner as such sections applied \nto funds made available in that Act.\n (b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department of Homeland \nSecurity Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 114), shall not apply with \nrespect to funds made available in this Act.\n Sec. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nin contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act. \nFor purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``Buy American Act'' \nmeans chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.\n Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the \nImmigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).\n Sec. 513. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, \nthe Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report for that \nmonth that includes total obligations of the Department for that month \nfor the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and \nactivity levels, by the source year of the appropriation. Total \nobligations for staffing shall also be provided by subcategory of on-\nboard and funded full-time equivalent staffing levels, respectively, \nand the report shall specify the number of, and total obligations for, \ncontract employees for each office of the Department.\n Sec. 514. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, United \nStates Code, funds appropriated or transferred to Transportation \nSecurity Administration ``Aviation Security'', ``Administration'', and \n``Transportation Security Support'' for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 that \nare recovered or deobligated shall be available only for the \nprocurement or installation of explosives detection systems, air cargo, \nbaggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject to notification: \nProvided, That semiannual reports shall be submitted to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on any \nfunds that are recovered or deobligated.\n Sec. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used \nto process or approve a competition under Office of Management and \nBudget Circular A-76 for services provided by employees (including \nemployees serving on a temporary or term basis) of United States \nCitizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland \nSecurity who are known as Immigration Information Officers, Contact \nRepresentatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services \nOfficers.\n Sec. 516. Any funds appropriated to ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, \nConstruction, and Improvements'' for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, \n2005, and 2006 for the 110-123 foot patrol boat conversion that are \nrecovered, collected, or otherwise received as the result of \nnegotiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available until \nexpended for the Fast Response Cutter program.\n Sec. 517. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training \nCenter instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental \nfor the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 \n(31 U.S.C. 501 note).\n Sec. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a \nreport not later than October 15, 2015, to the Office of Inspector \nGeneral of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and \ncontracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition \nduring fiscal year 2015.\n (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by \nsubsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with applicable laws \nand regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not \nlater than February 15, 2016.\n Sec. 519. None of the funds provided by this or previous \nappropriations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as a \nPrincipal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert T. \nStafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 \net seq.) declared disasters or emergencies unless--\n (1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official \n do not include operational functions related to incident \n management, including coordination of operations, and are \n consistent with the requirements of section 509(c) and sections \n 503(c)(3) and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 \n (6 U.S.C. 319(c) and 313(c)(3) and 313(c)(4)(A)) and section \n 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance \n Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);\n (2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of the \n date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints the \n Principal Federal Official and the date on which the President \n issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 of the \n Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act \n (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary of \n Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the \n appointment of the Principal Federal Official and a description \n of the responsibilities of such Official and how such \n responsibilities are consistent with paragraph (1) to the \n Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \n Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and \n Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the \n Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the \n Senate; and\n (3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of \n this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying \n timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, \n planning and policy documents, and training and exercise \n protocols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this \n section.\n Sec. 520. None of the funds provided or otherwise made available \nin this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452).\n Sec. 521. Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter \noperations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard \nnationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and \nconstruction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast \nGuard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may \nbe used to reduce operations within any Civil Engineering Unit unless \nspecifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n Sec. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nby United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant an \nimmigration benefit unless the results of background checks required by \nlaw to be completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been \nreceived by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the \nresults do not preclude the granting of the benefit.\n Sec. 523. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 \nU.S.C. 391) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Until September 30, \n 2014,'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2015,''; and\n (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, \n 2014,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015,''.\n Sec. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that \nall contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award \nfees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes \nshall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).\n Sec. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the \nfunds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a \nwaiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 \nU.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil distributed from the \nStrategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, \nafter consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy \nand Transportation and representatives from the United States flag \nmaritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United \nStates flag vessels: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the \nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation \nof the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure \nof the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request \nfor waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 \nU.S.C. 501(b).\n Sec. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. \nCustoms and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not \nin the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of \nsection 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from \nimporting a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the \nFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That this section \nshall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a \npersonal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day \nsupply: Provided further, That the prescription drug may not be--\n (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of \n the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or\n (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the \n Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).\n Sec. 527. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce \nthe United States Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center mission or \nits government-employed or contract staff levels.\n Sec. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with \nthe Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any \nproposed transfers of funds available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of \ntitle 31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 102-393) from the \nDepartment of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the \nDepartment of Homeland Security: Provided, That none of the funds \nidentified for such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives approve \nthe proposed transfers.\n Sec. 529. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nfor planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national \nidentification card.\n Sec. 530. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used \nto conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office \nof Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with \nrespect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.\n Sec. 531. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, \nexcept as provided in subsection (b), and 30 days after the date on \nwhich the President determines whether to declare a major disaster \nbecause of an event and any appeal is completed, the Administrator \nshall publish on the Web site of the Federal Emergency Management \nAgency a report regarding that decision that shall summarize damage \nassessment information used to determine whether to declare a major \ndisaster.\n (b) The Administrator may redact from a report under subsection (a) \nany data that the Administrator determines would compromise national \nsecurity.\n (c) In this section--\n (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of \n the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and\n (2) the term ``major disaster'' has the meaning given that \n term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief \n and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).\n Sec. 532. Any official that is required by this Act to report or \nto certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform \nthat act unless specifically authorized herein.\n Sec. 533. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made \navailable in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or \nassist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its \nterritories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other \ndetainee who--\n (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed \n Forces of the United States; and\n (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United \n States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department \n of Defense.\n Sec. 534. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nfor first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act \nin contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, \nCode of Federal Regulations.\n Sec. 535. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration \nand Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).\n Sec. 536. (a) Any company that collects or retains personal \ninformation directly from any individual who participates in the \nRegistered Traveler or successor program of the Transportation Security \nAdministration shall hereafter safeguard and dispose of such \ninformation in accordance with the requirements in--\n (1) the National Institute for Standards and Technology \n Special Publication 800-30, entitled ``Risk Management Guide \n for Information Technology Systems'';\n (2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology \n Special Publication 800-53, Revision 3, entitled ``Recommended \n Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and \n Organizations''; and\n (3) any supplemental standards established by the \n Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration \n (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'').\n (b) The airport authority or air carrier operator that sponsors the \ncompany under the Registered Traveler program shall hereafter be known \nas the ``Sponsoring Entity''.\n (c) The Administrator shall hereafter require any company covered \nby subsection (a) to provide, not later than 30 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, to the Sponsoring Entity written certification \nthat the procedures used by the company to safeguard and dispose of \ninformation are in compliance with the requirements under subsection \n(a). Such certification shall include a description of the procedures \nused by the company to comply with such requirements.\n Sec. 537. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of \nthe funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be \nused to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has \nbeen judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that \ndoes not meet the basic requirements of a contract.\n Sec. 538. In developing any process to screen aviation passengers \nand crews for transportation or national security purposes, the \nSecretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such processes \ntake into consideration such passengers' and crews' privacy and civil \nliberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.\n Sec. 539. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, United \nStates Code, of the funds deposited into the Immigration Examinations \nFee Account, $10,000,000 may be allocated by United States Citizenship \nand Immigration Services in fiscal year 2015 for the purpose of \nproviding an immigrant integration grants program.\n (b) None of the funds made available to United States Citizenship \nand Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration may be \nused to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted \nfor permanent residence.\n Sec. 540. For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Under \nSecretary for Management'', $48,600,000, to remain available until \nexpended, for necessary expenses to plan, acquire, design, construct, \nrenovate, remediate, equip, furnish, improve infrastructure, and occupy \nbuildings and facilities for the department headquarters consolidation \nproject and associated mission support consolidation: Provided, That \nthe Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives shall receive an expenditure plan not later than 90 \ndays after the date of enactment of the Act detailing the allocation of \nthese funds.\n Sec. 541. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made \navailable by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland \nSecurity to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is \nentered into in accordance with the requirements of subtitle I of title \n41, United States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, \nand the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is \notherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to \nthe above referenced statutes.\n Sec. 542. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems \nmodernization, $34,072,000 to remain available until September 30, \n2016.\n (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems \nmodernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security \nbetween appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section \n503 of this Act.\n (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15 \ndays after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House \nof Representatives are notified of such transfer.\n Sec. 543. Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation contained in \nsection 503(c) of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may \ntransfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to \n$20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 days in \nadvance of such transfer.\n Sec. 544. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the \nSecretary of Homeland Security determines that specific U.S. \nImmigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing Centers or other \nU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities no \nlonger meet the mission need, the Secretary is authorized to dispose of \nindividual Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immigration and \nCustoms Enforcement owned detention facilities by directing the \nAdministrator of General Services to sell all real and related personal \nproperty which support Service Processing Centers or other U.S. \nImmigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities, subject \nto such terms and conditions as necessary to protect Government \ninterests and meet program requirements: Provided, That the proceeds, \nnet of the costs of sale incurred by the General Services \nAdministration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall be \ndeposited as offsetting collections into a separate account that shall \nbe available, subject to appropriation, until expended for other real \nproperty capital asset needs of existing U.S. Immigration and Customs \nEnforcement assets, excluding daily operations and maintenance costs, \nas the Secretary deems appropriate: Provided further, That any sale or \ncollocation of federally owned detention facilities shall not result in \nthe maintenance of fewer than 34,000 detention beds: Provided further, \nThat the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives shall be notified 15 days prior to the announcement of \nany proposed sale or collocation.\n Sec. 545. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection \nand the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration \nand Customs Enforcement shall, with respect to fiscal years 2015, 2016, \n2017, and 2018, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives, at the time that the \nPresident's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant \nto the requirements of section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, \nthe information required in the multi-year investment and management \nplans required, respectively, under the headings ``U.S. Customs and \nBorder Protection, Salaries and Expenses'' under title II of division D \nof the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74); \n``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security Fencing, \nInfrastructure, and Technology'' under such title; and section 568 of \nsuch Act.\n Sec. 546. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure \nenforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) \nof the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))).\n Sec. 547. (a) Of the amounts made available by this Act for \n``National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure \nProtection and Information Security'', $140,525,000 for the Federal \nNetwork Security program, project, and activity shall be used to deploy \non Federal systems technology to improve the information security of \nagency information systems covered by section 3543(a) of title 44, \nUnited States Code: Provided, That funds made available under this \nsection shall be used to assist and support Government-wide and agency-\nspecific efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective \ncybersecurity to address escalating and rapidly evolving threats to \ninformation security, including the acquisition and operation of a \ncontinuous monitoring and diagnostics program, in collaboration with \ndepartments and agencies, that includes equipment, software, and \nDepartment of Homeland Security supplied services: Provided further, \nThat continuous monitoring and diagnostics software procured by the \nfunds made available by this section shall not transmit to the \nDepartment of Homeland Security any personally identifiable information \nor content of network communications of other agencies' users: \nProvided further, That such software shall be installed, maintained, \nand operated in accordance with all applicable privacy laws and agency-\nspecific policies regarding network content.\n (b) Funds made available under this section may not be used to \nsupplant funds provided for any such system within an agency budget.\n (c) Not later than July 1, 2015, the heads of all Federal agencies \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives expenditure plans for necessary cybersecurity \nimprovements to address known vulnerabilities to information systems \ndescribed in subsection (a).\n (d) Not later than October 1, 2015, and semiannually thereafter, \nthe head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Director of the \nOffice of Management and Budget a report on the execution of the \nexpenditure plan for that agency required by subsection (c): Provided, \nThat the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall \nsummarize such execution reports and annually submit such summaries to \nCongress in conjunction with the annual progress report on \nimplementation of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347), as \nrequired by section 3606 of title 44, United States Code.\n (e) This section shall not apply to the legislative and judicial \nbranches of the Federal Government and shall apply to all Federal \nagencies within the executive branch except for the Department of \nDefense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the \nDirector of National Intelligence.\n Sec. 548. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be \nused to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network \nblocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.\n (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds \nnecessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement \nagency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, \nprosecution, or adjudication activities.\n Sec. 549. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nby a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an \noperable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement \nofficer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug \ncartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States \ncontinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.\n Sec. 550. None of the funds provided in this or any other Act may \nbe obligated to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or \nany other successor grant programs unless explicitly authorized by \nCongress.\n Sec. 551. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto provide funding for the position of Public Advocate, or a successor \nposition, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\n Sec. 552. (a) Section 559 of division F of Public Law 113-76 is \namended as follows:\n (1) Subsection (f)(2)(B) is amended by adding at the end: \n ``Such transfer shall not be required for personal property, \n including furniture, fixtures, and equipment.''; and\n (2) Subsection (e)(3)(b) is amended by inserting after \n ``payment of overtime'' the following: ``and the salaries, \n training and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. Customs \n and Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border \n Protection officers in performing law enforcement functions at \n ports of entry, including primary and secondary processing of \n passengers''.\n (b) Section 560(g) of division D of Public Law 113-6 is amended by \ninserting after ``payment of overtime'' the following: ``and the \nsalaries, training and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. Customs \nand Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection \nofficers in performing law enforcement functions at ports of entry, \nincluding primary and secondary processing of passengers''.\n (c) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may \nmodify a reimbursable fee agreement in effect as of the date of \nenactment of this Act to include costs specified in this section.\n Sec. 553. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a \nsingle component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are \nstationed in the United States, at a single international conference \nunless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines \nthat such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the \nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the \nbasis for that determination: Provided, That for purposes of this \nsection the term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference \noccurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of \nthe United States Government and of foreign governments, international \norganizations, or nongovernmental organizations.\n Sec. 554. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in \na National Special Security Event.\n Sec. 555. With the exception of countries with preclearance \nfacilities in service prior to 2013, none of the funds made available \nin this Act may be used for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection air \npreclearance agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014, \nunless--\n (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation \n with the Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that air \n preclearance operations at the airport provide a homeland or \n national security benefit to the United States;\n (2) United States passenger air carriers are not precluded \n from operating at existing preclearance locations; and\n (3) a United States passenger air carrier is operating at \n all airports contemplated for establishment of new air \n preclearance operations.\n Sec. 556. None of the funds made available by this or any other \nAct may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation Security \nAdministration to implement, administer, or enforce, in abrogation of \nthe responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United \nStates Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-\nfinanced staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile area of any \nairport at which the Transportation Security Administration provided \nsuch monitoring as of December 1, 2013.\n Sec. 557. In making grants under the heading ``Firefighter \nAssistance Grants'', the Secretary may grant waivers from the \nrequirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), \n(c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and \nControl Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a).\n Sec. 558. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment \nof this Act, the Secretary shall not--\n (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border \n crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the \n Northern border at a land port of entry; or\n (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a \n border crossing fee.\n (b) Border Crossing Fee Defined.--In this section, the term \n``border crossing fee'' means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and \ndriver and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for \nthe privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at \na land port of entry.\n Sec. 559. The administrative law judge annuitants participating in \nthe Senior Administrative Law Judge Program managed by the Director of \nthe Office of Personnel Management under section 3323 of title 5, \nUnited States Code, shall be available on a temporary reemployment \nbasis to conduct arbitrations of disputes arising from delivery of \nassistance under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public \nAssistance Program.\n Sec. 560. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-\nColombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-\n42) fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an \nadjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated \nOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall \nbe available until expended.\n Sec. 561. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act \nshall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare \nor submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget \nsubmission to the Congress of the United States for programs under the \njurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on the Department of \nHomeland Security that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from \nthe previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted \ninto law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget \nsubmission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur \nin the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date \nof the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 \nappropriations Act.\n Sec. 562. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to \nthe Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act and annually thereafter, beginning at the time the President's \nbudget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section \n1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a comprehensive report on the \npurchase and usage of weapons, subdivided by weapon type. The report \nshall include--\n (1) the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of the \n preceding calendar year, and the amount of weapons, subdivided \n by weapon type, included in the budget request for each \n relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland \n Security;\n (2) a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns \n to each component or agency's mission requirements for \n certification, qualification, training, and operations; and\n (3) details on all contracting practices applied by the \n Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details \n regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and \n availability.\n (b) The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an \nappropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement \npersonnel.\n Sec. 563. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be \nused for the environmental remediation of the Coast Guard's LORAN \nsupport in Wildwood/Lower Township, New Jersey.\n Sec. 564. None of the funds made available to the Department of \nHomeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any \nstructural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time equivalent \nemployee positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year \nbefore the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the \nSecretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that \nincludes--\n (1) the number of full-time equivalent employee positions \n affected by such change;\n (2) funding required for such change for the current year \n and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;\n (3) justification for such change; and\n (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change \n that were considered by the Department.\n Sec. 565. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this \nAct, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web \nsite of that agency any report required to be submitted by the \nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives in this Act, upon the determination by the head of the \nagency that it shall serve the national interest.\n (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--\n (1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland \n or national security; or\n (2) the report contains proprietary information.\n (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only \nafter such report has been made available to the requesting Committee \nor Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days except as otherwise \nspecified in law.\n Sec. 566. Section 605 of division E of Public Law 110-161 (6 \nU.S.C. 1404) is hereby repealed.\n Sec. 567. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management \nAgency may transfer up to $95,000,000 in unobligated balances made \navailable for the appropriations account for ``Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency, Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program'' under \nsection 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law \n109-88; 119 Stat. 2061) or under chapter 5 of title I of division B of \nthe Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing \nAppropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law (110-329; 122 Stat. 3592) to the \nappropriations account for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \nDisaster Relief Fund''. Amounts transferred to such account under this \nsection shall be available for any authorized purpose of such account.\n Sec. 568. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Gerardo \nIsmael Hernandez, a Transportation Security Officer employed by the \nTransportation Security Administration who died as the direct result of \nan injury sustained in the line of duty on November 1, 2013, at the Los \nAngeles International Airport, shall be deemed to have been a public \nsafety officer for the purposes of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe \nStreet Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.).\n Sec. 569. The Office of Management and Budget and the Department \nof Homeland Security shall ensure the congressional budget \njustifications accompanying the President's budget proposal for the \nDepartment of Homeland Security, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) \nof title 31, United States Code, include estimates of the number of \nunaccompanied alien children anticipated to be apprehended in the \nbudget year and the number of agent or officer hours required to \nprocess, manage, and care for such children: Provided, That such \nmaterials shall also include estimates of all other associated costs \nfor each relevant Departmental component, including but not limited to \npersonnel; equipment; supplies; facilities; managerial, technical, and \nadvisory services; medical treatment; and all costs associated with \ntransporting such children from one Departmental component to another \nor from a Departmental component to another Federal agency.\n Sec. 570. Notwithstanding section 404 or 420 of the Robert T. \nStafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c \nand 5187), until September 30, 2015, the President may provide hazard \nmitigation assistance in accordance with such section 404 in any area \nin which assistance was provided under such section 420.\n Sec. 571. That without regard to the limitation as to time and \ncondition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may propose to \nreprogram within and transfer funds into ``U.S. Customs and Border \nProtection, Salaries and Expenses'' and ``U.S. Immigration and Customs \nEnforcement, Salaries and Expenses'' as necessary to ensure the care \nand transportation of unaccompanied alien children.\n Sec. 572. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, grants \nawarded to States along the Southwest Border of the United States under \nsections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. \n604 and 605) using funds provided under the heading ``Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency, State and Local Programs'' in division F of Public \nLaw 113-76 or division D of Public Law 113-6 may be used by recipients \nor sub-recipients for costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to \nproviding humanitarian relief to unaccompanied alien children and alien \nadults accompanied by an alien minor where they are encountered after \nentering the United States, provided that such costs were incurred \nduring the award period of performance.\n\n (rescissions)\n\n Sec. 573. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following \naccounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no \namounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the \nCongress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent \nresolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit \nControl Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177):\n (1) $5,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from \n ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, Fencing, \n Infrastructure, and Technology'';\n (2) $8,000,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading \n ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine \n Operations'' in division F of such Act;\n (3) $10,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from \n ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and \n Facilities Management'';\n (4) $15,300,000 from ``Transportation Security \n Administration, Aviation Security'' account 70x0550;\n (5) $187,000,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading \n ``Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Security'';\n (6) $2,550,000 from Public Law 112-10 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (7) $12,095,000 from Public Law 112-74 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (8) $16,349,000 from Public Law 113-6 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (9) $30,643,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (10) $24,000,000 from ``Federal Emergency Management \n Agency, National Predisaster Mitigation Fund'' account 70x0716; \n and\n (11) $16,627,000 from ``Science and Technology, Research, \n Development, Acquisition, and Operations'' account 70x0800.\n\n (rescission)\n\n Sec. 574. From the unobligated balances made available in the \nDepartment of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 9703 \nof title 31, United States Code, (added by section 638 of Public Law \n102-393), $175,000,000 shall be rescinded.\n\n (rescissions)\n\n Sec. 575. Of the funds transferred to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity when it was created in 2003, the following funds are hereby \nrescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified \namounts:\n (1) $1,317,018 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (2) $57,998 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, \n and Improvements'';\n (3) $17,597 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n Office of Domestic Preparedness''; and\n (4) $82,926 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n National Predisaster Mitigation Fund''.\n Sec. 576. The following unobligated balances made available to the \nDepartment of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the \nDepartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law \n113-76) are rescinded:\n (1) $463,404 from ``Office of the Secretary and Executive \n Management'';\n (2) $47,023 from ``Office of the Under Secretary for \n Management'';\n (3) $29,852 from ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer'';\n (4) $16,346 from ``Office of the Chief Information \n Officer'';\n (5) $816,384 from ``Analysis and Operations'';\n (6) $158,931 from ``Office of Inspector General'';\n (7) $635,153 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (8) $65,195 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, \n Automation Modernization'';\n (9) $96,177 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air \n and Marine Operations'';\n (10) $2,368,902 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs \n Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses'';\n (11) $600,000 from ``Transportation Security \n Administration, Federal Air Marshals'';\n (12) $3,096,521 from ``Coast Guard, Operating Expenses'';\n (13) $208,654 from ``Coast Guard, Reserve Training'';\n (14) $1,722,319 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, \n Construction, and Improvements'';\n (15) $1,256,900 from ``United States Secret Service, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (16) $107,432 from ``National Protection and Programs \n Directorate, Management and Administration'';\n (17) $679,212 from ``National Protection and Programs \n Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information \n Security'';\n (18) $26,169 from ``Office of Biometric Identity \n Management'';\n (19) $37,201 from ``Office of Health Affairs'';\n (20) $818,184 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (21) $447,280 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n State and Local Programs'';\n (22) $98,841 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n United States Fire Administration'';\n (23) $448,073 from ``United States Citizenship and \n Immigration Services'';\n (24) $519,503 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training \n Center, Salaries and Expenses'';\n (25) $500,005 from ``Science and Technology, Management and \n Administration''; and\n (26) $68,910 from ``Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, \n Management and Administration''.\n\n (rescission)\n\n Sec. 577. Of the unobligated balances made available to ``Federal \nEmergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund'', $375,000,000 shall \nbe rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts \nthat were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement \npursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced \nBudget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided \nfurther, That no amounts may be rescinded from the amounts that were \ndesignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to \nsection 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit \nControl Act of 1985.\n Sec. 578. The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in \nthe House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record, on or \nabout January 13, 2015, by the Chairman of the Committee on \nAppropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to \nthe allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a \njoint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.\n This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security \nAppropriations Act, 2015''.\n \n", "frequency": [["shall", 246], ["security", 192], ["provided", 183], ["available", 170], ["section", 150], ["fund", 148], ["homeland", 107], ["state", 102], ["law", 100], ["u.s.c", 100], ["expense", 97], ["appropriation", 91], ["year", 85], ["united", 85], ["may", 81], ["federal", 81], ["made", 70], ["secretary", 68], ["management", 68], ["agency", 65], ["department", 63], ["amount", 62], ["committee", 62], ["fiscal", 61], ["operation", 60], ["emergency", 60], ["representative", 56], ["necessary", 56], ["office", 55], ["public", 55], ["house", 54], ["budget", 54], ["remain", 53], ["service", 51], ["activity", 51], ["used", 51], ["september", 50], ["senate", 50], ["enforcement", 50], ["transportation", 49], ["national", 48], ["cost", 46], ["protection", 45], ["none", 45], ["custom", 43], ["including", 43], ["day", 42], ["acquisition", 41], ["immigration", 41], ["border", 41], ["administration", 41], ["heading", 40], ["training", 40], ["disaster", 39], ["report", 38], ["assistance", 38], ["authorized", 37], ["u.s.", 36], ["exceed", 36], ["facility", 35], ["code", 35], ["purpose", 34], ["flood", 33], ["grant", 32], ["total", 30], ["pursuant", 29], ["related", 29], ["obligation", 28], ["information", 28], ["salary", 28], ["later", 27], ["subsection", 27], ["fee", 27], ["guard", 27], ["coast", 26], ["system", 26], ["construction", 26], ["notwithstanding", 25], ["project", 24], ["seq", 24], ["center", 24], ["passenger", 23], ["required", 23], ["administrator", 23], ["official", 23], ["date", 22], ["capital", 22], ["account", 22], ["award", 21], ["submit", 21], ["technology", 21], ["relief", 21], ["except", 21], ["improvement", 21], ["insurance", 21], ["support", 20], ["congress", 20], ["plan", 20], ["requirement", 20], ["infrastructure", 19]]}, "hr1278": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Payer State Transparency Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. CALCULATION OF FEDERAL TAX BURDENS AND OUTLAYS.\n\n (a) State by State Calculation of Federal Tax Burdens.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through \n the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall \n calculate the Federal tax burden of each State for each \n calendar year.\n (2) Calculation of federal tax burden.--For purposes of \n calculating the Federal tax burden of each State under \n paragraph (1), the Secretary shall--\n (A) treat Federal taxes paid by an individual as a \n burden on the State in which such individual resides; \n and\n (B) treat Federal taxes paid by a legal business \n entity as a burden on each State in which economic \n activity of such entity is performed in the same \n proportion that the economic activity of such entity in \n such State bears to the economic activity of such \n entity in all the States.\n (b) State by State Calculation of Federal Outlays.--\n (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management \n and Budget, in coordination with the Council of Economic \n Advisers and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall calculate the \n total amount of Federal outlays received by each State in each \n fiscal year.\n (2) Treatment of contract awards.--For purposes of \n calculating the amount of Federal outlays received by a State \n under paragraph (1), a Federal contract award shall be treated \n as a Federal outlay received by each State in which performance \n under the award takes place in the same proportion that such \n performance in such State bears to such performance in all the \n States.\n (c) State Defined.--In this section the term ``State'' means each \nof the several States.\n\nSEC. 3. JOINT REPORT.\n\n Not later than the date that is 180 days after the beginning of \neach calendar year, the Secretary of Commerce and the Director of the \nOffice of Management and Budget shall--\n (1) jointly submit to Congress a report containing the \n results of the calculations described in section 2 with respect \n to such calendar year; and\n (2) publish the report on a publicly accessible website of \n the Bureau of Economic Analysis.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 24], ["federal", 14], ["tax", 7], ["economic", 6], ["burden", 5], ["calculation", 5], ["shall", 5], ["entity", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["year", 4], ["outlay", 4], ["congress", 4], ["office", 3], ["report", 3], ["activity", 3], ["house", 3], ["calendar", 3], ["received", 3], ["bill", 3], ["performance", 3], ["director", 3], ["section", 3], ["impact", 2], ["calculate", 2], ["proportion", 2], ["government", 2], ["bear", 2], ["individual", 2], ["calculating", 2], ["bureau", 2], ["general.", 2], ["ass", 2], ["contract", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["management", 2], ["spending", 2], ["114th", 2], ["treat", 2], ["taxation", 2], ["award", 2], ["representative", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["budget", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["paid", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["analysis", 2], ["session", 1], ["publish", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["acting", 1], ["foster", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["treasury", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["adviser", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["term", 1], ["joint", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["payer", 1], ["burdens.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["accessible", 1], ["senate", 1], ["result", 1], ["reform", 1], ["garrett", 1], ["legal", 1], ["coordination", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["business", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["jointly", 1], ["burden.", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["awards.", 1], ["resides", 1], ["1st", 1], ["respect", 1], ["total", 1], ["described", 1], ["submit", 1], ["mean", 1], ["website", 1], ["publicly", 1], ["transparency", 1], ["following", 1], ["treated", 1], ["cited", 1], ["performed", 1], ["council", 1], ["outlays.", 1], ["containing", 1]]}, "hr243": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 243 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 243\n\n To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to \n publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to \n Microcystins in drinking water.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 9, 2015\n\nMs. Kaptur (for herself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Ryan \nof Ohio, Ms. Norton, Ms. Fudge, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Ms. Slaughter, \nMr. Quigley, Mrs. Beatty, and Mr. Joyce) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to \n publish a health advisory and submit reports with respect to \n Microcystins in drinking water.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Safe and Secure Drinking Water Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. MICROCYSTINS IN DRINKING WATER.\n\n (a) Health Advisory.--Not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental \nProtection Agency (in this Act referred to as the ``Administrator'') \nshall develop and publish a health advisory including recommendations \non--\n (1)(A) the level of Microcystins in drinking water below \n which the water is expected to be safe for human consumption; \n and\n (B) feasible treatment techniques and other means for \n achieving such level; and\n (2) standardized procedures for testing for Microcystins in \n drinking water.\n (b) Periodic Reports.--\n (1) In general.--Until the Administrator makes a \n determination of whether or not to regulate Microcystins in \n drinking water under section 1412(b) of the Safe Drinking Water \n Act (42 U.S.C. 300g-1(b)), the Administrator shall submit \n reports as required by paragraph (2).\n (2) Reporting requirements.--Not later than 120 days after \n the date of enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, \n the Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report on the \n following:\n (A) The status of the Administrator's efforts to \n determine whether to regulate drinking water with \n respect to the level of Microcystins.\n (B) The steps taken by the Administrator to promote \n testing of drinking water for Microcystins in areas \n that have been affected by harmful algal blooms.\n (C) An analysis of available treatment techniques \n and other means for addressing Microcystins in drinking \n water.\n \n", "frequency": [["water", 12], ["drinking", 11], ["microcystins", 9], ["administrator", 9], ["mr.", 6], ["report", 4], ["health", 4], ["submit", 4], ["congress", 4], ["advisory", 3], ["safe", 3], ["level", 3], ["house", 3], ["publish", 3], ["protection", 3], ["respect", 3], ["environmental", 3], ["bill", 3], ["ms.", 3], ["agency", 3], ["shall", 3], ["technique", 2], ["treatment", 2], ["day", 2], ["referred", 2], ["mean", 2], ["direct", 2], ["section", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["114th", 2], ["testing", 2], ["representative", 2], ["whether", 2], ["following", 2], ["regulate", 2], ["date", 2], ["later", 2], ["office", 1], ["300g-1", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["taken", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["affected", 1], ["government", 1], ["michigan", 1], ["every", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["higgins", 1], ["january", 1], ["ryan", 1], ["ohio", 1], ["advisory.", 1], ["human", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["1st", 1], ["quigley", 1], ["recommendation", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["available", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["slaughter", 1], ["beatty", 1], ["step", 1], ["algal", 1], ["requirements.", 1], ["reports.", 1], ["feasible", 1], ["periodic", 1], ["secure", 1], ["determine", 1], ["joyce", 1], ["consumption", 1], ["area", 1], ["conyers", 1], ["miller", 1], ["expected", 1], ["norton", 1], ["achieving", 1], ["standardized", 1], ["determination", 1], ["promote", 1], ["effort", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["levin", 1], ["printing", 1], ["procedure", 1], ["addressing", 1], ["required", 1], ["cited", 1], ["year", 1]]}, "hr1270": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 643\n\n To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract \n with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals who \n have used or are using their entitlement to educational assistance \nunder the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary \n of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\n Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mrs. Kirkpatrick) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into a contract \n with a non-government entity to conduct a survey of individuals who \n have used or are using their entitlement to educational assistance \nunder the educational assistance programs administered by the Secretary \n of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Education Survey Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. SURVEY OF INDIVIDUALS USING THEIR ENTITLEMENT TO EDUCATIONAL \n ASSISTANCE UNDER THE EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS \n ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) Survey Required.--By not later than 180 days after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \nenter into a contract with a non-government entity for the conduct of a \nsurvey of a statistically valid sample of individuals who have used or \nare using their entitlement to educational assistance under chapters \n30, 32, 33, and 35 of title 38, United States Code, to pursue a program \nof education or training. The contract shall provide that--\n (1) not later than one month before the collection of data \n under the survey begins, the survey shall be submitted to the \n Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of \n Representatives;\n (2) the non-government entity shall complete the survey and \n submit to the Secretary the results of the survey by not later \n than 180 days after entering into the contract; and\n (3) the survey shall be conducted by electronic means and \n by any other means the non-government entity determines \n appropriate.\n (b) Information To Be Collected.--The contract under subsection (a) \nshall provide that the survey shall be designed to collect the \nfollowing types of information about each individual surveyed, where \napplicable:\n (1) Demographic information, including the highest level of \n education completed by the individual, the military \n occupational specialty or specialties of the individual while \n serving on active duty as a member of the Armed Forces or as a \n member of the National Guard or of a Reserve Component of the \n Armed Forces, and whether the individual has a service-\n connected disability.\n (2) The opinion of the individual regarding participation \n in the transition assistance program under section 1144 of \n title 10, United States Code, and the effectiveness of the \n program, including instruction on the use of the benefits under \n laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.\n (3) The resources the individual used to help the \n individual--\n (A) decide to use the individual's entitlement to \n educational assistance to enroll in a program of \n education or training; and\n (B) choose the program of education or training the \n individual pursued.\n (4) The individual's goal when the individual enrolled in \n the program of education or training.\n (5) The nature of the individual's experience with the \n education benefits processing system of the Department of \n Veterans Affairs.\n (6) The nature of the individual's experience with the \n school certifying official of the educational institution where \n the individual pursued the program of education or training who \n processed the individual's claim.\n (7) Any services or benefits the educational institution or \n program of education or training provided to veterans while the \n individual pursued the program of education or training.\n (8) The type of educational institution at which the \n individual pursued the program of education or training.\n (9) Whether the individual completed the program of \n education or training or the number of credit hours completed \n by the individual as of the time of the survey, and, if \n applicable, any degree or certificate obtained by the \n individual for completing the program.\n (10) The employment status of the individual and whether \n such employment status differs from the employment status of \n the individual prior to enrolling in the program of education \n or training.\n (11) Whether the individual is or was enrolled in a program \n of education on a full-time or part-time basis.\n (12) The opinion of the individual on the effectiveness of \n the educational assistance program of the Department of \n Veterans Affairs under which the individual was entitled to \n educational assistance.\n (13) Whether the individual was ever entitled to a \n rehabilitation under chapter 31 of title 38, United States \n Code, and whether the individual participated in such a \n program.\n (14) A description of any circumstances that prevented the \n individual from using the individual's entitlement to \n educational assistance to pursue a desired career path or \n degree.\n (15) Whether the individual is using the individual's \n entitlement to educational assistance to pursue a program of \n education or training or has transferred such an entitlement to \n a dependent.\n (16) Such other matters as the Secretary determines \n appropriate.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after receiving the results of \nthe survey required under this section, the Secretary shall submit to \nthe Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of \nRepresentatives a report on the results of the survey and any \nrecommendations of the Secretary relating to such results. 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R. 20\n\n To reform the financing of Congressional elections by broadening \n participation by small dollar donors, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Sarbanes (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Becerra, Mr. \n Beyer, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania, Ms. \nBrown of Florida, Ms. Brownley of California, Mrs. Bustos, Mrs. Capps, \n Mr. Capuano, Mr. Carney, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Castro of Texas, \n Ms. Chu of California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. \n Clarke of New York, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Cooper, \nMr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. \n DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, Mr. Delaney, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. DelBene, Mr. \nDeSaulnier, Mr. Deutch, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Edwards, Mr. \n Ellison, Mr. Engel, Ms. Esty, Mr. Farr, Mr. Foster, Ms. Frankel of \n Florida, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Gallego, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, \n Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Gutieerrez, Ms. Hahn, Mr. \nHastings, Mr. Heck of Washington, Mr. Himes, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Mr. \nHoyer, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Israel, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. \nJohnson of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. \n Kind, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. \nLarson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Lieu of California, Mr. \n Loebsack, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lowenthal, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Michelle Lujan \nGrisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, \n Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. Matsui, Ms. McCollum, Mr. \nMcDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Kuster, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, \n Ms. Moore, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. \n Nolan, Mr. O'Rourke, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. \nPeters, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Rangel, Mr. \nBen Ray Lujaan of New Mexico, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Roybal-Allard, \nMr. Ruppersberger, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Scott of \n Virginia, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Sires, \n Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. Swalwell of \n California, Mr. Takai, Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. \nTonko, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Walz, Ms. Wasserman \n Schultz, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Yarmuth, Ms. Kelly of \n Illinois, Mr. Bera, Ms. Adams, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. \n Watson Coleman, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House \n Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and \nCommerce and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To reform the financing of Congressional elections by broadening \n participation by small dollar donors, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Government By the \nPeople Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\n TITLE I--PARTICIPATION IN FUNDING OF ELECTIONS\n\n Subtitle A--My Voice Tax Credit\n\nSec. 101. Refundable tax credit for congressional House campaign \n contributions.\n Subtitle B--My Voice Voucher Pilot Program\n\nSec. 111. Establishment of pilot program.\nSec. 112. Voucher program described.\nSec. 113. Reports.\nSec. 114. Election cycle defined.\n TITLE II--SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS\n\nSec. 201. Benefits and eligibility requirements for candidates.\n ``TITLE V--SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS\n\n ``Subtitle A--Benefits\n\n ``Sec. 501. Benefits for participating candidates.\n ``Sec. 502. Procedures for making payments.\n ``Sec. 503. Use of funds.\n ``Sec. 504. Qualified small dollar contributions described.\n ``Subtitle B--Eligibility and Certification\n\n ``Sec. 511. Eligibility.\n ``Sec. 512. Qualifying requirements.\n ``Sec. 513. Certification.\n ``Subtitle C--Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating \n Candidates\n\n ``Sec. 521. Contribution and expenditure requirements.\n ``Sec. 522. Administration of campaign.\n ``Sec. 523. Preventing unnecessary spending of public funds.\n ``Sec. 524. Remitting unspent funds after election.\n ``Subtitle D--Enhanced Match Support\n\n ``Sec. 531. Enhanced support for general election.\n ``Sec. 532. Eligibility.\n ``Sec. 533. Amount.\n ``Sec. 534. Waiver of authority to retain portion of unspent \n funds after election.\n ``Subtitle E--Administrative Provisions\n\n ``Sec. 541. Freedom From Influence Fund.\n ``Sec. 542. Government by the People Oversight Commission.\n ``Sec. 543. Administration by Commission.\n ``Sec. 544. Violations and penalties.\n ``Sec. 545. Appeals process.\n ``Sec. 546. Indexing of amounts.\n ``Sec. 547. Election cycle defined.\nSec. 202. Contributions and expenditures by multicandidate and \n political party political committees on \n behalf of participating candidates.\nSec. 203. Prohibiting use of contributions by participating candidates \n for purposes other than campaign for \n election.\n TITLE III--OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS\n\nSec. 301. Expanding requirement to disclose bundlers who are registered \n lobbyists to all bundlers.\nSec. 302. Petition for certiorari.\nSec. 303. Filing by all candidates with Commission.\nSec. 304. Electronic filing of FEC reports.\nSec. 305. Effective date.\n TITLE IV--EXPANDING CANDIDATE ACCESS TO ADVERTISING\n\nSec. 401. Broadcasts by candidates.\n TITLE V--CONTRIBUTIONS TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND\n\nSec. 501. Voluntary contributions to the Freedom From Influence Fund.\n TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\n\nSec. 601. Severability.\n\n TITLE I--PARTICIPATION IN FUNDING OF ELECTIONS\n\n Subtitle A--My Voice Tax Credit\n\nSEC. 101. REFUNDABLE TAX CREDIT FOR CONGRESSIONAL HOUSE CAMPAIGN \n CONTRIBUTIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 \nof the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to refundable credits) \nis amended by inserting after section 36B the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 36C. CREDIT FOR CONGRESSIONAL HOUSE CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there shall be \nallowed as a credit against the tax imposed by this subtitle an amount \nequal to 50 percent of the qualified My Voice Federal congressional \nHouse campaign contributions paid or incurred by the taxpayer during \nthe taxable year.\n ``(b) Limitations.--\n ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount of qualified My Voice \n Federal congressional House campaign contributions taken into \n account under subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not \n exceed $50 (twice such amount in the case of a joint return).\n ``(2) Limitation on contributions to federal congressional \n house candidates.--No credit shall be allowed under this \n section to any taxpayer for any taxable year if such taxpayer \n made aggregate contributions in excess of $300 during the \n taxable year to--\n ``(A) any single Federal congressional House \n candidate, or\n ``(B) any political committee established and \n maintained by a national political party.\n ``(3) Provision of information.--No credit shall be allowed \n under this section to any taxpayer unless the taxpayer provides \n the Secretary with such information as the Secretary may \n require to verify the taxpayer's eligibility for the credit and \n the amount of the credit for the taxpayer.\n ``(4) Ineligibility of individuals receiving my voice \n vouchers.--\n ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under \n this section with respect to any individual for any \n taxable year which occurs during an election cycle in \n which such individual received a My Voice Voucher under \n subtitle B of title I of the Government By the People \n Act of 2015. In the case of a joint return with respect \n to which this paragraph applies to one of the spouses, \n such return shall not be treated as a joint return for \n purposes of determining the dollar limitation under \n paragraph (1).\n ``(B) Election cycle defined.--In subparagraph (A), \n the term `election cycle' has the meaning given such \n term in section 114 of the Government By the People Act \n of 2015.\n ``(c) Qualified My Voice Federal Congressional House Campaign \nContributions.--For purposes of this section, the term `My Voice \nFederal congressional House campaign contribution' means any \ncontribution of cash by an individual to a Federal congressional House \ncandidate or to a political committee established and maintained by a \nnational political party if such contribution is not prohibited under \nthe Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971.\n ``(d) Federal Congressional House Candidate.--For purposes of this \nsection--\n ``(1) In general.--The term `Federal congressional House \n candidate' means any candidate for election to the office of \n Representative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the \n Congress.\n ``(2) Treatment of authorized committees.--Any contribution \n made to an authorized committee of a Federal congressional \n House candidate shall be treated as made to such candidate.\n ``(e) Inflation Adjustment.--\n ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning \n after 2015, the $50 amount under subsection (b)(1) shall be \n increased by an amount equal to--\n ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by\n ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined \n under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which \n the taxable year begins, determined by substituting \n `calendar year 2015' for `calendar year 1992' in \n subparagraph (B) thereof.\n ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under \n subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5, such amount shall be \n rounded to the nearest multiple of $5.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) Section 6211(b)(4)(A) of such Code is amended by \n inserting ``36C,'' after ``36B,''.\n (2) Section 1324(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is \n amended by inserting ``36C,'' after ``36B,''.\n (3) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of \n subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 \n is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 36B \n the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 36C. Credit for congressional House campaign contributions.''.\n (c) Forms.--The Secretary of the Treasury, or his designee, shall \nensure that the credit for contributions to Federal congressional House \ncandidates allowed under section 36C of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986, as added by this section, may be claimed on Forms 1040EZ and \n1040A.\n (d) Administration.--At the request of the Secretary of the \nTreasury, the Federal Election Commission shall provide the Secretary \nof the Treasury with such information and other assistance as the \nSecretary may reasonably require to administer the credit allowed under \nsection 36C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this \nsection.\n (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n\n Subtitle B--My Voice Voucher Pilot Program\n\nSEC. 111. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Government by the People Oversight \nCommission established under section 542 of the Federal Election \nCampaign Act of 1971 (as added by section 201) (hereafter in this \nsubtitle referred to as the ``Commission'') shall establish a pilot \nprogram under which the Commission shall select 3 eligible States to \noperate a voucher pilot program which is described in section 112.\n (b) Eligibility of States.--A State is eligible to be selected to \noperate a voucher pilot program under this subtitle if the State \nsubmits to the Commission (at such time during the application period \nand in such form as the Commission may require) an application \ncontaining--\n (1) information and assurances that the State will operate \n a voucher program which contains the elements described in \n section 112(a);\n (2) information and assurances that the State will \n establish fraud prevention mechanisms described in section \n 112(b);\n (3) information and assurances that the State will \n establish a commission to oversee and implement the program as \n described in section 112(c);\n (4) information and assurances that the State will submit \n reports as required under section 113; and\n (5) such other information and assurances as the Commission \n may require.\n (c) Timing of Program.--\n (1) Issuance of initial guidance.--Not later than 90 days \n after the appointment of a quorum of its members, the \n Commission shall issue initial guidance regarding the process \n by which States may apply to operate voucher pilot programs \n under this subtitle and initial guidance regarding the \n implementation of such programs.\n (2) Selection of participating states.--The Commission \n shall select the 3 States which will operate voucher pilot \n programs under this subtitle not later than 90 days before the \n end of the application period.\n (3) Period of operation of program.--Each State selected to \n operate a voucher pilot program under this subtitle shall \n operate such program during each of the 3 election cycles which \n begin after the application period, and shall ensure that the \n program is ready to be operated not later than the first \n January 1 of the first election cycle which begins after the \n application period.\n (4) Termination.--Each voucher pilot program under this \n subtitle shall terminate as of the first day after the third \n election cycle during which the State operated the program.\n (d) Reimbursement of Costs.--Upon receiving the report submitted by \na State under section 113 with respect to an election cycle, the \nCommission shall transmit a payment to the State in an amount equal to \nthe reasonable costs incurred by the State in operating the voucher \npilot program under this subtitle during the cycle.\n (e) Application Period Defined.--In this section, the term \n``application period'' means the first election cycle which begins \nafter the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 112. VOUCHER PROGRAM DESCRIBED.\n\n (a) General Elements of Program.--\n (1) Elements described.--The elements of a voucher pilot \n program operated by a State under this subtitle are as follows:\n (A) The State shall provide each qualified \n individual upon the individual's request with a voucher \n worth $50 to be known as a ``My Voice Voucher'' during \n the election cycle which will be assigned a routing \n number and which at the option of the individual will \n be provided in either paper or electronic form.\n (B) Using the routing number assigned to the My \n Voice Voucher, the individual may submit the My Voice \n Voucher in either electronic or paper form to qualified \n candidates for election for Federal office and allocate \n such portion of the value of the My Voice Voucher in \n increments of $5 as the individual may select to any \n such candidate.\n (C) If the candidate transmits the My Voice Voucher \n to the Commission, the Commission shall pay the \n candidate the portion of the value of the My Voice \n Voucher that the individual allocated to the candidate, \n which shall be considered a contribution by the \n individual to the candidate for purposes of the Federal \n Election Campaign Act of 1971.\n (2) Designation of qualified individuals.--For purposes of \n paragraph (1)(A), a ``qualified individual'' with respect to a \n State means an individual--\n (A) who is a resident of the State;\n (B) who will be of voting age as of the date of the \n election for the candidate to whom the individual \n submits a My Voice Voucher;\n (C) who is not prohibited under Federal law from \n making contributions to candidates for election for \n Federal office; and\n (D) who meets such other requirements as the State \n may impose, except that the State may not require the \n individual to be a registered voter in the State as a \n condition of being a qualified individual.\n (b) Fraud Prevention Mechanism.--In addition to the elements \ndescribed in subsection (a), a State operating a voucher pilot program \nunder this subtitle shall permit an individual to revoke a My Voice \nVoucher not later than 2 days after submitting the My Voice Voucher to \na candidate.\n (c) Oversight Commission.--In addition to the elements described in \nsubsection (a), a State operating a voucher pilot program under this \nsubtitle shall establish a commission or designate an existing entity \nto oversee and implement the program in the State, except that no such \ncommission or entity may be comprised of elected officials.\n\nSEC. 113. REPORTS.\n\n (a) Election Cycle Reports.--Not later than 6 months after each \nelection cycle during which a State operates a voucher pilot program \nunder this subtitle, the State shall submit a report to the Commission \nanalyzing the operation and effectiveness of the program during the \ncycle and including such other information as the Commission may \nrequire.\n (b) Final Report.--Not later than 6 months after the termination of \nthe voucher pilot programs under this subtitle, each State which \noperated such a program shall submit a final report to the Commission \non the operation of the program during the previous election cycles, \nand shall include in each such report such recommendations as the State \nconsiders appropriate regarding the expansion of the pilot program to \nall States and territories, along with such other recommendations and \nother information as the Commission may require.\n\nSEC. 114. ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED.\n\n In this subtitle, the term ``election cycle'' means the period \nbeginning on the day after the date of the most recent regularly \nscheduled general election for Federal office and ending on the date of \nthe next regularly scheduled general election for Federal office.\n\n TITLE II--SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS\n\nSEC. 201. BENEFITS AND ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CANDIDATES.\n\n The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n ``TITLE V--SMALL DOLLAR FINANCING OF CONGRESSIONAL ELECTION CAMPAIGNS\n\n ``Subtitle A--Benefits\n\n``SEC. 501. BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES.\n\n ``(a) In General.--If a candidate for election to the office of \nRepresentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the \nCongress is certified as a participating candidate under this title \nwith respect to an election for such office, the candidate shall be \nentitled to payments as provided under this title.\n ``(b) Amount of Payment.--\n ``(1) In general.--The amount of a payment made under this \n title shall be equal to 600 percent of the amount of qualified \n small dollar contributions received by the candidate since the \n most recent payment made to the candidate under this title \n during the election cycle, without regard to whether or not the \n candidate received any of the contributions before, during, or \n after the Small Dollar Democracy qualifying period applicable \n to the candidate under section 511(c).\n ``(2) Increase in payment for candidates accepting greater \n restrictions.--In the case of a candidate who exercises the \n option described in section 521(a)(2) to accept greater \n restrictions on the permissible sources of contributions and \n expenditures, the amount of the payment under this subsection \n shall be the amount otherwise determined under paragraph (1) \n increased by 50 percent.\n ``(c) Limit on Aggregate Amount of Payments.--The aggregate amount \nof payments made to a participating candidate with respect to an \nelection cycle under this title may not exceed 50 percent (or, in the \ncase of a candidate who exercises the option described in section \n521(a)(2) to accept greater restrictions on the permissible sources of \ncontributions and expenditures, 100 percent) of the average of the 20 \ngreatest amounts of disbursements made by the authorized committees of \nany winning candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate \nor Resident Commissioner to, the Congress during the most recent \nelection cycle, rounded to the nearest $100,000.\n\n``SEC. 502. PROCEDURES FOR MAKING PAYMENTS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Commission shall make a payment under \nsection 501 to a candidate who is certified as a participating \ncandidate upon receipt from the candidate of a request for a payment \nwhich includes--\n ``(1) a statement of the number and amount of qualified \n small dollar contributions received by the candidate since the \n most recent payment made to the candidate under this title \n during the election cycle;\n ``(2) a statement of the amount of the payment the \n candidate anticipates receiving with respect to the request;\n ``(3) a statement of the total amount of payments the \n candidate has received under this title as of the date of the \n statement; and\n ``(4) such other information and assurances as the \n Commission may require.\n ``(b) Restrictions on Submission of Requests.--A candidate may not \nsubmit a request under subsection (a) unless each of the following \napplies:\n ``(1) The amount of the qualified small dollar \n contributions in the statement referred to in subsection (a)(1) \n is equal to or greater than $5,000, unless the request is \n submitted during the 30-day period which ends on the date of a \n general election.\n ``(2) Of the total number of individuals who have made \n qualified small dollar contributions to the candidate as of the \n date of the request (including individuals whose contributions \n were included in a previous request under subsection (a) and \n individuals who made such contributions during the Small Dollar \n Democracy qualifying period described in section 511(c)), at \n least 50 percent are residents of the State in which the \n candidate seeks election.\n ``(3) The candidate did not receive a payment under this \n title during the 7-day period which ends on the date the \n candidate submits the request.\n ``(c) Time of Payment.--The Commission shall ensure that payments \nunder this section are made from the Treasury not later than 2 business \ndays after the receipt of a request submitted under subsection (a).\n\n``SEC. 503. USE OF FUNDS.\n\n ``A candidate shall use payments made under this title, including \npayments provided with respect to a previous election cycle which are \nwithheld from remittance to the Commission in accordance with section \n524(a)(2), only for making direct payments for the receipt of goods and \nservices (including legal fees related to the election or a legal \nchallenge to the results of the election) which constitute authorized \nexpenditures (as determined in accordance with title III) in connection \nwith the election cycle involved.\n\n``SEC. 504. QUALIFIED SMALL DOLLAR CONTRIBUTIONS DESCRIBED.\n\n ``(a) In General.--In this title, the term `qualified small dollar \ncontribution' means, with respect to a candidate and the authorized \ncommittees of a candidate, a contribution that meets the following \nrequirements:\n ``(1) The contribution is in an amount that is--\n ``(A) not less than $1; and\n ``(B) not more than $150.\n ``(2) The contribution is made by an individual, either \n directly or through an intermediary or conduit (as described in \n section 315(a)(8)), who is not otherwise prohibited from making \n a contribution under this Act.\n ``(3) The individual who makes the contribution does not \n make contributions to the candidate or the authorized \n committees of the candidate with respect to the election \n involved in an aggregate amount that exceeds the amount \n described in paragraph (1)(B), or any contribution to the \n candidate or the authorized committees of the candidate with \n respect to the election involved that otherwise is not a \n qualified small dollar contribution.\n ``(b) Treatment of My Voice Tax Credits and My Voice Vouchers.--Any \npayment received by a candidate and the authorized committees of a \ncandidate which is treated as a qualified My Voice Federal \ncongressional House campaign contribution under section 36C of the \nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 or which consists of a My Voice Voucher \nunder subtitle B of title I of the Government By the People Act of 2015 \nshall be considered a qualified small dollar contribution for purposes \nof this title, so long as the individual making the payment meets the \nrequirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).\n ``(c) Restriction on Subsequent Contributions.--\n ``(1) Prohibiting donor from making subsequent non-\n qualified contributions during election cycle.--\n ``(A) In general.--An individual who makes a \n qualified small dollar contribution to a candidate or \n the authorized committees of a candidate with respect \n to an election may not make any subsequent contribution \n to such candidate or the authorized committees of such \n candidate with respect to the election cycle which is \n not a qualified small dollar contribution.\n ``(B) Exception for contributions to candidates who \n voluntarily withdraw from participation during \n qualifying period.--Subparagraph (A) does not apply \n with respect to a contribution made to a candidate who, \n during the Small Dollar Democracy qualifying period \n described in section 511(c), submits a statement to the \n Commission under section 513(c) to voluntarily withdraw \n from participating in the program under this title.\n ``(2) Treatment of subsequent non-qualified \n contributions.--If, notwithstanding the prohibition described \n in paragraph (1), an individual who makes a qualified small \n dollar contribution to a candidate or the authorized committees \n of a candidate with respect to an election makes a subsequent \n contribution to such candidate or the authorized committees of \n such candidate with respect to the election which is prohibited \n under paragraph (1) because it is not a qualified small dollar \n contribution, the candidate may take one of the following \n actions:\n ``(A) Not later than 2 weeks after receiving the \n contribution, the candidate may return the subsequent \n contribution to the individual.\n ``(B) Unless the candidate has exercised the option \n described in section 521(a)(2) to accept greater \n restrictions on the permissible sources of \n contributions and expenditures, the candidate may \n retain the subsequent contribution, so long as not \n later than 2 weeks after receiving the subsequent \n contribution, the candidate remits to the Commission \n for deposit in the Freedom From Influence Fund under \n section 541 an amount equal to any payments received by \n the candidate under this title which are attributable \n to the qualified small dollar contribution made by the \n individual involved.\n ``(3) No effect on ability to make multiple \n contributions.--Nothing in this section may be construed to \n prohibit an individual from making multiple qualified small \n dollar contributions to any candidate or any number of \n candidates, so long as each contribution meets each of the \n requirements of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a).\n ``(d) Notification Requirements for Candidates.--\n ``(1) Notification.--Each authorized committee of a \n candidate who seeks to be a participating candidate under this \n title shall provide the following information in any materials \n for the solicitation of contributions, including any Internet \n site through which individuals may make contributions to the \n committee:\n ``(A) A statement that if the candidate is \n certified as a participating candidate under this \n title, the candidate will receive matching payments in \n an amount which is based on the total amount of \n qualified small dollar contributions received.\n ``(B) A statement that a contribution which meets \n the requirements set forth in subsection (a) shall be \n treated as a qualified small dollar contribution under \n this title unless the contributor notifies the \n committee not later than 48 hours after making the \n contribution that the contribution is not to be so \n treated.\n ``(C) A statement that if a contribution is treated \n as qualified small dollar contribution under this \n title, the individual who makes the contribution may \n not make any contribution to the candidate or the \n authorized committees of the candidate during the \n election cycle which is not a qualified small dollar \n contribution.\n ``(2) Alternative methods of meeting requirements.--An \n authorized committee may meet the requirements of paragraph \n (1)--\n ``(A) by including the information described in \n paragraph (1) in the receipt provided under section \n 512(b)(3) to a person making a qualified small dollar \n contribution; or\n ``(B) by modifying the information it provides to \n persons making contributions which is otherwise \n required under title III (including information it \n provides through the Internet).\n\n ``Subtitle B--Eligibility and Certification\n\n``SEC. 511. ELIGIBILITY.\n\n ``(a) In General.--A candidate for the office of Representative in, \nor Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress is eligible to be \ncertified as a participating candidate under this title with respect to \nan election if the candidate meets the following requirements:\n ``(1) The candidate files with the Commission a statement \n of intent to seek certification as a participating candidate, \n and specifies in the statement whether the candidate intends to \n exercise the option described in section 521(a)(2) to accept \n greater restrictions on the permissible sources of \n contributions and expenditures.\n ``(2) The candidate meets the qualifying requirements of \n section 512.\n ``(3) The candidate files with the Commission a statement \n certifying that the authorized committees of the candidate meet \n the requirements of section 504(d).\n ``(4) Not later than the last day of the Small Dollar \n Democracy qualifying period, the candidate files with the \n Commission an affidavit signed by the candidate and the \n treasurer of the candidate's principal campaign committee \n declaring that the candidate--\n ``(A) has complied and, if certified, will comply \n with the contribution and expenditure requirements of \n section 521;\n ``(B) if certified, will run only as a \n participating candidate for all elections for the \n office that such candidate is seeking during that \n election cycle; and\n ``(C) has either qualified or will take steps to \n qualify under State law to be on the ballot.\n ``(b) General Election.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a \ncandidate shall not be eligible to be certified as a participating \ncandidate under this title for a general election or a general runoff \nelection unless the candidate's party nominated the candidate to be \nplaced on the ballot for the general election or the candidate is \notherwise qualified to be on the ballot under State law.\n ``(c) Small Dollar Democracy Qualifying Period Defined.--The term \n`Small Dollar Democracy qualifying period' means, with respect to any \ncandidate for an office, the 180-day period (during the election cycle \nfor such office) which begins on the date on which the candidate files \na statement of intent under section 511(a)(1), except that such period \nmay not continue after the date that is 30 days before the date of the \ngeneral election for the office.\n\n``SEC. 512. QUALIFYING REQUIREMENTS.\n\n ``(a) Receipt of Qualified Small Dollar Contributions From In-State \nResidents.--A candidate for the office of Representative in, or \nDelegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress meets the \nrequirement of this section if, during the Small Dollar Democracy \nqualifying period described in section 511(c), each of the following \noccurs:\n ``(1) Not fewer than 1,000 individuals who are residents of \n the State in which the candidate seeks election make a \n qualified small dollar contribution to the candidate.\n ``(2) The candidate obtains a total dollar amount of \n qualified small dollar contributions from individuals who are \n residents of the State in which the candidate seeks election \n which is equal to or greater than $50,000.\n ``(b) Requirements Relating to Receipt of Qualified Small Dollar \nContribution.--Each qualified small dollar contribution--\n ``(1) may be made by means of a personal check, money \n order, debit card, credit card, electronic payment account, or \n any other method deemed appropriate by the Commission;\n ``(2) shall be accompanied by a signed statement (or, in \n the case of a contribution made online or through other \n electronic means, an electronic equivalent) containing--\n ``(A) the contributor's name and the contributor's \n address in the State in which the primary residence of \n the contributor is located, and\n ``(B) an oath declaring that the contributor--\n ``(i) understands that the purpose of the \n contribution is to show support for the \n candidate so that the candidate may qualify for \n financing under this title,\n ``(ii) is making the contribution in his or \n her own name and from his or her own funds,\n ``(iii) has made the contribution \n willingly, and\n ``(iv) has not received any thing of value \n in return for the contribution; and\n ``(3) shall be acknowledged by a receipt that is sent to \n the contributor with a copy (in paper or electronic form) kept \n by the candidate for the Commission and a copy (in paper or \n electronic form) kept by the candidate for the election \n authorities in the State with respect to which the candidate is \n seeking election.\n ``(c) Verification of Qualified Small Dollar Contributions.--The \nCommission shall establish procedures for the auditing and verification \nof qualified small dollar contributions, including procedures for \nrandom audits, to ensure that such contributions meet the requirements \nof this section.\n\n``SEC. 513. CERTIFICATION.\n\n ``(a) Deadline and Notification.--\n ``(1) In general.--Not later than 5 days after a candidate \n files an affidavit under section 511(a)(3), the Commission \n shall--\n ``(A) determine whether or not the candidate meets \n the requirements for certification as a participating \n candidate;\n ``(B) if the Commission determines that the \n candidate meets such requirements, certify the \n candidate as a participating candidate; and\n ``(C) notify the candidate of the Commission's \n determination.\n ``(2) Deemed certification for all elections in election \n cycle.--If the Commission certifies a candidate as a \n participating candidate with respect to the first election of \n the election cycle involved, the Commissioner shall be deemed \n to have certified the candidate as a participating candidate \n with respect to all subsequent elections of the election cycle.\n ``(b) Revocation of Certification.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Commission may revoke a \n certification under subsection (a) if--\n ``(A) a candidate fails to qualify to appear on the \n ballot at any time after the date of certification \n (other than a candidate certified as a participating \n candidate with respect to a primary election who fails \n to qualify to appear on the ballot for a subsequent \n election in that election cycle);\n ``(B) a candidate ceases to be a candidate for the \n office involved, as determined on the basis of an \n official announcement by an authorized committee of the \n candidate or on the basis of a reasonable determination \n by the Commission; or\n ``(C) a candidate otherwise fails to comply with \n the requirements of this title, including any \n regulatory requirements prescribed by the Commission.\n ``(2) Existence of repeated or serious violations.--The \n Commission shall revoke a certification under subsection (a) if \n a penalty is assessed against the candidate under section \n 309(d) with respect to the election.\n ``(3) Effect of revocation.--If a candidate's certification \n is revoked under this subsection--\n ``(A) the candidate shall repay to the Freedom From \n Influence Fund established under section 541 an amount \n equal to the payments received under this title with \n respect to the election cycle involved plus interest \n (at a rate determined by the Commission on the basis of \n an appropriate annual percentage rate for the month \n involved) on any such amount received;\n ``(B) the candidate may not receive payments under \n this title during the remainder of the election cycle \n involved; and\n ``(C) the candidate may not be certified as a \n participating candidate under this title with respect \n to the next election cycle.\n ``(4) Prohibiting participation in future elections for \n candidates with multiple revocations.--If the Commission \n revokes the certification of an individual as a participating \n candidate under this title 3 times, the individual may not be \n certified as a participating candidate under this title with \n respect to any subsequent election.\n ``(c) Voluntary Withdrawal From Participating During Qualifying \nPeriod.--At any time during the Small Dollar Democracy qualifying \nperiod described in section 511(c), a candidate may withdraw from \nparticipation in the program under this title by submitting to the \nCommission a statement of withdrawal (without regard to whether or not \nthe Commission has certified the candidate as a participating candidate \nunder this title as of the time the candidate submits such statement), \nso long as the candidate has not submitted a request for payment under \nsection 502.\n ``(d) Participating Candidate Defined.--In this title, a \n`participating candidate' means a candidate for the office of \nRepresentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the \nCongress who is certified under this section as eligible to receive \nbenefits under this title.\n\n ``Subtitle C--Requirements for Candidates Certified as Participating \n Candidates\n\n``SEC. 521. CONTRIBUTION AND EXPENDITURE REQUIREMENTS.\n\n ``(a) Permitted Sources of Contributions and Expenditures.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (c), a \n participating candidate with respect to an election shall, with \n respect to all elections occurring during the election cycle \n for the office involved, accept no contributions from any \n source and make no expenditures from any amounts, other than \n the following:\n ``(A) Qualified small dollar contributions.\n ``(B) Payments under this title.\n ``(C) Contributions from political committees \n established and maintained by a national or State \n political party, subject to the applicable limitations \n of section 315.\n ``(D) Subject to subsection (b), personal funds of \n the candidate or of any immediate family member of the \n candidate (other than funds received through qualified \n small dollar contributions).\n ``(E) Contributions from individuals who are \n otherwise permitted to make contributions under this \n Act, subject to the applicable limitations of section \n 315, except that the aggregate amount of contributions \n a participating candidate may accept from any \n individual with respect to any election during the \n election cycle may not exceed $1,000.\n ``(F) Contributions from multicandidate political \n committees, subject to the applicable limitations of \n section 315.\n ``(2) Option to accept stricter limits.--A participating \n candidate with respect to an election may, at the time of \n submitting the first request for payment under section 502(a), \n exercise an option to accept no contributions from any source \n and make no expenditures from any amounts with respect to all \n elections occurring during the election cycle for the office \n involved, other than the following:\n ``(A) Qualified small dollar contributions.\n ``(B) Payments under this title.\n ``(C) Subject to subsection (b), personal funds of \n the candidate or of any immediate family member of the \n candidate (other than funds received through qualified \n small dollar contributions).\n ``(D) Contributions from individuals who are \n otherwise permitted to make contributions under this \n Act, subject to the applicable limitations of section \n 315, except that--\n ``(i) the aggregate amount of contributions \n the candidate may accept from any individual \n with respect to any election during the \n election cycle may not exceed $1,000;\n ``(ii) the aggregate amount of \n contributions a candidate may accept from all \n individuals under this subparagraph with \n respect to the election cycle may not exceed \n $50,000; and\n ``(iii) the candidate may not accept any \n contributions under this subparagraph after the \n date on which the Commission notifies the \n candidate under section 513(a) that the \n candidate is certified as a participating \n candidate under this title.\n ``(b) Special Rules for Personal Funds.--\n ``(1) Limit on amount.--A candidate who is certified as a \n participating candidate may use personal funds (including \n personal funds of any immediate family member of the candidate) \n so long as--\n ``(A) the aggregate amount used with respect to the \n election cycle (including any period of the cycle \n occurring prior to the candidate's certification as a \n participating candidate) does not exceed $10,000; and\n ``(B) the funds are used only for making direct \n payments for the receipt of goods and services which \n constitute authorized expenditures in connection with \n the election cycle involved.\n ``(2) Immediate family member defined.--In this subsection, \n the term `immediate family' means, with respect to a \n candidate--\n ``(A) the candidate's spouse;\n ``(B) a child, stepchild, parent, grandparent, \n brother, half-brother, sister, or half-sister of the \n candidate or the candidate's spouse; and\n ``(C) the spouse of any person described in \n subparagraph (B).\n ``(c) Exceptions.--\n ``(1) Exception for contributions received prior to filing \n of statement of intent.--A candidate who has accepted \n contributions that are not described in paragraph (1) of \n subsection (a) (or, in the case of a candidate who has \n exercised the option described in paragraph (2) of subsection \n (a), that are not described in paragraph (2) of subsection (a)) \n is not in violation of subsection (a), but only if all such \n contributions are--\n ``(A) returned to the contributor;\n ``(B) submitted to the Commission for deposit in \n the Freedom From Influence Fund established under \n section 541; or\n ``(C) spent in accordance with paragraph (2).\n ``(2) Exception for expenditures made prior to filing of \n statement of intent.--If a candidate has made expenditures \n prior to the date the candidate files a statement of intent \n under section 511(a)(1) that the candidate is prohibited from \n making under subsection (a) or subsection (b), the candidate is \n not in violation of such subsection if the aggregate amount of \n the prohibited expenditures is less than the amount referred to \n in section 512(a)(2) (relating to the total dollar amount of \n qualified small dollar contributions which the candidate is \n required to obtain) which is applicable to the candidate.\n ``(3) Exception for campaign surpluses from a previous \n election.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), unexpended \n contributions received by the candidate or an authorized \n committee of the candidate with respect to a previous election \n may be retained, but only if the candidate places the funds in \n escrow and refrains from raising additional funds for or \n spending funds from that account during the election cycle in \n which a candidate is a participating candidate.\n ``(4) Exception for contributions received before the \n effective date of this title.--Contributions received and \n expenditures made by the candidate or an authorized committee \n of the candidate prior to the effective date of this title \n shall not constitute a violation of subsection (a) or (b). \n Unexpended contributions shall be treated the same as campaign \n surpluses under paragraph (3), and expenditures made shall \n count against the limit in paragraph (2).\n ``(d) Special Rule for Coordinated Party Expenditures.--For \npurposes of this section, a payment made by a political party in \ncoordination with a participating candidate shall not be treated as a \ncontribution to or as an expenditure made by the participating \ncandidate.\n ``(e) Prohibition on Joint Fundraising Committees.--\n ``(1) Prohibition.--An authorized committee of a candidate \n who is certified as a participating candidate under this title \n with respect to an election may not establish a joint \n fundraising committee with a political committee other than \n another authorized committee of the candidate.\n ``(2) Status of existing committees for prior elections.--\n If a candidate established a joint fundraising committee \n described in paragraph (1) with respect to a prior election for \n which the candidate was not certified as a participating \n candidate under this title and the candidate does not terminate \n the committee, the candidate shall not be considered to be in \n violation of paragraph (1) so long as that joint fundraising \n committee does not receive any contributions or make any \n disbursements during the election cycle for which the candidate \n is certified as a participating candidate under this title.\n ``(f) Prohibition on Leadership PACs.--\n ``(1) Prohibition.--A candidate who is certified as a \n participating candidate under this title with respect to an \n election may not establish, finance, maintain, or control a \n leadership PAC.\n ``(2) Status of existing leadership pacs.--If a candidate \n established, financed, maintained, or controlled a leadership \n PAC prior to being certified as a participating candidate under \n this title and the candidate does not terminate the leadership \n PAC, the candidate shall not be considered to be in violation \n of paragraph (1) so long as the leadership PAC does not receive \n any contributions or make any disbursements during the election \n cycle for which the candidate is certified as a participating \n candidate under this title.\n ``(3) Leadership pac defined.--In this subsection, the term \n `leadership PAC' has the meaning given such term in section \n 304(i)(8)(B).\n\n``SEC. 522. ADMINISTRATION OF CAMPAIGN.\n\n ``(a) Separate Accounting for Various Permitted Contributions.--\nEach authorized committee of a candidate certified as a participating \ncandidate under this title--\n ``(1) shall provide for separate accounting of each type of \n contribution described in paragraph (1) of section 521(a) (or \n described in paragraph (2) of section 521(a) in the case of a \n candidate who exercises the option described in such paragraph) \n which is received by the committee; and\n ``(2) shall provide for separate accounting for the \n payments received under this title.\n ``(b) Enhanced Disclosure of Information on Donors.--\n ``(1) Mandatory identification of individuals making \n qualified small dollar contributions.--Each authorized \n committee of a participating candidate under this title shall \n elect, in accordance with section 304(b)(3)(A), to include in \n the reports the committee submits under section 304 the \n identification of each person who makes a qualified small \n dollar contribution to the committee.\n ``(2) Mandatory disclosure through internet.--Each \n authorized committee of a participating candidate under this \n title shall ensure that all information reported to the \n Commission under this Act with respect to contributions and \n expenditures of the committee is available to the public on the \n Internet (whether through a site established for purposes of \n this subsection, a hyperlink on another public site of the \n committee, or a hyperlink on a report filed electronically with \n the Commission) in a searchable, sortable, and downloadable \n manner.\n\n``SEC. 523. PREVENTING UNNECESSARY SPENDING OF PUBLIC FUNDS.\n\n ``(a) Mandatory Spending of Available Private Funds.--An authorized \ncommittee of a candidate certified as a participating candidate under \nthis title may not make any expenditure of any payments received under \nthis title in any amount unless the committee has made an expenditure \nin an equivalent amount of funds received by the committee which are \ndescribed in subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) of paragraph (1) of \nsection 521(a) (or described in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (2) of \nsection 521(a) in the case of a candidate who exercises the option \ndescribed in such paragraph).\n ``(b) Limitation.--Subsection (a) applies to an authorized \ncommittee only to the extent that the funds referred to in such \nsubsection are available to the committee at the time the committee \nmakes an expenditure of a payment received under this title.\n\n``SEC. 524. REMITTING UNSPENT FUNDS AFTER ELECTION.\n\n ``(a) Remittance Required.--\n ``(1) In general.--Not later than the date that is 180 days \n after the last election for which a candidate certified as a \n participating candidate qualifies to be on the ballot during \n the election cycle involved, such participating candidate shall \n remit to the Commission for deposit in the Freedom From \n Influence Fund established under section 541 an amount equal to \n the balance of the payments received under this title by the \n authorized committees of the candidate which remain unexpended \n as of such date.\n ``(2) Permitting candidates participating in next election \n cycle to retain portion of unspent funds.--Notwithstanding \n paragraph (1), a participating candidate may withhold not more \n than $100,000 (or, in the case of a candidate who exercises the \n option described in section 521(a)(2) to accept greater \n restrictions on the permissible sources of contributions and \n expenditures, not more than $200,000) from the amount required \n to be remitted under paragraph (1) if the candidate files a \n signed affidavit with the Commission that the candidate will \n seek certification as a participating candidate with respect to \n the next election cycle, except that the candidate may not use \n any portion of the amount withheld until the candidate is \n certified as a participating candidate with respect to that \n next election cycle. If the candidate fails to seek \n certification as a participating candidate prior to the last \n day of the Small Dollar Democracy qualifying period for the \n next election cycle (as described in section 511), or if the \n Commission notifies the candidate of the Commission's \n determination does not meet the requirements for certification \n as a participating candidate with respect to such cycle, the \n candidate shall immediately remit to the Commission the amount \n withheld.\n ``(b) Exception for Expenses Incurred as a Result of Contested \nElection.--\n ``(1) In general.--A candidate may withhold from the amount \n required to be remitted under subsection (a) the amount of any \n authorized expenditures which were incurred as the result of a \n legal challenge to the results of the election, except that any \n amount withheld pursuant to this paragraph shall be remitted to \n the Commission not later than 120 days after the date of the \n election to which such subsection applies.\n ``(2) Documentation required.--A candidate may withhold an \n amount of an expenditure pursuant to paragraph (1) only if the \n candidate submits documentation of the expenditure and the \n amount to the Commission not later than the deadline applicable \n to the candidate under subsection (a).\n\n ``Subtitle D--Enhanced Match Support\n\n``SEC. 531. ENHANCED SUPPORT FOR GENERAL ELECTION.\n\n ``(a) Availability of Enhanced Support.--In addition to the \npayments made under subtitle A, the Commission shall make an additional \npayment to an eligible candidate under this subtitle.\n ``(b) Use of Funds.--A candidate shall use the additional payment \nunder this subtitle only for authorized expenditures in connection with \nthe election involved.\n\n``SEC. 532. ELIGIBILITY.\n\n ``(a) In General.--A candidate is eligible to receive an additional \npayment under this subtitle if the candidate meets each of the \nfollowing requirements:\n ``(1) The candidate is on the ballot for the general \n election for the office the candidate seeks.\n ``(2) The candidate is certified as a participating \n candidate under this title with respect to the election.\n ``(3) During the enhanced support qualifying period, the \n candidate receives qualified small dollar contributions in a \n total amount of not less than $50,000.\n ``(4) During the enhanced support qualifying period, the \n candidate submits to the Commission a request for the payment \n which includes--\n ``(A) a statement of the number and amount of \n qualified small dollar contributions received by the \n candidate during the enhanced support qualifying \n period;\n ``(B) a statement of the amount of the payment the \n candidate anticipates receiving with respect to the \n request; and\n ``(C) such other information and assurances as the \n Commission may require.\n ``(5) After submitting a request for the additional payment \n under paragraph (4), the candidate does not submit any other \n application for an additional payment under this subtitle.\n ``(b) Enhanced Support Qualifying Period Described.--In this \nsubtitle, the term `enhanced support qualifying period' means, with \nrespect to a general election, the period which begins 60 days before \nthe date of the election and ends 14 days before the date of the \nelection.\n\n``SEC. 533. AMOUNT.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the amount of the \nadditional payment made to an eligible candidate under this subtitle \nshall be an amount equal to 50 percent of--\n ``(1) the amount of the payment made to the candidate under \n section 501(b) with respect to the qualified small dollar \n contributions which are received by the candidate during the \n enhanced support qualifying period (as included in the request \n submitted by the candidate under section 532(a)(4)); or\n ``(2) in the case of a candidate who is not eligible to \n receive a payment under section 501(b) with respect to such \n qualified small dollar contributions because the candidate has \n reached the limit on the aggregate amount of payments under \n subtitle A for the election cycle under section 501(c), the \n amount of the payment which would have been made to the \n candidate under section 501(b) with respect to such qualified \n small dollar contributions if the candidate had not reached \n such limit.\n ``(b) Limit.--The amount of the additional payment determined under \nsubsection (a) with respect to a candidate may not exceed $500,000.\n ``(c) No Effect on Aggregate Limit.--The amount of the additional \npayment made to a candidate under this subtitle shall not be included \nin determining the aggregate amount of payments made to a participating \ncandidate with respect to an election cycle under section 501(c).\n\n``SEC. 534. WAIVER OF AUTHORITY TO RETAIN PORTION OF UNSPENT FUNDS \n AFTER ELECTION.\n\n ``Notwithstanding section 524(a)(2), a candidate who receives an \nadditional payment under this subtitle with respect to an election is \nnot permitted to withhold any portion from the amount of unspent funds \nthe candidate is required to remit to the Commission under section \n524(a)(1).\n\n ``Subtitle E--Administrative Provisions\n\n``SEC. 541. FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND.\n\n ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury a fund \nto be known as the `Freedom From Influence Fund'.\n ``(b) Amounts Held by Fund.--The Fund shall consist of the \nfollowing amounts:\n ``(1) Appropriated amounts.--Amounts appropriated to the \n Fund, including trust fund amounts appropriated pursuant to \n applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n ``(2) Voluntary contributions.--Voluntary contributions to \n the Fund, including contributions made pursuant to section 6098 \n of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n ``(3) Other deposits.--Amounts deposited into the Fund \n under--\n ``(A) section 521(c) (relating to exceptions to \n contribution requirements);\n ``(B) section 523 (relating to remittance of unused \n payments from the Fund);\n ``(C) section 544 (relating to violations); and\n ``(D) any other section of this Act.\n ``(4) Investment returns.--Interest on, and the proceeds \n from, the sale or redemption of, any obligations held by the \n Fund under subsection (c).\n ``(c) Investment.--The Commission shall invest portions of the Fund \nin obligations of the United States in the same manner as provided \nunder section 9602(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n ``(d) Use of Fund.--\n ``(1) In general.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available \n without further appropriation or fiscal year limitation to make \n payments to participating candidates as provided in this title.\n ``(2) Insufficient amounts.--Under regulations established \n by the Commission, rules similar to the rules of section \n 9006(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply.\n\n``SEC. 542. GOVERNMENT BY THE PEOPLE OVERSIGHT COMMISSION.\n\n ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the Federal \nElection Commission an entity to be known as the `Government by the \nPeople Oversight Commission' (in this title referred to as the \n`Oversight Commission').\n ``(b) Structure and Membership.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Oversight Commission shall be \n composed of 5 members appointed by the President with the \n advice and consent of the Senate, of whom--\n ``(A) 2 shall be appointed after consultation with \n the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives;\n ``(B) 2 shall be appointed after consultation with \n the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives; \n and\n ``(C) 1 shall be appointed upon the recommendation \n of the members appointed under subparagraphs (A) and \n (B).\n ``(2) Qualifications.--\n ``(A) In general.--The members shall be individuals \n who by reason of their education, experience, and \n attainments, are exceptionally qualified to perform the \n duties of members of the Oversight Commission.\n ``(B) Prohibition.--No individual may be appointed \n to the Oversight Commission who is--\n ``(i) an employee of the Federal \n government;\n ``(ii) a registered lobbyist or an \n individual who was a registered lobbyist at any \n time during the 2-year period preceding \n appointment to the Oversight Commission; or\n ``(iii) an officer or employee of a \n political party or political campaign.\n ``(3) Date.--Members of the Oversight Commission shall be \n appointed not later than 60 days after the date of the \n enactment of this Act.\n ``(4) Terms.--A member of the Oversight Commission shall be \n appointed for a term of 5 years.\n ``(5) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Oversight Commission \n shall be filled not later than 30 calendar days after the date \n on which the Oversight Commission is given notice of the \n vacancy, in the same manner as the original appointment. The \n individual appointed to fill the vacancy shall serve only for \n the unexpired portion of the term for which the individual's \n predecessor was appointed.\n ``(6) Chairperson.--The Oversight Commission shall \n designate a Chairperson from among the members of the Board.\n ``(c) Duties and Powers.--\n ``(1) Administration.--The Oversight Commission shall have \n such duties and powers as the Commission may prescribe, \n including the power to administer the provisions of this title.\n ``(2) Review of small dollar financing.--\n ``(A) In general.--After each regularly scheduled \n general election for Federal office, the Oversight \n Commission shall conduct a comprehensive review of the \n Small Dollar financing program under this title, \n including--\n ``(i) the maximum and minimum dollar \n amounts of qualified small dollar contributions \n under section 504;\n ``(ii) the number and value of qualified \n small dollar contributions a candidate is \n required to obtain under section 512(a) to be \n eligible for certification as a participating \n candidate;\n ``(iii) the maximum amount of payments a \n candidate may receive under this title;\n ``(iv) the overall satisfaction of \n participating candidates and the American \n public with the program; and\n ``(v) such other matters relating to \n financing of campaigns as the Oversight \n Commission determines are appropriate.\n ``(B) Criteria for review.--In conducting the \n review under subparagraph (A), the Oversight Commission \n shall consider the following:\n ``(i) Qualified small dollar \n contributions.--The Oversight Commission shall \n consider whether the number and dollar amounts \n of qualified small dollar contributions \n required strikes an appropriate balance \n regarding the importance of voter involvement, \n the need to assure adequate incentives for \n participating, and fiscal responsibility, \n taking into consideration the number of primary \n and general election participating candidates, \n the electoral performance of those candidates, \n program cost, and any other information the \n Oversight Commission determines is appropriate.\n ``(ii) Review of payment levels.--The \n Oversight Commission shall consider whether the \n totality of the amount of funds allowed to be \n raised by participating candidates (including \n through qualified small dollar contributions) \n and payments under this title are sufficient \n for voters in each State to learn about the \n candidates to cast an informed vote, taking \n into account the historic amount of spending by \n winning candidates, media costs, primary \n election dates, and any other information the \n Oversight Commission determines is appropriate.\n ``(C) Recommendations for adjustment of amounts.--\n Based on the review conducted under subparagraph (A), \n the Oversight Commission may recommend to Congress \n adjustments of the following amounts:\n ``(i) The number and value of qualified \n small dollar contributions a candidate is \n required to obtain under section 512(a) to be \n eligible for certification as a participating \n candidate.\n ``(ii) The maximum amount of payments may \n receive under this title.\n ``(d) Meetings and Hearings.--\n ``(1) Meetings.--The Oversight Commission may hold such \n hearings, sit and act at such times and places, take such \n testimony, and receive such evidence as the Oversight \n Commission considers advisable to carry out the purposes of \n this Act.\n ``(2) Quorum.--Three members of the Oversight Commission \n shall constitute a quorum for purposes of voting, but a quorum \n is not required for members to meet and hold hearings.\n ``(e) Reports.--Not later than each June 1 which follows a \nregularly scheduled general election for Federal office for which \npayments were made under this title, the Oversight Commission shall \nsubmit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of \nRepresentatives a report--\n ``(1) containing an analysis of the review conducted under \n subsection (c)(2), including a detailed statement of \n Commission's findings, conclusions, and recommendations based \n on such review, including any recommendations for adjustments \n of amounts described in subsection (c)(2)(C); and\n ``(2) documenting, evaluating, and making recommendations \n relating to the administrative implementation and enforcement \n of the provisions of this title.\n ``(f) Administration.--\n ``(1) Compensation of members.--\n ``(A) In general.--Each member, other than the \n Chairperson, shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily \n equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay \n prescribed for level IV of the Executive Schedule under \n section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.\n ``(B) Chairperson.--The Chairperson shall be paid \n at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum \n annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of \n the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, \n United States Code.\n ``(2) Personnel.--\n ``(A) Director.--The Oversight Commission shall \n have a staff headed by an Executive Director. The \n Executive Director shall be paid at a rate equivalent \n to a rate established for the Senior Executive Service \n under section 5382 of title 5, United States Code.\n ``(B) Staff appointment.--With the approval of the \n Chairperson, the Executive Director may appoint such \n personnel as the Executive Director and the Oversight \n Commission determines to be appropriate.\n ``(C) Experts and consultants.--With the approval \n of the Chairperson, the Executive Director may procure \n temporary and intermittent services under section \n 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.\n ``(D) Detail of government employees.--Upon the \n request of the Chairperson, the head of any Federal \n agency may detail, without reimbursement, any of the \n personnel of such agency to the Oversight Commission to \n assist in carrying out the duties of the Oversight \n Commission. Any such detail shall not interrupt or \n otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges \n of the Federal employee.\n ``(E) Other resources.--The Oversight Commission \n shall have reasonable access to materials, resources, \n statistical data, and other information from the \n Library of Congress and other agencies of the executive \n and legislative branches of the Federal Government. The \n Chairperson of the Oversight Commission shall make \n requests for such access in writing when necessary.\n ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the purposes of \nthis subtitle.\n\n``SEC. 543. ADMINISTRATION BY COMMISSION.\n\n ``The Commission shall prescribe regulations to carry out the \npurposes of this title, including regulations--\n ``(1) to establish procedures for--\n ``(A) verifying the amount of qualified small \n dollar contributions with respect to a candidate,\n ``(B) effectively and efficiently monitoring and \n enforcing the limits on the raising of qualified small \n dollar contributions,\n ``(C) effectively and efficiently monitoring and \n enforcing the limits on the use of personal funds by \n participating candidates, and\n ``(D) monitoring the use of allocations from the \n Freedom From Influence Fund established under section \n 541 and matching contributions under this title through \n audits of not fewer than \\1/10\\ (or, in the case of the \n first 3 election cycles during which the program under \n this title is in effect, not fewer than \\1/3\\) of all \n participating candidates or other mechanisms; and\n ``(2) regarding the conduct of debates in a manner \n consistent with the best practices of States that provide \n public financing for elections.\n\n``SEC. 544. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES.\n\n ``(a) Civil Penalty for Violation of Contribution and Expenditure \nRequirements.--If a candidate who has been certified as a participating \ncandidate accepts a contribution or makes an expenditure that is \nprohibited under section 521, the Commission may assess a civil penalty \nagainst the candidate in an amount that is not more than 3 times the \namount of the contribution or expenditure. Any amounts collected under \nthis subsection shall be deposited into the Freedom From Influence Fund \nestablished under section 541.\n ``(b) Repayment for Improper Use of Freedom From Influence Fund.--\n ``(1) In general.--If the Commission determines that any \n payment made to a participating candidate was not used as \n provided for in this title or that a participating candidate \n has violated any of the dates for remission of funds contained \n in this title, the Commission shall so notify the candidate and \n the candidate shall pay to the Fund an amount equal to--\n ``(A) the amount of payments so used or not \n remitted, as appropriate; and\n ``(B) interest on any such amounts (at a rate \n determined by the Commission).\n ``(2) Other action not precluded.--Any action by the \n Commission in accordance with this subsection shall not \n preclude enforcement proceedings by the Commission in \n accordance with section 309(a), including a referral by the \n Commission to the Attorney General in the case of an apparent \n knowing and willful violation of this title.\n ``(c) Prohibiting Certain Candidates From Qualifying as \nParticipating Candidates.--\n ``(1) Candidates with multiple civil penalties.--If the \n Commission assesses 3 or more civil penalties under subsection \n (a) against a candidate (with respect to either a single \n election or multiple elections), the Commission may refuse to \n certify the candidate as a participating candidate under this \n title with respect to any subsequent election, except that if \n each of the penalties were assessed as the result of a knowing \n and willful violation of any provision of this Act, the \n candidate is not eligible to be certified as a participating \n candidate under this title with respect to any subsequent \n election.\n ``(2) Candidates subject to criminal penalty.--A candidate \n is not eligible to be certified as a participating candidate \n under this title with respect to an election if a penalty has \n been assessed against the candidate under section 309(d) with \n respect to any previous election.\n\n``SEC. 545. APPEALS PROCESS.\n\n ``(a) Review of Actions.--Any action by the Commission in carrying \nout this title shall be subject to review by the United States Court of \nAppeals for the District of Columbia upon petition filed in the Court \nnot later than 30 days after the Commission takes the action for which \nthe review is sought.\n ``(b) Procedures.--The provisions of chapter 7 of title 5, United \nStates Code, apply to judicial review under this section.\n\n``SEC. 546. INDEXING OF AMOUNTS.\n\n ``(a) Indexing.--In any calendar year after 2015, section \n315(c)(1)(B) shall apply to each amount described in subsection (b) in \nthe same manner as such section applies to the limitations established \nunder subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(3), and (h) of such \nsection, except that for purposes of applying such section to the \namounts described in subsection (b), the `base period' shall be 2015.\n ``(b) Amounts Described.--The amounts described in this subsection \nare as follows:\n ``(1) The amount referred to in section 502(b)(1) (relating \n to the minimum amount of qualified small dollar contributions \n included in a request for payment).\n ``(2) The amounts referred to in section 504(a)(1) \n (relating to the amount of a qualified small dollar \n contribution).\n ``(3) The amount referred to in section 512(a)(2) (relating \n to the total dollar amount of qualified small dollar \n contributions).\n ``(4) The amount referred to in section 521(a)(1)(E) \n (relating to the aggregate amount of contributions a \n participating candidate may accept from any individual with \n respect to an election).\n ``(5) The amount referred to in section 521(a)(2)(D)(i) \n (relating to the aggregate amount of contributions that may be \n accepted from any individual with respect to an election by a \n participating candidate who exercises the option described in \n such section to accept greater restrictions on the permissible \n sources of contributions and expenditures).\n ``(6) The amount referred to in section 521(a)(2)(D)(ii) \n (relating to the aggregate amount of contributions that may be \n accepted from all individuals with respect to an election cycle \n by a participating candidate who exercises the option described \n in such section to accept greater restrictions on the \n permissible sources of contributions and expenditures).\n ``(7) The amount referred to in section 521(b)(1) (relating \n to the amount of personal funds that may be used by a candidate \n who is certified as a participating candidate).\n ``(8) The amounts referred to in section 524(a)(2) \n (relating to the amount of unspent funds a candidate may retain \n for use in the next election cycle).\n ``(9) The amount referred to in section 532(a)(3)(B) \n (relating to the total dollar amount of qualified small dollar \n contributions for a candidate seeking an additional payment \n under subtitle D).\n ``(10) The amount referred to in section 533(b) (relating \n to the limit on the amount of an additional payment made to a \n candidate under subtitle D).\n\n``SEC. 547. ELECTION CYCLE DEFINED.\n\n ``In this title, the term `election cycle' means, with respect to \nan election for an office, the period beginning on the day after the \ndate of the most recent general election for that office (or, if the \ngeneral election resulted in a runoff election, the date of the runoff \nelection) and ending on the date of the next general election for that \noffice (or, if the general election resulted in a runoff election, the \ndate of the runoff election).''.\n\nSEC. 202. CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES BY MULTICANDIDATE AND \n POLITICAL PARTY POLITICAL COMMITTEES ON BEHALF OF \n PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES.\n\n (a) Authorizing Contributions Only From Separate Accounts \nConsisting of Qualified Small Dollar Contributions.--Section 315(a) of \nthe Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)) is \namended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(9) In the case of a multicandidate political committee or any \npolitical committee of a political party, the committee may make a \ncontribution to a candidate who is a participating candidate under \ntitle V with respect to an election only if the contribution is paid \nfrom a separate, segregated account of the committee which consists \nsolely of contributions which meet the following requirements:\n ``(A) Each such contribution is in an amount which meets \n the requirements for the amount of a qualified small dollar \n contribution under section 504(a)(1) with respect to the \n election involved.\n ``(B) Each such contribution is made by an individual who \n is not otherwise prohibited from making a contribution under \n this Act.\n ``(C) The individual who makes the contribution does not \n make contributions to the committee during the year in an \n aggregate amount that exceeds the limit described in section \n 504(a)(1).''.\n (b) Permitting Unlimited Coordinated Expenditures From Small Dollar \nSources by Political Parties.--Section 315(d) of such Act (52 U.S.C. \n30116(d)) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``The national \n committee'' and inserting ``Except as provided in paragraph \n (5), the national committee''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(5) The limits described in paragraph (3) do not apply in the \ncase of expenditures in connection with the general election campaign \nof a candidate for the office of Representative in, or Delegate or \nResident Commissioner to, the Congress who is a participating candidate \nunder title V with respect to the election, but only if--\n ``(A) the expenditures are paid from a separate, segregated \n account of the committee which is described in subsection \n (a)(9); and\n ``(B) the expenditures are the sole source of funding \n provided by the committee to the candidate.''.\n\nSEC. 203. PROHIBITING USE OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY PARTICIPATING CANDIDATES \n FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN CAMPAIGN FOR ELECTION.\n\n Section 313 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. \n30114) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(d) Restrictions on Permitted Uses of Funds by Candidates \nReceiving Small Dollar Financing.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), (3), \nor (4) of subsection (a), if a candidate for election for the office of \nRepresentative in, or Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the \nCongress is certified as a participating candidate under title V with \nrespect to the election, any contribution which the candidate is \npermitted to accept under such title may be used only for authorized \nexpenditures in connection with the candidate's campaign for such \noffice.''.\n\n TITLE III--OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE REFORMS\n\nSEC. 301. EXPANDING REQUIREMENT TO DISCLOSE BUNDLERS WHO ARE REGISTERED \n LOBBYISTS TO ALL BUNDLERS.\n\n (a) Expanding Bundler Disclosure Requirements to All Bundlers.--\nSection 304(i)(1) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 \nU.S.C. 30104(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``reasonably known by the \ncommittee to be a person described in paragraph (7)''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 304(i) of such Act (52 U.S.C. \n30104(i)) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ``described in \n paragraph (7)'';\n (2) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``a person described \n in paragraph (7)'' and inserting ``any person'';\n (3) in paragraph (5)--\n (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating \n subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C),\n (B) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by \n striking ``described in paragraph (7)'', and\n (C) in subparagraph (C) (as so redesignated), by \n striking ``by persons described in paragraph (7)'';\n (4) by striking paragraph (7) and redesignating paragraph \n (8) as paragraph (7); and\n (5) in paragraph (7)(A) (as so redesignated), by striking \n ``a person described in paragraph (7),'' and inserting ``a \n person,''.\n\nSEC. 302. PETITION FOR CERTIORARI.\n\n Section 307(a)(6) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 \nU.S.C. 30107(a)(6)) is amended by inserting ``(including a proceeding \nbefore the Supreme Court on certiorari)'' after ``appeal''.\n\nSEC. 303. FILING BY ALL CANDIDATES WITH COMMISSION.\n\n Section 302(g) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 \nU.S.C. 30102(g)) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(g) Filing With the Commission.--All designations, statements, \nand reports required to be filed under this Act shall be filed with the \nCommission.''.\n\nSEC. 304. ELECTRONIC FILING OF FEC REPORTS.\n\n Section 304(a)(11) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 \nU.S.C. 30104(a)(11)) is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``under this Act--'' \n and all that follows and inserting ``under this Act shall be \n required to maintain and file such designation, statement, or \n report in electronic form accessible by computers.'';\n (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``48 hours'' and all \n that follows through ``filed electronically)'' and inserting \n ``24 hours''; and\n (3) by striking subparagraph (D).\n\nSEC. 305. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n The amendments made by this title shall apply with respect to \nreports filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\n TITLE IV--EXPANDING CANDIDATE ACCESS TO ADVERTISING\n\nSEC. 401. BROADCASTS BY CANDIDATES.\n\n (a) Lowest Unit Charge.--Section 315(b)(1)(A) of the Communications \nAct of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 315(b)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting ``for \npreemptible use thereof'' after ``station''.\n (b) Preemption; Audits.--Section 315 of the Communications Act of \n1934 (47 U.S.C. 315) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (g) and \n transferring such subsection, as redesignated, to the end;\n (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f) and \n transferring such subsection, as redesignated, so that it \n appears after subsection (e); and\n (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n ``(c) Preemption.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and \n notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(A), a \n licensee may not preempt the use of a broadcasting station by a \n legally qualified candidate that has purchased and paid for \n such use under circumstances entitling such candidate to \n receive the rate under such subsection for such use.\n ``(2) Circumstances beyond control of licensee.--If a \n program to be broadcast by a broadcasting station is preempted \n because of circumstances beyond the control of the licensee, an \n advertisement that is scheduled to be broadcast during such \n program and the broadcast of which constitutes use of the \n broadcasting station described in paragraph (1) shall be \n treated in the same fashion as a comparable commercial \n advertisement.\n ``(d) Audits.--During the 45-day period preceding the date of a \nprimary or primary runoff election and during the 60-day period \npreceding the date of a general election or special election, the \nCommission shall conduct such audits as it considers necessary to \nensure that the licensee of each broadcasting station is allocating use \nof the station in accordance with this section and in a manner that \ndoes not warrant revocation of the station license under section \n312(a)(7).''.\n (c) Revocation of License for Failure To Allow Access by Federal \nCandidates.--Section 312 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. \n312) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(7)--\n (A) by inserting ``in accordance with subsection \n (h),'' before ``for willful'';\n (B) by striking ``or repeated'';\n (C) by inserting ``or a cable system'' after ``non-\n commercial educational broadcast station,''; and\n (D) by striking ``his candidacy'' and inserting \n ``the candidacy of the candidate, under the same terms, \n conditions, and business practices as apply to the \n most-favored advertiser of the broadcasting station or \n cable system''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(h) Conditions for Revocation for Failure To Allow Access by \nFederal Candidates.--\n ``(1) Three-strikes rule.--The Commission may revoke a \n station license or construction permit under subsection (a)(7) \n only if the Commission finds that the licensee or permittee has \n engaged in at least 3 failures described in such subsection \n with respect to the broadcasting station or cable system to \n which the license or permit relates.\n ``(2) Duration.--In the case of a person whose station \n license or construction permit with respect to a broadcasting \n station or cable system has been revoked under subsection \n (a)(7)--\n ``(A) the Commission may not grant a station \n license or construction permit to such person with \n respect to such broadcasting station or cable system \n during the 5-year period following the revocation; and\n ``(B) if the Commission grants such a station \n license or construction permit to such person after \n such 5-year period, the number of failures described in \n subsection (a)(7) shall be calculated for purposes of \n paragraph (1) without regard to any such failures that \n occurred while a previous license or permit was in \n effect.''.\n (d) Technical Amendments.--Section 315 of the Communications Act of \n1934 (47 U.S.C. 315), as amended by subsection (b), is further \namended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``If any licensee'' and \n inserting ``Equal Opportunities for Candidates for Same \n Office.--If any licensee'';\n (2) in subsection (b)(1), by moving subparagraphs (A) and \n (B) 2 ems to the right;\n (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated, by striking ``The \n Commission'' and inserting ``Regulations.--The Commission''; \n and\n (4) in subsection (g), as redesignated, by striking ``For \n purposes'' and inserting ``Definitions.--For purposes''.\n\n TITLE V--CONTRIBUTIONS TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND\n\nSEC. 501. VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND.\n\n (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue \nCode of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:\n\n ``PART IX--CONTRIBUTIONS TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND\n\n``Sec. 6098. Contributions to Freedom From Influence Fund.\n\n``SEC. 6098. CONTRIBUTIONS TO FREEDOM FROM INFLUENCE FUND.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Every individual, with respect to the taxpayer's \nreturn for the taxable year of the tax imposed by chapter 1, may \ndesignate that a specified portion (not less than $1) of any \noverpayment of tax shall be contributed to the Freedom From Influence \nFund established under section 541 of the Federal Election Campaign Act \nof 1971.\n ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--\n ``(1) Time of designation.--A designation under subsection \n (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year--\n ``(A) at the time of filing the return of the tax \n imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable year, or\n ``(B) at any other time (after such time of filing) \n specified in regulations prescribed by the Secretary.\n ``(2) Manner of designation.--Such designation shall be \n made in such manner as the Secretary prescribes by regulations \n except that, if such designation is made at the time of filing \n the return of the tax imposed by chapter 1 for such taxable \n year, such designation shall be made either on the first page \n of the return or on the page bearing the taxpayer's signature.\n ``(c) Overpayments Treated as Refunded.--For purposes of this \ntitle, any portion of an overpayment of tax designated under subsection \n(a) shall be treated as--\n ``(1) being refunded to the taxpayer as of the last date \n prescribed for filing the return of tax imposed by chapter 1 \n (determined without regard to extensions) or, if later, the \n date the return is filed, and\n ``(2) a contribution made by such taxpayer on such date to \n the United States.\n ``(d) On-Line Contributions.--The Secretary shall establish and \nmaintain a Web site through which persons may make contributions to the \nFreedom From Influence Fund. Any such contribution shall not be treated \nas an overpayment of tax but shall be treated as a contribution made by \nsuch person to the United States.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of \nchapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at \nthe end the following new item:\n\n ``Part IX. Contributions to Freedom From Influence Fund.''.\n\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply with respect to tax returns required to be filed after December \n31, 2014.\n\n TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\n\nSEC. 601. SEVERABILITY.\n\n If any provision of this Act or any amendment made by this Act, or \nthe application of a provision of this Act or an amendment made by this \nAct to any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the \nremainder of this Act, and the application of the provisions to any \nperson or circumstance, shall not be affected by the holding.\n \n", "frequency": [["candidate", 326], ["contribution", 169], ["election", 169], ["section", 139], ["commission", 118], ["amount", 115], ["shall", 114], ["mr.", 91], ["participating", 82], ["dollar", 81], ["may", 76], ["subsection", 73], ["respect", 73], ["small", 71], ["qualified", 66], ["payment", 65], ["committee", 63], ["cycle", 58], ["fund", 57], ["paragraph", 54], ["described", 53], ["individual", 52], ["state", 49], ["made", 47], ["subtitle", 43], ["expenditure", 38], ["date", 37], ["federal", 37], ["period", 37], ["ms.", 36], ["campaign", 35], ["requirement", 35], ["oversight", 33], ["certified", 33], ["authorized", 32], ["voucher", 29], ["make", 29], ["office", 27], ["general.", 27], ["following", 25], ["received", 25], ["house", 24], ["statement", 24], ["congressional", 23], ["voice", 23], ["general", 23], ["purpose", 22], ["including", 21], ["qualifying", 21], ["use", 20], ["information", 20], ["later", 20], ["amended", 20], ["influence", 20], ["year", 19], ["request", 19], ["political", 19], ["relating", 19], ["freedom", 19], ["code", 18], ["inserting", 18], ["established", 18], ["day", 18], ["meet", 18], ["certification", 18], ["pilot", 18], ["case", 18], ["striking", 17], ["credit", 17], ["making", 17], ["person", 17], ["time", 17], ["accept", 16], ["subparagraph", 16], ["term", 16], ["referred", 16], ["station", 16], ["aggregate", 16], ["involved", 15], ["member", 15], ["report", 15], ["tax", 14], ["provision", 14], ["mean", 14], ["equal", 14], ["eligible", 13], ["new", 13], ["return", 13], ["option", 13], ["treated", 13], ["subsequent", 13], ["u.s.c", 13], ["representative", 13], ["except", 13], ["congress", 13], ["required", 13], ["end", 12], ["taxable", 12], ["receive", 12], ["resident", 12]]}, "hr21": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 21 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 21\n\n To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and \ntechnical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol \n blends, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Sensenbrenner introduced the following bill; which was referred to \nthe Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for a comprehensive assessment of the scientific and \ntechnical research on the implications of the use of mid-level ethanol \n blends, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the \n Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.\n (2) Mid-level ethanol blend.--The term ``mid-level ethanol \n blend'' means an ethanol-gasoline blend containing greater than \n 10 and up to and including 20 percent ethanol by volume that is \n intended to be used in any conventional gasoline-powered motor \n vehicle or nonroad vehicle or engine.\n\nSEC. 2. EVALUATION.\n\n (a) In General.--The Administrator, acting through the Assistant \nAdministrator of the Office of Research and Development at the \nEnvironmental Protection Agency, shall--\n (1) not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of \n this Act, enter into an agreement with the National Academy of \n Sciences to provide, within 18 months after the date of \n enactment of this Act, a comprehensive assessment of the \n scientific and technical research on the implications of the \n use of mid-level ethanol blends, comparing mid-level ethanol \n blends to gasoline blends containing 10 percent or zero percent \n ethanol; and\n (2) not later than 30 days after receiving the results of \n the assessment under paragraph (1), submit a report to the \n Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public \n Works of the Senate on the findings of the assessment, together \n with the agreement or disagreement of the Administrator with \n each of its findings.\n (b) Contents.--The assessment performed under subsection (a)(1) \nshall include the following:\n (1) An evaluation of the short-term and long-term \n environmental, safety, durability, and performance effects of \n the introduction of mid-level ethanol blends on onroad, \n nonroad, and marine engines, onroad and nonroad vehicles, and \n related equipment. Such evaluation shall consider the impacts \n of qualifying mid-level ethanol blends or blends with higher \n ethanol concentrations as a certification fuel. Such evaluation \n shall include a review of all available scientific evidence, \n including that relied upon by the Administrator and published \n at 75 Fed. Reg. 68094 et seq. (November 4, 2010), 76 Fed. Reg. \n 4662 et seq. (January 26, 2011), and 76 Fed. Reg. 44406 et seq. \n (July 25, 2011), and identify gaps in understanding and \n research needs related to--\n (A) tailpipe emissions;\n (B) evaporative emissions;\n (C) engine and fuel system durability;\n (D) onboard diagnostics;\n (E) emissions inventory and other modeling effects;\n (F) materials compatibility;\n (G) operability and drivability;\n (H) fuel efficiency;\n (I) fuel economy;\n (J) knock resistance\n (K) consumer education and satisfaction;\n (L) cost-effectiveness for the consumer;\n (M) catalyst durability; and\n (N) durability of storage tanks, piping, and \n dispensers for retail.\n (2) An identification of areas of research, development, \n and testing necessary to--\n (A) ensure that existing motor fuel infrastructure \n is not adversely impacted by mid-level ethanol blends, \n including an examination of potential impacts of mid-\n level ethanol blends on metal, plastic, rubber, or any \n other materials used in pipes or storage tanks; and\n (B) reduce the risk of misfueling by users at \n various points in the distribution and supply chain, \n including at bulk storage, retail storage, and \n distribution configurations by--\n (i) assessing the best methods and \n practices to prevent misfueling;\n (ii) examining misfueling mitigation \n strategies for blender pumps, including \n volumetric purchase requirements and labeling \n requirements;\n (iii) assessing the adequacy of and ability \n for misfueling mitigation plans approved by the \n Environmental Protection Agency; and\n (iv) soliciting and considering \n recommendations of the National Institute of \n Standards and Technology, the American National \n Standards Institute, the International \n Organization for Standardization, and the \n National Conference on Weights and Measures \n regarding fuel pump labeling.\n (c) Waivers.--Prior to the submission of the report under \nsubsection (a)(2), any waiver granted under section 211(f)(4) of the \nClean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545 (f)(4)) before the date of enactment of \nthis Act that allows the introduction into commerce of mid-level \nethanol blends for use in motor vehicles shall have no force or effect. \nThe Administrator shall grant no new waivers under such section \n211(f)(4) until after the submission of the report described under \nsubsection (a)(2).\n\nSEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n In order to carry out this Act, the Administrator shall utilize up \nto $900,000 from the funds made available for science and technology, \nincluding research and development activities, at the Environmental \nProtection Agency.\n \n", "frequency": [["ethanol", 14], ["blend", 13], ["mid-level", 10], ["administrator", 8], ["research", 7], ["shall", 7], ["including", 6], ["fuel", 6], ["assessment", 6], ["committee", 5], ["environmental", 5], ["storage", 4], ["durability", 4], ["house", 4], ["misfueling", 4], ["evaluation", 4], ["scientific", 4], ["protection", 4], ["use", 4], ["vehicle", 4], ["national", 4], ["science", 4], ["technology", 4], ["agency", 4], ["subsection", 3], ["report", 3], ["reg", 3], ["implication", 3], ["seq", 3], ["section", 3], ["technical", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["motor", 3], ["engine", 3], ["emission", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["provide", 3], ["nonroad", 3], ["percent", 3], ["fed", 3], ["development", 3], ["congress", 3], ["comprehensive", 3], ["effect", 3], ["date", 3], ["office", 2], ["retail", 2], ["impact", 2], ["include", 2], ["material", 2], ["day", 2], ["term", 2], ["january", 2], ["labeling", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["senate", 2], ["related", 2], ["space", 2], ["available", 2], ["agreement", 2], ["introduction", 2], ["onroad", 2], ["mean", 2], ["within", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mitigation", 2], ["pump", 2], ["standard", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["tank", 2], ["institute", 2], ["following", 2], ["distribution", 2], ["containing", 2], ["submission", 2], ["finding", 2], ["used", 2], ["assessing", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["consumer", 2], ["later", 2], ["waiver", 2], ["blend.", 1], ["consider", 1], ["certification", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["resistance", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["blender", 1], ["volumetric", 1], ["chain", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["supply", 1], ["state", 1], ["environment", 1], ["dispenser", 1]]}, "hr22": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 23\n\nTo reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Neugebauer (for himself, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Mr. Smith of Texas, \n Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. \n Hultgren, and Ms. Esty) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in \n addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo reauthorize the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Program, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``National Windstorm Impact Reduction \nAct Reauthorization of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n (a) Director.--Section 203(1) of the National Windstorm Impact \nReduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702(1)) is amended by striking \n``Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy'' and \ninserting ``Director of the National Institute of Standards and \nTechnology''.\n (b) Lifelines.--Section 203 of the National Windstorm Impact \nReduction Act of 2004 (42 U.S.C. 15702) is further amended--\n (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as \n paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and\n (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new \n paragraph:\n ``(2) Lifelines.--The term `lifelines' means public works \n and utilities, including transportation facilities and \n infrastructure, oil and gas pipelines, electrical power and \n communication facilities and infrastructure, and water supply \n and sewage treatment facilities.''.\n\nSEC. 3. NATIONAL WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION PROGRAM.\n\n Section 204 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 \n(42 U.S.C. 15703) is amended--\n (1) by striking subsections (a), (b), and (c) and inserting \n the following:\n ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Windstorm \nImpact Reduction Program, the purpose of which is to achieve major \nmeasurable reductions in the losses of life and property from \nwindstorms through a coordinated Federal effort, in cooperation with \nother levels of government, academia, and the private sector, aimed at \nimproving the understanding of windstorms and their impacts and \ndeveloping and encouraging the implementation of cost-effective \nmitigation measures to reduce those impacts.\n ``(b) Responsibilities of Program Agencies.--\n ``(1) Lead agency.--The National Institute of Standards and \n Technology shall have the primary responsibility for planning \n and coordinating the Program. In carrying out this paragraph, \n the Director shall--\n ``(A) ensure that the Program includes the \n necessary components to promote the implementation of \n windstorm risk reduction measures by Federal, State, \n and local governments, national standards and model \n building code organizations, architects and engineers, \n and others with a role in planning and constructing \n buildings and lifelines;\n ``(B) support the development of performance-based \n engineering tools, and work with appropriate groups to \n promote the commercial application of such tools, \n including through wind-related model building codes, \n voluntary standards, and construction best practices;\n ``(C) request the assistance of Federal agencies \n other than the Program agencies, as necessary to assist \n in carrying out this Act;\n ``(D) coordinate all Federal post-windstorm \n investigations; and\n ``(E) when warranted by research or investigative \n findings, issue recommendations to assist in informing \n the development of model codes, and provide information \n to Congress on the use of such recommendations.\n ``(2) National institute of standards and technology.--In \n addition to the lead agency responsibilities described under \n paragraph (1), the National Institute of Standards and \n Technology shall be responsible for carrying out research and \n development to improve model building codes, voluntary \n standards, and best practices for the design, construction, and \n retrofit of buildings, structures, and lifelines.\n ``(3) National science foundation.--The National Science \n Foundation shall support research in--\n ``(A) engineering and the atmospheric sciences to \n improve the understanding of the behavior of windstorms \n and their impact on buildings, structures, and \n lifelines; and\n ``(B) economic and social factors influencing \n windstorm risk reduction measures.\n ``(4) National oceanic and atmospheric administration.--The \n National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall support \n atmospheric sciences research to improve the understanding of \n the behavior of windstorms and their impact on buildings, \n structures, and lifelines.\n ``(5) Federal emergency management agency.--The Federal \n Emergency Management Agency shall--\n ``(A) support--\n ``(i) the development of risk assessment \n tools and effective mitigation techniques;\n ``(ii) windstorm-related data collection \n and analysis;\n ``(iii) public outreach and information \n dissemination; and\n ``(iv) promotion of the adoption of \n windstorm preparedness and mitigation measures, \n including for households, businesses, and \n communities, consistent with the Agency's all-\n hazards approach; and\n ``(B) work closely with national standards and \n model building code organizations, in conjunction with \n the National Institute of Standards and Technology, to \n promote the implementation of research results and \n promote better building practices within the building \n design and construction industry, including architects, \n engineers, contractors, builders, and inspectors.'';\n (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c), and \n by striking subsections (e) and (f); and\n (3) by inserting after subsection (c), as so redesignated, \n the following new subsections:\n ``(d) Budget Activities.--The Director of the National Institute of \nStandards and Technology, the Director of the National Science \nFoundation, the Director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric \nAdministration, and the Director of the Federal Emergency Management \nAgency shall each include in their agency's annual budget request to \nCongress a description of their agency's projected activities under the \nProgram for the fiscal year covered by the budget request, along with \nan assessment of what they plan to spend on those activities for that \nfiscal year.\n ``(e) Interagency Coordinating Committee on Windstorm Impact \nReduction.--\n ``(1) Establishment.--There is established an Interagency \n Coordinating Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction, chaired \n by the Director.\n ``(2) Membership.--In addition to the chair, the Committee \n shall be composed of--\n ``(A) the heads of--\n ``(i) the Federal Emergency Management \n Agency;\n ``(ii) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric \n Administration;\n ``(iii) the National Science Foundation;\n ``(iv) the Office of Science and Technology \n Policy; and\n ``(v) the Office of Management and Budget; \n and\n ``(B) the head of any other Federal agency the \n chair considers appropriate.\n ``(3) Meetings.--The Committee shall meet not less than 2 \n times a year at the call of the Director of the National \n Institute of Standards and Technology.\n ``(4) General purpose and duties.--The Committee shall \n oversee the planning and coordination of the Program.\n ``(5) Strategic plan.--The Committee shall develop and \n submit to Congress, not later than one year after the date of \n enactment of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act \n Reauthorization of 2015, a Strategic Plan for the Program that \n includes--\n ``(A) prioritized goals for the Program that will \n mitigate against the loss of life and property from \n future windstorms;\n ``(B) short-term, mid-term, and long-term research \n objectives to achieve those goals;\n ``(C) a description of the role of each Program \n agency in achieving the prioritized goals;\n ``(D) the methods by which progress towards the \n goals will be assessed; and\n ``(E) an explanation of how the Program will foster \n the transfer of research results into outcomes, such as \n improved model building codes.\n ``(6) Progress report.--Not later than 18 months after the \n date of enactment of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction \n Act Reauthorization of 2015, the Committee shall submit to the \n Congress a report on the progress of the Program that \n includes--\n ``(A) a description of the activities funded under \n the Program, a description of how these activities \n align with the prioritized goals and research \n objectives established in the Strategic Plan, and the \n budgets, per agency, for these activities;\n ``(B) the outcomes achieved by the Program for each \n of the goals identified in the Strategic Plan;\n ``(C) a description of any recommendations made to \n change existing building codes that were the result of \n Program activities; and\n ``(D) a description of the extent to which the \n Program has incorporated recommendations from the \n Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact Reduction.\n ``(7) Coordinated budget.--The Committee shall develop a \n coordinated budget for the Program, which shall be submitted to \n the Congress at the time of the President's budget submission \n for each fiscal year.''.\n\nSEC. 4. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION.\n\n Section 205 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 \n(42 U.S.C. 15704) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 205. NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON WINDSTORM IMPACT REDUCTION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Director of the National Institute of \nStandards and Technology shall establish an Advisory Committee on \nWindstorm Impact Reduction, which shall be composed of at least 7 \nmembers, none of whom may be employees of the Federal Government, \nincluding representatives of research and academic institutions, \nindustry standards development organizations, emergency management \nagencies, State and local government, and business communities who are \nqualified to provide advice on windstorm impact reduction and represent \nall related scientific, architectural, and engineering disciplines. The \nrecommendations of the Advisory Committee shall be considered by \nFederal agencies in implementing the Program.\n ``(b) Assessments.--The Advisory Committee on Windstorm Impact \nReduction shall offer assessments on--\n ``(1) trends and developments in the natural, engineering, \n and social sciences and practices of windstorm impact \n mitigation;\n ``(2) the priorities of the Program's Strategic Plan;\n ``(3) the coordination of the Program; and\n ``(4) any revisions to the Program which may be necessary.\n ``(c) Compensation.--The members of the Advisory Committee \nestablished under this section shall serve without compensation.\n ``(d) Reports.--At least every 2 years, the Advisory Committee \nshall report to the Director on the assessments carried out under \nsubsection (b) and its recommendations for ways to improve the Program.\n ``(e) Charter.--Notwithstanding section 14(b)(2) of the Federal \nAdvisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), the Advisory Committee shall \nnot be required to file a charter subsequent to its initial charter, \nfiled under section 9(c) of such Act, before the termination date \nspecified in subsection (f) of this section.\n ``(f) Termination.--The Advisory Committee shall terminate on \nSeptember 30, 2017.\n ``(g) Conflict of Interest.--An Advisory Committee member shall \nrecuse himself from any Advisory Committee activity in which he has an \nactual pecuniary interest.''.\n\nSEC. 5. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n Section 207 of the National Windstorm Impact Reduction Act of 2004 \n(42 U.S.C. 15706) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 207. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n ``(a) Federal Emergency Management Agency.--There are authorized to \nbe appropriated to the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying \nout this title--\n ``(1) $5,332,000 for fiscal year 2015;\n ``(2) $5,332,000 for fiscal year 2016; and\n ``(3) $5,332,000 for fiscal year 2017.\n ``(b) National Science Foundation.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated to the National Science Foundation for carrying out this \ntitle--\n ``(1) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2015;\n ``(2) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2016; and\n ``(3) $9,682,000 for fiscal year 2017.\n ``(c) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There are \nauthorized to be appropriated to the National Institute of Standards \nand Technology for carrying out this title--\n ``(1) $4,120,000 for fiscal year 2015;\n ``(2) $4,120,000 for fiscal year 2016; and\n ``(3) $4,120,000 for fiscal year 2017.\n ``(d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.--There are \nauthorized to be appropriated to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric \nAdministration for carrying out this title--\n ``(1) $2,266,000 for fiscal year 2015;\n ``(2) $2,266,000 for fiscal year 2016; and\n ``(3) $2,266,000 for fiscal year 2017.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["national", 38], ["windstorm", 29], ["impact", 25], ["committee", 24], ["shall", 23], ["reduction", 22], ["year", 17], ["standard", 15], ["agency", 15], ["fiscal", 15], ["federal", 14], ["advisory", 13], ["science", 12], ["building", 12], ["technology", 11], ["director", 11], ["section", 10], ["institute", 10], ["research", 9], ["management", 8], ["subsection", 8], ["atmospheric", 8], ["congress", 8], ["code", 7], ["carrying", 7], ["activity", 7], ["budget", 7], ["emergency", 7], ["paragraph", 6], ["goal", 6], ["description", 6], ["oceanic", 6], ["development", 6], ["model", 6], ["recommendation", 6], ["u.s.c", 6], ["including", 5], ["strategic", 5], ["mr.", 5], ["plan", 5], ["amended", 5], ["government", 5], ["assessment", 4], ["following", 4], ["office", 4], ["lifeline", 4], ["practice", 4], ["measure", 4], ["foundation", 4], ["established", 4], ["improve", 4], ["mitigation", 4], ["administration", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["appropriated", 4], ["inserting", 4], ["support", 4], ["authorized", 4], ["promote", 4], ["engineering", 4], ["prioritized", 3], ["risk", 3], ["agency.", 3], ["planning", 3], ["understanding", 3], ["work", 3], ["ms.", 3], ["may", 3], ["date", 3], ["responsibility", 3], ["house", 3], ["striking", 3], ["tool", 3], ["request", 3], ["implementation", 3], ["coordinating", 3], ["result", 3], ["state", 3], ["progress", 3], ["reauthorization", 3], ["infrastructure", 3], ["addition", 3], ["representative", 3], ["coordinated", 3], ["bill", 3], ["member", 3], ["organization", 3], ["necessary", 3], ["construction", 3], ["includes", 3], ["structure", 3], ["chair", 2], ["appropriation", 2], ["charter", 2], ["design", 2], ["new", 2], ["transportation", 2], ["social", 2], ["composed", 2], ["foundation.", 2]]}, "hr24": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 24 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 24\n\n To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal \nReserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General \n of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Massie (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mrs. Black, Mr. Cole, Mr. Collins \nof New York, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Denham, Mr. Duncan of South \n Carolina, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Gibson, \n Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. \n Huelskamp, Mr. Jones, Mr. Lance, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. \n Neugebauer, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Posey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, \nMr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Tipton, \nMr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Collins of Georgia, \n Mr. Benishek, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Womack, Mrs. \n Ellmers, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Harper, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. \n Tiberi, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. \n Burgess, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Amash, Mr. Chabot, Mr. \n Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Boustany, Mr. \n Farenthold, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Clawson of \n Florida, and Mr. Blum) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To require a full audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal \nReserve System and the Federal reserve banks by the Comptroller General \n of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reserve Transparency Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. AUDIT REFORM AND TRANSPARENCY FOR THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE \n FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM.\n\n (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 714 of title 31, United \nStates Code, or any other provision of law, the Comptroller General \nshall complete an audit of the Board of Governors of the Federal \nReserve System and the Federal reserve banks under subsection (b) of \nsuch section 714 within 12 months after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n (b) Report.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the audit \n required pursuant to subsection (a) is completed, the \n Comptroller General--\n (A) shall submit to Congress a report on such \n audit; and\n (B) shall make such report available to the Speaker \n of the House, the majority and minority leaders of the \n House of Representatives, the majority and minority \n leaders of the Senate, the Chairman and Ranking Member \n of the committee and each subcommittee of jurisdiction \n in the House of Representatives and the Senate, and any \n other Member of Congress who requests the report.\n (2) Contents.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include \n a detailed description of the findings and conclusion of the \n Comptroller General with respect to the audit that is the \n subject of the report, together with such recommendations for \n legislative or administrative action as the Comptroller General \n may determine to be appropriate.\n (c) Repeal of Certain Limitations.--Subsection (b) of section 714 \nof title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking the second \nsentence.\n (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 714 of title 31, \nUnited States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (d)(3)--\n (A) in subparagraph (A)--\n (i) by striking ``or (f)'';\n (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``or (f)''; \n and\n (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ``or \n (f)''; and\n (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or (f)''; \n and\n (2) by striking subsection (f).\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 61], ["federal", 8], ["reserve", 8], ["audit", 7], ["house", 6], ["state", 6], ["comptroller", 6], ["striking", 6], ["general", 6], ["united", 6], ["report", 5], ["congress", 5], ["subsection", 5], ["section", 5], ["board", 4], ["system", 4], ["representative", 4], ["governor", 4], ["shall", 4], ["code", 3], ["bank", 3], ["senate", 3], ["mrs.", 3], ["bill", 3], ["committee", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["amended", 2], ["government", 2], ["leader", 2], ["reform", 2], ["collins", 2], ["general.", 2], ["full", 2], ["clause", 2], ["tennessee", 2], ["114th", 2], ["require", 2], ["texas", 2], ["transparency", 2], ["member", 2], ["majority", 2], ["minority", 2], ["may", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["alabama", 2], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["roe", 1], ["month", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["session", 1], ["grayson", 1], ["fortenberry", 1], ["cole", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["ellmers", 1], ["brook", 1], ["report.", 1], ["black", 1], ["thompson", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["weber", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["clawson", 1], ["ranking", 1], ["cramer", 1], ["amodei", 1], ["guthrie", 1], ["posey", 1], ["new", 1], ["provision", 1], ["day", 1], ["huelskamp", 1], ["culberson", 1], ["contents.", 1], ["january", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["goodlatte", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["gibson", 1], ["referred", 1], ["available", 1], ["meadow", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["second", 1], ["subcommittee", 1], ["recommendation", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["description", 1], ["chabot", 1], ["garrett", 1], ["repeal", 1], ["jolly", 1], ["include", 1]]}, "hr25": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 25 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 25\n\nTo promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the \n income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, \n and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the \n States.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Woodall (for himself, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. \n Bishop of Utah, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Kline, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Miller of \nFlorida, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Brady of Texas, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. \nMarchant, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Graves of \n Georgia, Mr. Long, Mr. Massie, Mr. Posey, Mr. Yoder, Mr. DesJarlais, \n Mr. Meadows, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Bridenstine, \n Ms. Foxx, Mr. Mica, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. \n Stutzman, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Poe of \n Texas, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Crenshaw, Ms. Granger, Mr. Nugent, \n Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Flores, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. \nWalberg, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Olson, Mr. Harris, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Duncan of \n South Carolina, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Wittman, Mr. Lucas, Mr. \n Mullin, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Brat, Mr. Loudermilk, Mr. Hice of \n Georgia, and Mr. Carter of Georgia) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the \n income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, \n and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the \n States.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``FairTax Act of \n2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Congressional findings.\n TITLE I--REPEAL OF THE INCOME TAX, PAYROLL TAXES, AND ESTATE AND GIFT \n TAXES\n\nSec. 101. Income taxes repealed.\nSec. 102. Payroll taxes repealed.\nSec. 103. Estate and gift taxes repealed.\nSec. 104. Conforming amendments; effective date.\n TITLE II--SALES TAX ENACTED\n\nSec. 201. Sales tax.\nSec. 202. Conforming and technical amendments.\n TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS\n\nSec. 301. Phase-out of administration of repealed Federal taxes.\nSec. 302. Administration of other Federal taxes.\nSec. 303. Sales tax inclusive Social Security benefits indexation.\n TITLE IV--SUNSET OF SALES TAX IF SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT NOT REPEALED\n\nSec. 401. Elimination of sales tax if Sixteenth Amendment not repealed.\n\nSEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.\n\n (a) Findings Relating to Federal Income Tax.--Congress finds the \nFederal income tax--\n (1) retards economic growth and has reduced the standard of \n living of the American public;\n (2) impedes the international competitiveness of United \n States industry;\n (3) reduces savings and investment in the United States by \n taxing income multiple times;\n (4) slows the capital formation necessary for real wages to \n steadily increase;\n (5) lowers productivity;\n (6) imposes unacceptable and unnecessary administrative and \n compliance costs on individual and business taxpayers;\n (7) is unfair and inequitable;\n (8) unnecessarily intrudes upon the privacy and civil \n rights of United States citizens;\n (9) hides the true cost of government by embedding taxes in \n the costs of everything Americans buy;\n (10) is not being complied with at satisfactory levels and \n therefore raises the tax burden on law abiding citizens; and\n (11) impedes upward social mobility.\n (b) Findings Relating to Federal Payroll Taxes.--Congress finds \nfurther that the Social Security and Medicare payroll taxes and self-\nemployment taxes--\n (1) raise the cost of employment;\n (2) destroy jobs and cause unemployment; and\n (3) have a disproportionately adverse impact on lower \n income Americans.\n (c) Findings Relating to Federal Estate and Gift Taxes.--Congress \nfinds further that the Federal estate and gift taxes--\n (1) force family businesses and farms to be sold by the \n family to pay such taxes;\n (2) discourage capital formation and entrepreneurship;\n (3) foster the continued dominance of large enterprises \n over small family-owned companies and farms; and\n (4) impose unacceptably high tax planning costs on small \n businesses and farms.\n (d) Findings Relating to National Sales Tax.--Congress finds \nfurther that a broad-based national sales tax on goods and services \npurchased for final consumption--\n (1) is similar in many respects to the sales and use taxes \n in place in 45 of the 50 States;\n (2) will promote savings and investment;\n (3) will promote fairness;\n (4) will promote economic growth;\n (5) will raise the standard of living;\n (6) will increase investment;\n (7) will enhance productivity and international \n competitiveness;\n (8) will reduce administrative burdens on the American \n taxpayer;\n (9) will improve upward social mobility; and\n (10) will respect the privacy interests and civil rights of \n taxpayers.\n (e) Findings Relating to Administration of National Sales Tax.--\nCongress further finds that--\n (1) most of the practical experience administering sales \n taxes is found at the State governmental level;\n (2) it is desirable to harmonize Federal and State \n collection and enforcement efforts to the maximum extent \n possible;\n (3) it is sound tax administration policy to foster \n administration and collection of the Federal sales tax at the \n State level in return for a reasonable administration fee to \n the States; and\n (4) businesses that must collect and remit taxes should \n receive reasonable compensation for the cost of doing so.\n (f) Findings Relating To Repeal of Present Federal Tax System.--\nCongress further finds that the 16th Amendment to the United States \nConstitution should be repealed.\n\n TITLE I--REPEAL OF THE INCOME TAX, PAYROLL TAXES, AND ESTATE AND GIFT \n TAXES\n\nSEC. 101. INCOME TAXES REPEALED.\n\n Subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to income \ntaxes and self-employment taxes) is repealed.\n\nSEC. 102. PAYROLL TAXES REPEALED.\n\n (a) In General.--Subtitle C of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 \n(relating to payroll taxes and withholding of income taxes) is \nrepealed.\n (b) Funding of Social Security.--For funding of the Social Security \nTrust Funds from general revenue, see section 201 of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 401).\n\nSEC. 103. ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES REPEALED.\n\n Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estate \nand gift taxes) is repealed.\n\nSEC. 104. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS; EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n (a) Conforming Amendments.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is \namended--\n (1) by striking subtitle H (relating to financing of \n Presidential election campaigns), and\n (2) by redesignating--\n (A) subtitle D (relating to miscellaneous excise \n taxes) as subtitle B,\n (B) subtitle E (relating to alcohol, tobacco, and \n certain other excise taxes) as subtitle C,\n (C) subtitle F (relating to procedure and \n administration) as subtitle D,\n (D) subtitle G (relating to the Joint Committee on \n Taxation) as subtitle E,\n (E) subtitle I (relating to the Trust Fund Code) as \n subtitle F,\n (F) subtitle J (relating to coal industry health \n benefits) as subtitle G, and\n (G) subtitle K (relating to group health plan \n portability, access, and renewability requirements) as \n subtitle H.\n (b) Redesignation of 1986 Code.--\n (1) In general.--The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 enacted \n on October 22, 1986, as heretofore, hereby, or hereafter \n amended, may be cited as the Internal Revenue Code of 2015.\n (2) References in laws, etc.--Except when inappropriate, \n any reference in any law, Executive order, or other document--\n (A) to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall \n include a reference to the Internal Revenue Code of \n 2015, and\n (B) to the Internal Revenue Code of 2015 shall \n include a reference to the provisions of law formerly \n known as the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n (c) Additional Amendments.--For additional conforming amendments, \nsee section 202 of this Act.\n (d) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, the \namendments made by this Act shall take effect on January 1, 2017.\n\n TITLE II--SALES TAX ENACTED\n\nSEC. 201. SALES TAX.\n\n (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Code of 2015 is amended by \ninserting before subtitle B (as redesignated by section 104(a)(2)(A)) \nthe following new subtitle:\n\n ``Subtitle A--Sales Tax\n\n``Sec. 1. Principles of interpretation.\n``Sec. 2. Definitions.\n ``Chapter 1. Interpretation; Definitions; Imposition of Tax; etc.\n\n ``Chapter 2. Credits; Refunds\n\n ``Chapter 3. Family Consumption Allowance\n\n ``Chapter 4. Federal and State Cooperative Tax Administration\n\n ``Chapter 5. Other Administrative Provisions\n\n ``Chapter 6. Collections; Appeals; Taxpayer Rights\n\n ``Chapter 7. Special Rules\n\n ``Chapter 8. Financial Intermediation Services\n\n ``Chapter 9. Additional Matters\n\n``SEC. 1. PRINCIPLES OF INTERPRETATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Any court, the Secretary, and any sales tax \nadministering authority shall consider the purposes of this subtitle \n(as set forth in subsection (b)) as the primary aid in statutory \nconstruction.\n ``(b) Purposes.--The purposes of this subtitle are as follows:\n ``(1) To raise revenue needed by the Federal Government in \n a manner consistent with the other purposes of this subtitle.\n ``(2) To tax all consumption of goods and services in the \n United States once, without exception, but only once.\n ``(3) To prevent double, multiple, or cascading taxation.\n ``(4) To simplify the tax law and reduce the administration \n costs of, and the costs of compliance with, the tax law.\n ``(5) To provide for the administration of the tax law in a \n manner that respects privacy, due process, individual rights \n when interacting with the government, the presumption of \n innocence in criminal proceedings, and the presumption of \n lawful behavior in civil proceedings.\n ``(6) To increase the role of State governments in Federal \n tax administration because of State government expertise in \n sales tax administration.\n ``(7) To enhance generally cooperation and coordination \n among State tax administrators; and to enhance cooperation and \n coordination among Federal and State tax administrators, \n consistent with the principle of intergovernmental tax \n immunity.\n ``(c) Secondary Aids to Statutory Construction.--As a secondary aid \nin statutory construction, any court, the Secretary, and any sales tax \nadministering authority shall consider--\n ``(1) the common law canons of statutory construction;\n ``(2) the meaning and construction of concepts and terms \n used in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect before \n the effective date of this subtitle; and\n ``(3) construe any ambiguities in this Act in favor of \n reserving powers to the States respectively, or to the people.\n\n``SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this subtitle--\n ``(1) Affiliated firms.--A firm is affiliated with another \n if 1 firm owns 50 percent or more of--\n ``(A) the voting shares in a corporation, or\n ``(B) the capital interests of a business firm that \n is not a corporation.\n ``(2) Conforming state sales tax.--The term `conforming \n State sales tax' means a sales tax imposed by a State that \n adopts the same definition of taxable property and services as \n adopted by this subtitle.\n ``(3) Designated commercial private courier service.--The \n term `designated commercial private courier service' means a \n firm designated as such by the Secretary or any sales tax \n administering authority, upon application of the firm, if the \n firm--\n ``(A) provides its services to the general public,\n ``(B) records electronically to its data base kept \n in the regular course of its business the date on which \n an item was given to such firm for delivery, and\n ``(C) has been operating for at least 1 year.\n ``(4) Education and training.--The term `education and \n training' means tuition for primary, secondary, or \n postsecondary level education, and job-related training \n courses. Such term does not include room, board, sports \n activities, recreational activities, hobbies, games, arts or \n crafts or cultural activities.\n ``(5) Gross payments.--The term `gross payments' means \n payments for taxable property or services, including Federal \n taxes imposed by this title.\n ``(6) Intangible property.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `intangible property' \n includes copyrights, trademarks, patents, goodwill, \n financial instruments, securities, commercial paper, \n debts, notes and bonds, and other property deemed \n intangible at common law. The Secretary shall, by \n regulation resolve differences among the provisions of \n common law of the several States.\n ``(B) Certain types of property.--Such term does \n not include tangible personal property (or rents or \n leaseholds of any term thereon), real property (or \n rents or leaseholds of any term thereon) and computer \n software.\n ``(7) Person.--The term `person' means any natural person, \n and unless the context clearly does not allow it, any \n corporation, partnership, limited liability company, trust, \n estate, government, agency, administration, organization, \n association, or other legal entity (foreign or domestic.)\n ``(8) Produce, provide, render, or sell taxable property or \n services.--\n ``(A) In general.--A taxable property or service is \n used to produce, provide, render, or sell a taxable \n property or service if such property or service is \n purchased by a person engaged in a trade or business \n for the purpose of employing or using such taxable \n property or service in the production, provision, \n rendering, or sale of other taxable property or \n services in the ordinary course of that trade or \n business.\n ``(B) Research, experimentation, testing, and \n development.--Taxable property or services used in a \n trade or business for the purpose of research, \n experimentation, testing, and development shall be \n treated as used to produce, provide, render, or sell \n taxable property or services.\n ``(C) Insurance payments.--Taxable property or \n services purchased by an insurer on behalf of an \n insured shall be treated as used to produce, provide, \n render, or sell taxable property or services if the \n premium for the insurance contract giving rise to the \n insurer's obligation was subject to tax pursuant to \n section 801 (relating to financial intermediation \n services).\n ``(D) Education and training.--Education and \n training shall be treated as services used to produce, \n provide, render, or sell taxable property or services.\n ``(9) Registered seller.--The term `registered seller' \n means a person registered pursuant to section 502.\n ``(10) Sales tax administering authority.--The term `sales \n tax administering authority' means--\n ``(A) the State agency designated to collect and \n administer the sales tax imposed by this subtitle, in \n an administering State, or\n ``(B) the Secretary, in a State that is neither--\n ``(i) an administering State, nor\n ``(ii) a State that has elected to have its \n sales tax administered by an administering \n State.\n ``(11) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary \n of the Treasury.\n ``(12) Taxable employer.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `taxable employer' \n includes--\n ``(i) any household employing domestic \n servants, and\n ``(ii) any government except for government \n enterprises (as defined in section 704).\n ``(B) Exceptions.--The term `taxable employer' does \n not include any employer which is--\n ``(i) engaged in a trade or business,\n ``(ii) a not-for-profit organization (as \n defined in section 706), or\n ``(iii) a government enterprise (as defined \n in section 704).\n ``(C) Cross reference.--For rules relating to \n collection and remittance of tax on wages by taxable \n employers, see section 103(b)(2).\n ``(13) Tax inclusive fair market value.--The term `tax \n inclusive fair market value' means the fair market value of \n taxable property or services plus the tax imposed by this \n subtitle.\n ``(14) Taxable property or service.--\n ``(A) General rule.--The term `taxable property or \n service' means--\n ``(i) any property (including leaseholds of \n any term or rents with respect to such \n property) but excluding--\n ``(I) intangible property, and\n ``(II) used property, and\n ``(ii) any service (including any financial \n intermediation services as determined by \n section 801).\n ``(B) Service.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), \n the term `service'--\n ``(i) shall include any service performed \n by an employee for which the employee is paid \n wages or a salary by a taxable employer, and\n ``(ii) shall not include any service \n performed by an employee for which the employee \n is paid wages or a salary--\n ``(I) by an employer in the regular \n course of the employer's trade or \n business,\n ``(II) by an employer that is a \n not-for-profit organization (as defined \n in section 706),\n ``(III) by an employer that is a \n government enterprise (as defined in \n section 704), and\n ``(IV) by taxable employers to \n employees directly providing education \n and training.\n ``(15) United states.--The term `United States', when used \n in the geographical sense, means each of the 50 States, the \n District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or \n possession of the United States.\n ``(16) Used property.--The term `used property' means--\n ``(A) property on which the tax imposed by section \n 101 has been collected and for which no credit has been \n allowed under section 202, 203, or 205, or\n ``(B) property that was held other than for a \n business purpose (as defined in section 102(b)) on \n December 31, 2016.\n ``(17) Wages and salary.--The terms `wage' and `salary' \n mean all compensation paid for employment service including \n cash compensation, employee benefits, disability insurance, or \n wage replacement insurance payments, unemployment compensation \n insurance, workers' compensation insurance, and the fair market \n value of any other consideration paid by an employer to an \n employee in consideration for employment services rendered.\n ``(b) Cross References.--\n ``(1) For the definition of business purposes, see section \n 102(b).\n ``(2) For the definition of insurance contract, see section \n 206(e).\n ``(3) For the definition of qualified family, see section \n 302.\n ``(4) For the definition of monthly poverty level, see \n section 303.\n ``(5) For the definition of large seller, see section \n 501(e)(3).\n ``(6) For the definition of hobby activities, see section \n 701.\n ``(7) For the definition of gaming sponsor, see section \n 701(a).\n ``(8) For the definition of a chance, see section 701(b).\n ``(9) For the definition of government enterprise, see \n section 704(b).\n ``(10) For the definition of mixed use property, see \n section 705.\n ``(11) For the definition of qualified not-for-profit \n organization, see section 706.\n ``(12) For the definition of financial intermediation \n services, see section 801.\n\n ``CHAPTER 1--INTERPRETATION; DEFINITIONS; IMPOSITION OF TAX; ETC.\n\n``Sec. 101. Imposition of sales tax.\n``Sec. 102. Intermediate and export sales.\n``Sec. 103. Rules relating to collection and remittance of tax.\n\n``SEC. 101. IMPOSITION OF SALES TAX.\n\n ``(a) In General.--There is hereby imposed a tax on the use or \nconsumption in the United States of taxable property or services.\n ``(b) Rate.--\n ``(1) For 2017.--In the calendar year 2017, the rate of tax \n is 23 percent of the gross payments for the taxable property or \n service.\n ``(2) For years after 2017.--For years after the calendar \n year 2017, the rate of tax is the combined Federal tax rate \n percentage (as defined in paragraph (3)) of the gross payments \n for the taxable property or service.\n ``(3) Combined federal tax rate percentage.--The combined \n Federal tax rate percentage is the sum of--\n ``(A) the general revenue rate (as defined in \n paragraph (4)),\n ``(B) the old-age, survivors and disability \n insurance rate, and\n ``(C) the hospital insurance rate.\n ``(4) General revenue rate.--The general revenue rate shall \n be 14.91 percent.\n ``(c) Coordination With Import Duties.--The tax imposed by this \nsection is in addition to any import duties imposed by chapter 4 of \ntitle 19, United States Code. The Secretary shall provide by regulation \nthat, to the maximum extent practicable, the tax imposed by this \nsection on imported taxable property and services is collected and \nadministered in conjunction with any applicable import duties imposed \nby the United States.\n ``(d) Liability for Tax.--\n ``(1) In general.--The person using or consuming taxable \n property or services in the United States is liable for the tax \n imposed by this section, except as provided in paragraph (2) of \n this subsection.\n ``(2) Exception where tax paid to seller.--A person using \n or consuming a taxable property or service in the United States \n is not liable for the tax imposed by this section if the person \n pays the tax to a person selling the taxable property or \n service and receives from such person a purchaser's receipt \n within the meaning of section 509.\n\n``SEC. 102. INTERMEDIATE AND EXPORT SALES.\n\n ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this subtitle--\n ``(1) Business and export purposes.--No tax shall be \n imposed under section 101 on any taxable property or service \n purchased for a business purpose in a trade or business.\n ``(2) Investment purpose.--No tax shall be imposed under \n section 101 on any taxable property or service purchased for an \n investment purpose and held exclusively for an investment \n purpose.\n ``(3) State government functions.--No tax shall be imposed \n under section 101 on State government functions that do not \n constitute the final consumption of property or services.\n ``(b) Business Purposes.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`purchased for a business purpose in a trade or business' means \npurchased by a person engaged in a trade or business and used in that \ntrade or business--\n ``(1) for resale,\n ``(2) to produce, provide, render, or sell taxable property \n or services, or\n ``(3) in furtherance of other bona fide business purposes.\n ``(c) Investment Purposes.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`purchased for an investment purpose' means property purchased \nexclusively for purposes of appreciation or the production of income \nbut not entailing more than minor personal efforts.\n\n``SEC. 103. RULES RELATING TO COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF TAX.\n\n ``(a) Liability for Collection and Remittance of the Tax.--Except \nas provided otherwise by this section, any tax imposed by this subtitle \nshall be collected and remitted by the seller of taxable property or \nservices (including financial intermediation services).\n ``(b) Tax To Be Remitted by Purchaser in Certain Circumstances.--\n ``(1) In general.--In the case of taxable property or \n services purchased outside of the United States and imported \n into the United States for use or consumption in the United \n States, the purchaser shall remit the tax imposed by section \n 101.\n ``(2) Certain wages or salary.--In the case of wages or \n salary paid by a taxable employer which are taxable services, \n the employer shall remit the tax imposed by section 101.\n ``(c) Conversion of Business or Export Property or Services.--\nProperty or services purchased for a business purpose in a trade or \nbusiness or for export (sold untaxed pursuant to section 102(a)) that \nis subsequently converted to personal use shall be deemed purchased at \nthe time of conversion and shall be subject to the tax imposed by \nsection 101 at the fair market value of the converted property as of \nthe date of conversion. The tax shall be due as if the property had \nbeen sold at the fair market value during the month of conversion. The \nperson using or consuming the converted property is liable for and \nshall remit the tax.\n ``(d) Barter Transactions.--If gross payment for taxable property \nor services is made in other than money, then the person responsible \nfor collecting and remitting the tax shall remit the tax to the sales \ntax administering authority in money as if gross payment had been made \nin money at the tax inclusive fair market value of the taxable property \nor services purchased.\n\n ``CHAPTER 2--CREDITS; REFUNDS\n\n``Sec. 201. Credits and refunds.\n``Sec. 202. Business use conversion credit.\n``Sec. 203. Intermediate and export sales credit.\n``Sec. 204. Administration credit.\n``Sec. 205. Bad debt credit.\n``Sec. 206. Insurance proceeds credit.\n``Sec. 207. Refunds.\n\n``SEC. 201. CREDITS AND REFUNDS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Each person shall be allowed a credit with \nrespect to the taxes imposed by section 101 for each month in an amount \nequal to the sum of--\n ``(1) such person's business use conversion credit pursuant \n to section 202 for such month,\n ``(2) such person's intermediate and export sales credit \n pursuant to section 203 for such month,\n ``(3) the administration credit pursuant to section 204 for \n such month,\n ``(4) the bad debt credit pursuant to section 205 for such \n month,\n ``(5) the insurance proceeds credit pursuant to section 206 \n for such month,\n ``(6) the transitional inventory credit pursuant to section \n 902, and\n ``(7) any amount paid in excess of the amount due.\n ``(b) Credits Not Additive.--Only one credit allowed by chapter 2 \nmay be taken with respect to any particular gross payment.\n\n``SEC. 202. BUSINESS USE CONVERSION CREDIT.\n\n ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 201, a person's business \nuse conversion credit for any month is the aggregate of the amounts \ndetermined under subsection (b) with respect to taxable property and \nservices--\n ``(1) on which tax was imposed by section 101 (and actually \n paid), and\n ``(2) which commenced to be 95 percent or more used during \n such month for business purposes (within the meaning of section \n 102(b)).\n ``(b) Amount of Credit.--The amount determined under this paragraph \nwith respect to any taxable property or service is the lesser of--\n ``(1) the product of--\n ``(A) the rate imposed by section 101, and\n ``(B) the quotient that is--\n ``(i) the fair market value of the property \n or service when its use is converted, divided \n by\n ``(ii) the quantity that is one minus the \n tax rate imposed by section 101, or\n ``(2) the amount of tax paid with respect to such taxable \n property or service, including the amount, if any, determined \n in accordance with section 705 (relating to mixed use \n property).\n\n``SEC. 203. INTERMEDIATE AND EXPORT SALES CREDIT.\n\n ``For purposes of section 201, a person's intermediate and export \nsales credit is the amount of sales tax paid on the purchase of any \ntaxable property or service purchased for--\n ``(1) a business purpose in a trade or business (as defined \n in section 102(b)), or\n ``(2) export from the United States for use or consumption \n outside the United States.\n\n``SEC. 204. ADMINISTRATION CREDIT.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Every person filing a timely monthly report \n(with regard to extensions) in compliance with section 501 shall be \nentitled to a taxpayer administrative credit equal to the greater of--\n ``(1) $200, or\n ``(2) one-quarter of 1 percent of the tax remitted.\n ``(b) Limitation.--The credit allowed under this section shall not \nexceed 20 percent of the tax due to be remitted prior to the \napplication of any credit or credits permitted by section 201.\n\n``SEC. 205. BAD DEBT CREDIT.\n\n ``(a) Financial Intermediation Services.--Any person who has \nexperienced a bad debt (other than unpaid invoices within the meaning \nof subsection (b)) shall be entitled to a credit equal to the product \nof--\n ``(1) the rate imposed by section 101, and\n ``(2) the quotient that is--\n ``(A) the amount of the bad debt (as defined in \n section 802), divided by\n ``(B) the quantity that is one minus the rate \n imposed by section 101.\n ``(b) Unpaid Invoices.--Any person electing the accrual method \npursuant to section 503 that has with respect to a transaction--\n ``(1) invoiced the tax imposed by section 101,\n ``(2) remitted the invoiced tax,\n ``(3) actually delivered the taxable property or performed \n the taxable services invoiced, and\n ``(4) not been paid 180 days after date the invoice was due \n to be paid,\nshall be entitled to a credit equal to the amount of tax remitted and \nunpaid by the purchaser.\n ``(c) Subsequent Payment.--Any payment made with respect to a \ntransaction subsequent to a section 205 credit being taken with respect \nto that transaction shall be subject to tax in the month the payment \nwas received as if a tax inclusive sale of taxable property and \nservices in the amount of the payment had been made.\n ``(d) Partial Payments.--Partial payments shall be treated as pro \nrata payments of the underlying obligation and shall be allocated \nproportionately--\n ``(1) for fully taxable payments, between payment for the \n taxable property and service and tax, and\n ``(2) for partially taxable payments, among payment for the \n taxable property and service, tax and other payment.\n ``(e) Related Parties.--The credit provided by this section shall \nnot be available with respect to sales made to related parties. For \npurposes of this section, related party means affiliated firms and \nfamily members (as defined in section 302(b)).\n\n``SEC. 206. INSURANCE PROCEEDS CREDIT.\n\n ``(a) In General.--A person receiving a payment from an insurer by \nvirtue of an insurance contract shall be entitled to a credit in an \namount determined by subsection (b), less any amount paid to the \ninsured by the insurer pursuant to subsection (c), if the entire \npremium (except that portion allocable to the investment account of the \nunderlying policy) for the insurance contract giving rise to the \ninsurer's obligation to make a payment to the insured was subject to \nthe tax imposed by section 101 and said tax was paid.\n ``(b) Credit Amount.--The amount of the credit shall be the product \nof--\n ``(1) the rate imposed by section 101, and\n ``(2) the quotient that is--\n ``(A) the amount of the payment made by the insurer \n to the insured, divided by\n ``(B) the quantity that is one minus the rate \n imposed by section 101.\n ``(c) Administrative Option.--The credit determined in accordance \nwith subsection (b) shall be paid by the insurer to the insured and the \ninsurer shall be entitled to the credit in lieu of the insured, except \nthat the insurer may elect, in a form prescribed by the Secretary, to \nnot pay the credit and require the insured to make application for the \ncredit. In the event of such election, the insurer shall provide to the \nSecretary and the insured the name and tax identification number of the \ninsurer and of the insured and indicate the proper amount of the \ncredit.\n ``(d) Coordination With Respect to Exemption.--If taxable property \nor services purchased by an insurer on behalf of an insured are \npurchased free of tax by virtue of section 2(a)(8)(C), then the credit \nprovided by this section shall not be available with respect to that \npurchase.\n ``(e) Insurance Contract.--For purposes of subsection (a), the term \n`insurance contract' shall include a life insurance contract, a health \ninsurance contract, a property and casualty loss insurance contract, a \ngeneral liability insurance contract, a marine insurance contract, a \nfire insurance contract, an accident insurance contract, a disability \ninsurance contract, a long-term care insurance contract, and an \ninsurance contract that provides a combination of these types of \ninsurance.\n\n``SEC. 207. REFUNDS.\n\n ``(a) Registered Sellers.--If a registered seller files a monthly \ntax report with an overpayment, then, upon application by the \nregistered seller in a form prescribed by the sales tax administering \nauthority, the overpayment shown on the report shall be refunded to the \nregistered seller within 60 days of receipt of said application. In the \nabsence of such application, the overpayment may be carried forward, \nwithout interest, by the person entitled to the credit.\n ``(b) Other Persons.--If a person other than a registered seller \nhas an overpayment for any month, then, upon application by the person \nin a form prescribed by the sales tax administering authority, the \ncredit balance due shall be refunded to the person within 60 days of \nreceipt of said application.\n ``(c) Interest.--No interest shall be paid on any balance due from \nthe sales tax administering authority under this subsection for any \nmonth if such balance due is paid within 60 days after the application \nfor refund is received. Balances due not paid within 60 days after the \napplication for refund is received shall bear interest from the date of \napplication. Interest shall be paid at the Federal short-term rate (as \ndefined in section 511).\n ``(d) Suspension of Period To Pay Refund Only if Federal or State \nCourt Ruling.--The 60-day periods under subsections (a) and (b) shall \nbe suspended with respect to a purported overpayment (or portion \nthereof) only during any period that there is in effect a preliminary, \ntemporary, or final ruling from a Federal or State court that there is \nreasonable cause to believe that such overpayment may not actually be \ndue.\n\n ``CHAPTER 3--FAMILY CONSUMPTION ALLOWANCE\n\n``Sec. 301. Family consumption allowance.\n``Sec. 302. Qualified family.\n``Sec. 303. Monthly poverty level.\n``Sec. 304. Rebate mechanism.\n``Sec. 305. Change in family circumstances.\n\n``SEC. 301. FAMILY CONSUMPTION ALLOWANCE.\n\n ``Each qualified family shall be eligible to receive a sales tax \nrebate each month. The sales tax rebate shall be in an amount equal to \nthe product of--\n ``(1) the rate of tax imposed by section 101, and\n ``(2) the monthly poverty level.\n\n``SEC. 302. QUALIFIED FAMILY.\n\n ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this chapter, the term \n`qualified family' shall mean one or more family members sharing a \ncommon residence. All family members sharing a common residence shall \nbe considered as part of 1 qualified family.\n ``(b) Family Size Determination.--\n ``(1) In general.--To determine the size of a qualified \n family for purposes of this chapter, family members shall \n mean--\n ``(A) an individual,\n ``(B) the individual's spouse,\n ``(C) all lineal ancestors and descendants of said \n individual (and such individual's spouse),\n ``(D) all legally adopted children of such \n individual (and such individual's spouse), and\n ``(E) all children under legal guardianship of such \n individual (or such individual's spouse).\n ``(2) Identification requirements.--In order for a person \n to be counted as a member of the family for purposes of \n determining the size of the qualified family, such person \n must--\n ``(A) have a bona fide Social Security number; and\n ``(B) be a lawful resident of the United States.\n ``(c) Children Living Away From Home.--\n ``(1) Students living away from home.--Any person who was a \n registered student during not fewer than 5 months in a calendar \n year while living away from the common residence of a qualified \n family but who receives over 50 percent of such person's \n support during a calendar year from members of the qualified \n family shall be included as part of the family unit whose \n members provided said support for purposes of this chapter.\n ``(2) Children of divorced or separated parents.--If a \n child's parents are divorced or legally separated, a child for \n purposes of this chapter shall be treated as part of the \n qualified family of the custodial parent. In cases of joint \n custody, the custodial parent for purposes of this chapter \n shall be the parent that has custody of the child for more than \n one-half of the time during a given calendar year. A parent \n entitled to be treated as the custodial parent pursuant to this \n paragraph may release this claim to the other parent if said \n release is in writing.\n ``(d) Annual Registration.--In order to receive the family \nconsumption allowance provided by section 301, a qualified family must \nregister with the sales tax administering authority in a form \nprescribed by the Secretary. The annual registration form shall \nprovide--\n ``(1) the name of each family member who shared the \n qualified family's residence on the family determination date,\n ``(2) the Social Security number of each family member on \n the family determination date who shared the qualified family's \n residence on the family determination date,\n ``(3) the family member or family members to whom the \n family consumption allowance should be paid,\n ``(4) a certification that all listed family members are \n lawful residents of the United States,\n ``(5) a certification that all family members sharing the \n common residence are listed,\n ``(6) a certification that no family members were \n incarcerated on the family determination date (within the \n meaning of subsection (l)), and\n ``(7) the address of the qualified family.\nSaid registration shall be signed by all members of the qualified \nfamily that have attained the age of 21 years as of the date of filing.\n ``(e) Registration Not Mandatory.--Registration is not mandatory \nfor any qualified family.\n ``(f) Effect of Failure To Provide Annual Registration.--Any \nqualified family that fails to register in accordance with this section \nwithin 30 days of the family determination date, shall cease receiving \nthe monthly family consumption allowance in the month beginning 90 days \nafter the family determination date.\n ``(g) Effect of Curing Failure To Provide Annual Registration.--Any \nqualified family that failed to timely make its annual registration in \naccordance with this section but subsequently cures its failure to \nregister, shall be entitled to up to 6 months of lapsed sales tax \nrebate payments. No interest on lapsed payment amount shall be paid.\n ``(h) Effective Date of Annual Registrations.--Annual registrations \nshall take effect for the month beginning 90 days after the family \nregistration date.\n ``(i) Effective Date of Revised Registrations.--A revised \nregistration made pursuant to section 305 shall take effect for the \nfirst month beginning 60 days after the revised registration was filed. \nThe existing registration shall remain in effect until the effective \ndate of the revised registration.\n ``(j) Determination of Registration Filing Date.--An annual or \nrevised registration shall be deemed filed when--\n ``(1) deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, \n to the address of the sales tax administering authority;\n ``(2) delivered and accepted at the offices of the sales \n tax administering authority; or\n ``(3) provided to a designated commercial private courier \n service for delivery within 2 days to the sales tax \n administering authority at the address of the sales tax \n administering authority.\n ``(k) Proposed Registration To Be Provided.--Thirty or more days \nbefore the family registration date, the sales tax administering \nauthority shall mail to the address shown on the most recent rebate \nregistration or change of address notice filed pursuant to section \n305(d) a proposed registration that may be simply signed by the \nappropriate family members if family circumstances have not changed.\n ``(l) Incarcerated Individuals.--An individual shall not be \neligible under this chapter to be included as a member of any qualified \nfamily if that individual--\n ``(1) is incarcerated in a local, State, or Federal jail, \n prison, mental hospital, or other institution on the family \n determination date, and\n ``(2) is scheduled to be incarcerated for 6 months or more \n in the 12-month period following the effective date of the \n annual registration or the revised registration of said \n qualified family.\n ``(m) Family Determination Date.--The family determination date is \na date assigned to each family by the Secretary for purposes of \ndetermining qualified family size and other information necessary for \nthe administration of this chapter. The Secretary shall promulgate \nregulations regarding the issuance of family determination dates. In \nthe absence of any regulations, the family determination date for all \nfamilies shall be October 1. The Secretary may assign family \ndetermination dates for administrative convenience. Permissible means \nof assigning family determination dates include a method based on the \nbirthdates of family members.\n ``(n) Cross Reference.--For penalty for filing false rebate claim, \nsee section 504(i).\n\n``SEC. 303. MONTHLY POVERTY LEVEL.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The monthly poverty level for any particular \nmonth shall be one-twelfth of the `annual poverty level'. For purposes \nof this section the `annual poverty level' shall be the sum of--\n ``(1) the annual level determined by the Department of \n Health and Human Services poverty guidelines required by \n sections 652 and 673(2) of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of \n 1981 for a particular family size, and\n ``(2) in case of families that include a married couple, \n the `annual marriage penalty elimination amount'.\n ``(b) Annual Marriage Penalty Elimination Amount.--The annual \nmarriage penalty elimination amount shall be the amount that is--\n ``(1) the amount that is two times the annual level \n determined by the Department of Health and Human Services \n poverty guidelines required by sections 652 and 673(2) of the \n Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981 for a family of one, less\n ``(2) the annual level determined by the Department of \n Health and Human Services poverty guidelines required by \n sections 652 and 673(2) of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of \n 1981 for a family of two.\n\n``SEC. 304. REBATE MECHANISM.\n\n ``(a) General Rule.--The Social Security Administration shall \nprovide a monthly sales tax rebate to duly registered qualified \nfamilies in an amount determined in accordance with section 301.\n ``(b) Persons Receiving Rebate.--The payments shall be made to the \npersons designated by the qualifying family in the annual or revised \nregistration for each qualified family in effect with respect to the \nmonth for which payment is being made. Payments may only be made to \npersons 18 years or older. If more than 1 person is designated in a \nregistration to receive the rebate, then the rebate payment shall be \ndivided evenly between or among those persons designated.\n ``(c) When Rebates Mailed.--Rebates shall be mailed on or before \nthe first business day of the month for which the rebate is being \nprovided.\n ``(d) Smartcards and Direct Electronic Deposit Permissible.--The \nSocial Security Administration may provide rebates in the form of \nsmartcards that carry cash balances in their memory for use in making \npurchases at retail establishments or by direct electronic deposit.\n\n``SEC. 305. CHANGE IN FAMILY CIRCUMSTANCES.\n\n ``(a) General Rule.--In the absence of the filing of a revised \nregistration in accordance with this chapter, the common residence of \nthe qualified family, marital status and number of persons in a \nqualified family on the family registration date shall govern \ndeterminations required to be made under this chapter for purposes of \nthe following calendar year.\n ``(b) No Double Counting.--In no event shall any person be \nconsidered part of more than 1 qualified family.\n ``(c) Revised Registration Permissible.--A qualified family may \nfile a revised registration for purposes of section 302(d) to reflect a \nchange in family circumstances. A revised registration form shall \nprovide--\n ``(1) the name of each family member who shared the \n qualified family's residence on the filing date of the revised \n registration,\n ``(2) the Social Security number of each family member who \n shared the qualified family's residence on the filing date of \n the revised registration,\n ``(3) the family member or family members to whom the \n family consumption allowance should be paid,\n ``(4) a certification that all listed family members are \n lawful residents of the United States,\n ``(5) a certification that all family members sharing the \n commoner residence are listed,\n ``(6) a certification that no family members were \n incarcerated on the family determination date (within the \n meaning of section 302(1)), and\n ``(7) the address of the qualified family.\nSaid revised registration shall be signed by all members of the \nqualified family that have attained the age of 21 years as of the \nfiling date of the revised registration.\n ``(d) Change of Address.--A change of address for a qualified \nfamily may be filed with the sales tax administering authority at any \ntime and shall not constitute a revised registration.\n ``(e) Revised Registration Not Mandatory.--Revised registrations \nreflecting changes in family status are not mandatory.\n\n ``CHAPTER 4--FEDERAL AND STATE COOPERATIVE TAX ADMINISTRATION\n\n``Sec. 401. Authority for States to collect tax.\n``Sec. 402. Federal administrative support for States.\n``Sec. 403. Federal-State tax conferences.\n``Sec. 404. Federal administration in certain States.\n``Sec. 405. Interstate allocation and destination determination.\n``Sec. 406. General administrative matters.\n``Sec. 407. Jurisdiction.\n\n``SEC. 401 AUTHORITY FOR STATES TO COLLECT TAX.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The tax imposed by section 101 on gross payments \nfor the use or consumption of taxable property or services within a \nState shall be administered, collected, and remitted to the United \nStates Treasury by such State if the State is an administering State.\n ``(b) Administering State.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`administering State' means any State--\n ``(1) which maintains a sales tax, and\n ``(2) which enters into a cooperative agreement with the \n Secretary containing reasonable provisions governing the \n administration by such State of the taxes imposed by the \n subtitle and the remittance to the United States in a timely \n manner of taxes collected under this chapter.\n ``(c) Cooperative Agreements.--The agreement under subsection \n(b)(2) shall include provisions for the expeditious transfer of funds, \ncontact officers, dispute resolution, information exchange, \nconfidentiality, taxpayer rights, and other matters of importance. The \nagreement shall not contain extraneous matters.\n ``(d) Timely Remittance of Tax.--\n ``(1) In general.--Administering States shall remit and pay \n over taxes collected under this subtitle on behalf of the \n United States (less the administration fee allowable under \n paragraph (2)) not later than 5 days after receipt. Interest at \n 150 percent of the Federal short-term rate shall be paid with \n respect to amounts remitted after the due date.\n ``(2) Administration fee.--An administering State may \n retain an administration fee equal to one-quarter of 1 percent \n of the amounts otherwise required to be remitted to the United \n States under this chapter by the administering State.\n ``(e) Limitation on Administration of Tax by United States.--The \nSecretary may administer the tax imposed by this subtitle in an \nadministering State only if--\n ``(1)(A) such State has failed on a regular basis to timely \n remit to the United States taxes collected under this chapter \n on behalf of the United States; or\n ``(B) such State has on a regular basis otherwise \n materially breached the agreement referred to in subsection \n (b)(2);\n ``(2) the State has failed to cure such alleged failures \n and breaches within a reasonable time;\n ``(3) the Secretary provides such State with written notice \n of such alleged failures and breaches; and\n ``(4) a District Court of the United States within such \n State, upon application of the Secretary, has rendered a \n decision--\n ``(A) making findings of fact that--\n ``(i) such State has failed on a regular \n basis to timely remit to the United States \n taxes collected under this chapter on behalf of \n the United States, or such State has on a \n regular basis otherwise materially breached the \n agreement referred to in subsection (b)(2);\n ``(ii) the Secretary has provided such \n State with written notice of such alleged \n failures and breaches; and\n ``(iii) the State has failed to cure such \n alleged failures and breaches within a \n reasonable time; and\n ``(B) making a determination that it is in the best \n interest of the citizens of the United States that the \n administering State's authority to administer the tax \n imposed by this subtitle be revoked and said tax be \n administered directly by the Secretary.\n The order of the District Court revoking the authority of an \n Administering State shall contain provisions governing the \n orderly transfer of authority to the Secretary.\n ``(f) Reinstitution.--A State that has had its authority revoked \npursuant to subsection (e) shall not be an administering State for a \nperiod of not less than 5 years after the date of the order of \nrevocation. For the first calendar year commencing 8 years after the \ndate of the order of revocation, the State shall be regarded without \nprejudice as eligible to become an administering State.\n ``(g) Third State Administration Permissible.--It shall be \npermissible for a State to contract with an administering State to \nadminister the State's sales tax for an agreed fee. In this case, the \nagreement contemplated by subsection (c) shall have both the State and \nthe Federal Government as parties.\n ``(h) Investigations and Audits.--Administering States shall not \nconduct investigations or audits at facilities in other administering \nStates in connection with the tax imposed by section 101 or conforming \nState sales tax but shall instead cooperate with other administering \nStates using the mechanisms established by section 402, by compact or \nby other agreement.\n\n``SEC. 402. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FOR STATES.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall administer a program to \nfacilitate information sharing among States.\n ``(b) State Compacts.--The Secretary shall facilitate, and may be a \nparty to a compact among States for purposes of facilitating the \ntaxation of interstate purchases and for other purposes that may \nfacilitate implementation of this subtitle.\n ``(c) Agreement With Conforming States.--The Secretary is \nauthorized to enter into and shall enter into an agreement among \nconforming States enabling conforming States to collect conforming \nState sales tax on sales made by sellers without a particular \nconforming State to a destination within that particular conforming \nState.\n ``(d) Secretary's Authority.--The Secretary shall have the \nauthority to promulgate regulations, to provide guidelines, to assist \nStates in administering the national sales tax, to provide for \nuniformity in the administration of the tax and to provide guidance to \nthe public.\n\n``SEC. 403. FEDERAL-STATE TAX CONFERENCES.\n\n ``Not less than once annually, the Secretary shall host a \nconference with the sales tax administrators from the various \nadministering States to evaluate the state of the national sales tax \nsystem, to address issues of mutual concern and to develop and consider \nlegislative, regulatory, and administrative proposals to improve the \ntax system.\n\n``SEC. 404. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IN CERTAIN STATES.\n\n ``The Secretary shall administer the tax imposed by this subtitle \nin any State or other United States jurisdiction that--\n ``(1) is not an administering State, or\n ``(2) elected to have another State administer its tax in \n accordance with section 401(g).\n\n``SEC. 405. INTERSTATE ALLOCATION AND DESTINATION DETERMINATION.\n\n ``(a) Destination Generally.--The tax imposed by this subtitle is a \ndestination principle tax. This section shall govern for purposes of \ndetermining--\n ``(1) whether the destination of taxable property and \n services is within or without the United States, and\n ``(2) which State or territory within the United States is \n the destination of taxable property and services.\n ``(b) Tangible Personal Property.--Except as provided in subsection \n(g) (relating to certain leases), the destination of tangible personal \nproperty shall be the State or territory in which the property was \nfirst delivered to the purchaser (including agents and authorized \nrepresentatives).\n ``(c) Real Property.--The destination of real property, or rents or \nleaseholds on real property, shall be the State or territory in which \nthe real property is located.\n ``(d) Other Property.--The destination of any other taxable \nproperty shall be the residence of the purchaser.\n ``(e) Services.--\n ``(1) General rule.--The destination of services shall be \n the State or territory in which the use or consumption of the \n services occurred. Allocation of service invoices relating to \n more than 1 jurisdiction shall be on the basis of time or \n another method determined by regulation.\n ``(2) Telecommunications services.--The destination of \n telecommunications services shall be the residence of the \n purchaser. Telecommunications services include telephone, \n telegraph, beeper, radio, cable television, satellite, and \n computer on-line or network services.\n ``(3) Domestic transportation services.--For transportation \n services where all of the final destinations are within the \n United States, the destination of transportation services shall \n be the final destination of the trip (in the case of round or \n multiple trip fares, the services amount shall be equally \n allocated among each final destination).\n ``(4) International transportation services.--For \n transportation services where the final destination or origin \n of the trip is without the United States, the service amount \n shall be deemed 50 percent attributable to the United States \n destination or origin.\n ``(5) Electrical service.--The destination of electrical \n services shall be the residence of the purchaser.\n ``(f) Financial Intermediation Services.--The destination of \nfinancial intermediation services shall be the residence of the \npurchaser.\n ``(g) Rents Paid for the Lease of Tangible Property.--\n ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), \n the destination of rents paid for the lease of tangible \n property and leaseholds on such property shall be where the \n property is located while in use.\n ``(2) Land vehicles; aircraft, water craft.--The \n destination of rental and lease payments on land vehicles, \n aircraft and water craft shall be--\n ``(A) in the case of rentals and leases of a term \n of 1 month or less, the location where the land \n vehicle, aircraft, or water craft was originally \n delivered to the renter or lessee; and\n ``(B) in the case of rentals and leases of a term \n greater than 1 month, the residence of the renter or \n lessee.\n ``(h) Allocation Rules.--For purposes of allocating revenue--\n ``(1) between or among administering States from taxes \n imposed by this subtitle or from State sales taxes administered \n by third-party administering States, or\n ``(2) between or among States imposing conforming State \n sales taxes,\nthe revenue shall be allocated to those States that are the destination \nof the taxable property or service.\n ``(i) Federal Office of Revenue Allocation.--The Secretary shall \nestablish an Office of Revenue Allocation to arbitrate any claims or \ndisputes among administering States as to the destination of taxable \nproperty and services for purposes of allocating revenue between or \namong the States from taxes imposed by this subtitle. The determination \nof the Administrator of the Office of Revenue Allocation shall be \nsubject to judicial review in any Federal court with competent \njurisdiction. The standard of review shall be abuse of discretion.\n\n``SEC. 406. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary and each sales tax administering \nauthority may employ such persons as may be necessary for the \nadministration of this subtitle and may delegate to employees the \nauthority to conduct interviews, hearings, prescribe rules, promulgate \nregulations, and perform such other duties as are required by this \nsubtitle.\n ``(b) Resolution of Any Inconsistent Rules and Regulations.--In the \nevent that the Secretary and any sales tax administering authority have \nissued inconsistent rules or regulations, any lawful rule or regulation \nissued by the Secretary shall govern.\n ``(c) Adequate Notice To Be Provided.--Except in the case of an \nemergency declared by the Secretary (and not his designee), no rule or \nregulation issued by the Secretary with respect to any internal revenue \nlaw shall take effect before 90 days have elapsed after its publication \nin the Federal Register. Upon issuance, the Secretary shall provide \ncopies of all rules or regulations issued under this title to each \nsales tax administering authority.\n ``(d) No Rules, Rulings, or Regulations With Retroactive Effect.--\nNo rule, ruling, or regulation issued or promulgated by the Secretary \nrelating to any internal revenue law or by a sales tax administering \nauthority shall apply to a period prior to its publication in the \nFederal Register (or State equivalent) except that a regulation may \ntake retroactive effect to prevent abuse.\n ``(e) Review of Impact of Regulations, Rules, and Rulings on Small \nBusiness.--\n ``(1) Submission to small business administration.--After \n publication of any proposed or temporary regulation by the \n Secretary relating to internal revenue laws, the Secretary \n shall submit such regulation to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy \n of the Small Business Administration for comment on the impact \n of such regulation on small businesses. Not later than the date \n 30 days after the date of such submission, the Chief Counsel \n for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration shall submit \n comments on such regulation to the Secretary.\n ``(2) Consideration of comments.--In prescribing any final \n regulation which supersedes a proposed or temporary regulation \n which had been submitted under this subsection to the Chief \n Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, the \n Secretary shall--\n ``(A) consider the comments of the Chief Counsel \n for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration on \n such proposed or temporary regulation, and\n ``(B) in promulgating such final regulation, \n include a narrative that describes the response to such \n comments.\n ``(3) Submission of certain final regulation.--In the case \n of promulgation by the Secretary of any final regulations \n (other than a temporary regulation) which do not supersede a \n proposed regulation, the requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) \n shall apply, except that the submission under paragraph (1) \n shall be made at least 30 days before the date of such \n promulgation, and the consideration and discussion required \n under paragraph (2) shall be made in connection with the \n promulgation of such final regulation.\n ``(f) Small Business Regulatory Safeguards.--The Small Business \nRegulatory Enforcement Fairness Act (Public Law 104-121; 110 Stat. 857 \n(`SBREFA')) and the Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612 \n(`RFA')) shall apply to regulations promulgated under this subtitle.\n\n``SEC. 407. JURISDICTION.\n\n ``(a) State Jurisdiction.--A sales tax administering authority \nshall have jurisdiction over any gross payments made which have a \ndestination (as determined in accordance with section 405) within the \nState of said sales tax administering authority. This grant of \njurisdiction is not exclusive of any other jurisdiction that such sales \ntax administering authority may have.\n ``(b) Federal Jurisdiction.--The grant of jurisdiction in \nsubsection (a) shall not be in derogation of Federal jurisdiction over \nthe same matter. The Federal Government shall have the right to \nexercise preemptive jurisdiction over matters relating to the taxes \nimposed by this subtitle.\n\n ``CHAPTER 5--OTHER ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS\n\n``Sec. 501. Monthly reports and payments.\n``Sec. 502. Registration.\n``Sec. 503. Accounting.\n``Sec. 504. Penalties.\n``Sec. 505. Burden of persuasion and burden of production.\n``Sec. 506. Attorneys' and accountancy fees.\n``Sec. 507. Summons, examinations, audits, etc.\n``Sec. 508. Records.\n``Sec. 509. Tax to be separately stated and charged.\n``Sec. 510. Coordination with title 11.\n``Sec. 511. Applicable interest rate.\n\n``SEC. 501. MONTHLY REPORTS AND PAYMENTS.\n\n ``(a) Tax Reports and Filing Dates.--\n ``(1) In general.--On or before the 15th day of each month, \n each person who is--\n ``(A) liable to collect and remit the tax imposed \n by this subtitle by reason of section 103(a), or\n ``(B) liable to pay tax imposed by this subtitle \n which is not collected pursuant to section 103(a),\n shall submit to the appropriate sales tax administering \n authority (in a form prescribed by the Secretary) a report \n relating to the previous calendar month.\n ``(2) Contents of report.--The report required under \n paragraph (1) shall set forth--\n ``(A) the gross payments referred to in section \n 101,\n ``(B) the tax collected under chapter 4 in \n connection with such payments,\n ``(C) the amount and type of any credit claimed, \n and\n ``(D) other information reasonably required by the \n Secretary or the sales tax administering authority for \n the administration, collection, and remittance of the \n tax imposed by this subtitle.\n ``(b) Tax Payments Date.--\n ``(1) General rule.--The tax imposed by this subtitle \n during any calendar month is due and shall be paid to the \n appropriate sales tax administering authority on or before the \n 15th day of the succeeding month. Both Federal tax imposed by \n this subtitle and conforming State sales tax (if any) shall be \n paid in 1 aggregate payment.\n ``(2) Cross reference.--See subsection (e) relating to \n remitting of separate segregated funds for sellers that are not \n small sellers.\n ``(c) Extensions for Filing Reports.--\n ``(1) Automatic extensions for not more than 30 days.--On \n application, an extension of not more than 30 days to file \n reports under subsection (a) shall be automatically granted.\n ``(2) Other extensions.--On application, extensions of 30 \n to 60 days to file such reports shall be liberally granted by \n the sales tax administering authority for reasonable cause. \n Extensions greater than 60 days may be granted by the sales tax \n administering authority to avoid hardship.\n ``(3) No extension for payment of taxes.--Notwithstanding \n paragraphs (1) and (2), no extension shall be granted with \n respect to the time for paying or remitting the taxes under \n this subtitle.\n ``(d) Telephone Reporting of Violations.--The Secretary shall \nestablish a system under which a violation of this subtitle can be \nbrought to the attention of the sales tax administering authority for \ninvestigation through the use of a toll-free telephone number and \notherwise.\n ``(e) Separate Segregated Accounts.--\n ``(1) In general.--Any registered seller that is not a \n small seller shall deposit all sales taxes collected pursuant \n to section 103 in a particular week in a separate segregated \n account maintained at a bank or other financial institution \n within 3 business days of the end of such week. Said registered \n seller shall also maintain in that account sufficient funds to \n meet the bank or financial institution minimum balance \n requirements, if any, and to pay account fees and costs.\n ``(2) Small seller.--For purposes of this subsection, a \n small seller is any person that has not collected $20,000 or \n more of the taxes imposed by this subtitle in any of the \n previous 12 months.\n ``(3) Large sellers.--Any seller that has collected \n $100,000 or more of the taxes imposed by this subtitle in any \n of the previous 12 months is a large seller. A large seller \n shall remit to the sales tax administering authority the entire \n balance of deposited taxes in its separate segregated account \n on the first business day following the end of the calendar \n week. The Secretary may by regulation require the electronic \n transfer of funds due from large sellers.\n ``(4) Week.--For purposes of this subsection, the term \n `week' shall mean the 7-day period ending on a Friday.\n ``(f) Determination of Report Filing Date.--A report filed pursuant \nto subsection (a) shall be deemed filed when--\n ``(1) deposited in the United States mail, postage prepaid, \n addressed to the sales tax administering authority,\n ``(2) delivered and accepted at the offices of the sales \n tax administering authority,\n ``(3) provided to a designated commercial private courier \n service for delivery within 2 days to the sales tax \n administering authority at the address of the sales tax \n administering authority, or\n ``(4) by other means permitted by the Secretary.\n ``(g) Security Requirements.--A large seller (within the meaning of \nsubsection (e)(3)) shall be required to provide security in an amount \nequal to the greater of $100,000 or one and one-half times the seller's \naverage monthly tax liability during the previous 6 calendar months. \nSecurity may be a cash bond, a bond from a surety company approved by \nthe Secretary, a certificate of deposit, or a State or United States \nTreasury bond. A bond qualifying under this subsection must be a \ncontinuing instrument for each calendar year (or portion thereof) that \nthe bond is in effect. The bond must remain in effect until the surety \nor sureties are released and discharged. Failure to provide security in \naccordance with this section shall result in revocation of the seller's \nsection 502 registration. If a person who has provided security \npursuant to this subsection--\n ``(1) fails to pay an amount indicated in a final notice of \n amount due under this subtitle (within the meaning of section \n 605(d)),\n ``(2) no Taxpayer Assistance Order is in effect relating to \n the amount due,\n ``(3) either the time for filing an appeal pursuant to \n section 604 has passed or the appeal was denied, and\n ``(4) the amount due is not being litigated in any judicial \n forum,\nthen the security or part of the security, as the case may be, may be \nforfeited in favor of the Secretary to the extent of such tax due (plus \ninterest if any).\n ``(h) Rewards Program.--The Secretary is authorized to maintain a \nprogram of awards wherein individuals that assist the Secretary or \nsales tax administering authorities in discovering or prosecuting tax \nfraud may be remunerated.\n ``(i) Cross Reference.--For interest due on taxes remitted late, \nsee section 6601.\n\n``SEC. 502. REGISTRATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Any person liable to collect and remit taxes \npursuant to section 103(a) who is engaged in a trade or business shall \nregister as a seller with the sales tax administering authority \nadministering the taxes imposed by this subtitle.\n ``(b) Affiliated Firms.--Affiliated firms shall be treated as 1 \nperson for purposes of this section. Affiliated firms may elect, upon \ngiving notice to the Secretary in a form prescribed by the Secretary, \nto treat separate firms as separate persons for purposes of this \nsubtitle.\n ``(c) Designation of Tax Matters Person.--Every person registered \npursuant to subsection (a) shall designate a tax matters person who \nshall be an individual whom the sales tax administering authority may \ncontact regarding tax matters. Each person registered must provide \nnotice of a change in the identity of the tax matters person within 30 \ndays of said change.\n ``(d) Effect of Failure To Register.--Any person that is required \nto register and who fails to do so is prohibited from selling taxable \nproperty or services. The Secretary or a sales tax administering \nauthority may bring an action seeking a temporary restraining order, an \ninjunction, or such other order as may be appropriate to enforce this \nsection.\n\n``SEC. 503. ACCOUNTING.\n\n ``(a) Cash Method To Be Used Generally.--Registered sellers and \nother persons shall report transactions using the cash method of \naccounting unless an election to use the accrual method of accounting \nis made pursuant to subsection (b).\n ``(b) Election To Use Accrual Method.--A person may elect with \nrespect to a calender year to remit taxes and report transactions with \nrespect to the month where a sale was invoiced and accrued.\n ``(c) Cross Reference.--See section 205 for rules relating to bad \ndebts for sellers electing the accrual method.\n\n``SEC. 504. PENALTIES.\n\n ``(a) Failure To Register.--Each person who is required to register \npursuant to section 502 but fails to do so prior to notification by the \nsales tax administering authority shall be liable for a penalty of \n$500.\n ``(b) Reckless or Willful Failure To Collect Tax.--\n ``(1) Civil penalty; fraud.--Each person who is required to \n and recklessly or willfully fails to collect taxes imposed by \n this subtitle shall be liable for a penalty equal to the \n greater of $500 or 20 percent of tax not collected.\n ``(2) Criminal penalty.--Each person who is required to and \n willfully fails as part of a trade or business to collect taxes \n imposed by this subtitle may be fined an amount up to the \n amount determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or \n imprisoned for a period of not more than 1 year or both.\n ``(c) Reckless or Willful Assertion of Invalid Exemption.--\n ``(1) Civil penalty; fraud.--Each person who recklessly or \n willfully asserts an invalid intermediate or export sales \n exemption from the taxes imposed by this subtitle shall be \n liable for a penalty equal to the greater of $500 or 20 percent \n of the tax not collected or remitted.\n ``(2) Criminal penalty.--Each person who willfully asserts \n an invalid intermediate or export sales exemption from the \n taxes imposed by this subtitle may be fined an amount up to the \n amount determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or \n imprisoned for a period of not more than 1 year or both.\n ``(d) Reckless or Willful Failure To Remit Tax Collected.--\n ``(1) Civil penalty; fraud.--Each person who is required to \n and recklessly or willfully fails to remit taxes imposed by \n this subtitle and collected from purchasers shall be liable for \n a penalty equal to the greater of $1,000 or 50 percent of the \n tax not remitted.\n ``(2) Criminal penalty.--Each person who willfully fails to \n remit taxes imposed by this subtitle and collected from \n purchasers may be fined an amount up to the amount determined \n in accordance with paragraph (1) or imprisoned for a period of \n not more than 2 years or both.\n ``(e) Reckless or Willful Failure To Pay Tax.--Each person who is \nrequired to and recklessly or willfully fails to pay taxes imposed by \nthis subtitle shall be liable for a penalty equal to the greater of \n$500 or 20 percent of the tax not paid.\n ``(f) Penalty for Late Filing.--\n ``(1) In general.--In the case of a failure by any person \n who is required to and fails to file a report required by \n section 501 on or before the due date (determined with regard \n to any extension) for such report, such person shall pay a \n penalty for each month or fraction thereof that said report is \n late equal to the greater of--\n ``(A) $50, or\n ``(B) 0.5 percent of the gross payments required to \n be shown on the report.\n ``(2) Increased penalty on returns filed after written \n inquiry.--The amount of the penalty under paragraph (1) shall \n be doubled with respect to any report filed after a written \n inquiry with respect to such report is received by the taxpayer \n from the sales tax administering authority.\n ``(3) Limitation.--The penalty imposed under this \n subsection shall not exceed 12 percent.\n ``(4) Exceptions.--\n ``(A) Reasonable cause.--No penalty shall be \n imposed under this subsection with respect to any \n failure if it is shown that such failure is due to \n reasonable cause.\n ``(B) Other waiver authority.--In addition to \n penalties not imposed by reason of subparagraph (A), \n the sales tax administering authority, on application, \n shall waive the penalty imposed by paragraph (1) once \n per registered person per 24-month period. The \n preceding sentence shall not apply to a penalty \n determined under paragraph (2).\n ``(g) Penalty for Willfully or Recklessly Accepting a False \nIntermediate or Export Sales Certificate.--A person who willingly or \nrecklessly accepts a false intermediate or export sales certificate \nshall pay a penalty equal to 20 percent of the tax not collected by \nreason of said acceptance.\n ``(h) Penalty for Late Remittance of Taxes.--\n ``(1) In general.--A person who is required to timely remit \n taxes imposed by this subtitle and remits taxes more than 1 \n month after such taxes are due shall pay a penalty equal to 1 \n percent per month (or fraction thereof) from the due date.\n ``(2) Limitation.--The penalty imposed under this \n subsection shall not exceed 24 percent.\n ``(3) Exceptions for reasonable cause.--No penalty shall be \n imposed under paragraph (1) with respect to any late remittance \n if it is shown that such late remittance is due to reasonable \n cause.\n ``(i) Penalty for Filing False Rebate Claim.--\n ``(1) Civil penalty; fraud.--A person who willingly or \n recklessly files a false claim for a family consumption \n allowance rebate (within the meaning of chapter 3) shall--\n ``(A) pay a penalty equal to the greater of $500 or \n 50 percent of the claimed annual rebate amount not \n actually due, and\n ``(B) repay any rebates received as a result of the \n false rebate claim (together with interest).\n ``(2) Criminal penalty.--A person who willingly files a \n false claim for a family consumption allowance rebate (within \n the meaning of chapter 3) may be fined an amount up to the \n amount determined in accordance with paragraph (1) or \n imprisoned for a period not more than 1 year or both.\n ``(j) Penalty for Bad Check.--If any check or money order in \npayment of any amount receivable under this subtitle is not duly paid, \nin addition to other penalties provided by law, the person who tendered \nsuch check shall pay a penalty equal to the greater of--\n ``(1) $25, or\n ``(2) two percent of the amount of such check.\n ``(k) Penalty for Failure To Maintain a Separate Segregated \nAccount.--Any person required to maintain a separate segregated account \npursuant to section 501(e) that fails to maintain such a separate \nsegregated account shall pay a penalty of $1,000.\n ``(l) Penalty for Failure To Deposit Collected Taxes in a Separate \nSegregated Account.--Any person required to deposit collected taxes \ninto a separate segregated account maintained pursuant to section \n501(e) that fails to timely deposit said taxes into the separate \nsegregated account shall pay a penalty equal to 1 percent of the amount \nrequired to be deposited. The penalty imposed by the previous sentence \nshall be tripled unless said taxes have been deposited in the separate \nsegregated account or remitted to the sales tax administering authority \nwithin 16 days of the date said deposit was due.\n ``(m) Joint and Several Liability for Tax Matters Person and \nResponsible Officers.--The tax matters person (designated pursuant to \nsection 502(c)) and responsible officers or partners of a firm shall be \njointly and severally liable for the tax imposed by this subtitle and \npenalties imposed by this subtitle.\n ``(n) Right of Contribution.--If more than 1 person is liable with \nrespect to any tax or penalty imposed by this subtitle, each person who \npaid such tax or penalty shall be entitled to recover from other \npersons who are liable for such tax or penalty an amount equal to the \nexcess of the amount paid by such person over such person's \nproportionate share of the tax or penalty.\n ``(o) Civil Penalties and Criminal Fines Not Exclusive.--\n ``(1) Civil penalty.--The fact that a civil penalty has \n been imposed shall not prevent the imposition of a criminal \n fine.\n ``(2) Criminal fine.--The fact that a criminal fine has \n been imposed shall not prevent the imposition of a civil \n penalty.\n ``(p) Confidentiality.--Any person who violates the requirements \nrelating to confidentiality of tax information (as provided in section \n605(e)) may be fined up to $10,000 or imprisoned for a period of not \nmore than 1 year, or both.\n ``(q) Cross Reference.--For interest due on late payments, see \nsection 6601.\n\n``SEC. 505. BURDEN OF PERSUASION AND BURDEN OF PRODUCTION.\n\n ``In all disputes concerning taxes imposed by this subtitle, the \nperson engaged in a dispute with the sales tax administering authority \nor the Secretary, as the case may be, shall have the burden of \nproduction of documents and records but the sales tax administering \nauthority or the Secretary shall have the burden of persuasion. In all \ndisputes concerning an exemption claimed by a purchaser, if the seller \nhas on file an intermediate sale or export sale certificate from the \npurchaser and did not have reasonable cause to believe that the \ncertificate was improperly provided by the purchaser with respect to \nsuch purchase (within the meaning of section 103), then the burden of \nproduction of documents and records relating to that exemption shall \nrest with the purchaser and not with the seller.\n\n``SEC. 506. ATTORNEYS' AND ACCOUNTANCY FEES.\n\n ``In all disputes concerning taxes imposed by this subtitle, the \nperson engaged in a dispute with the sales tax administering authority \nor the Secretary, as the case may be, shall be entitled to reasonable \nattorneys' fees, accountancy fees, and other reasonable professional \nfees incurred in direct relation to the dispute unless the sales tax \nadministering authority or the Secretary establishes that its position \nwas substantially justified.\n\n``SEC. 507. SUMMONS, EXAMINATIONS, AUDITS, ETC.\n\n ``(a) Summons.--Persons are subject to administrative summons by \nthe sales tax administering authority for records, documents, and \ntestimony required by the sales tax administering authority to \naccurately determine liability for tax under this subtitle. A summons \nshall be served by the sales tax administering authority by an attested \ncopy delivered in hand to the person to whom it is directed or left at \nhis last known address. The summons shall describe with reasonable \ncertainty what is sought.\n ``(b) Examinations and Audits.--The sales tax administering \nauthority has the authority to conduct at a reasonable time and place \nexaminations and audits of persons who are or may be liable to collect \nand remit tax imposed by this subtitle and to examine the books, \npapers, records, or other data of such persons which may be relevant or \nmaterial to the determination of tax due.\n ``(c) Limitation on Authority in Case of Referral.--No \nadministrative summons may be issued by the sales tax administering \nauthority and no action be commenced to enforce an administrative \nsummons with respect to any person if a Justice Department referral or \nreferral to a State Attorney General's Office is in effect with respect \nto such person relating to a tax imposed by this subtitle. Such \nreferral is in effect with respect to any person if the sales tax \nadministering authority or the Secretary has recommended to the Justice \nDepartment or a State Attorney General's Office a grand jury \ninvestigation of such person or a criminal prosecution of such person \nthat contemplates criminal sanctions under this title. A referral shall \nbe terminated when--\n ``(1) the Justice Department or a State Attorney General's \n Office notifies the sales tax administering authority or the \n Secretary that he will not--\n ``(A) prosecute such person for any offense \n connected with the internal revenue laws,\n ``(B) authorize a grand jury investigation of such \n person with respect to such offense, or\n ``(C) continue such a grand jury investigation, or\n ``(2) a final disposition has been made of any criminal \n proceeding connected with the internal revenue laws, or \n conforming State sales tax, against such person.\n\n``SEC. 508. RECORDS.\n\n ``Any person liable to remit taxes pursuant to this subtitle shall \nkeep records (including a record of all section 509 receipts provided, \ncomplete records of intermediate and export sales, including \npurchaser's intermediate and export sales certificates and tax number \nand the net of tax amount of purchase) sufficient to determine the \namounts reported, collected, and remitted for a period of 6 years after \nthe latter of the filing of the report for which the records formed the \nbasis or when the report was due to be filed. Any purchaser who \npurchased taxable property or services but did not pay tax by reason of \nasserting an intermediate and export sales exemption shall keep records \nsufficient to determine whether said exemption was valid for a period \nof 7 years after the purchase of taxable property or services.\n\n``SEC. 509. TAX TO BE SEPARATELY STATED AND CHARGED.\n\n ``(a) In General.--For each purchase of taxable property or \nservices for which a tax is imposed by section 101, the seller shall \ncharge the tax imposed by section 101 separately from the purchase. For \npurchase of taxable property or services for which a tax is imposed by \nsection 101, the seller shall provide to the purchaser a receipt for \neach transaction that includes--\n ``(1) the property or services price exclusive of tax;\n ``(2) the amount of tax paid;\n ``(3) the property or service price inclusive of tax;\n ``(4) the tax rate (the amount of tax paid (per paragraph \n (2)) divided by the property or service price inclusive of tax \n (per paragraph (3));\n ``(5) the date that the good or service was sold;\n ``(6) the name of the vendor; and\n ``(7) the vendor registration number.\n ``(b) Vending Machine Exception.--The requirements of subsection \n(a) shall be inapplicable in the case of sales by vending machines. \nVending machines for purposes of this subsection are machines--\n ``(1) that dispense taxable property in exchange for coins \n or currency; and\n ``(2) that sell no single item exceeding $10 per unit in \n price.\n ``(c) Financial Intermediation Services Exception.--The \nrequirements of subsection (a) shall be inapplicable in the case of \nsales financial intermediation service. Receipts shall be issued when \nthe tax is imposed (in accordance with section 803 (relating to timing \nof tax on financial intermediation services)).\n\n``SEC. 510. COORDINATION WITH TITLE 11.\n\n ``No addition to tax shall be made under section 504 with respect \nto a period during which a case is pending under title 11, United \nStates Code--\n ``(1) if such tax was incurred by the estate and the \n failure occurred pursuant to an order of the court finding \n probable insufficiency of funds of the estate to pay \n administrative expenses; or\n ``(2) if--\n ``(A) such tax was incurred by the debtor before \n the earlier of the order for relief or (in the \n involuntary case) the appointment of a trustee; and\n ``(B) the petition was filed before the due date \n prescribed by law (including extensions) for filing a \n return of such tax, or the date for making the addition \n to tax occurs on or after the date the petition was \n filed.\n\n``SEC. 511. APPLICABLE INTEREST RATE.\n\n ``(a) In General.--\n ``(1) Federal short-term rate.--In the case of a debt \n instrument, investment, financing lease, or account with a term \n of not over 3 years, the applicable interest rate is the \n Federal short-term rate.\n ``(2) Federal mid-term rate.--In the case of a debt \n instrument, investment, financing lease, or account with a term \n of over 3 years but not over 9 years, the applicable interest \n rate is the Federal mid-term rate.\n ``(3) Federal long-term rate.--In the case of a debt \n instrument, investment, financing lease, or account with a term \n of over 9 years, the applicable interest rate is the Federal \n long-term rate.\n ``(b) Federal Short-Term Rate.--The Federal short-term rate shall \nbe the rate determined by the Secretary based on the average market \nyield (selected by the Secretary and ending in the calendar month in \nwhich the determination is made during any one month) on outstanding \nmarketable obligations of the United States with remaining periods to \nmaturity of 3 years or fewer.\n ``(c) Federal Mid-Term Rate.--The Federal mid-term rate shall be \nthe rate determined by the Secretary based on the average market yield \n(selected by the Secretary and ending in the calendar month in which \nthe determination is made during any 1 month) on outstanding marketable \nobligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity of \nmore than 3 years and not over 9 years.\n ``(d) Federal Long-Term Rate.--The Federal long-term rate shall be \nthe rate determined by the Secretary based on the average market yield \n(selected by the Secretary and ending in the calendar month in which \nthe determination is made during any 1 month) on outstanding marketable \nobligations of the United States with remaining periods to maturity of \nover 9 years.\n ``(e) Determination of Rates.--During each calendar month, the \nSecretary shall determine the Federal short-term rate, the Federal mid-\nterm rate and the Federal long-term rate which shall apply during the \nfollowing calendar month.\n\n ``CHAPTER 6--COLLECTIONS; APPEALS; TAXPAYER RIGHTS\n\n``Sec. 601. Collections.\n``Sec. 602. Power to levy, etc.\n``Sec. 603. Problem resolution offices.\n``Sec. 604. Appeals.\n``Sec. 605. Taxpayer rights.\n``Sec. 606. Installment agreements compromises.\n\n``SEC. 601. COLLECTIONS.\n\n ``The sales tax administering authority shall collect the taxes \nimposed by this subtitle, except as provided in section 404 (relating \nto Federal administration in certain States).\n\n``SEC. 602. POWER TO LEVY, ETC.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The sales tax administering authority may levy \nand seize property, garnish wages or salary and file liens to collect \namounts due under this subtitle, pursuant to enforcement of--\n ``(1) a judgment duly rendered by a court of law;\n ``(2) an amount due if the taxpayer has failed to exercise \n his appeals rights under section 604; or\n ``(3) an amount due if the appeals process determined that \n an amount remained due and the taxpayer has failed to timely \n petition the Tax Court for relief.\n ``(b) Exemption From Levy, Seizure, and Garnishments.--There shall \nbe exempt from levy, seizure, and garnishment or penalty in connection \nwith any tax imposed by this subtitle--\n ``(1) wearing apparel, school books, fuel, provisions, \n furniture, personal effects, tools of a trade or profession, \n livestock in a household up to an aggregate value of $15,000; \n and\n ``(2) monthly money income equal to 150 percent of the \n monthly poverty level (as defined in section 303).\n ``(c) Liens To Be Timely Released.--Subject to such reasonable \nregulations as the Secretary may provide, any lien imposed with respect \nto a tax imposed by this title shall be released not later than 30 days \nafter--\n ``(1) the liability was satisfied or became unenforceable; \n or\n ``(2) a bond was accepted as security.\n\n``SEC. 603. PROBLEM RESOLUTION OFFICES.\n\n ``(a) Problem Resolution Office To Be Established.--Each sales tax \nadministering authority shall establish an independent Problem \nResolution Office and appoint an adequate number of problem resolution \nofficers. The head of the problem resolution office must be appointed \nby, and serve at the pleasure of either the State Governor (in the case \nof an administering State) or the President of the United States.\n ``(b) Authority of Problem Resolution Officers.--Problem resolution \nofficers shall have the authority to investigate complaints and issue a \nTaxpayer Assistance Order to administratively enjoin any collection \nactivity if, in the opinion of the problem resolution officer, said \ncollection activity is reasonably likely to not be in compliance with \nlaw or to prevent hardship (other than by reason of having to pay taxes \nlawfully due). Problem resolution officers shall also have the \nauthority to issue Taxpayer Assistance Orders releasing or returning \nproperty that has been levied upon or seized, ordering that a lien be \nreleased and that garnished wages be returned. A Taxpayer Assistance \nOrder may only be rescinded or modified by the problem resolution \nofficer that issued it, by the highest official in the relevant sales \ntax administering authority or by its general counsel upon a finding \nthat the collection activity is justified by clear and convincing \nevidence. The authority to reverse this Taxpayer Assistance Order may \nnot be delegated.\n ``(c) Form of Request for Taxpayer Assistance Order.--The Secretary \nshall establish a form and procedure to aid persons requesting the \nassistance of the Problem Resolution Office and to aid the Problem \nResolution Office in understanding the needs of the person seeking \nassistance. The use of this form, however, shall not be a prerequisite \nto a problem resolution officer taking action, including issuing a \nTaxpayer Assistance Order.\n ``(d) Content of Taxpayer Assistance Order.--A Taxpayer Assistance \nOrder shall contain the name of the problem resolution officer, any \nprovision relating to the running of any applicable period of \nlimitation, the name of the person that the Taxpayer Assistance Order \nassists, the government office (or employee or officer of said \ngovernment office) to whom it is directed and the action or cessation \nof action that the Taxpayer Assistance Order requires of said \ngovernment officer (or employee or officer of said government office). \nThe Taxpayer Assistance Order need not contain findings of fact or its \nlegal basis; however, the problem resolution officer must provide \nfindings of fact and the legal basis for the issuance of the Taxpayer \nAssistance Order to the sales tax administering authority upon the \nrequest of an officer of said authority within 2 weeks of the receipt \nof such request.\n ``(e) Independence Protected.--Problem resolution officers shall \nnot be disciplined or adversely affected for the issuance of \nadministrative injunctions unless a pattern of issuing injunctions that \nare manifestly unreasonable is proven in an administrative hearing by a \npreponderance of the evidence.\n ``(f) Other Rights Not Limited.--Nothing in this section shall \nlimit the authority of the sales tax administering authority, the \nregistered person or other person from pursuing any legal remedy in any \ncourt with jurisdiction over the dispute at issue.\n ``(g) Limitations.--The running of any applicable period of \nlimitation shall be suspended for a period of 8 weeks following the \nissuance of a Taxpayer Assistance Order or, if specified, for a longer \nperiod set forth in the Taxpayer Assistance Order provided the \nsuspension does not exceed 6 months.\n\n``SEC. 604. APPEALS.\n\n ``(a) Administrative Appeals.--The sales tax administering \nauthority shall establish an administrative appeals process wherein the \nregistered person or other person in disagreement with a decision of \nthe sales tax administering authority asserting liability for tax is \nprovided a full and fair hearing in connection with any disputes said \nperson has with the sales tax administering authority.\n ``(b) Timing of Administrative Appeals.--Said administrative appeal \nmust be made within 60 days of receiving a final notice of amount due \npursuant to section 605(d) unless leave for an extension is granted by \nthe appeals officer in a form prescribed by the Secretary. Leave shall \nbe granted to avoid hardship.\n\n``SEC. 605. TAXPAYER RIGHTS.\n\n ``(a) Rights To Be Disclosed.--The sales tax administering \nauthority shall provide to any person against whom it has--\n ``(1) commenced an audit or investigation;\n ``(2) issued a final notice of amount due;\n ``(3) filed an administrative lien, levy, or garnishment;\n ``(4) commenced other collection action;\n ``(5) commenced an action for civil penalties; or\n ``(6) any other legal action,\na document setting forth in plain English the rights of the person. The \ndocument shall explain the administrative appeals process, the \nauthority of the Problem Resolution Office (established pursuant to \nsection 603) and how to contact that Office, the burden of production \nand persuasion that the person and the sales tax administering \nauthority bear (pursuant to section 505), the right of the person to \nprofessional fees (pursuant to section 506), the right to record \ninterviews and such other rights as the person may possess under this \nsubtitle. Said document will also set forth the procedures for entering \ninto an installment agreement.\n ``(b) Right to Professional Assistance.--In all dealings with the \nsales tax administering authority, a person shall have the right to \nassistance, at their own expense, of one or more professional advisors.\n ``(c) Right To Record Interviews.--Any person who is interviewed by \nan agent of the sales tax administering authority shall have the right \nto video or audio tape the interview at the person's own expense.\n ``(d) Right to Final Notice of Amount Due.--No collection or \nenforcement action will be commenced against a person until 30 days \nafter they have been provided with a final notice of amount due under \nthis subtitle by the sales tax administering authority. The final \nnotice of amount due shall set forth the amount of tax due (along with \nany interest and penalties due) and the factual and legal basis for \nsuch amounts being due with sufficient specificity that such basis can \nbe understood by a reasonable person who is not a tax professional \nreading the notice. The final notice shall be sent by certified mail, \nreturn receipt requested, to--\n ``(1) the address last provided by a registered seller; or\n ``(2) the best available address to a person who is not a \n registered seller.\n ``(e) Confidentiality of Tax Information.--\n ``(1) In general.--All reports and report information \n (related to any internal revenue law) shall be confidential and \n except as authorized by this title--\n ``(A) no officer or employee (including former \n officers and employees) of the United States;\n ``(B) no officer or employee (including former \n officers and employees) of any State or local agency \n who has had access to returns or return information; \n and\n ``(C) no other person who has had access to returns \n or return information;\n shall disclose any report or report information obtained by him \n in any manner in connection with his service as such officer or \n employee or otherwise.\n ``(2) Designees.--The sales tax administering authority \n may, subject to such requirements as the Secretary may impose, \n disclose the report and report information of a person to that \n person or persons as that person may designate to receive said \n information or return.\n ``(3) Other sales tax administering authorities.--A sales \n tax administering authority may impose, disclose the report and \n report information to another sales tax administering \n authority.\n ``(4) Incompetency.--A sales tax administering authority \n may, subject to such requirements as the Secretary may impose, \n disclose the report and report information to the committee, \n trustee, or guardian of a person who is incompetent.\n ``(5) Deceased persons.--A sales tax administering \n authority may, subject to such requirements as the Secretary \n may impose, disclose the report and report information to the \n decedent's--\n ``(A) administrator, executor, estate trustee, or\n ``(B) heir at law, next of kin, or beneficiary \n under a will who has a material interest that will be \n affected by the information.\n ``(6) Bankruptcy.--A sales tax administering authority may, \n subject to such requirements as the Secretary may impose, \n disclose the report and report information to a person's \n trustee in bankruptcy.\n ``(7) Congress.--Upon written request from the Chairman of \n the Committee on Ways and Means, the Chairman of the Committee \n on Finance of the Senate, or the Chairman or Chief of Staff of \n the Joint Committee on Taxation, a sales tax administering \n authority shall disclose the report and report information, \n except that any report or report information that can be \n associated with or otherwise identify a particular person shall \n be furnished to such committee only when sitting in closed \n executive session unless such person otherwise consents in \n writing to such disclosure.\n ``(8) Waiver of privacy rights.--A person may waive \n confidentiality rights provided by this section. Such waiver \n must be in writing.\n ``(9) Internal use.--Disclosure of the report or report \n information by officers or employees of a sales tax \n administering authority to other officers or employees of a \n sales tax administering authority in the ordinary course of tax \n administration activities shall not constitute unlawful \n disclosure of the report or report information.\n ``(10) Statistical use.--Upon request in writing by the \n Secretary of Commerce, the Secretary shall furnish such reports \n and report information to officers and employees of the \n Department of Commerce as the Secretary may prescribe by \n regulation for the purposes of, and only to the extent \n necessary in, the structuring of censuses and national economic \n accounts and conducting related statistical activities \n authorized by law.\n ``(11) Department of the treasury.--Returns and return \n information shall be open for inspection by officers and \n employees of the Department of the Treasury whose official \n duties require such inspection or disclosure for the purpose \n of, and only to the extent necessary for, preparing economic or \n financial forecasts, projections, analyses, or estimates. Such \n inspection or disclosure shall be permitted only upon written \n request that sets forth the reasons why such inspection or \n disclosure is necessary and is signed by the head of the bureau \n or office of the Department of the Treasury requesting the \n inspection or disclosure.\n\n``SEC. 606. INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS; COMPROMISES.\n\n ``The sales tax administering authority is authorized to enter into \nwritten agreements with any person under which the person is allowed to \nsatisfy liability for payment of any tax under this subtitle (and \npenalties and interest relating thereto) in installment payments if the \nsales tax administering authority determines that such agreement will \nfacilitate the collection of such liability. The agreement shall remain \nin effect for the term of the agreement unless the information that the \nperson provided to the sales tax administering authority was materially \ninaccurate or incomplete. The sales tax administering authority may \ncompromise any amounts alleged to be due.\n\n ``CHAPTER 7--SPECIAL RULES\n\n``Sec. 701. Hobby activities.\n``Sec. 702. Gaming activities.\n``Sec. 703. Government purchases.\n``Sec. 704. Government enterprises.\n``Sec. 705. Mixed use property.\n``Sec. 706. Not-for-profit organizations.\n\n``SEC. 701. HOBBY ACTIVITIES.\n\n ``(a) Hobby Activities.--Neither the exemption afforded by section \n102 for intermediate sales nor the credits available pursuant to \nsection 202 or 203 shall be available for any taxable property or \nservice purchased for use in an activity if that activity is not \nengaged in for-profit.\n ``(b) Status Deemed.--If the activity has received gross payments \nfor the sale of taxable property or services that exceed the sum of--\n ``(1) taxable property and services purchased;\n ``(2) wages and salary paid; and\n ``(3) taxes (of any type) paid,\nin two or more of the most recent 3 calendar years during which it \noperated then the business activity shall be conclusively deemed to be \nengaged in for profit.\n\n``SEC. 702. GAMING ACTIVITIES.\n\n ``(a) Registration.--Any person selling one or more chances is a \ngaming sponsor and shall register, in a form prescribed by the \nSecretary, with the sales tax administering authority as a gaming \nsponsor.\n ``(b) Chance Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`chance' means a lottery ticket, a raffle ticket, chips, other tokens, \na bet or bets placed, a wager or wagers placed, or any similar device \nwhere the purchase of the right gives rise to an obligation by the \ngaming sponsor to pay upon the occurrence of--\n ``(1) a random or unpredictable event; or\n ``(2) an event over which neither the gaming sponsor nor \n the person purchasing the chance has control over the outcome.\n ``(c) Chances Not Taxable Property or Service.--Notwithstanding any \nother provision in this subtitle, a chance is not taxable property or \nservices for purposes of section 101.\n ``(d) Tax on Gaming Services Imposed.--A 23-percent tax is hereby \nimposed on the taxable gaming services of a gaming sponsor. This tax \nshall be paid and remitted by the gaming sponsor. The tax shall be \nremitted by the 15th day of each month with respect to taxable gaming \nservices during the previous calendar month.\n ``(e) Taxable Gaming Services Defined.--For purposes of this \nsection, the term `taxable gaming services' means--\n ``(1) gross receipts of the gaming sponsor from the sale of \n chances, minus\n ``(2) the sum of--\n ``(A) total gaming payoffs to chance purchasers (or \n their designees); and\n ``(B) gaming specific taxes (other than the tax \n imposed by this section) imposed by the Federal, State, \n or local government.\n\n``SEC. 703. GOVERNMENT PURCHASES.\n\n ``(a) Government Purchases.--\n ``(1) Purchases by the federal government.--Purchases by \n the Federal Government of taxable property and services shall \n be subject to the tax imposed by section 101.\n ``(2) Purchase by state governments and their political \n subdivisions.--Purchases by State governments and their \n political subdivisions of taxable property and services shall \n be subject to the tax imposed by section 101.\n ``(b) Cross References.--For purchases by government enterprises \nsee section 704.\n\n``SEC. 704. GOVERNMENT ENTERPRISES.\n\n ``(a) Government Enterprises To Collect and Remit Taxes on Sales.--\nNothing in this subtitle shall be construed to exempt any Federal, \nState, or local governmental unit or political subdivision (whether or \nnot the State is an administering State) operating a government \nenterprise from collecting and remitting tax imposed by this subtitle \non any sale of taxable property or services. Government enterprises \nshall comply with all duties imposed by this subtitle and shall be \nliable for penalties and subject to enforcement action in the same \nmanner as private persons that are not government enterprises.\n ``(b) Government Enterprise.--Any entity owned or operated by a \nFederal, State, or local governmental unit or political subdivision \nthat receives gross payments from private persons is a government \nenterprise, except that a government-owned entity shall not become a \ngovernment enterprise for purposes of this section unless in any \nquarter it has revenues from selling taxable property or services that \nexceed $2,500.\n ``(c) Government Enterprises Intermediate Sales.--\n ``(1) In general.--Government enterprises shall not be \n subject to tax on purchases that would not be subject to tax \n pursuant to section 102(b) if the government enterprise were a \n private enterprise.\n ``(2) Exception.--Government enterprises may not use the \n exemption afforded by section 102(b) to serve as a conduit for \n tax-free purchases by government units that would otherwise be \n subject to taxation on purchases pursuant to section 703. \n Transfers of taxable property or services purchased exempt from \n tax from a government enterprise to such government unit shall \n be taxable.\n ``(d) Separate Books of Account.--Any government enterprise must \nmaintain books of account, separate from the nonenterprise government \naccounts, maintained in accordance with generally accepted accounting \nprinciples.\n ``(e) Trade or Business.--A government enterprise shall be treated \nas a trade or business for purposes of this subtitle.\n ``(f) Enterprise Subsidies Constitute Taxable Purchase.--A transfer \nof funds to a government enterprise by a government entity without full \nconsideration shall constitute a taxable government purchase with the \nmeaning of section 703 to the extent that the transfer of funds exceeds \nthe fair market value of the consideration.\n\n``SEC. 705. MIXED USE PROPERTY.\n\n ``(a) Mixed Use Property or Service.--\n ``(1) Mixed use property or service defined.--For purposes \n of this section, the term `mixed use property or service' is a \n taxable property or taxable service used for both taxable use \n or consumption and for a purpose that would not be subject to \n tax pursuant to section 102(a)(1).\n ``(2) Taxable threshold.--Mixed use property or service \n shall be subject to tax notwithstanding section 102(a)(1) \n unless such property or service is used more than 95 percent \n for purposes that would give rise to an exemption pursuant to \n section 102(a)(1) during each calendar year (or portions \n thereof) it is owned.\n ``(3) Mixed use property or services credit.--A person \n registered pursuant to section 502 is entitled to a business \n use conversion credit (pursuant to section 202) equal to the \n product of--\n ``(A) the mixed use property amount;\n ``(B) the business use ratio; and\n ``(C) the rate of tax imposed by section 101.\n ``(4) Mixed use property amount.--The mixed use property \n amount for each month (or fraction thereof) in which the \n property was owned shall be--\n ``(A) one-three-hundred-sixtieth of the gross \n payments for real property for 360 months or until the \n property is sold;\n ``(B) one-eighty-fourth of the gross payments for \n tangible personal property for 84 months or until the \n property is sold;\n ``(C) one-sixtieth of the gross payments for \n vehicles for 60 months or until the property is sold; \n or\n ``(D) for other types of taxable property or \n services, a reasonable amount or in accordance with \n regulations prescribed by the Secretary.\n ``(5) Business use ratio.--For purposes of this section, \n the term `business use ratio' means the ratio of business use \n to total use for a particular calendar month (or portion \n thereof if the property was owned for only part of said \n calendar month). For vehicles, the business use ratio will be \n the ratio of business purpose miles to total miles in a \n particular calendar month. For real property, the business use \n ratio is the ratio of floor space used primarily for business \n purposes to total floor space in a particular calendar month. \n For tangible personal property (except for vehicles), the \n business use ratio is the ratio of total time used for business \n purposes to total time used in a particular calendar year. For \n other property or services, the business ratio shall be \n calculated using a reasonable method. Reasonable records must \n be maintained to support a person's business use of the mixed \n use property or service.\n ``(b) Timing of Business Use Conversion Credit Arising Out of \nOwnership of Mixed Use Property.--A person entitled to a credit \npursuant to subsection (a)(3) arising out of the ownership of mixed use \nproperty must account for the mixed use on a calendar year basis, and \nmay file for the credit with respect to mixed use property in any month \nfollowing the calendar year giving rise to the credit.\n ``(c) Cross Reference.--For business use conversion credit, see \nsection 202.\n\n``SEC. 706. NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.\n\n ``(a) Not-for-Profit Organizations.--Dues, contributions, and \nsimilar payments to qualified not-for-profit organizations shall not be \nconsidered gross payments for taxable property or services for purposes \nof this subtitle.\n ``(b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`qualified not-for-profit organization' means a not-for-profit \norganization organized and operated exclusively--\n ``(1) for religious, charitable, scientific, testing for \n public safety, literary, or educational purposes;\n ``(2) as civic leagues or social welfare organizations;\n ``(3) as labor, agricultural, or horticultural \n organizations;\n ``(4) as chambers of commerce, business leagues, or trade \n associations; or\n ``(5) as fraternal beneficiary societies, orders, or \n associations;\nno part of the net earnings of which inures to the benefit of any \nprivate shareholder or individual.\n ``(c) Qualification Certificates.--Upon application in a form \nprescribed by the Secretary, the sales tax administering authority \nshall provide qualification certificates to qualified not-for-profit \norganizations.\n ``(d) Taxable Transactions.--If a qualified not-for-profit \norganization provides taxable property or services in connection with \ncontributions, dues, or similar payments to the organization, then it \nshall be required to treat the provision of said taxable property or \nservices as a purchase taxable pursuant to this subtitle at the fair \nmarket value of said taxable property or services.\n ``(e) Exemptions.--Taxable property and services purchased by a \nqualified not-for-profit organization shall be eligible for the \nexemptions provided in section 102.\n\n ``CHAPTER 8--FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION SERVICES\n\n``Sec. 801. Determination of financial intermediation services amount.\n``Sec. 802. Bad debts.\n``Sec. 803. Timing of tax on financial intermediation services.\n``Sec. 804. Financing leases.\n``Sec. 805. Basic interest rate.\n``Sec. 806. Foreign financial intermediation services.\n\n``SEC. 801. DETERMINATION OF FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION SERVICES AMOUNT.\n\n ``(a) Financial Intermediation Services.--For purposes of this \nsubtitle--\n ``(1) In general.--The term `financial intermediation \n services' means the sum of--\n ``(A) explicitly charged fees for financial \n intermediation services, and\n ``(B) implicitly charged fees for financial \n intermediation services.\n ``(2) Explicitly charged fees for financial intermediation \n services.--The term `explicitly charged fees for financial \n intermediation services' includes--\n ``(A) brokerage fees;\n ``(B) explicitly stated banking, loan origination, \n processing, documentation, credit check fees, or other \n similar fees;\n ``(C) safe-deposit box fees;\n ``(D) insurance premiums, to the extent such \n premiums are not allocable to the investment account of \n the underlying insurance policy;\n ``(E) trustees' fees; and\n ``(F) other financial services fees (including \n mutual fund management, sales, and exit fees).\n ``(3) Implicitly charged fees for financial intermediation \n services.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `implicitly charged \n fees for financial intermediation services' includes \n the gross imputed amount in relation to any underlying \n interest-bearing investment, account, or debt.\n ``(B) Gross imputed amount.--For purposes of \n subparagraph (A), the term `gross imputed amount' \n means--\n ``(i) with respect to any underlying \n interest-bearing investment or account, the \n product of--\n ``(I) the excess (if any) of the \n basic interest rate (as defined in \n section 805) over the rate paid on such \n investment; and\n ``(II) the amount of the investment \n or account; and\n ``(ii) with respect to any underlying \n interest-bearing debt, the product of--\n ``(I) the excess (if any) of the \n rate paid on such debt over the basic \n interest rate (as defined in section \n 805); and\n ``(II) the amount of the debt.\n ``(b) Seller of Financial Intermediation Services.--For purposes of \nsection 103(a), the seller of financial intermediation services shall \nbe--\n ``(1) in the case of explicitly charged fees for financial \n intermediation services, the seller shall be the person who \n receives the gross payments for the charged financial \n intermediation services;\n ``(2) in the case of implicitly charged fees for financial \n intermediation services with respect to any underlying \n interest-bearing investment or account, the person making the \n interest payments on the interest-bearing investment or \n account; and\n ``(3) in the case of implicitly charged fees for financial \n intermediation services with respect to any interest-bearing \n debt, the person receiving the interest payments on the \n interest-bearing debt.\n\n``SEC. 802. BAD DEBTS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 205(a), a bad debt shall \nbe a business debt that becomes wholly or partially worthless to the \npayee.\n ``(b) Business Loan.--For purposes of subsection (a), a business \nloan or debt is a bona fide loan or debt made for a business purpose \nthat both parties intended be repaid.\n ``(c) Determination of Worthlessness.--\n ``(1) In general.--No loan or debt shall be considered \n wholly or partially worthless unless it has been in arrears for \n 180 days or more, except that if a debt is discharged wholly or \n partially in bankruptcy before 180 days has elapsed, then it \n shall be deemed wholly or partially worthless on the date of \n discharge.\n ``(2) Determination by holder.--A loan or debt that has \n been in arrears for 180 days or more may be deemed wholly or \n partially worthless by the holder unless a payment schedule has \n been entered into between the debtor and the lender.\n ``(d) Cross Reference.--See section 205(c) for tax on subsequent \npayments.\n\n``SEC. 803. TIMING OF TAX ON FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION SERVICES.\n\n ``The tax on financial intermediation services provided by section \n801 with respect to an underlying investment account or debt shall be \nimposed and collected with the same frequency that statements are \nrendered by the financial institution in connection with the investment \naccount or debt but not less frequently than quarterly.\n\n``SEC. 804. FINANCING LEASES.\n\n ``(a) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`financing lease' means any lease under which the lessee has the right \nto acquire the property for 50 percent or less of its fair market value \nat the end of the lease term.\n ``(b) General Rule.--Financing leases shall be taxed in the method \nset forth in this section.\n ``(c) Determination of Principal and Interest Components of \nFinancing Lease.--The Secretary shall promulgate rules for \ndisaggregating the principal and interest components of a financing \nlease. The principal amount shall be determined to the extent possible \nby examination of the contemporaneous sales price or prices of property \nthe same or similar as the leased property.\n ``(d) Alternative Method.--In the event that contemporaneous sales \nprices or property the same or similar as the leased property are not \navailable, the principal and interest components of a financing lease \nshall be disaggregated using the applicable interest rate (as defined \nin section 511) plus 4 percent.\n ``(e) Principal Component.--The principal component of the \nfinancing lease shall be subject to tax as if a purchase in the amount \nof the principal component had been made on the day on which said lease \nwas executed.\n ``(f) Interest Component.--The financial intermediation services \namount with respect to the interest component of the financing lease \nshall be subject to tax under this subtitle.\n ``(g) Coordination.--If the principal component and financial \nintermediation services amount with respect to the interest component \nof a lease have been taxed pursuant to this section, then the gross \nlease or rental payments shall not be subject to additional tax.\n\n``SEC. 805. BASIC INTEREST RATE.\n\n ``For purposes of this chapter, the basic interest rate with \nrespect to a debt instrument, investment, financing lease, or account \nshall be the applicable interest rate (as determined in section 511). \nFor debt instruments, investments, or accounts of contractually fixed \ninterest, the applicable interest rate of the month of issuance shall \napply. For debt instruments, investments, or accounts of variable \ninterest rates and which have no reference interest rate, the \napplicable interest shall be the Federal short-term interest rate for \neach month. For debt instruments, investments, or accounts of variable \ninterest rates and which have a reference interest rate, the applicable \ninterest shall be the applicable interest rate for the reference \ninterest rate for each month.\n\n``SEC. 806. FOREIGN FINANCIAL INTERMEDIATION SERVICES.\n\n ``(a) Special Rules Relating to International Financial \nIntermediation Services.--Financial intermediation services shall be \ndeemed as used or consumed within the United States if the person (or \nany related party as defined in section 205(e)) purchasing the services \nis a resident of the United States.\n ``(b) Designation of Tax Representative.--Any person that provides \nfinancial intermediation services to United States residents must, as a \ncondition of lawfully providing such services, designate, in a form \nprescribed by the Secretary, a tax representative for purposes of this \nsubtitle. The tax representative shall be responsible for ensuring that \nthe taxes imposed by this subtitle are collected and remitted and shall \nbe jointly and severally liable for collecting and remitting these \ntaxes. The Secretary may require reasonable bond of the tax \nrepresentative. The Secretary or a sales tax administering authority \nmay bring an action seeking a temporary restraining order, an \ninjunction, or such other order as may be appropriate to enforce this \nsection.\n ``(c) Cross References.--For definition of person, see section 901.\n\n ``CHAPTER 9--ADDITIONAL MATTERS\n\n``Sec. 901. Additional matters.\n``Sec. 902. Transition matters.\n``Sec. 903. Wages to be reported to Social Security Administration.\n``Sec. 904. Trust Fund revenue.\n``Sec. 905. Withholding of tax on nonresident aliens and foreign \n corporations.\n\n``SEC. 901. ADDITIONAL MATTERS.\n\n ``(a) Intangible Property Antiavoidance Rule.--Notwithstanding \nsection 2(a)(14)(a)(i), the sale of a copyright or trademark shall be \ntreated as the sale of taxable services (within the meaning of section \n101(a)) if the substance of the sales of copyright or trademark \nconstituted the sale of the services that produced the copyrighted \nmaterial or the trademark.\n ``(b) De Minimis Payments.--Up to $400 of gross payments per \ncalendar year shall be exempt from the tax imposed by section 101 if--\n ``(1) made by a person not in connection with a trade or \n business at any time during such calendar year prior to making \n said gross payments, and\n ``(2) made to purchase any taxable property or service \n which is imported into the United States by such person for use \n or consumption by such person in the United States.\n ``(c) De Minimis Sales.--Up to $1,200 per calendar year of gross \npayments shall be exempt from the tax imposed by section 101 if \nreceived--\n ``(1) by a person not in connection with a trade or \n business during such calendar year prior to the receipt of said \n gross payments; and\n ``(2) in connection with a casual or isolated sale.\n ``(d) De Minimis Sale of Financial Intermediation Services.--Up to \n$10,000 per calendar year of gross payments received by a person from \nthe sale of financial intermediation services (as determined in \naccordance with section 801) shall be exempt from the tax imposed by \nsection 101. The exemption provided by this subsection is in addition \nto other exemptions afforded by this chapter. The exemption provided by \nthis subsection shall not be available to large sellers (as defined in \nsection 501(e)(3)).\n ``(e) Proxy Buying Taxable.--If a registered person provides \ntaxable property or services to a person either as a gift, prize, \nreward, or as remuneration for employment, and such taxable property or \nservices were not previously subject to tax pursuant to section 101, \nthen the provision of such taxable property or services by the \nregistered person shall be deemed the conversion of such taxable \nproperty or services to personal use subject to tax pursuant to section \n103(c) at the tax inclusive fair market value of such taxable property \nor services.\n ``(f) Substance Over Form.--The substance of a transaction will \nprevail over its form if the transaction has no bona fide economic \npurpose and is designed to evade tax imposed by this subtitle.\n ``(g) Certain Employee Discounts Taxable.--\n ``(1) Employee discount.--For purposes of this subsection, \n the term `employee discount' means an employer's offer of \n taxable property or services for sale to its employees or their \n families (within the meaning of section 302(b)) for less than \n the offer of such taxable property or services to the general \n public.\n ``(2) Employee discount amount.--For purposes of this \n subsection, the employee discount amount is the amount by which \n taxable property or services are sold pursuant to an employee \n discount below the amount for which such taxable property or \n services would have been sold to the general public.\n ``(3) Taxable amount.--If the employee discount amount \n exceeds 20 percent of the price that the taxable property or \n services would have been sold to the general public, then the \n sale of such taxable property or services by the employer shall \n be deemed the conversion of such taxable property or services \n to personal use and tax shall be imposed on the taxable \n employee discount amount. The taxable employee discount amount \n shall be--\n ``(A) the employee discount amount, minus\n ``(B) 20 percent of the amount for which said \n taxable property or services would have been sold to \n the general public.\n ``(h) Saturday, Sunday, or Legal Holiday.--When the last day \nprescribed for performing any act required by this subtitle falls on a \nSaturday, Sunday, or legal holiday (in the jurisdiction where the \nreturn is to be filed), the performance of such act shall be considered \ntimely if it is performed on the next day which is not a Saturday, \nSunday, or legal holiday (in the jurisdiction where the return is to be \nfiled).\n\n``SEC. 902. TRANSITION MATTERS.\n\n ``(a) Inventory.--\n ``(1) Qualified inventory.--Inventory held by a trade or \n business on the close of business on December 31, 2016, shall \n be qualified inventory if it is sold--\n ``(A) before December 31, 2017;\n ``(B) by a registered person; and\n ``(C) subject to the tax imposed by section 101.\n ``(2) Costs.--For purposes of this section, qualified \n inventory shall have the cost that it had for Federal income \n tax purposes for the trade or business as of December 31, 2016 \n (including any amounts capitalized by reason of section 263A of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as in effect on December 31, \n 2016).\n ``(3) Transitional inventory credit.--The trade or business \n which held the qualified inventory on the close of business on \n December 31, 2016, shall be entitled to a transitional \n inventory credit equal to the cost of the qualified inventory \n (determined in accordance with paragraph (2)) times the rate of \n tax imposed by section 101.\n ``(4) Timing of credit.--The credit provided under \n paragraph (3) shall be allowed with respect to the month when \n the inventory is sold subject to the tax imposed by this \n subtitle. Said credit shall be reported as an intermediate and \n export sales credit and the person claiming said credit shall \n attach supporting schedules in the form that the Secretary may \n prescribe.\n ``(b) Work-in-Process.--For purposes of this section, inventory \nshall include work-in-process.\n ``(c) Qualified Inventory Held by Businesses Not Selling Said \nQualified Inventory at Retail.--\n ``(1) In general.--Qualified inventory held by businesses \n that sells said qualified inventory not subject to tax pursuant \n to section 102(a) shall be eligible for the transitional \n inventory credit only if that business (or a business that has \n successor rights pursuant to paragraph (2)) receives \n certification in a form satisfactory to the Secretary that the \n qualified inventory was subsequently sold subject to the tax \n imposed by this subtitle.\n ``(2) Transitional inventory credit right may be sold.--The \n business entitled to the transitional inventory credit may sell \n the right to receive said transitional inventory credit to the \n purchaser of the qualified inventory that gave rise to the \n credit entitlement. Any purchaser of such qualified inventory \n (or property or services into which the qualified inventory has \n been incorporated) may sell the right to said transitional \n inventory credit to a subsequent purchaser of said qualified \n inventory (or property or services into which the qualified \n inventory has been incorporated).\n\n``SEC. 903. WAGES TO BE REPORTED TO SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Employers shall submit such information to the \nSocial Security Administration as is required by the Social Security \nAdministration to calculate Social Security benefits under title II of \nthe Social Security Act, including wages paid, in a form prescribed by \nthe Secretary. A copy of the employer submission to the Social Security \nAdministration relating to each employee shall be provided to each \nemployee by the employer.\n ``(b) Wages.--For purposes of this section, the term `wages' means \nall cash remuneration for employment (including tips to an employee by \nthird parties provided that the employer or employee maintains records \ndocumenting such tips) including self-employment income; except that \nsuch term shall not include--\n ``(1) any insurance benefits received (including death \n benefits);\n ``(2) pension or annuity benefits received;\n ``(3) tips received by an employee over $5,000 per year; \n and\n ``(4) benefits received under a government entitlement \n program (including Social Security benefits and unemployment \n compensation benefits).\n ``(c) Self-Employment Income.--For purposes of subsection (b), the \nterm `self-employment income' means gross payments received for taxable \nproperty or services minus the sum of--\n ``(1) gross payments made for taxable property or services \n (without regard to whether tax was paid pursuant to section 101 \n on such taxable property or services), and\n ``(2) wages paid by the self-employed person to employees \n of the self-employed person.\n\n``SEC. 904. TRUST FUND REVENUE.\n\n ``(a) Secretary To Make Allocation of Sales Tax Revenue.--The \nSecretary shall allocate the revenue received by virtue of the tax \nimposed by section 101 in accordance with this section. The revenue \nshall be allocated among--\n ``(1) the general revenue,\n ``(2) the old-age and survivors insurance trust fund,\n ``(3) the disability insurance trust fund,\n ``(4) the hospital insurance trust fund, and\n ``(5) the Federal supplementary medical insurance trust \n fund.\n ``(b) General Rule.--\n ``(1) General revenue.--The proportion of total revenue \n allocated to the general revenue shall be the same proportion \n as the rate in section 101(b)(4) bears to the combined Federal \n tax rate percentage (as defined in section 101(b)(3)).\n ``(2) The amount of revenue allocated to the old-age and \n survivors insurance and disability insurance trust funds shall \n be the same proportion as the old-age, survivors and disability \n insurance rate (as defined in subsection (d)) bears to the \n combined Federal tax rate percentage (as defined in section \n 101(b)(3)).\n ``(3) The amount of revenue allocated to the hospital \n insurance and Federal supplementary medical insurance trust \n funds shall be the same proportion as the hospital insurance \n rate (as defined in subsection (e)) bears to the combined \n Federal tax rate percentage (as defined in section 101(b)(3)).\n ``(c) Calendar Year 2017.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), the \nrevenue allocation pursuant to subsection (a) for calendar year 2017 \nshall be as follows:\n ``(1) 64.83 percent of total revenue to general revenue,\n ``(2) 27.43 percent of total revenue to the old-age and \n survivors insurance and disability insurance trust funds, and\n ``(3) 7.74 percent of total revenue to the hospital \n insurance and Federal supplementary medical insurance trust \n funds.\n ``(d) Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Rate.--The old-\nage, survivors and disability insurance rate shall be determined by the \nSocial Security Administration. The old-age, survivors and disability \ninsurance rate shall be that sales tax rate which is necessary to raise \nthe same amount of revenue that would have been raised by imposing a \n12.4 percent tax on the Social Security wage base (including self-\nemployment income) as determined in accordance with chapter 21 of the \nInternal Revenue Code most recently in effect prior to the enactment of \nthis Act. The rate shall be determined using actuarially sound \nmethodology and announced at least 6 months prior to the beginning of \nthe calendar year for which it applies.\n ``(e) Hospital Insurance Rate.--The hospital insurance rate shall \nbe determined by the Social Security Administration. The hospital \ninsurance rate shall be that sales tax rate which is necessary to raise \nthe same amount of revenue that would have been raised by imposing a \n2.9 percent tax on the Medicare wage base (including self-employment \nincome) as determined in accordance with chapter 21 of the Internal \nRevenue Code most recently in effect prior to the enactment of this \nAct. The rate shall be determined using actuarially sound methodology \nand announced at least 6 months prior to the beginning of the calendar \nyear for which it applies.\n ``(f) Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide such technical \nassistance as the Social Security Administration shall require to \ndetermine the old-age, survivors and disability insurance rate and the \nhospital insurance rate.\n ``(g) Further Allocations.--\n ``(1) Old-age, survivors and disability insurance.--The \n Secretary shall allocate revenue received because of the old-\n age, survivors and disability insurance rate to the old-age and \n survivors insurance trust fund and the disability insurance \n trust fund in accordance with law or, in the absence of other \n statutory provision, in the same proportion that the old-age \n and survivors insurance trust fund receipts bore to the sum of \n the old-age and survivors insurance trust fund receipts and the \n disability insurance trust fund receipts in calendar year 2016 \n (taking into account only receipts pursuant to chapter 21 of \n the Internal Revenue Code).\n ``(2) Hospital insurance.--The Secretary shall allocate \n revenue received because of the hospital insurance rate to the \n hospital insurance trust fund and the Federal supplementary \n medical insurance trust fund in accordance with law or, in the \n absence of other statutory provision, in the same proportion \n that hospital insurance trust fund receipts bore to the sum of \n the hospital insurance trust fund receipts and Federal \n supplementary medical insurance trust fund receipts in calendar \n year 2016 (taking into account only receipts pursuant to \n chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code).\n\n``SEC. 905. WITHHOLDING OF TAX ON NONRESIDENT ALIENS AND FOREIGN \n CORPORATIONS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--All persons, in whatever capacity acting \n(including lessees or mortgagors or real or personal property, \nfiduciaries, employers, and all officers and employees of the United \nStates) having control, receipt, custody, disposal, or payment of any \nincome to the extent such income constitutes gross income from sources \nwithin the United States of any nonresident alien individual, foreign \npartnership, or foreign corporation shall deduct and withhold from that \nincome a tax equal to 23 percent thereof.\n ``(b) Exception.--No tax shall be required to be deducted from \ninterest on portfolio debt investments.\n ``(c) Treaty Countries.--In the case of payments to nonresident \nalien individuals, foreign partnerships, or foreign corporations that \nhave a residence in (or the nationality of a country) that has entered \ninto a tax treaty with the United States, then the rate of withholding \ntax prescribed by the treaty shall govern.''.\n\nSEC. 202. CONFORMING AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.\n\n (a) Repeals.--The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code \nof 1986 are repealed:\n (1) Subchapter A of chapter 61 of subtitle D (as \n redesignated by section 104) (relating to information and \n returns).\n (2) Sections 6103 through 6116 of subchapter B of chapter \n 61 of subtitle D (as so redesignated).\n (3) Section 6157 (relating to unemployment taxes).\n (4) Section 6163 (relating to estate taxes).\n (5) Section 6164 (relating to corporate taxes).\n (6) Section 6166 (relating to estate taxes).\n (7) Section 6167 (relating to foreign expropriation \n losses).\n (8) Sections 6201, 6205, and 6207 (relating to \n assessments).\n (9) Subchapter C of chapter 63 of subtitle D (as so \n redesignated) (relating to tax treatment of partnership items).\n (10) Section 6305 (relating to collections of certain \n liabilities).\n (11) Sections 6314, 6315, 6316, and 6317 (relating to \n payments of repealed taxes).\n (12) Sections 6324, 6324A, and 6324B (relating to liens for \n estate and gift taxes).\n (13) Section 6344 (relating to cross references).\n (14) Section 6411 (relating to carrybacks).\n (15) Section 6413 (relating to employment taxes).\n (16) Section 6414 (relating to withheld income taxes).\n (17) Section 6422 (relating to cross references).\n (18) Section 6425 (relating to overpayment of corporate \n estimated taxes).\n (19) Section 6504 (relating to cross references).\n (20) Section 6652 (relating to failure to file certain \n information returns).\n (21) Sections 6654 and 6655 (relating to failure to payment \n estimated income tax).\n (22) Section 6662 (relating to penalties).\n (23) Sections 6677 through 6711 (relating to income tax \n related penalties).\n (24) Part II of subchapter B of chapter 68 (relating to \n certain information returns).\n (25) Part I of subchapter A of chapter 70 (relating to \n termination of taxable year).\n (26) Section 6864 (relating to certain carrybacks).\n (27) Section 7103 (relating to cross references).\n (28) Section 7204 (relating to withholding statements).\n (29) Section 7211 (relating certain statements).\n (30) Section 7231 (relating to failure to obtain certain \n licenses).\n (31) Section 7270 (relating to insurance policies).\n (32) Section 7404 (relating to estate taxes).\n (33) Section 7404 (relating to income tax preparers).\n (34) Section 7408 (relating to income tax shelters).\n (35) Section 7409 (relating to 501(c)(3) organizations).\n (36) Section 7427 (relating to income tax preparers).\n (37) Section 7428 (relating to 501(c)(3) organizations).\n (38) Section 7476 (relating to declaratory judgments \n relating to retirement plans).\n (39) Section 7478 (relating to declaratory judgments \n relating to certain tax-exempt obligations).\n (40) Section 7508 (relating to postponing time for certain \n actions required by the income, estate, and gift tax).\n (41) Section 7509 (relating to Postal Service payroll \n taxes).\n (42) Section 7512 (relating to payroll taxes).\n (43) Section 7517 (relating to estate and gift tax \n evaluation).\n (44) Section 7518 (relating to Merchant Marine tax \n incentives).\n (45) Section 7519 (relating to taxable years).\n (46) Section 7520 (relating to insurance and annuity \n valuation tables).\n (47) Section 7523 (relating to reporting Federal income and \n outlays on Form 1040s).\n (48) Section 7611 (relating to church income tax exemptions \n and church unrelated business income tax inquiries).\n (49) Section 7654 (relating to possessions' income taxes).\n (50) Section 7655 (relating to cross references).\n (51) Section 7701(a)(16).\n (52) Section 7701(a)(19).\n (53) Section 7701(a)(20).\n (54) Paragraphs (32) through (38) of section 7701(a).\n (55) Paragraphs (41) through (46) of section 7701(a).\n (56) Section 7701(b).\n (57) Subsections (e) through (m) of section 7701.\n (58) Section 7702 (relating to life insurance contracts).\n (59) Section 7702A (relating to modified endowment \n contracts).\n (60) Section 7702B (relating to long-term care insurance).\n (61) Section 7703 (relating to the determination of marital \n status).\n (62) Section 7704 (relating to publicly traded \n partnerships).\n (63) Section 7805.\n (64) Section 7851.\n (65) Section 7872.\n (66) Section 7873.\n (b) Other Conforming and Technical Amendments.--\n (1) Section 6151 is amended by striking subsection (b) and \n by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).\n (2) Section 6161 is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 6161. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR PAYING TAX.\n\n ``The Secretary, except as otherwise provided in this title, may \nextend the time for payment of the amount of the tax shown or required \nto be shown on any return, report, or declaration required under \nauthority of this title for a reasonable period not to exceed 6 months \n(12 months in the case of a taxpayer who is abroad).''.\n (3) Section 6211(a) is amended--\n (A) by striking ``income, estate and gift taxes \n imposed by subtitles A and B and'',\n (B) by striking ``subtitle A or B, or'', and\n (C) by striking ``, as defined in subsection \n (b)(2),'' in paragraph (2).\n (4) Section 6211(b) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(b) Rebate Defined.--For purposes of subsection (a)(2), the term \n`rebate' means so much of an abatement, credit, refund, or other \npayment, as was made on the ground that the tax imposed by chapter 41, \n42, 43, or 44 was less than the excess of the amount specified in \nsubsection (a)(1) over the rebates previously made.''.\n (5) Section 6212(b) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(b) Address for Notice of Deficiency.--In the absence of notice \nto the Secretary under section 6903 of the existence of a fiduciary \nrelationship, notice of a deficiency in respect of a tax imposed by \nchapter 42, 43, or 44 if mailed to the taxpayer at his last known \naddress, shall be sufficient for purposes of such chapter and this \nchapter even if such taxpayer is deceased, or is under a legal \ndisability, or, in the case of a corporation has terminated its \nexistence.''.\n (6) Section 6302(b) is amended by striking ``21,''.\n (7) Section 6302 is amended by striking subsections (g) and \n (i) and by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).\n (8) Section 6325 is amended by striking subsection (c) and \n by redesignating subsections (d) through (h) as subsections (c) \n through (g), respectively.\n (9) Section 6402(d) is amended by striking paragraph (3).\n (10) Section 6402 is amended by striking subsection (j) and \n by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (j).\n (11) Section 6501(b) is amended--\n (A) by striking ``except tax imposed by chapter 3, \n 21, or 24,'' in paragraph (1), and\n (B) by striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating \n paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs (2) and (3), \n respectively.\n (12) Section 6501(c) is amended by striking paragraphs (5) \n through (9).\n (13) Section 6501(e) is amended by striking ``subsection \n (c)--'' and all that follows through ``subtitle D'' in \n paragraph (3) and inserting ``subsection (c), in the case of a \n return of a tax imposed under a provision of subtitle B''.\n (14) Section 6501 is amended by striking subsections (f) \n through (k) and subsections (m) and (n) and by redesignating \n subsection (1) as subsection (f).\n (15) Section 6503(a) is amended--\n (A) by striking paragraph (2),\n (B) by striking ``Deficiency.--'' and all that \n follows through ``The running'' and inserting \n ``Deficiency.--The running'', and\n (C) by striking ``income, estate, gift and''.\n (16) Section 6503 is amended by striking subsections (e), \n (f), (i), and (k) and by redesignating subsections (g), (h), \n and (j) as subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.\n (17) Section 6511 is amended by striking subsections (d) \n and (g) and by redesignating subsections (f) and (h) as \n subsections (d) and (e), respectively.\n (18) Section 6512(b)(1) is amended by striking ``of income \n tax for the same taxable year, of gift tax for the same \n calendar year or calendar quarter, of estate tax in respect of \n the taxable estate of the same decedent or''.\n (19) Section 6513 is amended--\n (A) by striking ``(a) Early Return or Advance \n Payment of Tax.--'', and\n (B) by striking subsections (b) and (e).\n (20) Chapter 67 is amended by striking subchapters A \n through D and inserting the following:\n\n``SEC. 6601. INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS AND UNDERPAYMENT.\n\n ``(a) Underpayments.--If any amount of tax imposed by this title is \nnot paid on or before the last date prescribed for payment, interest on \nsuch amount at the Federal short-term rate (as defined in section \n511(b)) shall be paid from such last date to the date paid.\n ``(b) Overpayments.--Interest shall be allowed and paid upon any \noverpayment in respect of any internal revenue tax at the Federal \nshort-term rate (as defined in section 511(b)) from 60 days after the \ndate of the overpayment until the date the overpayment is refunded.''.\n (21) Section 6651(a)(1) is amended by striking ``subchapter \n A of chapter 61 (other than part III thereof,''.\n (22) Section 6656 is amended by striking subsection (c) and \n by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).\n (23) Section 6663 is amended by striking subsection (c).\n (24) Section 6664(c) is amended--\n (A) by striking ``Exception.--'' and all that \n follows through ``No penalty'' and inserting \n ``Exception.--No penalty'', and\n (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).\n (25) Chapter 72 is amended by striking all matter preceding \n section 7011.\n (26) Section 7422 is amended by striking subsections (h) \n and (i) and by redesignating subsections (j) and (k) as \n subsections (h) and (i), respectively.\n (27) Section 7451 is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 7451. FEE FOR FILING PETITION.\n\n ``The Tax Court is authorized to impose a fee in an amount not in \nexcess of $60 to be fixed by the Tax Court for the filing of any \npetition for the redetermination of a deficiency.''.\n (28) Section 7454 is amended by striking subsection (b) and \n by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).\n (29) Section 7463(a) is amended--\n (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3),\n (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph \n (2), and\n (C) by striking ``D'' in paragraph (2) (as so \n redesignated) and inserting ``B''.\n (30) Section 7463(c) is amended by striking ``sections \n 6214(a) and'' and inserting ``section''.\n (31) Section 7463(c) is amended by striking ``, to the \n extent that the procedures described in subchapter B of chapter \n 63 apply''.\n (32) Section 7481 is amended by striking subsection (d).\n (33) Section 7608 is amended by striking ``subtitle E'' \n each place it appears and inserting ``subtitle C''.\n (34) Section 7651 is amended by striking paragraph (5).\n (35) Section 7701(a)(29) is amended by striking ``1986'' \n and inserting ``2013''.\n (36) Section 7809(c) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) \n and (4) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as \n paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.\n (37) Section 7871(a) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) \n and (3) through (6) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (7) \n as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.\n (38) Section 7871 is amended by striking subsection (c) and \n by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and \n (d), respectively.\n (39) Section 8021 is amended by striking subsection (a) and \n by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as subsections (a) \n through (e), respectively.\n (40) Section 8022(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``, \n particularly the income tax''.\n (41) Section 8023 is amended by striking ``Internal Revenue \n Service'' each place it appears and inserting ``Department of \n the Treasury''.\n (42) Section 9501(b)(2) is amended by striking subparagraph \n (C).\n (43) Section 9702(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4).\n (44) Section 9705(a) is amended by striking paragraph (4) \n and by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).\n (45) Section 9706(d)(2)(A) is amended by striking ``6103'' \n and inserting ``605(e)''.\n (46) Section 9707 is amended by striking subsection (f).\n (47) Section 9712(d) is amended by striking paragraph (5) \n and by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5).\n (48) Section 9803(a) is amended by striking ``(as defined \n in section 414(f))''.\n\n TITLE III--OTHER MATTERS\n\nSEC. 301. PHASE-OUT OF ADMINISTRATION OF REPEALED FEDERAL TAXES.\n\n (a) Appropriations.--Appropriations for any expenses of the \nInternal Revenue Service including processing tax returns for years \nprior to the repeal of the taxes repealed by title I of this Act, \nrevenue accounting, management, transfer of payroll and wage data to \nthe Social Security Administration for years after fiscal year 2019 \nshall not be authorized.\n (b) Records.--Federal records related to the administration of \ntaxes repealed by title I of this Act shall be destroyed by the end of \nfiscal year 2019, except that any records necessary to calculate Social \nSecurity benefits shall be retained by the Social Security \nAdministration and any records necessary to support ongoing litigation \nwith respect to taxes owed or refunds due shall be retained until final \ndisposition of such litigation.\n (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 7802 is amended--\n (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and by \n redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections (a) and \n (b),\n (2) by striking ``Internal Revenue Service'' each place it \n appears and inserting ``Department of the Treasury'', and\n (3) by striking ``Commissioner'' or ``Commissioner of \n Internal Revenue'' each place they appear and inserting \n ``Secretary''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (c) shall \ntake effect on January 1, 2019.\n\nSEC. 302. ADMINISTRATION OF OTHER FEDERAL TAXES.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 7801 (relating to the authority of the \nDepartment of the Treasury) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing:\n ``(d) Excise Tax Bureau.--There shall be in the Department of the \nTreasury an Excise Tax Bureau to administer those excise taxes not \nadministered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.\n ``(e) Sales Tax Bureau.--There shall be in the Department of the \nTreasury a Sales Tax Bureau to administer the national sales tax in \nthose States where it is required pursuant to section 404, and to \ndischarge other Federal duties and powers relating to the national \nsales tax (including those required by sections 402, 403, and 405). The \nOffice of Revenue Allocation shall be within the Sales Tax Bureau.''.\n (b) Assistant General Counsels.--Section 7801(b)(2) is amended to \nread as follows:\n ``(2) Assistant general counsels.--The Secretary of the \n Treasury may appoint, without regard to the provisions of the \n civil service laws, and fix the duties of not more than 5 \n assistant general counsels.''.\n\nSEC. 303. SALES TAX INCLUSIVE SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS INDEXATION.\n\n Subparagraph (D) of section 215(i)(1) of the Social Security Act \n(42 U.S.C. 415(i)(1)) (relating to cost-of-living increases in Social \nSecurity benefits) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(D)(i) the term `CPI increase percentage', with respect \n to a base quarter or cost-of-living quarter in any calendar \n year, means the percentage (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of \n 1 percent) by which the Consumer Price Index for that quarter \n (as prepared by the Department of Labor) exceeds such index for \n the most recent prior calendar quarter which was a base quarter \n under subparagraph (A)(ii) or, if later, the most recent cost-\n of-living computation quarter under subparagraph (B);\n ``(ii) if the Consumer Price Index (as so prepared) does \n not include the national sales tax paid, then the term `CPI \n increase percentage', with respect to a base quarter or cost-\n of-living quarter in any calendar year, means the percentage \n (rounded to the nearest one-tenth of 1 percent) by which the \n product of--\n ``(I) the Consumer Price Index for that quarter (as \n so prepared), and\n ``(II) the national sales tax factor,\n exceeds such index for the most recent prior calendar quarter \n which was a base quarter under subparagraph (A)(ii) or, if \n later, the most recent cost of living computation quarter under \n subparagraph (B); and\n ``(iii) the national sales tax factor is equal to one plus \n the quotient that is--\n ``(I) the sales tax rate imposed by section 101 of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 2015, divided by\n ``(II) the quantity that is one minus such sales \n tax rate.''.\n\n TITLE IV--SUNSET OF SALES TAX IF SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT NOT REPEALED\n\nSEC. 401. ELIMINATION OF SALES TAX IF SIXTEENTH AMENDMENT NOT REPEALED.\n\n If the Sixteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States \nis not repealed before the end of the 7-year period beginning on the \ndate of the enactment of this Act, then all provisions of, and \namendments made by, this Act shall not apply to any use or consumption \nin any year beginning after December 31 of the calendar year in which \nor with which such period ends, except that the Sales Tax Bureau of the \nDepartment of the Treasury shall not be terminated until 6 months after \nsuch December 31.\n \n", "frequency": [["tax", 458], ["section", 319], ["shall", 317], ["sale", 180], ["service", 174], ["state", 173], ["property", 153], ["person", 148], ["administering", 111], ["taxable", 111], ["imposed", 107], ["subtitle", 104], ["authority", 101], ["relating", 99], ["family", 98], ["subsection", 97], ["amount", 96], ["secretary", 94], ["purpose", 83], ["business", 79], ["rate", 77], ["federal", 75], ["may", 73], ["payment", 71], ["insurance", 67], ["credit", 66], ["revenue", 64], ["month", 64], ["year", 61], ["penalty", 57], ["striking", 56], ["chapter", 56], ["united", 56], ["mr.", 55], ["paragraph", 55], ["amended", 55], ["term", 54], ["pursuant", 54], ["use", 54], ["date", 52], ["qualified", 52], ["interest", 51], ["respect", 51], ["government", 51], ["administration", 50], ["report", 47], ["paid", 46], ["financial", 45], ["calendar", 45], ["due", 45], ["said", 42], ["general.", 40], ["intermediation", 40], ["income", 38], ["mean", 37], ["day", 37], ["registration", 37], ["security", 36], ["employee", 36], ["within", 36], ["percent", 36], ["seller", 34], ["provided", 33], ["internal", 33], ["required", 33], ["debt", 32], ["general", 32], ["regulation", 32], ["determined", 32], ["determination", 32], ["social", 31], ["account", 31], ["made", 31], ["case", 30], ["taxpayer", 30], ["fund", 30], ["right", 29], ["gross", 29], ["fee", 29], ["provide", 28], ["subject", 28], ["order", 27], ["information", 27], ["defined", 27], ["law", 26], ["officer", 26], ["period", 26], ["investment", 26], ["member", 26], ["purchase", 25], ["inventory", 25], ["destination", 25], ["including", 25], ["enterprise", 24], ["see", 24], ["administrative", 24], ["office", 23], ["reasonable", 23], ["trust", 23], ["accordance", 23]]}, "hr26": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 26 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 26\n\n To extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program \n established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Neugebauer (for himself and Mr. Gosar) introduced the following \nbill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services, and in \n addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To extend the termination date of the Terrorism Insurance Program \n established under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Terrorism Risk \nInsurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title and table of contents.\n TITLE I--EXTENSION OF TERRORISM INSURANCE PROGRAM\n\nSec. 101. Extension of Terrorism Insurance Program.\nSec. 102. Federal share.\nSec. 103. Program trigger.\nSec. 104. Recoupment of Federal share of compensation under the \n program.\nSec. 105. Certification of acts of terrorism; consultation with \n Secretary of Homeland Security.\nSec. 106. Technical amendments.\nSec. 107. Improving the certification process.\nSec. 108. GAO study.\nSec. 109. Membership of Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve \n System.\nSec. 110. Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms.\nSec. 111. Reporting of terrorism insurance data.\nSec. 112. Annual study of small insurer market competitiveness.\n TITLE II--NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BROKERS REFORM\n\nSec. 201. Short title.\nSec. 202. Reestablishment of the National Association of Registered \n Agents and Brokers.\n TITLE III--BUSINESS RISK MITIGATION AND PRICE STABILIZATION\n\nSec. 301. Short title.\nSec. 302. Margin requirements.\nSec. 303. Implementation.\n\n TITLE I--EXTENSION OF TERRORISM INSURANCE PROGRAM\n\nSEC. 101. EXTENSION OF TERRORISM INSURANCE PROGRAM.\n\n Section 108(a) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 \nU.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2014'' and \ninserting ``December 31, 2020''.\n\nSEC. 102. FEDERAL SHARE.\n\n Section 103(e)(1)(A) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 \n(15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by inserting ``and beginning on \nJanuary 1, 2016, shall decrease by 1 percentage point per calendar year \nuntil equal to 80 percent'' after ``85 percent''.\n\nSEC. 103. PROGRAM TRIGGER.\n\n Subparagraph (B) of section 103(e)(1) (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is \namended in the matter preceding clause (i)--\n (1) by striking ``a certified act'' and inserting \n ``certified acts'';\n (2) by striking ``such certified act'' and inserting ``such \n certified acts''; and\n (3) by striking ``exceed'' and all that follows through \n clause (ii) and inserting the following: ``exceed--\n ``(i) $100,000,000, with respect to such \n insured losses occurring in calendar year 2015;\n ``(ii) $120,000,000, with respect to such \n insured losses occurring in calendar year 2016;\n ``(iii) $140,000,000, with respect to such \n insured losses occurring in calendar year 2017;\n ``(iv) $160,000,000, with respect to such \n insured losses occurring in calendar year 2018;\n ``(v) $180,000,000, with respect to such \n insured losses occurring in calendar year 2019; \n and\n ``(vi) $200,000,000, with respect to such \n insured losses occurring in calendar year 2020 \n and any calendar year thereafter.''.\n\nSEC. 104. RECOUPMENT OF FEDERAL SHARE OF COMPENSATION UNDER THE \n PROGRAM.\n\n Section 103(e) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 \nU.S.C. 6701 note) is amended--\n (1) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:\n ``(6) Insurance marketplace aggregate retention amount.--\n ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (7), \n the insurance marketplace aggregate retention amount \n shall be the lesser of--\n ``(i) $27,500,000,000, as such amount is \n revised pursuant to this paragraph; and\n ``(ii) the aggregate amount, for all \n insurers, of insured losses during such \n calendar year.\n ``(B) Revision of insurance marketplace aggregate \n retention amount.--\n ``(i) Phase-in.--Beginning in the calendar \n year of enactment of the Terrorism Risk \n Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, \n the amount set forth under subparagraph (A)(i) \n shall increase by $2,000,000,000 per calendar \n year until equal to $37,500,000,000.\n ``(ii) Further revision.--Beginning in the \n calendar year that follows the calendar year in \n which the amount set forth under subparagraph \n (A)(i) is equal to $37,500,000,000, the amount \n under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be revised to \n be the amount equal to the annual average of \n the sum of insurer deductibles for all insurers \n participating in the Program for the prior 3 \n calendar years, as such sum is determined by \n the Secretary under subparagraph (C).\n ``(C) Rulemaking.--Not later than 3 years after the \n date of enactment of the Terrorism Risk Insurance \n Program Reauthorization Act of 2015, the Secretary \n shall--\n ``(i) issue final rules for determining the \n amount of the sum described under subparagraph \n (B)(ii); and\n ``(ii) provide a timeline for public \n notification of such determination.''; and\n (2) in paragraph (7)--\n (A) in subparagraph (A)--\n (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by \n striking ``for each of the periods referred to \n in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of paragraph \n (6)''; and\n (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``for such \n period'';\n (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the \n following:\n ``(B) [Reserved.]'';\n (C) in subparagraph (C)--\n (i) by striking ``occurring during any of \n the periods referred to in any of subparagraphs \n (A) through (E) of paragraph (6), terrorism \n loss risk-spreading premiums in an amount equal \n to 133 percent'' and inserting ``, terrorism \n loss risk-spreading premiums in an amount equal \n to 140 percent''; and\n (ii) by inserting ``as calculated under \n subparagraph (A)'' after ``mandatory recoupment \n amount''; and\n (D) in subparagraph (E)(i)--\n (i) in subclause (I)--\n (I) by striking ``2010'' and \n inserting ``2017''; and\n (II) by striking ``2012'' and \n inserting ``2019'';\n (ii) in subclause (II)--\n (I) by striking ``2011'' and \n inserting ``2018'';\n (II) by striking ``2012'' and \n inserting ``2019''; and\n (III) by striking ``2017'' and \n inserting ``2024''; and\n (iii) in subclause (III)--\n (I) by striking ``2012'' and \n inserting ``2019''; and\n (II) by striking ``2017'' and \n inserting ``2024''.\n\nSEC. 105. CERTIFICATION OF ACTS OF TERRORISM; CONSULTATION WITH \n SECRETARY OF HOMELAND SECURITY.\n\n Paragraph (1)(A) of section 102 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended in \nthe matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``concurrence with the \nSecretary of State'' and inserting ``consultation with the Secretary of \nHomeland Security''.\n\nSEC. 106. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.\n\n The Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is \namended--\n (1) in section 102--\n (A) in paragraph (3)--\n (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), \n (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), \n respectively;\n (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as \n so redesignated), by striking ``An entity has'' \n and inserting the following:\n ``(A) In general.--An entity has''; and\n (iii) by adding at the end the following \n new subparagraph:\n ``(B) Rule of construction.--An entity, including \n any affiliate thereof, does not have `control' over \n another entity, if, as of the date of enactment of the \n Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of \n 2015, the entity is acting as an attorney-in-fact, as \n defined by the Secretary, for the other entity and such \n other entity is a reciprocal insurer, provided that the \n entity is not, for reasons other than the attorney-in-\n fact relationship, defined as having `control' under \n subparagraph (A).'';\n (B) in paragraph (7)--\n (i) by striking subparagraphs (A) through \n (F) and inserting the following:\n ``(A) the value of an insurer's direct earned \n premiums during the immediately preceding calendar \n year, multiplied by 20 percent; and'';\n (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as \n subparagraph (B); and\n (iii) in subparagraph (B), as so \n redesignated by clause (ii)--\n (I) by striking ``notwithstanding \n subparagraphs (A) through (F), for the \n Transition Period or any Program Year'' \n and inserting ``notwithstanding \n subparagraph (A), for any calendar \n year''; and\n (II) by striking ``Period or \n Program Year'' and inserting ``calendar \n year'';\n (C) by striking paragraph (11); and\n (D) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) \n as paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; and\n (2) in section 103--\n (A) in subsection (b)(2)--\n (i) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, \n purchase,''; and\n (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``, \n purchase,'';\n (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``Program Year'' \n and inserting ``calendar year'';\n (C) in subsection (e)--\n (i) in paragraph (1)(A), as previously \n amended by section 102--\n (I) by striking ``the Transition \n Period and each Program Year through \n Program Year 4 shall be equal to 90 \n percent, and during Program Year 5 and \n each Program Year thereafter'' and \n inserting ``each calendar year'';\n (II) by striking the comma after \n ``80 percent''; and\n (III) by striking ``such Transition \n Period or such Program Year'' and \n inserting ``such calendar year'';\n (ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``the \n period beginning on the first day of the \n Transition Period and ending on the last day of \n Program Year 1, or during any Program Year \n thereafter'' and inserting ``a calendar year''; \n and\n (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the \n period beginning on the first day of the \n Transition Period and ending on the last day of \n Program Year 1, or during any other Program \n Year'' and inserting ``any calendar year''; and\n (D) in subsection (g)(2)--\n (i) by striking ``the Transition Period or \n a Program Year'' each place that term appears \n and inserting ``the calendar year'';\n (ii) by striking ``such period'' and \n inserting ``the calendar year''; and\n (iii) by striking ``that period'' and \n inserting ``the calendar year''.\n\nSEC. 107. IMPROVING THE CERTIFICATION PROCESS.\n\n (a) Definitions.--As used in this section--\n (1) the term ``act of terrorism'' has the same meaning as \n in section 102(1) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 \n (15 U.S.C. 6701 note);\n (2) the term ``certification process'' means the process by \n which the Secretary determines whether to certify an act as an \n act of terrorism under section 102(1) of the Terrorism Risk \n Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note); and\n (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the \n Treasury.\n (b) Study.--Not later than 9 months after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Secretary shall conduct and complete a study on the \ncertification process.\n (c) Required Content.--The study required under subsection (a) \nshall include an examination and analysis of--\n (1) the establishment of a reasonable timeline by which the \n Secretary must make an accurate determination on whether to \n certify an act as an act of terrorism;\n (2) the impact that the length of any timeline proposed to \n be established under paragraph (1) may have on the insurance \n industry, policyholders, consumers, and taxpayers as a whole;\n (3) the factors the Secretary would evaluate and monitor \n during the certification process, including the ability of the \n Secretary to obtain the required information regarding the \n amount of projected and incurred losses resulting from an act \n which the Secretary would need in determining whether to \n certify the act as an act of terrorism;\n (4) the appropriateness, efficiency, and effectiveness of \n the consultation process required under section 102(1)(A) of \n the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) \n and any recommendations on changes to the consultation process; \n and\n (5) the ability of the Secretary to provide guidance and \n updates to the public regarding any act that may reasonably be \n certified as an act of terrorism.\n (d) Report.--Upon completion of the study required under subsection \n(a), the Secretary shall submit a report on the results of such study \nto the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate \nand the Committee on Financial Services of the House of \nRepresentatives.\n (e) Rulemaking.--Section 102(1) of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act \nof 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); \n and\n (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:\n ``(D) Timing of certification.--Not later than 9 \n months after the report required under section 107 of \n the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization \n Act of 2015 is submitted to the appropriate committees \n of Congress, the Secretary shall issue final rules \n governing the certification process, including \n establishing a timeline for which an act is eligible \n for certification by the Secretary on whether an act is \n an act of terrorism under this paragraph.''.\n\nSEC. 108. GAO STUDY.\n\n (a) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall complete a \nstudy on the viability and effects of the Federal Government--\n (1) assessing and collecting upfront premiums on insurers \n that participate in the Terrorism Insurance Program established \n under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 \n note) (hereafter in this section referred to as the \n ``Program''), which shall include a comparison of practices in \n international markets to assess and collect premiums either \n before or after terrorism losses are incurred; and\n (2) creating a capital reserve fund under the Program and \n requiring insurers participating in the Program to dedicate \n capital specifically for terrorism losses before such losses \n are incurred, which shall include a comparison of practices in \n international markets to establish reserve funds.\n (b) Required Content.--The study required under subsection (a) \nshall examine, but shall not be limited to, the following issues:\n (1) Upfront premiums.--With respect to upfront premiums \n described in subsection (a)(1)--\n (A) how the Federal Government could determine the \n price of such upfront premiums on insurers that \n participate in the Program;\n (B) how the Federal Government could collect and \n manage such upfront premiums;\n (C) how the Federal Government could ensure that \n such upfront premiums are not spent for purposes other \n than claims through the Program;\n (D) how the assessment and collection of such \n upfront premiums could affect take-up rates for \n terrorism risk coverage in different regions and \n industries and how it could impact small businesses and \n consumers in both metropolitan and non-metropolitan \n areas;\n (E) the effect of collecting such upfront premiums \n on insurers both large and small;\n (F) the effect of collecting such upfront premiums \n on the private market for terrorism risk reinsurance; \n and\n (G) the size of any Federal Government subsidy \n insurers may receive through their participation in the \n Program, taking into account the Program's current \n post-event recoupment structure.\n (2) Capital reserve fund.--With respect to the capital \n reserve fund described in subsection (a)(2)--\n (A) how the creation of a capital reserve fund \n would affect the Federal Government's fiscal exposure \n under the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program and the \n ability of the Program to meet its statutory purposes;\n (B) how a capital reserve fund would impact \n insurers and reinsurers, including liquidity, insurance \n pricing, and capacity to provide terrorism risk \n coverage;\n (C) the feasibility of segregating funds \n attributable to terrorism risk from funds attributable \n to other insurance lines;\n (D) how a capital reserve fund would be viewed and \n treated under current Financial Accounting Standards \n Board accounting rules and the tax laws; and\n (E) how a capital reserve fund would affect the \n States' ability to regulate insurers participating in \n the Program.\n (3) International practices.--With respect to international \n markets referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection \n (a), how other countries, if any--\n (A) have established terrorism insurance \n structures;\n (B) charge premiums or otherwise collect funds to \n pay for the costs of terrorism insurance structures, \n including risk and administrative costs; and\n (C) have established capital reserve funds to pay \n for the costs of terrorism insurance structures.\n (c) Report.--Upon completion of the study required under subsection \n(a), the Comptroller General shall submit a report on the results of \nsuch study to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of \nthe Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of \nRepresentatives.\n (d) Public Availability.--The study and report required under this \nsection shall be made available to the public in electronic form and \nshall be published on the website of the Government Accountability \nOffice.\n\nSEC. 109. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD OF GOVERNORS OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE \n SYSTEM.\n\n (a) In General.--The first undesignated paragraph of section 10 of \nthe Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 241) is amended by inserting after \nthe second sentence the following: ``In selecting members of the Board, \nthe President shall appoint at least 1 member with demonstrated primary \nexperience working in or supervising community banks having less than \n$10,000,000,000 in total assets.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall take \neffect on the date of enactment of this Act and apply to appointments \nmade on and after that effective date, excluding any nomination pending \nin the Senate on that date.\n\nSEC. 110. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RISK-SHARING MECHANISMS.\n\n (a) Finding; Rule of Construction.--\n (1) Finding.--Congress finds that it is desirable to \n encourage the growth of nongovernmental, private market \n reinsurance capacity for protection against losses arising from \n acts of terrorism.\n (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act, any \n amendment made by this Act, or the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act \n of 2002 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) shall prohibit insurers from \n developing risk-sharing mechanisms to voluntarily reinsure \n terrorism losses between and among themselves.\n (b) Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms.--\n (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall \n establish and appoint an advisory committee to be known as the \n ``Advisory Committee on Risk-Sharing Mechanisms'' (referred to \n in this subsection as the ``Advisory Committee'').\n (2) Duties.--The Advisory Committee shall provide advice, \n recommendations, and encouragement with respect to the creation \n and development of the nongovernmental risk-sharing mechanisms \n described under subsection (a).\n (3) Membership.--The Advisory Committee shall be composed \n of 9 members who are directors, officers, or other employees of \n insurers, reinsurers, or capital market participants that are \n participating or that desire to participate in the \n nongovernmental risk-sharing mechanisms described under \n subsection (a), and who are representative of the affected \n sectors of the insurance industry, including commercial \n property insurance, commercial casualty insurance, reinsurance, \n and alternative risk transfer industries.\n\nSEC. 111. REPORTING OF TERRORISM INSURANCE DATA.\n\n Section 104 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by adding at the end \nthe following new subsection:\n ``(h) Reporting of Terrorism Insurance Data.--\n ``(1) Authority.--During the calendar year beginning on \n January 1, 2016, and in each calendar year thereafter, the \n Secretary shall require insurers participating in the Program \n to submit to the Secretary such information regarding insurance \n coverage for terrorism losses of such insurers as the Secretary \n considers appropriate to analyze the effectiveness of the \n Program, which shall include information regarding--\n ``(A) lines of insurance with exposure to such \n losses;\n ``(B) premiums earned on such coverage;\n ``(C) geographical location of exposures;\n ``(D) pricing of such coverage;\n ``(E) the take-up rate for such coverage;\n ``(F) the amount of private reinsurance for acts of \n terrorism purchased; and\n ``(G) such other matters as the Secretary considers \n appropriate.\n ``(2) Reports.--Not later than June 30, 2016, and every \n other June 30 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit a report \n to the Committee on Financial Services of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and \n Urban Affairs of the Senate that includes--\n ``(A) an analysis of the overall effectiveness of \n the Program;\n ``(B) an evaluation of any changes or trends in the \n data collected under paragraph (1);\n ``(C) an evaluation of whether any aspects of the \n Program have the effect of discouraging or impeding \n insurers from providing commercial property casualty \n insurance coverage or coverage for acts of terrorism;\n ``(D) an evaluation of the impact of the Program on \n workers' compensation insurers; and\n ``(E) in the case of the data reported in paragraph \n (1)(B), an updated estimate of the total amount earned \n since January 1, 2003.\n ``(3) Protection of data.--To the extent possible, the \n Secretary shall contract with an insurance statistical \n aggregator to collect the information described in paragraph \n (1), which shall keep any nonpublic information confidential \n and provide it to the Secretary in an aggregate form or in such \n other form or manner that does not permit identification of the \n insurer submitting such information.\n ``(4) Advance coordination.--Before collecting any data or \n information under paragraph (1) from an insurer, or affiliate \n of an insurer, the Secretary shall coordinate with the \n appropriate State insurance regulatory authorities and any \n relevant government agency or publicly available sources to \n determine if the information to be collected is available from, \n and may be obtained in a timely manner by, individually or \n collectively, such entities. If the Secretary determines that \n such data or information is available, and may be obtained in a \n timely matter, from such entities, the Secretary shall obtain \n the data or information from such entities. If the Secretary \n determines that such data or information is not so available, \n the Secretary may collect such data or information from an \n insurer and affiliates.\n ``(5) Confidentiality.--\n ``(A) Retention of privilege.--The submission of \n any non-publicly available data and information to the \n Secretary and the sharing of any non-publicly available \n data with or by the Secretary among other Federal \n agencies, the State insurance regulatory authorities, \n or any other entities under this subsection shall not \n constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect, any \n privilege arising under Federal or State law (including \n the rules of any Federal or State court) to which the \n data or information is otherwise subject.\n ``(B) Continued application of prior \n confidentiality agreements.--Any requirement under \n Federal or State law to the extent otherwise \n applicable, or any requirement pursuant to a written \n agreement in effect between the original source of any \n non-publicly available data or information and the \n source of such data or information to the Secretary, \n regarding the privacy or confidentiality of any data or \n information in the possession of the source to the \n Secretary, shall continue to apply to such data or \n information after the data or information has been \n provided pursuant to this subsection.\n ``(C) Information-sharing agreement.--Any data or \n information obtained by the Secretary under this \n subsection may be made available to State insurance \n regulatory authorities, individually or collectively \n through an information-sharing agreement that--\n ``(i) shall comply with applicable Federal \n law; and\n ``(ii) shall not constitute a waiver of, or \n otherwise affect, any privilege under Federal \n or State law (including any privilege referred \n to in subparagraph (A) and the rules of any \n Federal or State court) to which the data or \n information is otherwise subject.\n ``(D) Agency disclosure requirements.--Section 552 \n of title 5, United States Code, including any \n exceptions thereunder, shall apply to any data or \n information submitted under this subsection to the \n Secretary by an insurer or affiliate of an insurer.''.\n\nSEC. 112. ANNUAL STUDY OF SMALL INSURER MARKET COMPETITIVENESS.\n\n Section 108 (15 U.S.C. 6701 note) is amended by adding at the end \nthe following new subsection:\n ``(h) Study of Small Insurer Market Competitiveness.--\n ``(1) In general.--Not later than June 30, 2017, and every \n other June 30 thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a study \n of small insurers (as such term is defined by regulation by the \n Secretary) participating in the Program, and identify any \n competitive challenges small insurers face in the terrorism \n risk insurance marketplace, including--\n ``(A) changes to the market share, premium volume, \n and policyholder surplus of small insurers relative to \n large insurers;\n ``(B) how the property and casualty insurance \n market for terrorism risk differs between small and \n large insurers, and whether such a difference exists \n within other perils;\n ``(C) the impact of the Program's mandatory \n availability requirement under section 103(c) on small \n insurers;\n ``(D) the effect of increasing the trigger amount \n for the Program under section 103(e)(1)(B) on small \n insurers;\n ``(E) the availability and cost of private \n reinsurance for small insurers; and\n ``(F) the impact that State workers compensation \n laws have on small insurers and workers compensation \n carriers in the terrorism risk insurance marketplace.\n ``(2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to the \n Congress setting forth the findings and conclusions of each \n study required under paragraph (1).''.\n\n TITLE II--NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BROKERS REFORM\n\nSEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``National Association of Registered \nAgents and Brokers Reform Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 202. REESTABLISHMENT OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED \n AGENTS AND BROKERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subtitle C of title III of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley \nAct (15 U.S.C. 6751 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:\n\n ``Subtitle C--National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers\n\n``SEC. 321. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REGISTERED AGENTS AND BROKERS.\n\n ``(a) Establishment.--There is established the National Association \nof Registered Agents and Brokers (referred to in this subtitle as the \n`Association').\n ``(b) Status.--The Association shall--\n ``(1) be a nonprofit corporation;\n ``(2) not be an agent or instrumentality of the Federal \n Government;\n ``(3) be an independent organization that may not be merged \n with or into any other private or public entity; and\n ``(4) except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, be \n subject to, and have all the powers conferred upon, a nonprofit \n corporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation \n Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-301.01 et seq.) or any successor \n thereto.\n\n``SEC. 322. PURPOSE.\n\n ``The purpose of the Association shall be to provide a mechanism \nthrough which licensing, continuing education, and other nonresident \ninsurance producer qualification requirements and conditions may be \nadopted and applied on a multi-state basis without affecting the laws, \nrules, and regulations, and preserving the rights of a State, \npertaining to--\n ``(1) licensing, continuing education, and other \n qualification requirements of insurance producers that are not \n members of the Association;\n ``(2) resident or nonresident insurance producer \n appointment requirements;\n ``(3) supervising and disciplining resident and nonresident \n insurance producers;\n ``(4) establishing licensing fees for resident and \n nonresident insurance producers so that there is no loss of \n insurance producer licensing revenue to the State; and\n ``(5) prescribing and enforcing laws and regulations \n regulating the conduct of resident and nonresident insurance \n producers.\n\n``SEC. 323. MEMBERSHIP.\n\n ``(a) Eligibility.--\n ``(1) In general.--Any insurance producer licensed in its \n home State shall, subject to paragraphs (2) and (4), be \n eligible to become a member of the Association.\n ``(2) Ineligibility for suspension or revocation of \n license.--Subject to paragraph (3), an insurance producer is \n not eligible to become a member of the Association if a State \n insurance regulator has suspended or revoked the insurance \n license of the insurance producer in that State.\n ``(3) Resumption of eligibility.--Paragraph (2) shall cease \n to apply to any insurance producer if--\n ``(A) the State insurance regulator reissues or \n renews the license of the insurance producer in the \n State in which the license was suspended or revoked, or \n otherwise terminates or vacates the suspension or \n revocation; or\n ``(B) the suspension or revocation expires or is \n subsequently overturned by a court of competent \n jurisdiction.\n ``(4) Criminal history record check required.--\n ``(A) In general.--An insurance producer who is an \n individual shall not be eligible to become a member of \n the Association unless the insurance producer has \n undergone a criminal history record check that complies \n with regulations prescribed by the Attorney General of \n the United States under subparagraph (K).\n ``(B) Criminal history record check requested by \n home state.--An insurance producer who is licensed in a \n State and who has undergone a criminal history record \n check during the 2-year period preceding the date of \n submission of an application to become a member of the \n Association, in compliance with a requirement to \n undergo such criminal history record check as a \n condition for such licensure in the State, shall be \n deemed to have undergone a criminal history record \n check for purposes of subparagraph (A).\n ``(C) Criminal history record check requested by \n association.--\n ``(i) In general.--The Association shall, \n upon request by an insurance producer licensed \n in a State, submit fingerprints or other \n identification information obtained from the \n insurance producer, and a request for a \n criminal history record check of the insurance \n producer, to the Federal Bureau of \n Investigation.\n ``(ii) Procedures.--The board of directors \n of the Association (referred to in this \n subtitle as the `Board') shall prescribe \n procedures for obtaining and utilizing \n fingerprints or other identification \n information and criminal history record \n information, including the establishment of \n reasonable fees to defray the expenses of the \n Association in connection with the performance \n of a criminal history record check and \n appropriate safeguards for maintaining \n confidentiality and security of the \n information. Any fees charged pursuant to this \n clause shall be separate and distinct from \n those charged by the Attorney General pursuant \n to subparagraph (I).\n ``(D) Form of request.--A submission under \n subparagraph (C)(i) shall include such fingerprints or \n other identification information as is required by the \n Attorney General concerning the person about whom the \n criminal history record check is requested, and a \n statement signed by the person authorizing the Attorney \n General to provide the information to the Association \n and for the Association to receive the information.\n ``(E) Provision of information by attorney \n general.--Upon receiving a submission under \n subparagraph (C)(i) from the Association, the Attorney \n General shall search all criminal history records of \n the Federal Bureau of Investigation, including records \n of the Criminal Justice Information Services Division \n of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, that the \n Attorney General determines appropriate for criminal \n history records corresponding to the fingerprints or \n other identification information provided under \n subparagraph (D) and provide all criminal history \n record information included in the request to the \n Association.\n ``(F) Limitation on permissible uses of \n information.--Any information provided to the \n Association under subparagraph (E) may only--\n ``(i) be used for purposes of determining \n compliance with membership criteria established \n by the Association;\n ``(ii) be disclosed to State insurance \n regulators, or Federal or State law enforcement \n agencies, in conformance with applicable law; \n or\n ``(iii) be disclosed, upon request, to the \n insurance producer to whom the criminal history \n record information relates.\n ``(G) Penalty for improper use or disclosure.--\n Whoever knowingly uses any information provided under \n subparagraph (E) for a purpose not authorized in \n subparagraph (F), or discloses any such information to \n anyone not authorized to receive it, shall be fined not \n more than $50,000 per violation as determined by a \n court of competent jurisdiction.\n ``(H) Reliance on information.--Neither the \n Association nor any of its Board members, officers, or \n employees shall be liable in any action for using \n information provided under subparagraph (E) as \n permitted under subparagraph (F) in good faith and in \n reasonable reliance on its accuracy.\n ``(I) Fees.--The Attorney General may charge a \n reasonable fee for conducting the search and providing \n the information under subparagraph (E), and any such \n fee shall be collected and remitted by the Association \n to the Attorney General.\n ``(J) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this \n paragraph shall be construed as--\n ``(i) requiring a State insurance regulator \n to perform criminal history record checks under \n this section; or\n ``(ii) limiting any other authority that \n allows access to criminal history records.\n ``(K) Regulations.--The Attorney General shall \n prescribe regulations to carry out this paragraph, \n which shall include--\n ``(i) appropriate protections for ensuring \n the confidentiality of information provided \n under subparagraph (E); and\n ``(ii) procedures providing a reasonable \n opportunity for an insurance producer to \n contest the accuracy of information regarding \n the insurance producer provided under \n subparagraph (E).\n ``(L) Ineligibility for membership.--\n ``(i) In general.--The Association may, \n under reasonably consistently applied \n standards, deny membership to an insurance \n producer on the basis of criminal history \n record information provided under subparagraph \n (E), or where the insurance producer has been \n subject to disciplinary action, as described in \n paragraph (2).\n ``(ii) Rights of applicants denied \n membership.--The Association shall notify any \n insurance producer who is denied membership on \n the basis of criminal history record \n information provided under subparagraph (E) of \n the right of the insurance producer to--\n ``(I) obtain a copy of all criminal \n history record information provided to \n the Association under subparagraph (E) \n with respect to the insurance producer; \n and\n ``(II) challenge the denial of \n membership based on the accuracy and \n completeness of the information.\n ``(M) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, \n the term `criminal history record check' means a \n national background check of criminal history records \n of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n ``(b) Authority To Establish Membership Criteria.--The Association \nmay establish membership criteria that bear a reasonable relationship \nto the purposes for which the Association was established.\n ``(c) Establishment of Classes and Categories of Membership.--\n ``(1) Classes of membership.--The Association may establish \n separate classes of membership, with separate criteria, if the \n Association reasonably determines that performance of different \n duties requires different levels of education, training, \n experience, or other qualifications.\n ``(2) Business entities.--The Association shall establish a \n class of membership and membership criteria for business \n entities. A business entity that applies for membership shall \n be required to designate an individual Association member \n responsible for the compliance of the business entity with \n Association standards and the insurance laws, standards, and \n regulations of any State in which the business entity seeks to \n do business on the basis of Association membership.\n ``(3) Categories.--\n ``(A) Separate categories for insurance producers \n permitted.--The Association may establish separate \n categories of membership for insurance producers and \n for other persons or entities within each class, based \n on the types of licensing categories that exist under \n State laws.\n ``(B) Separate treatment for depository \n institutions prohibited.--No special categories of \n membership, and no distinct membership criteria, shall \n be established for members that are depository \n institutions or for employees, agents, or affiliates of \n depository institutions.\n ``(d) Membership Criteria.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Association may establish criteria \n for membership which shall include standards for personal \n qualifications, education, training, and experience. The \n Association shall not establish criteria that unfairly limit \n the ability of a small insurance producer to become a member of \n the Association, including imposing discriminatory membership \n fees.\n ``(2) Qualifications.--In establishing criteria under \n paragraph (1), the Association shall not adopt any \n qualification less protective to the public than that contained \n in the National Association of Insurance Commissioners \n (referred to in this subtitle as the `NAIC') Producer Licensing \n Model Act in effect as of the date of enactment of the National \n Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of \n 2015, and shall consider the highest levels of insurance \n producer qualifications established under the licensing laws of \n the States.\n ``(3) Assistance from states.--\n ``(A) In general.--The Association may request a \n State to provide assistance in investigating and \n evaluating the eligibility of a prospective member for \n membership in the Association.\n ``(B) Authorization of information sharing.--A \n submission under subsection (a)(4)(C)(i) made by an \n insurance producer licensed in a State shall include a \n statement signed by the person about whom the \n assistance is requested authorizing--\n ``(i) the State to share information with \n the Association; and\n ``(ii) the Association to receive the \n information.\n ``(C) Rule of construction.--Subparagraph (A) shall \n not be construed as requiring or authorizing any State \n to adopt new or additional requirements concerning the \n licensing or evaluation of insurance producers.\n ``(4) Denial of membership.--The Association may, based on \n reasonably consistently applied standards, deny membership to \n any State-licensed insurance producer for failure to meet the \n membership criteria established by the Association.\n ``(e) Effect of Membership.--\n ``(1) Authority of association members.--Membership in the \n Association shall--\n ``(A) authorize an insurance producer to sell, \n solicit, or negotiate insurance in any State for which \n the member pays the licensing fee set by the State for \n any line or lines of insurance specified in the home \n State license of the insurance producer, and exercise \n all such incidental powers as shall be necessary to \n carry out such activities, including claims adjustments \n and settlement to the extent permissible under the laws \n of the State, risk management, employee benefits \n advice, retirement planning, and any other insurance-\n related consulting activities;\n ``(B) be the equivalent of a nonresident insurance \n producer license for purposes of authorizing the \n insurance producer to engage in the activities \n described in subparagraph (A) in any State where the \n member pays the licensing fee; and\n ``(C) be the equivalent of a nonresident insurance \n producer license for the purpose of subjecting an \n insurance producer to all laws, regulations, provisions \n or other action of any State concerning revocation, \n suspension, or other enforcement action related to the \n ability of a member to engage in any activity within \n the scope of authority granted under this subsection \n and to all State laws, regulations, provisions, and \n actions preserved under paragraph (5).\n ``(2) Violent crime control and law enforcement act of \n 1994.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to alter, \n modify, or supercede any requirement established by section \n 1033 of title 18, United States Code.\n ``(3) Agent for remitting fees.--The Association shall act \n as an agent for any member for purposes of remitting licensing \n fees to any State pursuant to paragraph (1).\n ``(4) Notification of action.--\n ``(A) In general.--The Association shall notify the \n States (including State insurance regulators) and the \n NAIC when an insurance producer has satisfied the \n membership criteria of this section. The States \n (including State insurance regulators) shall have 10 \n business days after the date of the notification in \n order to provide the Association with evidence that the \n insurance producer does not satisfy the criteria for \n membership in the Association.\n ``(B) Ongoing disclosures required.--On an ongoing \n basis, the Association shall disclose to the States \n (including State insurance regulators) and the NAIC a \n list of the States in which each member is authorized \n to operate. The Association shall immediately notify \n the States (including State insurance regulators) and \n the NAIC when a member is newly authorized to operate \n in one or more States, or is no longer authorized to \n operate in one or more States on the basis of \n Association membership.\n ``(5) Preservation of consumer protection and market \n conduct regulation.--\n ``(A) In general.--No provision of this section \n shall be construed as altering or affecting the \n applicability or continuing effectiveness of any law, \n regulation, provision, or other action of any State, \n including those described in subparagraph (B), to the \n extent that the State law, regulation, provision, or \n other action is not inconsistent with the provisions of \n this subtitle related to market entry for nonresident \n insurance producers, and then only to the extent of the \n inconsistency.\n ``(B) Preserved regulations.--The laws, \n regulations, provisions, or other actions of any State \n referred to in subparagraph (A) include laws, \n regulations, provisions, or other actions that--\n ``(i) regulate market conduct, insurance \n producer conduct, or unfair trade practices;\n ``(ii) establish consumer protections; or\n ``(iii) require insurance producers to be \n appointed by a licensed or authorized insurer.\n ``(f) Biennial Renewal.--Membership in the Association shall be \nrenewed on a biennial basis.\n ``(g) Continuing Education.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Association shall establish, as a \n condition of membership, continuing education requirements \n which shall be comparable to the continuing education \n requirements under the licensing laws of a majority of the \n States.\n ``(2) State continuing education requirements.--A member \n may not be required to satisfy continuing education \n requirements imposed under the laws, regulations, provisions, \n or actions of any State other than the home State of the \n member.\n ``(3) Reciprocity.--The Association shall not require a \n member to satisfy continuing education requirements that are \n equivalent to any continuing education requirements of the home \n State of the member that have been satisfied by the member \n during the applicable licensing period.\n ``(4) Limitation on the association.--The Association shall \n not directly or indirectly offer any continuing education \n courses for insurance producers.\n ``(h) Probation, Suspension and Revocation.--\n ``(1) Disciplinary action.--The Association may place an \n insurance producer that is a member of the Association on \n probation or suspend or revoke the membership of the insurance \n producer in the Association, or assess monetary fines or \n penalties, as the Association determines to be appropriate, \n if--\n ``(A) the insurance producer fails to meet the \n applicable membership criteria or other standards \n established by the Association;\n ``(B) the insurance producer has been subject to \n disciplinary action pursuant to a final adjudicatory \n proceeding under the jurisdiction of a State insurance \n regulator;\n ``(C) an insurance license held by the insurance \n producer has been suspended or revoked by a State \n insurance regulator; or\n ``(D) the insurance producer has been convicted of \n a crime that would have resulted in the denial of \n membership pursuant to subsection (a)(4)(L)(i) at the \n time of application, and the Association has received a \n copy of the final disposition from a court of competent \n jurisdiction.\n ``(2) Violations of association standards.--The Association \n shall have the power to investigate alleged violations of \n Association standards.\n ``(3) Reporting.--The Association shall immediately notify \n the States (including State insurance regulators) and the NAIC \n when the membership of an insurance producer has been placed on \n probation or has been suspended, revoked, or otherwise \n terminated, or when the Association has assessed monetary fines \n or penalties.\n ``(i) Consumer Complaints.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Association shall--\n ``(A) refer any complaint against a member of the \n Association from a consumer relating to alleged \n misconduct or violations of State insurance laws to the \n State insurance regulator where the consumer resides \n and, when appropriate, to any additional State \n insurance regulator, as determined by standards adopted \n by the Association; and\n ``(B) make any related records and information \n available to each State insurance regulator to whom the \n complaint is forwarded.\n ``(2) Telephone and other access.--The Association shall \n maintain a toll-free number for purposes of this subsection \n and, as practicable, other alternative means of communication \n with consumers, such as an Internet webpage.\n ``(3) Final disposition of investigation.--State insurance \n regulators shall provide the Association with information \n regarding the final disposition of a complaint referred \n pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), but nothing shall be construed to \n compel a State to release confidential investigation reports or \n other information protected by State law to the Association.\n ``(j) Information Sharing.--The Association may--\n ``(1) share documents, materials, or other information, \n including confidential and privileged documents, with a State, \n Federal, or international governmental entity or with the NAIC \n or other appropriate entity referred to paragraphs (3) and (4), \n provided that the recipient has the authority and agrees to \n maintain the confidentiality or privileged status of the \n document, material, or other information;\n ``(2) limit the sharing of information as required under \n this subtitle with the NAIC or any other non-governmental \n entity, in circumstances under which the Association determines \n that the sharing of such information is unnecessary to further \n the purposes of this subtitle;\n ``(3) establish a central clearinghouse, or utilize the \n NAIC or another appropriate entity, as determined by the \n Association, as a central clearinghouse, for use by the \n Association and the States (including State insurance \n regulators), through which members of the Association may \n disclose their intent to operate in 1 or more States and pay \n the licensing fees to the appropriate States; and\n ``(4) establish a database, or utilize the NAIC or another \n appropriate entity, as determined by the Association, as a \n database, for use by the Association and the States (including \n State insurance regulators) for the collection of regulatory \n information concerning the activities of insurance producers.\n ``(k) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall take \neffect on the later of--\n ``(1) the expiration of the 2-year period beginning on the \n date of enactment of the National Association of Registered \n Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2015; and\n ``(2) the date of incorporation of the Association.\n\n``SEC. 324. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.\n\n ``(a) Establishment.--There is established a board of directors of \nthe Association, which shall have authority to govern and supervise all \nactivities of the Association.\n ``(b) Powers.--The Board shall have such of the powers and \nauthority of the Association as may be specified in the bylaws of the \nAssociation.\n ``(c) Composition.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Board shall consist of 13 members \n who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice \n and consent of the Senate, in accordance with the procedures \n established under Senate Resolution 116 of the 112th Congress, \n of whom--\n ``(A) 8 shall be State insurance commissioners \n appointed in the manner provided in paragraph (2), 1 of \n whom shall be designated by the President to serve as \n the chairperson of the Board until the Board elects one \n such State insurance commissioner Board member to serve \n as the chairperson of the Board;\n ``(B) 3 shall have demonstrated expertise and \n experience with property and casualty insurance \n producer licensing; and\n ``(C) 2 shall have demonstrated expertise and \n experience with life or health insurance producer \n licensing.\n ``(2) State insurance regulator representatives.--\n ``(A) Recommendations.--Before making any \n appointments pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), the \n President shall request a list of recommended \n candidates from the States through the NAIC, which \n shall not be binding on the President. If the NAIC \n fails to submit a list of recommendations not later \n than 15 business days after the date of the request, \n the President may make the requisite appointments \n without considering the views of the NAIC.\n ``(B) Political affiliation.--Not more than 4 Board \n members appointed under paragraph (1)(A) shall belong \n to the same political party.\n ``(C) Former state insurance commissioners.--\n ``(i) In general.--If, after offering each \n currently serving State insurance commissioner \n an appointment to the Board, fewer than 8 State \n insurance commissioners have accepted \n appointment to the Board, the President may \n appoint the remaining State insurance \n commissioner Board members, as required under \n paragraph (1)(A), of the appropriate political \n party as required under subparagraph (B), from \n among individuals who are former State \n insurance commissioners.\n ``(ii) Limitation.--A former State \n insurance commissioner appointed as described \n in clause (i) may not be employed by or have \n any present direct or indirect financial \n interest in any insurer, insurance producer, or \n other entity in the insurance industry, other \n than direct or indirect ownership of, or \n beneficial interest in, an insurance policy or \n annuity contract written or sold by an insurer.\n ``(D) Service through term.--If a Board member \n appointed under paragraph (1)(A) ceases to be a State \n insurance commissioner during the term of the Board \n member, the Board member shall cease to be a Board \n member.\n ``(3) Private sector representatives.--In making any \n appointment pursuant to subparagraph (B) or (C) of paragraph \n (1), the President may seek recommendations for candidates from \n groups representing the category of individuals described, \n which shall not be binding on the President.\n ``(4) State insurance commissioner defined.--For purposes \n of this subsection, the term `State insurance commissioner' \n means a person who serves in the position in State government, \n or on the board, commission, or other body that is the primary \n insurance regulatory authority for the State.\n ``(d) Terms.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided under paragraph (2), \n the term of service for each Board member shall be 2 years.\n ``(2) Exceptions.--\n ``(A) 1-year terms.--The term of service shall be 1 \n year, as designated by the President at the time of the \n nomination of the subject Board members for--\n ``(i) 4 of the State insurance commissioner \n Board members initially appointed under \n paragraph (1)(A), of whom not more than 2 shall \n belong to the same political party;\n ``(ii) 1 of the Board members initially \n appointed under paragraph (1)(B); and\n ``(iii) 1 of the Board members initially \n appointed under paragraph (1)(C).\n ``(B) Expiration of term.--A Board member may \n continue to serve after the expiration of the term to \n which the Board member was appointed for the earlier of \n 2 years or until a successor is appointed.\n ``(C) Mid-term appointments.--A Board member \n appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the \n expiration of the term for which the predecessor of the \n Board member was appointed shall be appointed only for \n the remainder of that term.\n ``(3) Successive terms.--Board members may be reappointed \n to successive terms.\n ``(e) Initial Appointments.--The appointment of initial Board \nmembers shall be made no later than 90 days after the date of enactment \nof the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act \nof 2015.\n ``(f) Meetings.--\n ``(1) In general.--The Board shall meet--\n ``(A) at the call of the chairperson;\n ``(B) as requested in writing to the chairperson by \n not fewer than 5 Board members; or\n ``(C) as otherwise provided by the bylaws of the \n Association.\n ``(2) Quorum required.--A majority of all Board members \n shall constitute a quorum.\n ``(3) Voting.--Decisions of the Board shall require the \n approval of a majority of all Board members present at a \n meeting, a quorum being present.\n ``(4) Initial meeting.--The Board shall hold its first \n meeting not later than 45 days after the date on which all \n initial Board members have been appointed.\n ``(g) Restriction on Confidential Information.--Board members \nappointed pursuant to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of subsection (c)(1) \nshall not have access to confidential information received by the \nAssociation in connection with complaints, investigations, or \ndisciplinary proceedings involving insurance producers.\n ``(h) Ethics and Conflicts of Interest.--The Board shall issue and \nenforce an ethical conduct code to address permissible and prohibited \nactivities of Board members and Association officers, employees, \nagents, or consultants. The code shall, at a minimum, include \nprovisions that prohibit any Board member or Association officer, \nemployee, agent or consultant from--\n ``(1) engaging in unethical conduct in the course of \n performing Association duties;\n ``(2) participating in the making or influencing the making \n of any Association decision, the outcome of which the Board \n member, officer, employee, agent, or consultant knows or had \n reason to know would have a reasonably foreseeable material \n financial effect, distinguishable from its effect on the public \n generally, on the person or a member of the immediate family of \n the person;\n ``(3) accepting any gift from any person or entity other \n than the Association that is given because of the position held \n by the person in the Association;\n ``(4) making political contributions to any person or \n entity on behalf of the Association; and\n ``(5) lobbying or paying a person to lobby on behalf of the \n Association.\n ``(i) Compensation.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no \n Board member may receive any compensation from the Association \n or any other person or entity on account of Board membership.\n ``(2) Travel expenses and per diem.--Board members may be \n reimbursed only by the Association for travel expenses, \n including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates consistent \n with rates authorized for employees of Federal agencies under \n subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, \n while away from home or regular places of business in \n performance of services for the Association.\n\n``SEC. 325. BYLAWS, STANDARDS, AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.\n\n ``(a) Adoption and Amendment of Bylaws and Standards.--\n ``(1) Procedures.--The Association shall adopt procedures \n for the adoption of bylaws and standards that are similar to \n procedures under subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United \n States Code (commonly known as the `Administrative Procedure \n Act').\n ``(2) Copy required to be filed.--The Board shall submit to \n the President, through the Department of the Treasury, and the \n States (including State insurance regulators), and shall \n publish on the website of the Association, all proposed bylaws \n and standards of the Association, or any proposed amendment to \n the bylaws or standards of the Association, accompanied by a \n concise general statement of the basis and purpose of such \n proposal.\n ``(3) Effective date.--Any proposed bylaw or standard of \n the Association, and any proposed amendment to the bylaws or \n standards of the Association, shall take effect, after notice \n under paragraph (2) and opportunity for public comment, on such \n date as the Association may designate, unless suspended under \n section 329(c).\n ``(4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall \n be construed to subject the Board or the Association to the \n requirements of subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United \n States Code (commonly known as the `Administrative Procedure \n Act').\n ``(b) Disciplinary Action by the Association.--\n ``(1) Specification of charges.--In any proceeding to \n determine whether membership shall be denied, suspended, \n revoked, or not renewed, or to determine whether a member of \n the Association should be placed on probation (referred to in \n this section as a `disciplinary action') or whether to assess \n fines or monetary penalties, the Association shall bring \n specific charges, notify the member of the charges, give the \n member an opportunity to defend against the charges, and keep a \n record.\n ``(2) Supporting statement.--A determination to take \n disciplinary action shall be supported by a statement setting \n forth--\n ``(A) any act or practice in which the member has \n been found to have been engaged;\n ``(B) the specific provision of this subtitle or \n standard of the Association that any such act or \n practice is deemed to violate; and\n ``(C) the sanction imposed and the reason for the \n sanction.\n ``(3) Ineligibility of private sector representatives.--\n Board members appointed pursuant to section 324(c)(3) may not--\n ``(A) participate in any disciplinary action or be \n counted toward establishing a quorum during a \n disciplinary action; and\n ``(B) have access to confidential information \n concerning any disciplinary action.\n\n``SEC. 326. POWERS.\n\n ``In addition to all the powers conferred upon a nonprofit \ncorporation by the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, the \nAssociation shall have the power to--\n ``(1) establish and collect such membership fees as the \n Association finds necessary to impose to cover the costs of its \n operations;\n ``(2) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, procedures, or \n standards governing the conduct of Association business and \n performance of its duties;\n ``(3) establish procedures for providing notice and \n opportunity for comment pursuant to section 325(a);\n ``(4) enter into and perform such agreements as necessary \n to carry out the duties of the Association;\n ``(5) hire employees, professionals, or specialists, and \n elect or appoint officers, and to fix their compensation, \n define their duties and give them appropriate authority to \n carry out the purposes of this subtitle, and determine their \n qualification;\n ``(6) establish personnel policies of the Association and \n programs relating to, among other things, conflicts of \n interest, rates of compensation, where applicable, and \n qualifications of personnel;\n ``(7) borrow money; and\n ``(8) secure funding for such amounts as the Association \n determines to be necessary and appropriate to organize and \n begin operations of the Association, which shall be treated as \n loans to be repaid by the Association with interest at market \n rate.\n\n``SEC. 327. REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the close of each \nfiscal year, the Association shall submit to the President, through the \nDepartment of the Treasury, and the States (including State insurance \nregulators), and shall publish on the website of the Association, a \nwritten report regarding the conduct of its business, and the exercise \nof the other rights and powers granted by this subtitle, during such \nfiscal year.\n ``(b) Financial Statements.--Each report submitted under subsection \n(a) with respect to any fiscal year shall include audited financial \nstatements setting forth the financial position of the Association at \nthe end of such fiscal year and the results of its operations \n(including the source and application of its funds) for such fiscal \nyear.\n\n``SEC. 328. LIABILITY OF THE ASSOCIATION AND THE BOARD MEMBERS, \n OFFICERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE ASSOCIATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Association shall not be deemed to be an \ninsurer or insurance producer within the meaning of any State law, \nrule, regulation, or order regulating or taxing insurers, insurance \nproducers, or other entities engaged in the business of insurance, \nincluding provisions imposing premium taxes, regulating insurer \nsolvency or financial condition, establishing guaranty funds and \nlevying assessments, or requiring claims settlement practices.\n ``(b) Liability of Board Members, Officers, and Employees.--No \nBoard member, officer, or employee of the Association shall be \npersonally liable to any person for any action taken or omitted in good \nfaith in any matter within the scope of their responsibilities in \nconnection with the Association.\n\n``SEC. 329. PRESIDENTIAL OVERSIGHT.\n\n ``(a) Removal of Board.--If the President determines that the \nAssociation is acting in a manner contrary to the interests of the \npublic or the purposes of this subtitle or has failed to perform its \nduties under this subtitle, the President may remove the entire \nexisting Board for the remainder of the term to which the Board members \nwere appointed and appoint, in accordance with section 324 and with the \nadvice and consent of the Senate, in accordance with the procedures \nestablished under Senate Resolution 116 of the 112th Congress, new \nBoard members to fill the vacancies on the Board for the remainder of \nthe terms.\n ``(b) Removal of Board Member.--The President may remove a Board \nmember only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office.\n ``(c) Suspension of Bylaws and Standards and Prohibition of \nActions.--Following notice to the Board, the President, or a person \ndesignated by the President for such purpose, may suspend the \neffectiveness of any bylaw or standard, or prohibit any action, of the \nAssociation that the President or the designee determines is contrary \nto the purposes of this subtitle.\n\n``SEC. 330. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.\n\n ``(a) Preemption of State Laws.--State laws, regulations, \nprovisions, or other actions purporting to regulate insurance producers \nshall be preempted to the extent provided in subsection (b).\n ``(b) Prohibited Actions.--\n ``(1) In general.--No State shall--\n ``(A) impede the activities of, take any action \n against, or apply any provision of law or regulation \n arbitrarily or discriminatorily to, any insurance \n producer because that insurance producer or any \n affiliate plans to become, has applied to become, or is \n a member of the Association;\n ``(B) impose any requirement upon a member of the \n Association that it pay fees different from those \n required to be paid to that State were it not a member \n of the Association; or\n ``(C) impose any continuing education requirements \n on any nonresident insurance producer that is a member \n of the Association.\n ``(2) States other than a home state.--No State, other than \n the home State of a member of the Association, shall--\n ``(A) impose any licensing, personal or corporate \n qualifications, education, training, experience, \n residency, continuing education, or bonding requirement \n upon a member of the Association that is different from \n the criteria for membership in the Association or \n renewal of such membership;\n ``(B) impose any requirement upon a member of the \n Association that it be licensed, registered, or \n otherwise qualified to do business or remain in good \n standing in the State, including any requirement that \n the insurance producer register as a foreign company \n with the secretary of state or equivalent State \n official;\n ``(C) require that a member of the Association \n submit to a criminal history record check as a \n condition of doing business in the State; or\n ``(D) impose any licensing, registration, or \n appointment requirements upon a member of the \n Association, or require a member of the Association to \n be authorized to operate as an insurance producer, in \n order to sell, solicit, or negotiate insurance for \n commercial property and casualty risks to an insured \n with risks located in more than one State, if the \n member is licensed or otherwise authorized to operate \n in the State where the insured maintains its principal \n place of business and the contract of insurance insures \n risks located in that State.\n ``(3) Preservation of state disciplinary authority.--\n Nothing in this section may be construed to prohibit a State \n from investigating and taking appropriate disciplinary action, \n including suspension or revocation of authority of an insurance \n producer to do business in a State, in accordance with State \n law and that is not inconsistent with the provisions of this \n section, against a member of the Association as a result of a \n complaint or for any alleged activity, regardless of whether \n the activity occurred before or after the insurance producer \n commenced doing business in the State pursuant to Association \n membership.\n\n``SEC. 331. COORDINATION WITH FINANCIAL INDUSTRY REGULATORY AUTHORITY.\n\n ``The Association shall coordinate with the Financial Industry \nRegulatory Authority in order to ease any administrative burdens that \nfall on members of the Association that are subject to regulation by \nthe Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, consistent with the \nrequirements of this subtitle and the Federal securities laws.\n\n``SEC. 332. RIGHT OF ACTION.\n\n ``(a) Right of Action.--Any person aggrieved by a decision or \naction of the Association may, after reasonably exhausting available \navenues for resolution within the Association, commence a civil action \nin an appropriate United States district court, and obtain all \nappropriate relief.\n ``(b) Association Interpretations.--In any action under subsection \n(a), the court shall give appropriate weight to the interpretation of \nthe Association of its bylaws and standards and this subtitle.\n\n``SEC. 333. FEDERAL FUNDING PROHIBITED.\n\n ``The Association may not receive, accept, or borrow any amounts \nfrom the Federal Government to pay for, or reimburse, the Association \nfor, the costs of establishing or operating the Association.\n\n``SEC. 334. DEFINITIONS.\n\n ``For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions shall \napply:\n ``(1) Business entity.--The term `business entity' means a \n corporation, association, partnership, limited liability \n company, limited liability partnership, or other legal entity.\n ``(2) Depository institution.--The term `depository \n institution' has the meaning as in section 3 of the Federal \n Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813).\n ``(3) Home state.--The term `home State' means the State in \n which the insurance producer maintains its principal place of \n residence or business and is licensed to act as an insurance \n producer.\n ``(4) Insurance.--The term `insurance' means any product, \n other than title insurance or bail bonds, defined or regulated \n as insurance by the appropriate State insurance regulatory \n authority.\n ``(5) Insurance producer.--The term `insurance producer' \n means any insurance agent or broker, excess or surplus lines \n broker or agent, insurance consultant, limited insurance \n representative, and any other individual or entity that sells, \n solicits, or negotiates policies of insurance or offers advice, \n counsel, opinions or services related to insurance.\n ``(6) Insurer.--The term `insurer' has the meaning as in \n section 313(e)(2)(B) of title 31, United States Code.\n ``(7) Principal place of business.--The term `principal \n place of business' means the State in which an insurance \n producer maintains the headquarters of the insurance producer \n and, in the case of a business entity, where high-level \n officers of the entity direct, control, and coordinate the \n business activities of the business entity.\n ``(8) Principal place of residence.--The term `principal \n place of residence' means the State in which an insurance \n producer resides for the greatest number of days during a \n calendar year.\n ``(9) State.--The term `State' includes any State, the \n District of Columbia, any territory of the United States, and \n Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Trust Territory of the \n Pacific Islands, the Virgin Islands, and the Northern Mariana \n Islands.\n ``(10) State law.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `State law' includes \n all laws, decisions, rules, regulations, or other State \n action having the effect of law, of any State.\n ``(B) Laws applicable in the district of \n columbia.--A law of the United States applicable only \n to or within the District of Columbia shall be treated \n as a State law rather than a law of the United \n States.''.\n (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents for the Gramm-\nLeach-Bliley Act is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle \nC of title III and inserting the following new items:\n\n ``Subtitle C--National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers\n\n``Sec. 321. National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers.\n``Sec. 322. Purpose.\n``Sec. 323. Membership.\n``Sec. 324. Board of directors.\n``Sec. 325. Bylaws, standards, and disciplinary actions.\n``Sec. 326. Powers.\n``Sec. 327. Report by the Association.\n``Sec. 328. Liability of the Association and the Board members, \n officers, and employees of the Association.\n``Sec. 329. Presidential oversight.\n``Sec. 330. Relationship to State law.\n``Sec. 331. Coordination with financial industry regulatory authority.\n``Sec. 332. Right of action.\n``Sec. 333. Federal funding prohibited.\n``Sec. 334. Definitions.''.\n\n TITLE III--BUSINESS RISK MITIGATION AND PRICE STABILIZATION\n\nSEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Business Risk Mitigation and Price \nStabilization Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 302. MARGIN REQUIREMENTS.\n\n (a) Commodity Exchange Act Amendment.--Section 4s(e) of the \nCommodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. 6s(e)), as added by section 731 of the \nDodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended \nby adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(4) Applicability with respect to counterparties.--The \n requirements of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii), including \n the initial and variation margin requirements imposed by rules \n adopted pursuant to paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii), shall \n not apply to a swap in which a counterparty qualifies for an \n exception under section 2(h)(7)(A), or an exemption issued \n under section 4(c)(1) from the requirements of section \n 2(h)(1)(A) for cooperative entities as defined in such \n exemption, or satisfies the criteria in section 2(h)(7)(D).''.\n (b) Securities Exchange Act Amendment.--Section 15F(e) of the \nSecurities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o-10(e)), as added by \nsection 764(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer \nProtection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new \nparagraph:\n ``(4) Applicability with respect to counterparties.--The \n requirements of paragraphs (2)(A)(ii) and (2)(B)(ii) shall not \n apply to a security-based swap in which a counterparty \n qualifies for an exception under section 3C(g)(1) or satisfies \n the criteria in section 3C(g)(4).''.\n\nSEC. 303. IMPLEMENTATION.\n\n The amendments made by this title to the Commodity Exchange Act \nshall be implemented--\n (1) without regard to--\n (A) chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code; and\n (B) the notice and comment provisions of section \n 553 of title 5, United States Code;\n (2) through the promulgation of an interim final rule, \n pursuant to which public comment will be sought before a final \n rule is issued; and\n (3) such that paragraph (1) shall apply solely to changes \n to rules and regulations, or proposed rules and regulations, \n that are limited to and directly a consequence of such \n amendments.\n \n", "frequency": [["insurance", 177], ["association", 165], ["state", 141], ["shall", 137], ["member", 82], ["producer", 74], ["board", 64], ["information", 59], ["terrorism", 55], ["paragraph", 53], ["year", 51], ["section", 50], ["subparagraph", 46], ["may", 42], ["secretary", 42], ["insurer", 41], ["membership", 40], ["law", 39], ["entity", 35], ["risk", 34], ["striking", 33], ["federal", 33], ["including", 31], ["inserting", 31], ["action", 30], ["subsection", 29], ["requirement", 28], ["calendar", 28], ["business", 27], ["term", 26], ["record", 26], ["general.", 25], ["purpose", 25], ["history", 23], ["criminal", 23], ["agent", 22], ["standard", 21], ["subtitle", 21], ["appropriate", 21], ["data", 20], ["regulation", 20], ["regulator", 20], ["provision", 19], ["u.s.c", 19], ["required", 19], ["rule", 19], ["licensing", 18], ["appointed", 18], ["date", 18], ["president", 18], ["committee", 18], ["period", 18], ["loss", 18], ["authority", 18], ["provided", 18], ["established", 17], ["amount", 17], ["pursuant", 17], ["premium", 16], ["study", 16], ["establish", 16], ["following", 16], ["market", 15], ["united", 15], ["criterion", 15], ["financial", 15], ["national", 15], ["person", 15], ["amended", 15], ["broker", 15], ["small", 14], ["bylaw", 14], ["referred", 14], ["note", 14], ["respect", 14], ["education", 14], ["effect", 14], ["registered", 14], ["check", 14], ["fund", 13], ["disciplinary", 13], ["continuing", 13], ["fee", 12], ["commissioner", 12], ["reserve", 12], ["employee", 12], ["otherwise", 12], ["government", 12], ["general", 12], ["code", 11], ["include", 11], ["naic", 11], ["provide", 11], ["report", 11], ["activity", 11], ["available", 11], ["mean", 11], ["described", 11], ["upon", 11], ["officer", 11]]}, "hr27": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 27 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 27\n\n To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Goodlatte (for himself, Mr. Marino, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Walberg, Mr. \nWilson of South Carolina, Mr. Flores, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pittenger, \n Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Jones, Mr. Chabot, \nMr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Long, \n Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Griffith, Mr. \n Culberson, Mr. Amash, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Westmoreland, \n Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. \n Gosar, and Mr. Woodall) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the \n Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To terminate the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Code Termination Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. TERMINATION OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.\n\n (a) In General.--No tax shall be imposed by the Internal Revenue \nCode of 1986--\n (1) for any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2019; \n and\n (2) in the case of any tax not imposed on the basis of a \n taxable year, on any taxable event or for any period after \n December 31, 2019.\n (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to taxes imposed \nby--\n (1) chapter 2 of such Code (relating to tax on self-\n employment income);\n (2) chapter 21 of such Code (relating to Federal Insurance \n Contributions Act); and\n (3) chapter 22 of such Code (relating to Railroad \n Retirement Tax Act).\n\nSEC. 3. NEW FEDERAL TAX SYSTEM.\n\n (a) Structure.--The Congress hereby declares that any new Federal \ntax system should be a simple and fair system that--\n (1) applies a low rate to all Americans;\n (2) provides tax relief for working Americans;\n (3) protects the rights of taxpayers and reduces tax \n collection abuses;\n (4) eliminates the bias against savings and investment;\n (5) promotes economic growth and job creation; and\n (6) does not penalize marriage or families.\n (b) Timing of Implementation.--In order to ensure an easy \ntransition and effective implementation, the Congress hereby declares \nthat any new Federal tax system should be approved by Congress in its \nfinal form no later than July 4, 2019.\n\nSEC. 4. DELAY OF TERMINATION DATES.\n\n (a) Two-Thirds Majority Required.--In the House of Representatives \nor the Senate, a bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference \nreport carrying a change of the dates specified in section 2(a) of this \nAct may not be considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined \nby a vote of not less than two-thirds of the Members voting, a quorum \nbeing present.\n (b) Rules of the Senate and House.--The provisions of subsection \n(a) are enacted by the Congress as an exercise of the rulemaking power \nof the House of Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as \nsuch they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, \nrespectively, or of that House to which they specifically apply, and \nsuch rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are \ninconsistent therewith.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 31], ["tax", 11], ["code", 8], ["house", 7], ["congress", 7], ["rule", 5], ["senate", 4], ["federal", 4], ["revenue", 4], ["system", 4], ["representative", 4], ["bill", 4], ["internal", 4], ["shall", 4], ["committee", 3], ["imposed", 3], ["new", 3], ["relating", 3], ["chapter", 3], ["taxable", 3], ["termination", 3], ["terminate", 2], ["provision", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["declares", 2], ["year", 2], ["respectively", 2], ["american", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["period", 2], ["tennessee", 2], ["apply", 2], ["114th", 2], ["texas", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["hereby", 2], ["two-thirds", 2], ["case", 2], ["determined", 2], ["december", 2], ["may", 2], ["date", 2], ["considered", 2], ["section", 2], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["agreed", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["roe", 1], ["report", 1], ["session", 1], ["inconsistent", 1], ["chabot", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["member", 1], ["chaffetz", 1], ["retirement", 1], ["taxpayer", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["implementation", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["supersede", 1], ["forbes", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["easy", 1], ["weber", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["amodei", 1], ["government", 1], ["woodall", 1], ["required.", 1], ["joint", 1], ["fall", 1], ["timing", 1], ["railroad", 1], ["culberson", 1], ["january", 1], ["reduces", 1], ["newhouse", 1], ["exercise", 1], ["referred", 1], ["mean", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["right", 1], ["fair", 1], ["1st", 1], ["house.", 1], ["rate", 1], ["economic", 1], ["employment", 1], ["event", 1], ["self-", 1], ["rulemaking", 1], ["garrett", 1], ["goodlatte", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["gosar", 1], ["provides", 1]]}, "hr28": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 28 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 28\n\n To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Poe of Texas introduced the following bill; which was referred to \nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to \n the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Natural Resources, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To approve the Keystone XL pipeline project permit.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Keystone For a Secure Tomorrow \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDING.\n\n The Congress finds that the delivery of oil from Alberta, Canada, \nto domestic markets in the United States is in the national interest of \nthe United States, and the earliest possible completion of the Keystone \nXL pipeline will best serve the national interest.\n\nSEC. 3. KEYSTONE XL PIPELINE PERMIT APPROVAL.\n\n (a) Permit Approval.--The permit described in subsection (b) is \nhereby approved.\n (b) Description of Permit.--The permit approved under subsection \n(a) is the permit with respect to certain energy-related facilities and \nland transportation crossings on the international boundaries of the \nUnited States for the Keystone XL pipeline project, an application for \nwhich was filed on September 19, 2008 (including amendments). Such \npermit shall also include the Nebraska reroute evaluated in the Final \nEvaluation Report issued the Nebraska Department of Environmental \nQuality in January 2013.\n (c) Requirements.--The permit granted under subsection (a) shall \nrequire the following:\n (1) The permittee shall comply with all applicable Federal \n and State laws (including regulations) and all applicable \n industrial codes regarding the construction, connection, \n operation, and maintenance of the United States facilities.\n (2) The permittee shall take all appropriate measures to \n prevent or mitigate any adverse environmental impact or \n disruption of historic properties in connection with the \n construction, operation, and maintenance of the United States \n facilities.\n (3) For the purpose of the permit approved under subsection \n (a)--\n (A) the final environmental impact statement issued \n by the Secretary of State on August 26, 2011, and the \n Final Evaluation Report described in subsection (b) \n satisfy all requirements of the National Environmental \n Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and section \n 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 \n U.S.C. 470f);\n (B) any modification required by the Secretary of \n State to the Plan described in paragraph (4)(A) shall \n not require supplementation of the final environmental \n impact statement described in that paragraph; and\n (C) no further Federal environmental review shall \n be required.\n (4) The construction, operation, and maintenance of the \n facilities shall be in all material respects similar to that \n described in the application and the Final Evaluation Report \n described in subsection (b) and in accordance with--\n (A) the construction, mitigation, and reclamation \n measures agreed to by the permittee in the Construction \n Mitigation and Reclamation Plan found in appendix B of \n the final environmental impact statement issued by the \n Secretary of State on August 26, 2011;\n (B) the special conditions agreed to between the \n permittee and the Administrator of the Pipeline \n Hazardous Materials Safety Administration of the \n Department of Transportation found in appendix U of the \n final environmental impact statement described in \n subparagraph (A); and\n (C) the stipulations identified in appendix S of \n the final environmental impact statement described in \n subparagraph (A).\n (5) Other requirements that are standard industry practice \n or commonly included in Federal permits that are similar to a \n permit approved under subsection (a).\n (d) Private Property Savings Clause.--Nothing in this section \nalters the Federal, State, or local processes or conditions in effect \non the date of enactment of this Act that are necessary to secure \naccess from private property owners to construct the Keystone XL \npipeline.\n \n", "frequency": [["permit", 12], ["state", 11], ["environmental", 9], ["described", 8], ["final", 8], ["subsection", 7], ["keystone", 7], ["pipeline", 7], ["shall", 7], ["impact", 6], ["united", 6], ["statement", 5], ["construction", 5], ["federal", 4], ["facility", 4], ["permittee", 4], ["national", 4], ["congress", 4], ["approved", 4], ["issued", 3], ["committee", 3], ["report", 3], ["house", 3], ["operation", 3], ["section", 3], ["evaluation", 3], ["transportation", 3], ["appendix", 3], ["maintenance", 3], ["bill", 3], ["project", 3], ["property", 3], ["secretary", 3], ["agreed", 2], ["including", 2], ["nebraska", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["material", 2], ["department", 2], ["historic", 2], ["private", 2], ["january", 2], ["applicable", 2], ["found", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["measure", 2], ["august", 2], ["connection", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["approve", 2], ["plan", 2], ["secure", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mitigation", 2], ["interest", 2], ["reclamation", 2], ["representative", 2], ["require", 2], ["following", 2], ["similar", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["application", 2], ["condition", 2], ["required", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["september", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["domestic", 1], ["session", 1], ["find", 1], ["completion", 1], ["also", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["alberta", 1], ["safety", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["possible", 1], ["fall", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["provision", 1], ["comply", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["regarding", 1], ["resource", 1], ["470f", 1], ["crossing", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["prevent", 1], ["seq", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["stipulation", 1], ["approval.", 1], ["clause.", 1]]}, "hr29": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 29 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 29\n\n To prohibit the use of funds for granting deferred action or other \nimmigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mrs. \n Black, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Roe of \n Tennessee, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Franks of \n Arizona, Mr. Cook, Mr. Marino, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Wilson of South \n Carolina, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. \n Fincher, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Kline) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit the use of funds for granting deferred action or other \nimmigration relief to aliens not lawfully present in the United States.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Separation of Powers Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS.\n\n (a) For Deferred Action or Parole.--None of the funds appropriated \nor otherwise made available to any Federal department or agency may be \nused to parole an alien into the United States or grant deferred action \non a final order of removal, for any reason other than on an individual \ncase-by-case basis for urgent humanitarian reasons.\n (b) For the Issuance of Work Permits or Green Cards.--None of the \nfunds appropriated or otherwise made available to any Federal \ndepartment or agency may be used to issue to any alien who, on the date \nof enactment of this Act, is unlawfully present in the United States \nany document attesting to the lawful permanent resident status of that \nalien, or to the authorization for employment in the United States of \nthat alien.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 20], ["alien", 6], ["state", 6], ["united", 6], ["fund", 5], ["action", 4], ["deferred", 4], ["house", 3], ["use", 3], ["present", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["granting", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["carolina", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["federal", 2], ["available", 2], ["reason", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["south", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["tennessee", 2], ["114th", 2], ["immigration", 2], ["representative", 2], ["none", 2], ["made", 2], ["lawfully", 2], ["agency", 2], ["department", 2], ["used", 2], ["appropriated", 2], ["relief", 2], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["roe", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["brook", 1], ["removal", 1], ["permanent", 1], ["black", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["texas", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["palazzo", 1], ["cook", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["section", 1], ["referred", 1], ["barletta", 1], ["senate", 1], ["lawful", 1], ["urgent", 1], ["individual", 1], ["employment", 1], ["garrett", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["issue", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["power", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["schweikert", 1], ["separation", 1], ["case-by-case", 1], ["blackburn", 1], ["fincher", 1], ["permit", 1], ["marino", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["1st", 1], ["poe", 1], ["parole.", 1], ["basis", 1], ["burgess", 1], ["final", 1], ["authorization", 1], ["byrne", 1], ["short", 1], ["attesting", 1], ["printing", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["following", 1], ["resident", 1], ["cited", 1], ["kline", 1], ["work", 1], ["cards.", 1], ["wilson", 1], ["grant", 1], ["document", 1], ["status", 1]]}, "hr799": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 799 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 799\n\n To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic \nTrail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to \n connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Mr. Nolan (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Ellison, Mr. \n Peterson, Mr. Walz, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Meeks, Mr. Paulsen, and Ms. \n McCollum) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic \nTrail in northeastern Minnesota and to extend the trail into Vermont to \n connect with the Appalachian National Scenic Trail, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``North Country National Scenic Trail \nRoute Adjustment Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. ROUTE ADJUSTMENT.\n\n Section 5(a)(8) of the National Trails System Act (16 U.S.C. \n1244(a)(8)) is amended in the first sentence--\n (1) by striking ``thirty two hundred miles, extending from \n eastern New York State'' and inserting ``4,600 miles, extending \n from the Appalachian Trail in Vermont''; and\n (2) by striking ``Proposed North Country Trail'' and all \n that follows through ``June 1975.'' and inserting ```North \n Country National Scenic Trail, Authorized Route' dated February \n 2014, and numbered 649/116870.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["trail", 11], ["mr.", 9], ["national", 7], ["scenic", 6], ["route", 5], ["country", 5], ["north", 4], ["house", 3], ["authorized", 3], ["appalachian", 3], ["congress", 3], ["vermont", 3], ["bill", 3], ["mile", 2], ["northeastern", 2], ["connect", 2], ["adjustment", 2], ["extend", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["minnesota", 2], ["striking", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["february", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["extending", 2], ["state", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["revise", 2], ["representative", 2], ["two", 1], ["eastern", 1], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["senate", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["ellison", 1], ["system", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["welch", 1], ["follows", 1], ["peterson", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["walz", 1], ["paulsen", 1], ["united", 1], ["`north", 1], ["proposed", 1], ["may", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["hundred", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["first", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["blumenauer", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["june", 1], ["meeks", 1], ["york", 1], ["nolan", 1], ["resource", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["numbered", 1], ["short", 1], ["natural", 1], ["thirty", 1], ["mccollum", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["connolly", 1], ["printing", 1], ["dated", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr798": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 798 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 798\n\n To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the \n flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Mr. Meeks introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to prohibit the \n flying of unmanned recreational aircraft near commercial airports.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Responsible Skies Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON THE FLYING OF UNMANNED RECREATIONAL AIRCRAFT \n NEAR COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS.\n\n Section 333 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 \nU.S.C. 40101 note) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (c) by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ; and ``, including that the operator of an unmanned \n recreational aircraft may not fly the aircraft--\n ``(1) above 400 feet and within 5 miles of the perimeter of an \nairport that provides scheduled passenger air transportation; or\n ``(2) where it may be seem from the perimeter of the airport.''; \nand\n (2) by inserting at the end the following:\n ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date \nof the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, the Secretary \nshall submit to Congress a report containing--\n ``(1) a description of any incident in which an unmanned \n recreational aircraft flew above 400 feet less than 5 miles \n from the perimeter of an airport that provides scheduled \n passenger air transportation; and\n ``(2) the action taken by the Secretary in response to the \n incident.\n ``(e) Definition of Unmanned Recreational Aircraft.--In this \nsection, the term `unmanned recreational aircraft' means an unmanned \naircraft flown for hobby or recreational purposes.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["recreational", 8], ["aircraft", 8], ["unmanned", 7], ["airport", 6], ["congress", 4], ["modernization", 3], ["faa", 3], ["house", 3], ["reform", 3], ["section", 3], ["transportation", 3], ["commercial", 3], ["flying", 3], ["bill", 3], ["near", 3], ["perimeter", 3], ["may", 3], ["foot", 2], ["mile", 2], ["scheduled", 2], ["report", 2], ["secretary", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["year", 2], ["provides", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["incident", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["air", 2], ["following", 2], ["passenger", 2], ["end", 2], ["office", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["sky", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["hobby", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["term", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["every", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["congress.", 1], ["meeks", 1], ["definition", 1], ["striking", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["one", 1], ["1st", 1], ["operator", 1], ["aircraft.", 1], ["submit", 1], ["taken", 1], ["fly", 1], ["printing", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["seem", 1], ["containing", 1], ["united", 1], ["responsible", 1], ["note", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["description", 1], ["shall", 1], ["action", 1], ["flown", 1], ["flew", 1], ["date", 1], ["`unmanned", 1], ["america", 1], ["response", 1], ["short", 1], ["purposes.", 1], ["later", 1], ["mean", 1]]}, "hr526": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 526 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 526\n\n To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public \ndisclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of \n quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the \n receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to \n asbestos; and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 26, 2015\n\n Mr. Farenthold (for himself and Mr. Marino) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 11 of the United States Code to require the public \ndisclosure by trusts established under section 524(g) of such title, of \n quarterly reports that contain detailed information regarding the \n receipt and disposition of claims for injuries based on exposure to \n asbestos; and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Furthering Asbestos Claim \nTransparency (FACT) Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.\n\n Section 524(g) of title 11, United States Code, is amended by \nadding at the end the following:\n ``(8) A trust described in paragraph (2) shall, subject to section \n107--\n ``(A) file with the bankruptcy court, not later than 60 \n days after the end of every quarter, a report that shall be \n made available on the court's public docket and with respect to \n such quarter--\n ``(i) describes each demand the trust received \n from, including the name and exposure history of, a \n claimant and the basis for any payment from the trust \n made to such claimant; and\n ``(ii) does not include any confidential medical \n record or the claimant's full social security number; \n and\n ``(B) upon written request, and subject to payment \n (demanded at the option of the trust) for any reasonable cost \n incurred by the trust to comply with such request, provide in a \n timely manner any information related to payment from, and \n demands for payment from, such trust, subject to appropriate \n protective orders, to any party to any action in law or equity \n if the subject of such action concerns liability for asbestos \n exposure.''.\n\nSEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.\n\n (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act \nand the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of \nthe enactment of this Act.\n (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act \nshall apply with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the \nUnited States Code before, on, or after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["trust", 8], ["section", 5], ["state", 5], ["united", 5], ["code", 4], ["asbestos", 4], ["amendment", 4], ["subject", 4], ["made", 4], ["shall", 4], ["payment", 4], ["claimant", 3], ["report", 3], ["house", 3], ["public", 3], ["bill", 3], ["claim", 3], ["information", 3], ["congress", 3], ["date", 3], ["exposure", 3], ["based", 2], ["quarterly", 2], ["regarding", 2], ["quarter", 2], ["receipt", 2], ["established", 2], ["contain", 2], ["action", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["disclosure", 2], ["disposition", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["injury", 2], ["representative", 2], ["demand", 2], ["amend", 2], ["require", 2], ["following", 2], ["detailed", 2], ["court", 2], ["application", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["end", 2], ["effective", 2], ["request", 2], ["office", 1], ["furthering", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["written", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["equity", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["protective", 1], ["amended", 1], ["confidential", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["liability", 1], ["every", 1], ["provided", 1], ["day", 1], ["comply", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["timely", 1], ["name", 1], ["january", 1], ["reasonable", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["security", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["related", 1], ["cost", 1], ["apply", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["date.", 1], ["available", 1], ["full", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["marino", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["received", 1], ["demanded", 1], ["social", 1], ["number", 1], ["except", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["bankruptcy", 1], ["law", 1], ["described", 1]]}, "hr527": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 527 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 527\n\n To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as \n the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of \n potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 26, 2015\n\n Mr. Chabot (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Marino, Mr. Collins of \n Georgia, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. \n Knight) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small \nBusiness, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in \n each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as \n the Regulatory Flexibility Act), to ensure complete analysis of \n potential impacts on small entities of rules, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Regulatory \nFlexibility Improvements Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. CLARIFICATION AND EXPANSION OF RULES COVERED BY THE REGULATORY \n FLEXIBILITY ACT.\n\n (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 601 of title 5, United \nStates Code, is amended to read as follows:\n ``(2) Rule.--The term `rule' has the meaning given such \n term in section 551(4) of this title, except that such term \n does not include a rule pertaining to the protection of the \n rights of and benefits for veterans or a rule of particular \n (and not general) applicability relating to rates, wages, \n corporate or financial structures or reorganizations thereof, \n prices, facilities, appliances, services, or allowances \n therefor or to valuations, costs or accounting, or practices \n relating to such rates, wages, structures, prices, appliances, \n services, or allowances.''.\n (b) Inclusion of Rules With Indirect Effects.--Section 601 of title \n5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following \nnew paragraph:\n ``(9) Economic impact.--The term `economic impact' means, \n with respect to a proposed or final rule--\n ``(A) any direct economic effect on small entities \n of such rule; and\n ``(B) any indirect economic effect (including \n compliance costs and effects on revenue) on small \n entities which is reasonably foreseeable and results \n from such rule (without regard to whether small \n entities will be directly regulated by the rule).''.\n (c) Inclusion of Rules With Beneficial Effects.--\n (1) Initial regulatory flexibility analysis.--Subsection \n (c) of section 603 of title 5, United States Code, is amended \n by striking the first sentence and inserting ``Each initial \n regulatory flexibility analysis shall also contain a detailed \n description of alternatives to the proposed rule which minimize \n any adverse significant economic impact or maximize any \n beneficial significant economic impact on small entities.''.\n (2) Final regulatory flexibility analysis.--The first \n paragraph (6) of section 604(a) of title 5, United States Code, \n is amended by striking ``minimize the significant economic \n impact'' and inserting ``minimize the adverse significant \n economic impact or maximize the beneficial significant economic \n impact''.\n (d) Inclusion of Rules Affecting Tribal Organizations.--Paragraph \n(5) of section 601 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by \ninserting ``and tribal organizations (as defined in section 4(l) of the \nIndian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. \n450b(l))),'' after ``special districts,''.\n (e) Inclusion of Land Management Plans and Formal Rulemaking.--\n (1) Initial regulatory flexibility analysis.--Subsection \n (a) of section 603 of title 5, United States Code, is amended \n in the first sentence--\n (A) by striking ``or'' after ``proposed rule,''; \n and\n (B) by inserting ``or publishes a revision or \n amendment to a land management plan,'' after ``United \n States,''.\n (2) Final regulatory flexibility analysis.--Subsection (a) \n of section 604 of title 5, United States Code, is amended in \n the first sentence--\n (A) by striking ``or'' after ``proposed \n rulemaking,''; and\n (B) by inserting ``or adopts a revision or \n amendment to a land management plan,'' after ``section \n 603(a),''.\n (3) Land management plan defined.--Section 601 of title 5, \n United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the \n following new paragraph:\n ``(10) Land management plan.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `land management plan' \n means--\n ``(i) any plan developed by the Secretary \n of Agriculture under section 6 of the Forest \n and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act \n of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604); and\n ``(ii) any plan developed by the Secretary \n of the Interior under section 202 of the \n Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 \n (43 U.S.C. 1712).\n ``(B) Revision.--The term `revision' means any \n change to a land management plan which--\n ``(i) in the case of a plan described in \n subparagraph (A)(i), is made under section \n 6(f)(5) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable \n Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. \n 1604(f)(5)); or\n ``(ii) in the case of a plan described in \n subparagraph (A)(ii), is made under section \n 1610.5-6 of title 43, Code of Federal \n Regulations (or any successor regulation).\n ``(C) Amendment.--The term `amendment' means any \n change to a land management plan which--\n ``(i) in the case of a plan described in \n subparagraph (A)(i), is made under section \n 6(f)(4) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable \n Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. \n 1604(f)(4)) and with respect to which the \n Secretary of Agriculture prepares a statement \n described in section 102(2)(C) of the National \n Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. \n 4332(2)(C)); or\n ``(ii) in the case of a plan described in \n subparagraph (A)(ii), is made under section \n 1610.5-5 of title 43, Code of Federal \n Regulations (or any successor regulation) and \n with respect to which the Secretary of the \n Interior prepares a statement described in \n section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental \n Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).''.\n (f) Inclusion of Certain Interpretive Rules Involving the Internal \nRevenue Laws.--\n (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 603 of title 5, \n United States Code, is amended by striking the period at the \n end and inserting ``or a recordkeeping requirement, and without \n regard to whether such requirement is imposed by statute or \n regulation.''.\n (2) Collection of information.--Paragraph (7) of section \n 601 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as \n follows:\n ``(7) Collection of information.--The term `collection of \n information' has the meaning given such term in section 3502(3) \n of title 44.''.\n (3) Recordkeeping requirement.--Paragraph (8) of section \n 601 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as \n follows:\n ``(8) Recordkeeping requirement.--The term `recordkeeping \n requirement' has the meaning given such term in section \n 3502(13) of title 44.''.\n (g) Definition of Small Organization.--Paragraph (4) of section 601 \nof title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n ``(4) Small organization.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `small organization' \n means any not-for-profit enterprise which, as of the \n issuance of the notice of proposed rulemaking--\n ``(i) in the case of an enterprise which is \n described by a classification code of the North \n American Industrial Classification System, does \n not exceed the size standard established by the \n Administrator of the Small Business \n Administration pursuant to section 3 of the \n Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632) for small \n business concerns described by such \n classification code; and\n ``(ii) in the case of any other enterprise, \n has a net worth that does not exceed $7,000,000 \n and has not more than 500 employees.\n ``(B) Local labor organizations.--In the case of \n any local labor organization, subparagraph (A) shall be \n applied without regard to any national or international \n organization of which such local labor organization is \n a part.\n ``(C) Agency definitions.--Subparagraphs (A) and \n (B) shall not apply to the extent that an agency, after \n consultation with the Office of Advocacy of the Small \n Business Administration and after opportunity for \n public comment, establishes one or more definitions for \n such term which are appropriate to the activities of \n the agency and publishes such definitions in the \n Federal Register.''.\n\nSEC. 3. EXPANSION OF REPORT OF REGULATORY AGENDA.\n\n Section 602 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)--\n (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, and'' at the \n end and inserting ``;'';\n (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph \n (4); and\n (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:\n ``(3) a brief description of the sector of the North \n American Industrial Classification System that is primarily \n affected by any rule which the agency expects to propose or \n promulgate which is likely to have a significant economic \n impact on a substantial number of small entities; and''; and\n (2) in subsection (c), to read as follows:\n ``(c) Each agency shall prominently display a plain language \nsummary of the information contained in the regulatory flexibility \nagenda published under subsection (a) on its website within 3 days of \nits publication in the Federal Register. The Office of Advocacy of the \nSmall Business Administration shall compile and prominently display a \nplain language summary of the regulatory agendas referenced in \nsubsection (a) for each agency on its website within 3 days of their \npublication in the Federal Register.''.\n\nSEC. 4. REQUIREMENTS PROVIDING FOR MORE DETAILED ANALYSES.\n\n (a) Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.--Subsection (b) of \nsection 603 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as \nfollows:\n ``(b) Each initial regulatory flexibility analysis required under \nthis section shall contain a detailed statement--\n ``(1) describing the reasons why action by the agency is \n being considered;\n ``(2) describing the objectives of, and legal basis for, \n the proposed rule;\n ``(3) estimating the number and type of small entities to \n which the proposed rule will apply;\n ``(4) describing the projected reporting, recordkeeping, \n and other compliance requirements of the proposed rule, \n including an estimate of the classes of small entities which \n will be subject to the requirement and the type of professional \n skills necessary for preparation of the report and record;\n ``(5) describing all relevant Federal rules which may \n duplicate, overlap, or conflict with the proposed rule, or the \n reasons why such a description could not be provided;\n ``(6) estimating the additional cumulative economic impact \n of the proposed rule on small entities beyond that already \n imposed on the class of small entities by the agency or why \n such an estimate is not available;\n ``(7) describing any disproportionate economic impact on \n small entities or a specific class of small entities; and\n ``(8) describing any impairment of the ability of small \n entities to have access to credit.''.\n (b) Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis.--\n (1) In general.--Section 604(a) of title 5, United States \n Code, is amended--\n (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``an \n explanation'' and inserting ``a detailed explanation'';\n (B) in each of paragraphs (4), (5), and the first \n paragraph (6), by inserting ``detailed'' before \n ``description'';\n (C) in the second paragraph (6), by striking the \n period and inserting ``; and'';\n (D) by redesignating the second paragraph (6) as \n paragraph (7); and\n (E) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(8) a detailed description of any disproportionate \n economic impact on small entities or a specific class of small \n entities.''.\n (2) Inclusion of response to comments on certification of \n proposed rule.--Paragraph (2) of section 604(a) of title 5, \n United States Code, is amended by inserting ``(or certification \n of the proposed rule under section 605(b))'' after ``initial \n regulatory flexibility analysis''.\n (3) Publication of analysis on website.--Subsection (b) of \n section 604 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read \n as follows:\n ``(b) The agency shall make copies of the final regulatory \nflexibility analysis available to the public, including placement of \nthe entire analysis on the agency's website, and shall publish in the \nFederal Register the final regulatory flexibility analysis, or a \nsummary thereof which includes the telephone number, mailing address, \nand link to the website where the complete analysis may be obtained.''.\n (c) Cross-References to Other Analyses.--Subsection (a) of section \n605 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n ``(a) A Federal agency shall be treated as satisfying any \nrequirement regarding the content of an agenda or regulatory \nflexibility analysis under section 602, 603, or 604, if such agency \nprovides in such agenda or analysis a cross-reference to the specific \nportion of another agenda or analysis which is required by any other \nlaw and which satisfies such requirement.''.\n (d) Certifications.--Subsection (b) of section 605 of title 5, \nUnited States Code, is amended--\n (1) by inserting ``detailed'' before ``statement'' the \n first place it appears; and\n (2) by inserting ``and legal'' after ``factual''.\n (e) Quantification Requirements.--Section 607 of title 5, United \nStates Code, is amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 607. Quantification requirements\n ``In complying with sections 603 and 604, an agency shall provide--\n ``(1) a quantifiable or numerical description of the \n effects of the proposed or final rule and alternatives to the \n proposed or final rule; or\n ``(2) a more general descriptive statement and a detailed \n statement explaining why quantification is not practicable or \n reliable.''.\n\nSEC. 5. REPEAL OF WAIVER AND DELAY AUTHORITY; ADDITIONAL POWERS OF THE \n CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADVOCACY.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 608 is amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 608. Additional powers of Chief Counsel for Advocacy\n ``(a)(1) Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of \nthis section, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business \nAdministration shall, after opportunity for notice and comment under \nsection 553, issue rules governing agency compliance with this chapter. \nThe Chief Counsel may modify or amend such rules after notice and \ncomment under section 553. This chapter (other than this subsection) \nshall not apply with respect to the issuance, modification, and \namendment of rules under this paragraph.\n ``(2) An agency shall not issue rules which supplement the rules \nissued under subsection (a) unless such agency has first consulted with \nthe Chief Counsel for Advocacy to ensure that such supplemental rules \ncomply with this chapter and the rules issued under paragraph (1).\n ``(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy \nof the Small Business Administration may intervene in any agency \nadjudication (unless such agency is authorized to impose a fine or \npenalty under such adjudication), and may inform the agency of the \nimpact that any decision on the record may have on small entities. The \nChief Counsel shall not initiate an appeal with respect to any \nadjudication in which the Chief Counsel intervenes under this \nsubsection.\n ``(c) The Chief Counsel for Advocacy may file comments in response \nto any agency notice requesting comment, regardless of whether the \nagency is required to file a general notice of proposed rulemaking \nunder section 553.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) Section 611(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking \n ``608(b),''.\n (2) Section 611(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking \n ``608(b),''.\n (3) Section 611(a)(3) of such title is amended--\n (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and\n (B) by striking ``(3)(A) A small entity'' and \n inserting the following:\n ``(3) A small entity''.\n\nSEC. 6. PROCEDURES FOR GATHERING COMMENTS.\n\n Section 609 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking \nsubsection (b) and all that follows through the end of the section and \ninserting the following:\n ``(b)(1) Prior to publication of any proposed rule described in \nsubsection (e), an agency making such rule shall notify the Chief \nCounsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration and provide \nthe Chief Counsel with--\n ``(A) all materials prepared or utilized by the agency in \n making the proposed rule, including the draft of the proposed \n rule; and\n ``(B) information on the potential adverse and beneficial \n economic impacts of the proposed rule on small entities and the \n type of small entities that might be affected.\n ``(2) An agency shall not be required under paragraph (1) to \nprovide the exact language of any draft if the rule--\n ``(A) relates to the internal revenue laws of the United \n States; or\n ``(B) is proposed by an independent regulatory agency (as \n defined in section 3502(5) of title 44).\n ``(c) Not later than 15 days after the receipt of such materials \nand information under subsection (b), the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of \nthe Small Business Administration shall--\n ``(1) identify small entities or representatives of small \n entities or a combination of both for the purpose of obtaining \n advice, input, and recommendations from those persons about the \n potential economic impacts of the proposed rule and the \n compliance of the agency with section 603; and\n ``(2) convene a review panel consisting of an employee from \n the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, an \n employee from the agency making the rule, and in the case of an \n agency other than an independent regulatory agency (as defined \n in section 3502(5) of title 44), an employee from the Office of \n Information and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management \n and Budget to review the materials and information provided to \n the Chief Counsel under subsection (b).\n ``(d)(1) Not later than 60 days after the review panel described in \nsubsection (c)(2) is convened, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the \nSmall Business Administration shall, after consultation with the \nmembers of such panel, submit a report to the agency and, in the case \nof an agency other than an independent regulatory agency (as defined in \nsection 3502(5) of title 44), the Office of Information and Regulatory \nAffairs of the Office of Management and Budget.\n ``(2) Such report shall include an assessment of the economic \nimpact of the proposed rule on small entities, including an assessment \nof the proposed rule's impact on the cost that small entities pay for \nenergy, an assessment of the proposed rule's impact on start-up costs \nfor small entities, and a discussion of any alternatives that will \nminimize adverse significant economic impacts or maximize beneficial \nsignificant economic impacts on small entities.\n ``(3) Such report shall become part of the rulemaking record. In \nthe publication of the proposed rule, the agency shall explain what \nactions, if any, the agency took in response to such report.\n ``(e) A proposed rule is described by this subsection if the \nAdministrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of \nthe Office of Management and Budget, the head of the agency (or the \ndelegatee of the head of the agency), or an independent regulatory \nagency determines that the proposed rule is likely to result in--\n ``(1) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or \n more;\n ``(2) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, \n individual industries, Federal, State, or local governments, \n tribal organizations, or geographic regions;\n ``(3) significant adverse effects on competition, \n employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the \n ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with \n foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; or\n ``(4) a significant economic impact on a substantial number \n of small entities.\n ``(f) Upon application by the agency, the Chief Counsel for \nAdvocacy of the Small Business Administration may waive the \nrequirements of subsections (b) through (e) if the Chief Counsel \ndetermines that compliance with the requirements of such subsections \nare impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to the public interest.\n ``(g) A small entity or a representative of a small entity may \nsubmit a request that the agency provide a copy of the report prepared \nunder subsection (d) and all materials and information provided to the \nChief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration under \nsubsection (b). The agency receiving such request shall provide the \nreport, materials and information to the requesting small entity or \nrepresentative of a small entity not later than 10 business days after \nreceiving such request, except that the agency shall not disclose any \ninformation that is prohibited from disclosure to the public pursuant \nto section 552(b) of this title.''.\n\nSEC. 7. PERIODIC REVIEW OF RULES.\n\n Section 610 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as \nfollows:\n``Sec. 610. Periodic review of rules\n ``(a) Not later than 180 days after the enactment of this section, \neach agency shall publish in the Federal Register and place on its \nwebsite a plan for the periodic review of rules issued by the agency \nwhich the head of the agency determines have a significant economic \nimpact on a substantial number of small entities. Such determination \nshall be made without regard to whether the agency performed an \nanalysis under section 604. The purpose of the review shall be to \ndetermine whether such rules should be continued without change, or \nshould be amended or rescinded, consistent with the stated objectives \nof applicable statutes, to minimize any adverse significant economic \nimpacts or maximize any beneficial significant economic impacts on a \nsubstantial number of small entities. Such plan may be amended by the \nagency at any time by publishing the revision in the Federal Register \nand subsequently placing the amended plan on the agency's website.\n ``(b) The plan shall provide for the review of all such agency \nrules existing on the date of the enactment of this section within 10 \nyears of the date of publication of the plan in the Federal Register \nand for review of rules adopted after the date of enactment of this \nsection within 10 years after the publication of the final rule in the \nFederal Register. If the head of the agency determines that completion \nof the review of existing rules is not feasible by the established \ndate, the head of the agency shall so certify in a statement published \nin the Federal Register and may extend the review for not longer than 2 \nyears after publication of notice of extension in the Federal Register. \nSuch certification and notice shall be sent to the Chief Counsel for \nAdvocacy of the Small Business Administration and the Congress.\n ``(c) The plan shall include a section that details how an agency \nwill conduct outreach to and meaningfully include small businesses \n(including small business concerns owned and controlled by women, small \nbusiness concerns owned and controlled by veterans, and small business \nconcerns owned and controlled by socially and economically \ndisadvantaged individuals (as such terms are defined in the Small \nBusiness Act)) for the purposes of carrying out this section. The \nagency shall include in this section a plan for how the agency will \ncontact small businesses and gather their input on existing agency \nrules.\n ``(d) Each agency shall annually submit a report regarding the \nresults of its review pursuant to such plan to the Congress, the Chief \nCounsel for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration, and in the \ncase of agencies other than independent regulatory agencies (as defined \nin section 3502(5) of title 44) to the Administrator of the Office of \nInformation and Regulatory Affairs of the Office of Management and \nBudget. Such report shall include the identification of any rule with \nrespect to which the head of the agency made a determination described \nin paragraph (5) or (6) of subsection (e) and a detailed explanation of \nthe reasons for such determination.\n ``(e) In reviewing a rule pursuant to subsections (a) through (d), \nthe agency shall amend or rescind the rule to minimize any adverse \nsignificant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities \nor disproportionate economic impact on a specific class of small \nentities, or maximize any beneficial significant economic impact of the \nrule on a substantial number of small entities to the greatest extent \npossible, consistent with the stated objectives of applicable statutes. \nIn amending or rescinding the rule, the agency shall consider the \nfollowing factors:\n ``(1) The continued need for the rule.\n ``(2) The nature of complaints received by the agency from \n small entities concerning the rule.\n ``(3) Comments by the Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman and \n the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business \n Administration.\n ``(4) The complexity of the rule.\n ``(5) The extent to which the rule overlaps, duplicates, or \n conflicts with other Federal rules and, unless the head of the \n agency determines it to be infeasible, State, territorial, and \n local rules.\n ``(6) The contribution of the rule to the cumulative \n economic impact of all Federal rules on the class of small \n entities affected by the rule, unless the head of the agency \n determines that such calculations cannot be made and reports \n that determination in the annual report required under \n subsection (d).\n ``(7) The length of time since the rule has been evaluated \n or the degree to which technology, economic conditions, or \n other factors have changed in the area affected by the rule.\n ``(f) Each year, each agency shall publish in the Federal Register \nand on its website a list of rules to be reviewed pursuant to such \nplan. The agency shall include in the publication a solicitation of \npublic comments on any further inclusions or exclusions of rules from \nthe list, and shall respond to such comments. Such publication shall \ninclude a brief description of the rule, the reason why the agency \ndetermined that it has a significant economic impact on a substantial \nnumber of small entities (without regard to whether it had prepared a \nfinal regulatory flexibility analysis for the rule), and request \ncomments from the public, the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small \nBusiness Administration, and the Regulatory Enforcement Ombudsman \nconcerning the enforcement of the rule.''.\n\nSEC. 8. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE \n REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT AVAILABLE AFTER PUBLICATION OF \n THE FINAL RULE.\n\n (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 611(a) of title 5, United \nStates Code, is amended by striking ``final agency action'' and \ninserting ``such rule''.\n (b) Jurisdiction.--Paragraph (2) of such section is amended by \ninserting ``(or which would have such jurisdiction if publication of \nthe final rule constituted final agency action)'' after ``provision of \nlaw,''.\n (c) Time for Bringing Action.--Paragraph (3) of such section is \namended--\n (1) by striking ``final agency action'' and inserting \n ``publication of the final rule''; and\n (2) by inserting ``, in the case of a rule for which the \n date of final agency action is the same date as the publication \n of the final rule,'' after ``except that''.\n (d) Intervention by Chief Counsel for Advocacy.--Subsection (b) of \nsection 612 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting \nbefore the first period ``or agency compliance with section 601, 603, \n604, 605(b), 609, or 610''.\n\nSEC. 9. JURISDICTION OF COURT OF APPEALS OVER RULES IMPLEMENTING THE \n REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ACT.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 2342 of title 28, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new \n paragraph:\n ``(8) all final rules under section 608(a) of title 5.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Paragraph (3) of section 2341 of title \n28, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end \n and inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(F) the Office of Advocacy of the Small Business \n Administration, when the final rule is under section \n 608(a) of title 5.''.\n (c) Authorization To Intervene and Comment on Agency Compliance \nWith Administrative Procedure.--Subsection (b) of section 612 of title \n5, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``chapter 5, and chapter \n7,'' after ``this chapter,''.\n\nSEC. 10. ESTABLISHMENT AND APPROVAL OF SMALL BUSINESS CONCERN SIZE \n STANDARDS BY CHIEF COUNSEL FOR ADVOCACY.\n\n (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 3(a)(2) of the Small \nBusiness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)(A)) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(A) In general.--In addition to the criteria \n specified in paragraph (1)--\n ``(i) the Administrator may specify \n detailed definitions or standards by which a \n business concern may be determined to be a \n small business concern for purposes of this Act \n or the Small Business Investment Act of 1958; \n and\n ``(ii) the Chief Counsel for Advocacy may \n specify such definitions or standards for \n purposes of any other Act.''.\n (b) Approval by Chief Counsel.--Clause (iii) of section 3(a)(2)(C) \nof the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)(C)(iii)) is amended to \nread as follows:\n ``(iii) except in the case of a size \n standard prescribed by the Administrator, is \n approved by the Chief Counsel for Advocacy.''.\n (c) Industry Variation.--Paragraph (3) of section 3(a) of the Small \nBusiness Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(3)) is amended--\n (1) by inserting ``or Chief Counsel for Advocacy, as \n appropriate'' before ``shall ensure''; and\n (2) by inserting ``or Chief Counsel for Advocacy'' before \n the period at the end.\n (d) Judicial Review of Size Standards Approved by Chief Counsel.--\nSection 3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)) is amended by \nadding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(9) Judicial review of standards approved by chief \n counsel.--In the case of an action for judicial review of a \n rule which includes a definition or standard approved by the \n Chief Counsel for Advocacy under this subsection, the party \n seeking such review shall be entitled to join the Chief Counsel \n as a party in such action.''.\n\nSEC. 11. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.\n\n (a) Definitions.--Section 601 of title 5, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (1)--\n (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and \n inserting a period; and\n (B) by striking ``(1) the term'' and inserting the \n following:\n ``(1) Agency.--The term'';\n (2) in paragraph (3)--\n (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and \n inserting a period; and\n (B) by striking ``(3) the term'' and inserting the \n following:\n ``(3) Small business.--The term'';\n (3) in paragraph (5)--\n (A) by striking the semicolon at the end and \n inserting a period; and\n (B) by striking ``(5) the term'' and inserting the \n following:\n ``(5) Small governmental jurisdiction.--The term''; and\n (4) in paragraph (6)--\n (A) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a period; \n and\n (B) by striking ``(6) the term'' and inserting the \n following:\n ``(6) Small entity.--The term''.\n (b) Incorporations by Reference and Certifications.--The heading of \nsection 605 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as \nfollows:\n``Sec. 605. Incorporations by reference and certifications''.\n (c) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 6 of \ntitle 5, United States Code, is amended as follows:\n (1) By striking the item relating to section 605 and \n inserting the following new item:\n\n``605. Incorporations by reference and certifications.''.\n (2) By striking the item relating to section 607 and \n inserting the following new item:\n\n``607. Quantification requirements.''.\n (3) By striking the item relating to section 608 and \n inserting the following:\n\n``608. Additional powers of Chief Counsel for Advocacy.''.\n (d) Other Clerical Amendments to Chapter 6.--Chapter 6 of title 5, \nUnited States Code, is amended in section 603(d)--\n (1) by striking paragraph (2);\n (2) by striking ``(1) For a covered agency,'' and inserting \n ``For a covered agency,'';\n (3) by striking ``(A) any'' and inserting ``(1) any'';\n (4) by striking ``(B) any'' and inserting ``(2) any''; and\n (5) by striking ``(C) advice'' and inserting ``(3) \n advice''.\n\nSEC. 12. AGENCY PREPARATION OF GUIDES.\n\n Section 212(a)(5) the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement \nFairness Act of 1996 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(5) Agency preparation of guides.--The agency shall, in \n its sole discretion, taking into account the subject matter of \n the rule and the language of relevant statutes, ensure that the \n guide is written using sufficiently plain language likely to be \n understood by affected small entities. Agencies may prepare \n separate guides covering groups or classes of similarly \n affected small entities and may cooperate with associations of \n small entities to distribute such guides. In developing guides, \n agencies shall solicit input from affected small entities or \n associations of affected small entities. An agency may prepare \n guides and apply this section with respect to a rule or a group \n of related rules.''.\n\nSEC. 13. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.\n\n Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the \nComptroller General of the United States shall complete and publish a \nstudy that examines whether the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small \nBusiness Administration has the capacity and resources to carry out the \nduties of the Chief Counsel under this Act and the amendments made by \nthis Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["rule", 87], ["section", 86], ["small", 85], ["agency", 80], ["amended", 45], ["shall", 44], ["entity", 43], ["inserting", 42], ["paragraph", 39], ["state", 39], ["united", 38], ["code", 37], ["business", 37], ["striking", 35], ["chief", 35], ["regulatory", 34], ["counsel", 32], ["subsection", 31], ["impact", 29], ["proposed", 27], ["economic", 27], ["advocacy", 25], ["term", 22], ["plan", 22], ["flexibility", 20], ["final", 20], ["federal", 19], ["following", 18], ["may", 18], ["review", 17], ["administration", 17], ["follows", 17], ["end", 16], ["significant", 16], ["analysis", 16], ["read", 15], ["case", 14], ["publication", 14], ["office", 13], ["management", 13], ["report", 13], ["u.s.c", 13], ["information", 12], ["comment", 12], ["described", 12], ["requirement", 11], ["period", 11], ["chapter", 11], ["general.", 10], ["subparagraph", 10], ["detailed", 10], ["register", 9], ["number", 9], ["include", 8], ["compliance", 8], ["date", 8], ["first", 8], ["affected", 8], ["day", 8], ["standard", 8], ["mr.", 8], ["head", 8], ["made", 8], ["land", 8], ["action", 7], ["description", 7], ["purpose", 7], ["statement", 7], ["substantial", 7], ["new", 7], ["class", 7], ["concern", 7], ["notice", 7], ["respect", 7], ["website", 7], ["adverse", 7], ["inclusion", 7], ["beneficial", 7], ["whether", 7], ["public", 6], ["provide", 6], ["agenda", 6], ["including", 6], ["definition", 6], ["determines", 6], ["later", 6], ["guide", 6], ["effect", 6], ["minimize", 6], ["without", 6], ["organization", 6], ["amendment", 6], ["describing", 6], ["analysis.", 6], ["initial", 6], ["defined", 6], ["item", 5], ["cost", 5], ["enactment", 5], ["administrator", 5]]}, "hr300": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 300 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 300\n\n To provide for operational control of the international border of the \n United States, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Poe of Texas (for himself, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mrs. Black) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \nHomeland Security, and in addition to the Committees on Armed Services, \n Rules, Energy and Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for operational control of the international border of the \n United States, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Support More Assets, Resources, and \nTechnology on the Border Act of 2015'' or the ``SMART Border Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. OPERATIONAL CONTROL.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall take \nall actions the Secretary determines necessary and appropriate to \nachieve and maintain operational control of the international border \nbetween the United States and Mexico, and shall submit to the \nComptroller General of the United States a report on such actions, \nachievement, and maintenance.\n (b) GAO Consultation and Report.--Not later than 90 days after the \nsubmission of the report by the Secretary of Homeland Security under \nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United States shall--\n (1) consult with State and local officials along the \n international border between the United States and Mexico, \n including border sheriffs, mayors of border towns and cities, \n chambers of commerce in border areas, farmers and ranchers and \n associated farming and ranching organizations in border areas, \n community organizations in border areas, State law enforcement \n agencies, and border State governors regarding the state of \n operational control of such border; and\n (2) submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the \n House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security \n and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report on such state \n of operational control.\n (c) Joint Resolution of Disapproval on Operational Control.--Not \nlater than 90 days after receiving the report of the Comptroller \nGeneral under subsection (b)(2) regarding the state of operational \ncontrol, both the House of Representatives and the Senate shall vote on \na joint resolution on the question as to whether such report should be \ndisapproved. Such joint resolution shall be deemed to pass only if--\n (1) a majority of each House approves such joint \n resolution; or\n (2) such joint resolution is not voted on by each House by \n such date.\n (d) Annual Reports.--The Comptroller General of the United States \nshall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental \nAffairs of the Senate an annual report on the state of operational \ncontrol of the international border between the United States and \nMexico. The first of such annual reports shall be submitted not later \nthan one year after the report required under subsection (b)(2) is \nsubmitted.\n\nSEC. 3. USE OF NATIONAL GUARD TO SUPPORT DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND \n SECURITY BORDER CONTROL ACTIVITIES.\n\n (a) Expanded Deployment of National Guard; Duration.--\n (1) Deployment requirement.--At the request of a Governor \n of a State that shares a portion of the international border \n between the United States and Mexico the Secretary of Defense \n shall provide for the deployment of additional members of the \n National Guard along such border in excess of the number of \n members of the National Guard so deployed along such border as \n of the date of the enactment of this Act.\n (2) Number of additional guardsmen deployed.--The total \n number of additional members of the National Guard deployed \n under paragraph (1) along the international border between the \n United States and Mexico may not exceed 10,000, except that the \n Secretary of Defense may exceed such number at the request of a \n Governor of a State that shares a portion of such border if, \n despite the deployment of the additional 10,000 members of the \n National Guard, operational control of such border has not been \n achieved.\n (3) Duration.--The deployment of additional members of the \n National Guard under paragraph (1) in a State that shares a \n portion of the international border between the United States \n and Mexico shall continue until the earlier of the following:\n (A) The date on which the Governor of the State \n revokes the request made under paragraph (1).\n (B) The date on which a vote on the joint \n resolution of disapproval on operational control \n described in section 2(c) occurs if such joint \n resolution does not pass.\n (4) Deployment authorities.--Members of the National Guard \n deployed under paragraph (1) may be deployed under section \n 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, pursuant to a State \n border control activities plan approved under section 112a of \n such title, as added by subsection (b) of this section, or \n pursuant to the order of the Secretary of Defense under any \n other provision of law.\n (5) Exemption from end strengths and other limitations.--\n Members of the National Guard deployed under paragraph (1) \n shall not be included in the calculation to determine \n compliance with--\n (A) limits on end strength; or\n (B) limits on the number of National Guard \n personnel that may be placed on active duty for \n operational support.\n (b) Federal Assistance for State Border Control Activities Plans.--\nChapter 1 of title 32, United States Code, is amended by inserting \nafter section 112 the following:\n\n``SEC. 112A. BORDER CONTROL ACTIVITIES.\n\n ``(a) Funding Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide \nfunds to the Governor of a State who submits to the Secretary a State \nborder control activities plan satisfying the requirements of \nsubsection (c). Such funds shall be used for the following:\n ``(1) The pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, \n gratuities, travel, and related expenses, as authorized by \n State law, of personnel of the National Guard of that State \n used, while not in Federal service, for the purpose of border \n control activities.\n ``(2) The operation and maintenance of the equipment and \n facilities of the National Guard of that State used for the \n purpose of border control activities.\n ``(3) The procurement of services and equipment, and the \n leasing of equipment, for the National Guard of that State used \n for the purpose of border control activities. However, the use \n of such funds for the procurement of equipment may not exceed \n $5,000 per item, unless approval for procurement of equipment \n in excess of that amount is granted in advance by the Secretary \n of Defense.\n ``(b) Use of Personnel Performing Full-Time National Guard Duty.--\n ``(1) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the \n Secretary of Defense, personnel of the National Guard of a \n State may, in accordance with the State border control \n activities plan referred to in subsection (c), be ordered to \n perform full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of \n this title for the purpose of carrying out border control \n activities.\n ``(2) Requirements.--\n ``(A) Training.--A member of the National Guard \n serving on full-time National Guard duty under orders \n authorized under paragraph (1) shall participate in the \n training required under section 502(a) of this title in \n addition to the duty performed for the purpose \n authorized under that paragraph. The pay, allowances, \n and other benefits of the member while participating in \n the training shall be the same as those to which the \n member is entitled while performing duty for the \n purpose of carrying out border control activities. The \n member is not entitled to additional pay, allowances, \n or other benefits for participation in training \n required under section 502(a)(1) of this title.\n ``(B) Funding.--Appropriations available for the \n Department of Defense for homeland defense may be used \n for paying costs associated with a member's \n participation in training described in subparagraph \n (A). The appropriation shall be reimbursed in full, out \n of appropriations available for paying those costs, for \n the amounts paid. Appropriations available for paying \n those costs shall be available for making the \n reimbursements.\n ``(C) Restrictions.--To ensure that the use of \n units and personnel of the National Guard of a State \n pursuant to a State border control activities plan does \n not degrade the training and readiness of such units \n and personnel, the following requirements shall apply \n in determining the border control activities that units \n and personnel of the National Guard of a State may \n perform:\n ``(i) The performance of the activities may \n not adversely affect the quality of that \n training or otherwise interfere with the \n ability of a member or unit of the National \n Guard to perform the military functions of the \n member or unit.\n ``(ii) National Guard personnel will not \n degrade their military skills as a result of \n performing the activities.\n ``(iii) The performance of the activities \n will not result in a significant increase in \n the cost of training.\n ``(iv) In the case of border control \n activities performed by a unit organized to \n serve as a unit, the activities will support \n valid unit training requirements.\n ``(c) Plan Requirements.--A State border control activities plan \nshall--\n ``(1) specify how personnel of the National Guard of that \n State are to be used in border control activities in support of \n the mission of United States Customs and Border Protection of \n the Department of Homeland Security;\n ``(2) certify that those operations are to be conducted at \n a time when the personnel involved are not in Federal service;\n ``(3) certify that participation by National Guard \n personnel in those operations is service in addition to \n training required under section 502 of this title;\n ``(4) certify that any engineer-type activities (as defined \n by the Secretary of Defense) under the plan will be performed \n only by units and members of the National Guard;\n ``(5) include a certification by the Attorney General of \n the State (or, in the case of a State with no position of \n Attorney General, a civilian official of the State equivalent \n to a State attorney general) that the use of the National Guard \n of the State for the activities proposed under the plan is \n authorized by, and is consistent with, State law; and\n ``(6) certify that the Governor of the State or a civilian \n law enforcement official of the State designated by the \n Governor has determined that any activities included in the \n plan that are carried out in conjunction with Federal law \n enforcement agencies serve a State law enforcement purpose.\n ``(d) Examination of Plan.--Before funds are provided to the \nGovernor of a State under this section and before members of the \nNational Guard of that State are ordered to full-time National Guard \nduty as authorized in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, \nin consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, examine the \nadequacy of the plan submitted by the Governor under subsection (c). \nThe plan as approved by the Secretary of Defense may provide for the \nuse of personnel and equipment of the National Guard of that State to \nassist United States Customs and Border Protection in the \ntransportation of aliens who have violated a Federal immigration law.\n ``(e) End Strength Limitation.--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and \n (3), at the end of a fiscal year there may not be more than \n 10,000 members of the National Guard--\n ``(A) on full-time National Guard duty under \n section 502(f) of this title to perform border control \n activities pursuant to an order to duty; or\n ``(B) on duty under State authority to perform \n border control activities pursuant to an order to duty \n with State pay and allowances being reimbursed with \n funds provided under subsection (a)(1).\n ``(2) Exception.--The Secretary of Defense may increase the \n end strength authorized under paragraph (1) if the Secretary \n determines that such an increase is necessary in the national \n security interests of the United States.\n ``(3) Certain exclusion.--National Guard personnel deployed \n pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not be included in the \n calculation to determine compliance with--\n ``(A) limits on end strength; or\n ``(B) limits on the number of National Guard \n personnel that may be placed on active duty for \n operational support.\n ``(f) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to \nCongress an annual report regarding assistance provided and activities \ncarried out under this section during the preceding fiscal year. The \nreport shall include the following:\n ``(1) The number of members of the National Guard excluded \n under subsection (e)(3) from the computation of end strengths.\n ``(2) A description of the border control activities \n conducted under State border control activities plans referred \n to in subsection (c) with funds provided under this section.\n ``(3) An accounting of the amount of funds provided to each \n State.\n ``(4) A description of the effect on military training and \n readiness of using units and personnel of the National Guard to \n perform activities under the State border control activities \n plans.\n ``(g) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be \nconstrued as a limitation on the authority of any unit of the National \nGuard of a State, when such unit is not in Federal service, to perform \nlaw enforcement functions authorized to be performed by the National \nGuard by the laws of the State concerned.\n ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) Border control activities.--The term `border control \n activities', with respect to the National Guard of a State, \n means the use of National Guard personnel in border control \n activities authorized by the law of the State and requested by \n the Governor of the State in support of the mission of United \n States Customs and Border Protection of the Department of \n Homeland Security, including activities as follows:\n ``(A) Armed vehicle and foot patrols along the \n international border between the United States and \n Mexico.\n ``(B) Interdiction of a vehicle, vessel, aircraft \n or other similar activity.\n ``(C) Search, seizure, and detention of suspects.\n ``(D) Construction of roads, fences, and vehicle \n barriers.\n ``(E) Search and rescue operations.\n ``(F) Intelligence gathering, surveillance, and \n reconnaissance.\n ``(G) Aviation support.\n ``(2) Governor of a state.--The term `Governor of a State' \n means, in the case of the District of Columbia, the Commanding \n General of the National Guard of the District of Columbia.\n ``(3) State.--The term `State' means each of the several \n States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto \n Rico, or a territory or possession of the United States.''.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nchapter 1 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating \nto section 112 the following new item:\n\n``112a. Border control activities.''.\n\nSEC. 4. SMART BORDER TECHNOLOGY.\n\n If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that there are \nareas along the international border between the United States and \nMexico with respect to which operational control has not been achieved \nand maintained, the Secretary is authorized to deploy smart border \ntechnologies, such as seismic detectors and unmanned aerial vehicles to \nsuch areas to achieve and maintain operational control over such areas.\n\nSEC. 5. TRANSFER OF USED MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO FEDERAL, STATE, AND \n LOCAL AGENCIES.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than one year after eligible equipment \nreturns to the United States, and in accordance with subsections (b) \nand (c) of section 2576a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary \nof Defense may transfer such eligible equipment to Federal, State, and \nlocal agencies.\n (b) Preference.--\n (1) Transfers under this section.--In considering \n applications for the transfer of eligible equipment under \n subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may give preference to \n Federal, State, and local agencies that will use such eligible \n equipment primarily for the purpose of strengthening border \n security along the international border between the United \n States and Mexico.\n (2) Transfers generally.--Section 2576a(d) of title 10, \n United States Code, is amended--\n (A) by striking ``In considering'' and inserting \n ``(1) In considering''; and\n (B) by adding at the end the following new \n paragraph:\n ``(2)(A) In considering applications for the transfer of equipment \ndescribed in subparagraph (B) under this section, the Secretary may \ngive a preference to those applications indicating that the transferred \nproperty will be used primarily for the purpose of strengthening border \nsecurity along the international border between the United States and \nMexico.\n ``(B) Equipment described in this subparagraph is equipment of the \nDepartment of Defense that--\n ``(i) was used in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation \n Iraqi Freedom, or Operation New Dawn; and--\n ``(ii) the Secretary determines would be suitable for use \n by Federal and State agencies in law enforcement activities, \n including--\n ``(I) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles, \n including the MQ-9 Reaper (also known as the `Predator \n B');\n ``(II) night-vision goggles; and\n ``(III) high mobility multi-purpose wheel vehicles \n (commonly known as `humvees').''.\n (c) Eligible Equipment Defined.--In this section, the term \n``eligible equipment'' means equipment of the Department of Defense \nthat--\n (1) was used in Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi \n Freedom, or Operation New Dawn; and\n (2) the Secretary of Defense determines would be suitable \n for use by Federal and State agencies in law enforcement \n activities, including--\n (A) surveillance unmanned aerial vehicles, \n including the MQ-9 Reaper (also known as the ``Predator \n B'');\n (B) night-vision goggles; and\n (C) high mobility multi-purpose wheel vehicles \n (commonly known as ``humvees'').\n\nSEC. 6. CBP VETERAN HIRING.\n\n (a) Additional Hires.--Not later than the date of a vote on the \njoint resolution of disapproval on operational control described in \nsection 2(c) if such joint resolution passes (or the date by which such \nvote is required to have occurred pursuant to such section), the \nSecretary of Homeland Security shall appoint 1,500 Border Patrol agents \nover the number of such agents who were employed by the Department of \nHomeland Security as of the date of the enactment of this Act.\n (b) Preference.--In carrying out the additional appointments \nrequired under subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall \ngive preference to veterans returning from overseas deployments. To the \nmaximum extent practicable and subject to otherwise applicable \nprovisions of law, the Secretary--\n (1) shall implement policies and procedures that will allow \n veterans so appointed to start employment within 90 days after \n the date on which they make application for appointment; and\n (2) shall streamline the background-check and security-\n clearance procedures that apply to veterans so appointed.\n\nSEC. 7. SOUTHERN BORDERLANDS PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS GRANT \n PROGRAM.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may make \ncompetitive grants for public-private partnerships that finance \nequipment and infrastructure to improve the public safety of persons \nwho are residents of rural areas of the United States near the \ninternational border with Mexico, by enhancing access to mobile \ncommunications for such persons who do not currently have access to \nreliable mobile communications networks.\n (b) Focus Areas.--In making grants under this section, the \nSecretary of Homeland Security shall focus on projects that improve \nmobile communications in areas impacted by the illegal smuggling and \ntrafficking of people and drugs from Mexico into the United States.\n (c) Eligible Applicants.--Persons eligible for grants under this \nsection include States, counties, municipalities, organizations \nrepresenting agricultural producers and other rural Americans, and \ntelecommunications providers.\n (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For grants under this section \nthere is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary $10,000,000 for \nthe three-fiscal-year period following the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n (e) Funding Offset.--To offset amounts appropriated pursuant to the \nauthorization of appropriations in subsection (d), the International \nForestry Cooperation Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) is repealed.\n\nSEC. 8. COMMUNITY IMPACT AID GRANTS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make \ngrants to sheriffs' departments along international border between the \nUnited States and Mexico for the purpose of hiring additional deputies, \nincluding for salaries, benefits, training, uniforms, patrol vehicles, \nand arms.\n (b) Grant Calculation Formula.--Except as provided in subsection \n(c), a grant made pursuant to subsection (a) shall be in an amount \nequal to 30 percent of an eligible sheriff's department's fiscal year \n2010 budget for patrol deputies.\n (c) Minimum Benefit.--Notwithstanding the calculation provided for \nin subsection (b), a grant made pursuant to subsection (a) to an \neligible sheriff's department shall be in an amount that allows for the \nhiring of at least one additional deputy.\n (d) Availability.--Grants made pursuant to subsection (a) are \nauthorized to remain available until expended.\n (e) Eligibility and Funding.--To be eligible to receive a grant \nunder this section, a sheriff's department shall submit to the \nSecretary of Homeland Security an application at such time, in such \nmanner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require.\n (f) Eligible Sheriffs' Departments.--Sheriffs' departments in the \nfollowing counties are eligible to receive grants under this section:\n (1) In Texas, the following counties: El Paso, Hudspeth, \n Culberson, Jeff Davis, Presidio, Brewster, Terrell, Val Verde, \n Kinney, Maverick, Dimmit, Webb, Zapata, Starr, Hidalgo, \n Cameron, Willacy, Jim Hogg, Zavala, and Pecos Counties.\n (2) In Arizona, the following counties: Yuma, Pima, Santa \n Cruz, and Cochise Counties.\n (3) In New Mexico, the following counties: Dona Ana, Luna, \n Grant, Otero, and Hidalgo Counties.\n (4) In California, the following counties: San Diego and \n Imperial Counties.\n (g) Funding Offset.--To carry out this section, the Secretary of \nHomeland Security shall reprogram funds that would otherwise be \nobligated and expended under the account heading ``Departmental \nManagement and Operations''.\n\nSEC. 9. U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION REPORTING ON BORDER \n APPREHENSIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border \nProtection shall ensure that an individual who is apprehended \nunlawfully crossing or attempting to unlawfully cross the border into \nthe United States is counted only once for purposes of counting border \napprehensions.\n (b) Prohibition on Duplicate Counting.--Any subsequent transfer or \nbooking of an individual described in subsection (a) may not be counted \nagain for purposes of counting border apprehensions.\n\nSEC. 10. BIOMETRIC ENTRY AND EXIT DATA SYSTEM.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall \nestablish the biometric entry and exit data system required by section \n7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 \nU.S.C. 1365b).\n (b) Requirements.--In addition to the features required by such \nsection 7208, the Secretary shall ensure that the biometric entry and \nexit data system is established and in operation at each port of entry \nto the United States.\n\nSEC. 11. DEFINITION.\n\n In this Act, the term ``operational control'' means a condition in \nwhich all illegal border crossers are apprehended and narcotics and \nother contraband are seized.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 86], ["border", 66], ["national", 41], ["guard", 40], ["control", 39], ["shall", 36], ["activity", 36], ["secretary", 36], ["section", 32], ["united", 31], ["security", 24], ["homeland", 22], ["subsection", 21], ["may", 20], ["equipment", 18], ["defense", 18], ["member", 18], ["operational", 17], ["personnel", 16], ["international", 15], ["following", 14], ["law", 14], ["mexico", 14], ["grant", 14], ["purpose", 14], ["eligible", 13], ["plan", 13], ["unit", 12], ["operation", 12], ["department", 12], ["paragraph", 11], ["date", 11], ["training", 11], ["pursuant", 11], ["federal", 11], ["duty", 11], ["governor", 11], ["authorized", 11], ["county", 10], ["use", 10], ["report", 10], ["used", 10], ["additional", 10], ["along", 9], ["vehicle", 9], ["joint", 9], ["resolution", 9], ["general.", 8], ["end", 8], ["house", 8], ["number", 8], ["fund", 8], ["provided", 8], ["area", 8], ["support", 8], ["general", 8], ["required", 8], ["including", 7], ["committee", 7], ["year", 7], ["enforcement", 7], ["agency", 7], ["later", 7], ["sheriff", 7], ["perform", 7], ["deployment", 7], ["transfer", 7], ["amount", 6], ["service", 6], ["strength", 6], ["described", 6], ["deployed", 6], ["appropriation", 5], ["protection", 5], ["enactment", 5], ["provide", 5], ["term", 5], ["submit", 5], ["determines", 5], ["available", 5], ["full-time", 5], ["annual", 5], ["new", 5], ["representative", 5], ["custom", 5], ["application", 5], ["mean", 5], ["code", 4], ["case", 4], ["cost", 4], ["comptroller", 4], ["military", 4], ["known", 4], ["patrol", 4], ["calculation", 4], ["performed", 4], ["order", 4], ["one", 4], ["vote", 4], ["veteran", 4]]}, "hr1338": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 241\n\n To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice \n and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a \n private civil action.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 9, 2015\n\n Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Denham, Mr. \n Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Issa, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Cook, \nMrs. Mimi Walters of California, Mr. Nunes, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. \nSimpson, and Mr. Westmoreland) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 to impose notice \n and a compliance opportunity to be provided before commencement of a \n private civil action.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``ACCESS (ADA Compliance for Customer \nEntry to Stores and Services) Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.\n\n Section 308(a)(1) of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 \n(42 U.S.C. 12188(a)(1)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``procedures.--'' and all that follows \n through ``The'', and inserting the following:\n ``procedures.--\n ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), \n the'', and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(B) Structural barriers to entry into existing \n public accommodations.--A civil action for \n discrimination under section 302(b)(2) based on the \n failure to remove a structural barrier to entry into an \n existing public accommodation may not be commenced by a \n person aggrieved by such discrimination unless--\n ``(i) such person has provided to the owner \n or operator of such accommodation a written \n notice specific enough to allow such owner or \n operator to identify such barrier; and\n ``(ii) beginning on the date such notice \n was received and--\n ``(I) before the expiration of 60 \n days after such date, such owner or \n operator failed to provide to such \n person a written description outlining \n improvements that will be made to \n remove such barrier; or\n ``(II)(aa) before the expiration of \n 60 days after such date, such owner or \n operator provided such description to \n such person; and\n ``(bb) before the expiration of 120 \n days after such description is \n provided, such owner or operator failed \n to remove such barrier.''.\n\nSEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on \nthe 1st day of the 1st month beginning more than 30 days after the date \nof the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 13], ["day", 5], ["operator", 5], ["provided", 5], ["owner", 5], ["date", 5], ["notice", 4], ["barrier", 4], ["person", 4], ["disability", 3], ["remove", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["expiration", 3], ["american", 3], ["civil", 3], ["1st", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["compliance", 3], ["description", 3], ["congress", 3], ["action", 3], ["entry", 3], ["existing", 2], ["written", 2], ["failed", 2], ["structural", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["procedures.", 2], ["public", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["accommodation", 2], ["impose", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["private", 2], ["discrimination", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["made", 2], ["amend", 2], ["may", 2], ["opportunity", 2], ["commencement", 2], ["outlining", 1], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["identify", 1], ["committee", 1], ["calvert", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["based", 1], ["denham", 1], ["improvement", 1], ["ada", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["hunter", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["cook", 1], ["month", 1], ["january", 1], ["kansa", 1], ["specific", 1], ["follows", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["subject", 1], ["barrier.", 1], ["access", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["aggrieved", 1], ["california", 1], ["mimi", 1], ["received", 1], ["accommodations.", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["rohrabacher", 1], ["striking", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["lamalfa", 1], ["nunes", 1], ["service", 1], ["store", 1], ["walter", 1], ["enough", 1], ["failure", 1], ["commenced", 1], ["customer", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["westmoreland", 1]]}, "hr321": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 321 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 321\n\n To allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall at the United \nStates Merchant Marine Academy, after receipt of a gift from the United \nStates Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc., \n for renovation of such hall and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\nMr. Sessions (for himself and Mr. Jolly) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To allow for a contract for operation of Melville Hall at the United \nStates Merchant Marine Academy, after receipt of a gift from the United \nStates Merchant Marine Academy Alumni Association and Foundation, Inc., \n for renovation of such hall and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``U.S. Merchant Marine Academy \nImprovement Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. MELVILLE HALL OF UNITED STATES MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY.\n\n (a) Gift to the Merchant Marine Academy.--The Maritime \nAdministrator may accept a gift of money from the Foundation under \nsection 51315 of title 46, United States Code, for the purpose of \nrenovating Melville Hall on the campus of the United States Merchant \nMarine Academy.\n (b) Covered Gifts.--A gift described in this subsection is a gift \nunder subsection (a) that the Maritime Administrator determines exceeds \nthe sum of--\n (1) the minimum amount that is sufficient to ensure the \n renovation of Melville Hall in accordance with the capital \n improvement plan of the United States Merchant Marine Academy \n that was in effect on the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (2) 25 percent of the amount described in paragraph (1).\n (c) Operation Contracts.--Subject to subsection (d), in the case \nthat the Maritime Administrator accepts a gift of money described in \nsubsection (b), the Maritime Administrator may enter into a contract \nwith the Foundation for the operation of Melville Hall to make \navailable facilities for, among other possible uses, official academy \nfunctions, third-party catering functions, and industry events and \nconferences.\n (d) Contract Terms.--The contract described in subsection (c) shall \nbe for such period and on such terms as the Maritime Administrator \nconsiders appropriate, including a provision, mutually agreeable to the \nMaritime Administrator and the Foundation, that--\n (1) requires the Foundation--\n (A) at the expense solely of the Foundation through \n the term of the contract to maintain Melville Hall in a \n condition that is as good as or better than the \n condition Melville Hall was in on the later of--\n (i) the date that the renovation of \n Melville Hall was completed; or\n (ii) the date that the Foundation accepted \n Melville Hall after it was tendered to the \n Foundation by the Maritime Administrator; and\n (B) to deposit all proceeds from the operation of \n Melville Hall, after expenses necessary for the \n operation and maintenance of Melville Hall, into the \n account of the Regimental Affairs Non-Appropriated Fund \n Instrumentality or successor entity, to be used solely \n for the morale and welfare of the cadets of the United \n States Merchant Marine Academy; and\n (2) prohibits the use of Melville Hall as lodging or an \n office by any person for more than 4 days in any calendar year \n other than--\n (A) by the United States; or\n (B) for the administration and operation of \n Melville Hall.\n (e) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) Contract.--The term ``contract'' includes any \n modification, extension, or renewal of the contract.\n (2) Foundation.--In this section, the term ``Foundation'' \n means the United States Merchant Marine Academy Alumni \n Association and Foundation, Inc.\n (f) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed \nunder section 3105 of title 41, United States Code, as requiring the \nMaritime Administrator to award a contract for the operation of \nMelville Hall to the Foundation.\n \n", "frequency": [["hall", 17], ["melville", 15], ["state", 13], ["united", 13], ["foundation", 12], ["merchant", 11], ["marine", 11], ["academy", 11], ["contract", 9], ["maritime", 8], ["operation", 8], ["administrator", 8], ["gift", 7], ["section", 6], ["subsection", 5], ["term", 4], ["described", 4], ["may", 4], ["renovation", 4], ["association", 3], ["house", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["alumnus", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["date", 3], ["inc.", 3], ["code", 2], ["office", 2], ["money", 2], ["expense", 2], ["session", 2], ["improvement", 2], ["receipt", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["function", 2], ["representative", 2], ["solely", 2], ["condition", 2], ["allow", 2], ["affair", 1], ["entity", 1], ["including", 1], ["contract.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["welfare", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["better", 1], ["covered", 1], ["successor", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["good", 1], ["government", 1], ["possible", 1], ["accepted", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["january", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["calendar", 1], ["referred", 1], ["lodging", 1], ["official", 1], ["senate", 1], ["gifts.", 1], ["event", 1], ["subject", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["terms.", 1], ["jolly", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["capital", 1], ["instrumentality", 1], ["available", 1], ["third-party", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["extension", 1], ["industry", 1], ["renewal", 1], ["accepts", 1], ["mutually", 1], ["administration", 1], ["ensure", 1], ["exceeds", 1], ["among", 1], ["cadet", 1], ["foundation.", 1], ["facility", 1], ["requiring", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["period", 1], ["morale", 1], ["tendered", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["renovating", 1], ["armed", 1]]}, "hr521": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 521 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 521\n\n To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon \n Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Young of Alaska introduced the following bill; which was referred \nto the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee \n on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by \nthe Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon \n Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.\n\n (a) In General.--As soon as practicable after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, but not later than 180 days after such date, the \nSecretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this Act as the \n``Secretary'') shall convey to the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation \nlocated in Bethel, Alaska, all the right, title, and interest of the \nUnited States in and to the property described in section 2 for use in \nconnection with health and social services programs. The Secretary's \nconveyance of title by warranty deed under this section shall, on its \neffective date, supersede and render of no future effect any quitclaim \ndeed to the property described in section 2 executed by the Secretary \nand the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation.\n (b) Conditions.--The conveyance of the property under this Act--\n (1) shall be made by warranty deed;\n (2) shall not require any consideration from the Yukon \n Kuskokwim Health Corporation for the property;\n (3) shall not impose any obligation, term, or condition on \n the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation; and\n (4) shall not allow for any reversionary interest of the \n United States in the property.\n\nSEC. 2. PROPERTY DESCRIBED.\n\n The property, including all land and appurtenances, described in \nthis section is that property included in U.S. Survey No. 4000, Lot 2, \ntownship 8N, Range 71W, Seward Meridian, containing 22.98 acres.\n\nSEC. 3. ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITY.\n\n (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal \nlaw, the Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation shall not be liable for any \nsoil, surface water, groundwater, or other contamination resulting from \nthe disposal, release, or presence of any environmental contamination, \nincluding any oil or petroleum products, or any hazardous substances, \nhazardous materials, hazardous waste, pollutants, toxic substances, \nsolid waste, or any other environmental contamination or hazard as \ndefined in any Federal or State of Alaska law, on any of the property \ndescribed in section 2.\n (b) Easement.--The Secretary shall be accorded any easement or \naccess to the property conveyed under this Act as may be reasonably \nnecessary to satisfy any retained obligation or liability of the \nSecretary.\n (c) Notice of Hazardous Substance Activity and Warranty.--In \ncarrying out this Act, the Secretary shall comply with section \n120(h)(3) (A) and (B) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, \nCompensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)(3)(A)).\n \n", "frequency": [["property", 13], ["health", 9], ["shall", 9], ["kuskokwim", 7], ["secretary", 7], ["section", 7], ["yukon", 7], ["corporation", 7], ["alaska", 5], ["described", 5], ["conveyance", 5], ["state", 4], ["hazardous", 4], ["environmental", 4], ["liability", 3], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["contamination", 3], ["substance", 3], ["bill", 3], ["deed", 3], ["united", 3], ["located", 3], ["bethel", 3], ["congress", 3], ["date", 3], ["including", 2], ["provision", 2], ["referred", 2], ["federal", 2], ["general.", 2], ["u.s.", 2], ["consideration", 2], ["obligation", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["warranty", 2], ["law", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["interest", 2], ["waste", 2], ["representative", 2], ["certain", 2], ["provide", 2], ["executed", 1], ["office", 1], ["71w", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["soon", 1], ["session", 1], ["human", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["disposal", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["young", 1], ["comply", 1], ["meridian", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["material", 1], ["fall", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["township", 1], ["day", 1], ["condition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["resource", 1], ["january", 1], ["future", 1], ["groundwater", 1], ["liable", 1], ["release", 1], ["reasonably", 1], ["right", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["product", 1], ["convey", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["appurtenance", 1], ["quitclaim", 1], ["access", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["satisfy", 1], ["notice", 1], ["activity", 1], ["water", 1], ["conveyed", 1], ["retained", 1], ["impose", 1], ["connection", 1], ["survey", 1], ["practicable", 1], ["social", 1], ["seward", 1], ["render", 1], ["presence", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["within", 1]]}, "hr1182": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 595\n\n To amend section 2259 of title 18, United States Code, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Cartwright (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, \n Mr. Chabot, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Clay, Mr. \n Cohen, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of \n California, Ms. DelBene, Ms. DeGette, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Franks of \n Arizona, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Israel, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. \n Johnson of Ohio, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Lance, Mr. \nLarson of Connecticut, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. Marino, \n Ms. McCollum, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Norton, Mr. \nRangel, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Ruiz, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, \n Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Cooper, Mr. Honda, Ms. Kaptur, \nMr. Joyce, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Farr, and Ms. Chu of California) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the \n Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend section 2259 of title 18, United States Code, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Amy and Vicky Child Pornography \nVictim Restitution Improvement Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) The demand for child pornography harms children because \n it drives production, which involves severe and often \n irreparable child sexual abuse and exploitation.\n (2) The harms caused by child pornography are more \n extensive than the harms caused by child sex abuse alone \n because child pornography is a permanent record of the abuse of \n the depicted child, and the harm to the child is exacerbated by \n its circulation. Every viewing of child pornography is a \n repetition of the victim's original childhood sexual abuse.\n (3) Victims suffer continuing and grievous harm as a result \n of knowing that a large, indeterminate number of individuals \n have viewed and will in the future view images of their \n childhood sexual abuse. Harms of this sort are a major reason \n that child pornography is outlawed.\n (4) The unlawful collective conduct of every individual who \n reproduces, distributes, or possesses the images of a victim's \n childhood sexual abuse plays a part in sustaining and \n aggravating the harms to that individual victim. Multiple \n actors independently commit intentional crimes that combine to \n produce an indivisible injury to a victim.\n (5) It is the intent of Congress that victims of child \n pornography be fully compensated for all the harms resulting \n from each and every perpetrator who contributes to their \n anguish.\n (6) Congress intends to adopt and hereby adopts an \n aggregate causation standard to address the unique crime of \n child pornography and the unique harms caused by child \n pornography.\n (7) Victims should not be limited to receiving restitution \n from defendants only for losses caused by each defendant's own \n offense of conviction. Courts must apply a less restrictive \n aggregate causation standard in child pornography cases, while \n also recognizing appropriate constitutional limits and \n protections for defendants.\n\nSEC. 3. MANDATORY RESTITUTION.\n\n Section 2259 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and \n inserting the following:\n ``(3) Definition.--(A) For purposes of this subsection, the \n term `full amount of the victim's losses' includes any costs \n incurred by the victim for--\n ``(i) lifetime medical services relating to \n physical, psychiatric, or psychological care;\n ``(ii) lifetime physical and occupational therapy \n or rehabilitation;\n ``(iii) necessary transportation, temporary \n housing, and child care expenses;\n ``(iv) lifetime lost income; and\n ``(v) attorneys' fees, as well as other costs \n incurred.\n ``(B) For purposes of this subsection, the term `full \n amount of the victim's losses' also includes any other losses \n suffered by the victim, in addition to the costs listed in \n subparagraph (A), if those losses are a proximate result of the \n offense.\n ``(C) For purposes of this subsection, the term `full \n amount of the victim's losses' also includes any losses \n suffered by the victim from any sexual act or sexual conduct \n (as those terms are defined in section 2246) in preparation for \n or during the production of child pornography depicting the \n victim involved in the offense.'';\n (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);\n (3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:\n ``(c) Determining Restitution.--\n ``(1) Harmed by one defendant.--If the victim was harmed as \n a result of the commission of an offense under section 2251, \n 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or 2260 by 1 defendant, the court shall \n determine the full amount of the victim's losses caused by the \n defendant and enter an order of restitution for an amount that \n is not less than the full amount of the victim's losses.\n ``(2) Harmed by more than one defendant.--If the victim was \n harmed as a result of offenses under section 2251, 2251A, 2252, \n 2252A, or 2260 by more than 1 person, regardless of whether the \n persons have been charged, prosecuted, or convicted in any \n Federal or State court of competent jurisdiction within the \n United States, the court shall determine the full amount of the \n victim's losses caused by all such persons, or reasonably \n expected to be caused by such persons, and enter an order of \n restitution against the defendant in favor of the victim for--\n ``(A) the full amount of the victim's losses; or\n ``(B) an amount that is not more than the amount \n described in subparagraph (A) and not less than--\n ``(i) $250,000 for any offense or offenses \n under section 2251(a), 2251(b), 2251(c), 2251A, \n 2252A(g), or 2260(a);\n ``(ii) $150,000 for any offense or offenses \n under section 2251(d), 2252(a)(1), 2252(a)(2), \n 2252(a)(3), 2252A(a)(1), 2252A(a)(2), \n 2252A(a)(3), 2252A(a)(4), 2252A(a)(6), \n 2252A(a)(7), or 2260(b); or\n ``(iii) $25,000 for any offense or offenses \n under section 2252(a)(4) or 2252A(a)(5).\n ``(3) Maximum amount of restitution.--No order of \n restitution issued under this section may exceed the full \n amount of the victim's losses.\n ``(4) Joint and several liability.--Each defendant against \n whom an order of restitution is issued under paragraph (2)(A) \n shall be jointly and severally liable to the victim with all \n other defendants against whom an order of restitution is issued \n under paragraph (2)(A) in favor of such victim.\n ``(5) Contribution.--Each defendant who is ordered to pay \n restitution under paragraph (2)(A), and has made full payment \n to the victim equal to or exceeding the statutory minimum \n amount described in paragraph (2)(B), may recover contribution \n from any defendant who is also ordered to pay restitution under \n paragraph (2)(A). Such claims shall be brought in accordance \n with this section and the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. In \n resolving contribution claims, the court may allocate payments \n among liable parties using such equitable factors as the court \n determines are appropriate so long as no payments to victims \n are reduced or delayed. No action for contribution may be \n commenced more than 5 years after the date on which the \n defendant seeking contribution was ordered to pay restitution \n under this section.'';\n (4) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking ``a \n commission of a crime under this chapter,'' and inserting ``or \n by the commission of (i) an offense under this chapter or (ii) \n a series of offenses under this chapter committed by the \n defendant and other persons causing aggregated losses,''; and\n (5) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(e) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of \nthe Amy and Vicky Child Pornography Victim Restitution Improvement Act \nof 2015, the Attorney General shall submit to Congress a report on the \nprogress, if any, of the Department of Justice in obtaining restitution \nfor victims of any offense under section 2251, 2251A, 2252, 2252A, or \n2260.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 32], ["victim", 29], ["child", 18], ["section", 14], ["offense", 14], ["loss", 13], ["amount", 13], ["restitution", 13], ["pornography", 12], ["defendant", 12], ["ms.", 11], ["2252a", 11], ["harm", 9], ["subsection", 8], ["caused", 7], ["congress", 7], ["paragraph", 6], ["full", 6], ["state", 6], ["court", 6], ["sexual", 6], ["abuse", 6], ["following", 5], ["united", 5], ["purpose", 5], ["shall", 5], ["may", 5], ["order", 5], ["person", 5], ["term", 4], ["result", 4], ["2251a", 4], ["contribution", 4], ["harmed", 4], ["also", 4], ["code", 3], ["cost", 3], ["`full", 3], ["issued", 3], ["pay", 3], ["every", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["house", 3], ["individual", 3], ["includes", 3], ["chapter", 3], ["childhood", 3], ["crime", 3], ["commission", 3], ["bill", 3], ["ordered", 3], ["mrs.", 3], ["lifetime", 3], ["payment", 3], ["one", 2], ["improvement", 2], ["production", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["causation", 2], ["amy", 2], ["unique", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["federal", 2], ["favor", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["california", 2], ["described", 2], ["standard", 2], ["care", 2], ["vicky", 2], ["liable", 2], ["davis", 2], ["striking", 2], ["image", 2], ["year", 2], ["aggregate", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["determine", 2], ["114th", 2], ["defendant.", 2], ["representative", 2], ["date", 2], ["suffered", 2], ["amend", 2], ["attorney", 2], ["claim", 2], ["illinois", 2], ["restitution.", 2], ["physical", 2], ["enter", 2], ["incurred", 2], ["limited", 1], ["office", 1], ["redesignated", 1], ["demand", 1], ["find", 1], ["expense", 1], ["statutory", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1]]}, "hr594": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 594 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 594\n\nTo preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters \n of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mr. Amodei, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Barr, Mr. \nBenishek, Mr. Blum, Mr. Bost, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Bridenstine, Mr. Brooks \n of Alabama, Mr. Bucshon, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Collins of \nGeorgia, Mr. Cook, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Denham, Mr. Dent, Mr. \nEmmer, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Flores, Mr. Franks of Arizona, \n Mr. Gibson, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. \n Griffith, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Harper, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Jody B. Hice of \nGeorgia, Mr. Hill, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, \nMr. Hunter, Mr. Hurd of Texas, Mr. Hurt of Virginia, Mr. Sam Johnson of \n Texas, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kinzinger \nof Illinois, Mr. Latta, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Long, Mr. Lucas, \n Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Duncan of South \n Carolina, Mr. McKinley, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr. Meadows, Mr. \nNewhouse, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Nunes, Mr. Olson, Mr. Pearce, \n Mr. Peterson, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Pompeo, Mr. Rogers \nof Kentucky, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, \n Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schock, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shimkus, Mr. Smith of \n Missouri, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Stivers, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. \n Tipton, Mr. Hardy, Mr. Upton, Mr. Valadao, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Weber of \n Texas, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Williams, Mr. \nWomack, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. Yoho, Mr. \n Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Crenshaw, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. \nWebster of Florida, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Babin, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Walden, Mr. \nAmash, Mr. Simpson, and Mr. Perry) introduced the following bill; which \n was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo preserve existing rights and responsibilities with respect to waters \n of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Waters of the United States \nRegulatory Overreach Protection Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. RULES AND GUIDANCE.\n\n (a) Identification of Waters Protected by the Clean Water Act.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator are \n prohibited from--\n (A) developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, \n applying, administering, or enforcing--\n (i) the proposed rule described in the \n notice of proposed rule published in the \n Federal Register entitled ``Definition of \n `Waters of the United States' Under the Clean \n Water Act'' (79 Fed. Reg. 22188 (April 21, \n 2014)); or\n (ii) the proposed guidance submitted to the \n Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs of \n the Office of Management and Budget for \n regulatory review under Executive Order 12866, \n entitled ``Guidance on Identifying Waters \n Protected By the Clean Water Act'' and dated \n February 17, 2012 (referred to as ``Clean Water \n Protection Guidance'', Regulatory Identifier \n Number (RIN) 2040-ZA11, received February 21, \n 2012); or\n (B) using the proposed rule or proposed guidance \n described in subparagraph (A), any successor document, \n or any substantially similar proposed rule or guidance, \n as the basis for any rulemaking or decision regarding \n the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water Pollution \n Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.).\n (2) Use of rules and guidance.--The use of the proposed \n rule or proposed guidance described in paragraph (1)(A), any \n successor document, or any substantially similar proposed rule \n or guidance, as the basis for any rulemaking or decision \n regarding the scope or enforcement of the Federal Water \n Pollution Control Act shall be grounds for vacating the final \n rule, decision, or enforcement action.\n (b) Exemption for Certain Agricultural Conservation Practices.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Administrator are \n prohibited from developing, finalizing, adopting, implementing, \n applying, administering, or enforcing the interpretive rule \n described in the notice of availability published in the \n Federal Register entitled ``Notice of Availability Regarding \n the Exemption from Permitting Under Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the \n Clean Water Act to Certain Agricultural Conservation \n Practices'' (79 Fed. Reg. 22276 (April 21, 2014)).\n (2) Withdrawal.--The Secretary and the Administrator shall \n withdraw the interpretive rule described in paragraph (1), and \n such interpretive rule shall have no force or effect.\n (3) Application.--Section 404(f)(1)(A) of the Federal Water \n Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1344(f)(1)(A)) shall be \n applied without regard to the interpretive rule described in \n paragraph (1).\n\nSEC. 3. FEDERALISM CONSULTATION.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary and the Administrator shall jointly \nconsult with relevant State and local officials to develop \nrecommendations for a regulatory proposal that would, consistent with \napplicable rulings of the United States Supreme Court, identify--\n (1) the scope of waters covered under the Federal Water \n Pollution Control Act; and\n (2) the scope of waters not covered under such Act.\n (b) Consultation Requirements.--In developing the recommendations \nunder subsection (a), the Secretary and the Administrator shall--\n (1) provide relevant State and local officials with notice \n and an opportunity to participate in the consultation process \n under subsection (a);\n (2) seek to consult State and local officials that \n represent a broad cross-section of regional, economic, and \n geographic perspectives in the United States;\n (3) emphasize the importance of collaboration with and \n among the relevant State and local officials;\n (4) allow for meaningful and timely input by State and \n local officials;\n (5) be respectful of maintaining the Federal-State \n partnership in implementing the Federal Water Pollution Control \n Act;\n (6) take into consideration the input of State and local \n officials regarding matters involving differences in State and \n local geography, hydrology, climate, legal frameworks, \n economies, priorities, and needs;\n (7) promote transparency in the consultation process under \n subsection (a); and\n (8) explore with State and local officials whether Federal \n objectives under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act can be \n attained by means other than through a new regulatory proposal.\n (c) Reports.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 12 months after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator \n shall publish in the Federal Register a draft report describing \n the recommendations developed under subsection (a).\n (2) Consensus requirement.--The Secretary and the \n Administrator may include a recommendation in the draft report \n only if consensus has been reached with regard to the \n recommendation among the Secretary, the Administrator, and the \n State and local officials consulted under subsection (a).\n (3) Failure to reach consensus.--If the Secretary, the \n Administrator, and the State and local officials consulted \n under subsection (a) fail to reach consensus on a regulatory \n proposal, the draft report shall identify that consensus was \n not reached and describe--\n (A) the areas and issues where consensus was \n reached;\n (B) the areas and issues of continuing disagreement \n that resulted in the failure to reach consensus; and\n (C) the reasons for the continuing disagreements.\n (4) Duration of review.--The Secretary and the \n Administrator shall provide not fewer than 180 days for the \n public review and comment of the draft report.\n (5) Final report.--The Secretary and the Administrator \n shall, in consultation with the relevant State and local \n officials, address any comments received under paragraph (4) \n and prepare a final report describing the final results of the \n consultation process under subsection (a).\n (d) Submission of Report to Congress.--Not later than 24 months \nafter the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the \nAdministrator shall jointly submit to the Committee on Transportation \nand Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nEnvironment and Public Works of the Senate and make publicly available \nthe final report prepared under subsection (c)(5).\n\nSEC. 4. 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R. 591\n\n To provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure \n continued United States leadership in engineering biology.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMs. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas (for herself and Mr. Sensenbrenner) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Science, Space, and Technology\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for a coordinated Federal research program to ensure \n continued United States leadership in engineering biology.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Engineering Biology Research and \nDevelopment Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Cellular and molecular processes may be used, mimicked, \n or redesigned to develop new products, processes, and systems \n that improve societal well-being, strengthen national security, \n and contribute to the economy.\n (2) Engineering biology relies on scientists and engineers \n with a diverse and unique set of skills combining the \n biological, physical, and information sciences and engineering.\n (3) Long-term research and development is necessary to \n create breakthroughs in engineering biology. Such research and \n development requires government investment as the benefits are \n too distant or uncertain for industry to support alone.\n (4) The Federal Government can play an important role by \n facilitating the development of tools and technologies to \n further advance engineering biology, including multiple user \n facilities that the Federal Government is uniquely able to \n support.\n (5) Since other countries are investing significant \n resources in engineering biology, the United States is at risk \n of losing its competitive lead in this emerging area if it does \n not invest the necessary resources and have a national \n strategy.\n (6) A National Engineering Biology Initiative can serve to \n establish new research directions and technology goals, improve \n interagency coordination and planning processes, drive \n technology transfer, and help ensure optimal returns on the \n Federal investment.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act--\n (1) the term ``Advisory Committee'' means the advisory \n committee designated under section 5;\n (2) the term ``biomanufacturing'' means the manufacturing \n of products using biological manufacturing technologies;\n (3) the term ``engineering biology'' means the science and \n engineering of cellular and molecular processes to advance \n fundamental understanding of complex natural systems and to \n develop new and advance existing products, processes, and \n systems that will contribute significantly to societal well-\n being, national security, and the economy;\n (4) the term ``Interagency Committee'' means the \n interagency committee designated under section 4(e); and\n (5) the term ``Program'' means the National Engineering \n Biology Research and Development Program established under \n section 4.\n\nSEC. 4. NATIONAL ENGINEERING BIOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.\n\n (a) In General.--The President shall implement a National \nEngineering Biology Research and Development Program to advance \nsocietal well-being, national security, and economic productivity and \ncompetitiveness through--\n (1) advancing areas of research at the intersection of the \n biological, physical, and information sciences and engineering;\n (2) supporting social science research that advances the \n field of engineering biology and contributes to the adoption of \n new products, processes, and technologies;\n (3) expanding the number of researchers, educators, and \n students with engineering biology training;\n (4) accelerating the translation and commercialization of \n engineering biology research and development by the private \n sector; and\n (5) improving the interagency planning and coordination of \n Federal Government activities related to engineering biology.\n (b) Program Activities.--The activities of the Program shall \ninclude--\n (1) sustained support for engineering biology research and \n development through--\n (A) grants to individual investigators and \n interdisciplinary teams of investigators;\n (B) projects funded under joint solicitations by a \n collaboration of no fewer than two agencies \n participating in the Program; and\n (C) interdisciplinary research centers that are \n organized to investigate basic research questions and \n carry out technology development and demonstration \n activities;\n (2) education and training of undergraduate and graduate \n students in research at the intersection of biological, \n physical, and information sciences and engineering;\n (3) activities to develop robust mechanisms for tracking \n and quantifying the outputs and economic benefits of \n engineering biology; and\n (4) activities to accelerate the translation and \n commercialization of new products, processes, and technologies \n by--\n (A) identifying precompetitive research \n opportunities;\n (B) facilitating public-private partnerships in \n engineering biology research and development;\n (C) connecting researchers, graduate students, and \n postdoctoral fellows with entrepreneurship education \n and training opportunities; and\n (D) supporting proof of concept activities and the \n formation of startup companies including through \n programs such as the Small Business Innovation Research \n Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer \n Program.\n (c) Expanding Participation.--The Program shall include, to the \nmaximum extent practicable, outreach to primarily undergraduate and \nminority-serving institutions about Program opportunities, and shall \nencourage the development of research collaborations between research-\nintensive universities and primarily undergraduate and minority-serving \ninstitutions.\n (d) Ethical, Legal, Environmental, and Societal Issues.--Program \nactivities shall take into account ethical, legal, environmental, and \nother appropriate societal issues, including the need for safeguards \nand monitoring systems to protect society against the unintended \nrelease of engineered materials produced, by--\n (1) supporting research, including in the social sciences, \n and other activities addressing ethical, legal, environmental, \n and other appropriate societal issues related to engineering \n biology, including integrating research on these topics with \n the research and development in engineering biology, and \n ensuring that the results of such research are widely \n disseminated, including through interdisciplinary engineering \n biology research centers described in subsection (b)(1); and\n (2) ensuring, through the agencies and departments that \n participate in the Program, that public input and outreach are \n integrated into the Program by the convening of regular and \n ongoing public discussions through mechanisms such as citizen \n panels, consensus conferences, and educational events, as \n appropriate.\n (e) Interagency Committee.--The President shall designate an \ninteragency committee on engineering biology, which shall include \nrepresentatives from the Office of Science and Technology Policy, the \nNational Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the National \nAeronautics and Space Administration, the National Institute of \nStandards and Technology, the Environmental Protection Agency, and any \nother agency that the President considers appropriate. The Director of \nthe Office of Science and Technology Policy shall select a chairperson \nfrom among the members of the Interagency Committee. The Interagency \nCommittee shall oversee the planning, management, and coordination of \nthe Program. The Interagency Committee shall--\n (1) provide for interagency coordination of Federal \n engineering biology research, development, and other activities \n undertaken pursuant to the Program;\n (2) establish and periodically update goals and priorities \n for the Program;\n (3) develop, not later than 12 months after the date of \n enactment of this Act, and update every 5 years, a strategic \n plan to guide the activities of the Program and meet the goals \n and priorities established under paragraph (2) and describe--\n (A) the Program's support for long-term funding for \n interdisciplinary engineering biology research and \n development;\n (B) the Program's support for education and public \n outreach activities;\n (C) the Program's support for research and other \n activities on ethical, legal, environmental, and other \n appropriate societal issues related to engineering \n biology; and\n (D) how the Program will move results out of the \n laboratory and into application for the benefit of \n society and United States competitiveness;\n (4) propose an annually coordinated interagency budget for \n the Program that will ensure the maintenance of a robust \n engineering biology research and development portfolio and \n ensure that the balance of funding across the Program is \n sufficient to meet the goals and priorities established for the \n Program;\n (5) develop a plan to utilize Federal programs, such as the \n Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small \n Business Technology Transfer Program, in support of the goal \n described in subsection (b)(4); and\n (6) in carrying out its responsibilities under this \n section, take into consideration the recommendations of the \n Advisory Committee, the results of the workshop convened under \n section 6, existing reports on related topics, and the views of \n academic, State, industry, and other appropriate groups.\n (f) Annual Report.--The Interagency Committee shall prepare an \nannual report, to be submitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and \nTechnology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later than 90 \ndays after submission of the President's annual budget request, that \nincludes--\n (1) the Program budget for the fiscal year to which such \n budget request applies, and for the then current fiscal year, \n including a breakout of spending for each agency participating \n in the Program, and for the development and acquisition of any \n research facilities and instrumentation; and\n (2) an assessment of how Federal agencies are implementing \n the plan described in subsection (e)(5), and a description of \n the amount and number of Small Business Innovation Research and \n Small Business Technology Transfer awards made in support of \n the Program.\n\nSEC. 5. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.\n\n (a) In General.--The President shall designate an advisory \ncommittee on engineering biology research and development with at least \n12 members, including representatives of research and academic \ninstitutions, industry, and nongovernmental entities, who are qualified \nto provide advice on the Program.\n (b) Assessment.--The Advisory Committee shall assess--\n (1) progress made in implementing the Program;\n (2) the need to revise the Program;\n (3) the balance of activities and funding across the \n Program;\n (4) whether the Program priorities and goals developed by \n the Interagency Committee are helping to maintain United States \n leadership in engineering biology;\n (5) the management, coordination, implementation, and \n activities of the Program; and\n (6) whether ethical, legal, environmental, and other \n appropriate societal issues are adequately addressed by the \n Program.\n (c) Reports.--The Advisory Committee shall report within 3 years \nafter the date of enactment of this Act, and thereafter not less \nfrequently than once every 5 years, to the President, the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, on \nits findings of the assessment carried out under this section and its \nrecommendations for ways to improve the Program.\n (d) Federal Advisory Committee Act Application.--Section 14 of the \nFederal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the \nAdvisory Committee.\n\nSEC. 6. EXTERNAL REVIEW OF ETHICAL, LEGAL, ENVIRONMENTAL, AND SOCIETAL \n ISSUES.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 12 months after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation \nshall enter into an agreement with the National Academies to convene a \nworkshop to review the ethical, legal, environmental, and other \nappropriate societal issues related to engineering biology research and \ndevelopment. The goals of the workshop shall be to--\n (1) assess the current research on such issues;\n (2) evaluate the research gaps relating to such issues; and\n (3) provide recommendations on how the Program can address \n the research needs identified.\n (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 2 years after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Director of the National Science Foundation \nshall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of \nthe House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate a summary report containing the \nfindings of the workshop convened under this section.\n\nSEC. 7. AGENCY ACTIVITIES.\n\n (a) National Science Foundation.--As part of the Program, the \nNational Science Foundation shall--\n (1) support basic research at the intersection of the \n biological, physical, and information sciences and engineering \n through individual grants and through interdisciplinary \n research centers;\n (2) support research on the environmental and social \n effects of engineering biology;\n (3) provide research instrumentation support for \n engineering biology disciplines; and\n (4) award grants, on a competitive basis, to enable \n institutions to support graduate students and postdoctoral \n fellows who perform some of their engineering biology research \n in an industry setting.\n (b) Department of Commerce.--As part of the Program, the Director \nof the National Institute of Standards and Technology shall--\n (1) establish a bioscience research program to advance the \n development of standard reference materials and measurements \n and to create new data tools, techniques, and processes \n necessary to advance engineering biology and biomanufacturing;\n (2) provide access to user facilities with advanced or \n unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources to \n industry, institutions of higher education, nonprofit \n organizations, and government agencies to perform research and \n testing; and\n (3) provide technical expertise to inform the development \n of guidelines and safeguards for new products, processes, and \n systems of engineering biology.\n (c) Department of Energy.--As part of the Program, the Secretary of \nEnergy shall--\n (1) conduct and support basic research, development, \n demonstration, and commercial application activities in \n engineering biology disciplines, including in the areas of \n synthetic biology, advanced biofuel development, biobased \n materials, and environmental remediation; and\n (2) provide access to user facilities with advanced or \n unique equipment, services, materials, and other resources, as \n appropriate, to industry, institutions of higher education, \n nonprofit organizations, and government agencies to perform \n research and testing.\n (d) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.--As part of the \nProgram, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration shall--\n (1) conduct and support basic and applied research in \n engineering biology fields, including in the field of synthetic \n biology, and related to Earth and space sciences, aeronautics, \n space technology, and space exploration and experimentation, \n consistent with the priorities established in the National \n Academies' decadal surveys; and\n (2) award grants, on a competitive basis, that enable \n institutions to support graduate students and postdoctoral \n fellows who perform some of their engineering biology research \n in an industry setting.\n (e) Environmental Protection Agency.--As part of the Program, the \nEnvironmental Protection Agency shall support research on how products, \nprocesses, and systems of engineering biology will affect the \nenvironment.\n \n", "frequency": [["research", 50], ["engineering", 44], ["biology", 41], ["committee", 25], ["shall", 23], ["development", 23], ["science", 22], ["national", 20], ["technology", 19], ["activity", 16], ["support", 16], ["interagency", 13], ["environmental", 12], ["federal", 11], ["process", 10], ["including", 10], ["space", 10], ["agency", 10], ["advisory", 10], ["societal", 10], ["section", 9], ["provide", 9], ["appropriate", 9], ["issue", 8], ["new", 7], ["goal", 7], ["product", 7], ["advance", 7], ["institution", 7], ["ethical", 7], ["state", 7], ["representative", 7], ["government", 7], ["legal", 7], ["industry", 7], ["small", 6], ["united", 6], ["house", 6], ["related", 6], ["president", 6], ["system", 6], ["business", 6], ["year", 6], ["biological", 5], ["develop", 5], ["interdisciplinary", 5], ["material", 5], ["term", 5], ["priority", 5], ["report", 5], ["mean", 5], ["student", 5], ["coordination", 5], ["ensure", 5], ["education", 5], ["aeronautics", 4], ["established", 4], ["enactment", 4], ["information", 4], ["date", 4], ["foundation", 4], ["finding", 4], ["later", 4], ["resource", 4], ["workshop", 4], ["basic", 4], ["budget", 4], ["grant", 4], ["perform", 4], ["director", 4], ["senate", 4], ["facility", 4], ["transfer", 4], ["physical", 4], ["graduate", 4], ["department", 4], ["congress", 4], ["include", 3], ["planning", 3], ["public", 3], ["general.", 3], ["supporting", 3], ["transportation", 3], ["protection", 3], ["social", 3], ["establish", 3], ["postdoctoral", 3], ["award", 3], ["office", 3], ["coordinated", 3], ["funding", 3], ["standard", 3], ["training", 3], ["need", 3], ["plan", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["result", 3], ["improve", 3], ["annual", 3], ["undergraduate", 3]]}, "hr590": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 590 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 590\n\nTo establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the \n Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT \n Peoples.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Lowenthal (for himself, Mr. Caardenas, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, \n Mr. Connolly, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Ellison, Mr. \n Engel, Ms. Esty, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Gutieerrez, Mr. Hanna, \nMr. Hastings, Mr. Himes, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice \nJohnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Kilmer, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lieu \nof California, Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Ms. McCollum, Mr. \nMcDermott, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Norton, Mr. Peters, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Polis, \n Mr. Quigley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Smith of Washington, Ms. Speier, Mr. \n Takano, Ms. Titus, Ms. Velaazquez, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, \nMr. Sherman, Mr. Keating, Ms. Sinema, Ms. DelBene, and Mr. Cartwright) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo establish in the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor of the \n Department of State a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT \n Peoples.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``International Human Rights Defense \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term \n ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--\n (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the \n Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; and\n (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the \n Committee on Appropriations of the House of \n Representatives.\n (2) Gender identity.--The term ``gender identity'' means \n the gender-related identity, appearance, or mannerisms or other \n gender-related characteristics of an individual, with or \n without regard to the individual's designated sex at birth.\n (3) LGBT.--The term ``LGBT'' means lesbian, gay, bisexual, \n or transgender.\n (4) Sexual orientation.--The term ``sexual orientation'' \n means homosexuality, heterosexuality, or bisexuality.\n\nSEC. 3. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Eighty-two countries prohibit the public support of the \n LGBT community, promote homophobia across society, or \n criminalize homosexuality. That is equal to more than 40 \n percent of United Nations Member States.\n (2) In seven countries, homosexuality is a crime that is \n punishable by death.\n (3) Around the world, LGBT people face discrimination, \n hatred, violence, and bigotry.\n (4) Violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation \n and gender identity are documented in the Department of State's \n annual Human Rights Report to Congress. The 2013 report \n continues to show a clear pattern of increased human rights \n violations in every region of the world based on sexual \n orientation and gender identity. These violations include \n murder, rape, torture, death threats, extortion, imprisonment, \n as well as loss of employment, housing, access to health care, \n and other forms of societal stigma and discrimination. The \n report further documents growing LGBT-specific restrictions on \n basic freedoms of assembly, press, and speech in every region \n of the world.\n (5) In Jamaica and other countries, discrimination against \n LGBT people, including ``corrective rape'' of lesbian women, \n occurs all too frequently and with relative impunity.\n (6) In 2013, the Government of the Russian Federation \n passed a law banning ``Homosexual Propaganda'', which \n effectively makes it a crime to publically support LGBT \n equality. The Russian law is the basis for similar anti-\n propaganda legislation threatened or introduced in countries \n across Eastern Europe and Central Asia, including Lithuania, \n Kyrgyzstan, and Belarus.\n (7) In February 2014, the Government of Uganda adopted a \n law that makes ``aggravated homosexuality'' a crime punishable \n with life imprisonment and endangers any individual arbitrarily \n found to support LGBT people. Concurrently, the Government of \n Uganda also passed laws severely limiting the basic freedoms of \n speech and assembly for LGBT citizens. While the Constitutional \n Court overturned this law on a technicality in August 2014, \n leaders in Uganda have pledged to pursue similar legislation, \n and LGBT persons continue to be subjected to discrimination and \n violence.\n (8) The Government of Gambia passed an ``aggravated \n homosexuality'' law in October 2014. The conditions in Gambia \n for LGBT persons have been deteriorating, and there have been \n troubling reports of LGBT individuals having been arrested and \n threatened with torture for their sexual orientation and gender \n identity.\n (9) In December 2013, the Government of Nigeria adopted a \n law further criminalizing homosexuality. The law also \n criminalizes supporting LGBT people in any way, endangering the \n neighbors, friends, doctors, and landlords of LGBT people.\n (10) The anti-homosexuality laws in Gambia, Nigeria, and \n elsewhere not only endanger all LGBT individuals in those \n countries, but also pose serious risks for those associated \n with or caring for LGBT people. In addition, international HIV \n workers could be at risk since the treatment of at-risk \n populations may constitute support for LGBT people. Studies \n have shown that when LGBT people, especially LGBT youth, face \n discrimination, they are less likely to seek HIV testing, \n prevention, and treatment services.\n (11) On December 6, 2011, President Barack Obama released \n the Presidential Memorandum--International Initiatives to \n Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and \n Transgender Persons. The memorandum directed all Federal \n agencies engaged abroad to ensure that United States diplomacy \n and foreign assistance promote and protect the human rights of \n LGBT persons.\n (12) Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the \n United States Government would review United States diplomatic \n relationships with Nigeria and Uganda in light of their recent \n anti-LGBT actions. Announcements by the Obama Administration on \n March 23, 2014, and June 19, 2014, indicated the United States \n Government would emphasize the importance of human rights in \n Uganda by cutting $6,400,000 in funding for the Interreligious \n Council of Uganda because of its support for the Anti-\n Homosexuality Act, halting a survey designed to minimize the \n spread of HIV/AIDS because of potential harm to respondents, \n imposing short-term travel bans on Ugandan military officials, \n halting some joint military exercises with the Ugandan \n military, relocating funds for a public health institute, and \n restricting entry into the United States of those specific \n individuals who have committed human rights violations against \n LGBT persons. Despite the recent anti-LGBT actions by the \n Government of Nigeria, President Obama has not conducted a \n similar review of the United States diplomatic relationship \n with that country or taken steps to emphasize the importance of \n human rights for LGBT persons there.\n (13) In December 2013, the Supreme Court of India reversed \n a lower court ruling and reinstated the criminalization of \n homosexuality in the second most populous nation on Earth. In \n April 2014, India's Supreme Court recognized transgender people \n as a third gender, improving the legal rights of transgender \n people in that country. Given these two court decisions, the \n degree of human rights protections for LGBT persons in India is \n uncertain.\n (14) Removing institutionalized discrimination and targeted \n persecution against LGBT people around the world is a critical \n step in the promotion of human rights and global health \n internationally.\n (15) According to the Trans Murder Monitoring Project, \n which monitors homicides of transgender individuals, 226 \n transgender persons were killed between November 2013 and \n November 2014 worldwide. Violence against transgender \n individuals is particularly alarming in Brazil, where 113 \n transgender individuals were murdered in the one-year period \n from October 1, 2013, to September 30, 2014.\n (16) According to the International Guidelines on HIV/AIDS \n and Human Rights, as published by the United Nations High \n Commissioner for Human Rights, countries should review and \n reform criminal laws and correctional systems to ensure that \n they are consistent with international human rights obligations \n and are not misused in the context of HIV or targeted against \n vulnerable groups.\n (17) For the world's 1,800,000,000 youth, anti-\n homosexuality laws and discrimination against LGBT persons \n poses significant risks. LGBT youth who come out to their \n family or community often face rejection, homelessness, and \n limited educational and economic opportunities. These factors \n contribute to increased risks of substance abuse, suicide, and \n HIV infection among LGBT youth.\n (18) On September 26, 2014, the United Nations Human Rights \n Council passed a resolution cosponsored by the United States \n that expressed concern about discrimination and violence \n experienced by LGBT persons around the world. Fourteen \n countries opposed the resolution, including Algeria, Botswana, \n Cote d'Ivoire, Ethiopia, Gabon, Indonesia, Kenya, Kuwait, \n Maldives, Morocco, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab \n Emirates, and the Russian Federation.\n\nSEC. 4. STATEMENT OF POLICY.\n\n It is the policy of the United States--\n (1) to take effective action to prevent and respond to \n discrimination and violence against all people on any basis \n internationally, including sexual orientation and gender \n identity, and that human rights policy include attention to \n hate crimes and other discrimination against LGBT people;\n (2) to systematically integrate and coordinate efforts to \n prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT \n people internationally into United States foreign policy;\n (3) to support and build local capacity in countries around \n the world, including of governments at all levels and \n nongovernmental organizations, to prevent and respond to \n discrimination and violence against LGBT people \n internationally;\n (4) to consult, cooperate, coordinate, and collaborate with \n a wide variety of nongovernmental partners with demonstrated \n experience in preventing and responding to discrimination and \n violence against LGBT people internationally, including faith-\n based organizations and LGBT-led organizations;\n (5) to employ a multisectoral approach to preventing and \n responding to discrimination and violence against LGBT people \n internationally, including activities in the economic, \n education, health, nutrition, legal, and judicial sectors;\n (6) to work at all levels, from the individual to the \n family, community, local, national, and international levels, \n to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against \n LGBT people internationally;\n (7) to enhance training by United States personnel of \n professional foreign military and police forces and judicial \n officials to include appropriate and thorough LGBT-specific \n instruction on preventing and responding to discrimination and \n violence based on sexual orientation and gender identity;\n (8) to engage non-LGBT people as allies and partners, as an \n essential element of making sustained reductions in \n discrimination and violence against LGBT people;\n (9) to require that all Federal contractors and grant \n recipients in the United States Government's international \n programs establish appropriate policies and take effective \n measures to ensure the protection and safety of their staff and \n workplace, including from discrimination and violence directed \n against LGBT people and those who provide services to them;\n (10) to exert sustained international leadership to prevent \n and respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT \n persons, including in bilateral and multilateral fora;\n (11) to fully implement and expand upon the policies \n outlined in the Presidential Memorandum--International \n Initiatives to Advance the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, \n Bisexual, and Transgender Persons;\n (12) to ensure that international efforts to combat HIV/\n AIDS take all appropriate measures to support at-risk \n communities, including LGBT persons, and to create enabling \n legal environments for these communities;\n (13) to work with governments and nongovernmental partners \n around the world to develop and implement regional strategies \n to decriminalize homosexuality and to counteract the \n prohibition of public support of the LGBT community; and\n (14) to ensure that those who have a well-founded fear of \n persecution on account of being LGBT or supporting LGBT rights \n have the opportunity to seek protection in the United States.\n\nSEC. 5. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF LGBT PEOPLE.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State shall establish in the \nBureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) of the Department of \nState a Special Envoy for the Human Rights of LGBT Peoples (in this \nsection referred to as the ``Special Envoy''), who shall be appointed \nby the President. The Special Envoy shall report directly to the \nAssistant Secretary for DRL.\n (b) Purpose.--In addition to the duties described in subsection (c) \nand those duties determined by the Secretary of State, the Special \nEnvoy shall direct efforts of the United States Government as directed \nby the Secretary regarding human rights abuses against the LGBT \ncommunity internationally and the advancement of human rights for LGBT \npeople in United States foreign policy, and shall represent the United \nStates internationally in bilateral and multilateral engagement on \nthese matters.\n (c) Duties.--\n (1) In general.--The Special Envoy--\n (A) shall direct activities, policies, programs, \n and funding relating to the human rights of LGBT people \n and the advancement of LGBT equality initiatives \n internationally, for all bureaus and offices of the \n Department of State and shall lead the coordination of \n relevant international programs for all other Federal \n agencies;\n (B) shall represent the United States in diplomatic \n matters relevant to the human rights of LGBT people, \n including discrimination and violence against LGBT \n people internationally;\n (C) shall direct, as appropriate, United States \n Government resources to respond to needs for \n protection, integration, resettlement, and empowerment \n of LGBT people in United States Government policies and \n international programs, including to prevent and \n respond to discrimination and violence against LGBT \n people internationally;\n (D) shall design, support, and implement activities \n regarding support, education, resettlement, and \n empowerment of LGBT people internationally, including \n for the prevention and response to discrimination and \n violence against LGBT people internationally;\n (E) shall lead interagency coordination between the \n foreign policy priorities related to the human rights \n of LGBT people and the development assistance \n priorities of the LGBT Coordinator of the United States \n Agency for International Development;\n (F) shall conduct regular consultation with civil \n society organizations working to prevent and respond to \n discrimination and violence against LGBT people \n internationally;\n (G) shall ensure that programs, projects, and \n activities designed to prevent and respond to \n discrimination and violence against LGBT people are \n subject to rigorous monitoring and evaluation, and that \n there is a uniform set of indicators and standards for \n such monitoring and evaluation that is used across \n international programs in Federal agencies;\n (H) shall serve as the principal advisor to the \n Secretary of State regarding human rights for LGBT \n people internationally; and\n (I) is authorized to represent the United States in \n diplomatic and multilateral situations on matters \n relevant to the human rights of LGBT people, including \n discrimination and violence against LGBT people \n internationally.\n (2) Data repository.--The Bureau of Democracy, Human \n Rights, and Labor shall--\n (A) be the central repository of data on all United \n States programs, projects, and activities that relate \n to prevention and response to discrimination and \n violence against LGBT people; and\n (B) produce--\n (i) a full accounting of United States \n Government spending on such programs, projects, \n and activities; and\n (ii) evaluations of the effectiveness of \n implemented programs.\n\nSEC. 6. BRIEFINGS AND ASSESSMENTS.\n\n Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this \nAct, and annually thereafter, the Special Envoy shall brief the \nappropriate congressional committees on the status of the human rights \nof LGBT people internationally, as well as the status of programs and \nresponse strategies to address LGBT discrimination and violence against \nLGBT people internationally, and shall submit to the appropriate \ncongressional committees an assessment of human and financial resources \nnecessary to fulfill the purposes and duties of this Act.\n\nSEC. 7. UNITED STATES POLICY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO DISCRIMINATION \n AND VIOLENCE AGAINST LGBT PEOPLE GLOBALLY.\n\n (a) Global Strategy Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the \ndate of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for five \nyears, the Special Envoy shall develop or update a United States global \nstrategy to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence against \nLGBT people globally. The strategy shall be transmitted to the \nappropriate congressional committees and, if practicable, made \navailable to the public.\n (b) Initial Strategy.--For the purposes of this section, the \nPresidential Memorandum--International Initiatives to Advance the Human \nRights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons, issued \nDecember 6, 2011, shall be deemed to fulfill the initial requirement of \nsubsection (a).\n (c) Reporting.--In accordance with paragraph (13) of section 116(d) \nof the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)), as added by \nsection 9(b), the Annual Report on Human Rights Practices shall include \ndetailed descriptions of nations that have adopted laws or \nconstitutional provisions that discriminate against LGBT people.\n (d) Collaboration and Coordination.--In developing the strategy \nunder subsection (a), the Special Envoy shall consult with--\n (1) mid- and high-level officials of relevant Federal \n agencies; and\n (2) representatives of civil society, multilateral, and \n private sector organizations with demonstrated experience in \n addressing discrimination and violence against LGBT people or \n promoting equal rights for LGBT people internationally.\n\nSEC. 8. IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PREVENT AND \n RESPOND TO LGBT DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THE \n LGBT COMMUNITY GLOBALLY.\n\n The Secretary of State and the Administrator of the United States \nAgency for International Development are authorized to provide \nassistance to prevent and respond to discrimination and violence \nagainst LGBT people internationally, including the following \nactivities:\n (1) Development and implementation of programs, such as the \n Global Equality Fund, that respond to human rights abuses and \n economic exclusion of LGBT people in the workplace and in \n public.\n (2) Development and enforcement of civil and criminal legal \n and judicial sanctions, protection, training, and capacity.\n (3) Enhancement of the health sector capacity to detect, \n prevent, and respond to violence against the LGBT community and \n to combat HIV/AIDS in the LGBT community internationally, in \n close coordination with the Office of the Global AIDS \n Coordinator.\n (4) Development of a leadership program for international \n LGBT activists that will foster collaboration and knowledge \n sharing across the world.\n\nSEC. 9. MONITORING THE UNITED STATES STRATEGY TO PREVENT AND RESPOND TO \n DISCRIMINATION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST THE LGBT COMMUNITY \n GLOBALLY.\n\n (a) In General.--In each strategy submitted under section 7(a), the \nSpecial Envoy shall include an analysis of best practices for \npreventing and addressing discrimination and violence against LGBT \npeople internationally, which shall include--\n (1) a description of successful efforts by foreign \n governments, multilateral institutions, nongovernmental \n organizations, educational organizations, and faith-based \n organizations in preventing and responding to discrimination \n and violence against LGBT people;\n (2) recommendations related to best practices, effective \n strategies, and improvements to enhance the impact of \n prevention and response efforts; and\n (3) the impact of activities funded by the strategy in \n preventing and reducing discrimination and violence against \n LGBT people internationally.\n (b) Information Required To Be Included in Human Rights Practices \nReport.--Section 116(d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n(d)) of the Foreign Assistance \nAct of 1961 is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (11)(C), by striking ``; and'' and \n inserting a semicolon;\n (2) in paragraph (12)(C)(ii), by striking the period at the \n end and inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(13) wherever applicable, the nature and extent of \n discrimination and violence based on sexual orientation and \n gender identity.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["lgbt", 80], ["people", 52], ["state", 39], ["right", 39], ["discrimination", 38], ["human", 37], ["violence", 34], ["united", 32], ["mr.", 30], ["internationally", 24], ["shall", 24], ["international", 17], ["government", 17], ["respond", 16], ["including", 15], ["ms.", 14], ["prevent", 14], ["person", 14], ["envoy", 12], ["law", 12], ["special", 12], ["policy", 11], ["foreign", 11], ["community", 11], ["strategy", 11], ["support", 10], ["individual", 10], ["country", 10], ["homosexuality", 10], ["transgender", 10], ["gender", 9], ["committee", 9], ["world", 9], ["appropriate", 9], ["sexual", 8], ["organization", 8], ["activity", 8], ["section", 7], ["secretary", 7], ["orientation", 7], ["identity", 7], ["include", 6], ["uganda", 6], ["agency", 6], ["congressional", 6], ["report", 6], ["development", 6], ["ensure", 6], ["preventing", 6], ["global", 5], ["public", 5], ["protection", 5], ["effort", 5], ["court", 5], ["nation", 5], ["health", 5], ["lesbian", 5], ["assistance", 5], ["multilateral", 5], ["based", 5], ["federal", 5], ["bureau", 5], ["around", 5], ["department", 5], ["congress", 5], ["risk", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["military", 4], ["establish", 4], ["december", 4], ["monitoring", 4], ["democracy", 4], ["labor", 4], ["nongovernmental", 4], ["practice", 4], ["house", 4], ["responding", 4], ["passed", 4], ["nigeria", 4], ["diplomatic", 4], ["youth", 4], ["bisexual", 4], ["memorandum", 4], ["crime", 4], ["hiv", 4], ["following", 4], ["project", 4], ["across", 4], ["mean", 4], ["relevant", 4], ["initiative", 4], ["gay", 4], ["representative", 4], ["prevention", 4], ["term", 4], ["response", 4], ["legal", 4], ["globally", 4], ["hiv/aids", 3], ["level", 3]]}, "hr593": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 593 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 593\n\n To extend the authorization for the construction of the Department of \nVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Army \n Corps of Engineers to manage such construction.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Coffman (for himself, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Polis, Mr. \nTipton, Ms. DeGette, and Mr. Buck) introduced the following bill; which \n was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To extend the authorization for the construction of the Department of \nVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, and to direct the \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the Army \n Corps of Engineers to manage such construction.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Aurora VA Hospital Financing and \nConstruction Reform Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATION OF MAJOR MEDICAL FACILITY PROJECT TO \n REPLACE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN \n DENVER, COLORADO.\n\n The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may carry out the major medical \nfacility project to replace the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical \nCenter in Denver, Colorado, in an amount not to exceed a total of \n$1,100,000,000.\n\nSEC. 3. MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER IN \n AURORA, COLORADO.\n\n (a) Transfer of Construction Agent Responsibilities.--Not later \nthan 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary \nof Veterans Affairs shall enter into an agreement under section 1535 of \ntitle 31, United States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Economy \nAct''), with the Army Corps of Engineers to obtain, on a reimbursable \nbasis, the services of the Army Corps of Engineers for construction \nagent responsibilities associated with the Aurora medical facility \nproject until the date on which the project is completed, as defined in \nthe agreement. Notwithstanding such section 1535, funds to implement \nthis work may be obligated at the time the reimbursable order is \naccepted by the Army Corps of Engineers.\n (b) Duties.--\n (1) Responsibilities.--Under the agreement entered into \n under subsection (a), the Army Corps of Engineers shall have \n the authority to perform the project, design, contract and \n construction management necessary to complete the remaining \n work at the Aurora medical facility project. Such authority \n shall include entering into new contracts in accordance with \n the Federal Acquisition Regulation to fulfill construction \n agent responsibilities associated with such project. A \n determination will be made if entering into a new contract \n agreement with the current prime contractor is consistent with \n the Federal Acquisition Regulation and in the best interests of \n the Government.\n (2) Information required.--In accordance with subsection \n (d)(1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide the \n Army Corps of Engineers with the information needed to ensure \n that the Army Corps of Engineers understands the requirements \n for the successful operation of the Aurora medical facility \n project.\n (c) Plans and Reports.--\n (1) Completion plans.--Not later than 90 days after \n entering into the agreement under subsection (a), the Secretary \n of Veterans Affairs, based upon the advice of the Army Corps of \n Engineers provided under the agreement entered into under \n subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' \n Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Senate detailed \n plans, including estimated costs, to complete construction of \n the Aurora medical facility project.\n (2) Progress reports.--Not later than 180 days after \n entering into the agreement under subsection (a), and each 180-\n day period thereafter until the date on which the Aurora \n medical facility project is completed, the Secretary of \n Veterans Affairs, based on the advice of the Army Corps of \n Engineers provided under the agreement entered into under \n subsection (a), shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' \n Affairs of the House of Representatives and Senate a report \n detailing the progress on the Aurora medical facility project.\n (d) Cooperation.--\n (1) Information.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \n provide the Army Corps of Engineers with any documents or \n information which the Army Corps of Engineers determines \n necessary to carry out subsections (a) and (b).\n (2) Assistance.--Upon request by the Army Corps of \n Engineers, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall provide to \n the Army Corps of Engineers any assistance that the Army Corps \n of Engineers determines necessary to carry out subsections (a) \n and (b). Such assistance shall be provided at no cost to the \n Army Corps of Engineers.\n (e) Aurora Medical Facility Project Defined.--In this section, the \nterm ``Aurora medical facility project'' means the major medical \nfacility project specified in section 2 to replace the Department of \nVeterans Affairs Medical Center in Denver, Colorado.\n \n", "frequency": [["affair", 18], ["veteran", 18], ["medical", 17], ["corp", 16], ["engineer", 16], ["army", 16], ["project", 14], ["aurora", 12], ["facility", 11], ["agreement", 10], ["construction", 10], ["secretary", 9], ["shall", 9], ["subsection", 8], ["department", 6], ["colorado", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["center", 6], ["house", 5], ["section", 5], ["day", 4], ["entering", 4], ["representative", 4], ["committee", 3], ["denver", 3], ["necessary", 3], ["senate", 3], ["provided", 3], ["major", 3], ["replace", 3], ["carry", 3], ["entered", 3], ["authorization", 3], ["bill", 3], ["agent", 3], ["contract", 3], ["information", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["date", 3], ["later", 3], ["provide", 3], ["enter", 3], ["based", 2], ["government", 2], ["progress", 2], ["determines", 2], ["referred", 2], ["work", 2], ["direct", 2], ["authority", 2], ["cost", 2], ["federal", 2], ["state", 2], ["new", 2], ["extend", 2], ["reports.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["manage", 2], ["management", 2], ["114th", 2], ["submit", 2], ["regulation", 2], ["assistance", 2], ["complete", 2], ["completed", 2], ["responsibilities.", 2], ["reimbursable", 2], ["accordance", 2], ["acquisition", 2], ["associated", 2], ["united", 2], ["advice", 2], ["upon", 2], ["plan", 2], ["responsibility", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["perlmutter", 1], ["obtain", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["lamborn", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["completion", 1], ["contractor", 1], ["include", 1], ["remaining", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["degette", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["required.", 1], ["period", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["report", 1], ["accepted", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["prime", 1], ["term", 1], ["january", 1]]}, "hr592": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 592 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 592\n\nTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage \n under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Guthrie (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Young of Indiana, and \n Mr. Kind) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on \n Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage \n under the Medicare program of pharmacist services.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Pharmacy and Medically Underserved \nAreas Enhancement Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF PHARMACIST SERVICES.\n\n (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (EE);\n (2) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (FF); and\n (3) by inserting after subparagraph (FF) the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(GG) pharmacist services furnished by a \n pharmacist, as licensed by State law, individually or \n on behalf of a pharmacy provider--\n ``(i) which the pharmacist is legally \n authorized to perform in the State in which the \n individual performs such services;\n ``(ii) as would otherwise be covered under \n this part if furnished by a physician, or as an \n incident to a physician's service; and\n ``(iii) in a setting located in a health \n professional shortage area (as defined in \n section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health \n Service Act), medically underserved area, or \n medically underserved population (as defined in \n section 330(b)(3) of such Act);''.\n (b) Payment.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``and (Z)'' and inserting ``(Z)''; and\n (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the \n following: ``, and (AA) with respect to pharmacist services (as \n defined in section 1861(s)(2)(GG)), the amounts paid shall be \n equal to 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge or 85 \n percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 1848 \n if such services had been furnished by a physician''.\n (c) Effective Date; Pharmacist Specific Codes.--\n (1) Effective date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) \n and (b) shall apply with respect to services furnished on or \n after January 1, 2016.\n (2) Pharmacist specific codes.--The Secretary of Health and \n Human Services shall develop pharmacist specific codes, as \n necessary, under the physician fee schedule under section 1848 \n of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4).\n \n", "frequency": [["service", 11], ["pharmacist", 10], ["section", 8], ["security", 5], ["social", 5], ["furnished", 4], ["subparagraph", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["physician", 4], ["committee", 3], ["specific", 3], ["house", 3], ["shall", 3], ["state", 3], ["health", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["medicare", 3], ["area", 3], ["bill", 3], ["medically", 3], ["following", 3], ["defined", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["end", 3], ["congress", 3], ["coverage", 3], ["underserved", 3], ["pharmacy", 2], ["amended", 2], ["codes.", 2], ["january", 2], ["xviii", 2], ["schedule", 2], ["fee", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["striking", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["provide", 2], ["percent", 2], ["effective", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["payment.", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["young", 1], ["charge", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["covered", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["guthrie", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["shortage", 1], ["referred", 1], ["mean", 1], ["individually", 1], ["human", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["licensed", 1], ["individual", 1], ["enhancement", 1], ["apply", 1], ["provided", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["performs", 1], ["provider", 1], ["new", 1], ["public", 1], ["date.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["incident", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["actual", 1], ["would", 1], ["equal", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["1395w-4", 1], ["1st", 1], ["america", 1], ["addition", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["way", 1], ["butterfield", 1], ["legally", 1], ["coverage.", 1]]}, "hr353": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 353 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 353\n\nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid \n specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health \n Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\n Mr. Duffy (for himself, Mr. Walz, and Mr. Ruiz) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to include licensed hearing aid \n specialists as eligible for appointment in the Veterans Health \n Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Access to Hearing Health \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. APPOINTMENT OF LICENSED HEARING AID SPECIALISTS IN VETERANS \n HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.\n\n (a) Licensed Hearing Aid Specialists.--\n (1) Appointment.--Section 7401(3) of title 38, United \n States Code, is amended by inserting ``licensed hearing aid \n specialists,'' after ``Audiologists,''.\n (2) Qualifications.--Section 7402(b)(14) of such title is \n amended by inserting ``licensed hearing aid specialist,'' after \n ``licensed physical therapist,''.\n (b) Annual Report.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the \n Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress a report \n on the following:\n (A) Timely access of veterans to hearing health \n services through the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n (B) Contracting policies of the Department with \n respect to providing hearing health services to \n veterans in facilities that are not facilities of the \n Department.\n (2) Timely access to services.--Each report shall, with \n respect to the matter specified in paragraph (1)(A) for the \n one-year period preceding the submittal of such report, include \n the following:\n (A) The staffing levels of audiologists, hearing \n aid specialists, and health technicians in audiology in \n the Veterans Health Administration.\n (B) A description of the metrics used by the \n Secretary in measuring performance with respect to \n appointments and care relating to hearing health.\n (C) The average time that a veteran waits to \n receive an appointment, beginning on the date on which \n the veteran makes the request, for the following:\n (i) A disability rating evaluation for a \n hearing-related disability.\n (ii) A hearing aid evaluation.\n (iii) Dispensing of hearing aids.\n (iv) Any follow-up hearing health \n appointment.\n (D) The percentage of veterans whose total wait \n time for appointments described in subparagraph (C), \n including an initial and follow-up appointment, if \n applicable, is--\n (i) less than 15 days;\n (ii) between 15 days and 28 days;\n (iii) between 29 days and 42 days;\n (iv) between 43 days and 56 days; or\n (v) more than 56 days.\n (3) Contracting policies.--Each report shall, with respect \n to the matter specified in paragraph (1)(B) for the one-year \n period preceding the submittal of such report, include the \n following:\n (A) The number of veterans that the Secretary \n refers to non-Department audiologists for hearing \n health care appointments.\n (B) The number of veterans that the Secretary \n refers to non-Department hearing aid specialists for \n follow-up appointments for a hearing aid evaluation, \n the dispensing of hearing aids, or any other purpose \n relating to hearing health.\n (C) The policies of the Veterans Health \n Administration regarding the referral of veterans to \n non-Department hearing aid specialists and a \n description of the manner in which such policies will \n be applied under the Patient-Centered Community Care \n program of the Department.\n \n", "frequency": [["hearing", 20], ["veteran", 19], ["health", 13], ["aid", 13], ["appointment", 10], ["day", 8], ["specialist", 8], ["licensed", 7], ["department", 6], ["affair", 5], ["report", 5], ["following", 5], ["administration", 5], ["include", 4], ["state", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["respect", 4], ["united", 4], ["congress", 4], ["code", 3], ["policy", 3], ["audiologists", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["access", 3], ["evaluation", 3], ["care", 3], ["non-department", 3], ["bill", 3], ["follow-up", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["shall", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["one-year", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["eligible", 2], ["disability", 2], ["amended", 2], ["number", 2], ["timely", 2], ["submittal", 2], ["contracting", 2], ["year", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["relating", 2], ["refers", 2], ["facility", 2], ["period", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["wait", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["matter", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["dispensing", 2], ["specified", 2], ["description", 2], ["preceding", 2], ["date", 2], ["time", 2], ["office", 1], ["rating", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["whose", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["staffing", 1], ["government", 1], ["specialists.", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["regarding", 1], ["level", 1], ["january", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["therapist", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["referred", 1], ["measuring", 1], ["senate", 1], ["report.", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["patient-centered", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["referral", 1], ["receive", 1], ["annual", 1], ["ruiz", 1], ["initial", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["community", 1], ["one", 1], ["audiology", 1], ["1st", 1], ["total", 1]]}, "hr352": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 352 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 352\n\n To rescind funds made available to the Administrator of the \n Environmental Protection Agency if the Administrator fails to meet \n certain deadlines.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\n Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on \nAgriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Appropriations, for \na period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To rescind funds made available to the Administrator of the \n Environmental Protection Agency if the Administrator fails to meet \n certain deadlines.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Environmental Protection Agency \nAccountability Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITION OF ADMINISTRATOR.\n\n In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of \nthe Environmental Protection Agency.\n\nSEC. 3. INTERIM ASSESSMENT OF REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS AND APPLICABLE \n PENALTIES.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment \nof this Act, the Administrator shall ensure that the requirements \ndescribed in subsection (b) are satisfied.\n (b) Requirements.--The Administrator shall satisfy--\n (1) section 4 of Executive Order 12866 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) \n (relating to regulatory planning and review) and Executive \n Order 13563 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) (relating to improving \n regulation and regulatory review) (or any successor Executive \n order establishing requirements applicable to the uniform \n reporting of regulatory and deregulatory agendas);\n (2) section 602 of title 5, United States Code;\n (3) section 8 of Executive Order 13132 (5 U.S.C. 601 note) \n (relating to federalism); and\n (4) section 202(a) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of \n 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1532(a)).\n (c) Financial Penalty Provisions.--\n (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if the \n Comptroller General of the United States determines that the \n Administrator fails to satisfy any requirement described in \n subsection (b), an amount of funding equal to $20,000 per week \n shall be rescinded from the Office of the Administrator, and \n once each week thereafter until all the requirements are \n satisfied.\n (2) Limitations.--\n (A) 1-day grace period.--Paragraph (1) shall not \n apply if each requirement listed in subsection (b) is \n satisfied not later than 1 day after the deadline for \n the requirement.\n (B) Maximum amount of rescinded funds.--No \n rescission of funds under paragraph (1) shall exceed, \n in any fiscal year, an amount equal to 7 percent of the \n funds made available to the Office of the \n Administrator.\n (3) Audits.--In any fiscal year in which any funds are \n rescinded from the Administrator pursuant to this Act, the \n Inspector General of the Environmental Protection Agency \n shall--\n (A) conduct an audit to assess compliance with the \n requirements of this paragraph; and\n (B) not later than 120 days after the end of the \n fiscal year during which any funds are rescinded under \n paragraph (1), submit to the Committee on Environment \n and Public Works of the Senate, the Committee on \n Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of \n Representatives, the Committee on Appropriations of the \n Senate, and the Committee on Appropriations of the \n House of Representatives a report describing the \n reasons why the funds were rescinded, including \n allocations of resources.\n (4) Effect of paragraph.--Nothing in this paragraph affects \n or limits the application of, or obligation to comply with, any \n Federal, State, local, or tribal law.\n \n", "frequency": [["administrator", 13], ["requirement", 8], ["committee", 7], ["fund", 7], ["paragraph", 6], ["shall", 6], ["house", 5], ["section", 5], ["protection", 5], ["environmental", 5], ["agency", 5], ["rescinded", 5], ["executive", 4], ["state", 4], ["regulatory", 4], ["representative", 4], ["u.s.c", 4], ["order", 4], ["office", 3], ["satisfied", 3], ["deadline", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["appropriation", 3], ["day", 3], ["available", 3], ["senate", 3], ["year", 3], ["fails", 3], ["relating", 3], ["amount", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["note", 3], ["congress", 3], ["fiscal", 3], ["later", 3], ["penalty", 2], ["applicable", 2], ["rescind", 2], ["general.", 2], ["satisfy", 2], ["infrastructure", 2], ["transportation", 2], ["equal", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["review", 2], ["meet", 2], ["certain", 2], ["general", 2], ["week", 2], ["code", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["session", 1], ["ass", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["planning", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["local", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["government", 1], ["1-day", 1], ["fall", 1], ["report", 1], ["affect", 1], ["provision", 1], ["comply", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["resource", 1], ["january", 1], ["establishing", 1], ["interim", 1], ["including", 1], ["referred", 1], ["mean", 1], ["work", 1], ["financial", 1], ["energy", 1], ["reporting", 1], ["agriculture", 1], ["subject", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["funding", 1], ["reform", 1], ["federal", 1], ["per", 1], ["uniform", 1], ["period.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["conduct", 1], ["public", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["funds.", 1], ["reason", 1]]}, "hr218": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 218 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 218\n\nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for \n children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Ms. Brown of Florida (for herself and Mr. Walz) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum age for \n children eligible for medical care under the CHAMPVA program.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``CHAMPVA Children's Protection Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. INCREASE OF MAXIMUM AGE FOR CHILDREN ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAL CARE \n UNDER CHAMPVA PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Increase.--Section 1781(c) of title 38, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) by striking ``twenty-three'' and inserting ``twenty-\n six''; and\n (2) by striking ``twenty-third birthday'' and inserting \n ``twenty-sixth birthday''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall \napply with respect to medical care provided on or after the date of the \nenactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["united", 4], ["champva", 4], ["state", 4], ["child", 4], ["care", 4], ["medical", 4], ["code", 3], ["house", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["increase", 3], ["congress", 3], ["age", 3], ["bill", 3], ["maximum", 3], ["striking", 2], ["birthday", 2], ["114th", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["section", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["affair", 1], ["twenty-three", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["increase.", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["made", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["walz", 1], ["twenty-sixth", 1], ["provided", 1], ["veteran", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["date.", 1], ["brown", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["twenty-third", 1], ["protection", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["respect", 1], ["six", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["twenty-", 1], ["january", 1], ["florida", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["shall", 1], ["following", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr219": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 219 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 219\n\n To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional \n redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require \n States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Mr. Cohen introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional \n redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment, to require \n States to conduct such redistricting through independent commissions, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``John Tanner \nFairness and Independence in Redistricting Act''.\n (b) Finding.--Congress finds that it has the authority to establish \nthe terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out \nCongressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the \nHouse of Representatives because--\n (1) the authority granted to Congress under article I, \n section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives \n Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and \n manner of elections for Members of the House of \n Representatives; and\n (2) the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of \n the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the \n power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of such amendment, \n which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the \n several States according to their number.\n\nSEC. 2. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING AFTER AN APPORTIONMENT.\n\n The Act entitled ``An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo \nSamala and to provide for congressional redistricting'', approved \nDecember 14, 1967 (2 U.S.C. 2c), is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing: ``A State which has been redistricted in the manner provided \nby law after an apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled \n`An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses \nand to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress', \napproved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), may not be redistricted again \nuntil after the next apportionment of Representatives under such \nsection, unless a court requires the State to conduct such subsequent \nredistricting to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting \nRights Act of 1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.).''.\n\nSEC. 3. REQUIRING REDISTRICTING TO BE CONDUCTED THROUGH PLAN OF \n INDEPENDENT STATE COMMISSION OR PLAN OF HIGHEST STATE \n COURT.\n\n (a) Use of Plan Required.--\n (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of \n law, any Congressional redistricting conducted by a State shall \n be conducted in accordance with--\n (A) the redistricting plan developed by the \n independent redistricting commission established in the \n State, in accordance with section 4; or\n (B) if the plan developed by such commission is not \n enacted into law, the redistricting plan selected by \n the highest court in the State or developed by a United \n States district court, in accordance with section 5.\n (2) Other criteria and procedures permitted.--Nothing in \n this Act or the amendments made by this Act may be construed to \n prohibit a State from conducting Congressional redistricting in \n accordance with such criteria and procedures as the State \n considers appropriate, to the extent that such criteria and \n procedures are consistent with the applicable requirements of \n this Act and the amendments made by this Act.\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 22(c) of the Act entitled ``An \nAct to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and \nto provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress'', \napproved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a(c)), is amended by striking ``in \nthe manner provided by the law thereof'' and inserting: ``in the manner \nprovided by the John Tanner Fairness and Independence in Redistricting \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 4. INDEPENDENT REDISTRICTING COMMISSION.\n\n (a) Administrative Matters.--\n (1) Appointment of members.--Each State shall establish an \n independent redistricting commission composed of--\n (A) a chair, who shall be appointed by majority \n vote of the other members of the commission; and\n (B) an equal number of members (but not fewer than \n 1) from each of the following categories:\n (i) Members appointed by a member of the \n upper house of the State legislature who \n represents the political party with the \n greatest number of seats in that house.\n (ii) Members appointed by a member of the \n upper house of the State legislature who \n represents the political party with the second \n greatest number of seats in that house.\n (iii) Members appointed by a member of the \n lower house of the State legislature who \n represents the political party with the \n greatest number of seats in that house.\n (iv) Members appointed by a member of the \n lower house of the State legislature who \n represents the political party with the second \n greatest number of seats in that house.\n (2) Special rule for states with unicameral legislature.--\n In the case of a State with a unicameral legislature, the \n independent redistricting commission established under this \n subsection shall be composed of--\n (A) a chair, who shall be appointed by majority \n vote of the other members of the commission; and\n (B) an equal number of members (but not fewer than \n 2) from each of the following categories:\n (i) Members appointed by a member of the \n legislature who shall be selected by the chair \n of the Government Affairs Committee of the \n legislature to represent the State political \n party whose candidate for chief executive of \n the State received the greatest number of votes \n on average in the 3 most recent general \n elections for that office.\n (ii) Members appointed by a member of the \n legislature who shall be selected by the chair \n of the Government Affairs Committee of the \n legislature to represent the State political \n party whose candidate for chief executive of \n the State received the second greatest number \n of votes on average in the 3 most recent \n general elections for that office.\n (3) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible to serve as a \n member of an independent redistricting commission if--\n (A) as of the date of appointment, the individual \n is registered to vote in elections for Federal office \n held in the State, and was registered to vote in the 2 \n most recent general elections for Federal office held \n in the State;\n (B) the individual did not hold public office or \n run as a candidate for election for public office, or \n serve as an employee of a political party or candidate \n for election for public office, at any time during the \n 4-year period ending on the December 31 preceding the \n date of appointment; and\n (C) the individual certifies that he or she will \n not run as a candidate for the office of Representative \n in the Congress until after the next apportionment of \n Representatives under section 22(a) of the Act entitled \n ``An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent \n decennial censuses and to provide for an apportionment \n of Representatives in Congress'', approved June 18, \n 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a).\n (4) Vacancy.--A vacancy in the commission shall be filled \n in the manner in which the original appointment was made.\n (5) Deadline.--Each State shall establish a commission \n under this section, and the members of the commission shall \n appoint the commission's chair, not later than the first \n February 1 which occurs after the chief executive of a State \n receives the State apportionment notice.\n (6) Appointment of chair required prior to development of \n redistricting plan.--The commission may not take any action to \n develop a redistricting plan for the State under subsection (b) \n until the appointment of the commission's chair in accordance \n with paragraph (1)(E).\n (7) Requiring all meetings to be open to public.--The \n commission shall hold each of its meetings in public.\n (8) Internet site.--As soon as practicable after \n establishing the commission, the State shall establish and \n maintain a public Internet site for the commission which meets \n the following requirements:\n (A) The site is updated continuously to provide \n advance notice of commission meetings and to otherwise \n provide timely information on the activities of the \n commission.\n (B) The site contains the most recent available \n information from the Bureau of the Census on voting-age \n population, voter registration, and voting in the \n State, including precinct-level and census tract-level \n data with respect to such information, as well as \n detailed maps reflecting such information.\n (C) The site includes interactive software to \n enable any individual to design a redistricting plan \n for the State on the basis of the information described \n in subparagraph (B), in accordance with the criteria \n described in subsection (b)(1).\n (D) The site permits any individual to submit a \n proposed redistricting plan to the commission, and to \n submit questions, comments, and other information with \n respect to the commission's activities.\n (b) Development of Redistricting Plan.--\n (1) Criteria.--The independent redistricting commission of \n a State shall develop a redistricting plan for the State in \n accordance with the following criteria:\n (A) Adherence to the ``one person, one vote'' \n standard and other requirements imposed under the \n Constitution of the United States.\n (B) To the greatest extent mathematically possible, \n ensuring that the population of each Congressional \n district in the State does not vary from the population \n of any other Congressional district in the State (as \n determined on the basis of the total count of persons \n of the most recent decennial census conducted by the \n Bureau of the Census).\n (C) Consistency with any applicable requirements of \n the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and other Federal laws.\n (D) To the greatest extent practicable, the \n maintenance of the geographic continuity of the \n political subdivisions of the State which are included \n in the same Congressional district, in the following \n order of priority:\n (i) The continuity of counties or parishes.\n (ii) The continuity of municipalities.\n (iii) The continuity of neighborhoods (as \n determined on the basis of census tracts or \n other relevant information).\n (E) To the greatest extent practicable, maintaining \n compact districts (in accordance with such standards as \n the commission may establish).\n (F) Ensuring that districts are contiguous (except \n to the extent necessary to include any area which is \n surrounded by a body of water).\n (2) Factors prohibited from consideration.--In developing \n the redistricting plan for the State, the independent \n redistricting commission may not take into consideration any of \n the following factors, except to the extent necessary to comply \n with the Voting Rights Act of 1965:\n (A) The voting history of the population of a \n Congressional district, except that the commission may \n take such history into consideration to the extent \n necessary to comply with any State law which requires \n the establishment of competitive Congressional \n districts.\n (B) The political party affiliation of the \n population of a district.\n (C) The residence of incumbent Members of the House \n of Representatives in the State.\n (3) Solicitation of public input in development of plans.--\n The commission shall solicit and take into consideration \n comments from the public in developing the redistricting plan \n for the State by holding meetings in representative geographic \n regions of the State at which members of the public may provide \n such input, and by otherwise soliciting input from the public \n (including redistricting plans developed by members of the \n public) through the commission Internet site and other methods.\n (4) Public notice of plans prior to submission to \n legislature.--Not fewer than 7 days prior to submitting a \n redistricting plan to the legislature of the State under \n subsection (c)(1), the commission shall post on the commission \n Internet site and cause to have published in newspapers of \n general circulation throughout the State a notice containing \n the following information:\n (A) A detailed version of the plan, including a map \n showing each Congressional district established under \n the plan and the voting age population by race of each \n such district.\n (B) A statement providing specific information on \n how the adoption of the plan would serve the public \n interest.\n (C) Any dissenting statements of any members of the \n commission who did not approve of the submission of the \n plan to the legislature.\n (c) Submission of Plans to Legislature.--\n (1) In general.--At any time prior to the first November 1 \n which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives \n the State apportionment notice, the commission may submit \n redistricting plans developed by the commission under this \n section to the legislature of the State.\n (2) Consideration of plan by legislature.--After receiving \n any redistricting plan under paragraph (1), the legislature of \n a State may--\n (A) approve the plan as submitted by the commission \n without amendment and forward the plan to the chief \n executive of the State; or\n (B) reject the plan.\n (3) Enactment of plan.--\n (A) In general.--A redistricting plan developed by \n the commission shall be considered to be enacted into \n law only if the plan is forwarded to the chief \n executive of the State pursuant to paragraph (2)(A) \n and--\n (i) the chief executive approves the plan \n as forwarded by the legislature without \n amendment; or\n (ii) the chief executive vetoes the plan \n and the legislature overrides the veto in \n accordance with the applicable law of the \n State, except that at no time may the plan be \n amended.\n (B) Special rule.--In the case of a State in which \n the chief executive is prohibited under State law from \n acting on a redistricting plan, a redistricting plan \n developed by the commission shall be considered to be \n enacted into law if--\n (i) the plan is submitted to the \n legislature of the State; and\n (ii) the legislature approves the plan as \n submitted by the commission without amendment.\n (d) Requiring Majority Approval for Actions.--The independent \nredistricting commission of a State may not submit a redistricting plan \nto the State legislature, or take any other action, without the \napproval of at least a majority of its members given at a meeting at \nwhich at least a majority of its members are present.\n (e) Termination.--\n (1) In general.--The independent redistricting commission \n of a State shall terminate on the day after the date of the \n first regularly scheduled general election for Federal office \n which occurs after the chief executive of the State receives \n the State apportionment notice.\n (2) Preservation of records.--The State shall ensure that \n the records of the independent redistricting commission are \n retained in the appropriate State archive in such manner as may \n be necessary to enable the State to respond to any civil action \n brought with respect to Congressional redistricting in the \n State.\n\nSEC. 5. SELECTION OF PLAN BY COURTS.\n\n (a) State Court.--\n (1) Submission and selection of plan.--If a redistricting \n plan developed by the independent redistricting commission of a \n State is not enacted into law under section 4(c)(3) by the \n first November 1 which occurs after the chief executive of the \n State receives the State apportionment notice, the commission \n may submit redistricting plans developed by the commission in \n accordance with section 4 to the highest court of the State, \n which may select and publish one of the submitted plans to \n serve as the redistricting plan for the State.\n (2) No modification of plan permitted.--The highest court \n of a State may not modify any redistricting plan submitted \n under this subsection.\n (b) Federal Court.--\n (1) Failure of state court to select plan.--\n (A) Notice to court if plan not selected by state \n court.--If a State court to whom redistricting plans \n have been submitted under subsection (a) does not \n select a plan to serve as the redistricting plan for \n the State under such subsection on or before the first \n December 1 which occurs after the chief executive of \n the State receives the State apportionment notice, the \n State shall file a notice with the United States \n district court for the district in which the capital of \n the State is located.\n (B) Development and selection of plan by federal \n court.--Not later than 30 days after receiving a notice \n from a State under subparagraph (A), the court shall \n develop and publish a final redistricting plan for the \n State.\n (2) Failure of state to establish commission.--\n (A) In general.--If a State does not establish an \n independent redistricting commission under section 4 by \n the first September 1 which occurs after the chief \n executive of the State receives the State apportionment \n notice--\n (i) the State may not establish the \n commission; and\n (ii) the United States district court for \n the district in which the capital of the State \n is located shall develop and publish a final \n redistricting plan for the State not later than \n the first December 1 which occurs after the \n chief executive of the State receives the State \n apportionment notice.\n (B) Determination of failure to establish \n commission.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), a State \n shall be considered to have failed to establish an \n independent redistricting commission by the date \n referred to in such subparagraph if a chair of the \n commission has not been appointed on or before such \n date.\n (3) Criteria.--It is the sense of Congress that, in \n developing a redistricting plan for a State under this \n subsection, the district court should adhere to the same terms \n and conditions that applied to the development of the plan of \n the commission under section 4(b).\n (c) Access to Information and Records of Commission.--A court which \nis required to select, publish, or develop a redistricting plan for a \nState under this section shall have access to any information, data, \nsoftware, or other records and material used by the independent \nredistricting commission of the State in carrying out its duties under \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 6. SPECIAL RULE FOR REDISTRICTING CONDUCTED UNDER ORDER OF FEDERAL \n COURT.\n\n If a Federal court requires a State to conduct redistricting \nsubsequent to an apportionment of Representatives in the State in order \nto comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting Rights Act of \n1965, sections 4 and 5 shall apply with respect to the redistricting, \nexcept that--\n (1) the deadline for the establishment of the independent \n redistricting commission and the appointment of the \n commission's chair (as described in section 4(a)(5)) shall be \n the expiration of the 30-day period which begins on the date of \n the final order of the Federal court to conduct the \n redistricting;\n (2) the deadline for the submission of redistricting plans \n to the legislature by the commission, and the date of the \n termination of the commission (as described in section 4(c)(1) \n and section 4(e)) shall be the expiration of the 150-day period \n which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal \n court to conduct the redistricting;\n (3) the deadline for the selection and publication of the \n plan by the highest court of the State (as described in section \n 5(a)) shall be the expiration of the 180-day period which \n begins on the date of the final order of the Federal court to \n conduct the redistricting; and\n (4) the deadline for the selection and publication of the \n plan by the district court of the United States (as described \n in section 5(b)) shall be the expiration of the 210-day period \n which begins on the date of the final order of the Federal \n court to conduct the redistricting.\n\nSEC. 7. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR CARRYING OUT REDISTRICTING.\n\n (a) Authorization of Payments.--Subject to subsection (d), not \nlater than 30 days after a State receives a State apportionment notice, \nthe Election Assistance Commission shall make a payment to the State in \nan amount equal to the product of--\n (1) the number of Representatives to which the State is \n entitled, as provided under the notice; and\n (2) $150,000.\n (b) Use of Funds.--A State shall use the payment made under this \nsection to establish and operate the State's independent redistricting \ncommission, to implement the State redistricting plan, and to otherwise \ncarry out Congressional redistricting in the State.\n (c) No Payment to States With Single Member.--The Election \nAssistance Commission shall not make a payment under this section to \nany State which is not entitled to more than one Representative under \nits State apportionment notice.\n (d) Requiring Establishment of Commission as Condition of \nPayment.--The Election Assistance Commission may not make a payment to \na State under this section until the State certifies to the Commission \nthat the State has established an independent redistricting commission, \nand that a chair of the commission has been appointed, in accordance \nwith section 4.\n (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as may be necessary for payments under this \nsection.\n\nSEC. 8. STATE APPORTIONMENT NOTICE DEFINED.\n\n In this Act, the ``State apportionment notice'' means, with respect \nto a State, the notice sent to the State from the Clerk of the House of \nRepresentatives under section 22(b) of the Act entitled ``An Act to \nprovide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses and to \nprovide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress'', approved \nJune 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), of the number of Representatives to which \nthe State is entitled.\n\nSEC. 9. NO EFFECT ON ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.\n\n Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be \nconstrued to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections \nfor State or local office, including the process by which a State \nestablishes the districts used in such elections.\n\nSEC. 10. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply with \nrespect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the \nregular decennial census conducted during 2020.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 130], ["redistricting", 71], ["commission", 63], ["plan", 57], ["shall", 33], ["section", 29], ["member", 26], ["apportionment", 23], ["court", 23], ["may", 20], ["independent", 20], ["notice", 19], ["legislature", 19], ["representative", 19], ["district", 18], ["congressional", 17], ["house", 15], ["chief", 14], ["executive", 14], ["election", 14], ["congress", 14], ["law", 13], ["public", 12], ["provide", 12], ["office", 12], ["federal", 12], ["census", 12], ["establish", 11], ["information", 11], ["date", 11], ["number", 11], ["accordance", 11], ["chair", 10], ["appointed", 10], ["following", 9], ["developed", 9], ["subsection", 9], ["political", 9], ["greatest", 9], ["amendment", 9], ["decennial", 8], ["conduct", 8], ["occurs", 8], ["receives", 8], ["party", 8], ["entitled", 8], ["appointment", 7], ["united", 7], ["order", 7], ["first", 7], ["vote", 7], ["manner", 7], ["voting", 7], ["extent", 7], ["site", 7], ["payment", 7], ["conducted", 6], ["one", 6], ["final", 6], ["population", 6], ["submitted", 6], ["individual", 6], ["subsequent", 6], ["respect", 6], ["described", 6], ["made", 6], ["u.s.c", 6], ["constitution", 5], ["general.", 5], ["carrying", 5], ["plan.", 5], ["criterion", 5], ["enacted", 5], ["serve", 5], ["develop", 5], ["majority", 5], ["take", 5], ["approved", 5], ["selection", 5], ["period", 5], ["meeting", 5], ["development", 5], ["recent", 5], ["candidate", 5], ["except", 5], ["necessary", 5], ["submission", 5], ["submit", 5], ["highest", 5], ["general", 5], ["deadline", 4], ["established", 4], ["selected", 4], ["consideration", 4], ["prior", 4], ["requiring", 4], ["select", 4], ["december", 4], ["including", 4], ["subparagraph", 4]]}, "hr357": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 357 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 357\n\n To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the \n training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in \n persons, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\n Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Gibson, Mrs. \n Wagner, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Kuster, and Mr. Sherman) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 to expand the \n training for Federal Government personnel related to trafficking in \n persons, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Human Trafficking Prevention Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXPANDED TRAINING RELATING TO TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.\n\n Section 105(c)(4) of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 \n(22 U.S.C. 7105(c)(4)) is amended--\n (1) by inserting ``, including members of the Service (as \n such term is defined in section 103 of the Foreign Service Act \n of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3903))'' after ``Department of State''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Training under \n this paragraph shall include, at a minimum, the following:\n ``(A) A distance learning course on trafficking-in-\n persons issues and the Department of State's \n obligations under this Act, targeted for embassy \n reporting officers, regional bureaus' trafficking-in-\n persons coordinators, and their superiors.\n ``(B) Specific trafficking-in-persons briefings for \n all ambassadors and deputy chiefs of mission before \n such individuals depart for their posts.\n ``(C) At least annual reminders to all such \n personnel, including appropriate personnel from other \n Federal departments and agencies, at each diplomatic or \n consular post of the Department of State located \n outside the United States of key problems, threats, \n methods, and warning signs of trafficking in persons \n specific to the country or jurisdiction in which each \n such post is located, and appropriate procedures to \n report information that any such personnel may acquire \n about possible cases of trafficking in persons.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["trafficking", 9], ["person", 6], ["state", 5], ["personnel", 5], ["training", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["department", 4], ["government", 3], ["bill", 3], ["victim", 3], ["house", 3], ["federal", 3], ["section", 3], ["protection", 3], ["following", 3], ["post", 3], ["congress", 3], ["including", 2], ["specific", 2], ["related", 2], ["foreign", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["trafficking-in-", 2], ["united", 2], ["located", 2], ["may", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["expand", 2], ["affair", 1], ["office", 1], ["ambassador", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["wagner", 1], ["mission", 1], ["course", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["outside", 1], ["printing", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["regional", 1], ["possible", 1], ["report", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["january", 1], ["method", 1], ["embassy", 1], ["officer", 1], ["patrick", 1], ["gibson", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["sign", 1], ["individual", 1], ["sean", 1], ["maloney", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["bureau", 1], ["new", 1], ["issue", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["sherman", 1], ["superior", 1], ["targeted", 1], ["human", 1], ["briefing", 1], ["york", 1], ["key", 1], ["relating", 1], ["kuster", 1], ["country", 1], ["annual", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["threat", 1], ["warning", 1], ["depart", 1], ["deputy", 1], ["learning", 1], ["1st", 1], ["obligation", 1], ["persons.", 1], ["least", 1], ["acquire", 1], ["case", 1], ["distance", 1], ["expanded", 1], ["diplomatic", 1], ["ms.", 1]]}, "hr356": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 356 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 356\n\n To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and publish an \n action plan for improving the vocational rehabilitation services and \n assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\nMr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York (for himself, Mr. Takano, and Mr. \n Mullin) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop and publish an \n action plan for improving the vocational rehabilitation services and \n assistance provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warrior Employment \nImprovement Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Despite an improving economy, a recent study indicates \n that among veterans with service-connected disabilities who \n served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001 \n (hereinafter referred to as ``wounded warriors'') the \n unemployment rate is nearly 17.8 percent.\n (2) Wounded warriors should receive the tools, skills, \n education, resources, and support needed to find work and \n thrive economically.\n (3) Designed to provide the expert counseling and other \n services and supports vital to achieving economic empowerment, \n the vocational rehabilitation and employment program of the \n Department of Veterans Affairs should be the premier program \n assisting wounded warriors to realize their economic goals.\n (4) Only 20 percent of wounded warriors pursuing an \n education in 2013 chose to pursue vocational rehabilitation, \n while 54 percent chose to use their entitlement to educational \n assistance under the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program \n of the Department of Veterans Affairs, thereby foregoing \n counseling and other supports.\n (5) Wounded warriors who elect to pursue an education \n through the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program rather \n than vocational rehabilitation and education report choosing \n the such program because of its relatively easier, more \n expeditious application process, and the far greater freedom it \n affords the veteran to pursue his or her career or educational \n goals.\n (6) The Department of Veterans Affairs continues to face \n challenges with the program's workload management, particularly \n with staff and resource allocation models, decentralized \n program administration, and staff training, resulting in some \n regional offices struggling with average caseloads as high as \n 175 per counselor, all of which are affecting the delivery and \n quality of services to veterans, according to the Government \n Accountability Office.\n\nSEC. 3. VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION ACTION PLAN.\n\n Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment of this \nAct, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and publish an \naction plan for improving the services and assistance provided under \nchapter 31 of title 38, United States Code. Such plan shall include \neach of the following:\n (1) A comprehensive analysis of, and recommendations and a \n proposed implementation plan for remedying workload management \n challenges at regional offices of the Department of Veterans \n Affairs, including steps to reduce counselor caseloads of \n veterans participating in a rehabilitation program under such \n chapter, particularly for counselors who are assisting veterans \n with traumatic brain injury and post-traumatic stress disorder \n and counselors with educational and vocational counseling \n workloads.\n (2) A comprehensive analysis of the reasons for the \n disproportionately low percentage of veterans with service-\n connected disabilities who served in the Armed Forces after \n September 11, 2001, who opt to participate in a rehabilitation \n program under such chapter relative to the percentage of such \n veterans who use their entitlement to educational assistance \n under chapter 33 of title 38, United States Code, including an \n analysis of barriers to timely enrollment in rehabilitation \n programs under chapter 31 of such title and of any barriers to \n a veteran enrolling in the program of that veteran's choice.\n (3) Recommendations and a proposed implementation plan for \n encouraging more veterans with service-connected disabilities \n who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, to \n participate in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such \n title.\n (4) A national staff training program for vocational \n rehabilitation counselors of the Department that includes the \n provision of--\n (A) training to assist counselors in understanding \n the very profound disorientation experienced by \n warriors whose lives and life-plans have been upended \n and out of their control because of their injury;\n (B) training to assist counselors in working in \n partnership with veterans on individual rehabilitation \n plans; and\n (C) training on post-traumatic stress disorder and \n other mental health conditions and on moderate to \n severe traumatic brain injury that is designed to \n improve the ability of such counselors to assist \n veterans with these conditions, including by providing \n information on the broad spectrum of such conditions \n and the effect of such conditions on an individual's \n abilities and functional limitations.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 22], ["rehabilitation", 12], ["affair", 10], ["plan", 8], ["counselor", 8], ["vocational", 8], ["assistance", 7], ["warrior", 7], ["department", 7], ["chapter", 6], ["educational", 6], ["wounded", 6], ["service", 5], ["training", 5], ["education", 5], ["office", 4], ["condition", 4], ["action", 4], ["congress", 4], ["improving", 4], ["september", 3], ["secretary", 3], ["including", 3], ["staff", 3], ["disability", 3], ["workload", 3], ["served", 3], ["bill", 3], ["force", 3], ["house", 3], ["provided", 3], ["publish", 3], ["state", 3], ["armed", 3], ["support", 3], ["injury", 3], ["pursue", 3], ["following", 3], ["counseling", 3], ["united", 3], ["develop", 3], ["percent", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["assist", 3], ["analysis", 3], ["code", 2], ["particularly", 2], ["post-traumatic", 2], ["brain", 2], ["participate", 2], ["proposed", 2], ["implementation", 2], ["government", 2], ["finding", 2], ["traumatic", 2], ["caseloads", 2], ["resource", 2], ["disorder", 2], ["referred", 2], ["direct", 2], ["economic", 2], ["recommendation", 2], ["ability", 2], ["shall", 2], ["chose", 2], ["barrier", 2], ["stress", 2], ["entitlement", 2], ["goal", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["service-connected", 2], ["use", 2], ["management", 2], ["114th", 2], ["percentage", 2], ["representative", 2], ["challenge", 2], ["employment", 2], ["regional", 2], ["comprehensive", 2], ["designed", 2], ["assisting", 2], ["individual", 2], ["post-9/11", 2], ["unemployment", 1], ["administration", 1], ["session", 1], ["per", 1], ["committee", 1], ["skill", 1], ["find", 1], ["whose", 1], ["improvement", 1], ["pursuing", 1], ["reason", 1], ["expeditious", 1], ["include", 1], ["easier", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["opt", 1]]}, "hr355": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 355 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 355\n\n To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information \n Administration from relinquishing responsibility with respect to the \n Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\n Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit the National Telecommunications and Information \n Administration from relinquishing responsibility with respect to the \n Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Global Internet Freedom Act of \n2015'' or the ``GIF Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) On October 1, 2012, the National Telecommunications and \n Information Administration of the Department of Commerce \n entered into a contract with the non-profit Internet \n Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers to administer the \n Internet Assigned Numbers Authority functions.\n (2) On March 14, 2014, the National Telecommunications and \n Information Administration announced its intention to \n transition key Internet domain name functions to the Internet \n Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers and the global \n multistakeholder community.\n (3) Clause 2 of section 3 of article IV of the Constitution \n states that ``[t]he Congress shall have Power to dispose of . . \n . Property belonging to the United States''.\n (4) In a report issued in 2000, the Government \n Accountability Office stated that ``it is unclear if the \n Department [of Commerce] has the requisite authority'' to \n transfer control of the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority \n functions to a private entity.\n\nSEC. 3. NTIA PROHIBITED FROM RELINQUISHING RESPONSIBILITY FOR IANA \n FUNCTIONS.\n\n The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and \nInformation may not relinquish the responsibility of the National \nTelecommunications and Information Administration with respect to the \nInternet Assigned Numbers Authority functions, including the following:\n (1) Coordination of the assignment of technical Internet \n protocol parameters.\n (2) Performance of administrative functions associated with \n Internet domain name system root zone management.\n (3) Allocation of Internet numbering resources.\n \n", "frequency": [["internet", 12], ["function", 8], ["assigned", 7], ["number", 7], ["authority", 6], ["information", 6], ["national", 5], ["telecommunication", 5], ["administration", 5], ["congress", 5], ["name", 4], ["commerce", 4], ["responsibility", 4], ["house", 3], ["relinquishing", 3], ["state", 3], ["respect", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["office", 2], ["global", 2], ["government", 2], ["department", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["domain", 2], ["section", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["united", 2], ["corporation", 2], ["may", 2], ["protocol", 1], ["issued", 1], ["numbering", 1], ["entity", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["zone", 1], ["dispose", 1], ["communication", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["administrative", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["belonging", 1], ["march", 1], ["assistant", 1], ["private", 1], ["report", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["resource", 1], ["january", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["constitution", 1], ["find", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["non-profit", 1], ["coordination", 1], ["announced", 1], ["power", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["prohibited", 1], ["key", 1], ["article", 1], ["technical", 1], ["freedom", 1], ["transition", 1], ["contract", 1], ["unclear", 1], ["iana", 1], ["clause", 1], ["community", 1], ["administer", 1], ["1st", 1], ["management", 1], ["gif", 1], ["transfer", 1], ["system", 1], ["accountability", 1], ["intention", 1], ["entered", 1], ["energy", 1], ["requisite", 1], ["ntia", 1], ["october", 1], ["printing", 1], ["shall", 1], ["property", 1], ["root", 1], ["control", 1], ["associated", 1], ["stated", 1], ["cited", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["finding", 1], ["performance", 1], ["parameter", 1]]}, "hr354": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 354 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 354\n\n To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift \n change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a \n grade crossing.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\n Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To impose a civil penalty against a railroad carrier when a shift \n change of train employees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a \n grade crossing.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. GRADE CROSSING BLOCKAGE PENALTY.\n\n Section 20134 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding \nat the end the following new subsection:\n ``(d) Grade Crossing Blockage Penalty.--The Secretary shall assess \na civil penalty against a railroad carrier in the amount of $10,000 for \neach complete hour in which a shift change of such carrier's train \nemployees causes a blockage of vehicular traffic at a grade \ncrossing.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["grade", 5], ["blockage", 5], ["penalty", 4], ["carrier", 4], ["crossing", 4], ["civil", 3], ["house", 3], ["employee", 3], ["cause", 3], ["congress", 3], ["train", 3], ["traffic", 3], ["railroad", 3], ["change", 3], ["shift", 3], ["bill", 3], ["vehicular", 3], ["impose", 2], ["united", 2], ["114th", 2], ["state", 2], ["following", 2], ["representative", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["office", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["complete", 1], ["code", 1], ["adding", 1], ["penalty.", 1], ["end", 1], ["january", 1], ["senate", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["new", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["ass", 1], ["infrastructure", 1], ["transportation", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["crossing.", 1], ["america", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["hour", 1], ["printing", 1], ["shall", 1], ["amount", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr212": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 212 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 212\n\nTo amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and \nmanagement of the risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Mr. Latta (for himself, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. Quigley, and Ms. \n Kaptur) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to provide for the assessment and \nmanagement of the risk of cyanotoxins in drinking water, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Drinking Water Protection Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO THE SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT.\n\n (a) Amendment.--At the end of part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act \n(42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) add the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 1459. CYANOTOXIN RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT.\n\n ``(a) Strategic Plan.--\n ``(1) Development.--Not later than 90 days after the date \n of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall develop \n and submit to Congress a strategic plan for assessing and \n managing risks associated with cyanotoxins in drinking water \n provided by public water systems. The strategic plan shall \n include steps and timelines to--\n ``(A) evaluate the risk to human health from \n drinking water provided by public water systems \n contaminated with cyanotoxins;\n ``(B) establish, publish, and update a \n comprehensive list of cyanotoxins determined by the \n Administrator to be harmful to human health when \n present in drinking water provided by public water \n systems;\n ``(C) summarize--\n ``(i) the known adverse human health \n effects of cyanotoxins included on the list \n published under subparagraph (B) when present \n in drinking water provided by public water \n systems; and\n ``(ii) factors that cause cyanobacteria to \n proliferate and express toxins;\n ``(D) with respect to cyanotoxins included on the \n list published under subparagraph (B), determine \n whether to--\n ``(i) publish health advisories pursuant to \n section 1412(b)(1)(F) for such cyanotoxins in \n drinking water provided by public water \n systems;\n ``(ii) establish guidance regarding \n feasible analytical methods to quantify the \n presence of cyanotoxins; and\n ``(iii) establish guidance regarding the \n frequency of monitoring necessary to determine \n if such cyanotoxins are present in drinking \n water provided by public water systems;\n ``(E) recommend feasible treatment options, \n including procedures and equipment, to mitigate any \n adverse public health effects of cyanotoxins included \n on the list published under subparagraph (B); and\n ``(F) enter into cooperative agreements with, and \n provide technical assistance to, affected States and \n public water systems, as identified by the \n Administrator, for the purpose of managing risks \n associated with cyanotoxins included on the list \n published under subparagraph (B).\n ``(2) Updates.--The Administrator shall, as appropriate, \n update and submit to Congress the strategic plan developed \n under paragraph (1).\n ``(b) Information Coordination.--In carrying out this section the \nAdministrator shall--\n ``(1) identify gaps in the Agency's understanding of \n cyanobacteria, including--\n ``(A) the human health effects of cyanotoxins \n included on the list published under subsection \n (a)(1)(B); and\n ``(B) methods and means of testing and monitoring \n for the presence of harmful cyanotoxins in source water \n of, or drinking water provided by, public water \n systems;\n ``(2) as appropriate, consult with--\n ``(A) other Federal agencies that--\n ``(i) examine or analyze cyanobacteria; or\n ``(ii) address public health concerns \n related to harmful algal blooms;\n ``(B) States;\n ``(C) operators of public water systems;\n ``(D) multinational agencies;\n ``(E) foreign governments; and\n ``(F) research and academic institutions; and\n ``(3) assemble and publish information from each Federal \n agency that has--\n ``(A) examined or analyzed cyanobacteria; or\n ``(B) addressed public health concerns related to \n harmful algal blooms.\n ``(c) Use of Science.--The Administrator shall carry out this \nsection in accordance with the requirements described in section \n1412(b)(3)(A), as applicable.\n ``(d) Feasible.--For purposes of this section, the term `feasible' \nhas the meaning given such term in section 1412(b)(4)(D).''.\n (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States \nshall prepare and submit to Congress a report that includes--\n (1) an inventory of funds--\n (A) expended by the United States, for each of \n fiscal years 2010 through 2014, to examine or analyze \n cyanobacteria or address public health concerns related \n to harmful algal blooms; and\n (B) that includes the specific purpose for which \n the funds were made available, the law under which the \n funds were authorized, and the Federal agency that \n received or spent the funds; and\n (2) recommended steps to reduce any duplication, and \n improve interagency coordination, of such expenditures.\n \n", "frequency": [["water", 24], ["drinking", 14], ["cyanotoxins", 14], ["public", 13], ["section", 9], ["health", 9], ["system", 9], ["provided", 7], ["risk", 6], ["list", 6], ["administrator", 6], ["congress", 6], ["shall", 6], ["state", 5], ["harmful", 5], ["published", 5], ["purpose", 5], ["included", 5], ["cyanobacteria", 5], ["agency", 5], ["human", 4], ["subparagraph", 4], ["safe", 4], ["strategic", 4], ["fund", 4], ["related", 3], ["house", 3], ["concern", 3], ["publish", 3], ["effect", 3], ["algal", 3], ["establish", 3], ["management", 3], ["submit", 3], ["assessment", 3], ["present", 3], ["bill", 3], ["provide", 3], ["united", 3], ["plan", 3], ["bloom", 3], ["federal", 3], ["guidance", 2], ["government", 2], ["term", 2], ["report", 2], ["day", 2], ["regarding", 2], ["method", 2], ["including", 2], ["managing", 2], ["step", 2], ["address", 2], ["feasible", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["presence", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["determine", 2], ["114th", 2], ["analyze", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["associated", 2], ["monitoring", 2], ["examine", 2], ["information", 2], ["adverse", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["update", 2], ["includes", 2], ["date", 2], ["later", 2], ["advisory", 1], ["congress.", 1], ["development.", 1], ["office", 1], ["developed", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["session", 1], ["frequency", 1], ["determined", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["contaminated", 1], ["equipment", 1], ["recommended", 1], ["source", 1], ["add", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["factor", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["inventory", 1], ["affected", 1], ["evaluate", 1], ["michigan", 1], ["coordination.", 1], ["feasible.", 1]]}, "hr213": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 213 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 213\n\n To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-\n country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to \n increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored \n immigrants, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Mr. Chaffetz (for himself, Mr. Labrador, and Ms. Lofgren) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the \n Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to eliminate the per-\n country numerical limitation for employment-based immigrants, to \n increase the per-country numerical limitation for family-sponsored \n immigrants, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. NUMERICAL LIMITATION TO ANY SINGLE FOREIGN STATE.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and \nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) is amended--\n (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``and employment-\n based'';\n (2) by striking ``(3), (4), and (5),'' and inserting ``(3) \n and (4),'';\n (3) by striking ``subsections (a) and (b) of section 203'' \n and inserting ``section 203(a)'';\n (4) by striking ``7'' and inserting ``15''; and\n (5) by striking ``such subsections'' and inserting ``such \n section''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 202 of the Immigration and \nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``both subsections \n (a) and (b) of section 203'' and inserting ``section 203(a)'';\n (2) by striking subsection (a)(5); and\n (3) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:\n ``(e) Special Rules for Countries at Ceiling.--If it is determined \nthat the total number of immigrant visas made available under section \n203(a) to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area will \nexceed the numerical limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) in any \nfiscal year, in determining the allotment of immigrant visa numbers to \nnatives under section 203(a), visa numbers with respect to natives of \nthat state or area shall be allocated (to the extent practicable and \notherwise consistent with this section and section 203) in a manner so \nthat, except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the proportion of the \nvisa numbers made available under each of paragraphs (1) through (4) of \nsection 203(a) is equal to the ratio of the total number of visas made \navailable under the respective paragraph to the total number of visas \nmade available under section 203(a).''.\n (c) Country-Specific Offset.--Section 2 of the Chinese Student \nProtection Act of 1992 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (e))'' and \n inserting ``subsection (d))''; and\n (2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection \n (e) as subsection (d).\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect as if enacted on September 30, 2014, and shall apply to fiscal \nyears beginning with fiscal year 2015.\n (e) Transition Rules for Employment-Based Immigrants.--\n (1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding paragraphs of \n this subsection and notwithstanding title II of the Immigration \n and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151 et seq.), the following \n rules shall apply:\n (A) For fiscal year 2015, 15 percent of the \n immigrant visas made available under each of paragraphs \n (2) and (3) of section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. \n 1153(b)) shall be allotted to immigrants who are \n natives of a foreign state or dependent area that was \n not one of the two states with the largest aggregate \n numbers of natives obtaining immigrant visas during \n fiscal year 2011 under such paragraphs.\n (B) For fiscal year 2016, 10 percent of the \n immigrant visas made available under each of such \n paragraphs shall be allotted to immigrants who are \n natives of a foreign state or dependent area that was \n not one of the two states with the largest aggregate \n numbers of natives obtaining immigrant visas during \n fiscal year 2012 under such paragraphs.\n (C) For fiscal year 2017, 10 percent of the \n immigrant visas made available under each of such \n paragraphs shall be allotted to immigrants who are \n natives of a foreign state or dependent area that was \n not one of the two states with the largest aggregate \n numbers of natives obtaining immigrant visas during \n fiscal year 2015 under such paragraphs.\n (2) Per-country levels.--\n (A) Reserved visas.--With respect to the visas \n reserved under each of subparagraphs (A) through (C) of \n paragraph (1), the number of such visas made available \n to natives of any single foreign state or dependent \n area in the appropriate fiscal year may not exceed 25 \n percent (in the case of a single foreign state) or 2 \n percent (in the case of a dependent area) of the total \n number of such visas.\n (B) Unreserved visas.--With respect to the \n immigrant visas made available under each of paragraphs \n (2) and (3) of section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. \n 1153(b)) and not reserved under paragraph (1), for each \n of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017, not more than 85 \n percent shall be allotted to immigrants who are natives \n of any single foreign state.\n (3) Special rule to prevent unused visas.--If, with respect \n to fiscal year 2015, 2016, or 2017, the operation of paragraphs \n (1) and (2) of this subsection would prevent the total number \n of immigrant visas made available under paragraph (2) or (3) of \n section 203(b) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)) from being \n issued, such visas may be issued during the remainder of such \n fiscal year without regard to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this \n subsection.\n (4) Rules for chargeability.--Section 202(b) of such Act (8 \n U.S.C. 1152(b)) shall apply in determining the foreign state to \n which an alien is chargeable for purposes of this subsection.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 20], ["immigrant", 19], ["subsection", 18], ["visa", 18], ["paragraph", 16], ["state", 14], ["year", 13], ["fiscal", 13], ["number", 12], ["made", 11], ["native", 11], ["available", 10], ["foreign", 9], ["striking", 9], ["shall", 9], ["u.s.c", 8], ["area", 7], ["dependent", 6], ["inserting", 6], ["limitation", 6], ["percent", 6], ["numerical", 6], ["nationality", 5], ["total", 5], ["immigration", 5], ["single", 5], ["rule", 5], ["allotted", 4], ["respect", 4], ["amended", 3], ["house", 3], ["apply", 3], ["per-country", 3], ["visas.", 3], ["obtaining", 3], ["one", 3], ["two", 3], ["bill", 3], ["employment-based", 3], ["country", 3], ["reserved", 3], ["largest", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["aggregate", 3], ["issued", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["exceed", 2], ["special", 2], ["increase", 2], ["eliminate", 2], ["general.", 2], ["determining", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["family-sponsored", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["amend", 2], ["per-", 2], ["following", 2], ["prevent", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["amending", 1], ["office", 1], ["september", 1], ["alien", 1], ["lofgren", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["fairness", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["succeeding", 1], ["chaffetz", 1], ["based", 1], ["chinese", 1], ["chargeability.", 1], ["proportion", 1], ["except", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["immigrants.", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["follows", 1], ["january", 1], ["heading", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["seq", 1], ["senate", 1], ["consistent", 1], ["levels.", 1], ["specified", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["offset.", 1], ["subject", 1], ["provided", 1], ["remainder", 1], ["redesignating", 1]]}, "hr210": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 210 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 210\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt student workers \n for purposes of determining a higher education institution's employer \n health care shared responsibility.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Mr. Meadows (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Rodney Davis of \n Illinois, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Hanna, Mr. \n Jones, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Rokita, Mr. Roskam, and \n Mr. Turner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt student workers \n for purposes of determining a higher education institution's employer \n health care shared responsibility.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Student Worker Exemption Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. STUDENT WORKERS EXEMPTED FROM DETERMINATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION \n INSTITUTION'S EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE SHARED RESPONSIBILITY.\n\n (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 4980H of the Internal \nRevenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), \nand (7) as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively, and by inserting \nafter paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:\n ``(5) Exception for student workers.--\n ``(A) In general.--Services rendered as a student \n worker to an eligible educational institution (as \n defined in section 25A(f)(2)) shall not be taken into \n account under this section as service provided by an \n employee.\n ``(B) Student worker.--For purposes of this \n paragraph, the term `student worker' means, with \n respect to any eligible educational institution (as so \n defined), any individual who--\n ``(i) is employed by such institution, and\n ``(ii) is a student enrolled at the \n institution and is carrying a full-time \n academic workload, as determined by the \n institution, under a standard applicable to all \n students enrolled in a particular educational \n program.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to months beginning after December 31, 2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 10], ["student", 9], ["institution", 8], ["worker", 6], ["section", 5], ["paragraph", 5], ["code", 3], ["employer", 3], ["house", 3], ["health", 3], ["shared", 3], ["care", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["bill", 3], ["education", 3], ["educational", 3], ["internal", 3], ["higher", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["responsibility", 3], ["exempt", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["general.", 2], ["determining", 2], ["eligible", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["mean", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["defined", 2], ["shall", 2], ["enrolled", 2], ["office", 1], ["particular", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["determined", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["ellmers", 1], ["duncan", 1], ["brook", 1], ["roskam", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["employee", 1], ["`student", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["account", 1], ["new", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["workload", 1], ["january", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["worker.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["meadow", 1], ["senate", 1], ["rokita", 1], ["individual", 1], ["employed", 1], ["apply", 1], ["provided", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["date.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["standard", 1], ["ribble", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["full-time", 1], ["exemption", 1], ["florida", 1], ["davis", 1], ["south", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["1st", 1], ["respect", 1], ["way", 1], ["taken", 1], ["indiana", 1], ["murphy", 1], ["carrying", 1], ["determination", 1], ["rodney", 1], ["rendered", 1], ["exception", 1], ["made", 1], ["december", 1], ["cited", 1]]}, "hr211": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 211 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 211\n\n To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to authorize \n assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review \n responsibilities, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 to authorize \n assignment to States of Federal agency environmental review \n responsibilities, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Reducing Environmental Barriers to \nUnified Infrastructure and Land Development Act of 2015 Act'' or the \n``REBUILD Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. ASSIGNMENT TO STATES OF FEDERAL ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW \n RESPONSIBILITIES.\n\n Title I of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. \n4331 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new \nsection:\n\n``SEC. 106. ASSIGNMENT TO STATES OF ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW \n RESPONSIBILITIES WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN PROJECTS IN THE \n STATE.\n\n ``(a) Assumption of Responsibility.--\n ``(1) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this \n section, with the written agreement of the responsible Federal \n official and a State, which may be in the form of a memorandum \n of understanding, the responsible Federal official may assign, \n and the State may assume, the responsibilities of the \n responsible Federal official under the National Environmental \n Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) with respect to one \n or more covered Federal projects of the responsible Federal \n official within the State.\n ``(2) Additional responsibility.--If a State assumes \n responsibility under paragraph (1) the responsible Federal \n official may assign to the State, and the State may assume, all \n or part of the responsibilities of the responsible Federal \n official for environmental review, consultation, or other \n action required under any Federal environmental law pertaining \n to the review or approval of covered projects of the \n responsible Federal official.\n ``(3) Procedural and substantive requirements.--A State \n shall assume responsibility under this section subject to the \n same procedural and substantive requirements as would apply if \n that responsibility were carried out by the responsible Federal \n official.\n ``(4) Federal responsibility.--Any responsibility of the \n responsible Federal official not explicitly assumed by the \n State by written agreement under this section shall remain the \n responsibility of the responsible Federal official.\n ``(5) No effect on authority.--Nothing in this section \n preempts or interferes with any power, jurisdiction, \n responsibility, or authority of an agency, other than the \n agency of the responsible Federal official for a covered \n project, under applicable law (including regulations) with \n respect to the project.\n ``(b) State Participation.--\n ``(1) Application.--Not later than 180 days after the date \n of enactment of this section, each responsible Federal official \n shall promulgate regulations that establish requirements \n relating to information required to be contained in any \n application of a State to assume responsibility under this \n section with respect to covered Federal projects of the \n responsible Federal official, including, at a minimum--\n ``(A) the projects or classes of projects for which \n the State anticipates exercising the authority that may \n be granted under this section;\n ``(B) verification of the financial resources \n necessary to carry out the authority that may be \n assigned under this section; and\n ``(C) evidence of the notice and solicitation of \n public comment by the State relating to assumption of \n responsibility under this section by the State, \n including copies of comments received from that \n solicitation.\n ``(2) Public notice.--\n ``(A) In general.--Each State that submits an \n application under this subsection shall give notice of \n the intent of the State to submit such application not \n later than 30 days before the date of submission of the \n application.\n ``(B) Method of notice and solicitation.--The State \n shall provide notice and solicit public comment under \n this paragraph by publishing the complete application \n of the State in accordance with the appropriate public \n notice law of the State.\n ``(3) Selection criteria.--A responsible Federal official \n may approve the application of a State under this section only \n if--\n ``(A) the regulatory requirements under paragraph \n (2) have been met;\n ``(B) the responsible Federal official determines \n that the State has the capability, including financial \n and personnel, to assume the responsibility; and\n ``(C) the head of the State agency having primary \n jurisdiction over covered projects with respect to \n which responsibility would be assigned to the State \n pursuant to the application enters into a written \n agreement with the responsible Federal official \n described in subsection (c).\n ``(4) Other federal agency views.--If a State applies to \n assume a responsibility of a responsible Federal official that \n would have required the responsible Federal official to consult \n with another Federal agency, the responsible Federal official \n shall solicit the views of the Federal agency before approving \n the application.\n ``(c) Written Agreement.--A written agreement under this section \nshall--\n ``(1) be executed by the Governor of the State or the head \n of the State agency referred to in subsection (b)(3)(C);\n ``(2) be in such form as the responsible Federal official \n may prescribe; and\n ``(3) provide that the State--\n ``(A) agrees to assume all or part of the \n responsibilities of the responsible Federal official \n described in subsection (a);\n ``(B) expressly consents, on behalf of the State, \n to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal courts for \n the compliance, discharge, and enforcement of any \n responsibility of the responsible Federal official \n assumed by the State;\n ``(C) certifies that State laws (including \n regulations) are in effect that--\n ``(i) authorize the State to take the \n actions necessary to carry out the \n responsibilities being assumed; and\n ``(ii) are comparable to section 552 of \n title 5, including providing that any decision \n regarding the public availability of a document \n under those State laws is reviewable by a court \n of competent jurisdiction; and\n ``(D) agrees to maintain the financial resources \n necessary to carry out the responsibilities being \n assumed.\n ``(d) Jurisdiction.--\n ``(1) In general.--The United States district courts shall \n have exclusive jurisdiction over any civil action against a \n State for failure to carry out any responsibility of the State \n under this section.\n ``(2) Legal standards and requirements.--A civil action \n under paragraph (1) shall be governed by the legal standards \n and requirements that would apply in such a civil action \n against the responsible Federal official had the responsible \n Federal official taken the actions in question.\n ``(3) Intervention.--The responsible Federal official shall \n have the right to intervene in any action described in \n paragraph (1).\n ``(e) Effect of Assumption of Responsibility.--A State that assumes \nresponsibility under subsection (a) shall be solely responsible and \nsolely liable for carrying out, in lieu of the responsible Federal \nofficial, the responsibilities assumed under subsection (a), until the \ntermination of such assumption of responsibility.\n ``(f) Limitations on Agreements.--Nothing in this section permits a \nState to assume any rulemaking authority of the responsible Federal \nofficial under any Federal law.\n ``(g) Audits.--\n ``(1) In general.--To ensure compliance by a State with any \n agreement of the State under subsection (c) (including \n compliance by the State with all Federal laws for which \n responsibility is assumed under subsection (a)), for each State \n participating in the program under this section, the \n responsible Federal official shall conduct--\n ``(A) semiannual audits during each of the first 2 \n years of the effective period of the agreement; and\n ``(B) annual audits during each subsequent year of \n such effective period.\n ``(2) Public availability and comment.--\n ``(A) In general.--An audit conducted under \n paragraph (1) shall be provided to the public for \n comment for a 30-day period.\n ``(B) Response.--Not later than 60 days after the \n date on which the period for public comment ends, the \n responsible Federal official shall respond to public \n comments received under subparagraph (A).\n ``(h) Report to Congress.--Each responsible Federal official shall \nsubmit to Congress an annual report that describes the administration \nof this section by such official.\n ``(i) Termination by Responsible Federal Official.--The responsible \nFederal official with respect to an agreement with a State under this \nsection may terminate the agreement and any responsibility or authority \nof the State under this section with respect to such agreement, if--\n ``(1) the responsible Federal official determines that the \n State is not adequately carrying out the responsibilities \n assumed by the State under this section;\n ``(2) the responsible Federal official provides to the \n State--\n ``(A) notification of the determination of \n noncompliance; and\n ``(B) a period of at least 30 days during which to \n take such corrective action as the responsible Federal \n official determines is necessary to comply with the \n applicable agreement; and\n ``(3) the State, after the notification and period provided \n under subparagraph (B), fails to take satisfactory corrective \n action, as determined by responsible Federal official.\n ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) Covered federal project.--The term `covered Federal \n project' means--\n ``(A)(i) except as provided in clause (ii) and \n subparagraph (B), any project that is funded by, \n carried out by, or subject to approval or disapproval \n by a responsible official, including any project for \n which a permit or other authorization by a responsible \n Federal official is required; and\n ``(ii) in the case of projects funded, carried out \n by, or subject to review, approval, or disapproval by \n the Secretary of the Army, and except as provided in \n subparagraph (B), includes only such projects of the \n Corps of Engineers; and\n ``(B) the preparation of any statement required by \n section 102(2)(C).\n ``(2) Responsible federal official.--The term `responsible \n Federal official' means--\n ``(A) the Secretary of the Interior;\n ``(B) the Secretary of Transportation;\n ``(C) the Administrator of the Environmental \n Protection Agency;\n ``(D) the Secretary of the Army; and\n ``(E) the head of a Federal agency, with respect to \n the preparation of statements under section 102(2)(C) \n for major Federal actions (as that term is used in that \n section) of the agency.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["federal", 56], ["state", 52], ["responsible", 40], ["official", 39], ["responsibility", 28], ["section", 25], ["shall", 15], ["project", 14], ["environmental", 12], ["agency", 11], ["may", 11], ["agreement", 10], ["action", 10], ["public", 9], ["including", 8], ["subsection", 8], ["respect", 8], ["application", 8], ["assume", 8], ["review", 7], ["assumed", 7], ["law", 7], ["covered", 6], ["comment", 6], ["paragraph", 6], ["period", 6], ["jurisdiction", 5], ["authority", 5], ["written", 5], ["general.", 5], ["notice", 5], ["required", 5], ["policy", 4], ["subparagraph", 4], ["responsibility.", 4], ["necessary", 4], ["day", 4], ["requirement", 4], ["national", 4], ["assumption", 4], ["subject", 4], ["provided", 4], ["carry", 4], ["would", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["congress", 4], ["assignment", 4], ["term", 3], ["resource", 3], ["bill", 3], ["financial", 3], ["house", 3], ["approval", 3], ["carried", 3], ["compliance", 3], ["authorize", 3], ["civil", 3], ["date", 3], ["described", 3], ["regulation", 3], ["head", 3], ["court", 3], ["determines", 3], ["later", 3], ["take", 3], ["effect", 3], ["audit", 3], ["assigned", 2], ["report", 2], ["annual", 2], ["disapproval", 2], ["applicable", 2], ["referred", 2], ["seq", 2], ["availability", 2], ["apply", 2], ["legal", 2], ["agrees", 2], ["official.", 2], ["preparation", 2], ["relating", 2], ["requirements.", 2], ["received", 2], ["funded", 2], ["permit", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["assign", 2], ["army", 2], ["114th", 2], ["submit", 2], ["statement", 2], ["assumes", 2], ["solicit", 2], ["form", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["solely", 2], ["procedural", 2], ["corrective", 2]]}, "hr216": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 216 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 216\n\n To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of \nVeterans Affairs to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program \n and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the Department of \n Veterans Affairs a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\nMs. Brown of Florida (for herself and Mr. Miller of Florida) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of \nVeterans Affairs to submit to Congress a Future-Years Veterans Program \n and a quadrennial veterans review, to establish in the Department of \n Veterans Affairs a Chief Strategy Officer, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Veterans Affairs \nBudget Planning Reform Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF STRATEGIC PLANS TO IMPROVE PROGRAMS AND \n BENEFITS FOR VETERANS.\n\n (a) Future-Years Veterans Program.--\n (1) In general.--Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, \n is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 119. Future-Years Veterans Program\n ``(a) Submission to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to \nCongress each year, at or about the time that the President's budget is \nsubmitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a \nFuture-Years Veterans Program reflecting the estimated expenditures and \nproposed appropriations included in that budget. Any such Future-Years \nVeterans Program shall cover the fiscal year with respect to which the \nbudget is submitted and at least the four succeeding fiscal years.\n ``(b) Consistency.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure that amounts \ndescribed in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) for any fiscal year are \nconsistent with amounts described in subparagraph (B) of such paragraph \nfor that fiscal year.\n ``(2) Amounts referred to in paragraph (1) are the following:\n ``(A) The amounts specified in program and budget \n information submitted to Congress by the Secretary in support \n of expenditure estimates and proposed appropriations in the \n budget submitted to Congress by the President under section \n 1105(a) of title 31 for any fiscal year, as shown in the \n Future-Years Veterans Program submitted pursuant to subsection \n (a).\n ``(B) The total amounts of estimated expenditures and \n proposed appropriations necessary to support the programs, \n projects, and activities of the Department of Veterans Affairs \n included pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 1105(a) of title \n 31 in the budget submitted to Congress under that section for \n any fiscal year.\n ``(c) Contents.--The Future-Years Veterans Program under subsection \n(a) shall set forth the five-year plan of the Department to address the \ncommitment of the United States to veterans and the resources necessary \nto meet that commitment and shall be developed and updated, as \nappropriate, annually by the Secretary. Each Future-Years Veterans \nProgram shall include an explanation of--\n ``(1) the information that was used to develop program \n planning guidance for the Future-Years Veterans Program; and\n ``(2) how the resource allocations included in the Future-\n Years Veterans Program correlate to such five-year strategy.''.\n (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the \n beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the \n item relating to section 118 the following new item:\n\n``119. Future-Years Veterans Program.''.\n (3) Effective date.--Section 119 of title 38, United States \n Code, as added by paragraph (1), shall apply with respect to \n the preparation and submission of the budget request for the \n Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2020 and fiscal \n years thereafter.\n (b) Quadrennial Veterans Review.--\n (1) In general.--Such chapter is further amended by adding \n after section 119, as added by subsection (a)(1), the following \n new section:\n``Sec. 120. Quadrennial veterans review\n ``(a) Requirement.--(1) Not later than fiscal year 2019, and every \nfourth year thereafter, the Secretary shall conduct a review of the \nstrategy for meeting the commitment of the United States to veterans \nand the resources necessary to meet that commitment (in this section \nreferred to as a `quadrennial veterans review').\n ``(2) Each quadrennial veterans review shall include a \ncomprehensive examination of the policies and strategies of the United \nStates with respect to veterans, including recommendations regarding \nthe long-term strategy and priorities for programs, services, benefits, \nand outcomes regarding veterans and guidance on the programs, assets, \ncapabilities, budget, policies, and authorities of the Department.\n ``(3) The Secretary shall conduct each quadrennial veterans review \nin consultation with key officials of the Department, the heads of \nother Federal agencies, and other relevant governmental and \nnongovernmental entities, including State, local, and tribal government \nofficials, members of Congress, veterans service organizations, private \nsector representatives, academics, and other policy experts.\n ``(4) The Secretary shall ensure that each quadrennial veterans \nreview is coordinated with the Future-Years Veterans Program required \nunder section 119 of this title.\n ``(b) Contents of Review.--In each quadrennial veterans review, the \nSecretary shall--\n ``(1) delineate a veterans strategy consistent with the \n commitment of the United States to veterans and refine a \n strategy for the types of, and provision of, programs, \n services, benefits, and outcomes consistent with current \n authorities and requirements;\n ``(2) outline and prioritize the full range of programs and \n capabilities regarding veterans provided by the Federal \n Government;\n ``(3) identify the budget plan required to provide \n sufficient resources to successfully execute the full range of \n such programs and capabilities;\n ``(4) include an assessment of the organizational alignment \n of the Department with respect to the strategy referred to in \n paragraph (1) and the programs and capabilities referred to in \n paragraph (2);\n ``(5) review and assess the effectiveness of the mechanisms \n of the Department for executing the process of turning the \n requirements identified in the quadrennial veterans review into \n a plan to meet such requirements, including an expenditure plan \n for the Department; and\n ``(6) identify emerging trends, problems, opportunities, \n and issues that could affect veterans or the Department during \n the ten-year period following the period covered by the review.\n ``(c) Submission to Congress.--(1) The Secretary shall submit to \nthe Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives a report regarding each quadrennial veterans review. \nThe Secretary shall submit the report in the year following the year in \nwhich the review is conducted, but not later than the date on which the \nPresident submits to Congress the budget for the next fiscal year under \nsection 1105 of title 31.\n ``(2) Each report submitted under paragraph (1) shall include--\n ``(A) the results of the quadrennial veterans review;\n ``(B) a description of the challenges to, and opportunities \n for, the assumed or defined veterans-related interests of the \n Nation that were examined for the purposes of that review;\n ``(C) the strategy for meeting the Nation's commitment to \n veterans, including a prioritized list of the missions of the \n Department;\n ``(D) a description of the interagency cooperation, \n preparedness of Federal assets, infrastructure, budget plan, \n and other elements of the programs and policies of the Nation \n associated with the strategy referred to in subsection (b)(1) \n that are required to execute successfully the full range of \n programs and capabilities identified in such strategy and the \n programs and capabilities outlined under subsection (b)(2);\n ``(E) an assessment of the organizational alignment of the \n Department with the strategy referred to in subsection (b)(1) \n and the programs and capabilities outlined under subsection \n (b)(2), including the Department's organizational structure, \n management systems, budget and accounting systems, human \n resources systems, procurement systems, and physical and \n technical infrastructure;\n ``(F) a discussion of the status of cooperation among \n Federal agencies in the effort to promote national support for \n veterans;\n ``(G) a discussion of the status of cooperation between the \n Federal Government and State, local, and tribal governments in \n supporting veterans and providing programs, services, benefits, \n and outcomes to assist veterans;\n ``(H) an explanation of any underlying assumptions used in \n conducting the review; and\n ``(I) any other matter the Secretary considers \n appropriate.''.\n (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the \n beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the \n item relating to section 119, as added by subsection (a)(2), \n the following new item:\n\n``120. Quadrennial Veterans Review.''.\n (c) Policy Guidance.--\n (1) In general.--Such chapter is further amended by adding \n after section 120, as added by subsection (b)(1), the following \n new section:\n``Sec. 121. Policy Guidance\n ``The Secretary shall provide annually to the appropriate officials \nof the Department written policy guidance for the preparation and \nreview of the planning and program recommendations and budget proposals \nof the elements of the Department of such officials. Such guidance \nshall include guidance on the objectives of the Department in \naccordance with Future-Years Veterans Program under section 119 of this \ntitle and the quadrennial veterans review under section 120 and the \nresource levels projected to be available for the period of time for \nwhich such recommendations and proposals are to be effective.''.\n (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the \n beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the \n item relating to section 120, as added by subsection (b)(2), \n the following new item:\n\n``121. Quadrennial veterans review.''.\n\nSEC. 3. CHIEF STRATEGY OFFICER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 323. Chief Strategy Officer\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall designate the Assistant \nSecretary whose functions include planning, studies, and evaluations as \nthe Chief Strategy Officer of the Department. The Chief Strategy \nOfficer shall advise the Secretary on long-range strategy and \nimplications.\n ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Chief Strategy Officer is the \nprincipal advisor to the Secretary and other senior officials of the \nDepartment, and shall provide independent analysis and advice to the \nSecretary and such officials. The Chief Strategy Officer shall carry \nout the following responsibilities:\n ``(1) Conducting cost estimation and cost analysis for the \n programs of the Department.\n ``(2) Establishing policies for, and overseeing the \n integration of, the planning, programming, budgeting and \n execution process for the Department.\n ``(3) Providing analysis and advice on matters relating to \n the planning and programming phase of the planning, \n programming, budgeting and execution process, and the \n preparation of materials and guidance for such process, as \n directed by the Secretary, working in coordination with the \n Assistant Secretary for Management.\n ``(4) Developing and executing the Future-Years Veterans \n Program of the Department, as specified under section 119 of \n this title.\n ``(5) Developing resource discussions relating to \n requirements under consideration in the quadrennial veterans \n review under section 120 of this title.\n ``(6) Formulating study guidance for analysis of \n alternatives for programs and initiatives, including any \n necessary acquisitions, development, or procurement \n commensurate with such alternatives, and performance of such \n analysis as directed by the Secretary.\n ``(7) Reviewing, analyzing, and evaluating programs for \n executing approved strategies and policies, ensuring that \n information on programs and expected outcomes is presented \n accurately and completely.\n ``(8) Ensuring that the costs of programs and alternatives \n are presented accurately and completely by assisting in \n establishing standards, policies, and procedures for the \n conduct of cost estimation and cost analysis throughout the \n Department, including guidance relating to the proper selection \n of confidence levels in cost estimates generally and for \n specific programs of the Department.\n ``(9) Conducting studies at the request of the Secretary \n regarding costs, policy assumptions, and strategic implications \n of current policies and possible alternatives.\n ``(10) Communicating directly to the Secretary and the \n Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs about matters for which \n the Chief Strategy Officer is responsible without obtaining the \n approval or concurrence of any other official within the \n Department.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section \n322 the following new item:\n\n``323. Chief Strategy Officer.''.\n\nSEC. 4. STUDY ON THE FUNCTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF THE \n OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND OF THE \n DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) Secretary of Veterans Affairs Study.--The Secretary of Veterans \nAffairs shall conduct a study of the functions and organizational \nstructure of the Office of the Secretary and of the Department of \nVeterans Affairs.\n (b) Contents of Study.--In conducting the study under subsection \n(a), the Secretary shall consider whether the allocation of functions \nand the organizational structure of the Department, as of the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, constitute the most effective, efficient, \nand economical allocation and structure to assist the Secretary in \ncarrying out the duties and responsibilities of the Secretary. The \nSecretary shall also consider--\n (1) whether the organization of the Office and the \n Department is--\n (A) optimally structured to assist the Secretary in \n the effective exercise of control over the Department, \n including--\n (i) policy development and strategic \n planning;\n (ii) programming, planning, and budget \n development and policy, program, and budget \n execution; and\n (iii) contingency planning; and\n (B) the most effective and efficient organization \n for the initiation, development, and articulation of \n veterans' policy and the provision of benefits and \n services;\n (2) means of improving and strengthening the oversight and \n accountability within the Office and Department;\n (3) factors inhibiting efficient and effective execution of \n the functions of the Office and the Department, including \n factors relating to--\n (A) any duplication of functions (both within and \n between the Office and Department);\n (B) the availability to the Secretary of sufficient \n and detailed information regarding the operation of the \n Department to enable effective planning, policy \n execution, and oversight; and\n (C) the sufficiency of resources, including \n personnel, to carry out current and projected \n requirements in a more effective and efficient manner; \n and\n (4) possible alternative allocations and realignments of \n authorities and functions within the Office and Department to \n improve the Department's overall operation and better provide \n benefits and services.\n (c) Independent Contractor Study.--The Secretary shall seek to \nenter into a contract with an appropriate entity under which the entity \nshall carry out an independent study of the same matters required to be \nconsidered by the Secretary under subsection (b). The Secretary shall \nensure that the entity has full access to such information as the \ncontractor requires in order to conduct the study and that the \ncontractor otherwise receives full cooperation from all officials and \nentities of the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees \non Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives a \nreport on the study of the Secretary under subsection (a). The report \nshall include--\n (1) the findings and conclusions of the Secretary with \n respect to each of the matters set forth in subsection (b);\n (2) any recommendations of the Secretary for organizational \n changes in the Office of the Secretary and the overall \n Department and a description of the means for implementing each \n recommendation; and\n (3) a copy of the report of the independent contractor \n under subsection (c), together with such comments on such \n report as the Secretary considers appropriate.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 64], ["secretary", 44], ["department", 39], ["shall", 29], ["section", 27], ["strategy", 22], ["review", 20], ["affair", 18], ["policy", 16], ["year", 16], ["budget", 16], ["quadrennial", 15], ["subsection", 15], ["future-years", 14], ["following", 13], ["state", 12], ["congress", 12], ["planning", 11], ["united", 10], ["chief", 10], ["including", 10], ["fiscal", 10], ["study", 9], ["office", 9], ["guidance", 9], ["officer", 9], ["item", 8], ["new", 8], ["paragraph", 8], ["report", 8], ["resource", 8], ["amended", 8], ["relating", 8], ["chapter", 8], ["official", 8], ["include", 7], ["cost", 7], ["effective", 7], ["capability", 7], ["referred", 7], ["submitted", 7], ["function", 7], ["organizational", 7], ["service", 6], ["plan", 6], ["regarding", 6], ["analysis", 6], ["benefit", 6], ["commitment", 6], ["submit", 6], ["code", 5], ["conduct", 5], ["general.", 5], ["full", 5], ["respect", 5], ["amount", 5], ["information", 5], ["entity", 5], ["house", 5], ["matter", 5], ["added", 5], ["requirement", 5], ["federal", 5], ["representative", 5], ["alternative", 5], ["government", 5], ["execution", 5], ["recommendation", 5], ["structure", 5], ["appropriate", 4], ["review.", 4], ["process", 4], ["provide", 4], ["beginning", 4], ["programming", 4], ["system", 4], ["efficient", 4], ["cooperation", 4], ["outcome", 4], ["table", 4], ["expenditure", 4], ["clerical", 4], ["development", 4], ["independent", 4], ["allocation", 4], ["adding", 4], ["contractor", 4], ["necessary", 4], ["inserting", 4], ["conducting", 4], ["within", 4], ["required", 4], ["amendment.", 4], ["executing", 3], ["appropriation", 3], ["consistent", 3], ["current", 3], ["meet", 3], ["discussion", 3], ["description", 3]]}, "hr217": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 217 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 217\n\n To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family \n planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs \n abortions, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\n Mrs. Black (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Roskam, Mr. Roe of \nTennessee, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Wenstrup, \n Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Benishek, Mr. Duncan of \n Tennessee, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. \n McClintock, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Sam Johnson \n of Texas, Mr. Cole, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Schock, \n Mr. Murphy of Pennsylvania, Mr. Harper, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Mica, Mr. \n Fleischmann, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Yoho, Mr. \n Huizenga of Michigan, Mrs. Ellmers, Mr. Huelskamp, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. \n Clawson of Florida, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. \nNeugebauer, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. Barletta, \n Mr. Walker, Mr. Barr, Mr. Flores, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Pitts, \nMr. Gibbs, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Fleming, Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Wagner, \n Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. \nPearce, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Garrett, Mr. Duffy, Mr. Boustany, \n Mr. Marchant, Mr. Babin, Mr. Scalise, Mr. Massie, Mr. Harris, Mrs. \n Hartzler, Mrs. Noem, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Jordan, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Rodney \n Davis of Illinois, Mr. Tiberi, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Olson, Mr. Young of \nIndiana, Mr. Westerman, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, \n and Mr. Brooks of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act to prohibit family \n planning grants from being awarded to any entity that performs \n abortions, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Title X Abortion Provider \nProhibition Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ABORTION.\n\n Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is \namended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 1009. ADDITIONAL PROHIBITION REGARDING ABORTION.\n\n ``(a) Prohibition.--The Secretary shall not provide any assistance \nunder this title to an entity unless the entity certifies that, during \nthe period of such assistance, the entity will not perform, and will \nnot provide any funds to any other entity that performs, an abortion.\n ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an \nabortion where--\n ``(1) the pregnancy is the result of rape or incest; or\n ``(2) a physician certifies that the woman suffers from a \n physical disorder, physical injury, or physical illness that \n would place the woman in danger of death unless an abortion is \n performed, including a life-threatening physical condition \n caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself.\n ``(c) Hospitals.--Subsection (a) does not apply with respect to a \nhospital, so long as such hospital does not, during the period of \nassistance described in subsection (a), provide funds to any non-\nhospital entity that performs an abortion (other than an abortion \ndescribed in subsection (b)).\n ``(d) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the \nenactment of the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act, and \nannually thereafter, for the fiscal year involved, the Secretary shall \nsubmit a report to the Congress containing--\n ``(1) a list of each entity receiving a grant under this \n title;\n ``(2) for each such entity performing abortions under the \n exceptions described in subsection (b)--\n ``(A) the total number of such abortions;\n ``(B) the number of such abortions where the \n pregnancy is the result of rape;\n ``(C) the number of such abortions where the \n pregnancy is the result of incest; and\n ``(D) the number of such abortions where a \n physician provides a certification described in \n subsection (b)(2);\n ``(3) a statement of the date of the latest certification \n under subsection (a) for each entity receiving a grant under \n this title; and\n ``(4) a list of each entity to which an entity described in \n paragraph (1) makes available funds received through a grant \n under this title.\n ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) The term `entity' means the entire legal entity, \n including any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is \n under common control with such entity.\n ``(2) The term `hospital' has the meaning given to such \n term in section 1861(e) of the Social Security Act.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 72], ["abortion", 16], ["entity", 15], ["mrs.", 9], ["subsection", 7], ["described", 5], ["grant", 5], ["prohibition", 4], ["number", 4], ["performs", 4], ["pregnancy", 4], ["physical", 4], ["congress", 4], ["texas", 3], ["house", 3], ["result", 3], ["health", 3], ["public", 3], ["term", 3], ["service", 3], ["hospital", 3], ["bill", 3], ["assistance", 3], ["fund", 3], ["pennsylvania", 3], ["doe", 3], ["provide", 3], ["section", 3], ["secretary", 2], ["including", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["certification", 2], ["woman", 2], ["list", 2], ["planning", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["respect", 2], ["certifies", 2], ["provider", 2], ["receiving", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["family", 2], ["period", 2], ["incest", 2], ["tennessee", 2], ["apply", 2], ["114th", 2], ["awarded", 2], ["representative", 2], ["georgia", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["control", 2], ["physician", 2], ["rape", 2], ["unless", 2], ["shall", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["date", 2], ["johnson", 2], ["whitfield", 1], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["caused", 1], ["wagner", 1], ["roe", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["lamborn", 1], ["fortenberry", 1], ["cole", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["death", 1], ["marchant", 1], ["ellmers", 1], ["roby", 1], ["smith", 1], ["young", 1], ["report.", 1], ["black", 1], ["mckinley", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["clawson", 1], ["iowa", 1], ["amended", 1], ["life-threatening", 1], ["government", 1], ["michigan", 1], ["foxx", 1], ["new", 1], ["report", 1], ["fleming", 1], ["day", 1], ["condition", 1], ["huelskamp", 1], ["meaning", 1]]}, "hr214": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 214 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 214\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands \n are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\nMr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mrs. Capps, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. \n Van Hollen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Sherman, Mr. \n Grayson, Mr. Quigley, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Lee, and Mr. Connolly) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that tar sands \n are crude oil for purposes of the Federal excise tax on petroleum.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Tar Sands Tax Loophole Elimination \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. CLARIFICATION OF TAR SANDS AS CRUDE OIL FOR EXCISE TAX \n PURPOSES.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 4612(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(1) Crude oil.--The term `crude oil' includes crude oil \n condensates, natural gasoline, any bitumen or bituminous \n mixture, any oil derived from a bitumen or bituminous mixture, \n and any oil derived from kerogen-bearing sources.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto oil and petroleum products received or entered during calendar \nquarters beginning more than 60 days after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 11], ["oil", 8], ["crude", 5], ["sand", 4], ["tar", 4], ["tax", 4], ["code", 3], ["excise", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["petroleum", 3], ["bill", 3], ["internal", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["mixture", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["federal", 2], ["bituminous", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["114th", 2], ["bitumen", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["derived", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["grayson", 1], ["`crude", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["clarification", 1], ["defazio", 1], ["loophole", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["january", 1], ["connolly", 1], ["follows", 1], ["quarter", 1], ["mean", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["hollen", 1], ["kerogen-bearing", 1], ["quigley", 1], ["pascrell", 1], ["calendar", 1], ["capps", 1], ["nadler", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["lee", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["received", 1], ["florida", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["cartwright", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["van", 1], ["condensate", 1], ["senate", 1], ["way", 1], ["entered", 1], ["murphy", 1], ["elimination", 1], ["natural", 1], ["made", 1], ["oil.", 1], ["gasoline", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["cited", 1], ["united", 1], ["blumenauer", 1], ["product", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["sherman", 1], ["includes", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["sources.", 1], ["effective", 1]]}, "hr215": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 215 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 215\n\nTo amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 \n to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department \n of Veterans Affairs during sequestration.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\nMs. Brown of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on the Budget\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 \n to clarify the treatment of administrative expenses of the Department \n of Veterans Affairs during sequestration.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Defending Veterans from \nSequestration Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS \n AFFAIRS DURING SEQUESTRATION.\n\n Section 256(h)(4) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit \nControl Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 906(h)(4)) is amended by adding at the \nend the following new subparagraph:\n ``(G) Department of Veterans Affairs.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 5], ["sequestration", 4], ["department", 4], ["budget", 4], ["control", 3], ["affair", 3], ["house", 3], ["balanced", 3], ["emergency", 3], ["treatment", 3], ["administrative", 3], ["deficit", 3], ["congress", 3], ["expense", 3], ["bill", 3], ["114th", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["defending", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["brown", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["short", 1], ["affairs.", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["january", 1], ["florida", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr869": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 869 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 869\n\nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules \n for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans \n established by political subdivisions.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMr. Reichert (for himself and Mr. Blumenauer) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to broaden the special rules \n for certain governmental plans under section 105(j) to include plans \n established by political subdivisions.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. EXPANSION OF APPLICATION OF SPECIAL RULES FOR CERTAIN \n GOVERNMENTAL PLANS TO INCLUDE PLANS ESTABLISHED BY \n POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 105(j)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended--\n (1) by inserting ``or established by or on behalf of a \n State or political subdivision thereof'' after ``public \n retirement system'', and\n (2) by inserting ``or 501(c)(9)'' after ``section 115'' in \n subparagraph (B) thereof.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to payments after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 6], ["plan", 6], ["established", 4], ["political", 4], ["subdivision", 4], ["code", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["house", 3], ["internal", 3], ["special", 3], ["governmental", 3], ["certain", 3], ["include", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["rule", 3], ["broaden", 2], ["thereof", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["state", 2], ["amend", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["system", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["united", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["application", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["way", 1], ["mean", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["public", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["date.", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["blumenauer", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["reichert", 1], ["expansion", 1], ["retirement", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["payment", 1], ["behalf", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["made", 1], ["effective", 1], ["printing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["shall", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr868": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 868 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 868\n\nTo provide for coordination between the TRICARE program and eligibility \n for making contributions to a health savings account, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Stewart (for himself and Ms. Gabbard) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in \n addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo provide for coordination between the TRICARE program and eligibility \n for making contributions to a health savings account, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans TRICARE Choice Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. COORDINATION BETWEEN TRICARE PROGRAM AND ELIGIBILITY TO MAKE \n CONTRIBUTIONS TO HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 223(c)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code \nof 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), by \nstriking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', \nand by adding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(iv) coverage under the TRICARE program \n under chapter 55 of title 10, United States \n Code, for any period with respect to which an \n election is in effect under section 1097d of \n such title providing that the individual is \n ineligible to be enrolled in (and receive \n benefits under) such program.''.\n (b) Provisions Relating to Election of Ineligibility Under \nTRICARE.--\n (1) In general.--Chapter 55 of title 10, United States \n Code, is amended by inserting after section 1097c the following \n new section:\n``Sec. 1097d. TRICARE program: Election of eligibility\n ``(a) Election.--A TRICARE-eligible individual may elect at any \ntime to be ineligible to enroll in (and receive any benefits under) the \nTRICARE program.\n ``(b) Change of Election.--(1) If a TRICARE-eligible individual \nmakes an election under subsection (a), the TRICARE-eligible individual \nmay later elect to be eligible to enroll in the TRICARE program. An \nelection made under this subsection may be made only during a special \nenrollment period.\n ``(2) The Secretary shall ensure that a TRICARE-eligible individual \nwho makes an election under subsection (a) may efficiently enroll in \nthe TRICARE program pursuant to an election under paragraph (1), \nincluding by maintaining the individual, as appropriate, in the health \ncare enrollment system under section 1099 of this title in an inactive \nmanner.\n ``(c) Period of Election.--If a TRICARE-eligible individual makes \nan election under subsection (a), such election shall be in effect \nbeginning on the date of such election and ending on the date that such \nindividual makes an election under subsection (b)(1) to enroll in the \nTRICARE program.\n ``(d) Health Savings Account Participation.--(1) For provisions \nallowing participation in a health savings account in connection with \ncoverage under a high deductible health plan during the period that the \nelection under subsection (a) is in effect, see section \n223(c)(1)(B)(iv) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n ``(2) The Secretary shall submit to the Commissioner of Internal \nRevenue the name of, and any other information that the Commissioner \nmay require with respect to, each TRICARE-eligible individual who makes \nan election under subsection (a) or (b), not later than 90 days after \nsuch election, for purposes of determining the eligibility of such \nTRICARE-eligble individual for a health savings account described in \nparagraph (1).\n ``(e) Records.--The Secretary shall ensure that a TRICARE-eligible \nindividual who makes an election under subsection (a) is maintained on \nthe Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, or successor \nsystem, regardless of whether the individual is eligible for the \nTRICARE program during the period of such election.\n ``(f) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the end of each \nfiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense \ncommittees a report on elections by TRICARE-eligible individuals under \nthis section that includes the following:\n ``(1) The number of TRICARE-eligible individuals, as of the \n date of the submittal of the report, who are ineligible to \n enroll in (and receive any benefits under) the TRICARE program \n pursuant to an election under subsection (a).\n ``(2) The number of TRICARE-eligible individuals who made \n an election described under subsection (a) but, as of the date \n of the submittal of the report, are enrolled in the TRICARE \n program pursuant to a change of election under subsection (b).\n ``(g) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) The term `TRICARE-eligible individual' means an \n individual who is eligible to be a covered beneficiary entitled \n to health care benefits under the TRICARE program (determined \n without regard to this section).\n ``(2) The term `special enrollment period' means the period \n in which a beneficiary under the Federal Employees Health \n Benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5 may enroll in or \n change a plan under such program by reason of a qualifying \n event or during an open enrollment season. For purposes of this \n section, such qualifying events shall also include events \n determined appropriate by the Secretary of Defense, including \n events relating to a member of the armed forces being ordered \n to active duty.''.\n (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections at the \n beginning of chapter 55 of such title is amended by inserting \n after the item relating to section 1097c the following new \n item:\n\n``1097d. TRICARE program: Election of eligibility.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["election", 21], ["individual", 17], ["tricare", 15], ["section", 13], ["subsection", 11], ["health", 10], ["tricare-eligible", 10], ["period", 9], ["may", 7], ["make", 7], ["eligibility", 6], ["enroll", 6], ["saving", 6], ["account", 6], ["shall", 6], ["benefit", 5], ["enrollment", 5], ["following", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["code", 4], ["committee", 4], ["event", 4], ["chapter", 4], ["end", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["date", 4], ["pursuant", 3], ["report", 3], ["coordination", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["amended", 3], ["provision", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["new", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["relating", 3], ["change", 3], ["defense", 3], ["receive", 3], ["1097d", 3], ["contribution", 3], ["mean", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["clause", 3], ["system", 3], ["election.", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["determined", 3], ["united", 3], ["internal", 3], ["ineligible", 3], ["congress", 3], ["effect", 3], ["later", 3], ["including", 2], ["elect", 2], ["number", 2], ["striking", 2], ["congressional", 2], ["term", 2], ["day", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["submittal", 2], ["item", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["general.", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["care", 2], ["1097c", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["respect", 2], ["armed", 2], ["beneficiary", 2], ["described", 2], ["qualifying", 2], ["114th", 2], ["submit", 2], ["commissioner", 2], ["representative", 2], ["making", 2], ["plan", 2], ["provide", 2], ["ensure", 2], ["coverage", 2], ["enrolled", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["ending", 1], ["session", 1], ["`tricare-eligible", 1], ["adding", 1], ["duty.", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["ineligibility", 1], ["report.", 1], ["employee", 1], ["covered", 1], ["successor", 1]]}, "hr944": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 944 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 944\n\n To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\n Mr. LoBiondo (for himself, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Posey, Mr. \nMurphy of Florida, and Mr. Jolly) introduced the following bill; which \n was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. COMPETITIVE AWARDS.\n\n Section 320(g) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 \nU.S.C. 1330(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(4) Competitive awards.--\n ``(A) In general.--Using the amounts made available \n under subsection (i)(2)(B), the Administrator shall \n make competitive awards under this paragraph.\n ``(B) Application for awards.--The Administrator \n shall solicit applications for awards under this \n paragraph from State, interstate, and regional water \n pollution control agencies and entities, State coastal \n zone management agencies, interstate agencies, other \n public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, \n organizations, and individuals.\n ``(C) Selection of recipients.--In selecting award \n recipients under this paragraph, the Administrator \n shall select recipients that are best able to address \n urgent and challenging issues that threaten the \n ecological and economic well-being of coastal areas. \n Such issues shall include--\n ``(i) extensive seagrass habitat losses \n resulting in significant impacts on fisheries \n and water quality;\n ``(ii) recurring harmful algae blooms;\n ``(iii) unusual marine mammal mortalities;\n ``(iv) invasive exotic species that may \n threaten wastewater systems and cause other \n damage;\n ``(v) jellyfish proliferation limiting \n community access to water during peak tourism \n seasons;\n ``(vi) flooding that may be related to sea \n level rise or wetland degradation or loss; and\n ``(vii) low dissolved oxygen conditions in \n estuarine waters and related nutrient \n management.''.\n\nSEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. \n1330) is amended by striking subsection (i) and inserting the \nfollowing:\n ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--\n ``(1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated \n to the Administrator $27,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2016 \n through 2020 for--\n ``(A) expenses relating to the administration of \n grants or awards by the Administrator under this \n section, including the award and oversight of grants \n and awards, except that such expenses may not exceed 5 \n percent of the amount appropriated under this \n subsection for a fiscal year; and\n ``(B) making grants and awards under subsection \n (g).\n ``(2) Allocations.--\n ``(A) Conservation and management plans.--Not less \n than 80 percent of the amount made available under this \n subsection for a fiscal year shall be used by the \n Administrator for the development, implementation, and \n monitoring of each of the conservation and management \n plans eligible for grant assistance under subsection \n (g)(2).\n ``(B) Competitive awards.--Not less than 15 percent \n of the amount made available under this subsection for \n a fiscal year shall be used by the Administrator for \n making competitive awards described in subsection \n (g)(4).''.\n \n", "frequency": [["award", 9], ["subsection", 8], ["administrator", 7], ["water", 6], ["shall", 6], ["competitive", 5], ["mr.", 5], ["year", 4], ["section", 4], ["amount", 4], ["grant", 4], ["agency", 4], ["fiscal", 4], ["percent", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["available", 3], ["awards.", 3], ["pollution", 3], ["management", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["following", 3], ["control", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["expense", 2], ["estuary", 2], ["reauthorize", 2], ["amended", 2], ["recipient", 2], ["loss", 2], ["national", 2], ["related", 2], ["federal", 2], ["issue", 2], ["general.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["coastal", 2], ["114th", 2], ["conservation", 2], ["threaten", 2], ["authorization", 2], ["representative", 2], ["making", 2], ["interstate", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["application", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["appropriated", 2], ["used", 2], ["selection", 1], ["office", 1], ["administration", 1], ["entity", 1], ["session", 1], ["well-being", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["impact", 1], ["adding", 1], ["zone", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["implementation", 1], ["tourism", 1], ["except", 1], ["including", 1], ["solicit", 1], ["extensive", 1], ["include", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["regional", 1], ["degradation", 1], ["posey", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["community", 1], ["using", 1], ["condition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["specie", 1], ["oxygen", 1], ["level", 1], ["cause", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["mammal", 1], ["peak", 1], ["referred", 1], ["lobiondo", 1], ["exceed", 1], ["habitat", 1], ["senate", 1], ["urgent", 1], ["individual", 1], ["wetland", 1], ["allocations.", 1], ["sea", 1]]}, "hr945": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 945 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 945\n\n To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the \nInterior to convey to a State all right, title, and interest in and to \n a percentage of the amount of royalties and other amounts required to \n be paid to the State under that Act with respect to public land and \n deposits in the State, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\nMrs. Lummis (for herself, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. \nPearce, Mr. Ben Ray Lujaan of New Mexico, Mr. Stewart, and Mr. Tipton) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Mineral Leasing Act to require the Secretary of the \nInterior to convey to a State all right, title, and interest in and to \n a percentage of the amount of royalties and other amounts required to \n be paid to the State under that Act with respect to public land and \n deposits in the State, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``State Mineral Revenue Protection \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. CONVEYANCE TO STATES OF PROPERTY INTEREST IN STATE SHARE OF \n ROYALTIES AND OTHER PAYMENTS.\n\n Section 35 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 191) is amended--\n (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking \n ``shall be paid into the Treasury'' and inserting ``shall, \n except as provided in subsection (d), be paid into the \n Treasury'';\n (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and except as \n provided in subsection (d)'' before ``, any rentals''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(d) Conveyance to States of Property Interest in State Share.--\n ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of \n law, on request of a State and in lieu of any payments to the \n State under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior shall \n convey to the State all right, title, and interest in and to \n the percentage specified in that subsection for that State of \n all amounts otherwise required to be paid into the Treasury \n under that subsection from sales, bonuses, royalties (including \n interest charges), and rentals for all public land or deposits \n located in the State.\n ``(2) Amount.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, \n after a conveyance to a State under paragraph (1), any person \n shall pay directly to the State any amount owed by the person \n for which the right, title, and interest has been conveyed to \n the State under this subsection.\n ``(3) Notice.--The Secretary of the Interior shall promptly \n provide to each holder of a lease of public land to which \n subsection (a) applies that are located in a State to which \n right, title, and interest is conveyed under this subsection \n notice that--\n ``(A) the Secretary of the Interior has conveyed to \n the State all right, title, and interest in and to the \n amounts referred to in paragraph (1); and\n ``(B) the leaseholder is required to pay the \n amounts directly to the State.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 22], ["subsection", 10], ["interest", 9], ["amount", 8], ["right", 6], ["secretary", 5], ["interior", 5], ["shall", 5], ["paid", 5], ["royalty", 4], ["public", 4], ["land", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["mineral", 4], ["required", 4], ["treasury", 3], ["leasing", 3], ["house", 3], ["convey", 3], ["conveyed", 3], ["percentage", 3], ["bill", 3], ["conveyance", 3], ["congress", 3], ["deposit", 3], ["provision", 2], ["except", 2], ["rental", 2], ["referred", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["notwithstanding", 2], ["provided", 2], ["section", 2], ["new", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["directly", 2], ["respect", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["require", 2], ["following", 2], ["property", 2], ["mexico", 2], ["pay", 2], ["located", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["payment", 2], ["person", 2], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["revenue", 1], ["charge", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["ben", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["resource", 1], ["senate", 1], ["lieu", 1], ["specified", 1], ["bonus", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["notice", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["protection", 1], ["lujaan", 1], ["promptly", 1], ["grisham", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["lummis", 1], ["share.", 1], ["lujan", 1], ["stewart", 1], ["striking", 1], ["1st", 1], ["lease", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["holder", 1], ["tipton", 1], ["notice.", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["applies", 1], ["owed", 1], ["cited", 1], ["leaseholder", 1], ["share", 1], ["ray", 1]]}, "hr942": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 942 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 942\n\nTo reduce by one-half of one percent the discretionary budget authority \n of any Federal agency for a fiscal year if the financial statement of \nthe agency for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or \n unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\nMs. Lee (for herself, Mr. Burgess, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. \n Conyers, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Speier, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Welch) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight \n and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed \nServices, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in \n each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo reduce by one-half of one percent the discretionary budget authority \n of any Federal agency for a fiscal year if the financial statement of \nthe agency for the previous fiscal year does not receive a qualified or \n unqualified audit opinion by an external independent auditor, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Audit the Pentagon Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PURPOSES.\n\n The purposes of this Act are as follows:\n (1) To strengthen American national security by ensuring \n that--\n (A) military planning, operations, weapons \n development, and a long-term national security strategy \n are connected to sound financial controls; and\n (B) defense dollars are spent efficiently.\n (2) To instill a culture of accountability at the \n Department of Defense that supports the vast majority of \n dedicated members of the Armed Forces and civilians who want to \n ensure proper accounting and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.\n\nSEC. 3. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) The 2013 Financial Report of the United States \n Government found that, of major agencies, only the Department \n of Defense had a ``disclaimer'' because it lacked any auditable \n reporting or accounting available for independent review. In \n the Financial Report, the Treasury Department summarized: \n ``Since the passage of the CFO Act of 1990, the federal \n financial community has made important strides in instilling \n strong accounting and financial reporting practices. In 2014, \n 23 of the 24 CFO Act agencies obtained an opinion from the \n independent auditors on their financial statements. Out of the \n 24 major `CFO Act' agencies, there were 22 clean opinions, 1 \n qualified opinion, and only one remaining disclaimer in FY \n 2013. . . . However, weaknesses in basic financial management \n practices and other limitations continue to prevent one major \n agency, and the Government as a whole, from achieving an audit \n opinion.''.\n (2) The financial management of the Department of Defense \n has been on the ``High-Risk'' list of the Government \n Accountability Office (GAO). The GAO found that the Department \n is not consistently able to ``control costs; ensure basic \n accountability; anticipate future costs and claims on the \n budget; measure performance; maintain funds control; and \n prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse''.\n (3) At a September 2010 hearing of the Senate, the \n Government Accountability Office stated that past expenditures \n by the Department of Defense of $5,800,000,000 to improve \n financial information, and billions of dollars more of \n anticipated expenditures on new information technology systems \n for that purpose, may not suffice to achieve full audit \n readiness of the financial statement of the Department.\n (4) Section 9 of article 1 of the Constitution of the \n United States requires all agencies of the Federal Government, \n including the Department of Defense, to publish ``a regular \n statement and account of the receipts and expenditures of all \n public money''.\n (5) Section 303(d) of the Chief Financial Officers Act of \n 1990 (Public Law 101-576) required that financial statements be \n prepared and independently audited for the Department of the \n Army by March 31, 1992, and for the Department of the Air Force \n by March 31, 1993. Neither the Department of the Army nor the \n Department of the Air Force has complied.\n (6) Section 3515 of title 31, United States Code, requires \n the agencies of the Federal Government, including the \n Department of Defense, to present auditable financial \n statements beginning not later than March 1, 1997. The \n Department has not complied with this law.\n (7) The Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of \n 1996 (31 U.S.C. 3512 note) requires financial systems acquired \n by the Federal Government, including the Department of Defense, \n to be able to provide information to leaders to manage and \n control the cost of government. The Department has not complied \n with this law.\n (8) In 2005, the Department of Defense created a Financial \n Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) Plan, overseen by a \n directorate within the office of the Under Secretary of Defense \n (Comptroller), to improve Department business processes with \n the goal of producing timely, reliable, and accurate financial \n information that could generate an audit-ready annual financial \n statement. In December 2005, that directorate, known as the \n FIAR Directorate, issued the first of a series of semiannual \n reports on the status of the Financial Improvement and Audit \n Readiness Plan.\n (9) Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates said in a speech \n on May 24, 2011: ``The current apparatus for managing people \n and money across the DoD enterprise is woefully inadequate. The \n agencies, field activities, joint headquarters, and support \n staff functions of the department operate as a semi-feudal \n system--an amalgam of fiefdoms without centralized mechanisms \n to allocate resources, track expenditures, and measure results \n relative to the department's overall priorities.''.\n (10) The accounting problems of the Department of Defense \n result in widespread errors in pay that can be difficult to \n correct. Such payroll errors can impose hardship on members of \n the Armed Forces and their families.\n\nSEC. 4. SPENDING REDUCTIONS FOR AGENCIES WITHOUT CLEAN AUDITS.\n\n (a) Applicability.--\n (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section \n applies to each Federal agency identified by the Director of \n the Office of Management and Budget as required to have an \n audited financial statement under section 3515 of title 31, \n United States Code.\n (2) Applicability to military departments and defense \n agencies.--For purposes of paragraph (1), in the case of the \n Department of Defense, each military department and each \n Defense Agency shall be treated as a separate Federal agency.\n (b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``financial \nstatement'' and ``external independent auditor'' have the same meanings \nas those terms have under section 3521(e) of title 31, United States \nCode.\n (c) Adjustments for Financial Accountability.--\n (1) On March 2 of fiscal year 2016 and each subsequent \n fiscal year, the discretionary budget authority available for \n each Federal agency for such fiscal year is adjusted as \n provided in paragraph (2).\n (2) If a Federal agency has not submitted a financial \n statement for the previous fiscal year, or if such financial \n statement has not received either an unqualified or a qualified \n audit opinion by an independent external auditor, the \n discretionary budget authority available for the Federal agency \n is reduced by .5 percent, with the reduction applied \n proportionately to each account (other than an account listed \n in subsection (d) or an account for which a waiver is made \n under subsection (e)).\n (3) Consistent with applicable laws, the Secretary of \n Defense may make any reduction under paragraph (2) in a manner \n that minimizes any effect on national security.\n (4) An amount equal to the total amount of any reduction \n under paragraph (2) shall be retained in the general fund of \n the Treasury for the purposes of deficit reduction.\n (d) Accounts Excluded.--The following accounts are excluded from \nany reductions referred to in subsection (c)(2):\n (1) Military personnel, reserve personnel, and National \n Guard personnel accounts of the Department of Defense.\n (2) The Defense Health Program account of the Department of \n Defense.\n (e) Waiver.--The President may waive subsection (c)(2) with respect \nto an account if the President certifies that applying the subsection \nto that account would harm national security or members of the Armed \nForces who are in combat.\n (f) Report.--Not later than 60 days after an adjustment under \nsubsection (c), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget \nshall submit to Congress a report describing the amount and account of \neach adjustment.\n\nSEC. 5. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.\n\n Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this \nAct, the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to \nCongress a report setting forth a list of each report of the Department \nrequired by law to be submitted to Congress which, in the opinion of \nthe Under Secretary, interferes with the capacity of the Department to \nachieve an audit of the financial statements of the Department with an \nunqualified opinion.\n\nSEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) as the overall defense budget is cut, congressional \n defense committees and the Department of Defense should not \n endanger the Nation's troops by reducing wounded warrior \n accounts or vital protection (such as body armor) for members \n of the Armed Forces in harm's way;\n (2) the valuation of legacy assets by the Department of \n Defense should be simplified without compromising essential \n controls or generally accepted government auditing standards; \n and\n (3) nothing in this Act should be construed to require or \n permit the declassification of accounting details about \n classified defense programs, and, as required by law, the \n Department of Defense should ensure financial accountability in \n such programs using proven practices, including using auditors \n with security clearances.\n \n", "frequency": [["department", 33], ["financial", 28], ["defense", 27], ["agency", 18], ["statement", 13], ["account", 12], ["federal", 12], ["government", 11], ["audit", 10], ["congress", 9], ["section", 8], ["opinion", 8], ["year", 8], ["budget", 8], ["fiscal", 8], ["report", 7], ["purpose", 7], ["force", 6], ["united", 6], ["law", 6], ["office", 6], ["independent", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["subsection", 6], ["state", 6], ["reduction", 6], ["auditor", 6], ["armed", 5], ["paragraph", 5], ["control", 5], ["may", 5], ["management", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["national", 5], ["security", 5], ["accountability", 5], ["accounting", 5], ["information", 4], ["including", 4], ["committee", 4], ["qualified", 4], ["one", 4], ["discretionary", 4], ["shall", 4], ["expenditure", 4], ["member", 4], ["unqualified", 4], ["military", 4], ["march", 4], ["authority", 4], ["required", 4], ["external", 4], ["code", 3], ["adjustment", 3], ["prevent", 3], ["cost", 3], ["amount", 3], ["ms.", 3], ["following", 3], ["readiness", 3], ["practice", 3], ["major", 3], ["system", 3], ["later", 3], ["directorate", 3], ["available", 3], ["complied", 3], ["bill", 3], ["reporting", 3], ["without", 3], ["previous", 3], ["improvement", 3], ["ensure", 3], ["house", 3], ["personnel", 3], ["percent", 3], ["requires", 3], ["dollar", 2], ["one-half", 2], ["list", 2], ["disclaimer", 2], ["public", 2], ["error", 2], ["comptroller", 2], ["receive", 2], ["army", 2], ["114th", 2], ["fiar", 2], ["achieve", 2], ["sense", 2], ["abuse", 2], ["president", 2], ["day", 2], ["term", 2], ["auditable", 2], ["found", 2], ["referred", 2], ["harm", 2], ["reduce", 2], ["support", 2]]}, "hr943": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 943 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 943\n\n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the \n requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care \n coverage of employees who are Medicare beneficiaries, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\nMr. Lewis (for himself and Mr. Reichert) introduced the following bill; \nwhich was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition \n to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the \n requirement for employer disclosure of information on health care \n coverage of employees who are Medicare beneficiaries, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Employer Relief Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEALING SECTION 1862(B)(5) OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1862(b) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1395y(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall \ntake effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to \ninformation required to be provided on or after January 1, 2016.\n \n", "frequency": [["social", 4], ["security", 4], ["house", 3], ["committee", 3], ["information", 3], ["employer", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["medicare", 3], ["section", 3], ["disclosure", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["114th", 2], ["beneficiary", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["health", 2], ["employee", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["coverage", 2], ["repeal", 2], ["care", 2], ["amend", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["xviii", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["required", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["within", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["period", 1], ["america", 1], ["repealing", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["1st", 1], ["take", 1], ["determined", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["united", 1], ["1395y", 1], ["january", 1], ["addition", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["way", 1], ["lewis", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["apply", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["reichert", 1], ["date.", 1], ["general.", 1], ["effect", 1], ["made", 1], ["fall", 1], ["date", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["provision", 1], ["subsequently", 1], ["case", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["mean", 1], ["printing", 1], ["relief", 1], ["following", 1], ["provided", 1]]}, "hr940": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 940 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 940\n\n To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect \n rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of \nspecific items and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to \n prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental \n activities, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\nMrs. Black (for herself, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Fleming, Mrs. Blackburn, \n Mr. Pitts, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Massie, Mr. Murphy of \n Pennsylvania, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. \nWalorski, Mr. Amash, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Buck, Mr. Rogers of Alabama, Mr. \n Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bishop of \n Michigan, Mr. Kline, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Boustany, Mr. Pearce, Mr. \n Latta, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Ribble, Mr. \n Weber of Texas, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Walberg, Mr. \nOlson, Ms. Foxx, Mr. Joyce, Mr. Long, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. \n Roskam, Mr. Harris, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Babin, Mr. Jordan, \n Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Shuster, Mrs. Roby, Mr. \n Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Messer, Mr. Womack, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Smith of \n New Jersey, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Mooney of West Virginia, Mr. \n Pompeo, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. Gowdy, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Russell, Mr. \nSalmon, Mr. Carter of Texas, Mr. Palazzo, Mrs. Miller of Michigan, Mr. \n Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Buchanan, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Marino, Mr. \n Valadao, Mr. Barletta, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. \n Shimkus, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Diaz-\n Balart, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. \n Wilson of South Carolina, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. \n Flores, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Yoder, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. \nYoho, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Marchant, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Huizenga \n of Michigan, Mr. Aderholt, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, Mr. \nBishop of Utah, Mr. Harper, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Brady of Texas, and Mr. \n Kelly of Pennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to \n the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to protect \n rights of conscience with regard to requirements for coverage of \nspecific items and services, to amend the Public Health Service Act to \n prohibit certain abortion-related discrimination in governmental \n activities, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Health Care Conscience Rights Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) As Thomas Jefferson declared to New London Methodists \n in 1809, ``[n]o provision in our Constitution ought to be \n dearer to man than that which protects the rights of conscience \n against the enterprises of the civil authority''.\n (2) Jefferson's conviction on respect for conscience is \n deeply embedded in the history and traditions of our Nation, \n and codified in numerous Federal laws approved by congressional \n majorities and Presidents of both parties, including in the \n Public Health Service Act; the United States Leadership Against \n HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act; the Religious Freedom \n Restoration Act; longstanding provisions on respect for \n conscience rights in the Federal Employees Health Benefits \n Program and District of Columbia appropriations; and laws to \n protect individuals from being forced to participate in Federal \n executions or prosecutions.\n (3) Following enactment of the Patient Protection and \n Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148, in this section \n referred to as ``PPACA''), the Federal Government has sought to \n impose specific requirements that infringe on the rights of \n conscience of those who offer or purchase health coverage.\n (4) While PPACA provides an exemption for some religious \n groups that object to participation in health insurance \n generally, and exempts millions of Americans from most of the \n Act's provisions, including the preventive services mandate, it \n fails to provide statutory protection for those seeking to \n offer and purchase health coverage who have a religious or \n moral objection only to specific items or services.\n (5) Nurses and other health care providers have \n increasingly been subjected to discrimination for abiding by \n their conscience rather than providing, paying for, or \n referring for abortion.\n (6) Conscience rights protections for health care providers \n are an important part of civil rights protections in Federal \n law and are indispensable to the continued viability of the \n health care system in the United States. The increasingly \n significant discrimination suffered by faith-based nonprofit \n health care providers risks undermining access to high-quality \n compassionate care for some of the most vulnerable populations \n in our country.\n\nSEC. 3. APPLYING LONGSTANDING POLICY ON CONSCIENCE RIGHTS TO THE \n AFFORDABLE CARE ACT.\n\n (a) In General.--Title I of the Patient Protection and Affordable \nCare Act (Public Law 111-148) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating the second section 1563 (relating to \n conforming amendments and as redesignated by section \n 10107(b)(1) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) \n as section 1564;\n (2) by redesignating the third section 1563 (relating to \n the Sense of the Senate promoting fiscal responsibility) as \n section 1565; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 1566. RESPECTING CONSCIENCE RIGHTS IN HEALTH COVERAGE.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this \ntitle, no provision of this title (and no amendment made by any such \nprovision) shall--\n ``(1) require an individual to purchase individual health \n insurance coverage that includes coverage of an abortion or \n other item or service to which such individual has a moral or \n religious objection, or prevent an issuer from offering or \n issuing, to such individual, individual health insurance \n coverage that excludes such item or service;\n ``(2) require a sponsor (or, in the case of health \n insurance coverage offered to students through an institution \n of higher education, the institution of higher education \n offering such coverage) to sponsor, purchase, or provide any \n health benefits coverage or group health plan that includes \n coverage of an abortion or other item or service to which such \n sponsor or institution, respectively, has a moral or religious \n objection, or prevent an issuer from offering or issuing to \n such sponsor or institution, respectively, health insurance \n coverage that excludes such item or service;\n ``(3) require an issuer of health insurance coverage or the \n sponsor of a group health plan to include, in any such coverage \n or plan, coverage of an abortion or other item or service to \n which such issuer or sponsor has a moral or religious \n objection; or\n ``(4) authorize the imposition of a tax, penalty, fee, \n fine, or other sanction, or the imposition of coverage of the \n item or service to which there is a moral or religious \n objection, in relation to health insurance coverage or a group \n health plan that excludes an item or service pursuant to this \n section.\n ``(b) Restriction on Contrary Governmental Action.--No provision in \nthis title (or amendment made by such provision) or law, regulation, \nguideline or other governmental action that implements such provision \nor amendment, or derives its authority therefrom, shall be given legal \neffect to the extent that it violates this section.\n ``(c) No Effect on Other Laws.--Nothing in this section shall be \nconstrued to preempt, modify, or otherwise have any effect on--\n ``(1) the Civil Rights Act of 1964;\n ``(2) the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990;\n ``(3) the Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978;\n ``(4) the Mental Health Parity Act of 1996; or\n ``(5) any other State or Federal law, other than a \n provision in this title (or an amendment made by such \n provision) or a law, regulation, guideline or other \n governmental action that implements such provision or amendment \n or derives its authority therefrom.\n ``(d) Aggregate Actuarial Value.--Nothing in this section shall be \nconstrued to prohibit the Secretary from issuing regulations or other \nguidance to ensure that health insurance coverage or group health plans \nexcluding abortion or other items or services under this section shall \nhave an aggregate actuarial value at least equivalent to that of health \ninsurance coverage or group health plans at the same level of coverage \nthat do not exclude such items or services.\n ``(e) Continued Application of Nondiscrimination Rules.--Nothing in \nthis section shall be construed to permit a health insurance issuer, \ngroup health plan, or other health care provider to act in a manner \ninconsistent with subparagraph (B) or (D) of section 1302(b)(4).''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of the Patient \nProtection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148) is amended--\n (1) by striking the following items:\n\n``1563. Conforming amendments.\n``1563. Sense of the Senate promoting fiscal responsibility.'';\n and\n (2) by inserting after the item relating to the section \n 1563 relating to small business procurement the following \n items:\n\n``1564. Conforming amendments.\n``1565. Sense of the Senate promoting fiscal responsibility.\n``1566. Respecting conscience rights in health coverage.''.\n\nSEC. 4. ABORTION NONDISCRIMINATION FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.\n\n Section 245 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238n) is \namended--\n (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and licensing of \n physicians'' and inserting ``, licensing, and practice of \n physicians and other health care entities'';\n (2) in subsection (a), by amending paragraph (1) to read as \n follows:\n ``(1) the entity refuses--\n ``(A) to undergo training in the performance of \n induced abortions;\n ``(B) to require or provide such training;\n ``(C) to perform, participate in, provide coverage \n of, or pay for induced abortions; or\n ``(D) to provide referrals for such training or \n such abortions;'';\n (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``standards'' and \n inserting ``standard'';\n (4) in subsection (c), by amending paragraphs (1) and (2) \n to read as follows:\n ``(1) The term `financial assistance', with respect to a \n government program, means governmental payments to cover the \n cost of health care services or benefits, or other Federal \n payments, grants, or loans to promote or otherwise facilitate \n health-related activities.\n ``(2) The term `health care entity' includes an individual \n physician or other health professional, a postgraduate \n physician training program, a participant in a program of \n training in the health professions, a hospital, a provider-\n sponsored organization as defined in section 1855(d) of the \n Social Security Act, a health maintenance organization, an \n accountable care organization, an issuer of health insurance \n coverage, any other kind of health care facility, organization, \n or plan, and an entity that provides or authorizes referrals \n for health care services.'';\n (5) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following \n new paragraph:\n ``(4) The term `State or local government that receives \n Federal financial assistance' includes any agency or other \n governmental unit of a State or local government if such \n government receives Federal financial assistance.'';\n (6) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and\n (7) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new \n subsection:\n ``(c) Administration.--The Secretary shall designate the Director \nof the Office for Civil Rights of the Department of Health and Human \nServices--\n ``(1) to receive complaints alleging a violation of this \n section, section 1566 of the Patient Protection and Affordable \n Care Act, or any of subsections (b) through (e) of section 401 \n of the Health Programs Extension Act of 1973; and\n ``(2) to pursue the investigation of such complaints, in \n coordination with the Attorney General.''.\n\nSEC. 5. REMEDIES FOR VIOLATIONS OF FEDERAL CONSCIENCE LAWS.\n\n Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 202 et seq.) \nis amended by inserting after section 245 the following:\n\n``SEC. 245A. CIVIL ACTION FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--A qualified party may, in a civil action, obtain \nappropriate relief with regard to a designated violation.\n ``(b) Definitions.--In this section--\n ``(1) the term `qualified party' means--\n ``(A) the Attorney General; or\n ``(B) any person or entity adversely affected by \n the designated violation; and\n ``(2) the term `designated violation' means an actual or \n threatened violation of section 245 of this Act, section 1566 \n of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or any of \n subsections (b) through (e) of section 401 of the Health \n Programs Extension Act of 1973.\n ``(c) Administrative Remedies Not Required.--An action under this \nsection may be commenced, and relief may be granted, without regard to \nwhether the party commencing the action has sought or exhausted \navailable administrative remedies.\n ``(d) Defendants in Actions Under This Section May Include \nGovernmental Entities as Well as Others.--\n ``(1) In general.--An action under this section may be \n maintained against, among others, a party that is a Federal or \n State governmental entity. Relief in an action under this \n section may include money damages even if the defendant is such \n a governmental entity.\n ``(2) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection, the \n term `State governmental entity' means a State, a local \n government within a State, or any agency or other governmental \n unit or authority of a State or of such a local government.\n ``(e) Nature of Relief.--The court shall grant--\n ``(1) all necessary equitable and legal relief, including, \n where appropriate, declaratory relief and compensatory damages, \n to prevent the occurrence, continuance, or repetition of the \n designated violation and to compensate for losses resulting \n from the designated violation; and\n ``(2) to a prevailing plaintiff, reasonable attorneys' fees \n and litigation expenses as part of the costs.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 93], ["health", 46], ["section", 31], ["care", 23], ["coverage", 23], ["service", 21], ["item", 15], ["conscience", 13], ["provision", 13], ["right", 13], ["governmental", 12], ["protection", 11], ["insurance", 11], ["subsection", 11], ["federal", 11], ["law", 10], ["action", 9], ["abortion", 9], ["following", 9], ["entity", 9], ["violation", 9], ["state", 9], ["affordable", 9], ["public", 8], ["shall", 8], ["plan", 8], ["government", 8], ["amendment", 8], ["patient", 8], ["religious", 7], ["may", 7], ["group", 7], ["individual", 7], ["mrs.", 7], ["issuer", 6], ["sponsor", 6], ["term", 6], ["civil", 6], ["new", 5], ["general.", 5], ["moral", 5], ["provide", 5], ["texas", 5], ["training", 5], ["mean", 5], ["party", 5], ["relief", 5], ["provider", 5], ["inserting", 5], ["discrimination", 5], ["objection", 5], ["physician", 4], ["purchase", 4], ["institution", 4], ["require", 4], ["regard", 4], ["local", 4], ["designated", 4], ["amend", 4], ["organization", 4], ["amended", 4], ["specific", 4], ["senate", 4], ["authority", 4], ["relating", 4], ["congress", 4], ["includes", 4], ["excludes", 3], ["promoting", 3], ["include", 3], ["prevent", 3], ["construed", 3], ["sense", 3], ["united", 3], ["responsibility", 3], ["committee", 3], ["prohibit", 3], ["house", 3], ["striking", 3], ["regulation", 3], ["conforming", 3], ["issuing", 3], ["nothing", 3], ["assistance", 3], ["michigan", 3], ["remedy", 3], ["activity", 3], ["including", 3], ["requirement", 3], ["protect", 3], ["redesignating", 3], ["respect", 3], ["bill", 3], ["effect", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["benefit", 3], ["attorney", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["offering", 3], ["made", 3]]}, "hr941": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 941 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 941\n\nTo amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to \n extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and \nmedical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to \n veterans residing in certain locations.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\n Ms. Kuster (for herself, Mr. Guinta, and Ms. Gabbard) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to \n extend the requirement of the Secretary to furnish hospital care and \nmedical services through non-Department of Veterans Affairs entities to \n veterans residing in certain locations.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE NON-DEPARTMENT OF \n VETERANS AFFAIRS CARE TO VETERANS RESIDING IN CERTAIN \n LOCATIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subsection (p)(1) of section 101 of the Veterans \nAccess, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-146; 38 \nU.S.C. 1701 note) is amended by striking ``care and services'' and \ninserting ``care or services to an eligible veteran described in \nsubparagraph (A), (B), or (D) of subsection (b)(2)''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--\n (1) in subsection (p), in the subsection heading, by \n inserting ``to Certain Veterans'' after ``Services''; and\n (2) in subsection (q)(2)(F), by striking ``termination''.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 12], ["service", 5], ["subsection", 5], ["care", 5], ["affair", 4], ["certain", 4], ["requirement", 3], ["house", 3], ["congress", 3], ["accountability", 3], ["access", 3], ["location", 3], ["residing", 3], ["choice", 3], ["bill", 3], ["non-department", 3], ["section", 3], ["striking", 2], ["entity", 2], ["114th", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["amended", 2], ["extend", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["medical", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["hospital", 2], ["furnish", 2], ["secretary", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["note", 1], ["united", 1], ["described", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["provide", 1], ["state", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["public", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["guinta", 1], ["gabbard", 1], ["america", 1], ["kuster", 1], ["february", 1], ["extension", 1], ["heading", 1], ["printing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["following", 1], ["termination", 1]]}, "hr861": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 861 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 861\n\n Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the \n fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMs. Roybal-Allard (for herself and Mrs. Lowey) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in \n addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the \n fiscal year ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums \nare appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise \nappropriated, for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal \nyear ending September 30, 2015, and for other purposes, namely:\n\n TITLE I\n\n DEPARTMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS\n\n Office of the Secretary and Executive Management\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Homeland \nSecurity, as authorized by section 102 of the Homeland Security Act of \n2002 (6 U.S.C. 112), and executive management of the Department of \nHomeland Security, as authorized by law, $132,573,000: Provided, That \nnot to exceed $45,000 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses: Provided further, That all official costs \nassociated with the use of government aircraft by Department of \nHomeland Security personnel to support official travel of the Secretary \nand the Deputy Secretary shall be paid from amounts made available for \nthe Immediate Office of the Secretary and the Immediate Office of the \nDeputy Secretary: Provided further, That not later than 30 days after \nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, the Committees on the Judiciary of the House \nof Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Homeland Security \nof the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Security \nand Governmental Affairs of the Senate, a comprehensive plan for \nimplementation of the biometric entry and exit data system required \nunder section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention \nAct of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), including the estimated costs for \nimplementation.\n\n Office of the Under Secretary for Management\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for \nManagement, as authorized by sections 701 through 705 of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341 through 345), $187,503,000, of which \nnot to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses: Provided, That of the total amount made available under this \nheading, $4,493,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, \nsolely for the alteration and improvement of facilities, tenant \nimprovements, and relocation costs to consolidate Department \nheadquarters operations at the Nebraska Avenue Complex; and $6,000,000 \nshall remain available until September 30, 2016, for the Human \nResources Information Technology program: Provided further, That the \nUnder Secretary for Management shall include in the President's budget \nproposal for fiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of \ntitle 31, United States Code, a Comprehensive Acquisition Status \nReport, which shall include the information required under the heading \n``Office of the Under Secretary for Management'' under title I of \ndivision D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law \n112-74), and shall submit quarterly updates to such report not later \nthan 45 days after the completion of each quarter.\n\n Office of the Chief Financial Officer\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Financial \nOfficer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of \n2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), $52,020,000: Provided, That the Secretary of \nHomeland Security shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of \nthe Senate and the House of Representatives, at the time the \nPresident's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant \nto section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Future Years \nHomeland Security Program, as authorized by section 874 of Public Law \n107-296 (6 U.S.C. 454).\n\n Office of the Chief Information Officer\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of the Chief Information \nOfficer, as authorized by section 103 of the Homeland Security Act of \n2002 (6 U.S.C. 113), and Department-wide technology investments, \n$288,122,000; of which $99,028,000 shall be available for salaries and \nexpenses; and of which $189,094,000, to remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2016, shall be available for development and acquisition \nof information technology equipment, software, services, and related \nactivities for the Department of Homeland Security.\n\n Analysis and Operations\n\n For necessary expenses for intelligence analysis and operations \ncoordination activities, as authorized by title II of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), $255,804,000; of which not \nto exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses; and of which $102,479,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2016.\n\n Office of Inspector General\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General in \ncarrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 \nU.S.C. App.), $118,617,000; of which not to exceed $300,000 may be used \nfor certain confidential operational expenses, including the payment of \ninformants, to be expended at the direction of the Inspector General.\n\n TITLE II\n\n SECURITY, ENFORCEMENT, AND INVESTIGATIONS\n\n U.S. Customs and Border Protection\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for enforcement of laws relating to border \nsecurity, immigration, customs, agricultural inspections and regulatory \nactivities related to plant and animal imports, and transportation of \nunaccompanied minor aliens; purchase and lease of up to 7,500 (6,500 \nfor replacement only) police-type vehicles; and contracting with \nindividuals for personal services abroad; $8,459,657,000; of which \n$3,274,000 shall be derived from the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund for \nadministrative expenses related to the collection of the Harbor \nMaintenance Fee pursuant to section 9505(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue \nCode of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9505(c)(3)) and notwithstanding section \n1511(e)(1) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 551(e)(1)); \nof which $30,000,000 shall be available until September 30, 2016, \nsolely for the purpose of hiring, training, and equipping U.S. Customs \nand Border Protection officers at ports of entry; of which not to \nexceed $34,425 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses; of which such sums as become available in the Customs User \nFee Account, except sums subject to section 13031(f)(3) of the \nConsolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. \n58c(f)(3)), shall be derived from that account; of which not to exceed \n$150,000 shall be available for payment for rental space in connection \nwith preclearance operations; and of which not to exceed $1,000,000 \nshall be for awards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for \nsolely under the certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security: \nProvided, That for fiscal year 2015, the overtime limitation prescribed \nin section 5(c)(1) of the Act of February 13, 1911 (19 U.S.C. \n267(c)(1)) shall be $35,000; and notwithstanding any other provision of \nlaw, none of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to \ncompensate any employee of U.S. Customs and Border Protection for \novertime, from whatever source, in an amount that exceeds such \nlimitation, except in individual cases determined by the Secretary of \nHomeland Security, or the designee of the Secretary, to be necessary \nfor national security purposes, to prevent excessive costs, or in cases \nof immigration emergencies: Provided further, That the Border Patrol \nshall maintain an active duty presence of not less than 21,370 full-\ntime equivalent agents protecting the borders of the United States in \nthe fiscal year.\n\n automation modernization\n\n For necessary expenses for U.S. Customs and Border Protection for \noperation and improvement of automated systems, including salaries and \nexpenses, $808,169,000; of which $446,075,000 shall remain available \nuntil September 30, 2017; and of which not less than $140,970,000 shall \nbe for the development of the Automated Commercial Environment.\n\n border security fencing, infrastructure, and technology\n\n For expenses for border security fencing, infrastructure, and \ntechnology, $382,466,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n air and marine operations\n\n For necessary expenses for the operations, maintenance, and \nprocurement of marine vessels, aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems, the \nAir and Marine Operations Center, and other related equipment of the \nair and marine program, including salaries and expenses, operational \ntraining, and mission-related travel, the operations of which include \nthe following: the interdiction of narcotics and other goods; the \nprovision of support to Federal, State, and local agencies in the \nenforcement or administration of laws enforced by the Department of \nHomeland Security; and, at the discretion of the Secretary of Homeland \nSecurity, the provision of assistance to Federal, State, and local \nagencies in other law enforcement and emergency humanitarian efforts; \n$750,469,000; of which $299,800,000 shall be available for salaries and \nexpenses; and of which $450,669,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2017: Provided, That no aircraft or other related \nequipment, with the exception of aircraft that are one of a kind and \nhave been identified as excess to U.S. Customs and Border Protection \nrequirements and aircraft that have been damaged beyond repair, shall \nbe transferred to any other Federal agency, department, or office \noutside of the Department of Homeland Security during fiscal year 2015 \nwithout prior notice to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate \nand the House of Representatives: Provided further, That funding made \navailable under this heading shall be available for customs expenses \nwhen necessary to maintain or to temporarily increase operations in \nPuerto Rico: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall report to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, on any changes to the 5-year strategic plan for \nthe air and marine program required under the heading ``Air and Marine \nInterdiction, Operations, and Maintenance'' in Public Law 112-74.\n\n construction and facilities management\n\n For necessary expenses to plan, acquire, construct, renovate, \nequip, furnish, operate, manage, and maintain buildings, facilities, \nand related infrastructure necessary for the administration and \nenforcement of the laws relating to customs, immigration, and border \nsecurity, $288,821,000, to remain available until September 30, 2019.\n\n U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for enforcement of immigration and customs \nlaws, detention and removals, and investigations, including \nintellectual property rights and overseas vetted units operations; and \npurchase and lease of up to 3,790 (2,350 for replacement only) police-\ntype vehicles; $5,932,756,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall \nbe available until expended for conducting special operations under \nsection 3131 of the Customs Enforcement Act of 1986 (19 U.S.C. 2081); \nof which not to exceed $11,475 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses; of which not to exceed $2,000,000 shall be for \nawards of compensation to informants, to be accounted for solely under \nthe certificate of the Secretary of Homeland Security; of which not \nless than $305,000 shall be for promotion of public awareness of the \nchild pornography tipline and activities to counter child exploitation; \nof which not less than $5,400,000 shall be used to facilitate \nagreements consistent with section 287(g) of the Immigration and \nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)); of which not to exceed $40,000,000, \nto remain available until September 30, 2017, is for maintenance, \nconstruction, and lease hold improvements at owned and leased \nfacilities; and of which not to exceed $11,216,000 shall be available \nto fund or reimburse other Federal agencies for the costs associated \nwith the care, maintenance, and repatriation of smuggled aliens \nunlawfully present in the United States: Provided, That none of the \nfunds made available under this heading shall be available to \ncompensate any employee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of \n$35,000, except that the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the \ndesignee of the Secretary, may waive that amount as necessary for \nnational security purposes and in cases of immigration emergencies: \nProvided further, That of the total amount provided, $15,770,000 shall \nbe for activities to enforce laws against forced child labor, of which \nnot to exceed $6,000,000 shall remain available until expended: \nProvided further, That of the total amount available, not less than \n$1,600,000,000 shall be available to identify aliens convicted of a \ncrime who may be deportable, and to remove them from the United States \nonce they are judged deportable: Provided further, That the Secretary \nof Homeland Security shall prioritize the identification and removal of \naliens convicted of a crime by the severity of that crime: Provided \nfurther, That funding made available under this heading shall maintain \na level of not less than 34,000 detention beds through September 30, \n2015: Provided further, That of the total amount provided, not less \nthan $3,431,444,000 is for detention, enforcement, and removal \noperations, including transportation of unaccompanied minor aliens: \nProvided further, That of the amount provided for Custody Operations in \nthe previous proviso, $45,000,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2019: Provided further, That of the total amount \nprovided for the Visa Security Program and international \ninvestigations, $43,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, \n2016: Provided further, That not less than $15,000,000 shall be \navailable for investigation of intellectual property rights violations, \nincluding operation of the National Intellectual Property Rights \nCoordination Center: Provided further, That none of the funds provided \nunder this heading may be used to continue a delegation of law \nenforcement authority authorized under section 287(g) of the \nImmigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1357(g)) if the Department of \nHomeland Security Inspector General determines that the terms of the \nagreement governing the delegation of authority have been materially \nviolated: Provided further, That none of the funds provided under this \nheading may be used to continue any contract for the provision of \ndetention services if the two most recent overall performance \nevaluations received by the contracted facility are less than \n``adequate'' or the equivalent median score in any subsequent \nperformance evaluation system: Provided further, That nothing under \nthis heading shall prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement \nfrom exercising those authorities provided under immigration laws (as \ndefined in section 101(a)(17) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 \nU.S.C. 1101(a)(17))) during priority operations pertaining to aliens \nconvicted of a crime: Provided further, That without regard to the \nlimitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, the \nSecretary may propose to reprogram and transfer funds within and into \nthis appropriation necessary to ensure the detention of aliens \nprioritized for removal.\n\n automation modernization\n\n For expenses of immigration and customs enforcement automated \nsystems, $26,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n Transportation Security Administration\n\n aviation security\n\n For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security \nAdministration related to providing civil aviation security services \npursuant to the Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law \n107-71; 115 Stat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $5,639,095,000, to remain \navailable until September 30, 2016; of which not to exceed $7,650 shall \nbe for official reception and representation expenses: Provided, That \nany award to deploy explosives detection systems shall be based on \nrisk, the airport's current reliance on other screening solutions, \nlobby congestion resulting in increased security concerns, high injury \nrates, airport readiness, and increased cost effectiveness: Provided \nfurther, That security service fees authorized under section 44940 of \ntitle 49, United States Code, shall be credited to this appropriation \nas offsetting collections and shall be available only for aviation \nsecurity: Provided further, That the sum appropriated under this \nheading from the general fund shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar \nbasis as such offsetting collections are received during fiscal year \n2015 so as to result in a final fiscal year appropriation from the \ngeneral fund estimated at not more than $3,574,095,000: Provided \nfurther, That the fees deposited under this heading in fiscal year 2013 \nand sequestered pursuant to section 251A of the Balanced Budget and \nEmergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a), that are \ncurrently unavailable for obligation, are hereby permanently cancelled: \n Provided further, That notwithstanding section 44923 of title 49, \nUnited States Code, for fiscal year 2015, any funds in the Aviation \nSecurity Capital Fund established by section 44923(h) of title 49, \nUnited States Code, may be used for the procurement and installation of \nexplosives detection systems or for the issuance of other transaction \nagreements for the purpose of funding projects described in section \n44923(a) of such title: Provided further, That notwithstanding any \nother provision of law, mobile explosives detection equipment purchased \nand deployed using funds made available under this heading may be moved \nand redeployed to meet evolving passenger and baggage screening \nsecurity priorities at airports: Provided further, That none of the \nfunds made available in this Act may be used for any recruiting or \nhiring of personnel into the Transportation Security Administration \nthat would cause the agency to exceed a staffing level of 45,000 full-\ntime equivalent screeners: Provided further, That the preceding \nproviso shall not apply to personnel hired as part-time employees: \nProvided further, That not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Transportation Security \nAdministration shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives a detailed report on--\n (1) the Department of Homeland Security efforts and \n resources being devoted to develop more advanced integrated \n passenger screening technologies for the most effective \n security of passengers and baggage at the lowest possible \n operating and acquisition costs, including projected funding \n levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 years or until \n project completion, whichever is earlier;\n (2) how the Transportation Security Administration is \n deploying its existing passenger and baggage screener workforce \n in the most cost effective manner; and\n (3) labor savings from the deployment of improved \n technologies for passenger and baggage screening and how those \n savings are being used to offset security costs or reinvested \n to address security vulnerabilities:\n Provided further, That not later than April 15, 2015, the \nAdministrator of the Transportation Security Administration shall \nsubmit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House \nof Representatives, a semiannual report updating information on a \nstrategy to increase the number of air passengers eligible for \nexpedited screening, including:\n (1) specific benchmarks and performance measures to \n increase participation in Pre-Check by air carriers, airports, \n and passengers;\n (2) options to facilitate direct application for enrollment \n in Pre-Check through the Transportation Security \n Administration's Web site, airports, and other enrollment \n locations;\n (3) use of third parties to pre-screen passengers for \n expedited screening;\n (4) inclusion of populations already vetted by the \n Transportation Security Administration and other trusted \n populations as eligible for expedited screening;\n (5) resource implications of expedited passenger screening \n resulting from the use of risk-based security methods; and\n (6) the total number and percentage of passengers using \n Pre-Check lanes who:\n (A) have enrolled in Pre-Check since Transportation \n Security Administration enrollment centers were \n established;\n (B) enrolled using the Transportation Security \n Administration's Pre-Check application Web site;\n (C) were enrolled as frequent flyers of a \n participating airline;\n (D) utilized Pre-Check as a result of their \n enrollment in a Trusted Traveler program of U.S. \n Customs and Border Protection;\n (E) were selectively identified to participate in \n expedited screening through the use of Managed \n Inclusion in fiscal year 2014; and\n (F) are enrolled in all other Pre-Check categories:\n Provided further, That Members of the United States House of \nRepresentatives and United States Senate, including the leadership; the \nheads of Federal agencies and commissions, including the Secretary, \nDeputy Secretary, Under Secretaries, and Assistant Secretaries of the \nDepartment of Homeland Security; the United States Attorney General, \nDeputy Attorney General, Assistant Attorneys General, and the United \nStates Attorneys; and senior members of the Executive Office of the \nPresident, including the Director of the Office of Management and \nBudget, shall not be exempt from Federal passenger and baggage \nscreening.\n\n surface transportation security\n\n For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security \nAdministration related to surface transportation security activities, \n$123,749,000, to remain available until September 30, 2016.\n\n intelligence and vetting\n\n For necessary expenses for the development and implementation of \nintelligence and vetting activities, $219,166,000, to remain available \nuntil September 30, 2016.\n\n transportation security support\n\n For necessary expenses of the Transportation Security \nAdministration related to transportation security support pursuant to \nthe Aviation and Transportation Security Act (Public Law 107-71; 115 \nStat. 597; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note), $917,226,000, to remain available \nuntil September 30, 2016: Provided, That not later than 90 days after \nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the \nTransportation Security Administration shall submit to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives--\n (1) a report providing evidence demonstrating that \n behavioral indicators can be used to identify passengers who \n may pose a threat to aviation security and the plans that will \n be put into place to collect additional performance data; and\n (2) a report addressing each of the recommendations \n outlined in the report entitled ``TSA Needs Additional \n Information Before Procuring Next-Generation Systems'', \n published by the Government Accountability Office on March 31, \n 2014, and describing the steps the Transportation Security \n Administration is taking to implement acquisition best \n practices, increase industry engagement, and improve \n transparency with regard to technology acquisition programs:\n Provided further, That of the funds provided under this heading, \n$25,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for Headquarters \nAdministration until the submission of the reports required by \nparagraphs (1) and (2) of the preceding proviso.\n\n Coast Guard\n\n operating expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for the operation and maintenance of the \nCoast Guard, not otherwise provided for; purchase or lease of not to \nexceed 25 passenger motor vehicles, which shall be for replacement \nonly; purchase or lease of small boats for contingent and emergent \nrequirements (at a unit cost of no more than $700,000) and repairs and \nservice-life replacements, not to exceed a total of $31,000,000; \npurchase or lease of boats necessary for overseas deployments and \nactivities; minor shore construction projects not exceeding $1,000,000 \nin total cost on any location; payments pursuant to section 156 of \nPublic Law 97-377 (42 U.S.C. 402 note; 96 Stat. 1920); and recreation \nand welfare; $7,043,318,000, of which $553,000,000 shall be for \ndefense-related activities, of which $213,000,000 is designated by the \nCongress for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism \npursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency \nDeficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be available only if the \nPresident subsequently so designates all such amounts and transmits \nsuch designations to the Congress; of which $24,500,000 shall be \nderived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the \npurposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 \nU.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which not to exceed $15,300 shall be for \nofficial reception and representation expenses: Provided, That none of \nthe funds made available by this Act shall be for expenses incurred for \nrecreational vessels under section 12114 of title 46, United States \nCode, except to the extent fees are collected from owners of yachts and \ncredited to this appropriation: Provided further, That to the extent \nfees are insufficient to pay expenses of recreational vessel \ndocumentation under such section 12114, and there is a backlog of \nrecreational vessel applications, then personnel performing non-\nrecreational vessel documentation functions under subchapter II of \nchapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, may perform documentation \nunder section 12114: Provided further, That of the funds provided \nunder this heading, $85,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for \nCoast Guard Headquarters Directorates until a future-years capital \ninvestment plan for fiscal years 2016 through 2020, as specified under \nthe heading ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and \nImprovements'' of this Act, is submitted to the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives: \nProvided further, That funds made available under this heading for \nOverseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism may be \nallocated by program, project, and activity, notwithstanding section \n503 of this Act: Provided further, That, without regard to the \nlimitation as to time and condition of section 503(d) of this Act, \nafter June 30, up to $10,000,000 may be reprogrammed to or from \nMilitary Pay and Allowances in accordance with subsections (a), (b), \nand (c) of section 503.\n\n environmental compliance and restoration\n\n For necessary expenses to carry out the environmental compliance \nand restoration functions of the Coast Guard under chapter 19 of title \n14, United States Code, $13,197,000, to remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2019.\n\n reserve training\n\n For necessary expenses of the Coast Guard Reserve, as authorized by \nlaw; operations and maintenance of the Coast Guard reserve program; \npersonnel and training costs; and equipment and services; $114,572,000.\n\n acquisition, construction, and improvements\n\n For necessary expenses of acquisition, construction, renovation, \nand improvement of aids to navigation, shore facilities, vessels, and \naircraft, including equipment related thereto; and maintenance, \nrehabilitation, lease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as \nauthorized by law; $1,225,223,000; of which $20,000,000 shall be \nderived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the \npurposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 \nU.S.C. 2712(a)(5)); and of which the following amounts shall be \navailable until September 30, 2019 (except as subsequently specified): \n$6,000,000 for military family housing; $824,347,000 to acquire, effect \nmajor repairs to, renovate, or improve vessels, small boats, and \nrelated equipment; $180,000,000 to acquire, effect major repairs to, \nrenovate, or improve aircraft or increase aviation capability; \n$59,300,000 for other acquisition programs; $40,580,000 for shore \nfacilities and aids to navigation, including facilities at Department \nof Defense installations used by the Coast Guard; and $114,996,000, to \nremain available until September 30, 2015, for personnel compensation \nand benefits and related costs: Provided, That the funds provided by \nthis Act shall be immediately available and allotted to contract for \nthe production of the eighth National Security Cutter notwithstanding \nthe availability of funds for post-production costs: Provided further, \nThat the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall submit to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and \nthe Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of \nRepresentatives, at the time the President's budget proposal for fiscal \nyear 2016 is submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United \nStates Code, a future-years capital investment plan for the Coast Guard \nthat identifies for each requested capital asset--\n (1) the proposed appropriations included in that budget;\n (2) the total estimated cost of completion, including and clearly \ndelineating the costs of associated major acquisition systems \ninfrastructure and transition to operations;\n (3) projected funding levels for each fiscal year for the next 5 \nfiscal years or until acquisition program baseline or project \ncompletion, whichever is earlier;\n (4) an estimated completion date at the projected funding levels; \nand\n (5) a current acquisition program baseline for each capital asset, \nas applicable, that--\n (A) includes the total acquisition cost of each asset, \n subdivided by fiscal year and including a detailed description \n of the purpose of the proposed funding levels for each fiscal \n year, including for each fiscal year funds requested for \n design, pre-acquisition activities, production, structural \n modifications, missionization, post-delivery, and transition to \n operations costs;\n (B) includes a detailed project schedule through \n completion, subdivided by fiscal year, that details--\n (i) quantities planned for each fiscal year; and\n (ii) major acquisition and project events, \n including development of operational requirements, \n contracting actions, design reviews, production, \n delivery, test and evaluation, and transition to \n operations, including necessary training, shore \n infrastructure, and logistics;\n (C) notes and explains any deviations in cost, performance \n parameters, schedule, or estimated date of completion from the \n original acquisition program baseline and the most recent \n baseline approved by the Department of Homeland Security's \n Acquisition Review Board, if applicable;\n (D) aligns the acquisition of each asset to mission \n requirements by defining existing capabilities of comparable \n legacy assets, identifying known capability gaps between such \n existing capabilities and stated mission requirements, and \n explaining how the acquisition of each asset will address such \n known capability gaps;\n (E) defines life-cycle costs for each asset and the date of \n the estimate on which such costs are based, including all \n associated costs of major acquisitions systems infrastructure \n and transition to operations, delineated by purpose and fiscal \n year for the projected service life of the asset;\n (F) includes the earned value management system summary \n schedule performance index and cost performance index for each \n asset, if applicable; and\n (G) includes a phase-out and decommissioning schedule \n delineated by fiscal year for each existing legacy asset that \n each asset is intended to replace or recapitalize:\n Provided further, That the Commandant of the Coast Guard shall ensure \nthat amounts specified in the future-years capital investment plan are \nconsistent, to the maximum extent practicable, with proposed \nappropriations necessary to support the programs, projects, and \nactivities of the Coast Guard in the President's budget proposal for \nfiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, \nUnited States Code: Provided further, That any inconsistencies between \nthe capital investment plan and proposed appropriations shall be \nidentified and justified: Provided further, That the Director of the \nOffice of Management and Budget shall not delay the submission of the \ncapital investment plan referred to by the preceding provisos: \nProvided further, That the Director of the Office of Management and \nBudget shall have no more than a single period of 10 consecutive \nbusiness days to review the capital investment plan prior to \nsubmission: Provided further, That the Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and \nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives one day after the \ncapital investment plan is submitted to the Office of Management and \nBudget for review and the Director of the Office of Management and \nBudget shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and \nthe House of Representatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and \nInfrastructure of the House of Representatives when such review is \ncompleted: Provided further, That subsections (a) and (b) of section \n6402 of Public Law 110-28 shall hereafter apply with respect to the \namounts made available under this heading.\n\n research, development, test, and evaluation\n\n For necessary expenses for applied scientific research, \ndevelopment, test, and evaluation; and for maintenance, rehabilitation, \nlease, and operation of facilities and equipment; as authorized by law; \n$17,892,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, of which \n$500,000 shall be derived from the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund to \ncarry out the purposes of section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act \nof 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2712(a)(5)): Provided, That there may be credited \nto and used for the purposes of this appropriation funds received from \nState and local governments, other public authorities, private sources, \nand foreign countries for expenses incurred for research, development, \ntesting, and evaluation.\n\n retired pay\n\n For retired pay, including the payment of obligations otherwise \nchargeable to lapsed appropriations for this purpose, payments under \nthe Retired Serviceman's Family Protection and Survivor Benefits Plans, \npayment for career status bonuses, concurrent receipts, and combat-\nrelated special compensation under the National Defense Authorization \nAct, and payments for medical care of retired personnel and their \ndependents under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, \n$1,450,626,000, to remain available until expended.\n\n United States Secret Service\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses of the United States Secret Service, \nincluding purchase of not to exceed 652 vehicles for police-type use \nfor replacement only; hire of passenger motor vehicles; purchase of \nmotorcycles made in the United States; hire of aircraft; services of \nexpert witnesses at such rates as may be determined by the Director of \nthe United States Secret Service; rental of buildings in the District \nof Columbia, and fencing, lighting, guard booths, and other facilities \non private or other property not in Government ownership or control, as \nmay be necessary to perform protective functions; payment of per diem \nor subsistence allowances to employees in cases in which a protective \nassignment on the actual day or days of the visit of a protectee \nrequires an employee to work 16 hours per day or to remain overnight at \na post of duty; conduct of and participation in firearms matches; \npresentation of awards; travel of United States Secret Service \nemployees on protective missions without regard to the limitations on \nsuch expenditures in this or any other Act if approval is obtained in \nadvance from the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives; research and development; grants to conduct \nbehavioral research in support of protective research and operations; \nand payment in advance for commercial accommodations as may be \nnecessary to perform protective functions; $1,615,860,000; of which not \nto exceed $19,125 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses; of which not to exceed $100,000 shall be to provide technical \nassistance and equipment to foreign law enforcement organizations in \ncounterfeit investigations; of which $2,366,000 shall be for forensic \nand related support of investigations of missing and exploited \nchildren; of which $6,000,000 shall be for a grant for activities \nrelated to investigations of missing and exploited children and shall \nremain available until September 30, 2016; and of which not less than \n$12,000,000 shall be for activities related to training in electronic \ncrimes investigations and forensics: Provided, That $18,000,000 for \nprotective travel shall remain available until September 30, 2016: \nProvided further, That $4,500,000 for National Special Security Events \nshall remain available until September 30, 2016: Provided further, \nThat the United States Secret Service is authorized to obligate funds \nin anticipation of reimbursements from Federal agencies and entities, \nas defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, for personnel \nreceiving training sponsored by the James J. Rowley Training Center, \nexcept that total obligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not \nexceed total budgetary resources available under this heading at the \nend of the fiscal year: Provided further, That none of the funds made \navailable under this heading shall be available to compensate any \nemployee for overtime in an annual amount in excess of $35,000, except \nthat the Secretary of Homeland Security, or the designee of the \nSecretary, may waive that amount as necessary for national security \npurposes: Provided further, That none of the funds made available to \nthe United States Secret Service by this Act or by previous \nappropriations Acts may be made available for the protection of the \nhead of a Federal agency other than the Secretary of Homeland Security: \n Provided further, That the Director of the United States Secret \nService may enter into an agreement to provide such protection on a \nfully reimbursable basis: Provided further, That none of the funds \nmade available to the United States Secret Service by this Act or by \nprevious appropriations Acts may be obligated for the purpose of \nopening a new permanent domestic or overseas office or location unless \nthe Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation: \nProvided further, That not later than 90 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Director of the United States Secret Service \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, a report providing evidence that the United \nStates Secret Service has sufficiently reviewed its professional \nstandards of conduct; and has issued new guidance and procedures for \nthe conduct of employees when engaged in overseas operations and \nprotective missions, consistent with the critical missions of, and the \nunique position of public trust occupied by, the United States Secret \nService: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this \nheading, $10,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation for \nHeadquarters, Management and Administration until such report is \nsubmitted: Provided further, That for purposes of section 503(b) of \nthis Act, $15,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less, may be \ntransferred between Protection of Persons and Facilities and Domestic \nField Operations.\n\n acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses\n\n For necessary expenses for acquisition, construction, repair, \nalteration, and improvement of physical and technological \ninfrastructure, $49,935,000; of which $5,380,000, to remain available \nuntil September 30, 2019, shall be for acquisition, construction, \nimprovement, and maintenance of the James J. Rowley Training Center; \nand of which $44,555,000, to remain available until September 30, 2017, \nshall be for Information Integration and Technology Transformation \nprogram execution.\n\n TITLE III\n\n PROTECTION, PREPAREDNESS, RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY\n\n National Protection and Programs Directorate\n\n management and administration\n\n For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for \nthe National Protection and Programs Directorate, support for \noperations, and information technology, $61,651,000: Provided, That \nnot to exceed $3,825 shall be for official reception and representation \nexpenses: Provided further, That the President's budget proposal for \nfiscal year 2016, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, \nUnited States Code, shall be detailed by office, and by program, \nproject, and activity level, for the National Protection and Programs \nDirectorate.\n\n infrastructure protection and information security\n\n For necessary expenses for infrastructure protection and \ninformation security programs and activities, as authorized by title II \nof the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.), \n$1,188,679,000, of which $225,000,000 shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2016: Provided, That if, due to delays in contract \nactions, the National Protection and Programs Directorate will not \nfully obligate funds for Federal Network Security or for Network \nSecurity Deployment program, project, and activities as provided in the \naccompanying statement and section 548 of this Act, such funds may be \napplied to Next Generation Networks program, project, and activities, \nnotwithstanding section 503 of this Act.\n\n federal protective service\n\n The revenues and collections of security fees credited to this \naccount shall be available until expended for necessary expenses \nrelated to the protection of federally owned and leased buildings and \nfor the operations of the Federal Protective Service: Provided, That \nthe Director of the Federal Protective Service shall submit at the time \nthe President's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted \npursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a \nstrategic human capital plan that aligns fee collections to personnel \nrequirements based on a current threat assessment.\n\n office of biometric identity management\n\n For necessary expenses for the Office of Biometric Identity \nManagement, as authorized by section 7208 of the Intelligence Reform \nand Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (8 U.S.C. 1365b), $252,056,000: \nProvided, That of the total amount made available under this heading, \n$122,150,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n Office of Health Affairs\n\n For necessary expenses of the Office of Health Affairs, \n$129,358,000; of which $26,148,000 is for salaries and expenses and \n$86,891,000 is for BioWatch operations: Provided, That of the amount \nmade available under this heading, $16,319,000 shall remain available \nuntil September 30, 2016, for biosurveillance, chemical defense, \nmedical and health planning and coordination, and workforce health \nprotection: Provided further, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for \nofficial reception and representation expenses.\n\n Federal Emergency Management Agency\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n$934,396,000, including activities authorized by the National Flood \nInsurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Robert T. Stafford \nDisaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), \nthe Cerro Grande Fire Assistance Act of 2000 (division C, title I, 114 \nStat. 583), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 U.S.C. \n7701 et seq.), the Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. App. 2061 \net seq.), sections 107 and 303 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 \nU.S.C. 404, 405), Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.), \nthe National Dam Safety Program Act (33 U.S.C. 467 et seq.), the \nHomeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), the Implementing \nRecommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53), \nthe Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et \nseq.), the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 (Public \nLaw 109-295; 120 Stat. 1394), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform \nAct of 2012 (Public Law 112-141, 126 Stat. 916), and the Homeowner \nFlood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 (Public Law 113-89): \nProvided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses: Provided further, That of the total amount \nmade available under this heading, $35,180,000 shall be for the Urban \nSearch and Rescue Response System, of which none is available for \nFederal Emergency Management Agency administrative costs: Provided \nfurther, That of the total amount made available under this heading, \n$30,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 2016, for \ncapital improvements and other expenses related to continuity of \noperations at the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center: Provided \nfurther, That of the total amount made available, $3,400,000 shall be \nfor the Office of National Capital Region Coordination: Provided \nfurther, That of the total amount made available under this heading, \nnot less than $4,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, \n2016, for expenses related to modernization of automated systems.\n\n state and local programs\n\n For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other \nactivities, $1,500,000,000, which shall be allocated as follows:\n (1) $467,000,000 shall be for the State Homeland Security \n Grant Program under section 2004 of the Homeland Security Act \n of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 605), of which not less than $55,000,000 \n shall be for Operation Stonegarden: Provided, That \n notwithstanding subsection (c)(4) of such section 2004, for \n fiscal year 2015, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico shall make \n available to local and tribal governments amounts provided to \n the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico under this paragraph in \n accordance with subsection (c)(1) of such section 2004.\n (2) $600,000,000 shall be for the Urban Area Security \n Initiative under section 2003 of the Homeland Security Act of \n 2002 (6 U.S.C. 604), of which not less than $13,000,000 shall \n be for organizations (as described under section 501(c)(3) of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under \n section 501(a) of such code) determined by the Secretary of \n Homeland Security to be at high risk of a terrorist attack.\n (3) $100,000,000 shall be for Public Transportation \n Security Assistance, Railroad Security Assistance, and Over-\n the-Road Bus Security Assistance under sections 1406, 1513, and \n 1532 of the Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission \n Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-53; 6 U.S.C. 1135, 1163, and 1182), \n of which not less than $10,000,000 shall be for Amtrak security \n and $3,000,000 shall be for Over-the-Road Bus Security: \n Provided, That such public transportation security assistance \n shall be provided directly to public transportation agencies.\n (4) $100,000,000 shall be for Port Security Grants in \n accordance with 46 U.S.C. 70107.\n (5) $233,000,000 shall be to sustain current operations for \n training, exercises, technical assistance, and other programs, \n of which $162,991,000 shall be for training of State, local, \n and tribal emergency response providers:\n Provided, That for grants under paragraphs (1) through (4), \napplications for grants shall be made available to eligible applicants \nnot later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, that \neligible applicants shall submit applications not later than 80 days \nafter the grant announcement, and the Administrator of the Federal \nEmergency Management Agency shall act within 65 days after the receipt \nof an application: Provided further, That notwithstanding section \n2008(a)(11) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 609(a)(11)) \nor any other provision of law, a grantee may not use more than 5 \npercent of the amount of a grant made available under this heading for \nexpenses directly related to administration of the grant: Provided \nfurther, That for grants under paragraphs (1) and (2), the installation \nof communications towers is not considered construction of a building \nor other physical facility: Provided further, That grantees shall \nprovide reports on their use of funds, as determined necessary by the \nSecretary of Homeland Security: Provided further, That notwithstanding \nsection 509 of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency may use the funds provided in paragraph (5) to \nacquire real property for the purpose of establishing or appropriately \nextending the security buffer zones around Federal Emergency Management \nAgency training facilities.\n\n firefighter assistance grants\n\n For grants for programs authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention \nand Control Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.), $680,000,000, to \nremain available until September 30, 2016, of which $340,000,000 shall \nbe available to carry out section 33 of that Act (15 U.S.C. 2229) and \n$340,000,000 shall be available to carry out section 34 of that Act (15 \nU.S.C. 2229a).\n\n emergency management performance grants\n\n For emergency management performance grants, as authorized by the \nNational Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the \nRobert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 \nU.S.C. 5121 et seq.), the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 (42 \nU.S.C. 7701 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 1978 (5 U.S.C. \nApp.), $350,000,000.\n\n radiological emergency preparedness program\n\n The aggregate charges assessed during fiscal year 2015, as \nauthorized in title III of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and \nHousing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations \nAct, 1999 (42 U.S.C. 5196e), shall not be less than 100 percent of the \namounts anticipated by the Department of Homeland Security necessary \nfor its radiological emergency preparedness program for the next fiscal \nyear: Provided, That the methodology for assessment and collection of \nfees shall be fair and equitable and shall reflect costs of providing \nsuch services, including administrative costs of collecting such fees: \nProvided further, That fees received under this heading shall be \ndeposited in this account as offsetting collections and will become \navailable for authorized purposes on October 1, 2015, and remain \navailable until expended.\n\n united states fire administration\n\n For necessary expenses of the United States Fire Administration and \nfor other purposes, as authorized by the Federal Fire Prevention and \nControl Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.) and the Homeland Security \nAct of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et seq.), $44,000,000.\n\n disaster relief fund\n\n (including transfer of funds)\n\n For necessary expenses in carrying out the Robert T. Stafford \nDisaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), \n$7,033,464,494, to remain available until expended, of which \n$24,000,000 shall be transferred to the Department of Homeland Security \nOffice of Inspector General for audits and investigations related to \ndisasters: Provided, That the Administrator of the Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of \nthe Senate and the House of Representatives the following reports, \nincluding a specific description of the methodology and the source data \nused in developing such reports:\n (1) an estimate of the following amounts shall be submitted \n for the budget year at the time that the President's budget \n proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant to section \n 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code:\n (A) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried \n over from the prior fiscal year to the budget year;\n (B) the unobligated balance of funds to be carried \n over from the budget year to the budget year plus 1;\n (C) the amount of obligations for non-catastrophic \n events for the budget year;\n (D) the amount of obligations for the budget year \n for catastrophic events delineated by event and by \n State;\n (E) the total amount that has been previously \n obligated or will be required for catastrophic events \n delineated by event and by State for all prior years, \n the current year, the budget year, the budget year plus \n 1, the budget year plus 2, and the budget year plus 3 \n and beyond;\n (F) the amount of previously obligated funds that \n will be recovered for the budget year;\n (G) the amount that will be required for \n obligations for emergencies, as described in section \n 102(1) of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and \n Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(1)), major \n disasters, as described in section 102(2) of the Robert \n T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance \n Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)), fire management assistance \n grants, as described in section 420 of the Robert T. \n Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act \n (42 U.S.C. 5187), surge activities, and disaster \n readiness and support activities; and\n (H) the amount required for activities not covered \n under section 251(b)(2)(D)(iii) of the Balanced Budget \n and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. \n 901(b)(2)(D)(iii); Public Law 99-177);\n (2) an estimate or actual amounts, if available, of the \n following for the current fiscal year shall be submitted not \n later than the fifth day of each month, and shall be published \n by the Administrator on the Agency's Web site not later than \n the fifth day of each month:\n (A) a summary of the amount of appropriations made \n available by source, the transfers executed, the \n previously allocated funds recovered, and the \n commitments, allocations, and obligations made;\n (B) a table of disaster relief activity delineated \n by month, including--\n (i) the beginning and ending balances;\n (ii) the total obligations to include \n amounts obligated for fire assistance, \n emergencies, surge, and disaster support \n activities;\n (iii) the obligations for catastrophic \n events delineated by event and by State; and\n (iv) the amount of previously obligated \n funds that are recovered;\n (C) a summary of allocations, obligations, and \n expenditures for catastrophic events delineated by \n event;\n (D) in addition, for a disaster declaration related \n to Hurricane Sandy, the cost of the following \n categories of spending: public assistance, individual \n assistance, mitigation, administrative, operations, and \n any other relevant category (including emergency \n measures and disaster resources); and\n (E) the date on which funds appropriated will be \n exhausted:\n Provided further, That the Administrator shall publish on the \nAgency's Web site not later than 5 days after an award of a public \nassistance grant under section 406 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster \nRelief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5172) the specifics of \nthe grant award: Provided further, That for any mission assignment or \nmission assignment task order to another Federal department or agency \nregarding a major disaster, not later than 5 days after the issuance of \nthe mission assignment or task order, the Administrator shall publish \non the Agency's website the following: the name of the impacted State \nand the disaster declaration for such State, the assigned agency, the \nassistance requested, a description of the disaster, the total cost \nestimate, and the amount obligated: Provided further, That not later \nthan 10 days after the last day of each month until the mission \nassignment or task order is completed and closed out, the Administrator \nshall update any changes to the total cost estimate and the amount \nobligated: Provided further, That of the amount provided under this \nheading, $6,437,792,622 shall be for major disasters declared pursuant \nto the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act \n(42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.): Provided further, That the amount in the \npreceding proviso is designated by the Congress as being for disaster \nrelief pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and \nEmergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.\n\n flood hazard mapping and risk analysis program\n\n For necessary expenses, including administrative costs, under \nsection 1360 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. \n4101), and under sections 100215, 100216, 100226, 100230, and 100246 of \nthe Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, (Public Law 112-\n141, 126 Stat. 916), $100,000,000, and such additional sums as may be \nprovided by State and local governments or other political subdivisions \nfor cost-shared mapping activities under section 1360(f)(2) of such Act \n(42 U.S.C. 4101(f)(2)), to remain available until expended.\n\n national flood insurance fund\n\n For activities under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 \nU.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 \nU.S.C. 4001 et seq.), the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of \n2012 (subtitle A of title II of division F of Public Law 112-141; 126 \nStat. 916), and the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014 \n(Public Law 113-89; 128 Stat. 1020), $179,294,000, which shall remain \navailable until September 30, 2016, and shall be derived from \noffsetting amounts collected under section 1308(d) of the National \nFlood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)); which is available for \nsalaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation and flood \ninsurance operations; and floodplain management and additional amounts \nfor flood mapping: Provided, That of such amount, $23,759,000 shall be \navailable for salaries and expenses associated with flood mitigation \nand flood insurance operations and $155,535,000 shall be available for \nflood plain management and flood mapping: Provided further, That any \nadditional fees collected pursuant to section 1308(d) of the National \nFlood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4015(d)) shall be credited as an \noffsetting collection to this account, to be available for flood plain \nmanagement and flood mapping: Provided further, That in fiscal year \n2015, no funds shall be available from the National Flood Insurance \nFund under section 1310 of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 \nU.S.C. 4017) in excess of:\n (1) $136,000,000 for operating expenses;\n (2) $1,139,000,000 for commissions and taxes of agents;\n (3) such sums as are necessary for interest on Treasury \n borrowings; and\n (4) $150,000,000, which shall remain available until \n expended, for flood mitigation actions and for flood mitigation \n assistance under section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance \n Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4104c), notwithstanding sections 1366(e) \n and 1310(a)(7) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4104c(e), 4017):\n Provided further, That the amounts collected under section 102 of the \nFlood Disaster Protection Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 4012a) and section \n1366(e) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 shall be deposited \nin the National Flood Insurance Fund to supplement other amounts \nspecified as available for section 1366 of the National Flood Insurance \nAct of 1968, notwithstanding section 102(f)(8), section 1366(e), and \nparagraphs (1) through (3) of section 1367(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. \n4012a(f)(8), 4104c(e), 4104d(b)(1)-(3)): Provided further, That total \nadministrative costs shall not exceed 4 percent of the total \nappropriation: Provided further, That $5,000,000 is available to carry \nout section 24 of the Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of \n2014 (42 U.S.C. 4033).\n\n national predisaster mitigation fund\n\n For the predisaster mitigation grant program under section 203 of \nthe Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 \nU.S.C. 5133), $25,000,000, to remain available until expended.\n\n emergency food and shelter\n\n To carry out the emergency food and shelter program pursuant to \ntitle III of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. \n11331 et seq.), $120,000,000, to remain available until expended: \nProvided, That total administrative costs shall not exceed 3.5 percent \nof the total amount made available under this heading.\n\n TITLE IV\n\n RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING, AND SERVICES\n\n United States Citizenship and Immigration Services\n\n For necessary expenses for citizenship and immigration services, \n$124,435,000 for the E-Verify Program, as described in section 403(a) \nof the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of \n1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), to assist United States employers with \nmaintaining a legal workforce: Provided, That, notwithstanding any \nother provision of law, funds otherwise made available to United States \nCitizenship and Immigration Services may be used to acquire, operate, \nequip, and dispose of up to 5 vehicles, for replacement only, for areas \nwhere the Administrator of General Services does not provide vehicles \nfor lease: Provided further, That the Director of United States \nCitizenship and Immigration Services may authorize employees who are \nassigned to those areas to use such vehicles to travel between the \nemployees' residences and places of employment.\n\n Federal Law Enforcement Training Center\n\n salaries and expenses\n\n For necessary expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement Training \nCenter, including materials and support costs of Federal law \nenforcement basic training; the purchase of not to exceed 117 vehicles \nfor police-type use and hire of passenger motor vehicles; expenses for \nstudent athletic and related activities; the conduct of and \nparticipation in firearms matches and presentation of awards; public \nawareness and enhancement of community support of law enforcement \ntraining; room and board for student interns; a flat monthly \nreimbursement to employees authorized to use personal mobile phones for \nofficial duties; and services as authorized by section 3109 of title 5, \nUnited States Code; $230,497,000; of which up to $54,154,000 shall \nremain available until September 30, 2016, for materials and support \ncosts of Federal law enforcement basic training; of which $300,000 \nshall remain available until expended to be distributed to Federal law \nenforcement agencies for expenses incurred participating in training \naccreditation; and of which not to exceed $7,180 shall be for official \nreception and representation expenses: Provided, That the Center is \nauthorized to obligate funds in anticipation of reimbursements from \nagencies receiving training sponsored by the Center, except that total \nobligations at the end of the fiscal year shall not exceed total \nbudgetary resources available at the end of the fiscal year: Provided \nfurther, That section 1202(a) of Public Law 107-206 (42 U.S.C. 3771 \nnote), as amended under this heading in division F of Public Law 113-\n76, is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2016'' and inserting \n``December 31, 2017'': Provided further, That the Director of the \nFederal Law Enforcement Training Center shall schedule basic or \nadvanced law enforcement training, or both, at all four training \nfacilities under the control of the Federal Law Enforcement Training \nCenter to ensure that such training facilities are operated at the \nhighest capacity throughout the fiscal year: Provided further, That \nthe Federal Law Enforcement Training Accreditation Board, including \nrepresentatives from the Federal law enforcement community and non-\nFederal accreditation experts involved in law enforcement training, \nshall lead the Federal law enforcement training accreditation process \nto continue the implementation of measuring and assessing the quality \nand effectiveness of Federal law enforcement training programs, \nfacilities, and instructors.\n\n acquisitions, construction, improvements, and related expenses\n\n For acquisition of necessary additional real property and \nfacilities, construction, and ongoing maintenance, facility \nimprovements, and related expenses of the Federal Law Enforcement \nTraining Center, $27,841,000, to remain available until September 30, \n2019: Provided, That the Center is authorized to accept reimbursement \nto this appropriation from government agencies requesting the \nconstruction of special use facilities.\n\n Science and Technology\n\n management and administration\n\n For salaries and expenses of the Office of the Under Secretary for \nScience and Technology and for management and administration of \nprograms and activities, as authorized by title III of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), $129,993,000: Provided, \nThat not to exceed $7,650 shall be for official reception and \nrepresentation expenses.\n\n research, development, acquisition, and operations\n\n For necessary expenses for science and technology research, \nincluding advanced research projects, development, test and evaluation, \nacquisition, and operations as authorized by title III of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.), and the purchase or lease \nof not to exceed 5 vehicles, $973,915,000; of which $538,926,000 shall \nremain available until September 30, 2017; and of which $434,989,000 \nshall remain available until September 30, 2019, solely for operation \nand construction of laboratory facilities: Provided, That of the funds \nprovided for the operation and construction of laboratory facilities \nunder this heading, $300,000,000 shall be for construction of the \nNational Bio- and Agro-defense Facility.\n\n Domestic Nuclear Detection Office\n\n management and administration\n\n For salaries and expenses of the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, \nas authorized by title XIX of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 \nU.S.C. 591 et seq.), for management and administration of programs and \nactivities, $37,339,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,250 shall be \nfor official reception and representation expenses.\n\n research, development, and operations\n\n For necessary expenses for radiological and nuclear research, \ndevelopment, testing, evaluation, and operations, $197,900,000, to \nremain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n systems acquisition\n\n For necessary expenses for the Domestic Nuclear Detection Office \nacquisition and deployment of radiological detection systems in \naccordance with the global nuclear detection architecture, $72,603,000, \nto remain available until September 30, 2017.\n\n TITLE V\n\n GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\n (including rescissions of funds)\n\n Sec. 501. No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall \nremain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year unless \nexpressly so provided herein.\n Sec. 502. Subject to the requirements of section 503 of this Act, \nthe unexpended balances of prior appropriations provided for activities \nin this Act may be transferred to appropriation accounts for such \nactivities established pursuant to this Act, may be merged with funds \nin the applicable established accounts, and thereafter may be accounted \nfor as one fund for the same time period as originally enacted.\n Sec. 503. (a) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by \nprevious appropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the \nDepartment of Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or \nexpenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the \nTreasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees \navailable to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for \nobligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that:\n (1) creates a new program, project, or activity;\n (2) eliminates a program, project, office, or activity;\n (3) increases funds for any program, project, or activity \n for which funds have been denied or restricted by the Congress;\n (4) proposes to use funds directed for a specific activity \n by either of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate or \n the House of Representatives for a different purpose; or\n (5) contracts out any function or activity for which \n funding levels were requested for Federal full-time equivalents \n in the object classification tables contained in the fiscal \n year 2015 Budget Appendix for the Department of Homeland \n Security, as modified by the report accompanying this Act, \n unless the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \n House of Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of \n such reprogramming of funds.\n (b) None of the funds provided by this Act, provided by previous \nappropriations Acts to the agencies in or transferred to the Department \nof Homeland Security that remain available for obligation or \nexpenditure in fiscal year 2015, or provided from any accounts in the \nTreasury of the United States derived by the collection of fees or \nproceeds available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be \navailable for obligation or expenditure for programs, projects, or \nactivities through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $5,000,000 or \n10 percent, whichever is less, that:\n (1) augments existing programs, projects, or activities;\n (2) reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, \n project, or activity;\n (3) reduces by 10 percent the numbers of personnel approved \n by the Congress; or\n (4) results from any general savings from a reduction in \n personnel that would result in a change in existing programs, \n projects, or activities as approved by the Congress, unless the \n Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \n Representatives are notified 15 days in advance of such \n reprogramming of funds.\n (c) Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for \nthe current fiscal year for the Department of Homeland Security by this \nAct or provided by previous appropriations Acts may be transferred \nbetween such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as \notherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 \npercent by such transfers: Provided, That any transfer under this \nsection shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under subsection \n(b) and shall not be available for obligation unless the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives are \nnotified 15 days in advance of such transfer.\n (d) Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section, \nno funds shall be reprogrammed within or transferred between \nappropriations based upon an initial notification provided after June \n30, except in extraordinary circumstances that imminently threaten the \nsafety of human life or the protection of property.\n (e) The notification thresholds and procedures set forth in this \nsection shall apply to any use of deobligated balances of funds \nprovided in previous Department of Homeland Security Appropriations \nActs.\n Sec. 504. The Department of Homeland Security Working Capital \nFund, established pursuant to section 403 of Public Law 103-356 (31 \nU.S.C. 501 note), shall continue operations as a permanent working \ncapital fund for fiscal year 2015: Provided, That none of the funds \nappropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity may be used to make payments to the Working Capital Fund, \nexcept for the activities and amounts allowed in the President's fiscal \nyear 2015 budget: Provided further, That funds provided to the Working \nCapital Fund shall be available for obligation until expended to carry \nout the purposes of the Working Capital Fund: Provided further, That \nall departmental components shall be charged only for direct usage of \neach Working Capital Fund service: Provided further, That funds \nprovided to the Working Capital Fund shall be used only for purposes \nconsistent with the contributing component: Provided further, That the \nWorking Capital Fund shall be paid in advance or reimbursed at rates \nwhich will return the full cost of each service: Provided further, \nThat the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of \nRepresentatives shall be notified of any activity added to or removed \nfrom the fund: Provided further, That the Chief Financial Officer of \nthe Department of Homeland Security shall submit a quarterly execution \nreport with activity level detail, not later than 30 days after the end \nof each quarter.\n Sec. 505. Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, not to \nexceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the \nend of fiscal year 2015, as recorded in the financial records at the \ntime of a reprogramming request, but not later than June 30, 2016, from \nappropriations for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2015 in this \nAct shall remain available through September 30, 2016, in the account \nand for the purposes for which the appropriations were provided: \nProvided, That prior to the obligation of such funds, a request shall \nbe submitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives for approval in accordance with section 503 of \nthis Act.\n Sec. 506. Funds made available by this Act for intelligence \nactivities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for \npurposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. \n414) during fiscal year 2015 until the enactment of an Act authorizing \nintelligence activities for fiscal year 2015.\n Sec. 507. (a) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), none \nof the funds made available by this Act may be used to--\n (1) make or award a grant allocation, grant, contract, \n other transaction agreement, or task or delivery order on a \n Department of Homeland Security multiple award contract, or to \n issue a letter of intent totaling in excess of $1,000,000;\n (2) award a task or delivery order requiring an obligation \n of funds in an amount greater than $10,000,000 from multi-year \n Department of Homeland Security funds;\n (3) make a sole-source grant award; or\n (4) announce publicly the intention to make or award items \n under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) including a contract covered \n by the Federal Acquisition Regulation.\n (b) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the prohibition \nunder subsection (a) if the Secretary notifies the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives at least \n3 full business days in advance of making an award or issuing a letter \nas described in that subsection.\n (c) If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that \ncompliance with this section would pose a substantial risk to human \nlife, health, or safety, an award may be made without notification, and \nthe Secretary shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives not later than 5 full business \ndays after such an award is made or letter issued.\n (d) A notification under this section--\n (1) may not involve funds that are not available for \n obligation; and\n (2) shall include the amount of the award; the fiscal year \n for which the funds for the award were appropriated; the type \n of contract; and the account from which the funds are being \n drawn.\n (e) The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency \nshall brief the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives 5 full business days in advance of announcing \npublicly the intention of making an award under ``State and Local \nPrograms''.\n Sec. 508. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no agency \nshall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except \nwithin or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose \nof conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance \napproval of the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives, except that the Federal Law Enforcement \nTraining Center is authorized to obtain the temporary use of additional \nfacilities by lease, contract, or other agreement for training that \ncannot be accommodated in existing Center facilities.\n Sec. 509. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made \navailable by this Act may be used for expenses for any construction, \nrepair, alteration, or acquisition project for which a prospectus \notherwise required under chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, \nhas not been approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for \neach project for required expenses for the development of a proposed \nprospectus.\n Sec. 510. (a) Sections 520, 522, and 530 of the Department of \nHomeland Security Appropriations Act, 2008 (division E of Public Law \n110-161; 121 Stat. 2073 and 2074) shall apply with respect to funds \nmade available in this Act in the same manner as such sections applied \nto funds made available in that Act.\n (b) The third proviso of section 537 of the Department of Homeland \nSecurity Appropriations Act, 2006 (6 U.S.C. 114), shall not apply with \nrespect to funds made available in this Act.\n Sec. 511. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nin contravention of the applicable provisions of the Buy American Act. \nFor purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``Buy American Act'' \nmeans chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.\n Sec. 512. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto amend the oath of allegiance required by section 337 of the \nImmigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1448).\n Sec. 513. Not later than 30 days after the last day of each month, \nthe Chief Financial Officer of the Department of Homeland Security \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives a monthly budget and staffing report for that \nmonth that includes total obligations of the Department for that month \nfor the fiscal year at the appropriation and program, project, and \nactivity levels, by the source year of the appropriation. Total \nobligations for staffing shall also be provided by subcategory of on-\nboard and funded full-time equivalent staffing levels, respectively, \nand the report shall specify the number of, and total obligations for, \ncontract employees for each office of the Department.\n Sec. 514. Except as provided in section 44945 of title 49, United \nStates Code, funds appropriated or transferred to Transportation \nSecurity Administration ``Aviation Security'', ``Administration'', and \n``Transportation Security Support'' for fiscal years 2004 and 2005 that \nare recovered or deobligated shall be available only for the \nprocurement or installation of explosives detection systems, air cargo, \nbaggage, and checkpoint screening systems, subject to notification: \nProvided, That semiannual reports shall be submitted to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives on any \nfunds that are recovered or deobligated.\n Sec. 515. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used \nto process or approve a competition under Office of Management and \nBudget Circular A-76 for services provided by employees (including \nemployees serving on a temporary or term basis) of United States \nCitizenship and Immigration Services of the Department of Homeland \nSecurity who are known as Immigration Information Officers, Contact \nRepresentatives, Investigative Assistants, or Immigration Services \nOfficers.\n Sec. 516. Any funds appropriated to ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, \nConstruction, and Improvements'' for fiscal years 2002, 2003, 2004, \n2005, and 2006 for the 110-123 foot patrol boat conversion that are \nrecovered, collected, or otherwise received as the result of \nnegotiation, mediation, or litigation, shall be available until \nexpended for the Fast Response Cutter program.\n Sec. 517. The functions of the Federal Law Enforcement Training \nCenter instructor staff shall be classified as inherently governmental \nfor the purpose of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform Act of 1998 \n(31 U.S.C. 501 note).\n Sec. 518. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a \nreport not later than October 15, 2015, to the Office of Inspector \nGeneral of the Department of Homeland Security listing all grants and \ncontracts awarded by any means other than full and open competition \nduring fiscal year 2015.\n (b) The Inspector General shall review the report required by \nsubsection (a) to assess Departmental compliance with applicable laws \nand regulations and report the results of that review to the Committees \non Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives not \nlater than February 15, 2016.\n Sec. 519. None of the funds provided by this or previous \nappropriations Acts shall be used to fund any position designated as a \nPrincipal Federal Official (or the successor thereto) for any Robert T. \nStafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 \net seq.) declared disasters or emergencies unless--\n (1) the responsibilities of the Principal Federal Official \n do not include operational functions related to incident \n management, including coordination of operations, and are \n consistent with the requirements of section 509(c) and sections \n 503(c)(3) and 503(c)(4)(A) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 \n (6 U.S.C. 319(c) and 313(c)(3) and 313(c)(4)(A)) and section \n 302 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Assistance \n Act (42 U.S.C. 5143);\n (2) not later than 10 business days after the latter of the \n date on which the Secretary of Homeland Security appoints the \n Principal Federal Official and the date on which the President \n issues a declaration under section 401 or section 501 of the \n Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act \n (42 U.S.C. 5170 and 5191, respectively), the Secretary of \n Homeland Security shall submit a notification of the \n appointment of the Principal Federal Official and a description \n of the responsibilities of such Official and how such \n responsibilities are consistent with paragraph (1) to the \n Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \n Representatives, the Committee on Transportation and \n Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, and the \n Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the \n Senate; and\n (3) not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of \n this Act, the Secretary shall provide a report specifying \n timeframes and milestones regarding the update of operations, \n planning and policy documents, and training and exercise \n protocols, to ensure consistency with paragraph (1) of this \n section.\n Sec. 520. None of the funds provided or otherwise made available \nin this Act shall be available to carry out section 872 of the Homeland \nSecurity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 452).\n Sec. 521. Funds made available in this Act may be used to alter \noperations within the Civil Engineering Program of the Coast Guard \nnationwide, including civil engineering units, facilities design and \nconstruction centers, maintenance and logistics commands, and the Coast \nGuard Academy, except that none of the funds provided in this Act may \nbe used to reduce operations within any Civil Engineering Unit unless \nspecifically authorized by a statute enacted after the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n Sec. 522. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nby United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to grant an \nimmigration benefit unless the results of background checks required by \nlaw to be completed prior to the granting of the benefit have been \nreceived by United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the \nresults do not preclude the granting of the benefit.\n Sec. 523. Section 831 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 \nU.S.C. 391) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Until September 30, \n 2014,'' and inserting ``Until September 30, 2015,''; and\n (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``September 30, \n 2014,'' and inserting ``September 30, 2015,''.\n Sec. 524. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall require that \nall contracts of the Department of Homeland Security that provide award \nfees link such fees to successful acquisition outcomes (which outcomes \nshall be specified in terms of cost, schedule, and performance).\n Sec. 525. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the \nfunds provided in this or any other Act shall be used to approve a \nwaiver of the navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 \nU.S.C. 501(b) for the transportation of crude oil distributed from the \nStrategic Petroleum Reserve until the Secretary of Homeland Security, \nafter consultation with the Secretaries of the Departments of Energy \nand Transportation and representatives from the United States flag \nmaritime industry, takes adequate measures to ensure the use of United \nStates flag vessels: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the \nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation \nof the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure \nof the House of Representatives within 2 business days of any request \nfor waivers of navigation and vessel-inspection laws pursuant to 46 \nU.S.C. 501(b).\n Sec. 526. None of the funds made available in this Act for U.S. \nCustoms and Border Protection may be used to prevent an individual not \nin the business of importing a prescription drug (within the meaning of \nsection 801(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) from \nimporting a prescription drug from Canada that complies with the \nFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: Provided, That this section \nshall apply only to individuals transporting on their person a \npersonal-use quantity of the prescription drug, not to exceed a 90-day \nsupply: Provided further, That the prescription drug may not be--\n (1) a controlled substance, as defined in section 102 of \n the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802); or\n (2) a biological product, as defined in section 351 of the \n Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262).\n Sec. 527. None of the funds in this Act shall be used to reduce \nthe United States Coast Guard's Operations Systems Center mission or \nits government-employed or contract staff levels.\n Sec. 528. The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with \nthe Secretary of the Treasury, shall notify the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives of any \nproposed transfers of funds available under section 9703.1(g)(4)(B) of \ntitle 31, United States Code (as added by Public Law 102-393) from the \nDepartment of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to any agency within the \nDepartment of Homeland Security: Provided, That none of the funds \nidentified for such a transfer may be obligated until the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives approve \nthe proposed transfers.\n Sec. 529. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nfor planning, testing, piloting, or developing a national \nidentification card.\n Sec. 530. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used \nto conduct, or to implement the results of, a competition under Office \nof Management and Budget Circular A-76 for activities performed with \nrespect to the Coast Guard National Vessel Documentation Center.\n Sec. 531. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, \nexcept as provided in subsection (b), and 30 days after the date on \nwhich the President determines whether to declare a major disaster \nbecause of an event and any appeal is completed, the Administrator \nshall publish on the Web site of the Federal Emergency Management \nAgency a report regarding that decision that shall summarize damage \nassessment information used to determine whether to declare a major \ndisaster.\n (b) The Administrator may redact from a report under subsection (a) \nany data that the Administrator determines would compromise national \nsecurity.\n (c) In this section--\n (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of \n the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and\n (2) the term ``major disaster'' has the meaning given that \n term in section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief \n and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122).\n Sec. 532. Any official that is required by this Act to report or \nto certify to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives may not delegate such authority to perform \nthat act unless specifically authorized herein.\n Sec. 533. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made \navailable in this or any other Act may be used to transfer, release, or \nassist in the transfer or release to or within the United States, its \nterritories, or possessions Khalid Sheikh Mohammed or any other \ndetainee who--\n (1) is not a United States citizen or a member of the Armed \n Forces of the United States; and\n (2) is or was held on or after June 24, 2009, at the United \n States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, by the Department \n of Defense.\n Sec. 534. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nfor first-class travel by the employees of agencies funded by this Act \nin contravention of sections 301-10.122 through 301-10.124 of title 41, \nCode of Federal Regulations.\n Sec. 535. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto employ workers described in section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration \nand Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)).\n Sec. 536. (a) Any company that collects or retains personal \ninformation directly from any individual who participates in the \nRegistered Traveler or successor program of the Transportation Security \nAdministration shall hereafter safeguard and dispose of such \ninformation in accordance with the requirements in--\n (1) the National Institute for Standards and Technology \n Special Publication 800-30, entitled ``Risk Management Guide \n for Information Technology Systems'';\n (2) the National Institute for Standards and Technology \n Special Publication 800-53, Revision 3, entitled ``Recommended \n Security Controls for Federal Information Systems and \n Organizations''; and\n (3) any supplemental standards established by the \n Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration \n (referred to in this section as the ``Administrator'').\n (b) The airport authority or air carrier operator that sponsors the \ncompany under the Registered Traveler program shall hereafter be known \nas the ``Sponsoring Entity''.\n (c) The Administrator shall hereafter require any company covered \nby subsection (a) to provide, not later than 30 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, to the Sponsoring Entity written certification \nthat the procedures used by the company to safeguard and dispose of \ninformation are in compliance with the requirements under subsection \n(a). Such certification shall include a description of the procedures \nused by the company to comply with such requirements.\n Sec. 537. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, none of \nthe funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be \nused to pay award or incentive fees for contractor performance that has \nbeen judged to be below satisfactory performance or performance that \ndoes not meet the basic requirements of a contract.\n Sec. 538. In developing any process to screen aviation passengers \nand crews for transportation or national security purposes, the \nSecretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all such processes \ntake into consideration such passengers' and crews' privacy and civil \nliberties consistent with applicable laws, regulations, and guidance.\n Sec. 539. (a) Notwithstanding section 1356(n) of title 8, United \nStates Code, of the funds deposited into the Immigration Examinations \nFee Account, $10,000,000 may be allocated by United States Citizenship \nand Immigration Services in fiscal year 2015 for the purpose of \nproviding an immigrant integration grants program.\n (b) None of the funds made available to United States Citizenship \nand Immigration Services for grants for immigrant integration may be \nused to provide services to aliens who have not been lawfully admitted \nfor permanent residence.\n Sec. 540. For an additional amount for the ``Office of the Under \nSecretary for Management'', $48,600,000, to remain available until \nexpended, for necessary expenses to plan, acquire, design, construct, \nrenovate, remediate, equip, furnish, improve infrastructure, and occupy \nbuildings and facilities for the department headquarters consolidation \nproject and associated mission support consolidation: Provided, That \nthe Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives shall receive an expenditure plan not later than 90 \ndays after the date of enactment of the Act detailing the allocation of \nthese funds.\n Sec. 541. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made \navailable by this Act may be used by the Department of Homeland \nSecurity to enter into any Federal contract unless such contract is \nentered into in accordance with the requirements of subtitle I of title \n41, United States Code, or chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, \nand the Federal Acquisition Regulation, unless such contract is \notherwise authorized by statute to be entered into without regard to \nthe above referenced statutes.\n Sec. 542. (a) For an additional amount for financial systems \nmodernization, $34,072,000 to remain available until September 30, \n2016.\n (b) Funds made available in subsection (a) for financial systems \nmodernization may be transferred by the Secretary of Homeland Security \nbetween appropriations for the same purpose, notwithstanding section \n503 of this Act.\n (c) No transfer described in subsection (b) shall occur until 15 \ndays after the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House \nof Representatives are notified of such transfer.\n Sec. 543. Notwithstanding the 10 percent limitation contained in \nsection 503(c) of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security may \ntransfer to the fund established by 8 U.S.C. 1101 note, up to \n$20,000,000 from appropriations available to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity: Provided, That the Secretary shall notify the Committees on \nAppropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 5 days in \nadvance of such transfer.\n Sec. 544. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the \nSecretary of Homeland Security determines that specific U.S. \nImmigration and Customs Enforcement Service Processing Centers or other \nU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities no \nlonger meet the mission need, the Secretary is authorized to dispose of \nindividual Service Processing Centers or other U.S. Immigration and \nCustoms Enforcement owned detention facilities by directing the \nAdministrator of General Services to sell all real and related personal \nproperty which support Service Processing Centers or other U.S. \nImmigration and Customs Enforcement owned detention facilities, subject \nto such terms and conditions as necessary to protect Government \ninterests and meet program requirements: Provided, That the proceeds, \nnet of the costs of sale incurred by the General Services \nAdministration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, shall be \ndeposited as offsetting collections into a separate account that shall \nbe available, subject to appropriation, until expended for other real \nproperty capital asset needs of existing U.S. Immigration and Customs \nEnforcement assets, excluding daily operations and maintenance costs, \nas the Secretary deems appropriate: Provided further, That any sale or \ncollocation of federally owned detention facilities shall not result in \nthe maintenance of fewer than 34,000 detention beds: Provided further, \nThat the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives shall be notified 15 days prior to the announcement of \nany proposed sale or collocation.\n Sec. 545. The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection \nand the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for U.S. Immigration \nand Customs Enforcement shall, with respect to fiscal years 2015, 2016, \n2017, and 2018, submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives, at the time that the \nPresident's budget proposal for fiscal year 2016 is submitted pursuant \nto the requirements of section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, \nthe information required in the multi-year investment and management \nplans required, respectively, under the headings ``U.S. Customs and \nBorder Protection, Salaries and Expenses'' under title II of division D \nof the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (Public Law 112-74); \n``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security Fencing, \nInfrastructure, and Technology'' under such title; and section 568 of \nsuch Act.\n Sec. 546. The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure \nenforcement of all immigration laws (as defined in section 101(a)(17) \nof the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(17))).\n Sec. 547. (a) Of the amounts made available by this Act for \n``National Protection and Programs Directorate, Infrastructure \nProtection and Information Security'', $140,525,000 for the Federal \nNetwork Security program, project, and activity shall be used to deploy \non Federal systems technology to improve the information security of \nagency information systems covered by section 3543(a) of title 44, \nUnited States Code: Provided, That funds made available under this \nsection shall be used to assist and support Government-wide and agency-\nspecific efforts to provide adequate, risk-based, and cost-effective \ncybersecurity to address escalating and rapidly evolving threats to \ninformation security, including the acquisition and operation of a \ncontinuous monitoring and diagnostics program, in collaboration with \ndepartments and agencies, that includes equipment, software, and \nDepartment of Homeland Security supplied services: Provided further, \nThat continuous monitoring and diagnostics software procured by the \nfunds made available by this section shall not transmit to the \nDepartment of Homeland Security any personally identifiable information \nor content of network communications of other agencies' users: \nProvided further, That such software shall be installed, maintained, \nand operated in accordance with all applicable privacy laws and agency-\nspecific policies regarding network content.\n (b) Funds made available under this section may not be used to \nsupplant funds provided for any such system within an agency budget.\n (c) Not later than July 1, 2015, the heads of all Federal agencies \nshall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the \nHouse of Representatives expenditure plans for necessary cybersecurity \nimprovements to address known vulnerabilities to information systems \ndescribed in subsection (a).\n (d) Not later than October 1, 2015, and semiannually thereafter, \nthe head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Director of the \nOffice of Management and Budget a report on the execution of the \nexpenditure plan for that agency required by subsection (c): Provided, \nThat the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall \nsummarize such execution reports and annually submit such summaries to \nCongress in conjunction with the annual progress report on \nimplementation of the E-Government Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-347), as \nrequired by section 3606 of title 44, United States Code.\n (e) This section shall not apply to the legislative and judicial \nbranches of the Federal Government and shall apply to all Federal \nagencies within the executive branch except for the Department of \nDefense, the Central Intelligence Agency, and the Office of the \nDirector of National Intelligence.\n Sec. 548. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act may be \nused to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network \nblocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.\n (b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall limit the use of funds \nnecessary for any Federal, State, tribal, or local law enforcement \nagency or any other entity carrying out criminal investigations, \nprosecution, or adjudication activities.\n Sec. 549. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nby a Federal law enforcement officer to facilitate the transfer of an \noperable firearm to an individual if the Federal law enforcement \nofficer knows or suspects that the individual is an agent of a drug \ncartel unless law enforcement personnel of the United States \ncontinuously monitor or control the firearm at all times.\n Sec. 550. None of the funds provided in this or any other Act may \nbe obligated to implement the National Preparedness Grant Program or \nany other successor grant programs unless explicitly authorized by \nCongress.\n Sec. 551. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto provide funding for the position of Public Advocate, or a successor \nposition, within U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.\n Sec. 552. (a) Section 559 of division F of Public Law 113-76 is \namended as follows:\n (1) Subsection (f)(2)(B) is amended by adding at the end: \n ``Such transfer shall not be required for personal property, \n including furniture, fixtures, and equipment.''; and\n (2) Subsection (e)(3)(b) is amended by inserting after \n ``payment of overtime'' the following: ``and the salaries, \n training and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. Customs \n and Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border \n Protection officers in performing law enforcement functions at \n ports of entry, including primary and secondary processing of \n passengers''.\n (b) Section 560(g) of division D of Public Law 113-6 is amended by \ninserting after ``payment of overtime'' the following: ``and the \nsalaries, training and benefits of individuals employed by U.S. Customs \nand Border Protection to support U.S. Customs and Border Protection \nofficers in performing law enforcement functions at ports of entry, \nincluding primary and secondary processing of passengers''.\n (c) The Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection may \nmodify a reimbursable fee agreement in effect as of the date of \nenactment of this Act to include costs specified in this section.\n Sec. 553. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto pay for the travel to or attendance of more than 50 employees of a \nsingle component of the Department of Homeland Security, who are \nstationed in the United States, at a single international conference \nunless the Secretary of Homeland Security, or a designee, determines \nthat such attendance is in the national interest and notifies the \nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives within at least 10 days of that determination and the \nbasis for that determination: Provided, That for purposes of this \nsection the term ``international conference'' shall mean a conference \noccurring outside of the United States attended by representatives of \nthe United States Government and of foreign governments, international \norganizations, or nongovernmental organizations.\n Sec. 554. None of the funds made available in this Act may be used \nto reimburse any Federal department or agency for its participation in \na National Special Security Event.\n Sec. 555. With the exception of countries with preclearance \nfacilities in service prior to 2013, none of the funds made available \nin this Act may be used for new U.S. Customs and Border Protection air \npreclearance agreements entering into force after February 1, 2014, \nunless--\n (1) the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation \n with the Secretary of State, has certified to Congress that air \n preclearance operations at the airport provide a homeland or \n national security benefit to the United States;\n (2) United States passenger air carriers are not precluded \n from operating at existing preclearance locations; and\n (3) a United States passenger air carrier is operating at \n all airports contemplated for establishment of new air \n preclearance operations.\n Sec. 556. None of the funds made available by this or any other \nAct may be used by the Administrator of the Transportation Security \nAdministration to implement, administer, or enforce, in abrogation of \nthe responsibility described in section 44903(n)(1) of title 49, United \nStates Code, any requirement that airport operators provide airport-\nfinanced staffing to monitor exit points from the sterile area of any \nairport at which the Transportation Security Administration provided \nsuch monitoring as of December 1, 2013.\n Sec. 557. In making grants under the heading ``Firefighter \nAssistance Grants'', the Secretary may grant waivers from the \nrequirements in subsections (a)(1)(A), (a)(1)(B), (a)(1)(E), (c)(1), \n(c)(2), and (c)(4) of section 34 of the Federal Fire Prevention and \nControl Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2229a).\n Sec. 558. (a) In General.--Beginning on the date of the enactment \nof this Act, the Secretary shall not--\n (1) establish, collect, or otherwise impose any new border \n crossing fee on individuals crossing the Southern border or the \n Northern border at a land port of entry; or\n (2) conduct any study relating to the imposition of a \n border crossing fee.\n (b) Border Crossing Fee Defined.--In this section, the term \n``border crossing fee'' means a fee that every pedestrian, cyclist, and \ndriver and passenger of a private motor vehicle is required to pay for \nthe privilege of crossing the Southern border or the Northern border at \na land port of entry.\n Sec. 559. The administrative law judge annuitants participating in \nthe Senior Administrative Law Judge Program managed by the Director of \nthe Office of Personnel Management under section 3323 of title 5, \nUnited States Code, shall be available on a temporary reemployment \nbasis to conduct arbitrations of disputes arising from delivery of \nassistance under the Federal Emergency Management Agency Public \nAssistance Program.\n Sec. 560. As authorized by section 601(b) of the United States-\nColombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act (Public Law 112-\n42) fees collected from passengers arriving from Canada, Mexico, or an \nadjacent island pursuant to section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated \nOmnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 58c(a)(5)) shall \nbe available until expended.\n Sec. 561. None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act \nshall be used to pay the salaries and expenses of personnel who prepare \nor submit appropriations language as part of the President's budget \nsubmission to the Congress of the United States for programs under the \njurisdiction of the Appropriations Subcommittees on the Department of \nHomeland Security that assumes revenues or reflects a reduction from \nthe previous year due to user fees proposals that have not been enacted \ninto law prior to the submission of the budget unless such budget \nsubmission identifies which additional spending reductions should occur \nin the event the user fees proposals are not enacted prior to the date \nof the convening of a committee of conference for the fiscal year 2016 \nappropriations Act.\n Sec. 562. (a) The Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to \nthe Congress, not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act and annually thereafter, beginning at the time the President's \nbudget proposal for fiscal year 2017 is submitted pursuant to section \n1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a comprehensive report on the \npurchase and usage of weapons, subdivided by weapon type. The report \nshall include--\n (1) the quantity of weapons in inventory at the end of the \n preceding calendar year, and the amount of weapons, subdivided \n by weapon type, included in the budget request for each \n relevant component or agency in the Department of Homeland \n Security;\n (2) a description of how such quantity and purchase aligns \n to each component or agency's mission requirements for \n certification, qualification, training, and operations; and\n (3) details on all contracting practices applied by the \n Department of Homeland Security, including comparative details \n regarding other contracting options with respect to cost and \n availability.\n (b) The reports required by subsection (a) shall be submitted in an \nappropriate format in order to ensure the safety of law enforcement \npersonnel.\n Sec. 563. None of the funds made available by this Act shall be \nused for the environmental remediation of the Coast Guard's LORAN \nsupport in Wildwood/Lower Township, New Jersey.\n Sec. 564. None of the funds made available to the Department of \nHomeland Security by this or any other Act may be obligated for any \nstructural pay reform that affects more than 100 full-time equivalent \nemployee positions or costs more than $5,000,000 in a single year \nbefore the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which the \nSecretary of Homeland Security submits to Congress a notification that \nincludes--\n (1) the number of full-time equivalent employee positions \n affected by such change;\n (2) funding required for such change for the current year \n and through the Future Years Homeland Security Program;\n (3) justification for such change; and\n (4) an analysis of compensation alternatives to such change \n that were considered by the Department.\n Sec. 565. (a) Any agency receiving funds made available in this \nAct, shall, subject to subsections (b) and (c), post on the public Web \nsite of that agency any report required to be submitted by the \nCommittees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives in this Act, upon the determination by the head of the \nagency that it shall serve the national interest.\n (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to a report if--\n (1) the public posting of the report compromises homeland \n or national security; or\n (2) the report contains proprietary information.\n (c) The head of the agency posting such report shall do so only \nafter such report has been made available to the requesting Committee \nor Committees of Congress for no less than 45 days except as otherwise \nspecified in law.\n Sec. 566. Section 605 of division E of Public Law 110-161 (6 \nU.S.C. 1404) is hereby repealed.\n Sec. 567. The Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management \nAgency may transfer up to $95,000,000 in unobligated balances made \navailable for the appropriations account for ``Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency, Disaster Assistance Direct Loan Program'' under \nsection 2(a) of the Community Disaster Loan Act of 2005 (Public Law \n109-88; 119 Stat. 2061) or under chapter 5 of title I of division B of \nthe Consolidated Security, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing \nAppropriations Act, 2009 (Public Law (110-329; 122 Stat. 3592) to the \nappropriations account for ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \nDisaster Relief Fund''. Amounts transferred to such account under this \nsection shall be available for any authorized purpose of such account.\n Sec. 568. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Gerardo \nIsmael Hernandez, a Transportation Security Officer employed by the \nTransportation Security Administration who died as the direct result of \nan injury sustained in the line of duty on November 1, 2013, at the Los \nAngeles International Airport, shall be deemed to have been a public \nsafety officer for the purposes of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe \nStreet Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.).\n Sec. 569. The Office of Management and Budget and the Department \nof Homeland Security shall ensure the congressional budget \njustifications accompanying the President's budget proposal for the \nDepartment of Homeland Security, submitted pursuant to section 1105(a) \nof title 31, United States Code, include estimates of the number of \nunaccompanied alien children anticipated to be apprehended in the \nbudget year and the number of agent or officer hours required to \nprocess, manage, and care for such children: Provided, That such \nmaterials shall also include estimates of all other associated costs \nfor each relevant Departmental component, including but not limited to \npersonnel; equipment; supplies; facilities; managerial, technical, and \nadvisory services; medical treatment; and all costs associated with \ntransporting such children from one Departmental component to another \nor from a Departmental component to another Federal agency.\n Sec. 570. Notwithstanding section 404 or 420 of the Robert T. \nStafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5170c \nand 5187), until September 30, 2015, the President may provide hazard \nmitigation assistance in accordance with such section 404 in any area \nin which assistance was provided under such section 420.\n Sec. 571. That without regard to the limitation as to time and \ncondition of section 503(d) of this Act, the Secretary may propose to \nreprogram within and transfer funds into ``U.S. Customs and Border \nProtection, Salaries and Expenses'' and ``U.S. Immigration and Customs \nEnforcement, Salaries and Expenses'' as necessary to ensure the care \nand transportation of unaccompanied alien children.\n Sec. 572. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, grants \nawarded to States along the Southwest Border of the United States under \nsections 2003 or 2004 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. \n604 and 605) using funds provided under the heading ``Federal Emergency \nManagement Agency, State and Local Programs'' in division F of Public \nLaw 113-76 or division D of Public Law 113-6 may be used by recipients \nor sub-recipients for costs, or reimbursement of costs, related to \nproviding humanitarian relief to unaccompanied alien children and alien \nadults accompanied by an alien minor where they are encountered after \nentering the United States, provided that such costs were incurred \nduring the award period of performance.\n\n (rescissions)\n\n Sec. 573. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the following \naccounts and programs in the specified amounts: Provided, That no \namounts may be rescinded from amounts that were designated by the \nCongress as an emergency requirement pursuant to a concurrent \nresolution on the budget or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit \nControl Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-177):\n (1) $5,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from \n ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Border Security, Fencing, \n Infrastructure, and Technology'';\n (2) $8,000,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading \n ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine \n Operations'' in division F of such Act;\n (3) $10,000,000 from unobligated prior year balances from \n ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Construction and \n Facilities Management'';\n (4) $15,300,000 from ``Transportation Security \n Administration, Aviation Security'' account 70x0550;\n (5) $187,000,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading \n ``Transportation Security Administration, Aviation Security'';\n (6) $2,550,000 from Public Law 112-10 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (7) $12,095,000 from Public Law 112-74 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (8) $16,349,000 from Public Law 113-6 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (9) $30,643,000 from Public Law 113-76 under the heading \n ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements'';\n (10) $24,000,000 from ``Federal Emergency Management \n Agency, National Predisaster Mitigation Fund'' account 70x0716; \n and\n (11) $16,627,000 from ``Science and Technology, Research, \n Development, Acquisition, and Operations'' account 70x0800.\n\n (rescission)\n\n Sec. 574. From the unobligated balances made available in the \nDepartment of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund established by section 9703 \nof title 31, United States Code, (added by section 638 of Public Law \n102-393), $175,000,000 shall be rescinded.\n\n (rescissions)\n\n Sec. 575. Of the funds transferred to the Department of Homeland \nSecurity when it was created in 2003, the following funds are hereby \nrescinded from the following accounts and programs in the specified \namounts:\n (1) $1,317,018 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (2) $57,998 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, Construction, \n and Improvements'';\n (3) $17,597 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n Office of Domestic Preparedness''; and\n (4) $82,926 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n National Predisaster Mitigation Fund''.\n Sec. 576. The following unobligated balances made available to the \nDepartment of Homeland Security pursuant to section 505 of the \nDepartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014 (Public Law \n113-76) are rescinded:\n (1) $463,404 from ``Office of the Secretary and Executive \n Management'';\n (2) $47,023 from ``Office of the Under Secretary for \n Management'';\n (3) $29,852 from ``Office of the Chief Financial Officer'';\n (4) $16,346 from ``Office of the Chief Information \n Officer'';\n (5) $816,384 from ``Analysis and Operations'';\n (6) $158,931 from ``Office of Inspector General'';\n (7) $635,153 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (8) $65,195 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, \n Automation Modernization'';\n (9) $96,177 from ``U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Air \n and Marine Operations'';\n (10) $2,368,902 from ``U.S. Immigration and Customs \n Enforcement, Salaries and Expenses'';\n (11) $600,000 from ``Transportation Security \n Administration, Federal Air Marshals'';\n (12) $3,096,521 from ``Coast Guard, Operating Expenses'';\n (13) $208,654 from ``Coast Guard, Reserve Training'';\n (14) $1,722,319 from ``Coast Guard, Acquisition, \n Construction, and Improvements'';\n (15) $1,256,900 from ``United States Secret Service, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (16) $107,432 from ``National Protection and Programs \n Directorate, Management and Administration'';\n (17) $679,212 from ``National Protection and Programs \n Directorate, Infrastructure Protection and Information \n Security'';\n (18) $26,169 from ``Office of Biometric Identity \n Management'';\n (19) $37,201 from ``Office of Health Affairs'';\n (20) $818,184 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n Salaries and Expenses'';\n (21) $447,280 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n State and Local Programs'';\n (22) $98,841 from ``Federal Emergency Management Agency, \n United States Fire Administration'';\n (23) $448,073 from ``United States Citizenship and \n Immigration Services'';\n (24) $519,503 from ``Federal Law Enforcement Training \n Center, Salaries and Expenses'';\n (25) $500,005 from ``Science and Technology, Management and \n Administration''; and\n (26) $68,910 from ``Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, \n Management and Administration''.\n\n (rescission)\n\n Sec. 577. Of the unobligated balances made available to ``Federal \nEmergency Management Agency, Disaster Relief Fund'', $375,000,000 shall \nbe rescinded: Provided, That no amounts may be rescinded from amounts \nthat were designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement \npursuant to a concurrent resolution on the budget or the Balanced \nBudget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided \nfurther, That no amounts may be rescinded from the amounts that were \ndesignated by the Congress as being for disaster relief pursuant to \nsection 251(b)(2)(D) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit \nControl Act of 1985.\n Sec. 578. The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in \nthe House of Representatives section of the Congressional Record, on or \nabout January 13, 2015, by the Chairman of the Committee on \nAppropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to \nthe allocation of funds and implementation of this Act as if it were a \njoint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.\n This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security \nAppropriations Act, 2015''.\n \n", "frequency": [["shall", 246], ["security", 192], ["provided", 183], ["available", 170], ["section", 150], ["fund", 148], ["homeland", 107], ["state", 102], ["law", 100], ["u.s.c", 100], ["expense", 97], ["appropriation", 91], ["year", 85], ["united", 85], ["may", 81], ["federal", 81], ["made", 70], ["secretary", 68], ["management", 68], ["agency", 65], ["department", 63], ["amount", 62], ["committee", 62], ["fiscal", 61], ["operation", 60], ["emergency", 60], ["representative", 56], ["necessary", 56], ["office", 55], ["public", 55], ["house", 54], ["budget", 54], ["remain", 53], ["service", 51], ["activity", 51], ["used", 51], ["september", 50], ["senate", 50], ["enforcement", 50], ["transportation", 49], ["national", 48], ["cost", 46], ["protection", 45], ["none", 45], ["custom", 43], ["including", 43], ["day", 42], ["acquisition", 41], ["immigration", 41], ["border", 41], ["administration", 41], ["heading", 40], ["training", 40], ["disaster", 39], ["report", 38], ["assistance", 38], ["u.s.", 37], ["authorized", 37], ["exceed", 36], ["facility", 35], ["code", 35], ["purpose", 34], ["flood", 33], ["grant", 32], ["total", 30], ["pursuant", 29], ["related", 29], ["obligation", 28], ["information", 28], ["salary", 28], ["later", 27], ["subsection", 27], ["fee", 27], ["guard", 27], ["coast", 26], ["system", 26], ["construction", 26], ["notwithstanding", 25], ["project", 24], ["seq", 24], ["center", 24], ["passenger", 23], ["required", 23], ["administrator", 23], ["official", 23], ["date", 22], ["capital", 22], ["account", 22], ["award", 21], ["submit", 21], ["technology", 21], ["relief", 21], ["except", 21], ["improvement", 21], ["insurance", 21], ["support", 20], ["congress", 20], ["plan", 20], ["requirement", 20], ["infrastructure", 19]]}, "hr860": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 860 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 860\n\nTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the process by which \nstudents with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial \n aid.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Caardenas, Mr. Meeks, Mr. \n Ellison, Mr. Polis, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Wilson of Florida) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education \n and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to amend the process by which \nstudents with certain special circumstances apply for Federal financial \n aid.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``FAFSA Fairness Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. CHANGES TO THE FAFSA FOR CERTAIN STUDENTS.\n\n Section 483 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1090) is \namended--\n (1) in subsection (h)(1), by inserting the following before \n the semicolon: ``, including the special circumstances under \n which a student may qualify for a determination of \n independence''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(i) Provisional Independent Students.--\n ``(1) Requirements for the secretary.--The Secretary \n shall--\n ``(A) enable each student who, based on the special \n circumstance specified in subsection (h)(1), may \n qualify for an adjustment under section 479A that will \n result in a determination of independence under such \n section and section 480(d)(1)(I), to complete the forms \n developed by the Secretary under subsection (a) as an \n independent student for the purpose of an initial \n determination of the student's Federal financial aid \n award by a financial aid administrator at an \n institution of higher education to which the student is \n applying for financial aid, but subject to verification \n under paragraph (2)(B) for the purpose of the final \n determination of the award; and\n ``(B) specify, on the forms, the consequences under \n section 490(a) of knowingly and willfully completing \n the forms as an independent student under subparagraph \n (A) without meeting the special circumstances to \n qualify for such a determination.\n ``(2) Requirements for financial aid administrators.--With \n respect to a student who completes the forms as an independent \n student under paragraph (1)(A), a financial aid administrator \n shall--\n ``(A) provide an initial determination of the \n student's Federal financial aid award to the student in \n the same manner as, and by not later than the date \n that, the administrator provides other independent \n students their initial determinations of Federal \n financial aid awards; and\n ``(B) in making a final determination of the \n student's Federal financial aid award, use the \n discretion provided under sections 479A and \n 480(d)(1)(I) to verify whether the student meets the \n special circumstances to qualify as an independent \n student.\n ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the \n term `other independent students' means students--\n ``(A) who meet the definition of `independent' \n under section 480(d)(1); and\n ``(B) whose independent status is not subject to \n verification by a financial aid administrator under \n paragraph (2)(B).''.\n \n", "frequency": [["student", 19], ["financial", 11], ["aid", 11], ["section", 8], ["determination", 8], ["independent", 8], ["mr.", 7], ["special", 6], ["federal", 6], ["circumstance", 6], ["award", 5], ["education", 5], ["subsection", 4], ["qualify", 4], ["form", 4], ["amend", 4], ["higher", 4], ["administrator", 4], ["paragraph", 3], ["house", 3], ["initial", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["certain", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["introduced", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["subject", 2], ["independence", 2], ["secretary", 2], ["apply", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["final", 2], ["verification", 2], ["process", 2], ["479a", 2], ["shall", 2], ["fafsa", 2], ["meet", 2], ["office", 1], ["developed", 1], ["`other", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["fairness", 1], ["adjustment", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["based", 1], ["completes", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["term", 1], ["caardenas", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["whether", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["result", 1], ["specified", 1], ["provided", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["discretion", 1], ["provides", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["secretary.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["rangel", 1], ["meeks", 1], ["making", 1], ["respect", 1], ["change", 1], ["definition", 1], ["completing", 1], ["florida", 1], ["consequence", 1], ["provisional", 1], ["cummings", 1], ["1st", 1], ["use", 1], ["knowingly", 1], ["`independent", 1], ["mean", 1], ["meeting", 1], ["cited", 1], ["enable", 1], ["complete", 1], ["ellison", 1], ["institution", 1], ["specify", 1], ["willfully", 1], ["applying", 1]]}, "hr863": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 863 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 863\n\nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment of \n seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility \n requirement.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMr. Renacci (for himself, Mr. Schrader, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, and Mr. \n Costa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the treatment of \n seasonal positions for purposes of the employer shared responsibility \n requirement.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Simplifying Technical Aspects \nRegarding Seasonality Act of 2015'' or the ``STARS Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. SIMPLIFICATION OF SEASONAL RULES FOR PURPOSES OF EMPLOYER \n SHARED RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENT.\n\n (a) Full-Time Employee Exception for Determining Assessable \nPayment.--\n (1) In general.--Section 4980H(c)(4) of such Code is \n amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) \n and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(B) Exception for seasonal employees.--Such term \n shall not include any seasonal employee.''.\n (2) Seasonal employee defined.--Section 4980H(c) of such \n Code is amended by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) \n as paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively and by inserting \n after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:\n ``(5) Seasonal employee.--The term `seasonal employee' \n means an employee who is employed in a position for which the \n customary annual employment is not more than 6 months and which \n requires performing labor or services which are ordinarily \n performed at certain seasons or periods of the year.''.\n (b) Applicable Large Employer Determination Exception.--Section \n4980H(c)(2)(B) of such Code is amended to read as follows:\n ``(B) Exception for seasonal employees.--For \n purposes of subparagraph (A), seasonal employees shall \n not be taken into account.''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect as if included in section 1513 of the Patient Protection and \nAffordable Care Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["seasonal", 9], ["section", 6], ["code", 5], ["employee", 5], ["subparagraph", 5], ["employer", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["mr.", 3], ["amended", 3], ["requirement", 3], ["house", 3], ["shared", 3], ["exception", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["4980h", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["responsibility", 3], ["position", 3], ["treatment", 2], ["new", 2], ["term", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["employee.", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["mean", 2], ["redesignating", 2], ["revenue", 2], ["114th", 2], ["employees.", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["internal", 2], ["simplify", 2], ["customary", 1], ["office", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["aspect", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["payment.", 1], ["seasonality", 1], ["employed", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["regarding", 1], ["year.", 1], ["february", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["follows", 1], ["performing", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["kansa", 1], ["large", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["affordable", 1], ["committee", 1], ["senate", 1], ["employment", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["patient", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["protection", 1], ["care", 1], ["full-time", 1], ["technical", 1], ["determining", 1], ["annual", 1], ["period", 1], ["1st", 1], ["labor", 1], ["renacci", 1], ["exception.", 1], ["service", 1], ["simplification", 1], ["way", 1], ["taken", 1], ["costa", 1], ["assessable", 1], ["season", 1], ["schrader", 1], ["determination", 1], ["made", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["simplifying", 1], ["certain", 1], ["cited", 1], ["performed", 1], ["united", 1], ["take", 1]]}, "hr862": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 862 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 862\n\n To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the first sale \n doctrine applies to any computer program that enables a machine or \n other product to operate.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Farenthold (for himself and Mr. Polis) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 17, United States Code, to provide that the first sale \n doctrine applies to any computer program that enables a machine or \n other product to operate.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``You Own Devices Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FIRST SALE DOCTRINE AND CERTAIN COMPUTER PROGRAMS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 109 of title 17, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(f) Transfer of Certain Computer Programs.--\n ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 106 or section \n 117, if a computer program enables any part of a machine or \n other product to operate, the owner of the machine or other \n product is entitled to transfer an authorized copy of the \n computer program, or the right to obtain such copy, when the \n owner sells, leases, or otherwise transfers the machine or \n other product to another person. The right to transfer provided \n under this subsection may not be waived by any agreement.\n ``(2) Security and error correction.--Any right to receive \n modifications to the computer program described in paragraph \n (1) relating in whole or in part to security or error \n correction that applied to the owner of the machine or other \n product described in paragraph (1) shall apply to the person to \n whom the machine or product and the copy of the computer \n program are transferred.\n ``(3) Treatment of unauthorized copies.--Nothing in this \n subsection should be construed as permitting the owner of a \n machine or other product to retain an unauthorized copy of the \n computer program described in paragraph (1) after transferring \n the machine or other product and the copy of the computer \n program to another person.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall \ntake effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to \ntransfers of computer programs occurring on or after such date.\n \n", "frequency": [["computer", 11], ["machine", 9], ["product", 9], ["transfer", 5], ["copy", 5], ["section", 4], ["state", 4], ["owner", 4], ["united", 4], ["code", 3], ["first", 3], ["right", 3], ["house", 3], ["doctrine", 3], ["described", 3], ["bill", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["enables", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["sale", 3], ["operate", 3], ["unauthorized", 2], ["security", 2], ["another", 2], ["general.", 2], ["applies", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["apply", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["date", 2], ["amend", 2], ["error", 2], ["following", 2], ["certain", 2], ["provide", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["may", 2], ["person", 2], ["office", 1], ["obtain", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["occurring", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["modification", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["copies.", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["senate", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["provided", 1], ["correction.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["date.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["agreement", 1], ["relating", 1], ["receive", 1], ["retain", 1], ["whole", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["device", 1], ["1st", 1], ["construed", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["correction", 1], ["lease", 1], ["transferring", 1], ["applied", 1], ["made", 1], ["transferred", 1], ["cited", 1], ["person.", 1], ["sell", 1], ["end", 1], ["programs.", 1], ["take", 1], ["polis", 1], ["entitled", 1], ["permitting", 1], ["printing", 1], ["effect", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["waived", 1]]}, "hr865": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 865 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 865\n\nTo amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health \n care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in \n response to a disaster.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Benishek, \nMr. Bilirakis, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Griffith, Mr. Guthrie, \n Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Schock, and Mr. Young of Alaska) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Public Health Service Act to limit the liability of health \n care professionals who volunteer to provide health care services in \n response to a disaster.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Good Samaritan Health Professionals \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE \n PROFESSIONALS.\n\n (a) In General.--Title II of the Public Health Service Act (42 \nU.S.C. 202 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 224 the \nfollowing:\n\n``SEC. 224A. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR VOLUNTEER HEALTH CARE \n PROFESSIONALS.\n\n ``(a) Limitation on Liability.--Except as provided in subsection \n(b), a health care professional shall not be liable under Federal or \nState law for any harm caused by an act or omission of the professional \nif--\n ``(1) the professional is serving as a volunteer for \n purposes of responding to a disaster; and\n ``(2) the act or omission occurs--\n ``(A) during the period of the disaster, as \n determined under the laws listed in subsection (e)(1);\n ``(B) in the health care professional's capacity as \n such a volunteer; and\n ``(C) in a good faith belief that the individual \n being treated is in need of health care services.\n ``(b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) does not apply if--\n ``(1) the harm was caused by an act or omission \n constituting willful or criminal misconduct, gross negligence, \n reckless misconduct, or a conscious flagrant indifference to \n the rights or safety of the individual harmed by the health \n care professional; or\n ``(2) the health care professional rendered the health care \n services under the influence (as determined pursuant to \n applicable State law) of intoxicating alcohol or an \n intoxicating drug.\n ``(c) Standard of Proof.--In any civil action or proceeding against \na health care professional claiming that the limitation in subsection \n(a) applies, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving by clear \nand convincing evidence the extent to which limitation does not apply.\n ``(d) Preemption.--\n ``(1) In general.--This section preempts the laws of a \n State or any political subdivision of a State to the extent \n that such laws are inconsistent with this section, unless such \n laws provide greater protection from liability.\n ``(2) Volunteer protection act.--Protections afforded by \n this section are in addition to those provided by the Volunteer \n Protection Act of 1997.\n ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) The term `disaster' means--\n ``(A) a national emergency declared by the \n President under the National Emergencies Act;\n ``(B) an emergency or major disaster declared by \n the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster \n Relief and Emergency Assistance Act; or\n ``(C) a public health emergency determined by the \n Secretary under section 319 of this Act.\n ``(2) The term `harm' includes physical, nonphysical, \n economic, and noneconomic losses.\n ``(3) The term `health care professional' means an \n individual who is licensed, certified, or authorized in one or \n more States to practice a health care profession.\n ``(4) The term `State' includes each of the several States, \n the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the \n Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana \n Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United \n States.\n ``(5)(A) The term `volunteer' means a health care \n professional who, with respect to the health care services \n rendered, does not receive--\n ``(i) compensation; or\n ``(ii) any other thing of value in lieu of \n compensation, in excess of $500 per year.\n ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term \n `compensation'--\n ``(i) includes payment under any insurance policy \n or health plan, or under any Federal or State health \n benefits program; and\n ``(ii) excludes--\n ``(I) reasonable reimbursement or allowance \n for expenses actually incurred;\n ``(II) receipt of paid leave; and\n ``(III) receipt of items to be used \n exclusively for rendering the health services \n in the health care professional's capacity as a \n volunteer described in subsection (a)(1).''.\n (b) Effective Date.--\n (1) In general.--This Act and the amendment made by \n subsection (a) shall take effect 90 days after the date of the \n enactment of this Act.\n (2) Application.--This Act applies to any claim for harm \n caused by an act or omission of a health care professional \n where the claim is filed on or after the effective date of this \n Act, but only if the harm that is the subject of the claim or \n the conduct that caused such harm occurred on or after such \n effective date.\n \n", "frequency": [["health", 26], ["care", 19], ["professional", 16], ["mr.", 10], ["state", 9], ["service", 9], ["volunteer", 9], ["section", 7], ["disaster", 6], ["term", 6], ["law", 6], ["subsection", 6], ["emergency", 5], ["liability", 5], ["harm", 5], ["limitation", 5], ["caused", 4], ["omission", 4], ["public", 4], ["protection", 4], ["determined", 4], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["individual", 3], ["general.", 3], ["mean", 3], ["bill", 3], ["claim", 3], ["provide", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["includes", 3], ["date", 3], ["effective", 3], ["doe", 3], ["misconduct", 2], ["good", 2], ["intoxicating", 2], ["provided", 2], ["capacity", 2], ["federal", 2], ["extent", 2], ["island", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["rendered", 2], ["period", 2], ["apply", 2], ["addition", 2], ["114th", 2], ["national", 2], ["receipt", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["compensation", 2], ["limit", 2], ["applies", 2], ["following", 2], ["president", 2], ["united", 2], ["declared", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["response", 2], ["serving", 1], ["negligence", 1], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["roe", 1], ["preempt", 1], ["session", 1], ["scott", 1], ["inconsistent", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["excludes", 1], ["northern", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["except", 1], ["exclusively", 1], ["actually", 1], ["rico", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["policy", 1], ["safety", 1], ["criminal", 1], ["indifference", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["plaintiff", 1], ["nonphysical", 1], ["guthrie", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["responding", 1], ["burden", 1], ["fall", 1], ["one", 1], ["provision", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1]]}, "hr864": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 864 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 864\n\n To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of \n individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual \n orientation or gender identity.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mrs. Davis of California (for herself and Mr. Pocan) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit the exclusion of \n individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of sexual \n orientation or gender identity.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Juror Non-Discrimination Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM FEDERAL JURIES ON ACCOUNT OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION \n OR GENDER IDENTITY PROHIBITED.\n\n Section 1862 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by \ninserting ``sexual orientation, gender identity,'' after ``sex''.\n \n", "frequency": [["orientation", 4], ["sexual", 4], ["united", 4], ["state", 4], ["identity", 4], ["gender", 4], ["code", 3], ["house", 3], ["exclusion", 3], ["federal", 3], ["jury", 3], ["congress", 3], ["account", 3], ["bill", 3], ["prohibit", 2], ["service", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["individual", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["sex", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["pocan", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["juror", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["february", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["following", 1], ["california", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["short", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["non-discrimination", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["davis", 1], ["prohibited", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr867": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 867 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 867\n\n To exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the \n production period for distilled spirits under section 263A of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Massie, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, \nMr. Whitfield, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Cohen, and Mr. Fincher) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To exempt the natural aging process in the determination of the \n production period for distilled spirits under section 263A of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Aged Distilled Spirits \nCompetitiveness Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXEMPTION OF NATURAL AGING PROCESS IN DETERMINATION OF \n PRODUCTION PERIOD FOR DISTILLED SPIRITS UNDER SECTION \n 263A.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 263A(f) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 (relating to general exceptions) is amended by adding at the end \nthe following new paragraph:\n ``(5) Exemption of natural aging process in determination \n of production period for distilled spirits.--For purposes of \n this subsection, the production period for distilled spirits \n shall be determined without regard to any period allocated to \n the natural aging process.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto production periods beginning after the date of the enactment of this \nAct.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 8], ["period", 7], ["section", 6], ["production", 6], ["distilled", 6], ["aging", 5], ["spirit", 5], ["natural", 5], ["process", 4], ["determination", 4], ["263a", 4], ["code", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["house", 3], ["internal", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["114th", 2], ["exempt", 2], ["representative", 2], ["exemption", 2], ["shall", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["barr", 1], ["office", 1], ["cohen", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["general", 1], ["date.", 1], ["session", 1], ["adding", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["senate", 1], ["apply", 1], ["allocated", 1], ["aged", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["purpose", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["determined", 1], ["state", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["massie", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["way", 1], ["mean", 1], ["new", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["competitiveness", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["yarmuth", 1], ["spirits.", 1], ["process.", 1], ["guthrie", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["exception", 1], ["regard", 1], ["general.", 1], ["whitfield", 1], ["made", 1], ["date", 1], ["relating", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["effective", 1], ["rogers", 1], ["fincher", 1], ["kentucky", 1], ["without", 1], ["printing", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr866": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 866 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 866\n\nTo achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control \nthe development and production of all forms of energy on all available \n Federal land.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMrs. Black (for herself, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Fleischmann, \n Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. \n Pittenger, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. \n Sessions, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, \n Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Chaffetz, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Salmon, Mr. \n Pompeo, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Huelskamp) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo achieve domestic energy independence by empowering States to control \nthe development and production of all forms of energy on all available \n Federal land.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Land Freedom Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) as of the date of enactment of this Act--\n (A) 113,000,000 acres of onshore Federal land are \n open and accessible for oil and gas development; and\n (B) approximately 166,000,000 acres of onshore \n Federal land are off-limits or inaccessible for oil and \n gas development;\n (2) despite the recent oil and gas boom in the United \n States, the number of acres of Federal land leased for oil and \n gas exploration has decreased by 24 percent since 2008;\n (3) in 2013, the Federal Government leased only 36,000,000 \n acres of Federal land, in contrast to the 131,000,000 acres \n that were leased in 1984;\n (4) the reduction in leasing of Federal land harms economic \n growth and Federal revenues;\n (5) in 2013, it took 197 days to process applications for \n permits to drill on Federal land; and\n (6) the States have extensive and sufficient regulatory \n frameworks for permitting oil and gas development.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Available federal land.--The term ``available Federal \n land'' means any Federal land that, as of May 31, 2013--\n (A) is located within the boundaries of a State;\n (B) is not held by the United States in trust for \n the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe;\n (C) is not a unit of the National Park System;\n (D) is not a unit of the National Wildlife Refuge \n System; and\n (E) is not a congressionally designated wilderness \n area.\n (2) State.--The term ``State'' means--\n (A) a State; and\n (B) the District of Columbia.\n (3) State leasing, permitting, and regulatory program.--The \n term ``State leasing, permitting, and regulatory program'' \n means a program established pursuant to State law that \n regulates oil and gas exploration and development on land \n located in the State.\n\nSEC. 4. STATE CONTROL OF ENERGY DEVELOPMENT AND PRODUCTION ON ALL \n AVAILABLE FEDERAL LAND.\n\n (a) State Leasing, Permitting, and Regulatory Programs.--Any State \nthat has established a State leasing, permitting, and regulatory \nprogram may--\n (1) submit to the Secretaries of the Interior, Agriculture, \n and Energy a declaration that a State leasing, permitting, and \n regulatory program has been established or amended; and\n (2) seek to transfer responsibility for leasing, \n permitting, and regulating oil and gas development from the \n Federal Government to the State.\n (b) State Action Authorized.--Notwithstanding any other provision \nof law, on submission of a declaration under subsection (a)(1), the \nState submitting the declaration may lease, permit, and regulate oil \nand gas exploration and development on Federal land located in the \nState in lieu of the Federal Government.\n (c) Effect of State Action.--Any action by a State to lease, \npermit, or regulate oil and gas exploration and development pursuant to \nsubsection (b) shall not be subject to, or considered a Federal action, \nFederal permit, or Federal license under--\n (1) subchapter II of chapter 5, and chapter 7, of title 5, \n United States Code (commonly known as the ``Administrative \n Procedure Act'');\n (2) the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 \n et seq.);\n (3) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et \n seq.); or\n (4) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 \n U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).\n\nSEC. 5. NO EFFECT ON FEDERAL REVENUES.\n\n (a) In General.--Any lease or permit issued by a State pursuant to \nsection 4 shall include provisions for the collection of royalties or \nother revenues in an amount equal to the amount of royalties or \nrevenues that would have been collected if the lease or permit had been \nissued by the Federal Government.\n (b) Disposition of Revenues.--Any revenues collected by a State \nfrom leasing or permitting on Federal land pursuant to section 4 shall \nbe deposited in the same Federal account in which the revenues would \nhave been deposited if the lease or permit had been issued by the \nFederal Government.\n (c) Effect on State Processing Fees.--Nothing in this Act prohibits \na State from collecting and retaining a fee from an applicant to cover \nthe administrative costs of processing an application for a lease or \npermit.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 29], ["federal", 26], ["mr.", 19], ["land", 15], ["development", 10], ["gas", 9], ["oil", 9], ["permitting", 8], ["leasing", 8], ["permit", 8], ["government", 6], ["energy", 6], ["regulatory", 6], ["revenue", 6], ["lease", 6], ["available", 5], ["acre", 5], ["pursuant", 4], ["national", 4], ["exploration", 4], ["united", 4], ["congress", 4], ["may", 4], ["issued", 3], ["production", 3], ["leased", 3], ["term", 3], ["house", 3], ["located", 3], ["established", 3], ["section", 3], ["effect", 3], ["action", 3], ["mean", 3], ["declaration", 3], ["bill", 3], ["control", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["shall", 3], ["domestic", 2], ["session", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["administrative", 2], ["provision", 2], ["achieve", 2], ["seq", 2], ["onshore", 2], ["independence", 2], ["processing", 2], ["chapter", 2], ["empowering", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["collected", 2], ["tennessee", 2], ["unit", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["system", 2], ["deposited", 2], ["form", 2], ["representative", 2], ["royalty", 2], ["would", 2], ["regulate", 2], ["application", 2], ["missouri", 2], ["fees.", 1], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["roe", 1], ["held", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["chaffetz", 1], ["smith", 1], ["commonly", 1], ["off-limits", 1], ["black", 1], ["policy", 1], ["decreased", 1], ["extensive", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["weber", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["cramer", 1], ["amended", 1], ["pompeo", 1], ["framework", 1], ["action.", 1], ["despite", 1], ["day", 1], ["huelskamp", 1], ["february", 1], ["resource", 1], ["specie", 1]]}, "hr1003": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1003 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1003\n\n To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay \n higher wages to their employees.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Pompeo, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, \nMrs. Black, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. DeSantis, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Messer, \nMr. Clawson of Florida, Mr. Grothman, and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the National Labor Relations Act to permit employers to pay \n higher wages to their employees.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Rewarding Achievement and \nIncentivizing Successful Employees Act'' or the ``RAISE Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. PAYMENT OF HIGHER WAGES.\n\n Section 9(a) of the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 159(a)) \nis amended--\n (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(2) Notwithstanding a labor organization's exclusive \nrepresentation of employees in a unit, or the terms and conditions of \nany collective bargaining contract or agreement then in effect, nothing \nin either--\n ``(A) section 8(a)(1) or 8(a)(5), or\n ``(B) a collective bargaining contract or agreement renewed \n or entered into after the date of enactment of the RAISE Act,\nshall prohibit an employer from paying an employee in the unit greater \nwages, pay, or other compensation for, or by reason of, his or her \nservices as an employee of such employer, than provided for in such \ncontract or agreement.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 10], ["employee", 6], ["wage", 4], ["labor", 4], ["employer", 4], ["relation", 3], ["house", 3], ["national", 3], ["section", 3], ["contract", 3], ["bill", 3], ["pay", 3], ["higher", 3], ["congress", 3], ["collective", 2], ["agreement", 2], ["permit", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["unit", 2], ["raise", 2], ["114th", 2], ["bargaining", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["exclusive", 1], ["office", 1], ["roe", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["renewed", 1], ["rewarding", 1], ["black", 1], ["messer", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["clawson", 1], ["amended", 1], ["pompeo", 1], ["government", 1], ["february", 1], ["condition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["kansa", 1], ["agreement.", 1], ["either", 1], ["referred", 1], ["prohibit", 1], ["barr", 1], ["senate", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["provided", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["effect", 1], ["ribble", 1], ["reason", 1], ["florida", 1], ["south", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["date", 1], ["tennessee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["incentivizing", 1], ["service", 1], ["entered", 1], ["rokita", 1], ["successful", 1], ["paying", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["compensation", 1], ["printing", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["education", 1], ["greater", 1], ["wilson", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["jenkins", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["grothman", 1], ["desantis", 1], ["representation", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["america", 1], ["payment", 1], ["achievement", 1], ["short", 1], ["organization", 1]]}, "hr423": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 423 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 423\n\nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by \n the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Collins of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Franks of Arizona, and Mr. \n Valadao) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the care provided by \n the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to newborn children.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Newborn Care Improvement Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. IMPROVEMENT OF CARE PROVIDED TO NEWBORN CHILDREN.\n\n Section 1786 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``seven days'' and \n inserting ``14 days''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(c) Annual Report.--Not later than October 31 of each year, the \nSecretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Senate a report on the health care \nservices provided under subsection (a) during the fiscal year preceding \nthe date of the report, including the number of newborn children who \nreceived such services during such fiscal year.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["newborn", 5], ["care", 5], ["affair", 4], ["house", 4], ["provided", 4], ["united", 4], ["veteran", 4], ["state", 4], ["child", 4], ["code", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["congress", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["secretary", 3], ["senate", 2], ["year", 2], ["committee", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["improvement", 2], ["improve", 2], ["report", 2], ["day", 2], ["fiscal", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["seven", 1], ["report.", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["cited", 1], ["number", 1], ["date", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["adding", 1], ["1st", 1], ["october", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["end", 1], ["submit", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["health", 1], ["valadao", 1], ["collins", 1], ["annual", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["new", 1], ["year.", 1], ["short", 1], ["america", 1], ["received", 1], ["georgia", 1], ["january", 1], ["later", 1], ["preceding", 1], ["printing", 1], ["shall", 1], ["including", 1], ["enacted", 1]]}, "hr109": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 109 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 109\n\nTo provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made \n with respect to any pay period occurring during the One Hundred \n Fourteenth Congress.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself and Mr. Guinta) introduced the following \nbill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration, and \nin addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo provide that no pay adjustment for Members of Congress shall be made \n with respect to any pay period occurring during the One Hundred \n Fourteenth Congress.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. NO PAY ADJUSTMENT FOR MEMBERS OF CONGRESS DURING ONE HUNDRED \n FOURTEENTH CONGRESS.\n\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adjustment shall be \nmade under section 601(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 \n(2 U.S.C. 4501), relating to compensation of Members of Congress, with \nrespect to any pay period occurring during the One Hundred Fourteenth \nCongress.\n \n", "frequency": [["congress", 11], ["pay", 6], ["house", 4], ["period", 4], ["one", 4], ["fourteenth", 4], ["adjustment", 4], ["member", 4], ["hundred", 4], ["committee", 3], ["respect", 3], ["occurring", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["shall", 3], ["provide", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["government", 2], ["representative", 2], ["provision", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["determined", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["within", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["1st", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["legislative", 1], ["united", 1], ["guinta", 1], ["reform", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["administration", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["state", 1], ["fall", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["relating", 1], ["america", 1], ["case", 1], ["reorganization", 1], ["january", 1], ["fitzpatrick", 1], ["addition", 1], ["compensation", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["subsequently", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr374": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 374 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 374\n\n To establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund to support States in \n building and strengthening systems of high-quality early learning and \n development programs, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\nMr. Himes (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To establish an Early Learning Challenge Fund to support States in \n building and strengthening systems of high-quality early learning and \n development programs, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Early Learning Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. PURPOSE.\n\n The purpose of this Act is to support States in building and \nstrengthening systems of high-quality early learning and development \nprograms.\n\nSEC. 3. PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.\n\n (a) Quality Pathways Grants.--The Secretary of Education shall use \nfunds made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year to award \ngrants, on a competitive basis, to States that have demonstrated the \ngreatest progress in establishing and committing to maintain a system \nof high-quality State early learning programs, consistent with section \n4.\n (b) Development Grants.--The Secretary may use funds made available \nto carry out this Act for a fiscal year to award grants, on a \ncompetitive basis, in accordance with section 5 to States that \ndemonstrate a commitment to establishing and committing to maintain a \nhigh-quality system of early learning that will include the components \ndescribed in section 4(c)(4) but are not--\n (1) eligible to be awarded a grant under subsection (a); or\n (2) awarded such a grant after application.\n (c) Reservations of Federal Funds.--\n (1) Research, evaluation, and administration.--From the \n amount made available to carry out this Act for a fiscal year, \n the Secretary--\n (A) shall reserve not more than 2 percent to \n administer this Act jointly with the Secretary of \n Health and Human Services for expenses of both agencies \n pursuant to the interagency agreement described in \n subsection (h); and\n (B) shall reserve not more than 5 percent to carry \n out activities under section 6.\n (2) Tribal school readiness planning demonstration.--After \n making the reservations under paragraph (1), the Secretary \n shall reserve 5 percent for a competitive grant demonstration \n program for Indian tribes to develop and implement school \n readiness plans and programs that--\n (A) increase access to high-quality State early \n learning programs that improve health, social, \n emotional, cognitive, and physical outcomes and school \n readiness; and\n (B) support Native culture in a tribally \n administered early learning program, including American \n Indian and Alaska Native Head Start and Early Head \n Start programs.\n (d) State Applications.--In applying for a grant under this Act, a \nGovernor shall designate or establish a State-level entity (referred to \nin this Act as the ``State'') for administration of the grant. Such \nentity--\n (1) shall coordinate proposed activities with the State \n Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and Care \n (established pursuant to section 642B(b)(1)(A) of the Head \n Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A))) and shall incorporate \n plans and recommendations from such Council in the application, \n where applicable; and\n (2) shall submit the application to the Secretary at such \n time, in such manner, and containing such information as the \n Secretary may reasonably require.\n (e) Priority in Awarding Grants.--In awarding grants under this \nAct, the Secretary shall give priority to States--\n (1) whose applications contain assurances that the State \n will use, in part, funds reserved under section 658G of the \n Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. \n 9858e) for activities described in section 4(c)(4);\n (2) that demonstrate efforts to build public-private \n partnerships, including partnerships with nonprofits and \n private entities, designed to accomplish the purpose of this \n Act; and\n (3) that have invested their own funds in early childhood \n education.\n (f) Use of Funds.--\n (1) Authorized uses of funds for evaluations.--Funds \n available under this Act may be used for evaluating children \n for the purposes of--\n (A) improving instruction or classroom environment;\n (B) targeting professional development;\n (C) determining the need for health, mental health, \n disability, or family support services;\n (D) informing the quality improvement process at \n the State level;\n (E) program evaluation for the purposes of program \n improvement and parent information;\n (F) research conducted as part of the national \n evaluation described under section 5; or\n (G) assessing children's level of readiness for \n school success across a broad range of domains of \n learning and development, including physical well-being \n and motor development, social and emotional \n development, approaches toward learning, language \n development, and cognition and general knowledge.\n (2) Prohibition on use of funds.--Funds available under \n this Act may not be used for any of the following:\n (A) Assessments that provide rewards or sanctions \n for individual children or teachers.\n (B) A single assessment used as the primary or sole \n method for assessing program effectiveness.\n (g) Maintenance of Effort.--With respect to each period for which a \nState is awarded a grant under this Act, the expenditures by the State \non State early learning programs shall not be less than the greater of \nthe level of the expenditures for such programs in the prior fiscal \nyear or as of the date of enactment of this Act.\n (h) Interagency Agreement.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of Health \n and Human Services shall jointly develop policy for, and \n administer, this Act in accordance with such terms as the \n Secretaries shall set forth in an interagency agreement.\n (2) Obligation and disbursement of funds by secretary of \n education.--The Secretary of Education shall be responsible for \n obligating and disbursing funds and ensuring compliance with \n applicable laws and administrative requirements, in accordance \n with the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 1221 et \n seq.) and parts 74 through 80 of title 34, Code of Federal \n Regulations.\n\nSEC. 4. QUALITY PATHWAYS GRANTS.\n\n (a) Grant Period.--Grants under section 3(a)--\n (1) may be awarded for a period of 3 years; and\n (2) may be extended, for a 2-year period, subject to \n approval by the Secretary, and based on the State's progress \n in--\n (A) increasing the number and percentage of \n children from low-income families in each age group of \n infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, enrolled in high-\n quality State early learning programs;\n (B) meeting the components described in subsection \n (c)(4);\n (C) increasing the number of high-quality State \n early learning programs in low-income communities; and\n (D) incorporating the program quality findings and \n recommendations, as appropriate.\n (b) Matching Requirement.--Subject to section 9, to be eligible to \nreceive a grant under subsection (a) or (b) of section 3, a State shall \ncontribute to the activities assisted under the grant, non-Federal \nmatching funds in an amount equal to not less than 15 percent of the \namount of the grant.\n (c) State Applications.--In order to receive a grant under section \n3(a), a State's application under section 3(d) shall include a plan \nthat includes the following:\n (1) A description of how the State will use funds \n prioritized for those programs serving high proportions of low-\n income children in accordance with subsection (e) to improve \n health, social, emotional, cognitive, physical development, and \n school readiness for young children by implementing quality \n initiatives to improve State early learning programs serving \n disadvantaged children from birth to entry into kindergarten to \n lead to a greater percentage of children from low-income \n families participating in high-quality State early learning \n programs.\n (2) A description of the benchmarks, consistent with \n section 7, the State will establish to demonstrate that a \n greater percentage of children from low-income families are \n participating in high-quality State early learning programs.\n (3) A description of how the State will integrate existing \n State early learning programs and services into a comprehensive \n system for early learning and development.\n (4) A description of how the State will implement a system \n of high-quality State early learning programs and services that \n includes the following components:\n (A) A governance structure.\n (B) State early learning standards.\n (C) A process to ensure that State early learning \n standards are integrated into the instructional and \n programmatic practices of State early learning programs \n and services.\n (D) A tiered program rating and improvement system \n that fully integrates early learning standards, \n applicable State licensing requirements, program \n quality standards, and other applicable State \n regulatory standards, which, at a minimum, shall \n include standards regarding preservice and ongoing \n training for staff in early childhood development, \n health, and safety, and other program standards as \n required by the State, and that--\n (i) is designed to improve quality and \n effectiveness across different types of early \n learning settings;\n (ii) has progressively higher levels of \n program quality leading to quality levels \n consistent with or higher than nationally \n recognized, high-quality program quality \n standards that are valid and reliable for State \n early learning programs, such as the Head Start \n performance standards described in section 641A \n of the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9836a);\n (iii) determines the extent to which \n individual programs across different types of \n settings integrate the State's early learning \n standards for the purpose of improving \n instructional and programmatic practices;\n (iv) addresses quality for and effective \n inclusion of children with disabilities or \n developmental delays across all early learning \n settings;\n (v) addresses staff qualifications, \n training, and professional development and \n education;\n (vi) addresses the quality of early \n learning facilities;\n (vii) builds the capacity of State early \n learning programs and communities to promote \n parents' and families' understanding of the \n State's early learning system and the rating of \n the programs in which their child is enrolled;\n (viii) provides financial incentives and \n other supports designed to achieve and sustain \n higher levels of quality; and\n (ix) includes mechanisms for evaluating how \n programs are meeting the State's program \n quality standards and progressively higher \n levels of quality.\n (E) A system of program review and monitoring that \n is designed--\n (i) to rate providers using the system \n described in subparagraph (D) in a way that is \n accessible and useful to parents;\n (ii) to assess and improve programmatic \n practices and instructional practices; and\n (iii) to provide high-quality environments \n that can engage children with materials, \n curricula, and experiences appropriate to the \n developmental level of the child.\n (F) A process to support and increase the number of \n State early learning programs integrating instructional \n and programmatic practices that guide and improve \n instructional practice, professional development of \n staff, and services that--\n (i) include developmentally appropriate, \n culturally and linguistically appropriate, \n ongoing, classroom-based instructional \n assessments for each domain of child \n development and learning; and\n (ii) are aligned with the curriculum used \n in the State early learning program and with \n the State early learning standards or the Head \n Start Child Outcomes Framework (as described in \n the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.)), \n as applicable.\n (G) A plan for providing comprehensive preservice \n preparation and professional development to create, \n educate, and support a knowledgeable, highly skilled, \n and well-compensated workforce, across all types of \n early childhood settings serving all children from \n birth to kindergarten entry.\n (H) Outreach strategies that incorporate multiple \n strategies for parent, expectant parent, and family \n involvement and education.\n (I) A plan to promote understanding by parents and \n families of--\n (i) the State's program rating system, as \n described in subparagraph (D); and\n (ii) the rating of the program in which \n their child is enrolled.\n (J) A coordinated system to facilitate prompt \n screening, referral, and provision of services related \n to health, mental health, disability, and family \n support for children participating in State early \n learning programs.\n (K) A process for evaluating school readiness in \n children that reflects all of the major domains of \n development, and that--\n (i) is used to guide practice and improve \n State early learning programs; and\n (ii) includes multiple measures of school \n readiness at kindergarten entry, and which \n shall reflect a sample across the State.\n (L) A comprehensive plan that promotes nutrition \n and wellness in early learning settings, and which--\n (i) includes program standards for the \n healthful development of infants, toddlers, and \n young children;\n (ii) encourages the provision of foods and \n beverages in accordance with the guidelines of \n the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch \n Act (42 U.S.C. 1751 et seq.), and which \n incorporates age appropriate recommendations to \n reduce the consumption and excess of sugar, \n saturated fat, and sodium; and\n (iii) reflects physical activity \n recommendations which are appropriate for young \n children from birth through kindergarten entry.\n (M) A plan to implement or enhance the State's data \n system for early learning programs, including--\n (i) alignment and interoperability between \n the data system for early learning programs for \n children and data systems for elementary and \n secondary education so that progress on key \n data elements can be tracked over time with \n minimal duplication; and\n (ii) uniform data collection from all \n providers that receive public funding about the \n quality of early learning programs, essential \n information about the children and families \n that participate in such programs, and the \n qualifications and compensation of the early \n learning workforce in such programs.\n (N) A plan to ensure effective transitions between \n State early learning programs and the kindergarten \n through grade 3 public school system in the State.\n (O) A plan for how the State will determine which \n State early learning programs received significant \n direct funding under this Act, and are not making \n sufficient quality improvement, including a description \n of the technical assistance the State will provide to \n such programs and how the State shall determine when to \n shift unspent funds under this Act to other State early \n learning programs in the same geographic region serving \n similar populations, to the extent practicable.\n (5) A description of how the State will ensure that \n programs receiving funds under this Act are participating in \n the State tiered program rating system described in paragraph \n (4)(D).\n (6) A description of how the funds provided under the grant \n will be targeted to enhance the quality of early learning \n programs in order to increase the number and percentage of \n children from low-income families in high-quality State early \n learning programs, including children--\n (A) in each age group (infants, toddlers, and \n preschoolers);\n (B) living in rural and urban areas;\n (C) who are among the most disadvantaged children; \n and\n (D) who need access to full-day, full-year State \n early learning programs.\n (7) A description of the steps the State will take to \n ensure that all center-based child care programs, family child \n care programs, State-funded prekindergarten, Head Start \n programs under the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.), and \n other State early learning programs are included in the State \n system described in paragraph (4).\n (8) A description of disparities by age group (infants, \n toddlers, and preschoolers) and race and ethnicity of available \n high-quality State early learning programs in low-income \n communities and the steps the State will take to decrease such \n disparities, if applicable.\n (9) A description of how the State facilitates access to \n high-quality State early learning programs for each of the \n populations described in subparagraphs (A) through (E) of \n section 10(2), such as through subsidies for children in State \n early learning programs.\n (10) A description of how the State will align early \n learning standards with--\n (A) appropriate State academic content standards \n for kindergarten through grade 3; and\n (B) elements of program quality standards.\n (11) A description of how the State will improve \n interagency collaboration and coordinate the early childhood \n programs and services throughout the State.\n (12) A description of the timeframe the State proposes to \n develop and implement the elements described in such State's \n application.\n (13) A description of how the State will implement a \n process for improving the quality of early learning services to \n better meet the needs of the most disadvantaged children, \n including children who are limited English proficient and \n children with disabilities.\n (14) An assurance that the grant will be used to improve \n the quality of State early learning programs across a range of \n types of settings and providers of such programs, and all ages \n of children (from birth to kindergarten entry).\n (15) An assurance that the Governor has designated or \n created a State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education \n and Care (established pursuant to section 642B(b)(1)(A) of the \n Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b)(1)(A))), has taken steps to \n ensure that membership includes all representatives described \n in section 642B(b)(1)(C) of such Act, and has consulted with \n such State Advisory Council on Early Childhood Education and \n Care in applying for a grant under this Act.\n (16) An assurance that the grant will be used only to \n supplement, and not to supplant, Federal, State, and local \n funds otherwise available to support existing State early \n learning programs and services.\n (17) An assurance that the State will continue to \n participate in section 619 and part C of the Individuals with \n Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1419, 1431 et seq.) for \n the duration of the grant.\n (d) Criteria Used in Awarding Grants.--In awarding grants under \nsection 3(a), the Secretary shall award grants under such section, on a \ncompetitive basis, to those States that have demonstrated the greatest \nprogress in establishing and committing to maintain a system of high-\nquality State early learning programs, on a competitive basis, based on \nthe State's commitment to meeting and developing, as necessary, the \ncomponents described in subsection (c)(4).\n (e) State Uses of Funds.--A State receiving a grant under section \n3(a) shall use the grant funds for activities that implement or improve \nthe system components described in subsection (c)(4) and help State \nearly learning programs meet and sustain higher levels of program \nquality standards and move more low-income children into higher quality \nprograms, consistent with the plan submitted in accordance with \nsubsection (c).\n (f) Funds To Expand Access.--A State may apply to the Secretary to \nreserve not more than 25 percent of the amount of the grant to expand \naccess for children from low-income families, proportional to the \ndisparities by age group identified in subsection (c)(8), to the \nhighest quality State early learning programs that offer full-day, \nfull-year services.\n\nSEC. 5. DEVELOPMENT GRANTS.\n\n (a) State Applications.--In order to receive a grant under section \n3(b), a State shall submit an application to the Secretary at such \ntime, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary \nshall require, including a description of how the State will develop a \nplan consistent with section 4(c).\n (b) Grant Period.--Grants under section 3(b)--\n (1) may be awarded for a period of not to exceed 3 years; \n and\n (2) may be extended, for a 2-year period, subject to \n approval by the Secretary, and based on the State's progress \n in--\n (A) increasing the number and percentage of \n children from low-income families in each age group of \n infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, enrolled in high-\n quality State early learning programs;\n (B) increasing the number of high-quality State \n early learning programs in low-income communities; and\n (C) incorporating the program quality findings and \n recommendations, as appropriate.\n (c) State Uses of Funds.--\n (1) In general.--A State receiving a grant under section \n 3(b) shall use the grant funds to undertake activities to \n develop the components of early learning services described in \n section 4(c)(4) that will allow the State to become eligible \n and competitive for a grant described in section 3(a).\n (2) Priority.--In improving the quality of State early \n learning programs in the State, the State shall prioritize the \n quality of State early learning programs serving children from \n low-income families.\n\nSEC. 6. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION.\n\n From funds reserved under section 3(c)(1)(B), the Secretary and the \nSecretary of Health and Human Services, acting jointly and in \naccordance with section 11, shall carry out activities to ensure the \nsuccess of grants to States under this Act.\n\nSEC. 7. BENCHMARKS; INDICATORS; REPORTING.\n\n (a) Indicators.--The Secretary shall define, by regulation, \nindicators to be used to measure success on the activities carried out \nunder a grant under this Act, the primary indicator of which shall be \nincreasing the number and percentage of low-income children in high-\nquality, State early learning programs.\n (b) Benchmarks.--Each State receiving a grant under this Act \nshall--\n (1) develop quantifiable benchmarks for the State and the \n activities supported under the grant based on the indicators \n described in subsection (a) that are applicable to the State;\n (2) submit the benchmarks for approval to the Secretary; \n and\n (3) report to the Secretary on progress in meeting such \n benchmarks as required by the Secretary.\n (c) Disaggregation.--The indicators and benchmarks described in \nthis section shall be disaggregated.\n\nSEC. 8. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.\n\n The Secretary shall reserve not more than $5,000,000 from amounts \nappropriated under this Act to directly, or through grant or contract, \nprovide technical assistance to eligible entities to prepare the \nentities to qualify, apply for, and maintain grants under section 4 or \n5.\n\nSEC. 9. FINANCIAL HARDSHIP WAIVER.\n\n The Secretary may waive or reduce a requirement under this Act \nregarding the non-Federal share of a State or maintenance of effort of \na State if the State demonstrates a need for such waiver or reduction \ndue to financial hardship.\n\nSEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Child.--The term ``child'' refers to an individual from \n birth through the day the individual enters kindergarten.\n (2) Disadvantaged.--The term ``disadvantaged'', when used \n with respect to a child, means--\n (A) a child from a low-income family;\n (B) a homeless child;\n (C) a child in the custody of a child welfare \n agency;\n (D) a child with a developmental delay or \n disability; or\n (E) a child who is limited English proficient.\n (3) Early learning standards.--The term ``early learning \n standards'' means a set of expectations for the learning and \n development of children from birth through entry into \n kindergarten that--\n (A) emphasize significant developmentally \n appropriate content and outcomes that describe what \n children should know and be able to do across all \n domains, including language, literacy, mathematics, \n science, social development, emotional development, \n health and physical well-being, and approaches to \n learning;\n (B) are based on research about the processes, \n sequences, and long-term influence of early learning \n and development;\n (C) identify approaches to learning that are \n developmentally appropriate (including culturally and \n linguistically appropriate) and supportive of positive \n outcomes for all children;\n (D) are aligned with the appropriate State academic \n content standards for kindergarten through grade 3;\n (E) inform providers, programs, teachers, schools, \n parents, and the community on what young children are \n expected to learn; and\n (F) guide providers, programs, teachers, and \n schools in supporting children to help children meet \n high expectations.\n (4) Homeless children.--The term ``homeless children'' has \n the meaning given the term ``homeless children and youths'' in \n section 725(2) of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act \n (42 U.S.C. 11434a(2)).\n (5) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the \n meaning given such term in section 4 of the Indian Self-\n Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).\n (6) Limited english proficient.--The term ``limited English \n proficient'' has the meaning given the term in section 637 of \n the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9832).\n (7) Low-income.--The term ``low-income'', when used with \n respect to a child, means a child whose family income is \n described in section 658P(4)(B) of the Child Care and \n Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858n(4)(B)).\n (8) Program quality standards.--The term ``program quality \n standards'' means the characteristics of State early learning \n programs, across a range of settings, that have an impact on \n children's development and learning. Such characteristics \n include--\n (A) the ratio of early learning providers to \n children;\n (B) staff qualifications;\n (C) the quality and effectiveness of interactions \n between early learning providers and children and the \n children's families in the program;\n (D) the program philosophy and curriculum;\n (E) the quality and quantity of equipment and \n materials;\n (F) the quality of the physical environment; and\n (G) safety and health provisions and other \n applicable Federal or State requirements with respect \n to State early learning programs.\n (9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of Education.\n (10) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given the \n term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education \n Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).\n (11) State early learning program.--The term ``State early \n learning program'' has the meaning given the term ``early \n childhood education program'' in section 103 of the Higher \n Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).\n\nSEC. 11. RESEARCH AND EVALUATION; BENCHMARKS AND CONSULTATION.\n\n (a) Research and Evaluation.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary shall transfer amounts \n reserved for research and evaluation under section 3(c)(1)(B) \n to the Institute of Education Sciences, to be used--\n (A) for the evaluation of grants or other \n assistance funded under such section;\n (B) to support research on policies and practices \n related to such grants; and\n (C) to disseminate the results of such research and \n evaluation.\n (2) Collaboration.--The evaluation and research described \n in paragraph (1) shall be carried out in collaboration with--\n (A) the appropriate evaluation divisions within the \n Department of Education;\n (B) the office within the Department of Education \n administering the grants that are the subject of the \n evaluation and research; and\n (C) the Department of Health and Human Services and \n the Department of Labor as appropriate.\n (b) Developing Indicators and Benchmarks.--In developing indicators \nand benchmarks for programs funded under this Act, the Secretary shall \nconsult with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the \nDirector of the Institute of Education Sciences.\n\nSEC. 12. APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to carry \nout this Act $350,000,000 for fiscal year 2016 and such sums as may be \nnecessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years.\n (b) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated under this section \nfor fiscal year 2016 shall be available through September 30, 2017.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 119], ["early", 81], ["learning", 79], ["child", 62], ["grant", 44], ["section", 42], ["quality", 36], ["shall", 34], ["secretary", 32], ["development", 26], ["fund", 22], ["described", 22], ["system", 21], ["education", 21], ["standard", 20], ["family", 17], ["term", 17], ["service", 16], ["high-quality", 16], ["description", 15], ["u.s.c", 15], ["health", 14], ["low-income", 14], ["appropriate", 14], ["may", 12], ["used", 12], ["school", 11], ["research", 11], ["evaluation", 11], ["plan", 11], ["support", 11], ["start", 11], ["head", 11], ["including", 10], ["kindergarten", 10], ["subsection", 10], ["activity", 10], ["improve", 10], ["level", 9], ["year", 9], ["across", 9], ["applicable", 8], ["use", 8], ["benchmark", 8], ["practice", 8], ["childhood", 8], ["available", 8], ["purpose", 8], ["readiness", 7], ["number", 7], ["care", 7], ["accordance", 7], ["indicator", 7], ["parent", 7], ["higher", 7], ["setting", 7], ["provider", 7], ["fiscal", 7], ["application", 7], ["age", 7], ["disability", 6], ["component", 6], ["amount", 6], ["implement", 6], ["assistance", 6], ["instructional", 6], ["process", 6], ["ensure", 6], ["carry", 6], ["percentage", 6], ["progress", 6], ["funds.", 6], ["develop", 6], ["entry", 6], ["competitive", 6], ["birth", 6], ["physical", 6], ["includes", 6], ["include", 5], ["consistent", 5], ["indian", 5], ["increasing", 5], ["toddler", 5], ["data", 5], ["infant", 5], ["serving", 5], ["entity", 5], ["group", 5], ["rating", 5], ["assurance", 5], ["given", 5], ["reserve", 5], ["based", 5], ["seq", 5], ["individual", 5], ["period", 5], ["community", 5], ["homeless", 5], ["human", 5], ["recommendation", 5]]}, "hr829": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 829 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 829\n\n To promote youth athletic safety and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 10, 2015\n\n Mrs. Capps (for herself and Mr. Pascrell) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and \n in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To promote youth athletic safety and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Supporting Athletes, Families and \nEducators to Protect the Lives of Athletic Youth Act'' or the ``SAFE \nPLAY Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EDUCATION, AWARENESS, AND TRAINING ABOUT CHILDREN'S CARDIAC \n CONDITIONS TO INCREASE EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENT DEATH.\n\n Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. \n280g et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 399V-6. MATERIALS AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES TO INCREASE \n AWARENESS OF CARDIOMYOPATHY AND OTHER HIGHER RISK \n CHILDHOOD CARDIAC CONDITIONS AMONG SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, \n EDUCATORS, COACHES, STUDENTS AND FAMILIES.\n\n ``(a) Materials and Resources.--Not later than 18 months after the \ndate of enactment of the SAFE PLAY Act, the Secretary, acting through \nthe Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \n(referred to in this section as the `Director') and in consultation \nwith national patient advocacy and health professional organizations \nexperts in cardiac health, including all forms of cardiomyopathy, shall \ndevelop public education and awareness materials and resources to be \ndisseminated to school administrators, educators, school health \nprofessionals, coaches, families, and other appropriate individuals. \nThe materials and resources shall include--\n ``(1) information to increase education and awareness of \n high risk cardiac conditions and genetic heart rhythm \n abnormalities that may cause sudden cardiac arrest in children, \n adolescents, and young adults, including--\n ``(A) cardiomyopathy;\n ``(B) conditions such as long QT syndrome, Brugada \n syndrome, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular \n tachycardia, short QT syndrome, Wolff-Parkinson-White \n syndrome; and\n ``(C) other cardiac conditions, as determined by \n the Secretary;\n ``(2) sudden cardiac arrest and cardiomyopathy risk \n assessment worksheets to increase awareness of warning signs \n and symptoms of life-threatening cardiac conditions in order to \n prevent acute cardiac episodes and increase the likelihood of \n early detection and treatment;\n ``(3) information and training materials for emergency \n interventions such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation (referred \n to in this section and in section 399V-7 as `CPR') and ways to \n obtain certification in CPR delivery;\n ``(4) guidelines and training materials for the proper \n placement and use of life-saving emergency equipment such as \n automatic external defibrillators (referred to in this section \n and section 399V-7 as `AED') and ways to obtain certification \n on AED usage; and\n ``(5) recommendations for how schools, childcare centers, \n and local youth athletic organizations can develop and \n implement cardiac emergency response plans, including \n recommendations about how a local educational agency (as \n defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary \n Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)) can apply such response \n plans to all students enrolled in the public schools served by \n such local educational agency.\n ``(b) Development of Materials and Resources.--The Secretary, \nacting through the Director, shall develop and update as necessary and \nappropriate the materials and resources described in subsection (a) \nand, in support of such effort, the Secretary is encouraged to \nestablish an advisory panel that includes the following members:\n ``(1) Representatives from national patient advocacy \n organizations, including--\n ``(A) not less than 1 organization dedicated to \n pediatrics;\n ``(B) not less than 1 organization dedicated to \n school-based wellness;\n ``(C) not less than 1 organization dedicated to \n cardiac research, health, and awareness; and\n ``(D) not less than 1 organization dedicated to \n advocacy and support for individuals with cognitive \n impairments or developmental disabilities.\n ``(2) Representatives of medical professional societies, \n including pediatrics, cardiology, emergency medicine, and \n sports medicine.\n ``(3) A representative of the Centers for Disease Control \n and Prevention.\n ``(4) Representatives of other relevant Federal agencies.\n ``(5) Representatives of schools such as administrators, \n educators, sports coaches, and nurses.\n ``(c) Dissemination of Materials and Resources.--Not later than 30 \nmonths after the date of enactment of the SAFE PLAY Act, the Secretary, \nacting through the Director, shall disseminate the materials and \nresources described in subsection (a) in accordance with the following:\n ``(1) Distribution by state educational agencies.--The \n Secretary shall make available such written materials and \n resources to State educational agencies (as defined in section \n 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 \n U.S.C. 7801)) to distribute--\n ``(A) to school administrators, educators, school \n health professionals, coaches, and parents, guardians, \n or other caregivers, the cardiomyopathy education and \n awareness materials and resources described in \n subsection (a);\n ``(B) to parents, guardians, or other caregivers, \n the cardiomyopathy and sudden cardiac arrest risk \n assessment worksheets described in subsection (a)(2);\n ``(C) to school administrators, school health \n professionals, and coaches--\n ``(i) the information and training \n materials described in subsection (a)(3); and\n ``(ii) the guidelines and training \n materials described in subsection (a)(4); and\n ``(D) to school administrators, educators, coaches, \n and youth sports organizations, the recommendations \n described in subsection (a)(5).\n ``(2) Dissemination to health departments and \n professionals.--The Secretary shall make available such \n materials and resources to State and local health departments, \n pediatricians, hospitals, and other health professionals, such \n as nurses and first responders.\n ``(3) Dissemination of information through the internet.--\n ``(A) CDC.--\n ``(i) In general.--The Secretary, acting \n through the Director, shall post the materials \n and resources developed under subsection (a) on \n the public Internet website of the Centers for \n Disease Control and Prevention.\n ``(ii) Maintenance of information.--The \n Director shall maintain on such Internet \n website such additional and updated information \n regarding the resources and materials under \n subsection (a) as necessary to ensure such \n information reflects the latest standards.\n ``(B) State educational agencies.--State \n educational agencies are encouraged to create Internet \n webpages dedicated to disseminating the information and \n resources developed under subsection (a) to the general \n public, with an emphasis on targeting dissemination to \n families of students and students.\n ``(4) Accessibility of information.--The information \n regarding the resources and materials under subsection (a) \n shall be made available in a format and in a manner that is \n readily accessible to individuals with cognitive and sensory \n impairments.\n ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 3 years after the date of \nthe enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary \nshall submit to Congress a report identifying the steps taken to \nincrease public education and awareness of higher risk cardiac \nconditions that may lead to sudden cardiac arrest.\n ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) School administrators.--The term `school \n administrator' means a principal, director, manager, or other \n supervisor or leader within an elementary school or secondary \n school (as such terms are defined under section 9101 of the \n Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. \n 7801)), State-based early education program, or childcare \n center.\n ``(2) Schools.--The term `school' means an early education \n program, childcare center, or elementary school or secondary \n school (as such terms are so defined) that is not an Internet- \n or computer-based community school.\n ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary \nfor fiscal years 2016 through 2021.\n\n``SEC. 399V-7. GRANTS TO PROVIDE FOR CARDIAC TRAINING AND EQUIPMENT IN \n PUBLIC ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.\n\n ``(a) Authority To Make Grants.--The Secretary, in consultation \nwith the Secretary of Education, shall award grants to eligible local \neducational agencies--\n ``(1) to enable such local educational agencies to purchase \n AEDs and implement nationally recognized CPR and AED training \n courses; or\n ``(2) to enable such local educational agencies to award \n funding to eligible schools that are served by the local \n educational agency to purchase AEDs and implement nationally \n recognized CPR and AED training courses.\n ``(b) Use of Funds.--An eligible local educational agency receiving \na grant under this section, or an eligible school receiving grant funds \nunder this section through an eligible local educational agency, shall \nuse the grant funds--\n ``(1) to pay a nationally recognized training organization, \n such as the American Heart Association, the American Red Cross, \n or the National Safety Council, for instructional, material, \n and equipment expenses associated with the training necessary \n to receive CPR and AED certification in accordance with the \n materials and resources developed under section 399V-6(a)(3); \n or\n ``(2) if the local educational agency or an eligible school \n served by such agency meets the conditions described under \n subsection (c)(2), to purchase AED devices for eligible schools \n and pay the costs associated with obtaining the certifications \n necessary to meet the guidelines established in section 399V-\n 6(a)(4).\n ``(c) Grant Eligibility.--\n ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under \n this section, a local educational agency shall submit an \n application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, and \n containing such information and certifications as such \n Secretary may reasonably require.\n ``(2) AED training and allocation.--To be eligible to use \n grant funds to purchase AED devices as described in subsection \n (b)(2), an eligible local educational agency shall demonstrate \n to the Secretary that such local educational agency or an \n eligible school served by such agency has or intends to \n implement an AED training program in conjunction with a CPR \n training program and has or intends to implement an emergency \n cardiac response plan as of the date of the submission of the \n grant application.\n ``(d) Priority of Award.--The Secretary shall award grants under \nthis section to eligible local educational agencies based on one or \nmore of the following priorities:\n ``(1) A demonstrated need for initiating a CPR or AED \n training program in an eligible school or a community served by \n an eligible school, which may include--\n ``(A) schools that do not already have an automated \n AED on school grounds;\n ``(B) schools in which there are a significant \n number of students on school grounds during a typical \n day, as determined by the Secretary;\n ``(C) schools for which the average time required \n for emergency medical services (as defined in section \n 330J(f)) to reach the school is greater than the \n average time required for emergency medical services to \n reach other public facilities in the community; and\n ``(D) schools that have not received funds under \n the Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act (42 U.S.C. \n 254c note).\n ``(2) A demonstrated need for continued support of an \n existing CPR or AED training program in an eligible school or a \n community served by an eligible school.\n ``(3) A demonstrated need for expanding an existing CPR or \n AED training program by adding training in the use of an AED.\n ``(4) Previously identified opportunities to encourage and \n foster partnerships with and among community organizations, \n including emergency medical service providers, fire and police \n departments, nonprofit organizations, public health \n organizations, parent-teacher associations, and local and \n regional youth sports organizations to aid in providing \n training in both CPR and AED usage and in obtaining AED \n equipment.\n ``(5) Recognized opportunities to maximize the use of funds \n provided under this section.\n ``(e) Matching Funds Required.--\n ``(1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under \n this section, an eligible local educational agency shall \n provide matching funds from non-Federal sources in an amount \n equal to not less than 25 percent of the total grant amount.\n ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the requirement of \n paragraph (1) for an eligible local educational agency if the \n number of children counted under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the \n Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 for the local \n educational agency is 20 percent or more of the total number of \n children aged 5 to 17, inclusive, served by the eligible local \n educational agency.\n ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) Eligible local educational agency.--The term \n `eligible local educational agency' means a local educational \n agency, as defined in section 9101 of the Elementary and \n Secondary Education Act of 1965, that has established a plan to \n follow the guidelines and carry out the recommendations \n described under section 399V-6(a) regarding cardiac \n emergencies.\n ``(2) Eligible school.--The term `eligible school' means a \n public elementary, middle, or secondary school, including any \n public charter school that is considered a local educational \n agency under State law, and which is not an Internet- or \n computer-based community school.\n ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary \nfor each of the fiscal years 2016 through 2021.\n\n``SEC. 399V-8. REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE CARDIAC CONDITIONS IN EXISTING \n RESEARCH AND INVESTIGATIONS.\n\n ``The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention \nshall develop data collection methods, to be included in the School \nHealth Policies and Practices Survey authorized under section 301, that \nare being carried out as of the date of enactment of the SAFE PLAY Act, \nto determine the degree to which school administrators, educators, \nschool health professionals, coaches, families, and other appropriate \nindividuals have an understanding of cardiac issues. Such data \ncollection methods shall be designed to collect information about--\n ``(a) the ability to accurately identify early symptoms of a \ncardiac condition, such as cardiomyopathy, cardiac arrest, and sudden \ncardiac death;\n ``(b) the dissemination of training described in section 399V-\n6(a)(3) regarding the proper performance of cardiopulmonary \nresuscitation; and\n ``(c) the dissemination of guidelines and training described in \nsection 399V-6(a)(4) regarding the placement and use of automatic \nexternal defibrillators.''.\n\nSEC. 3. PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF YOUTH ATHLETE CONCUSSIONS.\n\n Part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of \n1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881 et seq.) is amended--\n (1) by striking the heading relating to subpart 2 and \n inserting the following: ``Subpart 3--Other Provisions''; and\n (2) by inserting after subpart 1, the following new \n subpart:\n\n ``Subpart 2--State Requirements for the Prevention and Treatment of \n Concussions\n\n``SEC. 9511. MINIMUM STATE REQUIREMENTS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--Beginning for fiscal year 2017, as a condition \nof receiving funds under this Act for a fiscal year, a State shall, not \nlater than July 1 of the preceding fiscal year, certify to the \nSecretary in accordance with subsection (b) that the State has in \neffect and is enforcing a law or regulation that, at a minimum, \nestablishes the following requirements:\n ``(1) Local educational agency concussion safety and \n management plan.--Each local educational agency in the State \n (including each public charter school that is considered a \n local educational agency under State law), in consultation with \n members of the community in which the local educational agency \n is located and taking into consideration the guidelines of the \n Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Pediatric Mild \n Traumatic Brain Injury Guideline Workgroup, shall develop and \n implement a standard plan for concussion safety and management \n for public schools served by the local educational agency that \n includes--\n ``(A) the education of students, school \n administrators, educators, coaches, youth sports \n organizations, parents, and school personnel about \n concussions, including--\n ``(i) training of school personnel on \n evidence-based concussion safety and \n management, including prevention, recognition, \n risk, academic consequences, and response for \n both initial and any subsequent concussions; \n and\n ``(ii) using, maintaining, and \n disseminating to students and parents release \n forms, treatment plans, observation, \n monitoring, and reporting forms, recordkeeping \n forms, and post-injury and prevention fact \n sheets about concussions;\n ``(B) supports for each student recovering from a \n concussion, including--\n ``(i) guiding the student in resuming \n participation in school-sponsored athletic \n activities and academic activities with the \n help of a multidisciplinary concussion \n management team, which shall include--\n ``(I) a health care professional, \n the parents of such student, and other \n relevant school personnel; and\n ``(II) an individual who is \n assigned by the public school in which \n the student is enrolled to oversee and \n manage the recovery of the student;\n ``(ii) providing appropriate academic \n accommodations aimed at progressively \n reintroducing cognitive demands on such \n student; and\n ``(iii) if the student's symptoms of \n concussion persist for a substantial period of \n time--\n ``(I) evaluating the student in \n accordance with section 614 of the \n Individuals with Disabilities Education \n Act (20 U.S.C. 1414) to determine \n whether the student is eligible for \n services under part B of such Act (20 \n U.S.C. 1411 et seq.); or\n ``(II) evaluating whether the \n student is eligible for services under \n section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act \n of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794); and\n ``(C) best practices, as defined by national \n neurological medical specialty and sports health \n organizations, designed to ensure, with respect to \n concussions, the uniformity of safety standards, \n treatment, and management, including--\n ``(i) disseminating information on \n concussion safety and management to the public; \n and\n ``(ii) applying best practice and uniform \n standards for concussion safety and management \n to all students enrolled in the public schools \n served by the local educational agency.\n ``(2) Posting of information on concussions.--Each public \n school in the State shall post on school grounds, in a manner \n that is visible to students and school personnel, and make \n publicly available on the school website, information on \n concussions that--\n ``(A) is based on peer-reviewed scientific evidence \n or consensus (such as information made available by the \n Centers for Disease Control and Prevention);\n ``(B) shall include--\n ``(i) the risks posed by sustaining a \n concussion or multiple concussions;\n ``(ii) the actions a student should take in \n response to sustaining a concussion, including \n the notification of school personnel; and\n ``(iii) the signs and symptoms of a \n concussion; and\n ``(C) may include--\n ``(i) the definition of a concussion under \n section 9512(1);\n ``(ii) the means available to the student \n to reduce the incidence or recurrence of a \n concussion; and\n ``(iii) the effects of a concussion on \n academic learning and performance.\n ``(3) Response to a concussion.--If any school personnel of \n a public school in the State suspect that a student has \n sustained a concussion during a school-sponsored athletic \n activity or other school-sponsored activity--\n ``(A) the student shall be--\n ``(i) immediately removed from \n participation in such activity; and\n ``(ii) prohibited from resuming \n participation in school-sponsored athletic \n activities--\n ``(I) on the day the student \n sustained the concussion; and\n ``(II) until the day the student is \n capable of resuming such participation, \n according to the student's written \n release, as described in paragraphs (4) \n and (5);\n ``(B) the school personnel shall report to the \n concussion management team described under paragraph \n (1)(B)(i)--\n ``(i) that the student may have sustained a \n concussion; and\n ``(ii) all available information with \n respect to the student's injury; and\n ``(C) the concussion management team shall confirm \n and report to the parents of the student--\n ``(i) the type of injury, and the date and \n time of the injury, suffered by the student; \n and\n ``(ii) any actions that have been taken to \n treat the student.\n ``(4) Return to athletics.--If a student enrolled in a \n public school in the State sustains a concussion, before the \n student resumes participation in school-sponsored athletic \n activities, the relevant school personnel shall receive a \n written release from a health care professional, that--\n ``(A) may require the student to follow a plan \n designed to aid the student in recovering and resuming \n participation in such activities in a manner that--\n ``(i) is coordinated, as appropriate, with \n periods of cognitive and physical rest while \n symptoms of a concussion persist; and\n ``(ii) reintroduces cognitive and physical \n demands on the student on a progressive basis \n so long as such increases in exertion do not \n cause the re-emergence or worsening of symptoms \n of a concussion; and\n ``(B) states that the student is capable of \n resuming participation in such activities once the \n student is asymptomatic.\n ``(5) Return to academics.--If a student enrolled in a \n public school in the State has sustained a concussion, the \n concussion management team (as described under paragraph \n (1)(B)(i)) of the school shall consult with and make \n recommendations to relevant school personnel and the student to \n ensure that the student is receiving the appropriate academic \n supports, including--\n ``(A) providing for periods of cognitive rest over \n the course of the school day;\n ``(B) providing modified academic assignments;\n ``(C) allowing for gradual reintroduction to \n cognitive demands; and\n ``(D) other appropriate academic accommodations or \n adjustments.\n ``(b) Certification Requirement.--The certification required under \nsubsection (a) shall be in writing and include a description of the law \nor regulation that meets the requirements of subsection (a).\n\n``SEC. 9512. DEFINITIONS.\n\n ``In this subpart:\n ``(1) Concussion.--The term `concussion' means a type of \n mild traumatic brain injury that--\n ``(A) is caused by a blow, jolt, or motion to the \n head or body that causes the brain to move rapidly in \n the skull;\n ``(B) disrupts normal brain functioning and alters \n the physiological state of the individual, causing the \n individual to experience--\n ``(i) any period of observed or self-\n reported--\n ``(I) transient confusion, \n disorientation, or altered \n consciousness;\n ``(II) dysfunction of memory around \n the time of injury; or\n ``(III) disruptions in gait or \n balance; and\n ``(ii) symptoms that may include--\n ``(I) physical symptoms, such as \n headache, fatigue, or dizziness;\n ``(II) cognitive symptoms, such as \n memory disturbance or slowed thinking;\n ``(III) emotional symptoms, such as \n irritability or sadness; or\n ``(IV) difficulty sleeping; and\n ``(C) occurs--\n ``(i) with or without the loss of \n consciousness; and\n ``(ii) during participation--\n ``(I) in a school-sponsored \n athletic activity; or\n ``(II) in any other activity \n without regard to whether the activity \n takes place on school property or \n during the school day.\n ``(2) Health care professional.--The term `health care \n professional' means a physician (including a medical doctor or \n doctor of osteopathic medicine), registered nurse, athletic \n trainer, physical therapist, neuropsychologist, or other \n qualified individual--\n ``(A) who is registered, licensed, certified, or \n otherwise statutorily recognized by the State to \n provide medical treatment; and\n ``(B) whose scope of practice and experience \n includes the diagnosis and management of traumatic \n brain injury among a pediatric population.\n ``(3) Parent.--The term `parent' means biological or \n adoptive parents or legal guardians, as determined by \n applicable State law.\n ``(4) Public school.--The term `public school' means an \n elementary school or secondary school (as such terms are so \n defined), including any public charter school that is \n considered a local educational agency under State law, and \n which is not an Internet- or computer-based community school.\n ``(5) School personnel.--The term `school personnel' has \n the meaning given such term in section 4151, except that such \n term includes coaches and athletic trainers.\n ``(6) School-sponsored athletic activity.--The term \n `school-sponsored athletic activity' means--\n ``(A) any physical education class or program of a \n public school;\n ``(B) any athletic activity authorized by a public \n school that takes place during the school day on the \n school's property;\n ``(C) any activity of an extracurricular sports \n team, club, or league organized by a public school; and\n ``(D) any recess activity of a public school.''.\n\nSEC. 4. HEAT ADVISORY AND HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION GUIDELINES FOR SECONDARY \n SCHOOL ATHLETICS.\n\n Part E of title IX of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of \n1965 (20 U.S.C. 7881 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing:\n\n``SEC. 9537. HEAT ADVISORY AND HEAT ACCLIMATIZATION PROCEDURES.\n\n ``(a) Materials and Resources.--The Secretary, in consultation with \nthe Secretary of Health and Human Services and the Secretary of \nCommerce, acting through the Administrator of the National Oceanic and \nAtmospheric Administration, shall develop public education and \nawareness materials and resources to be disseminated to school \nadministrators, school health professionals, coaches, families, and \nother appropriate individuals. The materials and resources shall \ninclude--\n ``(1) information regarding the health risks associated \n with exposure to excessive heat and excessive humidity, as \n defined by the National Weather Service;\n ``(2) tips and recommendations on how to avoid heat-related \n illness, including proper hydration and access to the indoors \n or cooling stations; and\n ``(3) strategies for `heat-acclimatization' that address \n the types and duration of athletic activities considered to be \n generally safe during periods of excessive heat.\n ``(b) Implantation of Excessive Heat Action Plan.--Public schools \nshall develop an `excessive heat action plan' to be used during all \nschool-sponsored athletic activities that occur during periods of \nexcessive heat and humidity. Such plan shall--\n ``(1) be in effect prior to full scale athletic \n participation by students, including any practices or \n scrimmages prior to the beginning of the school's academic \n year; and\n ``(2) apply to days when an Excessive Heat Watch or \n Excessive Heat Warning or Advisory has been issued by the \n National Weather Service for the area in which the athletic \n event is to take place.''.\n\nSEC. 5. GUIDELINES FOR EMERGENCY ACTION PLANS FOR ATHLETICS.\n\n The Secretary of Health and Human Services, working through the \nDirector of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in \nconsultation with the Secretary of Education, shall work with \nstakeholder organizations to develop recommended guidelines for the \ndevelopment of emergency action plans for youth athletics. Such plans \nshall include the following:\n (1) Identifying the characteristics of an athletic, \n medical, or health emergency.\n (2) Procedures for accessing emergency communication \n equipment and contacting emergency personnel, including \n providing directions to the specific location of the athletic \n venue that is used by the youth athletic group or organization.\n (3) Instructions for accessing and utilizing appropriate \n first-aid, CPR techniques, and emergency equipment, such as an \n automatic external defibrillator.\n\nSEC. 6. GUIDELINES FOR SAFE ENERGY DRINK USE BY YOUTH ATHLETES.\n\n (a) Development of Guidelines.--Not later than 2 years after the \ndate of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human \nServices, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, in \ncollaboration with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and \nPrevention and other related Federal agencies, may--\n (1) develop information about the ingredients used in \n energy drinks and the potential side effects of energy drink \n consumption; and\n (2) recommend guidelines for the safe use of energy drink \n consumption by youth, including youth participating in athletic \n activities.\n (b) Dissemination of Guidelines.--Not later than 6 months after any \ninformation or guidelines are developed under subsection (a), the \nSecretary of Education, in coordination with the Commissioner of Food \nand Drugs, shall disseminate such information and guidelines to school \nadministrators, educators, school health professionals, coaches, \nfamilies, and other appropriate individuals.\n (c) Energy Drink Defined.--In this section the term ``energy \ndrink'' means a class of products in liquid form, marketed as either a \ndietary supplement or conventional food under the Federal Food, Drug, \nand Cosmetic Act, for the stated purpose of providing the consumer with \nadded physical or mental energy, and that contains--\n (1) caffeine; and\n (2) not less than one of the following ingredients:\n (A) Taurine.\n (B) Guarana.\n (C) Ginseng.\n (D) B vitamins such as cobalamin, folic acid, \n pyridoxine, or niacin.\n (E) Any other ingredient added for the express \n purpose of providing physical or mental energy, as \n determined during the development of guidelines in \n accordance with subsection (a).\n (d) Prohibition on Restriction of Marketing and Sales of Energy \nDrinks.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to provide the \nCommissioner of Food and Drugs with authority to regulate the marketing \nand sale of energy drinks, beyond such authority as that Commissioner \nmay have as of the date of enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 7. RESEARCH RELATING TO YOUTH ATHLETIC SAFETY.\n\n (a) Expansion of CDC Research.--Section 301 of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 241) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing:\n ``(f) The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for \nDisease Control and Prevention, shall, to the extent practicable, \nexpand, intensify, and coordinate the activities of the Centers for \nDisease Control and Prevention with respect to cardiac conditions, \nconcussions, and heat-related illnesses among youth athletes.''.\n (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 years after the enactment \nof this Act, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and \nPrevention and the Secretary of Education shall prepare and submit a \njoint report to Congress that includes information, with respect to the \n5-year period beginning after the date of enactment of this Act, \nabout--\n (1) the number of youth fatalities that occur while a youth \n is participating in an athletic activity, and the cause of each \n of those deaths; and\n (2) the number of catastrophic injuries sustained by a \n youth while the youth is participating in an athletic activity, \n and the cause of such injury.\n\nSEC. 8. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.\n\n The table of contents in section 2 of the Elementary and Secondary \nEducation Act of 1965 is amended--\n (1) by striking the item relating to the heading of subpart \n 2 of part E of title IX and inserting the following new item:\n\n ``Subpart 3--Other Provisions'';\n\n and\n (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 9506, \n the following new items:\n\n ``Subpart 2--State Requirements for the Prevention and Treatment of \n Concussions\n\n``Sec. 9511. Minimum State requirements.\n``Sec. 9512. 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R. 377\n\n To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require \n homemade firearms to have serial numbers, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\nMr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Mr. Danny \n K. Davis of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Schakowsky, and \n Mr. Swalwell of California) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to require \n homemade firearms to have serial numbers, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Homemade Firearms Accountability Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT HOMEMADE FIREARMS HAVE SERIAL NUMBERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, is \namended by inserting after section 923 the following:\n``Sec. 923A. Serial numbers for homemade firearms\n ``(a) Request.--A person who has attained 18 years of age and \ndesires to make a firearm, or obtain a unique serial number or other \nidentifying mark for a firearm made by the person after 1968, may \nrequest a licensed dealer to issue a unique serial number or other \nidentifying mark for the firearm, which request shall describe the \nfirearm involved, and state whether the firearm will be (or is) a \nhandgun.\n ``(b) Consideration.--\n ``(1) Treatment of request as transfer proposal.--A request \n made of a licensed dealer pursuant to subsection (a) with \n respect to firearm shall be treated as a proposed transfer of \n the firearm from the licensed dealer to the applicant, for \n purposes of section 922(t) of this title and section 103 of the \n Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act.\n ``(2) Issuance of serial number.--A licensed dealer may \n issue to an applicant a unique serial number and identifying \n mark for a firearm pursuant to such a request if, applying \n paragraph (1) of this subsection to the request, section 922(t) \n or other law would not prohibit the licensed dealer from \n transferring the firearm to the applicant.\n ``(3) Fee authority.--A licensed dealer may charge an \n applicant a fee for each serial number and identifying mark \n assigned and issued under this section, in an amount that is \n not more than the actual costs associated with assigning and \n issuing the serial number and identifying mark, and a fee for \n contacting the national instant criminal background check \n system with respect to the applicant.\n ``(c) Prohibitions; Requirements.--\n ``(1) Ban on making firearm before obtaining serial \n number.--It shall be unlawful for any person, in or affecting \n interstate or foreign commerce, to make a firearm, unless the \n person has obtained a serial number and identifying mark for \n the firearm under this section.\n ``(2) Ban on possession or transfer of firearm without \n serial number.--It shall be unlawful for any person, in or \n affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to possess or \n transfer a firearm made by the person after 1968, unless--\n ``(A) a serial number and identifying mark for the \n firearm has been issued under this section;\n ``(B) within 10 days after the issuance, the serial \n number and identifying mark is stamped on or otherwise \n permanently affixed to the firearm; and\n ``(C) if the firearm is made from polymer plastic, \n 3.7 ounces of material type 17-4 PH stainless steel, on \n which the unique serial number or identifying mark is \n stamped or otherwise permanently affixed, are embedded \n within the plastic.\n ``(3) Exceptions.--This subsection shall not apply to--\n ``(A) a firearm to which a serial number has been \n assigned pursuant to section 923 of this title or \n chapter 53 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; or\n ``(B) a licensed manufacturer.\n ``(d) Administrative Provision.--The Attorney General shall \nmaintain, and make available on request, information on--\n ``(1) the number of serial numbers and identifying marks \n issued under this section; and\n ``(2) the number of arrests for violations of this \n section.''.\n (b) Penalties.--Section 924(a) of such title is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following: \n ``For purposes of this paragraph, the issuance of a serial \n number and identifying mark for a firearm in violation of \n section 923A shall be considered a transfer of the firearm in \n violation of section 922(t).''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(8) Whoever knowingly violates section 923A(c) shall be fined \nunder this title, imprisoned not more than 6 months (or, if the firearm \ninvolved in the violation is a handgun, 1 year), or both.''.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 44 of \nsuch title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section \n923 the following:\n\n``923A. Serial number requirement for homemade firearms.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect on January 1, 2016.\n \n", "frequency": [["firearm", 26], ["serial", 20], ["number", 19], ["section", 17], ["identifying", 11], ["mark", 11], ["shall", 9], ["licensed", 7], ["request", 7], ["homemade", 6], ["dealer", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["person", 6], ["state", 5], ["chapter", 5], ["transfer", 5], ["made", 5], ["following", 5], ["applicant", 5], ["code", 4], ["violation", 4], ["923a", 4], ["unique", 4], ["united", 4], ["may", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["issued", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["pursuant", 3], ["amended", 3], ["handgun", 3], ["house", 3], ["number.", 3], ["fee", 3], ["issuance", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["bill", 3], ["make", 3], ["congress", 3], ["stamped", 2], ["assigned", 2], ["adding", 2], ["permanently", 2], ["interstate", 2], ["january", 2], ["amend", 2], ["ban", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["year", 2], ["unlawful", 2], ["affecting", 2], ["issue", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["plastic", 2], ["involved", 2], ["foreign", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["within", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["affixed", 2], ["representative", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["require", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["end", 2], ["illinois", 2], ["unless", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["office", 1], ["whoever", 1], ["obtain", 1], ["knowingly", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["provision.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["proposed", 1], ["assigning", 1], ["proposal.", 1], ["charge", 1], ["internal", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["attained", 1], ["criminal", 1], ["administrative", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["honda", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["firearms.", 1], ["background", 1], ["lowenthal", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["desire", 1], ["fined", 1], ["imprisoned", 1]]}, "hr376": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 376 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 376\n\n To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, \n distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain \n firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and \n machinegun parts kits and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of \n such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic \n communications.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\n Mr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Kelly of \n Illinois, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Matsui, Ms. Schakowsky, \n and Mrs. Capps) introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit the sale, offering for sale, manufacture for sale, \n distribution in commerce, or import into the United States of certain \n firearm receiver castings or blanks, assault weapon parts kits, and \n machinegun parts kits and to prohibit the marketing or advertising of \n such castings or blanks and kits on any medium of electronic \n communications.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Home-Assembled Firearms Restriction \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPON BAN.\n\n (a) Banned Hazardous Products.--Notwithstanding section 3(a)(5)(E) \nof the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)(E)), the \nfollowing shall be considered banned hazardous products under section 8 \nof such Act (15 U.S.C. 2057):\n (1) A firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank \n that--\n (A) at the point of sale does not meet the \n definition of a firearm in section 921(a) of title 18, \n United States Code; and\n (B) after purchase by a consumer, can be completed \n by the consumer to the point at which such casting or \n blank functions as a firearm frame or receiver for a \n semiautomatic assault weapon or machine gun.\n (2) An assault weapon parts kit.\n (3) A machinegun parts kit.\n (b) Enforcement.--Subsection (a) shall be treated as a ban under \nsection 19 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2068).\n (c) Consultation.--In enforcing this section, the Consumer Product \nSafety Commission shall periodically consult with the Bureau of \nAlcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives regarding effective \nstrategies for and methods of enforcement.\n\nSEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF ADVERTISING DO-IT-YOURSELF ASSAULT WEAPONS.\n\n (a) In General.--It shall be unlawful to market or advertise, on \nany medium of electronic communications, including over the Internet, \nfor the sale of any of the following:\n (1) A firearm receiver casting or firearm receiver blank \n that--\n (A) at the point of sale does not meet the \n definition of a firearm in section 921(a) of title 18, \n United States Code; and\n (B) after purchase by a consumer, can be completed \n by the consumer to the point at which such casting or \n blank functions as a firearm frame or receiver for a \n semiautomatic assault weapon or machinegun.\n (2) An assault weapon parts kit.\n (3) A machinegun parts kit.\n (b) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.--A violation of \nsubsection (a) shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an \nunfair or deceptive act or practice described under section 18(a)(1)(B) \nof the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). The \nFederal Trade Commission shall enforce this section in the same manner, \nby the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and duties \nas though all applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade \nCommission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a \npart of this Act.\n (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing contained in this Act shall be \nconstrued to limit the authority of the Federal Trade Commission under \nany other provision of law.\n\nSEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.\n\n (a) Terms.--For purposes of this Act--\n (1) the term ``assault weapon parts kit'' means any part or \n combination of parts not designed and intended for repair or \n replacement but designed and intended to enable a consumer who \n possesses all such necessary parts to assemble a semiautomatic \n assault weapon;\n (2) the term ``machinegun parts kit'' means any part or \n combination of parts designed and intended to enable a consumer \n who possesses all such necessary parts to assemble a machinegun \n or convert a firearm into a machinegun;\n (3) the term ``semiautomatic assault weapon'' means--\n (A) a semiautomatic rifle or semiautomatic shotgun \n that has the capacity to accept a detachable ammunition \n magazine; or\n (B) a semiautomatic pistol that has--\n (i) the capacity to accept a detachable \n ammunition magazine; and\n (ii) any one of the features described in \n subsection (b);\n (4) the term ``machinegun'' has the meaning given such term \n in section 5845(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;\n (5) the term ``semiautomatic pistol'' means any repeating \n pistol that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing \n cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the \n next round and requires a separate pull of the trigger to fire \n each cartridge;\n (6) the term ``semiautomatic rifle'' has the meaning given \n such term in section 921(a)(28) of title 18, United States \n Code; and\n (7) the term ``semiautomatic shotgun'' means any repeating \n shotgun that utilizes a portion of the energy of a firing \n cartridge to extract the fixed cartridge case and chamber the \n next round and requires a separate pull of a trigger to fire \n each cartridge.\n (b) Special Features of a Semiautomatic Pistol.--The special \nfeatures described in subsection (a)(3)(B)(ii) are--\n (1) an ammunition magazine that attaches to the pistol \n outside of the pistol grip;\n (2) a threaded barrel capable of accepting a barrel \n extender, flash suppressor, forward handgrip, or silencer;\n (3) a shroud that is attached to, or partially or \n completely encircles, the barrel and that permits the shooter \n to hold the firearm with the nontrigger hand without being \n burned;\n (4) a manufactured weight of 50 ounces or more when the \n pistol is unloaded; and\n (5) a semiautomatic version of an automatic firearm.\n\nSEC. 5. CONSTRUCTION.\n\n Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting the ability of a \nState to enact more restrictive gun-related laws, or bans on firearm \nreceiver castings, firearm receiver blanks, assault weapon parts kits, \nor machinegun parts kits.\n \n", "frequency": [["firearm", 17], ["kit", 14], ["semiautomatic", 12], ["assault", 12], ["weapon", 12], ["section", 11], ["term", 10], ["machinegun", 10], ["receiver", 10], ["casting", 9], ["blank", 9], ["sale", 9], ["consumer", 9], ["shall", 8], ["state", 7], ["pistol", 6], ["cartridge", 6], ["mean", 6], ["united", 6], ["trade", 5], ["federal", 5], ["commission", 5], ["u.s.c", 5], ["code", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["prohibit", 4], ["point", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["product", 4], ["ban", 3], ["house", 3], ["energy", 3], ["safety", 3], ["ammunition", 3], ["described", 3], ["definition", 3], ["magazine", 3], ["advertising", 3], ["designed", 3], ["communication", 3], ["electronic", 3], ["medium", 3], ["commerce", 3], ["bill", 3], ["ms.", 3], ["following", 3], ["feature", 3], ["intended", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shotgun", 3], ["barrel", 3], ["violation", 2], ["combination", 2], ["banned", 2], ["provision", 2], ["meaning", 2], ["necessary", 2], ["rifle", 2], ["chamber", 2], ["repeating", 2], ["fixed", 2], ["detachable", 2], ["extract", 2], ["special", 2], ["capacity", 2], ["do-it-yourself", 2], ["import", 2], ["marketing", 2], ["separate", 2], ["assemble", 2], ["pull", 2], ["firing", 2], ["construed", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["utilizes", 2], ["next", 2], ["given", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["trigger", 2], ["frame", 2], ["manufacture", 2], ["enforcement", 2], ["offering", 2], ["fire", 2], ["hazardous", 2], ["requires", 2], ["posse", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["round", 2], ["meet", 2], ["distribution", 2], ["treated", 2], ["function", 2], ["certain", 2], ["accept", 2], ["enable", 2], ["illinois", 2], ["completed", 2]]}, "hr1321": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 278\n\n Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the TIGER \n discretionary grant program, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself and Ms. DelBene) introduced the \nfollowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations, \n and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2015 for the TIGER \n discretionary grant program, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Transportation Investment Generating \nEconomic Recovery for Cities Underfunded Because of Size Act of 2015'' \nor the ``TIGER CUBS Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR TIGER GRANTS.\n\n The following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the \nTreasury not otherwise appropriated, for fiscal year 2015:\n\n DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION\n\n Office of the Secretary\n\n national infrastructure investments\n\n For an additional amount for ``National Infrastructure \nInvestments'' in accordance with the provisions under this heading in \ntitle I of division K of Public Law 113-235, $500,000,000: Provided, \nThat the amount under this heading shall remain available until \nSeptember 30, 2017: Provided further, That not less than $100,000,000 \nof the funds provided under this heading shall be for projects located \nin cities with populations between 10,000 and 50,000: Provided further, \nThat for a project described in the preceding proviso, the minimum \ngrant amount shall be $2,000,000, and the Secretary of Transportation \nmay provide a Federal share of costs in excess of 80 percent: Provided \nfurther, That the amount under this heading is designated by the \nCongress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) \nof the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, \nexcept that such amount shall be available only if the President \nsubsequently so designates such amount and transmits such designation \nto the Congress.\n \n", "frequency": [["amount", 6], ["provided", 5], ["congress", 5], ["appropriation", 4], ["heading", 4], ["tiger", 4], ["grant", 4], ["shall", 4], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["year", 3], ["investment", 3], ["transportation", 3], ["supplemental", 3], ["bill", 3], ["fiscal", 3], ["office", 2], ["emergency", 2], ["provision", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["national", 2], ["available", 2], ["infrastructure", 2], ["secretary", 2], ["city", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["discretionary", 2], ["budget", 2], ["project", 2], ["following", 2], ["making", 2], ["may", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["appropriated", 2], ["subsequently", 2], ["section", 2], ["september", 1], ["money", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["except", 1], ["cub", 1], ["treasury", 1], ["population", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["division", 1], ["government", 1], ["designated", 1], ["fall", 1], ["designates", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["designation", 1], ["january", 1], ["referred", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["cost", 1], ["senate", 1], ["economic", 1], ["federal", 1], ["sum", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["deficit", 1], ["proviso", 1], ["public", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["excess", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["within", 1], ["washington", 1], ["period", 1], ["1st", 1], ["balanced", 1], ["size", 1], ["america", 1], ["described", 1], ["additional", 1], ["addition", 1], ["generating", 1], ["fund", 1], ["short", 1], ["underfunded", 1], ["case", 1], ["accordance", 1], ["transmits", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["remain", 1], ["determined", 1], ["control", 1], ["cited", 1], ["share", 1], ["minimum", 1], ["united", 1], ["recovery", 1], ["provide", 1]]}, "hr303": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 303 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 303\n\n To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired \nmembers of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to \n receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans \nAffairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their \n years of military service or combat-related special compensation.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\nMr. Bilirakis (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Smith of New \n Jersey, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Kline, and Mr. Bost) introduced the \nfollowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, \nand in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to \n be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 10, United States Code, to permit additional retired \nmembers of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to \n receive both disability compensation from the Department of Veterans \nAffairs for their disability and either retired pay by reason of their \n years of military service or combat-related special compensation.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Retired Pay Restoration Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) For more than 100 years before 1999, all disabled \n military retirees were required to fund their own veterans' \n disability compensation by forfeiting one dollar of earned \n retired pay for each dollar received in veterans' disability \n compensation.\n (2) Since 1999, Congress has enacted legislation to \n progressively expand eligibility criteria for relief of the \n retired pay disability offset and reduce the burden of \n financial sacrifice on disabled military retirees.\n (3) Absent adequate funding to eliminate the sacrifice for \n all disabled retirees, Congress has given initial priority to \n easing financial inequities for the most severely disabled and \n for combat-disabled retirees.\n (4) In the interest of maximizing eligibility within cost \n constraints, Congress effectively has authorized full \n concurrent receipt for all qualifying retirees with 100-percent \n disability ratings and all qualifying retirees with combat-\n related disability ratings, while phasing out the disability \n offset to retired pay over 10 years for retired members with \n noncombat-related, service-connected disability ratings of 50 \n percent to 90 percent.\n (5) In pursuing these good-faith efforts, Congress \n acknowledges the regrettable necessity of creating new \n thresholds of eligibility that understandably are disappointing \n to disabled retirees who fall short of meeting those new \n thresholds.\n (6) Congress is not content with the status quo.\n (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that military \nretired pay earned by service and sacrifice in defending the United \nStates should not be reduced because a military retiree is also \neligible for veterans' disability compensation awarded for service-\nconnected disability.\n\nSEC. 3. ELIGIBILITY FOR PAYMENT OF BOTH RETIRED PAY AND VETERANS' \n DISABILITY COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MILITARY \n RETIREES WITH COMPENSABLE SERVICE-CONNECTED DISABILITIES.\n\n (a) Extension of Concurrent Receipt Authority to Retirees With \nService-Connected Disabilities Rated Less Than 50 Percent.--Subsection \n(a) of section 1414 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) by striking ``Compensation'' in the subsection heading \n and all that follows through ``Subject'' and inserting \n ``Compensation.--Subject''; and\n (2) by striking paragraph (2).\n (b) Amendments To Reflect Conclusion of Phase-In of Concurrent \nReceipt of Retired Pay and Veterans' Disability Compensation.--Such \nsection is further amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsection (a) of this \n section, by striking the final sentence;\n (2) by striking subsection (c) and redesignating \n subsections (d) and (e) as subsections (c) and (d), \n respectively; and\n (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by striking \n paragraphs (3) and (4).\n (c) Specification of Qualified Retirees for Concurrent Receipt \nPurposes.--Such section is further amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), as amended by subsections (a) and \n (b)--\n (A) by striking ``a member or'' and all that \n follows through ``is entitled'' and inserting ``an \n individual who is a qualified retiree for any month is \n entitled''; and\n (B) by inserting ``retired pay and veterans' \n disability compensation'' after ``both'';\n (2) in subsection (b)--\n (A) by striking ``Special Rules'' in the subsection \n heading and all that follows through ``is subject to'' \n and inserting ``Special Rules for Chapter 61 Disability \n Retirees.--In the case of a qualified retiree who is \n retired under chapter 61 of this title, the retired pay \n of the member is subject to''; and\n (B) by striking paragraph (2); and\n (3) in subsection (d), as redesignated and amended by \n subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new \n paragraph:\n ``(3) Qualified retiree.--The term `qualified retiree' \n means a member or former member of the uniformed services who, \n with respect to any month--\n ``(A) is entitled to retired pay, other than in the \n case of a member retired under chapter 61 of this title \n with less than 20 years of service creditable under \n section 1405 of this title and less than 20 years of \n service computed under section 12732 of this title; and\n ``(B) is entitled to veterans' disability \n compensation.''.\n (d) Clerical Amendments.--\n (1) Section heading.--The heading for such section is \n amended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for \n veterans' disability compensation: concurrent payment of \n retired pay and disability compensation''.\n (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section \n in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 71 of such \n title is amended to read as follows:\n\n``1414. Members eligible for retired pay who are also eligible for \n veterans' disability compensation: \n concurrent payment of retired pay and \n disability compensation.''.\n (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1413a(f) of such title is \namended by striking ``Subsection (d)'' and inserting ``Subsection \n(c)''.\n (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect as of January 1, 2016, and shall apply to payments for months \nbeginning on or after that date.\n \n", "frequency": [["disability", 26], ["retired", 21], ["subsection", 16], ["pay", 16], ["retiree", 14], ["section", 13], ["compensation", 13], ["veteran", 12], ["congress", 11], ["member", 10], ["amended", 9], ["striking", 9], ["military", 7], ["service", 7], ["mr.", 7], ["year", 6], ["concurrent", 6], ["disabled", 5], ["follows", 5], ["state", 5], ["inserting", 5], ["eligible", 5], ["service-connected", 5], ["united", 5], ["qualified", 4], ["receipt", 4], ["entitled", 4], ["special", 4], ["subject", 4], ["eligibility", 4], ["new", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["chapter", 4], ["compensation.", 4], ["payment", 4], ["affair", 3], ["code", 3], ["rating", 3], ["month", 3], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["heading", 3], ["armed", 3], ["additional", 3], ["case", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["sense", 3], ["also", 3], ["sacrifice", 3], ["dollar", 2], ["combat-related", 2], ["earned", 2], ["fall", 2], ["table", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["january", 2], ["either", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["force", 2], ["threshold", 2], ["read", 2], ["reason", 2], ["offset", 2], ["receive", 2], ["permit", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["redesignated", 2], ["within", 2], ["financial", 2], ["qualifying", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["percent", 2], ["department", 2], ["shall", 2], ["short", 2], ["rule", 2], ["inequity", 1], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["heading.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["compensable", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["smith", 1], ["young", 1], ["phase-in", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["pursuing", 1], ["criterion", 1], ["adequate", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["take", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["government", 1]]}, "hr279": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 279 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 279\n\n To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the \nFederal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet \n access service.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\nMr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Rangel) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the authority of the \nFederal Communications Commission over providers of broadband Internet \n access service.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) The Internet is a powerful engine for economic growth \n that has remained open, free, and accessible without government \n regulation since its entrance into the public sphere.\n (2) Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 was designed \n for the monopoly telephone system in 1934 and has its origins \n in 19th century shipping regulations.\n (3) Imposing the obligations and requirements of title II \n of such Act on broadband Internet access service would severely \n harm broadband investment and create myriad negative unintended \n consequences.\n (4) The Federal Communications Commission has consistently \n taken actions that classify broadband Internet access service, \n even in different forms, as an information service. Such \n actions include the following:\n (A) In 1998, Chairman Bill Kennard issued a Report \n to Congress finding that Internet access is an \n information service with a telecommunications \n component.\n (B) In 2002, the Commission issued a Declaratory \n Ruling (17 FCC Rcd 4798) classifying cable modem \n broadband Internet access service as an information \n service. In the 2005 case of National Cable & \n Telecommunications Association v. Brand X Internet \n Services (545 U.S. 967), the Supreme Court of the \n United States affirmed this determination that such \n service is not a common carrier service and is \n appropriately classified as an information service.\n (C) In 2005, the Commission issued a Report and \n Order (20 FCC Rcd 14853) affirming the classification \n of wireline broadband Internet access service as an \n information service.\n (D) In 2007, the Commission issued a Declaratory \n Ruling (22 FCC Rcd 5901) affirming the classification \n of wireless broadband Internet access service as an \n information service.\n (5) These Commission rulings unleashed tens of billions of \n dollars of investment in the Nation's broadband networks, \n investment that would not have been made if broadband services \n were subject to common carrier requirements.\n\nSEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF FCC.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 \nU.S.C. 153) is amended as follows:\n (1) Common carrier.--Paragraph (11) is amended by adding at \n the end the following: ``Such term does not include a provider \n of an information service or of advanced telecommunications \n capability (as defined in section 706 of the Telecommunications \n Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302)) when engaged in the provision of \n such service or capability.''.\n (2) Information service.--Paragraph (24) is amended to read \n as follows:\n ``(24) Information service.--The term `information service' \n means the offering of a capability for generating, acquiring, \n storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, utilizing, or \n making available information via telecommunications, and \n includes electronic publishing, but does not include--\n ``(A) a telecommunications service; or\n ``(B) any use of any such capability for the \n management, control, or operation of a \n telecommunications system or the management of a \n telecommunications service.\n Such term includes broadband Internet access service. A \n provider of an information service may not be treated as a \n telecommunications carrier under this Act when engaged in the \n provision of an information service, and may not be required to \n offer such service or any component of such service as a \n telecommunications service.''.\n (3) Telecommunications carrier.--Paragraph (51) is amended \n by adding at the end the following: ``Such term does not \n include a provider of an information service or of advanced \n telecommunications capability (as defined in section 706 of the \n Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302)) when engaged \n in the provision of such service or capability.''.\n (4) Telecommunications service.--Paragraph (53) is amended \n by adding at the end the following: ``Such term does not \n include any service that is an information service, any \n component of an information service, or advanced \n telecommunications capability (as defined in section 706 of the \n Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302)).''.\n (b) Broadband Internet Access Service Defined.--Section 3 of the \nCommunications Act of 1934 is further amended--\n (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (59) as \n paragraphs (7) through (60), respectively; and\n (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following:\n ``(6) Broadband internet access service.--The term \n `broadband Internet access service' means a mass-market retail \n service by wire or radio that provides the capability to \n transmit data to and receive data from all or substantially all \n Internet endpoints, including any capabilities that are \n incidental to and enable the operation of the communications \n service, but excluding dial-up Internet access service. \n Broadband Internet access service is an information service, \n and includes a service utilizing advanced telecommunications \n capability (as defined in section 706 of the Telecommunications \n Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302)).''.\n \n", "frequency": [["service", 40], ["telecommunication", 18], ["internet", 17], ["information", 16], ["access", 14], ["broadband", 14], ["communication", 9], ["capability", 8], ["paragraph", 7], ["section", 7], ["commission", 7], ["following", 7], ["amended", 6], ["term", 6], ["include", 5], ["provider", 5], ["service.", 5], ["u.s.c", 5], ["congress", 5], ["issued", 4], ["advanced", 4], ["bill", 4], ["defined", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["fcc", 4], ["doe", 4], ["adding", 3], ["provision", 3], ["common", 3], ["house", 3], ["authority", 3], ["investment", 3], ["federal", 3], ["ruling", 3], ["component", 3], ["carrier", 3], ["engaged", 3], ["rcd", 3], ["includes", 3], ["end", 3], ["state", 2], ["government", 2], ["report", 2], ["cable", 2], ["follows", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["mean", 2], ["operation", 2], ["declaratory", 2], ["affirming", 2], ["capability.", 2], ["u.s.", 2], ["would", 2], ["action", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["classification", 2], ["management", 2], ["system", 2], ["regulation", 2], ["utilizing", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["limit", 2], ["united", 2], ["finding", 2], ["may", 2], ["data", 2], ["carrier.", 2], ["unleashed", 1], ["office", 1], ["dollar", 1], ["session", 1], ["radio", 1], ["committee", 1], ["weber", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["`information", 1], ["printing", 1], ["texas", 1], ["read", 1], ["nation", 1], ["transmit", 1], ["endpoint", 1], ["association", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["severely", 1], ["excluding", 1], ["january", 1], ["classified", 1], ["including", 1], ["referred", 1], ["accessible", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["incidental", 1], ["ten", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["`broadband", 1]]}, "hr506": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 506 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 506\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand personal saving \n and retirement savings coverage by enabling employees not covered by \n qualifying retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic \n IRA arrangements, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Neal introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on \nEducation and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand personal saving \n and retirement savings coverage by enabling employees not covered by \n qualifying retirement plans to save for retirement through automatic \n IRA arrangements, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCE.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Automatic IRA Act \nof 2015''.\n (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly \nprovided, whenever in this Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in \nterms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, \nthe reference shall be considered to be made to a section or other \nprovision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n\nSEC. 2. EMPLOYEES NOT COVERED BY QUALIFYING RETIREMENT PLANS OR \n ARRANGEMENTS ENTITLED TO PARTICIPATE IN AUTOMATIC IRA \n ARRANGEMENTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 \n(relating to pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is \namended by inserting after section 408A the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 408B. RIGHT TO AUTOMATIC IRA ARRANGEMENTS AT WORK.\n\n ``(a) Requirement To Provide Automatic IRA Arrangement.--Each \ncovered employer shall make available to each qualifying employee of \nthe employer for the calendar year an automatic IRA arrangement.\n ``(b) Covered Employer.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this \n subsection or subsection (c)(2), the term `covered employer' \n means, with respect to any year, an employer which does not \n maintain a qualifying plan or arrangement described in section \n 219(g)(5) for the calendar year.\n ``(2) Excluded plans.--A qualifying plan or arrangement \n shall not be taken into account for purposes of paragraph (1) \n if--\n ``(A) the plan or arrangement is frozen as of the \n first day of the preceding calendar year, or\n ``(B) in the case of a plan or arrangement under \n which the only contributions are discretionary on the \n part of the employer or other plan sponsor, no employer \n contribution has been made to the plan or arrangement \n for the 2-plan-year period ending with the last plan \n year ending in the second preceding calendar year and \n it is not reasonable to assume that an employer \n contribution will be made for the last plan year ending \n in the preceding calendar year.\n ``(3) Exception for certain small and new employers.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `covered employer' does \n not include an employer for a calendar year if the \n employer either--\n ``(i) did not employ more than 10 employees \n who received at least $5,000 of compensation \n (as defined in section 3401(a)) from the \n employer for the preceding calendar year,\n ``(ii) did not normally employ more than 10 \n employees on a typical business day of the \n preceding calendar year, or\n ``(iii) was not in existence at all times \n during the calendar year and the preceding \n calendar year.\n ``(B) Operating rules.--In determining the number \n of employees for purposes of subparagraph (A)--\n ``(i) rules consistent with any rules \n applicable in determining the number of \n employees for purposes of section 408(p)(2)(C) \n and section 4980B(d) shall apply,\n ``(ii) all members of the same family \n (within the meaning of section 318(a)(1)) shall \n be treated as 1 individual, and\n ``(iii) any reference to an employer shall \n include a reference to any predecessor \n employer.\n ``(4) Exception for governments and churches.--The term \n `covered employer' does not include--\n ``(A) a government or entity described in section \n 414(d), or\n ``(B) a church or a convention or association of \n churches which is exempt from tax under section 501.\n ``(5) Aggregation rule.--All persons treated as a single \n employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 or \n subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 shall be treated as a \n single employer.\n ``(c) Qualifying Employee.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying employee' means any \n employee of the employer who is not an excluded employee.\n ``(2) Plan sponsor's employees.--If--\n ``(A) an employer maintains one or more qualifying \n plans or arrangements described in section 219(g)(5), \n and\n ``(B) the employees of a subsidiary, division, or \n other major business unit are generally not eligible to \n participate in any such qualifying plan or arrangement,\n then, for purposes of this section, the employer shall be \n treated as a covered employer with respect to such employees \n (other than excluded employees), and such employees (other than \n excluded employees) shall be treated as qualifying employees, \n but only if there are 50 or more ineligible employees of such \n subsidiary, division or other major business unit constituting \n at least 10 percent of the employees of the employer (other \n than excludable employees).\n ``(3) Excluded employees.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `excluded employee' \n means an employee of the employer who is an excludable \n employee and who is in a class or category that the \n employer excludes from treatment as qualifying \n employees.\n ``(B) Excludable employee.--The term `excludable \n employee' means--\n ``(i) any employee described in section \n 410(b)(3),\n ``(ii) any employee who has not attained \n the age of 18 before the beginning of the \n calendar year,\n ``(iii) any employee who has not completed \n at least 3 months of service with the employer,\n ``(iv) in the case of an employer that \n maintains a qualifying plan or arrangement \n which excludes employees who have not satisfied \n the minimum age and service requirements for \n participation in the plan, any employee who has \n not satisfied such requirements,\n ``(v) in the case of an employer that \n maintains a section 403(b) annuity contract \n (including a custodial account or retirement \n income account), any employee who is permitted \n to be excluded from any salary reduction \n arrangement under the contract pursuant to \n section 403(b)(12),\n ``(vi) in the case of an employer that \n maintains an arrangement described in section \n 408(p), any employee who is not required to be \n eligible to participate in the arrangement \n under section 408(p)(4), and\n ``(vii) in the case of an employer that \n maintains a simplified employee pension \n described in section 408(k), any employee who \n is permitted to be excluded from participation \n under section 408(k)(2).\n ``(4) Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue regulations or \n other guidance to carry out this subsection, including--\n ``(A) guidelines for determining the classes or \n categories of employees to be covered by an automatic \n IRA arrangement,\n ``(B) if an employer excludes employees from the \n automatic IRA arrangement, guidelines providing that \n the employer shall specify the classification or \n categories of employees who are so excluded, and\n ``(C) rules to prevent avoidance of the \n requirements of this section.\n ``(d) Automatic IRA Arrangement.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) In general.--The term `automatic IRA arrangement' \n means an arrangement of an employer (determined without regard \n to whether the employer is required to maintain the \n arrangement)--\n ``(A) which covers each qualifying employee of the \n covered employer for the calendar year,\n ``(B) under which a qualifying employee--\n ``(i) may elect--\n ``(I) to contribute to an \n individual retirement plan, or to \n purchase a qualified retirement bond on \n behalf of the employee, by having the \n employer deposit payroll deduction \n amounts or make other periodic direct \n deposits (including electronic \n payments) to the plan or to be invested \n in retirement bonds (whether to the \n Secretary of the Treasury or to a \n designated trustee or other agent for \n that purpose), or\n ``(II) to have such payments paid \n to the employee directly in cash,\n ``(ii) is treated as having made the \n election under clause (i)(I) in the amount \n specified in paragraph (4) until the individual \n specifically elects not to have such \n contributions or purchases made (or \n specifically elects to have such contributions \n or purchases made at a different percentage or \n in a different amount), and\n ``(iii) may elect to modify the manner in \n which such amounts are invested for such year,\n ``(C) which meets the administrative requirements \n of paragraph (2), including the notice requirement of \n paragraph (2)(C), and\n ``(D) which does not charge unreasonable additional \n fees solely on the basis that the balance in an \n automatic IRA is small.\n ``(2) Administrative requirements.--\n ``(A) Payments.--The requirements of this paragraph \n are met with respect to any automatic IRA arrangement \n if the employer makes the payments elected or treated \n as elected under paragraph (1)(B)--\n ``(i) on or before the last day of the \n month following the month in which the \n compensation otherwise would have been payable \n to the employee in cash, or\n ``(ii) before such later deadline \n prescribed by the Secretary for making such \n payments, but not later than the due date for \n the deposit of tax required to be deducted and \n withheld under chapter 24 (relating to \n collection of income tax at source on wages) \n for the payroll period to which such payments \n relate.\n ``(B) Termination of employee participation.--\n Subject to a requirement for reasonable notice, an \n employee may elect to terminate participation in the \n arrangement at any time during a calendar year, except \n that if an employee so terminates, the arrangement may \n provide that the employee may not elect to resume \n participation until the beginning of the next calendar \n year.\n ``(C) Notice of election period.--The requirements \n of this paragraph shall not be treated as met with \n respect to any year unless the employer notifies each \n employee eligible to participate, within a reasonable \n period of time before the 30th day before the beginning \n of such year (and, for the first year the employee is \n so eligible, the 30th day before the first day such \n employee is so eligible), of--\n ``(i) the payments that may be elected or \n treated as elected under paragraph (1)(B),\n ``(ii) the opportunity to make the election \n to terminate participation in the arrangement \n under paragraph (2)(B),\n ``(iii) the opportunity to make the \n election under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) to have \n contributions or purchases made at a different \n percentage or in a different amount, and\n ``(iv) the opportunity under paragraph \n (1)(B)(iii) to modify the manner in which such \n amounts are invested for such year.\n ``(D) Employer may permit employees to choose \n ira.--Subject to subsection (f), if the employer so \n elects, the arrangement provides that an employee may \n elect to have contributions made to any individual \n retirement plan specified by the employee.\n ``(E) Employer may permit employees to choose \n retirement bond.--Subject to subsection (f), if the \n employer so elects, the arrangement provides that an \n employee may elect to have payments applied toward the \n purchase of retirement bonds.\n ``(3) Default investments.--If an employee is treated under \n clause (ii) of paragraph (1)(B) as having made an election to \n participate in an automatic IRA arrangement--\n ``(A) the employee shall be deemed to have made an \n election to make contributions and payments in the \n amount determined under such clause,\n ``(B) such contributions shall--\n ``(i) if the employer has made an election \n under subsection (f)(2), be transferred to an \n individual retirement plan of the designated \n trustee or issuer but only if the contributions \n are invested as provided in paragraph (5), or\n ``(ii) be applied toward the purchase of a \n retirement bond.\n ``(4) Amount of contributions and payments.--\n ``(A) In general.--The amount specified in this \n paragraph is--\n ``(i) 3 percent of compensation, or\n ``(ii) such other percentage of \n compensation as is specified in regulations \n prescribed by the Secretary which is not less \n than 2 percent or more than 6 percent.\n ``(B) Authority to provide for periodic \n increases.--In the case of qualifying employees under \n an automatic IRA arrangement for 2 or more consecutive \n years, the Secretary may by regulation provide for \n periodic (not more frequent than annual) increases in \n the percentage of compensation an employee is deemed to \n have elected under subparagraph (A). The considerations \n the Secretary shall take into account in issuing any \n regulations under this subparagraph and subparagraph \n (A) shall include the potential effects on lower-income \n employees as well as on adequacy of savings.\n ``(C) Permitted additional procedures to limit \n contributions.--An employer--\n ``(i) shall have no responsibility for any \n calendar year for determining whether, or \n ensuring that, the contributions with respect \n to any employee do not exceed the deductible \n amount in effect for taxable years beginning in \n the calendar year under section 219(b)(5) \n (determined without regard to subparagraph (B) \n thereof), and\n ``(ii) shall not be treated as failing to \n satisfy the requirements of this section or any \n other provision of this title merely because \n the employer chooses to limit the contributions \n under this subsection on behalf of a qualifying \n employee for any calendar year in a manner \n reasonably designed to avoid exceeding such \n deductible amount.\n ``(5) Required investments.--\n ``(A) In general.--Amounts contributed under \n paragraph (3)(B)(i) shall be invested only in the class \n of assets or funds described in subparagraph (B) unless \n the employer elects a class of assets or funds \n described in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), or (F).\n ``(B) Target date/lifecycle option.--The class of \n assets or funds described in this subparagraph is the \n class of assets or funds that constitutes a qualified \n default investment alternative under Department of \n Labor regulation section 2550.404c-5(e)(4)(i).\n ``(C) Principal preservation.--The class of assets \n or funds described in this subparagraph is the class of \n assets or funds that is designed to protect the \n principal of the individual on an ongoing basis, \n including passbook savings, certificates of deposit, \n insurance contracts, mutual funds, United States \n savings bonds (which may be indexed for inflation), and \n similar assets specified in regulations.\n ``(D) Balanced option.--The class of assets or \n funds described in this subparagraph is the class of \n assets or funds that constitutes a qualified default \n investment alternative under Department of Labor \n regulation section 2550.404c-5(e)(4)(ii).\n ``(E) Guaranteed lifetime income option or \n equivalent.--The class of assets or funds described in \n this subparagraph is the class of assets or funds that \n is designed to provide an employee with the right to \n elect to receive distributions as a defined level of \n income annually (or more frequently) for at least the \n remainder of the life of the employee or the joint \n lives of the employee and the employee's designated \n beneficiary. No later than 12 months after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor and the \n Secretary shall issue guidance defining a guaranteed \n lifetime income or equivalent.\n ``(F) Other.--Any other class of assets or funds \n determined by the Secretary to be a qualified \n investment for purposes of this section.\n ``(6) Coordination with withholding.--The Secretary shall \n modify the withholding exemption certificate under section \n 3402(f) so that, in the case of any qualifying employee covered \n under an automatic IRA arrangement, any notice and election \n requirements with respect to the arrangement may be met through \n the use of an attachment to such certificate or other \n modifications of the withholding exemption procedures.\n ``(7) Treatment as ira.--A qualifying employee for whom an \n automatic IRA is established under paragraph (1) may elect, at \n such time and in such manner and form as the Secretary may \n prescribe, whether to treat the individual retirement plan as \n described, or not described, in section 408A. If no such \n election is made, the plan shall be treated as described in \n section 408A and shall meet the requirements of section 408A.\n ``(8) Employer's option to obtain affirmative elections \n from employees instead of automatic enrollment.--As an \n alternative to automatic enrollment, an employer may choose to \n comply with subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii) by notifying employees \n that the employer wishes to obtain from each qualifying \n employee an affirmative election either to contribute or not to \n contribute to an automatic IRA, provided that any qualifying \n employee who fails to make such an election is treated in the \n manner provided under subsection (d)(1)(B)(ii).\n ``(e) Automatic IRA Contributions and Retirement Bond Purchases \nTreated Like Other Contributions to Individual Retirement Plans.--\n ``(1) Tax treatment unaffected.--The fact that a \n contribution to an individual retirement plan or purchase of a \n retirement bond is made on behalf of an employee under an \n automatic IRA arrangement instead of being made directly by the \n employee shall not affect the deductibility or other tax \n treatment of the contribution or of other amounts under this \n title.\n ``(2) Payroll savings contributions taken into account.--\n Any contribution to an individual retirement plan or purchase \n of a retirement bond made on behalf of an employee under an \n automatic IRA arrangement shall be taken into account in \n applying the limitations on contributions to individual \n retirement plans and the other provisions of this title \n applicable to individual retirement plans as if the \n contribution or purchase had been made directly by the \n employee.\n ``(f) Deposits to Plans of a Designated Trustee or Issuer and for \nRetirement Bonds.--\n ``(1) In general.--An employer shall not be treated as \n failing to satisfy the requirements of this section or any \n other provision of this title merely because the employer makes \n all contributions (or all contributions on behalf of employees \n who do not specify an individual retirement plan, trustee, or \n issuer to receive the contributions) to individual retirement \n plans specified in paragraph (2) or to the Secretary or his \n agent for the purchase of retirement bonds specified in \n paragraph (3).\n ``(2) Individual retirement plans other than those selected \n by employee.--An employer may elect to have contributions for \n all qualifying employees participating in an automatic IRA \n arrangement made to individual retirement plans of a trustee or \n issuer under the arrangement that has been designated by the \n employer. The preceding sentence shall not apply unless each \n participant is notified in writing that the participant's \n balance may be transferred without cost or penalty to another \n individual retirement plan established by or on behalf of the \n participant.\n ``(3) Retirement bonds.--\n ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide that \n contributions deposited under subparagraph (B) shall be \n applied to the purchase of a retirement bond in the \n name of each applicable employee.\n ``(B) Payroll deposit features.--The Secretary \n shall establish procedures so that contributions may be \n applied to the purchase of retirement bonds without \n undue administrative or paperwork requirements on \n participating employers. Such procedures shall ensure \n that only 1 such retirement bond of each type \n (traditional or Roth) is issued for each TIN.\n ``(4) Payroll tax deposit procedure.--The procedures the \n Secretary shall establish may include a procedure under which \n an employer--\n ``(A) may include with each deposit of tax required \n to be deducted and withheld under chapter 24 the \n aggregate amounts, for the period covered by the \n deposit, which qualifying employees have designated \n under clause (i)(I) of subsection (d)(1)(B) (or are \n deemed to have designated under clause (ii) of such \n subsection) as contributions to purchase retirement \n bonds on behalf of the employees under paragraph (3), \n and\n ``(B) specifies, in such manner as the Secretary \n may prescribe, information needed to purchase \n retirement bonds on behalf of each applicable employee \n for whom a contribution is to be made, including--\n ``(i) the employee's name and TIN, and\n ``(ii) the amount of the contribution.\n ``(5) Purposes.--The purposes of the retirement bond \n program established under this subsection and subsection (g) \n include--\n ``(A) providing new savers a convenient, low-cost \n investment option suitable for the initial accumulation \n of small automatic IRA contributions,\n ``(B) to reflect the intent that the long-term \n investment of automatic IRA funds for most savers be in \n the private market rather than in retirement bonds, \n encouraging and assisting individuals who accumulate \n larger amounts in retirement bonds to transfer those \n funds to individual retirement plans in the private \n market, while\n ``(C) permitting individuals to remain invested in \n retirement bonds if they choose to do so.\n ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue such \n regulations as are necessary to carry out the purposes of this \n subsection and subsection (g), including--\n ``(A) establishment of procedures to communicate to \n individuals the importance of investment \n diversification and the transfer option described in \n subparagraph (B),\n ``(B) simplified procedures under which holders of \n retirement bonds may periodically choose to have the \n bonds or their proceeds transferred to available \n individual retirement plans, and\n ``(C) means by which individuals may elect (or be \n treated as electing) whether to have retirement bonds \n or their proceeds so transferred.\n Any such transfer shall be treated as a rollover contribution \n for purposes of section 408(d)(3) (other than subparagraph (B) \n thereof).\n ``(g) Retirement Bond.--\n ``(1) Retirement bond.--The term `retirement bond' means a \n bond issued under chapter 31 of title 31, which by its terms, \n or by regulations prescribed by the Secretary under such \n chapter--\n ``(A) provides for interest to be credited at rates \n that take into account the expected duration of the \n funds invested in retirement bonds and at rates \n determined or adjusted in a manner and with sufficient \n frequency to provide substantial protection from \n inflation,\n ``(B) is not transferable, and\n ``(C) is designed for investment for retirement \n under automatic IRA arrangements or other savings \n vehicles.\n ``(2) Individual retirement plan rules applicable.--The \n provisions of this title applicable to an individual retirement \n plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)), including provisions \n relating to contributions, holding and distributions, shall \n apply to a retirement bond, except as determined by the \n Secretary.\n ``(3) Annual statement.--As soon as practicable after the \n close of the calendar year, the Secretary shall make available \n an annual statement to each participant setting forth--\n ``(A) payments made by or on behalf of the \n participant for the retirement bond,\n ``(B) amounts earned by the retirement bond,\n ``(C) the value of the account as of the close of \n such calendar year,\n ``(D) the importance of diversifying retirement \n savings,\n ``(E) the benefits of a well-balanced and \n diversified investment portfolio,\n ``(F) a notice of the internet website of the \n Department of Labor for sources of information on \n individual investing and diversification,\n ``(G) the procedures for redeeming a retirement \n bond and directly transferring the redeemed amount into \n an individual retirement plan,\n ``(H) other factors affecting retirement savings \n decisions, and\n ``(I) such other information as the Secretary \n determines necessary or appropriate.\n ``(h) Model Notice.--The Secretary shall--\n ``(1) provide a model notice, written in a manner \n calculated to be understandable to the average worker, that is \n simple for employers to use--\n ``(A) to notify employees of the requirement under \n this section for the employer to provide certain \n employees with the opportunity to participate in an \n automatic IRA arrangement, and\n ``(B) to satisfy the requirements of subsection \n (d)(2)(C),\n ``(2) provide uniform forms for enrollment, including \n automatic enrollment, in an automatic IRA arrangement, and\n ``(3) establish a website or other electronic means that \n small employers can access and use to obtain information on \n automatic IRA arrangements and to obtain required notices and \n forms.\n The information referred to in paragraph (3) shall be provided \n in a manner designed to assist employers and providers by \n facilitating the identification by employers of private-sector \n providers of individual retirement plans and associated \n investment options that are appropriate for use in automatic \n IRA arrangements.\n ``(i) Cross Reference.--For provision preempting conflicting State \nlaws, see section 2(k) of the Automatic IRA Act of 2015.''.\n (b) Mandatory Transfers.--Section 401(a)(31)(B) is amended--\n (1) by inserting ``(including an automatic IRA \n arrangement)'' after ``individual retirement plan'' each place \n it appears, and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Any \n amount so transferred (and any earnings thereon) shall be \n invested in a default investment described in section \n 408B(d)(5).''.\n (c) Penalty for Failure To Timely Remit Contributions to Automatic \nIRA Arrangements.--Section 4975(c) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing new paragraph:\n ``(7) Special rule for automatic ira arrangements.--For \n purposes of paragraph (1), if an employer is required under an \n automatic IRA arrangement under section 408B to deposit amounts \n withheld from an employee's compensation into an automatic IRA \n or toward the purchase of a retirement bond but fails to do so \n within the time prescribed under section 408B(d)(2)(A), such \n amounts shall be treated as assets of the automatic IRA.''.\n (d) Coordination With Employee Retirement Income Security Act of \n1974.--\n (1) Exemption.--\n (A) In general.--Section 3(2) of the Employee \n Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. \n 1002(2)) is amended--\n (i) by inserting ``or (C)'' after \n ``subparagraph (B)'' in subparagraph (A), and\n (ii) by adding at the end the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(C) An automatic IRA arrangement described in \n section 408B(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 \n shall not be treated as an employee pension benefit \n plan or pension plan if, under the arrangement, \n contributions are to be made to an automatic IRA the \n provider of which is included in the website list \n established under section 408B(h)(3) of such Code, are \n to be made to an individual retirement plan designated \n by the employee, or are to be invested in retirement \n bonds (whether to the Secretary of the Treasury or to a \n designated trustee or other agent for that purpose).''.\n (B) Customer identification program.--\n Notwithstanding the amendment made by subparagraph (A), \n an individual retirement plan established pursuant to \n an automatic IRA arrangement described in section \n 408B(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall, for \n purposes of any customer identification program \n established under section 5318(l) of title 31, United \n States Code, be treated as an account opened for the \n purpose of participating in an employee benefit plan \n established under the Employee Retirement Income \n Security Act of 1974.\n (2) Fiduciary duties.--Section 404(c)(2) of such Act is \n amended--\n (A) by inserting the following sentence before the \n last sentence: ``In the case of an automatic IRA under \n section 408B of such Code that is not exempt under \n section 3(2)(C), a participant or beneficiary shall, \n for purposes of paragraph (1), be treated as exercising \n control over the assets in the account on and after the \n 7th day after notice has been given to an employee that \n such automatic IRA has been established on behalf of \n the employee.'', and\n (B) by inserting ``or with respect to an automatic \n IRA under section 408B of such Code'' after \n ``arrangement'' in the last sentence.\n (e) Notice of Availability of Investment Guidelines.--\n (1) In general.--Section 408(i) (relating to reports) is \n amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``Any \n report furnished under paragraph (2) to an individual shall \n include notice of the internet website of the Department of \n Labor for sources of information on individual investing and \n diversification.''.\n (2) Update information.--Such information shall be modified \n (or updated) by the Secretary of Labor in consultation with the \n Secretary of the Treasury and the Chairman of the Securities \n and Exchange Commission to address needed changes due to the \n creation of automatic IRAs.\n (f) Failure To Provide Access to Payroll Savings Arrangements.--\nChapter 43 (relating to qualified pension, etc., plans) is amended by \nadding at the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 4980J. REQUIREMENTS FOR COVERED EMPLOYERS TO PROVIDE EMPLOYEES \n ACCESS TO AUTOMATIC IRA ARRANGEMENTS.\n\n ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed a tax on any failure \nby a covered employer (as defined in section 408B) to meet the \nrequirements of subsection (d) for a calendar year.\n ``(b) Amount.--\n ``(1) In general.--The amount of the tax imposed by \n subsection (a) on any failure for any calendar year shall be \n $100 with respect to each employee to whom such failure \n relates.\n ``(2) Tax not to apply where failure not discovered and \n reasonable diligence exercised.--No tax shall be imposed by \n subsection (a) on any failure during any period for which it is \n established to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the \n employer subject to liability for the tax did not know that the \n failure existed and exercised reasonable diligence to meet the \n requirements of subsection (d).\n ``(3) Tax not to apply to failures corrected within 90 \n days.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection (a) on any failure \n if--\n ``(A) the employer subject to liability for the tax \n under subsection (a) exercised reasonable diligence to \n meet the requirements of subsection (d), and\n ``(B) the employer provides the automatic IRA \n arrangement described in section 408B to each employee \n eligible to participate in the arrangement by the end \n of the 90-day period beginning on the first date the \n employer knew, or exercising reasonable diligence would \n have known, that such failure existed.\n ``(4) Waiver by secretary.--In the case of a failure which \n is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, the \n Secretary may waive part or all of the tax imposed by \n subsection (a) to the extent that the payment of such tax would \n be excessive or otherwise inequitable relative to the failure \n involved.\n ``(c) Procedures for Notice.--The Secretary may prescribe and \nimplement procedures for obtaining confirmation that employers are in \ncompliance with the requirements of subsection (d). The Secretary, in \nthe Secretary's discretion, may prescribe that the confirmation shall \nbe obtained on an annual or less frequent basis, and may use for this \npurpose the annual report or quarterly report for employment taxes, or \nsuch other means as the Secretary may deem advisable.\n ``(d) Requirement To Provide Employee Access to Automatic IRA \nArrangements.--The requirements of this subsection are met if the \nemployer meets the requirements of section 408B.''.\n (g) Waiver of Early Withdrawal Penalty for Certain Distributions \nFollowing Initial Election To Participate in Automatic IRA \nArrangement.--Section 72(t) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing new paragraph:\n ``(11) Distribution following initial election to \n participate in automatic ira arrangement.--Paragraph (1) shall \n not apply in the case of a distribution to a qualifying \n employee made not later than 90 days after the initial election \n under section 408B(d)(1)(B)(ii).''.\n (h) Bankruptcy.--Section 522 of title 11, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in subsection (d)(12) by inserting ``408B,'' after \n ``408A,'', and\n (2) in subsection (n) by inserting ``, or in an automatic \n IRA arrangement described in section 408B,''.\n (i) Automatic IRA Advisory Group.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury and \n the Secretary of Labor shall jointly establish an Automatic IRA \n Advisory Group (in this subsection referred to as the \n ``Advisory Group''). The purpose of the Advisory Group shall be \n to make recommendations regarding the automatic IRA investment \n options described in section 408B(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue \n Code of 1986 and the website described in section 408B(h)(3) of \n such Code, including, with respect to automatic IRA \n arrangements, the disclosure of information regarding fees and \n expenses, the use of low-cost investment options, the \n appropriate use of electronic methods to provide notice and \n disclosure, and such other related matters as may be determined \n by the Secretaries.\n (2) Membership.--The Advisory Group shall consist of not \n more than 15 members and shall be composed of--\n (A) such persons as the Secretaries of the Treasury \n and Labor may consider appropriate to provide expertise \n regarding investments for retirement, including \n providers of individual retirement accounts and \n individual retirement annuities described in section \n 408 or 408A of such Code, and\n (B) one or more representatives of the Department \n of Labor and of the Department of the Treasury.\n (3) Compensation.--The members of the Advisory Group shall \n serve without compensation.\n (4) Administrative support.--The Department of the Treasury \n and the Department of Labor shall jointly provide appropriate \n administrative support to the Advisory Group, including \n technical assistance. The Advisory Group may use the services \n and facilities of such Departments, with or without \n reimbursement, as jointly determined by such Departments.\n (5) Report by advisory group.--Not later than 12 months \n after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Group \n shall submit to the Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of the \n Treasury a report containing its recommendations. The \n Secretaries may request that the Advisory Group submit \n subsequent reports.\n (j) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) The table of sections for subpart A of part I of \n subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after the \n item relating to section 408A the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 408B. Right to automatic IRA arrangements at work.''.\n (2) The table of sections for chapter 43 is amended by \n adding at the end the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 4980J. Requirements for employers to provide employees access to \n automatic IRA arrangements.''.\n (k) Preemption of Conflicting State Laws.--The amendments made by \nthis section shall supersede any law of a State that would directly or \nindirectly prohibit or restrict the establishment or operation of an \nautomatic IRA arrangement meeting the requirements of section 408B of \nthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Nothing in such amendments shall be \nconstrued to impair or supersede any State law to the extent it \nprovides a remedy for the failure to make payroll deposit payments \nunder any such automatic IRA arrangement within the period required \nunder such section 408B.\n (l) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2016.\n\nSEC. 3. CREDIT FOR SMALL EMPLOYERS MAINTAINING AUTOMATIC IRA \n ARRANGEMENTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 \n(relating to business related credits) is amended by adding at the end \nthe following new section:\n\n``SEC. 45S. SMALL EMPLOYER AUTOMATIC IRA ARRANGEMENT.\n\n ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 38, in the case of an \neligible employer maintaining an automatic IRA arrangement meeting the \nrequirements of section 408B (without regard to whether the employer is \nrequired to maintain the arrangement), the small employer automatic IRA \narrangement credit determined under this section for any taxable year \nis the amount determined under subsection (b).\n ``(b) Amount of Credit.--\n ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit determined \n under this section for any taxable year with respect to an \n eligible employer shall be the sum of--\n ``(A) $25 multiplied by the number of qualifying \n employees (within the meaning of section 408B(c)) for \n whom contributions are made under the automatic IRA \n arrangement referred to in subsection (a) for the \n calendar year in which the taxable year begins, plus\n ``(B) $500 for the taxable year which begins in the \n first calendar year, and $250 for the taxable year \n which begins in the second calendar year, in which the \n eligible employer maintains an automatic IRA \n arrangement meeting the requirements of section 408B.\n ``(2) Limitation.--No more than 10 qualifying employees may \n be taken into account under paragraph (1)(A) for a taxable \n year.\n ``(3) Duration of credit.--The credit described in \n paragraph (1)(A) shall apply only for a taxable year which \n begins in the first 6 calendar years in which the eligible \n employer maintains an automatic IRA arrangement meeting the \n requirements of section 408B.\n ``(4) Coordination with small employer startup credit.--\n ``(A) No credit shall be allowed under this section \n to the employer for any taxable year if a credit is \n determined under section 45E with respect to the \n employer for the taxable year.\n ``(B) If the eligible employer maintains an \n automatic IRA arrangement meeting the requirements of \n section 408B with respect to any of the first three \n calendar years for which the employer could adopt such \n an arrangement and subsequently adopts an eligible \n employer plan for its employees for any of those years \n which it maintains for such third taxable year, then \n section 45E(b)(1) shall be applied with respect to the \n eligible employer by replacing `2 taxable years' with \n `3 taxable years'.\n ``(c) Eligible Employer.--For purposes of this section, the term \n`eligible employer' means, with respect to any calendar year in which \nthe taxable year begins, an employer which--\n ``(1) maintains an automatic IRA arrangement meeting the \n requirements of section 408B,\n ``(2) on each day during the preceding calendar year, had \n no more than 100 employees, and\n ``(3) did not maintain a qualifying plan or arrangement \n (described in section 408B(b)) during the portion of the \n calendar year preceding the adoption of the automatic IRA \n arrangement and the 2 preceding calendar years.\n ``(d) Other Rules.--For purposes of this section, the rules of \nsection 45E(e) shall apply.''.\n (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section \n38(b) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (35), by \nstriking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and inserting ``, \nplus'', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(37) in the case of an eligible employer (as defined in \n section 45S(c)) maintaining an automatic IRA arrangement \n meeting the requirements of section 408B, the small employer \n automatic IRA arrangement credit determined under section \n 45S(a).''.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of \npart IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end \nthe following new item:\n\n``Sec. 45S. Small employer automatic IRA arrangement.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.\n\nSEC. 4. STUDIES.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of \nLabor shall jointly conduct a separate study of the feasibility and \ndesirability of each of the following:\n (1) Extending to automatic IRA arrangements spousal consent \n requirements similar to, or based on, those that apply under \n the Federal Employees' Thrift Savings Plan, including \n consideration of whether modifications of such requirements are \n necessary to apply them to automatic IRA arrangements.\n (2) Establishing procedures under which amounts saved by \n employees in retirement bonds would be automatically \n transferred into alternative diversified investments provided \n by the private sector when employees' automatic IRA balances \n reach a certain dollar level as well as procedures facilitating \n employees' ability to transfer into such private sector \n investments.\n (b) Study of Consolidation of Individual Retirement Plans.--The \nSecretary of the Treasury and the Secretary of Labor shall jointly \nconduct a separate study of the feasibility and desirability of--\n (1) using data submitted on investments in individual \n retirement accounts and annuities to enable individuals with \n multiple such accounts and annuities that include very small \n amounts to receive periodic notices informing them about the \n location of these accounts and how such accounts and annuities \n might be consolidated, and\n (2) using investment arrangements associated with automatic \n IRAs to assist in addressing the problem of abandoned accounts.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall report the results of each \nstudy conducted under this section, together with any recommendations \nfor legislative changes, to the Committees on Finance and Health, \nEducation, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committees on Ways \nand Means and Education and the Workforce of the House of \nRepresentatives.\n\nSEC. 5. ELIMINATING BARRIERS TO USE OF MULTIPLE EMPLOYER PLANS.\n\n By December 31, 2015, the Secretaries of the Treasury and Labor \nshall--\n (1) prescribe administrative guidance establishing \n conditions under which an employer participating in a plan \n described in section 413(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n 1986 shall not have any liability under title I of the Employee \n Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to the acts \n or omissions of one or more other participating employers, \n which regulations may require that the portion of the plan \n attributable to such participating employers be spun off to \n plans maintained by such employers,\n (2) prescribe administrative guidance establishing \n conditions under which a plan described in section 413(c) of \n such Code may be treated as satisfying the qualification \n requirements of sections 401(a) and 413(c) of such Code despite \n the violation of such requirements by one or more participating \n employers, including requiring, if appropriate, that the \n portion of the plan attributable to such participating \n employers be spun off to plans maintained by such employers, \n and\n (3) prescribe administrative guidance providing simplified \n means by which plans described in section 413(c) of such Code \n may satisfy the requirements of section 103 of the Employee \n Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.\n\nSEC. 6. INCREASE IN CREDIT LIMITATION FOR SMALL EMPLOYER PENSION PLAN \n STARTUP COSTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 45E(b)(1) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(1) for the first credit year and each of the 2 taxable \n years immediately following the first credit year, the greater \n of--\n ``(A) $500, or\n ``(B) the lesser of--\n ``(i) $250 for each employee of the \n eligible employer who is not a highly \n compensated employee (as defined in section \n 415(q)) and who is eligible to participate in \n the eligible employer plan maintained by the \n eligible employer, or\n ``(ii) $5,000, and''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.\n \n", "frequency": [["employee", 111], ["section", 106], ["employer", 100], ["automatic", 76], ["retirement", 76], ["arrangement", 73], ["ira", 73], ["shall", 71], ["year", 60], ["plan", 59], ["secretary", 44], ["may", 39], ["individual", 38], ["requirement", 37], ["contribution", 36], ["subsection", 33], ["paragraph", 31], ["calendar", 31], ["bond", 31], ["described", 29], ["made", 28], ["amount", 27], ["408b", 27], ["qualifying", 26], ["purpose", 24], ["treated", 22], ["eligible", 19], ["following", 19], ["code", 18], ["investment", 18], ["general.", 18], ["tax", 18], ["subparagraph", 18], ["provide", 17], ["taxable", 17], ["account", 16], ["purchase", 16], ["elect", 15], ["including", 15], ["labor", 15], ["respect", 15], ["amended", 15], ["election", 15], ["fund", 15], ["new", 14], ["asset", 14], ["determined", 14], ["failure", 14], ["end", 13], ["saving", 13], ["case", 13], ["mean", 13], ["procedure", 13], ["class", 13], ["small", 12], ["credit", 12], ["apply", 12], ["covered", 12], ["notice", 12], ["advisory", 11], ["deposit", 11], ["term", 11], ["payment", 11], ["treasury", 11], ["make", 11], ["behalf", 10], ["day", 10], ["maintains", 10], ["regulation", 10], ["participate", 10], ["adding", 10], ["chapter", 10], ["income", 10], ["department", 10], ["preceding", 10], ["include", 9], ["established", 9], ["use", 9], ["group", 9], ["provision", 9], ["first", 9], ["manner", 9], ["designated", 9], ["period", 9], ["amendment", 9], ["inserting", 9], ["invested", 9], ["required", 9], ["excluded", 8], ["information", 8], ["reasonable", 8], ["beginning", 8], ["revenue", 8], ["participating", 8], ["report", 8], ["state", 8], ["internal", 8], ["administrative", 8], ["whether", 8], ["payroll", 7]]}, "hr227": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 227 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 227\n\nTo prohibit the use of funds for certain immigration-related policies, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\nMr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Byrne, Mr. Duncan of South Carolina, \n Mr. McClintock, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. \nRogers of Alabama, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Barletta, and Mr. Duncan of \n Tennessee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo prohibit the use of funds for certain immigration-related policies, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN IMMIGRATION \n INITIATIVES.\n\n (a) Specified Memoranda.--In fiscal year 2015 and each fiscal year \nthereafter, none of the funds made available to, or funds or fees \ncollected by, any Executive agency (as that term is defined in section \n105 of title 5, United States Code) in any fiscal year may be used to \nimplement, enforce, or otherwise carry out--\n (1) the immigration policy as authorized by Executive \n memorandum dated June 15, 2012, and effective on August 15, \n 2012 (or by any other succeeding memorandum or policy of the \n Executive branch authorizing a similar program);\n (2) the Memorandum of November 17, 2011, from the Principal \n Legal Advisor of United States Immigration and Customs \n Enforcement pertaining to ``Case-by-Case Review of Incoming and \n Certain Pending Cases'';\n (3) the Memorandum of December 21, 2012, from the Director \n of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement pertaining \n to ``Civil Immigration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of \n Detainers in the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal \n Justice Systems'';\n (4) Policy Number 10072.1, published on March 2, 2011;\n (5) Policy Number 10075.1, published on June 17, 2011;\n (6) Policy Number 10076.1, published on June 17, 2011; or\n (7) the policies described in the following memoranda \n issued on November 20, 2014, by the Secretary:\n (A) Policies for the Apprehension, Detention and \n Removal of Undocumented Immigrants.\n (B) Secure Communities.\n (C) Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion with \n Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as \n Children and with Respect to Certain Individuals Who \n Are the Parents of U.S. Citizens or Permanent \n Residents.\n (D) Expansion of the Provisional Waiver Program.\n (E) Policies Supporting U.S. High-Skilled \n Businesses and Workers.\n (F) Families of U.S. Armed Forces Members and \n Enlistees.\n (G) Directive to Provide Consistency Regarding \n Advance Parole.\n (b) Generally.--\n (1) Prohibition on use of funds.--In fiscal year 2015 and \n each fiscal year thereafter, none of the funds made available \n to, or funds or fees collected by, any Executive agency (as \n that term is defined in section 105 of title 5, United States \n Code) may be used to implement, administer, carry out, or \n enforce any Executive orders or rules, regulations, actions, \n directives, memoranda, or any other policy of the Executive \n branch that has the effect of providing for parole, employment \n authorization, deferred action, or any other immigration \n benefit or form of relief for individuals who are unlawfully \n present in the United States (as such term is used in the \n immigration laws), and any benefit or relief so provided shall \n be deemed not to have effect.\n (2) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall apply in the case \n of any Executive order, action, directive, memorandum, or other \n executive policy issued on March 1, 2011, or any date \n thereafter, except in the case of an alien who receives status \n under the immigration laws including asylum, temporary \n protected status, or cancellation of removal by an immigration \n judge.\n (3) Definition.--The term ``immigration laws'' has the \n meaning given such term in section 101 of the Immigration and \n Nationality Act.\n (c) Admission and Lawful Presence Required for Employment \nAuthorization.--Section 274A(h)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality \nAct (8 U.S.C. 1324a(h)(3)) is amended--\n (1) by inserting before ``authorized to be so employed by \n this Act'' the following: ``an alien otherwise admitted to and \n lawfully present in the United States, and'''; and\n (2) by inserting at the end the following: ``An alien \n without lawful status shall be considered to be an unauthorized \n alien for purposes of this Act.'''.\n \n", "frequency": [["policy", 12], ["immigration", 12], ["mr.", 11], ["state", 9], ["executive", 8], ["united", 8], ["fund", 7], ["memorandum", 5], ["term", 5], ["section", 5], ["use", 5], ["certain", 5], ["year", 5], ["fiscal", 5], ["alien", 4], ["u.s.", 4], ["following", 4], ["house", 3], ["directive", 3], ["law", 3], ["published", 3], ["action", 3], ["thereafter", 3], ["number", 3], ["enforcement", 3], ["case", 3], ["bill", 3], ["status", 3], ["used", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["june", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["individual", 3], ["code", 2], ["issued", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["removal", 2], ["prohibition", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["benefit", 2], ["enforce", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["lawful", 2], ["employment", 2], ["available", 2], ["nationality", 2], ["november", 2], ["implement", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["pertaining", 2], ["carry", 2], ["respect", 2], ["fee", 2], ["114th", 2], ["custom", 2], ["authorized", 2], ["collected", 2], ["memoranda", 2], ["representative", 2], ["present", 2], ["none", 2], ["made", 2], ["defined", 2], ["march", 2], ["agency", 2], ["immigration-related", 2], ["branch", 2], ["relief", 2], ["may", 2], ["effect", 2], ["order", 2], ["alabama", 2], ["parole", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["asylum", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["succeeding", 1], ["principal", 1], ["justice", 1], ["guidance", 1], ["presence", 1], ["smith", 1], ["exercising", 1], ["applicability.", 1], ["permanent", 1], ["citizen", 1], ["employed", 1], ["criminal", 1], ["local", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["iowa", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1]]}, "hr504": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 504 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 504\n\nTo clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of \n a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star \n program, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Welch) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo clarify that no express or implied warranty is provided by reason of \n a disclosure relating to voluntary participation in the Energy Star \n program, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Energy Star Program Integrity Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. NO WARRANTY.\n\n Section 324A of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. \n6294a) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(e) No Warranty.--\n ``(1) In general.--Any disclosure relating to participation \n of a product in the Energy Star program shall not create an \n express or implied warranty or give rise to any private claims \n or rights of action under State or Federal law relating to the \n disqualification of that product from Energy Star if--\n ``(A) the product has been certified by a \n certification body recognized by the Energy Star \n program;\n ``(B) the Administrator has approved corrective \n measures, including a determination of whether or not \n consumer compensation is appropriate; and\n ``(C) the responsible party has fully complied with \n all approved corrective measures.\n ``(2) Construal.--Nothing in this subsection shall be \n construed to require the Administrator to modify any procedure \n or take any other action.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["energy", 8], ["star", 6], ["relating", 4], ["warranty", 4], ["participation", 3], ["house", 3], ["product", 3], ["disclosure", 3], ["bill", 3], ["express", 3], ["congress", 3], ["implied", 3], ["subsection", 2], ["measure", 2], ["provided", 2], ["voluntary", 2], ["section", 2], ["state", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["reason", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["following", 2], ["corrective", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["administrator", 2], ["shall", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["approved", 2], ["office", 1], ["certification", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["integrity", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["policy", 1], ["324a", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["rise", 1], ["action.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["6294a", 1], ["construal.", 1], ["referred", 1], ["right", 1], ["senate", 1], ["federal", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["general.", 1], ["body", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["modify", 1], ["certified", 1], ["recognized", 1], ["action", 1], ["private", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["welch", 1], ["complied", 1], ["america", 1], ["create", 1], ["construed", 1], ["conservation", 1], ["warranty.", 1], ["determination", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["whether", 1], ["require", 1], ["compensation", 1], ["printing", 1], ["disqualification", 1], ["procedure", 1], ["claim", 1], ["give", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["responsible", 1], ["take", 1], ["party", 1], ["may", 1], ["latta", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["law", 1], ["short", 1], ["fully", 1], ["consumer", 1]]}, "hr505": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 505 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 505\n\n To establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to \n develop standards for the use of electronic shipping papers for the \n transportation of hazardous materials, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Lipinski introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To establish a Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee to \n develop standards for the use of electronic shipping papers for the \n transportation of hazardous materials, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Developing Standards for Electronic \nShipping Papers Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) The impacts of hazardous materials transportation \n incidents can be mitigated by effective response strategies, \n equipment, and training.\n (2) Shipping papers and manifests are essential tools for \n responding to incidents involving hazardous materials as they \n provide the disclosures needed to determine the proper response \n strategy.\n (3) While physical shipping papers must continue to be \n required under law in order to ensure that redundancies are in \n place to protect the safety of first responders, there should \n be efforts to modernize how hazardous materials information is \n disseminated.\n (4) The HM-ACCESS Program authorized in section 33005 of \n MAP-21 (49 U.S.C. 5121 note) is an important step for \n developing additional, innovative methods for disseminating \n hazardous material information electronically, but the pilot \n tests will not be completed until October 2015.\n (5) As transporters of hazardous materials in commerce \n deploy these innovative technologies on their own, efforts \n should be undertaken to ensure that best practices and \n voluntary standards are available until the HM-ACCESS pilot and \n subsequent rulemakings are completed so that transporters of \n hazardous materials will have guidelines to assist with their \n modernization effort while ensuring that first responders will \n have access to standardized information platforms and systems.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Commerce and hazardous material.--The terms \n ``commerce'' and ``hazardous material'' have the meanings given \n such terms in section 5102 of title 49, United States Code.\n (2) Electronic shipping paper.--The term ``electronic \n shipping paper'' means an electronic version of the physical \n shipping paper that is--\n (A) designed to convey the most current available \n hazard information required to be disclosed under \n section 5110(a) of title 49, United States Code; and\n (B) capable of being accessed instantaneously by \n emergency responders during an incident involving \n hazardous material being transported in commerce.\n\nSEC. 4. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS INFORMATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment \nof this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish a \nHazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee composed of members \nappointed by the Secretary.\n (b) Membership.--Members appointed by the Secretary under \nsubsection (a) shall represent the following individuals and entities:\n (1) Fire services personnel and management.\n (2) Law enforcement and other appropriate enforcement \n personnel.\n (3) Other emergency response providers.\n (4) Persons who transport hazardous material by air, \n highway, rail, or water.\n (5) Persons who offer hazardous material in commerce for \n transport by air, highway, rail, or water.\n (6) Employees of persons who transport or offer for \n transportation hazardous material in commerce by air, highway, \n rail, or water.\n (7) The Coast Guard and other relevant agencies.\n (8) Other individuals and entities determined appropriate \n by the Secretary.\n (c) Duties.--Not later than 120 days after the establishment of the \nHazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee under subsection \n(a), the Committee shall--\n (1) develop a voluntary standard for the use of electronic \n shipping papers until a rulemaking has been completed;\n (2) establish a standardized curriculum for training first \n responders and enforcement officials in the use of electronic \n shipping papers and other alternative means of communicating \n hazardous materials information;\n (3) provide recommendations and best practices for the use \n of electronic shipping papers by first responders in varying \n circumstances and locations;\n (4) provide recommendations and best practices to assist \n persons transporting hazardous materials in commerce in \n implementing electronic shipping papers; and\n (5) assess potential issues during deployment phases, \n including first responder training, technology procurement \n issues and budget limitations, and biometrics.\n (d) Requirements.--In developing the best practices, standards, and \nfindings under subsection (c), the Hazardous Materials Information \nAdvisory Committee shall take into consideration--\n (1) the scalability of information in its presentation to \n determine the most efficient means of conveying necessary \n information for emergency response personnel while allowing \n access to ancillary information relating to the transport of \n hazardous materials in order to ensure that information \n conveyed fits the intended need and the varying levels of first \n responder training;\n (2) access issues and spectrum issues for rural responders;\n (3) standardization of information to equipment to ensure \n consistency across modes;\n (4) providing data security and protection from unwanted \n manipulation in order to preserve the integrity of data entered \n by transporters of hazardous materials and accessed by bona \n fide first responders;\n (5) the need to develop a National Deployment Standard on \n biometrics and identifiers to ensure secure access for first \n responders;\n (6) the potential for the deployment of fail-safe \n redundancies linked to State, regional, and local 911 emergency \n centers;\n (7) the timing of implementation and methods for funding \n the implementation of electronic shipping papers devices and \n training;\n (8) updates and revisions to the Emergency Response \n Guidebooks;\n (9) existing technologies that are employed voluntarily by \n persons who transport hazardous materials in commerce by air, \n highway, rail, and water; and\n (10) the results of pilot tests being conducted in \n accordance with section 33005 of MAP-21 (49 U.S.C. 5121 note) \n and any interim recommendations issued by the persons \n administering such pilot tests.\n (e) Travel Expenses.--The Secretary may provide travel expenses, \nincluding per diem in lieu of subsistence, to a member appointed under \nsubsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(3) in accordance with applicable \nprovisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States \nCode.\n (f) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Hazardous Materials Information Advisory Committee shall \ntransmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate, a report listing the best practices, \nstandards, and findings developed under subsection (c).\n \n", "frequency": [["hazardous", 26], ["material", 25], ["information", 17], ["shipping", 13], ["paper", 12], ["committee", 11], ["electronic", 11], ["responder", 10], ["commerce", 9], ["transportation", 8], ["standard", 8], ["first", 8], ["advisory", 7], ["person", 6], ["secretary", 5], ["emergency", 5], ["subsection", 5], ["best", 5], ["section", 5], ["shall", 5], ["state", 5], ["use", 5], ["training", 5], ["transport", 5], ["ensure", 5], ["practice", 5], ["response", 5], ["pilot", 4], ["highway", 4], ["house", 4], ["access", 4], ["issue", 4], ["establish", 4], ["air", 4], ["united", 4], ["develop", 4], ["provide", 4], ["water", 4], ["congress", 4], ["rail", 4], ["code", 3], ["test", 3], ["deployment", 3], ["day", 3], ["term", 3], ["member", 3], ["recommendation", 3], ["incident", 3], ["later", 3], ["mean", 3], ["enforcement", 3], ["representative", 3], ["effort", 3], ["appointed", 3], ["developing", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["technology", 3], ["personnel", 3], ["finding", 3], ["transporter", 3], ["completed", 3], ["order", 3], ["entity", 2], ["including", 2], ["innovative", 2], ["implementation", 2], ["accordance", 2], ["redundancy", 2], ["senate", 2], ["biometrics", 2], ["voluntary", 2], ["method", 2], ["available", 2], ["infrastructure", 2], ["map-21", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["determine", 2], ["114th", 2], ["strategy", 2], ["standardized", 2], ["offer", 2], ["varying", 2], ["accessed", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["need", 2], ["physical", 2], ["travel", 2], ["note", 2], ["equipment", 2], ["potential", 2], ["may", 2], ["assist", 2], ["involving", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["date", 2], ["law", 2], ["data", 2]]}, "hr502": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 502 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 502\n\n To establish a pilot program to improve the management and \n accountability within the Veterans Health Administration of the \n Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide oversight of the Veterans \n Health Administration, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Kilmer (for himself, Mr. Carney, and Mr. Cuellar) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period \n to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To establish a pilot program to improve the management and \n accountability within the Veterans Health Administration of the \n Department of Veterans Affairs, to provide oversight of the Veterans \n Health Administration, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Health Administration \nManagement Improvement Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. COMPTROLLER GENERAL MANAGEMENT REVIEW OF VETERANS HEALTH \n ADMINISTRATION.\n\n (a) Management Review.--\n (1) In general.--During the five-year period beginning on \n the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General \n of the United States shall conduct a management review of the \n Veterans Health Administration of the Department of Veterans \n Affairs.\n (2) Matters included.--The management review under \n paragraph (1) shall include a review, with respect to the \n Veterans Health Administration, of the following:\n (A) The management structure, including the roles \n and responsibilities among the various organizational \n components (local facilities, regional networks, and \n the central office).\n (B) The oversight of core functions, including the \n extent to which lines of accountability are clearly \n delineated.\n (C) The evaluation plan, operations, and capacity \n to implement results-based strategic planning.\n (D) The extent to which contractors are used and \n monitored to support core management functions.\n (E) Internal communication mechanisms, including \n expectations for communications, that support the \n mission.\n (F) The setting of priorities and the monitoring of \n such priorities.\n (G) Budgeting and resource allocation processes.\n (H) Workforce planning.\n (I) Human capital processes, including training \n activities, to ensure timely hiring and effective \n retention of a qualified workforce.\n (J) Information technology to support core \n functions and activities.\n (K) How each of the matters described in \n subparagraphs (A) through (J) may differ for rural \n medical facilities of the Department of Veterans \n Affairs.\n (L) Incentives, including any perverse incentives, \n affecting employee actions, quality of care, and the \n provision of services.\n (M) Insights from employees and employee \n representatives about the work environment and the \n level of engagement of such employees as can be derived \n from the results of the annual Federal employee survey \n and other internal surveys administered by the \n Secretary of Veterans Affairs.\n (N) Insights on the findings of the Comptroller \n General from veteran service organizations, \n organizations representing employees of the Veterans \n Health Administration, other stakeholders, and the \n Management and Accountability Ombudsman described in \n section 312B of title 38, United States Code, as added \n by section 4.\n (b) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a four-year period, \nthe Comptroller General shall submit to Congress one or more reports \nthat include--\n (1) the matters reviewed under subsection (a)(1); and\n (2) recommendations of the Comptroller General based on \n such matters.\n\nSEC. 3. PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF \n VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \nestablish a pilot program to improve the management and accountability \nwithin the Veterans Health Administration.\n (b) Goals of Pilot Program.--The Secretary shall carry out the \npilot program under subsection (a) in a manner that ensures that--\n (1) the employees of the Veterans Health Administration \n have an opportunity to learn, implement, and identify \n successful means of advancing the management of the Veterans \n Health Administration and the delivery of care and services; \n and\n (2) the management and delivery of care and services at \n medical facilities of the Department is improved by \n implementing the recommendations of the Comptroller General of \n the United States based on the management review conducted \n under section 2, and any other appropriate recommendations, \n with respect to the planning and evaluation capabilities of the \n Veterans Health Administration.\n (c) Application of Certain Laws During Pilot Program.--\n (1) Application of performance plan requirements.--During \n the period in which the Secretary carries out the pilot program \n under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out section \n 1115(b) of title 31, United States Code, as follows:\n (A) In paragraph (2), by substituting ``, unless \n authorized to be in an alternative form under \n subsection (c), and situate each goal in the context of \n its own logic modeling of how the operations and \n activities of the agency, in coordination with any \n significant operations and activities from external \n entities, will contribute toward achieving the goals \n and responsibilities of the agency;'' for ``unless \n authorized to be in an alternative form under \n subsection (c);''.\n (B) By including in the agency performance plan \n described in such section 1115(b), for each performance \n goal covered by the plan, an identification and \n assessment of the risks of creating new, or \n perpetuating existing, perverse incentives, and \n strategies for risk assessment, monitoring, and \n mitigation, using a suitable risk management approach.\n (2) Application of performance reporting requirements.--\n During the period in which the Secretary carries out the pilot \n program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out \n subsection (c) of section 1116 of title 31, United States Code, \n by including in the update required by such subsection \n statistical information regarding the Veterans Health \n Administration that--\n (A) is useful to multiple stakeholders for internal \n management and external oversight; and\n (B) provides insight into how programs are planned, \n financed, and managed, regarding--\n (i) the population of veterans, important \n subgroups thereof, and the status of such \n veterans;\n (ii) the capacity of the operations of the \n Veterans Health Administration under enacted \n resource levels, listed by important \n subcategories as appropriate; and\n (iii) the workload of the Veterans Health \n Administration, listed by important \n subcategories as appropriate.\n (3) Application of functions of chief operating officer.--\n During the period in which the Secretary carries out the pilot \n program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall carry out \n section 1123(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, by \n substituting ``strategic and performance planning, measurement, \n evaluation, analysis, regular assessment of progress, risk \n management (including the risks of perverse incentives), and \n use of performance information to improve the results \n achieved'' for ``strategic and performance planning, \n measurement, analysis, regular assessment of progress, and use \n of performance information to improve the results achieved''.\n (d) Evaluation Plan.--The Secretary shall prepare an annual \norganization evaluation plan for the Veterans Health Administration \nthat is informed by the recommendations of the Comptroller General \nbased on the management review conducted under section 2.\n (e) Assistance in Pilot Program.--The Management and Accountability \nOmbudsman described in section 312B of title 38, United States Code, as \nadded by section 4(a), shall assist in the pilot program under \nsubsection (a) by--\n (1) identifying areas in which employees of the Department \n have problems implementing the pilot program, including \n application of logic modeling, managing risk of perverse \n incentives, and other issues that the Ombudsman determine \n appropriate;\n (2) to the extent practicable, proposing changes in the \n administrative practices of the implementation of the pilot \n program to mitigate problems identified under paragraph (1); \n and\n (3) reviewing, examining, and making recommendations \n regarding logic modeling policies, strategies, and programs of \n the Veterans Health Administration.\n (f) Briefings.--\n (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than 90 days before the \n Secretary commences the pilot program under subsection (a), the \n Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs \n of the House of Representatives and the Senate and the \n Comptroller General a briefing on--\n (A) a logic model of how the features of the pilot \n program will address the problems identified in the \n management review conducted under section 2; and\n (B) such other items as the Secretary determines \n appropriate.\n (2) Updates.--Not later than 240 days after the Secretary \n commences the pilot program under subsection (a), and annually \n thereafter during the period in which the Secretary carries out \n the pilot program, the Secretary shall provide to the \n Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives \n and the Senate and the Comptroller General a briefing on--\n (A) an evaluation of the implementation and \n effectiveness of carrying out this section, including \n any challenges encountered and lessons learned;\n (B) planned actions to improve the success of the \n pilot program, including a milestone plan for such \n actions; and\n (C) such other items as the Secretary determines \n appropriate.\n (g) Duration.--The Secretary shall--\n (1) commence the pilot program under subsection (a) by not \n later than 180 days after the date on which the Comptroller \n General submits the report under section 2(b); and\n (2) carry out the pilot program for a period of five years.\n (h) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) The term ``logic modeling'' means an approach, also \n referred to as program theory, program modeling, or theory of \n change, that articulates the assumptions of the strategy or \n tactics of a program or activity and how such strategy or \n tactics relate to the benefits that the program or activity is \n expected to contribute toward in order to achieve certain \n goals, objectives or responsibilities, and may include--\n (A) the mapping of direct and indirect \n relationships among relevant resources, activities, \n milestones, outputs, intermediate outcomes, and end \n outcomes; and\n (B) if significant coordination or cooperation with \n entities external to a program or activity may \n contribute to achieving the relevant goals, objectives, \n or responsibilities, the mapping of the roles of \n entities external to the program or activity.\n (2) The term ``risk management'' means the processes that \n are used to identify, assess, monitor, mitigate, and report on \n risks to achieving the missions, goals, and objectives of a \n department, agency, or program using resources and processes \n appropriate to the nature of risks and resources available.\n\nSEC. 4. MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY OMBUDSMAN.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, is \namended by inserting after section 312A the following new section:\n``Sec. 312B. Management and accountability ombudsman\n ``(a) In General.--(1) There is in the Department an Office of the \nManagement and Accountability Ombudsman (in this section referred to as \nthe `Office'). There is at the head of the Office an Ombudsman, who \nshall be appointed by the President from among individuals with a \nbackground in enterprise risk management.\n ``(2) The Ombudsman shall report directly to the Secretary but the \nSecretary may not prevent or prohibit the Ombudsman from initiating, \ncarrying out, or completing any responsibility of the Ombudsman.\n ``(3) The Secretary shall determine the appropriate level of \nstaffing and distribution of responsibility to ensure the success of \nthe Office.\n ``(4) The President shall include in the budget transmitted to the \nCongress for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 an \nestimate of the amount for the Office that is sufficient to provide for \na number of full-time positions in the Office.\n ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Ombudsman shall--\n ``(1) receive and address reports from employees and \n employee representatives of the Veterans Health Administration \n Affairs and assist in resolving problems with the management, \n administration, and delivery of care of the Veterans Health \n Agency;\n ``(2) communicate to the Secretary the observations and \n findings received pursuant to paragraph (1);\n ``(3) conduct inspections of medical facilities of the \n Veterans Health Administration, including non-Department \n facilities that provide care pursuant to a contract entered \n into under chapter 17 of this title as necessary;\n ``(4) establish a program under which the Ombudsman and the \n Secretary shall--\n ``(A) provide incentives to employees of the \n Veterans Health Administration who suggest methods to \n improve the management and operations of the Veterans \n Health Administration;\n ``(B) carry out in a pilot program the suggestions \n that are likely to be successful; and\n ``(C) if such a pilot program demonstrates that a \n suggestion causes a marked improvement in such \n management and operations--\n ``(i) reward the employee who made such \n suggestion; and\n ``(ii) carry out such suggestion throughout \n the Veterans Health Administration; and\n ``(5) not less frequently than once each calendar quarter, \n provide to the Secretary a summary and relevant statistics \n concerning the activities and findings of the Ombudsman, \n including a summary of the suggestions made and carried out \n pursuant to paragraph (4).\n ``(c) Request for Investigations.--The Ombudsman may request the \nInspector General of the Department to conduct an inspection, \ninvestigation, or audit. Upon such a request, the Inspector General \nshall respond to the Ombudsman explaining the plan of the Inspector \nGeneral to comply with such request or the rationale of the Inspector \nGeneral for denying such request.\n ``(d) Coordination.--The Secretary shall ensure that each element \nof the Department has procedures to provide the Ombudsman with formal \nresponses to any recommendation submitted by the Ombudsman to the head \nof such element.\n ``(e) Annual Reports.--Not later than June 30 of each year, the \nOmbudsman shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the \nSenate and the House of Representatives a report on the objectives of \nthe Ombudsman for the fiscal year beginning in such calendar year. Each \nreport shall--\n ``(1) contain a full and substantive analysis, in addition \n to statistical information; and\n ``(2) set forth any recommendations the Ombudsman has made \n on improving the management and accountability of the employees \n of the Department and any responses received under subsection \n (d) with respect to the estimates described in section 117(b) \n of this title.\n ``(f) Risk Management Defined.--In this section, the term `risk \nmanagement' means the processes that are used to identify, assess, \nmonitor, mitigate, and report on risks to achieving a the mission, \ngoals, and objectives of a department, agency, or program using \nresources and processes appropriate to the nature of risks and \nresources available.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section \n312A the following new item:\n\n``312B. Management and Accountability Ombudsman.''.\n (c) Comptroller General Reports.--The Comptroller General of the \nUnited States shall review each budget of the President submitted to \nCongress under section 1105 of title 31 during 2015 through 2020 to \nevaluate the proposed budget for health care provided by the Secretary \nof Veterans Affairs. The Comptroller General shall submit to the \nCommittees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the House of \nRepresentatives a report containing the results of each such review, at \nsuch times and with such additional matters as the Comptroller General \ndetermines appropriate in consultation with such committees.\n\nSEC. 5. VETERANS' BILL OF RIGHTS.\n\n (a) Display.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that \nthe Veterans' Bill of Rights described in subsection (e) is printed on \nsignage in accessible formats and displayed prominently and \nconspicuously in each medical facility of the Department of Veterans \nAffairs in accordance with subsection (c).\n (b) Education of Department Employees.--The Secretary shall ensure \nthat employees of the Department receive training on the Veterans' Bill \nof Rights described in subsection (e).\n (c) Outreach.--The Secretary shall conduct outreach to inform \nveterans about the Veterans' Bill of Rights described in subsection (e) \nby--\n (1) ensuring that such Bill of Rights is available on the \n Internet website of the Department and prominently displayed \n (using posters printed in a large type that allows for \n individuals with 20/20 vision to read the print from 10 feet \n away) in public spaces, lobbies, visitor centers, clinic \n waiting rooms, and patient sitting rooms of the Department;\n (2) briefing patients about such Bill of Rights when the \n patient enrolls in the system of patient enrollment system \n under section 1705 of title 38, United States Code; and\n (3) conducting other types of outreach targeted at specific \n groups of veterans, which may include, at a minimum, outreach \n conducted on other Internet websites or through veterans \n service organizations, health fairs, and the Veterans Health \n Administration Veterans Center outreach program.\n (d) Implementation.--The Secretary shall ensure that the Veterans \nHealth Administration honors the rights described in subsection (e).\n (e) Veterans' Bill of Rights.--The Veterans' Bill of Rights \ndescribed in this subsection is a statement that veterans who receive \nhealth care provided under the laws administered by the Secretary of \nVeterans Affairs should have, at a minimum, the following rights (to \nthe extent of the eligibility and enrollment of the veteran for such \nhealth care):\n (1) The right to access the highest quality care, including \n the right to the most appropriate technology and qualified \n practitioners.\n (2) The right to know what rules and regulations apply to \n patients.\n (3) The right to continuity of care in the transition from \n the health program of the Department of Defense to the health \n care system of the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n (4) The right to receive careful explanation of proposed \n diagnostic or therapeutic procedures or courses of treatment by \n the responsible medical personnel, including with respect to \n risks, complications, alternative health practices, results, \n information and reasoning for prescribed pain management plans, \n and a daily review of the medical chart of the patient.\n (5) The right for the patient to ask questions and be \n involved in all decisions regarding the care received by the \n patient.\n (6) The right to a second opinion or change of provider, if \n available.\n (7) The right to know the reason for any change in medical \n practitioners responsible for the care of the patient.\n (8) The right to know the identity and professional status \n of individuals providing service and to know who is primarily \n responsible for the care of the patient.\n (9) The right to not be transferred to another facility, \n organization, or department unless the patient receives a \n complete explanation for the need, was notified of \n alternatives, and the receiving organization, facility, or \n department is ready to accept the transfer.\n (10) The right to receive considerate, respectful care at \n all times and under all circumstances with recognition of \n personal dignity, diversity, and religious, or other spiritual \n and cultural preferences.\n (11) The right, in accordance with relevant provisions of \n law, to personal and informational confidentiality and privacy \n in the discussion of the care and management of records of \n patients.\n (12) The right to visitors within the policies of the \n facility and to be informed of the visitation rights, including \n any clinically necessary restrictions.\n (13) The right to be free from all forms of abuse or \n harassment.\n (14) The right to access protective and advocacy services, \n when available, and file grievances.\n (15) The right to remain free of chemical and physical \n restraints unless safety requires otherwise.\n (16) The right to care provided in a safe and clean \n setting, free from excessive noise and with sufficient lighting \n for comfort and safety.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 58], ["management", 35], ["health", 34], ["secretary", 31], ["shall", 29], ["administration", 27], ["right", 27], ["section", 25], ["pilot", 23], ["department", 21], ["ombudsman", 20], ["subsection", 20], ["general", 18], ["care", 17], ["affair", 17], ["including", 16], ["risk", 14], ["comptroller", 14], ["employee", 14], ["patient", 12], ["accountability", 12], 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R. 728\n\n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 7050 Highway BB in Cedar Hill, Missouri, as the ``Sergeant First \n Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post Office''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\nMr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Wagner, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. \n Cleaver, Mr. Graves of Missouri, Mr. Long, and Mr. Smith of Missouri) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 7050 Highway BB in Cedar Hill, Missouri, as the ``Sergeant First \n Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post Office''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SERGEANT FIRST CLASS WILLIAM B. WOODS, JR. POST OFFICE.\n\n (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service \nlocated at 7050 Highway BB in Cedar Hill, Missouri, shall be known and \ndesignated as the ``Sergeant First Class William B. Woods, Jr. Post \nOffice''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to \nin subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Sergeant \nFirst Class William B. 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R. 500\n\nTo establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to \n review Federal Government policy on human trafficking.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMr. Honda (for himself, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Rodney Davis of Illinois, \n Ms. Bass, and Ms. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the \nCommittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo establish the United States Advisory Council on Human Trafficking to \n review Federal Government policy on human trafficking.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Survivors of Human Trafficking \nEmpowerment Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. UNITED STATES ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING.\n\n (a) Establishment.--There is established the United States Advisory \nCouncil on Human Trafficking (referred to in this section as the \n``Council''), which shall provide advice and recommendations to the \nSenior Policy Operating Group (referred to in this section as the \n``Group'') established under section 105(g) of the Victims of \nTrafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7103(g)) and \nthe President's Interagency Task Force to Monitor and Combat \nTrafficking established under section 105(a) of that Act (22 U.S.C. \n7103(a)) (referred to in this section as the ``Task Force'').\n (b) Membership.--\n (1) Composition.--The Council shall be composed of not \n fewer than 8 and not more than 14 individuals who are--\n (A) survivors of human trafficking; or\n (B) nongovernmental experts or professionals in the \n human trafficking field.\n (2) Representation of survivors.--To the extent \n practicable, not less than 50 percent of members of the Council \n shall be survivors of trafficking, who shall accurately reflect \n the diverse backgrounds of survivors of trafficking, \n including--\n (A) survivors of sex trafficking and survivors of \n labor trafficking; and\n (B) survivors who are United States citizens and \n survivors who are aliens lawfully present in the United \n States.\n (3) Appointment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the President shall appoint the \n members of the Council.\n (4) Term; reappointment.--Council members shall serve for \n terms of 2 years and may be reappointed by the President to \n serve additional 2-year terms.\n (c) Functions.--The Council shall--\n (1) be a nongovernmental advisory body to the Group;\n (2) meet, at its own discretion, or at the request of the \n Group, not less frequently than annually to review Federal \n Government policy and programs intended to combat human \n trafficking, including programs related to the provision of \n services for victims, and serve as a point of contact for \n Federal agencies reaching out to human trafficking survivors \n for input on programming and polices relating to human \n trafficking in the United States;\n (3) formulate assessments and recommendations to ensure \n that United States policy and programming efforts conform, to \n the extent practicable, to the best practices in the field of \n human trafficking prevention; and\n (4) meet with the Group not less frequently than annually \n and not later than 45 days before the next meeting of the Task \n Force to formally present the Council's findings and \n recommendations.\n (d) Reports.--Every year beginning after the date of the enactment \nof this Act, the Council shall submit a report that contains the \nfindings derived from the reviews conducted pursuant to subsection \n(c)(2) to--\n (1) the chair of the Task Force;\n (2) the members of the Group; and\n (3) the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Homeland Security, \n Appropriations, and the Judiciary of the House of \n Representatives, and the Committees on Foreign Relations, \n Appropriations, Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, and \n the Judiciary of the Senate.\n (e) Employee Status.--Members of the Council--\n (1) shall not be considered employees of the United States \n Government for any purpose; and\n (2) shall not receive compensation other than reimbursement \n of travel expenses and per diem allowance in accordance with \n section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.\n (f) Nonapplicability of FACA.--The Council shall not be subject to \nthe requirements under the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. \nApp.).\n\nSEC. 3. 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R. 226\n\n To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the \n sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, \n shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes \n of high-risk individuals.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\nMs. Kelly of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the \n sale or other disposition of a firearm to, and the possession, \n shipment, transportation, or receipt of a firearm by, certain classes \n of high-risk individuals.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Keeping Guns from High Risk \nIndividuals Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FIREARM PROHIBITIONS APPLICABLE WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN HIGH-\n RISK INDIVIDUALS.\n\n (a) Sales or Other Dispositions.--Section 922(d) of title 18, \nUnited States Code, is amended in the 1st sentence--\n (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);\n (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and \n inserting a semicolon; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(10) in the most recent 10-year period, has been \n convicted in any court of a crime of violence (as defined in \n section 16);\n ``(11) has not attained 25 years of age, and has been \n adjudicated by any court as having committed an offense that \n would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16) \n if committed by an adult;\n ``(12) in any period of 3 consecutive years in the most \n recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court, on 2 \n separate occasions, of an offense that has, as an element, the \n possession or distribution of, or the intent to possess or \n distribute, alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); \n or\n ``(13) has been convicted in any court of stalking.''.\n (b) Possession, Shipment, Transportation, or Receipt.--Section \n922(g) of such title is amended--\n (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (8);\n (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (9) and \n inserting a semicolon; and\n (3) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:\n ``(10) who, in the most recent 10-year period, has been \n convicted in any court of a crime of violence (as defined in \n section 16);\n ``(11) who has not attained 25 years of age and has been \n adjudicated by any court as having committed an offense that \n would have been a crime of violence (as defined in section 16) \n if committed by an adult;\n ``(12) who, in any period of 3 consecutive years in the \n most recent 10-year period, has been convicted in any court, on \n 2 separate occasions, of an offense that has, as an element, \n the possession or distribution of, or the intent to possess or \n distribute, alcohol or a controlled substance (as so defined); \n or\n ``(13) who has been convicted in any court of stalking,''.\n \n", "frequency": [["court", 8], ["section", 7], ["period", 7], ["convicted", 6], ["defined", 6], ["firearm", 5], ["possession", 5], ["paragraph", 5], ["end", 5], ["committed", 4], ["crime", 4], ["10-year", 4], ["individual", 4], ["year", 4], ["state", 4], ["violence", 4], ["striking", 4], ["offense", 4], ["united", 4], ["recent", 4], ["code", 3], ["house", 3], ["shipment", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["transportation", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["certain", 3], ["congress", 3], ["sale", 3], ["high-risk", 2], ["distribute", 2], ["attained", 2], ["amended", 2], ["adjudicated", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["receipt", 2], ["alcohol", 2], ["posse", 2], ["consecutive", 2], ["disposition", 2], ["chapter", 2], ["substance", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["1st", 2], ["would", 2], ["114th", 2], ["controlled", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["distribution", 2], ["semicolon", 2], ["risk", 2], ["separate", 2], ["intent", 2], ["class", 2], ["age", 2], ["element", 2], ["occasion", 2], ["adult", 2], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["session", 1], ["comma", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["gun", 1], ["referred", 1], ["receipt.", 1], ["senate", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["respect", 1], ["keeping", 1], ["stalking", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["cited", 1], ["high", 1], ["high-", 1], ["illinois", 1], ["may", 1], ["printing", 1], ["dispositions.", 1], ["stalking.", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["kelly", 1]]}, "hr480": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 480 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 480\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for \n employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMs. Velaazquez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on \n Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for \n employer-provided employee housing assistance, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Housing America's Workforce Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.\n\n (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:\n (1) Resurgent housing markets are pricing out low- and \n moderate-income families and are producing few lower-cost \n units.\n (2) In many markets, housing costs have far outgrown the \n rate of inflation and the gap between wages and housing costs \n is widening, pushing affordable housing beyond the reach of an \n increasing number of working families.\n (3) Despite some of the lowest mortgage rates in our \n Nation's history, millions of working families still find it \n extremely difficult to rent or purchase a home. Many workers \n who fill jobs that provide the backbone of our communities--\n teachers, firefighters, and police officers--often cannot \n afford to live in the communities in which they serve.\n (4) The United States Department of Housing and Urban \n Development (HUD) considers housing affordable when a family \n spends no more than 30 percent of its monthly income on rent \n and utilities. Entry-level wage earners with annual incomes of \n up to $30,000 spending no more than 30 percent of their income \n on rent can only afford to pay up to $750 for rent. In the high \n job-growth areas, such rents are not readily available.\n (5) Affordable housing is the key to creating and \n sustaining healthy, economically vibrant communities.\n (6) The lack of affordable housing across the United States \n has been shown to cause or contribute to labor shortages.\n (7) Under employer-assisted housing (EAH) programs \n employers provide much needed housing assistance to their \n employees.\n (8) EAH programs are innovative local solutions that have \n increased affordable housing opportunities for thousands of \n working families across America while benefitting the economy.\n (9) According to findings of the Rutgers University \n American Affordable Housing Institute, employer-assisted \n housing increases productivity by reducing commuting time as \n well as saves money on recruitment and retention.\n (10) The future growth of EAH programs will remain \n dependent upon increasing individual employer knowledge and \n implementation of these programs.\n (11) EAH programs will not solve the Nation's housing \n problems but such programs do seek to address the challenge \n from a new perspective and allow the private sector to play a \n direct role in promoting housing affordability. Additionally, \n EAH programs can help to promote redevelopment and reinvestment \n in distressed communities.\n (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are as follows:\n (1) To expand affordable housing opportunities to low- and \n moderate-income working individuals and families.\n (2) To encourage employers, counties, and municipalities to \n invest in employer-assisted housing programs.\n\nSEC. 3. TAX CREDIT FOR EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EMPLOYEE HOUSING ASSISTANCE.\n\n (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 \nof the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business related \ncredits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 45S. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EMPLOYEE HOUSING ASSISTANCE.\n\n ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--\n ``(1) In general.--For purposes of section 38, the \n employer-provided employee housing assistance credit determined \n under this section for any taxable year is an amount equal to \n 50 percent of the qualified housing expenses paid by the \n employer during the taxable year if such expenses are furnished \n pursuant to a program described in subsection (b).\n ``(2) Special rule for small business employers.--\n ``(A) In the case of an employer that is a small \n business employer, paragraph (1) shall be applied by \n substituting `100 percent' for `50 percent'.\n ``(B) Small business employer.--For purposes of \n subparagraph (A), the term `small business employer' \n means an employer that is a small business concern \n (within the meaning of section 3 of the Small Business \n Act) which--\n ``(i) is engaged in a trade or business, \n and\n ``(ii) employs one or more individuals in \n such trade or business.\n ``(3) Per employee limitation.--\n ``(A) In general.--The aggregate amount of \n qualified housing expenses taken into account with \n respect to any eligible employee for any taxable year \n shall not exceed, when added to any qualified housing \n expenses taken into account for any preceding taxable \n year with respect to such employee--\n ``(i) in the case of homeownership \n assistance, the lesser of $10,000 or 6 percent \n of the purchase price of such employee's \n principal residence, and\n ``(ii) in the case of rental assistance, \n $5,000.\n ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--\n ``(i) In general.--In the case of any \n taxable year beginning after 2015, each dollar \n amount referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be \n increased by an amount equal to--\n ``(I) such dollar amount, \n multiplied by\n ``(II) the cost-of-living \n adjustment determined under section \n (1)(f)(3) for the calendar year in \n which the taxable year begins, by \n substituting `2014' for `1992'.\n ``(ii) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted \n under clause (i) is not a multiple of $50, such \n amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple \n of $50.\n ``(b) Housing Assistance Program.--For purposes of this section, a \nhousing assistance program is a separate written plan of an employer \nfor the exclusive benefit of such employer's employees to provide the \nqualified housing expenses of such employees and which meets \nrequirements similar to the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (6) \nof section 127(b).\n ``(c) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this \nsection--\n ``(1) Eligible employee.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible employee' \n means any individual--\n ``(i) employed by an employer,\n ``(ii) whose household income does not \n exceed 120 percent of the area median gross \n income (adjusted for household size) for the \n metropolitan statistical area (as defined in \n section 143(k)(2)(B)) in which the housing is \n located, and\n ``(iii) in the case of homeownership \n assistance, who is a qualified homebuyer.\n If the housing with respect to such employee is located \n in a high housing cost area (as defined in section \n 143(f)(5)(C)), the income limitation under subparagraph \n (B) shall be adjusted (but not reduced) by the \n application of the rule under section 143(f)(5) by \n substituting `120 percent' for `115 percent' in \n subparagraph (B)(I) thereof.\n ``(B) Certain employees not eligible.--The term \n `eligible employee' shall not include--\n ``(i) any individual described in \n subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section \n 51(i)(1), and\n ``(ii) any 5-percent owner (as defined in \n section 416(i)(1)(B)).\n ``(2) Qualified housing expenses.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified housing \n expenses' means rental assistance or homeownership \n assistance towards the lease or purchase of housing.\n ``(B) Rental assistance.--The term `rental \n assistance' means assistance with security deposits and \n rental payments.\n ``(C) Homeownership assistance.--The term \n `homeownership assistance' means assistance for the \n purchase of a principal residence, including--\n ``(i) payment of qualified acquisition \n costs (as defined in section 72(t)(8)(C)),\n ``(ii) providing (or reducing the costs of) \n financing, including the funding of a permanent \n interest rate buydown,\n ``(iii) contributions to second mortgage \n pools or low interest loan programs accessible \n to eligible employees,\n ``(iv) mortgage guarantee programs for the \n repayment of any loans in default that are \n secured by an eligible employee and guaranteed \n by the employer,\n ``(v) contributions to Individual \n Development Accounts (within the meaning of \n section 404(h) of the Social Security Act) \n which are designated exclusively for the \n purchase of a home, and\n ``(vi) contributions to homebuyer education \n and homeownership counseling of eligible \n employees.\n ``(3) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' \n has the same meaning as when used in section 121, except such \n term shall not include a residence with a purchase price \n exceeding the greater of--\n ``(A) 90 percent of the average area purchase price \n applicable to the residence, or\n ``(B) 3.5 times the family income limit applicable \n to the eligible employee under paragraph (1)(A)(ii).\n ``(4) Qualified homebuyer.--\n ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified homebuyer' \n means any individual if such individual (and if \n married, such individual's spouse) had no present \n ownership in a principal residence during the 3-year \n period ending on the date of the purchase of the \n principal residence to which this section applies.\n ``(B) One-time only.--If an individual is treated \n as a qualified homebuyer with respect to any principal \n residence, such individual may not be treated as a \n qualified homebuyer with respect to any other principal \n residence.\n ``(5) Applicable rules.--Rules similar to the rules under \n section 127(c)(5)(A) shall apply for the purposes of this \n section.\n ``(d) Treatment of Employers Not Able To Use Entire Credit.--\n ``(1) Allowance of credit.--Except as otherwise provided in \n this subsection, any credit allowable under subsection (a) to \n any employer described in paragraph (2)(C) may be transferred \n as provided in this subsection and the determination as to \n whether the credit is allowable shall be made without regard to \n the tax-exempt status of the employer.\n ``(2) Transfer of credit.--\n ``(A) In general.--An employer described in \n subparagraph (C) may transfer any credit to which \n paragraph (1) applies through an assignment to any \n other person. Such transfer may be revoked only with \n the consent of the Secretary.\n ``(B) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe \n such regulations as necessary to ensure that any credit \n described in subparagraph (A) is assigned once and not \n reassigned by such other person.\n ``(C) Employer described.--An employer is described \n in this subparagraph if the employer is--\n ``(i) a State or political subdivision \n thereof, the District of Columbia, a possession \n of the United States, or an agency or \n instrumentality of any of the foregoing,\n ``(ii) an Indian tribal government (within \n the meaning of section 7871) or any agency or \n instrumentality thereof, or\n ``(iii) any entity exempt from taxation \n under section 501(a).\n ``(D) Transfer proceeds treated as arising from \n essential government function.--Any proceeds derived by \n a person described in clause (i) or (ii) of \n subparagraph (C) from the transfer under subparagraph \n (A) of any credit to which paragraph (1) applies shall \n be treated as arising from the exercise of an essential \n government function.\n ``(E) Credit not income.--Any transfer under \n subparagraph (A) of any credit to which paragraph (1) \n applies shall not be treated as income for purposes of \n section 501(c)(12).''.\n (b) Credit Allowed as Part of General Business Credit.--Section \n38(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining current year \nbusiness credit) is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of \nparagraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and \ninserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new \nparagraph:\n ``(37) the employer-provided employee housing assistance \n credit determined under section 45S(a).''.\n (c) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) Subsection (c) of section 196 of the Internal Revenue \n Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of \n paragraph (13), by striking the period at the end of paragraph \n (14) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the \n following new paragraph:\n ``(15) the employer-provided employee housing assistance \n credit determined under section 45S(a).''.\n (2) The table of sections for subpart D of part IV of \n subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at \n the end the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 45S. Employer-provided employee housing assistance.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n\nSEC. 4. EXCLUSION FROM INCOME OF EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EMPLOYEE HOUSING \n ASSISTANCE.\n\n (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the \nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items specifically excluded \nfrom gross income) is amended by inserting after section 139E the \nfollowing new section:\n\n``SEC. 139F. EMPLOYEE HOUSING ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.\n\n ``(a) Exclusion From Gross Income.--\n ``(1) In general.--Gross income of an eligible employee \n does not include amounts paid or incurred by the employer of \n such employee for qualified housing expenses provided to the \n employee if the assistance is furnished pursuant to a program \n described in subsection (b).\n ``(2) Limitation.--\n ``(A) In general.--The aggregate amount of \n qualified housing expenses which may be excluded under \n paragraph (1) with respect to any eligible employee for \n any taxable year shall not exceed, when added to any \n qualified housing expenses excluded in any preceding \n taxable year with respect to such employee--\n ``(i) in the case of homeownership \n assistance, the lesser of $10,000 or 6 percent \n of the purchase price of such employee's \n principal residence, and\n ``(ii) in the case of rental assistance, \n $5,000.\n ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--\n ``(i) In general.--In the case of any \n taxable year beginning after 2015, each dollar \n amount referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be \n increased by an amount equal to--\n ``(I) such dollar amount, \n multiplied by\n ``(II) the cost-of-living \n adjustment determined under section \n (1)(f)(3) for the calendar year in \n which the taxable year begins, by \n substituting `2014' for `1992'.\n ``(ii) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted \n under clause (i) is not a multiple of $50, such \n amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple \n of $50.\n ``(b) Housing Assistance Program.--For purposes of this section, a \nhousing assistance program is a separate written plan of an employer \nfor the exclusive benefit of such employer's employees to provide the \nqualified housing expenses of such employees and which meets \nrequirements similar to the requirements of paragraphs (2) through (6) \nof section 127(b).\n ``(c) Definitions; Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) In general.--Any term used in section 45S which is \n also used in this section shall have the same meaning as given \n such term by section 45S.\n ``(2) Applicable rules.--Rules similar to the rules under \n section 127(c)(5)(A) shall apply for purposes of this section.\n ``(3) Basis adjustment.--For purposes of this subtitle, if \n an exclusion is allowed under subsection (a) with respect to a \n residence, the basis of such residence shall be reduced by the \n amount of the exclusion.''.\n (b) Reporting Requirements.--Subsection (d)(1) of section 6039D of \nthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records with \nrespect to certain fringe benefit plans) is amended by striking ``or \n137'' and inserting ``137, or 139F''.\n (c) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of \n chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by \n inserting after the item relating to section 139E the following \n new item:\n\n``Sec. 139F. Employee housing assistance programs.''.\n (2) Subsection (a) of section 1016 of such Code (relating \n to adjustments to basis) is amended by striking ``and'' at the \n end of paragraph (36), by striking the period at the end of \n paragraph (37) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the \n end the following new paragraph:\n ``(38) in the case of a residence with respect to which \n amounts were excluded from income under section 139F, to the \n extent provided in section 139F(c)(3).''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning December 31, 2014.\n\nSEC. 5. GRANTS TO COVER EMPLOYER-ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAM COSTS.\n\n (a) Grants Authorized.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary may award a grant to an \n eligible entity to pay--\n (A) the operating costs of administering an \n employer-assisted housing program;\n (B) for technical assistance provided by the \n eligible entity to an employer in connection with such \n a program; and\n (C) for costs associated with promoting, \n publicizing, or otherwise attempting to distribute \n information relating to such a program.\n (2) Duration.--Grants in an annual aggregate total of not \n more than $5,000,000 may be awarded under this subsection \n during each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017.\n (3) Award basis.--The Secretary shall award grants under \n this section on a competitive basis.\n (b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under \nthis section, an entity shall demonstrate that it is--\n (1) a nonprofit housing organization with a relevant \n mission and demonstrated track record in housing counseling or \n employer-assisted housing contracted by an employer to assist \n the employer in establishing or maintaining an employer-\n assisted housing program; or\n (2) a city, county, town, township, parish, village, \n hamlet, or other general purpose political subdivision of a \n State that seeks to establish or maintain, or otherwise \n participate in an employer-assisted housing program for its own \n employees.\n (c) Application.--Each eligible entity seeking a grant under this \nsection shall submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in \nsuch manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may \nrequire.\n (d) Limitation on Use of Funds.--A grant awarded to an eligible \nentity under this section shall be used only for the purposes described \nunder subsection (a).\n (e) Reports.--\n (1) In general.--Each eligible entity receiving a grant \n under this section shall annually prepare and submit to the \n Secretary a report that describes the--\n (A) amount of grant funds expended during the year;\n (B) total amount--\n (i) of funds expended during the year to \n administer an employer-assisted housing \n program; and\n (ii) of down payment assistance provided by \n such a program;\n (C) total number of employees utilizing such a \n program;\n (D) number of employees utilizing such a program--\n (i) who are first-time homebuyers;\n (ii) who are previous homeowners; and\n (iii) who live in high-cost housing areas;\n (E) average--\n (i) income of employees utilizing such a \n program;\n (ii) age of employees utilizing such a \n program; and\n (iii) cost of a home purchased under such a \n program;\n (F) ethnicity of employees utilizing such a \n program; and\n (G) number of housing units affected by such a \n program.\n (2) Clearinghouse and dissemination.--\n (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the \n date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall \n establish a national clearinghouse, including a \n website, designed--\n (i) to provide information about employer-\n assisted housing programs to--\n (I) Federal, State, and local \n government entities; and\n (II) interested groups, businesses, \n persons, and organizations; and\n (ii) to collect and disseminate the \n information gathered from the reports required \n under paragraph (1).\n (B) Webposting.--The Secretary shall ensure that--\n (i) each report submitted under paragraph \n (1) is posted to the website of the national \n clearinghouse established under subparagraph \n (A); and\n (ii) the website of the Department of \n Housing and Urban Development provides a \n hyperlink to such reports on the website of the \n national clearinghouse.\n (f) Definitions.--As used in this section:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of Housing and Urban Development.\n (2) Nonprofit housing organization.--The term ``nonprofit \n housing organization'' means any organization that--\n (A) the Internal Revenue Service has ruled is \n exempt from income taxation under paragraph (3), (4), \n or (5) of section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code \n of 1986; and\n (B) has as its stated purpose to produce, maintain, \n operate, or promote affordable housing.\n (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017 \nto carry out this section.\n\nSEC. 6. EVALUATION OF EMPLOYER-ASSISTED HOUSING PROGRAMS.\n\n (a) In General.--A study of employer-assisted programs shall be \ncarried out in accordance with subsection (b) for the purposes of \nevaluating the effects of the tax benefits provided under sections 3 \nand 4 and the grant program established under section 5 on--\n (1) such programs; and\n (2) the private sector resources leveraged to further fund \n such programs.\n (b) National Evaluation.--\n (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United \n States (in this section referred to as the ``Comptroller \n General'') shall conduct the study required under subsection \n (a).\n (2) Requirements.--The study required under subsection (a) \n shall include an analysis and summary of--\n (A) the total number of--\n (i) employers participating in employer-\n assisted housing programs;\n (ii) States that have enacted employer-\n assisted housing program legislation; and\n (iii) States considering enacting such \n legislation;\n (B) the extent to which Federal funds are being \n used to support employer-assisted housing programs;\n (C) the size and nature of existing Federal, State, \n and private employer-assisted housing programs;\n (D) the types of assistance offered to employees \n under employer-assisted housing programs;\n (E) the distribution of employers offering \n employer-assisted housing programs, including a review \n of the--\n (i) geographic distribution of such \n employers;\n (ii) industry distribution of such \n employers; and\n (iii) size distribution of such employers;\n (F) the extent to which employer-assisted housing \n programs are located in ``high-cost'' housing markets;\n (G) the extent to which employers are able to, and \n have made, use of the tax benefits provided under this \n Act;\n (H) the information contained in the reports \n submitted under section 5(e); and\n (I) any other information that the Comptroller \n General determines would be relevant and helpful to the \n Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (in this \n section referred to as the ``Secretary'') in evaluating \n the effects of the tax benefits provided under sections \n 3 and 4 and the grant program established under section \n 5.\n (c) Consultation.--In conducting the study required under \nsubsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult with--\n (1) appropriate Federal, State, and local government \n entities; and\n (2) interested groups, businesses, persons, universities, \n and organizations.\n (d) Report.--\n (1) Interim report.--Not later than January 1, 2018, the \n Comptroller General shall submit to the Secretary an interim \n report on the findings of the study required under subsection \n (a).\n (2) Final report.--Not later than December 31, 2019, the \n Comptroller General shall submit to the Secretary a final \n report that describes--\n (A) the findings of the study required under \n subsection (a); and\n (B) any conclusions and recommendations of such \n study.\n (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated $1,000,000 to carry out this section.\n \n", "frequency": [["housing", 73], ["section", 63], ["employee", 41], ["shall", 33], ["employer", 31], ["assistance", 30], ["paragraph", 21], ["year", 20], ["general.", 18], ["amount", 18], ["purpose", 18], ["subsection", 17], ["eligible", 15], ["employer-assisted", 15], ["secretary", 15], ["credit", 14], ["qualified", 14], ["income", 14], ["subparagraph", 13], ["term", 13], ["residence", 13], ["business", 13], ["taxable", 12], ["state", 12], ["grant", 12], ["code", 11], ["end", 11], ["individual", 11], ["percent", 11], ["case", 10], ["revenue", 10], ["internal", 10], ["expense", 10], ["respect", 10], ["cost", 9], ["following", 9], ["may", 9], ["purchase", 9], ["employer-provided", 9], ["entity", 9], ["described", 9], ["mean", 9], ["provided", 9], ["new", 8], ["principal", 8], ["affordable", 8], ["general", 8], ["amended", 8], ["study", 7], ["family", 7], ["provide", 7], ["striking", 7], ["report", 7], ["comptroller", 6], ["information", 6], ["45s", 6], ["determined", 6], ["used", 6], ["government", 6], ["benefit", 6], ["inserting", 6], ["relating", 6], ["area", 6], ["transfer", 6], ["homeownership", 6], ["required", 6], ["rule", 6], ["small", 5], ["united", 5], ["rental", 5], ["referred", 5], ["number", 5], ["treated", 5], ["rent", 5], ["organization", 5], ["homebuyer", 5], ["period", 5], ["utilizing", 5], ["development", 5], ["person", 5], ["adding", 5], ["credit.", 5], ["139f", 5], ["eah", 5], ["meaning", 5], ["dollar", 4], ["rules.", 4], ["excluded", 4], ["include", 4], ["employer-", 4], ["item", 4], ["apply", 4], ["total", 4], ["working", 4], ["tax", 4], ["including", 4], ["within", 4], ["applicable", 4], ["clearinghouse", 4], ["beginning", 4]]}, "hr1339": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 225\n\n To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of \npistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer \n product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such \n articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 8, 2015\n\nMs. Kelly of Illinois introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to remove the exclusion of \npistols, revolvers, and other firearms from the definition of consumer \n product in order to permit the issuance of safety standards for such \n articles by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Firearm Safety Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REMOVAL OF EXCLUSION OF FIREARMS FROM THE DEFINITION OF \n CONSUMER PRODUCT.\n\n Section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. \n2052(a)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E) and redesignating \nsubparagraphs (F) through (I) as subparagraphs (E) through (H), \nrespectively.\n \n", "frequency": [["safety", 8], ["product", 8], ["consumer", 8], ["firearm", 4], ["house", 3], ["exclusion", 3], ["congress", 3], ["definition", 3], ["bill", 3], ["subparagraphs", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["revolver", 2], ["commission", 2], ["pistol", 2], ["standard", 2], ["issuance", 2], ["article", 2], ["amend", 2], ["remove", 2], ["permit", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["order", 2], ["representative", 2], ["redesignating", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["removal", 1], ["united", 1], ["illinois", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["following", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["short", 1], ["january", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["kelly", 1]]}, "hr508": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 508 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 508\n\n To establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, \n and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate \n pollutants, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Honda, Mr. \nCartwright, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Schiff, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. \n Pocan, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Crowley) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To establish a task force to review policies and measures to promote, \n and to develop best practices for, reduction of short-lived climate \n pollutants, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Super Pollutant Emissions Reduction \nAct of 2015'' or the ``SUPER Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Carbon dioxide is estimated to account for 55 to 60 \n percent of anthropogenic radiative forcing (or manmade global \n warming), while the remainder is driven by non-carbon dioxide \n climate pollutants, primarily short-lived climate pollutants. \n These short-lived climate pollutants, or ``super pollutants'', \n have shorter atmospheric lifespans than carbon dioxide but \n cause much more warming per molecule, and in many cases the \n emissions are growing much faster than carbon dioxide.\n (2) Several of the short-lived climate pollutants are also \n potent air pollutants that harm human health and reduce crop \n yields. Reducing these pollutants can save thousands of lives \n every year in the United States and millions globally, while \n also increasing agricultural production.\n (3) International efforts to address short-lived climate \n pollutants are underway, including the Climate and Clean Air \n Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants, led by the \n Department of State and the United Nations Environment \n Programme, the Global Methane Initiative, and the negotiation \n of amendments to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that \n Deplete the Ozone Layer.\n (4) Many of the technologies to reduce short-lived climate \n pollutants already exist, but adoption of such technologies has \n been slow.\n (5) The Federal Government has a number of programs and \n initiatives some of which aim to, or the outcomes of which, \n reduce emissions of short-lived climate pollutants, but these \n programs are scattered across multiple agencies and there is \n insufficient coordination to maximize reductions of these \n pollutants. In February 2012, the Government Accountability \n Office published an annual report, ``Opportunities to Reduce \n Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve Savings, and \n Enhance Revenue'', which examined the efficiency and efficacy \n of government programs, including those that address diesel \n emissions that contain black carbon, a short-lived climate \n pollutant.\n (6) Executive Order 13514 requires Federal agencies to \n develop plans for reducing hydrofluorocarbons and methane, but \n few agencies have focused on these compounds in their annual \n Strategic Sustainability Performance Plans.\n (7) Because of their short atmospheric lifetimes, reducing \n global emissions of short-lived climate pollutants can quickly \n cut the rate of global temperature rise in half, by 2050, and \n help stabilize global temperatures below 2C above pre-\n industrial temperatures by 2100, when combined with reductions \n of global emissions of carbon dioxide. Cutting short-lived \n climate pollutants along with carbon dioxide can also reduce \n the rate of projected global sea-level rise by half and total \n sea-level rise by a third. Steps to reduce short-lived climate \n pollutants are likely to have air quality and public health \n benefits as well.\n (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to--\n (1) coordinate and optimize the Federal Government's \n existing efforts to address short-lived climate pollutants;\n (2) reduce overlap and duplication of such efforts; and\n (3) encourage Federal operations, programs, policies, and \n initiatives to reduce short-lived climate pollutants by--\n (A) ensuring that the coordinated Federal programs \n are effective and forward-looking in their efforts to \n control short-lived climate pollutants;\n (B) ensuring coordination of such Federal \n operations, programs, policies, and initiatives with \n State, local, regional, tribal, and industry efforts; \n and\n (C) supporting such State, local, regional, tribal, \n and industry efforts.\n\nSEC. 3. TASK FORCE ON SUPER POLLUTANTS.\n\n (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the President shall establish the ``Task Force \non Super Pollutants'' (referred to in this section as the ``Task \nForce'').\n (b) Duties.--The Task Force shall--\n (1) review existing and potential policies and measures \n that promote reduction of short-lived climate pollutants, in \n part by identifying and evaluating programs and activities of \n the Federal government that contribute, or could contribute, to \n such reduction;\n (2) identify and recommend specific existing Federal \n programs and activities evaluated under paragraph (1) that are \n unnecessarily duplicative and can be consolidated to achieve \n greater efficiency and effectiveness;\n (3) identify gaps where programs do not exist, and \n recommend focused programs and activities to fill these gaps to \n achieve reductions of short-lived climate pollutants, with an \n emphasis on industry standards and public-private partnerships \n where possible;\n (4) identify, compile, evaluate, and develop best practices \n for reductions of short-lived climate pollutants, including \n by--\n (A) identifying and evaluating both domestic and \n international best practices and standards practiced \n and set by governments, industry in each sector listed \n in subsection (c)(5), standards bodies, and other \n relevant institutions; and\n (B) identifying and evaluating cost-effective \n mitigation projects, strategies, and policies at the \n State, local, and tribal level, with the greatest \n potential for reduction of short-lived climate \n pollutants; and\n (5) not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of \n this Act, submit to Congress a report on the findings and \n recommendations developed under paragraphs (1) through (4).\n (c) Members.--The task force established under subsection (a) shall \ninclude representatives of--\n (1) all relevant Federal agencies, including--\n (A) the Secretary of Energy;\n (B) the Administrator of the Environmental \n Protection Agency;\n (C) the Secretary of the Interior;\n (D) the Secretary of Transportation;\n (E) the Secretary of Agriculture;\n (F) the Secretary of State;\n (G) the Secretary of Commerce; and\n (H) the Secretary of Health and Human Services;\n (2) relevant offices and councils within the Executive \n Office of the President, including--\n (A) the Office of Management and Budget;\n (B) the Office of Science and Technology Policy; \n and\n (C) the Council on Environmental Quality;\n (3) State, local, and tribal governments or associations;\n (4) academic and non-governmental organizations with \n expertise in short-lived climate pollutants; and\n (5) relevant industry organizations, representing at least \n the following sectors:\n (A) Energy supply and transmission, including \n fossil fuels.\n (B) Solid waste.\n (C) Transportation.\n (D) Chemical manufacturing and user industries.\n (E) Agriculture.\n (F) Wastewater.\n (G) Buildings.\n (H) Other sectors as determined appropriate by the \n President.\n (d) Definition.--In this Act, the term ``short-lived climate \npollutant'' means any of the following:\n (1) Black carbon.\n (2) Methane.\n (3) Hydrofluorocarbons.\n (4) Tropospheric ozone and its precursors.\n (5) Emissions from banks of ozone-depleting substances.\n \n", "frequency": [["pollutant", 30], ["climate", 24], ["short-lived", 22], ["reduction", 10], ["mr.", 10], ["reduce", 9], ["federal", 9], ["government", 8], ["state", 8], ["global", 7], ["policy", 7], ["force", 7], ["carbon", 7], ["emission", 7], ["task", 7], ["secretary", 7], ["office", 6], ["including", 6], ["dioxide", 6], ["industry", 6], ["effort", 6], ["super", 5], ["agency", 5], ["congress", 5], ["local", 4], ["best", 4], ["initiative", 4], ["relevant", 4], ["tribal", 4], ["following", 4], ["develop", 4], ["practice", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["sector", 3], ["existing", 3], ["identifying", 3], ["house", 3], ["energy", 3], ["measure", 3], ["review", 3], ["health", 3], ["standard", 3], ["address", 3], ["identify", 3], ["reducing", 3], ["establish", 3], ["temperature", 3], ["representative", 3], ["promote", 3], ["bill", 3], ["air", 3], ["achieve", 3], ["evaluating", 3], ["activity", 3], ["technology", 3], ["united", 3], ["also", 3], ["finding", 3], ["shall", 3], ["rise", 3], ["president", 3], ["methane", 3], ["regional", 2], ["overlap", 2], ["executive", 2], ["report", 2], ["ozone", 2], ["referred", 2], ["human", 2], ["rate", 2], ["transportation", 2], ["agriculture", 2], ["quality", 2], ["coordination", 2], ["international", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["focused", 2], ["half", 2], ["substance", 2], ["efficiency", 2], ["many", 2], ["annual", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["plan", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["114th", 2], ["much", 2], ["recommend", 2], ["black", 2], ["contribute", 2], ["gap", 2], ["commerce", 2], ["atmospheric", 2], ["sea-level", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["later", 2], ["exist", 2], ["council", 2], ["operation", 2], ["hydrofluorocarbon", 2]]}, "hr509": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 509 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 509\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction \n allowed for student loan interest.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\n Mr. Rangel (for himself, Mr. Gutieerrez, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Conyers, \n Mr. Hinojosa, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Ms. Lee, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. \nLowenthal, Mr. Quigley, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Meng, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Wilson \nof Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Al Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings, \n Mr. Honda, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mr. McNerney, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nolan, Mr. \nPerlmutter, Mr. Peterson, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Eddie \nBernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Grijalva, and Ms. Plaskett) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the deduction \n allowed for student loan interest.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Interest Deduction Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR STUDENT LOAN INTEREST.\n\n (a) Increase in Dollar Limitation and Repeal of Limitation Based on \nIncome.--Section 221(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended \nto read as follows:\n ``(b) Maximum Deduction.--The deduction allowed by subsection (a) \nfor the taxable year shall not exceed $5,000 ($10,000 in the case of a \njoint return).''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 221 of such Code is amended by \nstriking subsections (e) and (f) (relating to special rules and \ninflation adjustments, respectively) and inserting the following new \nsubsection:\n ``(e) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be allowed \nunder this section for any amount for which a deduction is allowable \nunder any other provision of this chapter.''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 20], ["ms.", 9], ["deduction", 7], ["section", 5], ["code", 4], ["increase", 4], ["loan", 4], ["interest", 4], ["allowed", 4], ["student", 4], ["subsection", 3], ["house", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["bill", 3], ["internal", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["amended", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["year", 2], ["limitation", 2], ["florida", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["taxable", 2], ["amend", 2], ["texas", 2], ["following", 2], ["office", 1], ["perlmutter", 1], ["dollar", 1], ["denial", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["peterson", 1], ["adjustment", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["larson", 1], ["based", 1], ["striking", 1], ["meng", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["brown", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["return", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["benefit.", 1], ["grijalva", 1], ["honda", 1], ["joint", 1], ["inflation", 1], ["new", 1], ["lowenthal", 1], ["deduction.", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["follows", 1], ["mean", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["exceed", 1], ["senate", 1], ["eddie", 1], ["quigley", 1], ["special", 1], ["hinojosa", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["mcnerney", 1], ["date.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["lee", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["rangel", 1], ["relating", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["amount", 1], ["loebsack", 1], ["referred", 1], ["effective", 1], ["cartwright", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["america", 1], ["conyers", 1], ["way", 1], ["kirkpatrick", 1], ["connecticut", 1], ["bernice", 1], ["case", 1], ["made", 1], ["fattah", 1], ["double", 1], ["maximum", 1], ["printing", 1]]}, "hr1050": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1050 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1050\n\n To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight \n Board is not subject to the sequester.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 24, 2015\n\nMr. Renacci (for himself and Mr. Himes) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on the Budget\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight \n Board is not subject to the sequester.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. CLARIFICATION.\n\n Section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control \nAct of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901a) does not apply with respect to the funding \nof the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.\n \n", "frequency": [["house", 3], ["accounting", 3], ["funding", 3], ["board", 3], ["oversight", 3], ["company", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["public", 3], ["sequester", 2], ["subject", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["representative", 2], ["budget", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["control", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["251a", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["balanced", 1], ["doe", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["united", 1], ["clarification", 1], ["state", 1], ["apply", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["deficit", 1], ["901a", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["himes", 1], ["renacci", 1], ["america", 1], ["respect", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["emergency", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr1051": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1051 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1051\n\n To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne \n Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border \n Protection (CBP) port of entry, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 24, 2015\n\n Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California (for herself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and \n Mrs. Mimi Walters of California) introduced the following bill; which \nwas referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the \n Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to designate John Wayne \n Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. Customs and Border \n Protection (CBP) port of entry, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) On June 4, 2012, John Wayne Airport received an \n executed copy of a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with U.S. \n Customs and Border Protection (CBP) for Federal Inspection \n Services (FIS) staffing, which allows for the initiation of \n international air service.\n (2) On November 15, 2013, John Wayne Airport submitted its \n formal request for port of entry designation to CBP.\n (3) In a letter dated February 3, 2014, the Acting Port \n Director advised John Wayne Airport that he had recommended \n approval of the airport's request for the port of entry \n designation.\n (4) In a letter dated June 3, 2014, CBP Assistant \n Commissioner, Office of Congressional Affairs, notified \n Congress that CBP was ``unable to designate SNA as a POE at \n this time'', and that CBP would ``reconsider it in FY2016''.\n (5) On July 28, 2014, the House of Representatives passed \n the United States Customs and Border Protection Authorization \n Act (H.R. 3846), which included an amendment sponsored by \n Representative Loretta Sanchez to give ``priority consideration \n to an application for port of entry status submitted by any \n commercial airport if such airport served at least 100,000 \n deplaned international passengers in the previous calendar \n year''.\n (6) In a letter received August 8, 2014, Acting Assistant \n Commissioner for Field Operation, John Wagner, notified John \n Wayne Airport Director Alan Murphy that the airport's request \n could not be approved, but stated that ``SNA's request will \n remain active, and CBP will reconsider it in FY2016''.\n (7) John Wayne Airport has met the CBP threshold of 15,000 \n international air passengers, having had 377,718 international \n passengers in 2013 and 276,733 in 2014.\n (8) John Wayne Airport is the only commercial airport that \n serves Orange County, California, directly and exceeds the \n minimum population threshold set out by CBP of 300,000, having \n a population of over 3.1 million residents.\n (9) A recent economic impact study of air service from \n Mexico to Orange County found that the total annual economic \n output in the region generated nearly $39 million in wages, \n salaries, and benefits, $73 million in gross domestic product, \n and $130 million in total spending impacts.\n (10) As a community that is served by multiple modes of \n transportation, such as Amtrak and Metrolink of Southern \n California, John Wayne Airport meets the requirement of multi-\n modal transportation options.\n\nSEC. 2. DESIGNATION AS A U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION PORT OF \n ENTRY.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall \ndesignate John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, as a U.S. \nCustoms and Border Protection (CBP) port of entry.\n (b) Maintenance of Numbers.--The Secretary of Homeland Security \nshall assign to John Wayne Airport an appropriate number of personnel \nof the Department of Homeland Security in order for such airport to \nfunction as a designated CBP port of entry in accordance with \nsubsection (a).\n\nSEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of \nHomeland Security for fiscal year 2016 and subsequent fiscal years such \nsums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["airport", 17], ["john", 12], ["cbp", 12], ["wayne", 11], ["port", 9], ["entry", 8], ["homeland", 7], ["security", 7], ["california", 7], ["u.s.", 6], ["protection", 6], ["custom", 6], ["border", 6], ["orange", 5], ["county", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["congress", 5], ["designate", 4], ["house", 4], ["international", 4], ["million", 4], ["representative", 4], ["request", 4], ["committee", 3], ["designation", 3], ["year", 3], ["service", 3], ["bill", 3], ["air", 3], ["passenger", 3], ["letter", 3], ["office", 2], ["threshold", 2], ["impact", 2], ["acting", 2], ["assistant", 2], ["fy2016", 2], ["february", 2], ["notified", 2], ["h.r", 2], ["served", 2], ["direct", 2], ["economic", 2], ["total", 2], ["shall", 2], ["state", 2], ["transportation", 2], ["commercial", 2], ["consideration", 2], ["received", 2], ["dated", 2], ["loretta", 2], ["sanchez", 2], ["114th", 2], ["authorization", 2], ["fiscal", 2], ["commissioner", 2], ["population", 2], ["submitted", 2], ["congressional", 2], ["following", 2], ["united", 2], ["finding", 2], ["reconsider", 2], ["sna", 2], ["june", 2], ["director", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["affair", 1], ["executed", 1], ["mexico", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["wagner", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["previous", 1], ["fis", 1], ["unable", 1], ["field", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["maintenance", 1], ["staffing", 1], ["memorandum", 1], ["government", 1], ["designated", 1], ["number", 1], ["department", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["nearly", 1], ["fall", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["moa", 1], ["provision", 1], ["day", 1], ["domestic", 1], ["formal", 1], ["numbers.", 1]]}, "hr1052": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1052 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1052\n\n To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the \nMolalla River in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild \n and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 24, 2015\n\n Mr. Schrader (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Blumenauer, and Mr. \n DeFazio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate segments of the \nMolalla River in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild \n and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Molalla River Wild and Scenic Rivers \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVER SEGMENTS, MOLALLA RIVER, \n OREGON.\n\n Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(213) Molalla River, Oregon.--\n ``(A) In general.--The following segments in the State of \n Oregon, to be administered by the Secretary of the Interior as \n a recreational river:\n ``(i) Molalla river.--The approximately 15.1-mile \n segment from the southern boundary line of T. 7 S., R. \n 4 E., sec. 19, downstream to the edge of the Bureau of \n Land Management boundary in T. 6 S., R. 3 E., sec. 7.\n ``(ii) Table rock fork molalla river.--The \n approximately 6.2-mile segment from the easternmost \n Bureau of Land Management boundary line in the NE\\1/4\\ \n sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., downstream to the confluence \n with the Molalla River.\n ``(B) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, the \n Federal land within the boundaries of the river segments \n designated by subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms of--\n ``(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the \n public land laws;\n ``(ii) location, entry, and patent under the mining \n laws; and\n ``(iii) disposition under all laws relating to \n mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials.''.\n\nSEC. 3. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.\n\n Section 3(a)(102) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. \n1274(a)(102)) is amended--\n (1) in the heading, by striking ``Squaw Creek'' and \n inserting ``Whychus Creek'';\n (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking \n ``McAllister Ditch, including the Soap Fork Squaw Creek, the \n North Fork, the South Fork, the East and West Forks of Park \n Creek, and Park Creek Fork'' and inserting ``Plainview Ditch, \n including the Soap Creek, the North and South Forks of Whychus \n Creek, the East and West Forks of Park Creek, and Park Creek''; \n and\n (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``McAllister Ditch'' \n and inserting ``Plainview Ditch''.\n \n", "frequency": [["river", 16], ["creek", 9], ["molalla", 8], ["scenic", 8], ["wild", 8], ["fork", 8], ["segment", 7], ["state", 4], ["boundary", 4], ["ditch", 4], ["park", 4], ["oregon", 4], ["land", 4], ["subparagraph", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["striking", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["law", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["congress", 3], ["including", 2], ["east", 2], ["designate", 2], ["amended", 2], ["downstream", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["mcallister", 2], ["plainview", 2], ["national", 2], ["bureau", 2], ["component", 2], ["river.", 2], ["south", 2], ["whychus", 2], ["management", 2], ["west", 2], ["114th", 2], ["system", 2], ["approximately", 2], ["north", 2], ["representative", 2], ["line", 2], ["amend", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["squaw", 2], ["soap", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["mineral", 2], ["entry", 2], ["office", 1], ["existing", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["disposal", 1], ["defazio", 1], ["location", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["blumenauer", 1], ["materials.", 1], ["designated", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["resource", 1], ["designation", 1], ["rock", 1], ["heading", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["right", 1], ["leasing", 1], ["senate", 1], ["withdrawal.", 1], ["easternmost", 1], ["subject", 1], ["matter", 1], ["federal", 1], ["6.2-mile", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["public", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["disposition", 1], ["relating", 1], ["15.1-mile", 1], ["technical", 1], ["referred", 1], ["recreational", 1], ["within", 1], ["1st", 1], ["table", 1], ["withdrawn", 1], ["correction", 1], ["mining", 1], ["form", 1]]}, "hr1053": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1053 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1053\n\nTo establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of \n personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade \n Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of \n1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure \n of personal information of children, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 24, 2015\n\n Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo establish a regulatory framework for the comprehensive protection of \n personal data for individuals under the aegis of the Federal Trade \n Commission, to amend the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of \n1998 to improve provisions relating to collection, use, and disclosure \n of personal information of children, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n The table of contents for this Act is as follows:\n\nSec. 1. Table of contents.\n TITLE I--COMMERCIAL PRIVACY\n\nSec. 101. Short title.\nSec. 102. Findings.\nSec. 103. Definitions.\n Subtitle A--Right to Security and Accountability\n\nSec. 111. Security.\nSec. 112. Accountability.\nSec. 113. Privacy by design.\n Subtitle B--Right to Notice and Individual Participation\n\nSec. 121. Transparent notice of practices and purposes.\nSec. 122. Individual participation.\n Subtitle C--Rights Relating to Data Minimization, Constraints on \n Distribution, and Data Integrity\n\nSec. 131. Data minimization.\nSec. 132. Constraints on distribution of information.\nSec. 133. Data integrity.\n Subtitle D--Right to Notice of Breaches of Security\n\nSec. 141. Definitions.\nSec. 142. Notice to individuals.\nSec. 143. Notice to law enforcement.\n Subtitle E--Enforcement\n\nSec. 151. General application.\nSec. 152. Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.\nSec. 153. Enforcement by Attorney General.\nSec. 154. Enforcement by States.\nSec. 155. Civil penalties.\nSec. 156. Effect on other laws.\nSec. 157. No private right of action.\n Subtitle F--Co-Regulatory Safe Harbor Programs\n\nSec. 161. Establishment of safe harbor programs.\nSec. 162. Participation in safe harbor program.\n Subtitle G--Application With Other Federal Laws\n\nSec. 171. Application with other Federal laws.\n Subtitle H--Development of Commercial Data Privacy Policy in the \n Department of Commerce\n\nSec. 181. Direction to develop commercial data privacy policy.\n TITLE II--ONLINE PRIVACY OF CHILDREN\n\nSec. 201. Short title.\nSec. 202. Findings.\nSec. 203. Definitions.\nSec. 204. Online collection, use, and disclosure of personal \n information of children.\nSec. 205. Targeted marketing to children or minors.\nSec. 206. Digital Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens and Fair \n Information Practices Principles.\nSec. 207. Online collection of geolocation information of children and \n minors.\nSec. 208. Removal of content.\nSec. 209. Enforcement and applicability.\nSec. 210. Rule for treatment of users of websites, services, and \n applications directed to children or \n minors.\nSec. 211. Effective dates.\n\n TITLE I--COMMERCIAL PRIVACY\n\nSEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 102. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds the following:\n (1) Personal privacy is worthy of protection through \n appropriate legislation.\n (2) Trust in the treatment of personally identifiable \n information collected on and off the Internet is essential for \n businesses to succeed.\n (3) Persons interacting with others engaged in interstate \n commerce have a significant interest in their personal \n information, as well as a right to control how that information \n is collected, used, stored, or transferred.\n (4) Persons engaged in interstate commerce and collecting \n personally identifiable information on individuals have a \n responsibility to treat that information with respect and in \n accordance with common standards.\n (5) On the day before the date of the enactment of this \n Act, the laws of the Federal Government and State and local \n governments provided inadequate privacy protection for \n individuals engaging in and interacting with persons engaged in \n interstate commerce.\n (6) As of the day before the date of the enactment of this \n Act, with the exception of Federal Trade Commission enforcement \n of laws against unfair and deceptive practices, the Federal \n Government has eschewed general commercial privacy laws in \n favor of industry self-regulation, which has led to several \n self-policing schemes, some of which are enforceable, and some \n of which provide insufficient privacy protection to \n individuals.\n (7) As of the day before the date of the enactment of this \n Act, many collectors of personally identifiable information \n have yet to provide baseline fair information practice \n protections for individuals.\n (8) The ease of gathering and compiling personal \n information on the Internet and off, both overtly and \n surreptitiously, is becoming increasingly efficient and \n effortless due to advances in technology which have provided \n information gatherers the ability to compile seamlessly highly \n detailed personal histories of individuals.\n (9) Personal information requires greater privacy \n protection than is available on the day before the date of the \n enactment of this Act. Vast amounts of personal information, \n including sensitive information, about individuals are \n collected on and off the Internet, often combined and sold or \n otherwise transferred to third parties, for purposes unknown to \n an individual to whom the personally identifiable information \n pertains.\n (10) Toward the close of the 20th century, as individuals' \n personal information was increasingly collected, profiled, and \n shared for commercial purposes, and as technology advanced to \n facilitate these practices, Congress enacted numerous statutes \n to protect privacy.\n (11) Those statutes apply to the government, telephones, \n cable television, e-mail, video tape rentals, and the Internet \n (but only with respect to children and law enforcement \n requests).\n (12) As in those instances, the Federal Government has a \n substantial interest in creating a level playing field of \n protection across all collectors of personally identifiable \n information, both in the United States and abroad.\n (13) Enhancing individual privacy protection in a balanced \n way that establishes clear, consistent rules, both domestically \n and internationally, will stimulate commerce by instilling \n greater consumer confidence at home and greater confidence \n abroad as more and more entities digitize personally \n identifiable information, whether collected, stored, or used \n online or offline.\n\nSEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), in this title:\n (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal \n Trade Commission.\n (2) Covered entity.--The term ``covered entity'' means any \n person to whom this title applies under section 151.\n (3) Covered information.--\n (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph \n (B), the term ``covered information'' means only the \n following:\n (i) Personally identifiable information.\n (ii) Unique identifier information.\n (iii) Any information that is collected, \n used, or stored in connection with personally \n identifiable information or unique identifier \n information in a manner that may reasonably be \n used by the party collecting the information to \n identify a specific individual.\n (B) Exception.--The term ``covered information'' \n does not include the following:\n (i) Personally identifiable information \n obtained from public records that is not merged \n with covered information gathered elsewhere.\n (ii) Personally identifiable information \n that is obtained from a forum--\n (I) where the individual \n voluntarily shared the information or \n authorized the information to be \n shared; and\n (II) that--\n (aa) is widely and publicly \n available and was not made \n publicly available in bad \n faith; and\n (bb) contains no \n restrictions on who can access \n and view such information.\n (iii) Personally identifiable information \n reported in public media.\n (iv) Personally identifiable information \n dedicated to contacting an individual at the \n individual's place of work.\n (4) Established business relationship.--The term \n ``established business relationship'' means, with respect to a \n covered entity and a person, a relationship formed with or \n without the exchange of consideration, involving the \n establishment of an account by the person with the covered \n entity for the receipt of products or services offered by the \n covered entity.\n (5) Personally identifiable information.--The term \n ``personally identifiable information'' means only the \n following:\n (A) Any of the following information about an \n individual:\n (i) The first name (or initial) and last \n name of an individual, whether given at birth \n or time of adoption, or resulting from a lawful \n change of name.\n (ii) The postal address of a physical place \n of residence of such individual.\n (iii) An e-mail address.\n (iv) A telephone number or mobile device \n number.\n (v) A social security number or other \n government issued identification number issued \n to such individual.\n (vi) The account number of a credit card \n issued to such individual.\n (vii) Unique identifier information that \n alone can be used to identify a specific \n individual.\n (viii) Biometric data about such \n individual, including fingerprints and retina \n scans.\n (B) If used, transferred, or stored in connection \n with 1 or more of the items of information described in \n subparagraph (A), any of the following:\n (i) A date of birth.\n (ii) The number of a certificate of birth \n or adoption.\n (iii) A place of birth.\n (iv) Unique identifier information that \n alone cannot be used to identify a specific \n individual.\n (v) Precise geographic location, at the \n same degree of specificity as a global \n positioning system or equivalent system, and \n not including any general geographic \n information that may be derived from an \n Internet Protocol address.\n (vi) Information about an individual's \n quantity, technical configuration, type, \n destination, location, and amount of uses of \n voice services, regardless of technology used.\n (vii) Any other information concerning an \n individual that may reasonably be used by the \n party using, collecting, or storing that \n information to identify that individual.\n (6) Sensitive personally identifiable information.--The \n term ``sensitive personally identifiable information'' means--\n (A) personally identifiable information which, if \n lost, compromised, or disclosed without authorization \n either alone or with other information, carries a \n significant risk of economic or physical harm; or\n (B) information related to--\n (i) a particular medical condition or a \n health record; or\n (ii) the religious affiliation of an \n individual.\n (7) Third party.--\n (A) In general.--The term ``third party'' means, \n with respect to a covered entity, a person that--\n (i) is--\n (I) not related to the covered \n entity by common ownership or corporate \n control; or\n (II) related to the covered entity \n by common ownership or corporate \n control and an ordinary consumer would \n not understand that the covered entity \n and the person were related by common \n ownership or corporate control;\n (ii) is not a service provider used by the \n covered entity to receive personally \n identifiable information or sensitive \n personally identifiable information in \n performing services or functions on behalf of \n and under the instruction of the covered \n entity; and\n (iii) with respect to the collection of \n covered information of an individual, does not \n have an established business relationship with \n the individual and does not identify itself to \n the individual at the time of such collection \n in a clear and conspicuous manner that is \n visible to the individual.\n (B) Common brands.--The term ``third party'' may \n include, with respect to a covered entity, a person who \n operates under a common brand with the covered entity.\n (8) Unauthorized use.--\n (A) In general.--The term ``unauthorized use'' \n means the use of covered information by a covered \n entity or its service provider for any purpose not \n authorized by the individual to whom such information \n relates.\n (B) Exceptions.--Except as provided in subparagraph \n (C), the term ``unauthorized use'' does not include use \n of covered information relating to an individual by a \n covered entity or its service provider as follows:\n (i) To process and enforce a transaction or \n deliver a service requested by that individual.\n (ii) To operate the covered entity that is \n providing a transaction or delivering a service \n requested by that individual, such as inventory \n management, financial reporting and accounting, \n planning, and product or service improvement or \n forecasting.\n (iii) To prevent or detect fraud or to \n provide for a physically or virtually secure \n environment.\n (iv) To investigate a possible crime.\n (v) That is required by a provision of law \n or legal process.\n (vi) To market or advertise to an \n individual from a covered entity within the \n context of a covered entity's own Internet \n website, services, or products if the covered \n information used for such marketing or \n advertising was--\n (I) collected directly by the \n covered entity; or\n (II) shared with the covered \n entity--\n (aa) at the affirmative \n request of the individual; or\n (bb) by an entity with \n which the individual has an \n established business \n relationship.\n (vii) Use that is necessary for the \n improvement of transaction or service delivery \n through research, testing, analysis, and \n development.\n (viii) Use that is necessary for internal \n operations, including the following:\n (I) Collecting customer \n satisfaction surveys and conducting \n customer research to improve customer \n service information.\n (II) Information collected by an \n Internet website about the visits to \n such website and the click-through \n rates at such website--\n (aa) to improve website \n navigation and performance; or\n (bb) to understand and \n improve the interaction of an \n individual with the advertising \n of a covered entity.\n (ix) Use--\n (I) by a covered entity with which \n an individual has an established \n business relationship;\n (II) which the individual could \n have reasonably expected, at the time \n such relationship was established, was \n related to a service provided pursuant \n to such relationship; and\n (III) which does not constitute a \n material change in use or practice from \n what could have reasonably been \n expected.\n (C) Savings.--A use of covered information \n regarding an individual by a covered entity or its \n service provider may only be excluded under \n subparagraph (B) from the definition of ``unauthorized \n use'' under subparagraph (A) if the use is reasonable \n and consistent with the practices and purposes \n described in the notice given the individual in \n accordance with section 121(a)(1).\n (9) Unique identifier information.--The term ``unique \n identifier information'' means a unique persistent identifier \n associated with an individual or a networked device, including \n a customer number held in a cookie, a user ID, a processor \n serial number, or a device serial number.\n (b) Modified Definition by Rulemaking.--If the Commission \ndetermines that a term defined in any of paragraphs (3) through (8) is \nnot reasonably sufficient to protect an individual from unfair or \ndeceptive acts or practices, the Commission may by rule modify such \ndefinition as the Commission considers appropriate to protect such \nindividual from an unfair or deceptive act or practice to the extent \nthat the Commission determines will not unreasonably impede interstate \ncommerce.\n\n Subtitle A--Right to Security and Accountability\n\nSEC. 111. SECURITY.\n\n (a) Rulemaking Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking \nproceeding to require each covered entity to carry out security \nmeasures to protect the covered information it collects and maintains.\n (b) Proportion.--The requirements prescribed under subsection (a) \nshall provide for security measures that are proportional to the size, \ntype, nature, and sensitivity of the covered information a covered \nentity collects.\n (c) Consistency.--The requirements prescribed under subsection (a) \nshall be consistent with guidance provided by the Commission and \nrecognized industry practices for safety and security on the day before \nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\n (d) Technological Means.--In a rule prescribed under subsection \n(a), the Commission may not require a specific technological means of \nmeeting a requirement.\n\nSEC. 112. ACCOUNTABILITY.\n\n Each covered entity shall, in a manner proportional to the size, \ntype, and nature of the covered information it collects--\n (1) have managerial accountability, proportional to the \n size and structure of the covered entity, for the adoption and \n implementation of policies consistent with this title;\n (2) have a process to respond to non-frivolous inquiries \n from individuals regarding the collection, use, transfer, or \n storage of covered information relating to such individuals; \n and\n (3) describe the means of compliance of the covered entity \n with the requirements of this Act upon request from--\n (A) the Commission; or\n (B) an appropriate safe harbor program established \n under section 151.\n\nSEC. 113. PRIVACY BY DESIGN.\n\n Each covered entity shall, in a manner proportional to the size, \ntype, and nature of the covered information that it collects, implement \na comprehensive information privacy program by--\n (1) incorporating necessary development processes and \n practices throughout the product life cycle that are designed \n to safeguard the personally identifiable information that is \n covered information of individuals based on--\n (A) the reasonable expectations of such individuals \n regarding privacy; and\n (B) the relevant threats that need to be guarded \n against in meeting those expectations; and\n (2) maintaining appropriate management processes and \n practices throughout the data life cycle that are designed to \n ensure that information systems comply with--\n (A) the provisions of this title;\n (B) the privacy policies of a covered entity; and\n (C) the privacy preferences of individuals that are \n consistent with the consent choices and related \n mechanisms of individual participation as described in \n section 122.\n\n Subtitle B--Right to Notice and Individual Participation\n\nSEC. 121. TRANSPARENT NOTICE OF PRACTICES AND PURPOSES.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking \nproceeding to require each covered entity--\n (1) to provide accurate, clear, concise, and timely notice \n to individuals of--\n (A) the practices of the covered entity regarding \n the collection, use, transfer, and storage of covered \n information; and\n (B) the specific purposes of those practices;\n (2) to provide accurate, clear, concise, and timely notice \n to individuals before implementing a material change in such \n practices; and\n (3) to maintain the notice required by paragraph (1) in a \n form that individuals can readily access.\n (b) Compliance and Other Considerations.--In the rulemaking \nrequired by subsection (a), the Commission--\n (1) shall consider the types of devices and methods \n individuals will use to access the required notice;\n (2) may provide that a covered entity unable to provide the \n required notice when information is collected may comply with \n the requirement of subsection (a)(1) by providing an \n alternative time and means for an individual to receive the \n required notice promptly;\n (3) may draft guidance for covered entities to use in \n designing their own notice and may include a draft model \n template for covered entities to use in designing their own \n notice; and\n (4) may provide guidance on how to construct computer-\n readable notices or how to use other technology to deliver the \n required notice.\n\nSEC. 122. INDIVIDUAL PARTICIPATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking \nproceeding to require each covered entity--\n (1) to offer individuals a clear and conspicuous mechanism \n for opt-in consent for any use of their covered information \n that would otherwise be unauthorized use;\n (2) to offer individuals a robust, clear, and conspicuous \n mechanism for opt-in consent for the use by third parties of \n the individuals' covered information for behavioral advertising \n or marketing;\n (3) to provide any individual to whom the personally \n identifiable information that is covered information pertains, \n and which the covered entity or its service provider stores, \n appropriate and reasonable--\n (A) access to such information; and\n (B) mechanisms to correct such information to \n improve the accuracy of such information; and\n (4) in the case that a covered entity enters bankruptcy or \n an individual requests the termination of a service provided by \n the covered entity to the individual or termination of some \n other relationship with the covered entity, to permit the \n individual to easily request that--\n (A) all of the personally identifiable information \n that is covered information that the covered entity \n maintains relating to the individual, except for \n information the individual authorized the sharing of or \n which the individual shared with the covered entity in \n a forum that is widely and publicly available, be \n rendered not personally identifiable; or\n (B) if rendering such information not personally \n identifiable is not possible, to cease the unauthorized \n use or transfer to a third party for an unauthorized \n use of such information or to cease use of such \n information for marketing, unless such unauthorized use \n or transfer is otherwise required by a provision of \n law.\n (b) Unauthorized Use Transfers.--In the rulemaking required by \nsubsection (a), the Commission shall provide that with respect to \ntransfers of covered information to a third party for which an \nindividual provides opt-in consent, the third party to which the \ninformation is transferred may not use such information for any \nunauthorized use other than a use--\n (1) specified pursuant to the purposes stated in the \n required notice under section 121(a); and\n (2) authorized by the individual when the individual \n granted consent for the transfer of the information to the \n third party.\n (c) Alternative Means To Terminate Use of Covered Information.--In \nthe rulemaking required by subsection (a), the Commission shall allow a \ncovered entity to provide individuals an alternative means, in lieu of \nthe access, consent, and correction requirements, of prohibiting a \ncovered entity from use or transfer of that individual's covered \ninformation.\n (d) Service Providers.--\n (1) In general.--The use of a service provider by a covered \n entity to receive covered information in performing services or \n functions on behalf of and under the instruction of the covered \n entity does not constitute an unauthorized use of such \n information by the covered entity if the covered entity and the \n service provider execute a contract that requires the service \n provider to collect, use, and store the information on behalf \n of the covered entity in a manner consistent with--\n (A) the requirements of this title; and\n (B) the policies and practices related to such \n information of the covered entity.\n (2) Transfers between service providers for a covered \n entity.--The disclosure by a service provider of covered \n information pursuant to a contract with a covered entity to \n another service provider in order to perform the same service \n or functions for that covered entity does not constitute an \n unauthorized use.\n (3) Liability remains with covered entity.--A covered \n entity remains responsible and liable for the protection of \n covered information that has been transferred to a service \n provider for processing, notwithstanding any agreement to the \n contrary between a covered entity and the service provider.\n\n Subtitle C--Rights Relating to Data Minimization, Constraints on \n Distribution, and Data Integrity\n\nSEC. 131. DATA MINIMIZATION.\n\n Each covered entity shall--\n (1) collect only as much covered information relating to an \n individual as is reasonably necessary--\n (A) to process or enforce a transaction or deliver \n a service requested by such individual;\n (B) for the covered entity to provide a transaction \n or delivering a service requested by such individual, \n such as inventory management, financial reporting and \n accounting, planning, product or service improvement or \n forecasting, and customer support and service;\n (C) to prevent or detect fraud or to provide for a \n secure environment;\n (D) to investigate a possible crime;\n (E) to comply with a provision of law;\n (F) for the covered entity to market or advertise \n to such individual if the covered information used for \n such marketing or advertising was collected directly by \n the covered entity; or\n (G) for internal operations, including--\n (i) collecting customer satisfaction \n surveys and conducting customer research to \n improve customer service; and\n (ii) collection from an Internet website of \n information about visits and click-through \n rates relating to such website to improve--\n (I) website navigation and \n performance; and\n (II) the customer's experience;\n (2) retain covered information for only such duration as--\n (A) with respect to the provision of a transaction \n or delivery of a service to an individual--\n (i) is necessary to provide such \n transaction or deliver such service to such \n individual; or\n (ii) if such service is ongoing, is \n reasonable for the ongoing nature of the \n service; or\n (B) is required by a provision of law;\n (3) retain covered information only for the purpose it was \n collected, or reasonably related purposes; and\n (4) exercise reasonable data retention procedures with \n respect to both the initial collection and subsequent \n retention.\n\nSEC. 132. CONSTRAINTS ON DISTRIBUTION OF INFORMATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Each covered entity shall--\n (1) require by contract that any third party to which it \n transfers covered information use the information only for \n purposes that are consistent with--\n (A) the provisions of this title; and\n (B) as specified in the contract;\n (2) require by contract that such third party may not \n combine information that the covered entity has transferred to \n it, that relates to an individual, and that is not personally \n identifiable information with other information in order to \n identify such individual, unless the covered entity has \n obtained the opt-in consent of such individual for such \n combination and identification; and\n (3) before executing a contract with a third party--\n (A) assure through due diligence that the third \n party is a legitimate organization; and\n (B) in the case of a material violation of the \n contract, at a minimum notify the Commission of such \n violation.\n (b) Transfers to Unreliable Third Parties Prohibited.--A covered \nentity may not transfer covered information to a third party that the \ncovered entity knows--\n (1) has intentionally or willfully violated a contract \n required by subsection (a); and\n (2) is reasonably likely to violate such contract.\n (c) Application of Rules to Third Parties.--\n (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a \n third party that receives covered information from a covered \n entity shall be subject to the provisions of this Act as if it \n were a covered entity.\n (2) Exemption.--The Commission may, as it determines \n appropriate, exempt classes of third parties from liability \n under any provision of subtitle B if the Commission finds \n that--\n (A) such class of third parties cannot reasonably \n comply with such provision; or\n (B) with respect to covered information relating to \n individuals that is transferred to such class, \n compliance by such class with such provision would not \n sufficiently benefit such individuals.\n\nSEC. 133. DATA INTEGRITY.\n\n (a) In General.--Each covered entity shall attempt to establish and \nmaintain reasonable procedures to ensure that personally identifiable \ninformation that is covered information and maintained by the covered \nentity is accurate in those instances where the covered information \ncould be used to deny consumers benefits or cause significant harm.\n (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to covered \ninformation of an individual maintained by a covered entity that is \nprovided--\n (1) directly to the covered entity by the individual;\n (2) to the covered entity by another entity at the request \n of the individual;\n (3) to prevent or detect fraud; or\n (4) to provide for a secure environment.\n\n Subtitle D--Right to Notice of Breaches of Security\n\nSEC. 141. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this subtitle:\n (1) Breach of security.--\n (A) In general.--The term ``breach of security'' \n means compromise of the security, confidentiality, or \n integrity of, or loss of, data in electronic form that \n results in, or there is a reasonable basis to conclude \n has resulted in, unauthorized access to or acquisition \n of personally identifiable information from a covered \n entity.\n (B) Exclusions.--The term ``breach of security'' \n does not include--\n (i) a good faith acquisition of personally \n identifiable information by a covered entity, \n or an employee or agent of a covered entity, if \n the personally identifiable information is not \n subject to further use or unauthorized \n disclosure;\n (ii) any lawfully authorized investigative, \n protective, or intelligence activity of a law \n enforcement or an intelligence agency of the \n United States, a State, or a political \n subdivision of a State; or\n (iii) the release of a public record not \n otherwise subject to confidentiality or \n nondisclosure requirements.\n (2) Data in electronic form.--The term ``data in electronic \n form'' means any data stored electronically or digitally on any \n computer system or other database, including recordable tapes \n and other mass storage devices.\n (3) Designated entity.--The term ``designated entity'' \n means the Federal Government entity designated by the Secretary \n of Homeland Security under section 143(a).\n (4) Identity theft.--The term ``identity theft'' means the \n unauthorized use of another person's personally identifiable \n information for the purpose of engaging in commercial \n transactions under the identity of such other person, including \n any contact that violates section 1028A of title 18, United \n States Code.\n (5) Major credit reporting agency.--The term ``major credit \n reporting agency'' means a consumer reporting agency that \n compiles and maintains files on consumers on a nationwide basis \n within the meaning of section 603(p) of the Fair Credit \n Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)).\n (6) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means \n a person that provides electronic data transmission, routing, \n intermediate and transient storage, or connections to its \n system or network, where the person providing such services \n does not select or modify the content of the electronic data, \n is not the sender or the intended recipient of the data, and \n does not differentiate personally identifiable information from \n other information that such person transmits, routes, or \n stores, or for which such person provides connections. Any such \n person shall be treated as a service provider under this \n subtitle only to the extent that it is engaged in the provision \n of such transmission, routing, intermediate and transient \n storage, or connections.\n\nSEC. 142. NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS.\n\n (a) In General.--A covered entity that owns or possesses data in \nelectronic form containing personally identifiable information, \nfollowing the discovery of a breach of security of the system \nmaintained by the covered entity that contains such information, shall \nnotify--\n (1) each individual who is a citizen or resident of the \n United States and whose personally identifiable information has \n been, or is reasonably believed to have been, acquired or \n accessed from the covered entity as a result of the breach of \n security; and\n (2) the Commission, unless the covered entity has notified \n the designated entity under section 143.\n (b) Special Notification Requirements.--\n (1) Third parties.--In the event of a breach of security of \n a system maintained by a third party that has been contracted \n to maintain or process data in electronic form containing \n personally identifiable information on behalf of a covered \n entity who owns or possesses such data, the third party shall \n notify the covered entity of the breach of security.\n (2) Service providers.--If a service provider becomes aware \n of a breach of security of data in electronic form containing \n personally identifiable information that is owned or possessed \n by another covered entity that connects to or uses a system or \n network provided by the service provider for the purpose of \n transmitting, routing, or providing intermediate or transient \n storage of such data, the service provider shall notify of the \n breach of security only the covered entity who initiated such \n connection, transmission, routing, or storage if such covered \n entity can be reasonably identified.\n (3) Coordination of notification with credit reporting \n agencies.--\n (A) In general.--If a covered entity is required to \n provide notification to more than 5,000 individuals \n under subsection (a)(1), the covered entity also shall \n notify each major credit reporting agency of the timing \n and distribution of the notices, except when the only \n personally identifiable information that is the subject \n of the breach of security is the individual's first \n name or initial and last name, or address, or phone \n number, in combination with a credit or debit card \n number, and any required security code.\n (B) Notice to credit reporting agencies before \n individuals.--Such notice shall be given to each credit \n reporting agency without unreasonable delay and, if it \n will not delay notice to the affected individuals, \n prior to the distribution of notices to the affected \n individuals.\n (c) Timeliness of Notification.--\n (1) In general.--All notifications required under this \n section shall be made without unreasonable delay following the \n discovery by the covered entity of a security breach.\n (2) Reasonable delay.--\n (A) In general.--Reasonable delay under this \n subsection may include any time necessary to determine \n the scope of the security breach, prevent further \n disclosures, restore the reasonable integrity of the \n data system, and provide notice to law enforcement when \n required.\n (B) Extension.--\n (i) In general.--Except as provided in \n subsection (d), delay of notification shall not \n exceed 60 days following the discovery of the \n security breach, unless the covered entity \n requests an extension of time and the \n Commission determines in writing that \n additional time is reasonably necessary to \n determine the scope of the security breach, \n prevent further disclosures, restore the \n reasonable integrity of the data system, or to \n provide notice to the designated entity.\n (ii) Approval of request.--If the \n Commission approves the request for delay, the \n covered entity may delay the period for \n notification for additional periods of up to 30 \n days.\n (3) Burden of production.--The covered entity, third party, \n or service provider required to provide notice under this title \n shall, upon the request of the Commission provide records or \n other evidence of the notifications required under this \n subtitle, including to the extent applicable, the reasons for \n any delay of notification.\n (d) Method and Content of Notification.--\n (1) Direct notification.--\n (A) Method of direct notification.--Except as \n provided in paragraph (2), a covered entity shall be in \n compliance with the notification requirement under \n subsection (a)(1) if--\n (i) the covered entity provides conspicuous \n and clearly identified notification--\n (I) in writing; or\n (II) by e-mail or other electronic \n means if--\n (aa) the covered entity's \n primary method of communication \n with the individual is by e-\n mail or such other electronic \n means; or\n (bb) the individual has \n consented to receive \n notification by e-mail or such \n other electronic means and such \n notification is provided in a \n manner that is consistent with \n the provisions permitting \n electronic transmission of \n notices under section 101 of \n the Electronic Signatures in \n Global and National Commerce \n Act (15 U.S.C. 7001); and\n (ii) the method of notification selected \n under clause (i) can reasonably be expected to \n reach the intended individual.\n (B) Content of direct notification.--Each method of \n notification under subparagraph (A) shall include the \n following:\n (i) The date, estimated date, or estimated \n date range of the breach of security.\n (ii) A description of the personally \n identifiable information that was or is \n reasonably believed to have been acquired or \n accessed as a result of the breach of security.\n (iii) A telephone number that an individual \n can use at no cost to the individual to contact \n the covered entity to inquire about the breach \n of security or the information the covered \n entity maintained about that individual.\n (iv) Notice that the individual may be \n entitled to consumer credit reports under \n subsection (e)(1).\n (v) Instructions how an individual can \n request consumer credit reports under \n subsection (e)(1).\n (vi) A telephone number, that an individual \n can use at no cost to the individual, and an \n address to contact each major credit reporting \n agency.\n (vii) A telephone number, that an \n individual can use at no cost to the \n individual, and an Internet website address to \n obtain information regarding identity theft \n from the Commission.\n (2) Substitute notification.--\n (A) Circumstances giving rise to substitute \n notification.--A covered entity required to provide \n notification to individuals under subsection (a)(1) may \n provide notification under this paragraph instead of \n paragraph (1) of this subsection if--\n (i) notification under paragraph (1) is not \n feasible due to lack of sufficient contact \n information for the individual required to be \n notified; or\n (ii) the covered entity owns or possesses \n data in electronic form containing personally \n identifiable information of fewer than 10,000 \n individuals and direct notification is not \n feasible due to excessive cost to the covered \n entity required to provide such notification \n relative to the resources of such covered \n entity, as determined in accordance with the \n regulations issued by the Commission under \n paragraph (3)(A).\n (B) Method of substitute notification.--\n Notification under this paragraph shall include the \n following:\n (i) Conspicuous and clearly identified \n notification by e-mail to the extent the \n covered entity has an e-mail address for an \n individual who is entitled to notification \n under subsection (a)(1).\n (ii) Conspicuous and clearly identified \n notification on the Internet website of the \n covered entity if the covered entity maintains \n an Internet website.\n (iii) Notification to print and to \n broadcast media, including major media in \n metropolitan and rural areas where the \n individuals whose personally identifiable \n information was acquired or accessed reside.\n (C) Content of substitute notification.--Each \n method of notification under this paragraph shall \n include the following:\n (i) The date, estimated date, or estimated \n date range of the breach of security.\n (ii) A description of the types of \n personally identifiable information that were \n or are reasonably believed to have been \n acquired or accessed as a result of the breach \n of security.\n (iii) Notice that an individual may be \n entitled to consumer credit reports under \n subsection (e)(1).\n (iv) Instructions how an individual can \n request consumer credit reports under \n subsection (e)(1).\n (v) A telephone number that an individual \n can use at no cost to the individual to learn \n whether the individual's personally \n identifiable information is included in the \n breach of security.\n (vi) A telephone number, that an individual \n can use at no cost to the individual, and an \n address to contact each major credit reporting \n agency.\n (vii) A telephone number, that an \n individual can use at no cost to the \n individual, and an Internet website address to \n obtain information from the Commission \n regarding identity theft.\n (3) Regulations and guidance.--\n (A) Regulations concerning substitute \n notification.--\n (i) In general.--Not later than 1 year \n after the date of the enactment of this Act, \n the Commission shall prescribe criteria for \n determining circumstances under which \n notification may be provided under paragraph \n (2), including criteria for determining whether \n providing notification under paragraph (1) is \n not feasible due to excessive costs to the \n covered entity required to provide such \n notification relative to the resources of such \n covered entity.\n (ii) Other circumstances.--The regulations \n required by clause (i) may also identify other \n circumstances in which notification under \n paragraph (2) would be appropriate, including \n circumstances under which the cost of providing \n direct notification exceeds the benefits to \n individuals.\n (B) Guidance.--\n (i) In general.--The Commission, in \n consultation with the Administrator of the \n Small Business Administration, shall publish \n and otherwise make available general guidance \n with respect to compliance with this \n subsection.\n (ii) Contents.--The guidance required by \n clause (i) shall include the following:\n (I) A description of written or e-\n mail notification that complies with \n paragraph (1).\n (II) Guidance on the content of \n notification under paragraph (2), \n including the extent of notification to \n print and broadcast media that complies \n with subparagraph (B)(iii) of such \n paragraph.\n (e) Other Obligations Following Breach.--\n (1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this \n subsection, not later than 60 days after the date of a request \n by an individual who received notification under subsection \n (a)(1) and quarterly thereafter for 2 years, a covered entity \n required to provide notification under such subsection to such \n individual shall provide, or arrange for the provision of, to \n such individual at no cost to such individual, consumer credit \n reports from at least 1 major credit reporting agency.\n (2) Limitation.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if the only \n personally identifiable information that is the subject of the \n breach of security is the individual's first name or initial \n and last name, or address, or phone number, in combination with \n a credit or debit card number, and any required security code.\n (3) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prescribe the \n following:\n (A) Criteria for determining the circumstances \n under which a covered entity required to provide \n notification under subsection (a)(1) must provide or \n arrange for the provision of free consumer credit \n reports under this subsection.\n (B) A simple process under which a covered entity \n that is a small business concern or small nonprofit \n organization may request a full or a partial waiver or \n a modified or an alternative means of complying with \n this subsection if providing free consumer credit \n reports is not feasible due to excessive costs relative \n to the resources of such covered entity and relative to \n the level of harm, to affected individuals, caused by \n the breach of security.\n (4) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n (A) Small business concern.--The term ``small \n business concern'' has the meaning given such term \n under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. \n 632).\n (B) Small nonprofit organization.--The term ``small \n nonprofit organization'' has the meaning the Commission \n shall give such term for purposes of this subsection.\n (f) Delay of Notification Authorized for National Security and Law \nEnforcement Purposes.--\n (1) In general.--If the United States Secret Service or the \n Federal Bureau of Investigation determines that notification \n under this section would impede a criminal investigation or a \n national security activity, such notification shall be delayed \n upon written notice from the United States Secret Service or \n the Federal Bureau of Investigation to the covered entity that \n experienced the breach of security. The notification from the \n United States Secret Service or the Federal Bureau of \n Investigation shall specify the period of delay requested for \n national security or law enforcement purposes.\n (2) Subsequent delay of notification.--\n (A) In general.--If the notification required under \n subsection (a)(1) is delayed pursuant to paragraph (1), \n a covered entity shall give notice not more than 30 \n days after the day such law enforcement or national \n security delay was invoked unless a Federal law \n enforcement or intelligence agency provides written \n notification that further delay is necessary.\n (B) Written justification requirements.--\n (i) United states secret service.--If the \n United States Secret Service instructs a \n covered entity to delay notification under this \n section beyond the 30-day period set forth in \n subparagraph (A) (referred to in this clause as \n ``subsequent delay''), the United States Secret \n Service shall submit written justification for \n the subsequent delay to the Secretary of \n Homeland Security before the subsequent delay \n begins.\n (ii) Federal bureau of investigation.--If \n the Federal Bureau of Investigation instructs a \n covered entity to delay notification under this \n section beyond the 30-day period set forth in \n subparagraph (A) (referred to in this clause as \n ``subsequent delay''), the Federal Bureau of \n Investigation shall submit written \n justification for the subsequent delay to the \n Attorney General before the subsequent delay \n begins.\n (3) Law enforcement immunity.--No cause of action shall lie \n in any court against any Federal agency for acts relating to \n the delay of notification for national security or law \n enforcement purposes under this subtitle.\n (g) General Exemption.--\n (1) In general.--A covered entity shall be exempt from the \n requirements under this section if, following a breach of \n security, the covered entity reasonably concludes that there is \n no reasonable risk of identity theft, fraud, or other unlawful \n conduct.\n (2) FTC guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the Commission, after consultation \n with the Director of the National Institute of Standards and \n Technology, shall issue guidance regarding the application of \n the exemption under paragraph (1).\n (h) Exemptions for National Security and Law Enforcement \nPurposes.--\n (1) In general.--A covered entity shall be exempt from the \n notice requirements under this section if--\n (A) a determination is made--\n (i) by the United States Secret Service or \n the Federal Bureau of Investigation that \n notification of the breach of security could be \n reasonably expected to reveal sensitive sources \n and methods or similarly impede the ability of \n the Government to conduct law enforcement or \n intelligence investigations; or\n (ii) by the Federal Bureau of Investigation \n that notification of the breach of security \n could be reasonably expected to cause damage to \n the national security; and\n (B) the United States Secret Service or the Federal \n Bureau of Investigation, as the case may be, provides \n written notice of its determination under subparagraph \n (A) to the covered entity.\n (2) United states secret service.--If the United States \n Secret Service invokes an exemption under paragraph (1), the \n United States Secret Service shall submit written justification \n for invoking the exemption to the Secretary of Homeland \n Security before the exemption is invoked.\n (3) Federal bureau of investigation.--If the Federal Bureau \n of Investigation invokes an exemption under paragraph (1), the \n Federal Bureau of Investigation shall submit written \n justification for invoking the exemption to the Attorney \n General before the exemption is invoked.\n (4) Immunity.--No cause of action shall lie in any court \n against any Federal agency for acts relating to the exemption \n from notification for national security or law enforcement \n purposes under this subtitle.\n (5) Reports.--Not later than 540 days after the date of the \n enactment of this Act, and upon request by Congress thereafter, \n the United States Secret Service and the Federal Bureau of \n Investigation shall submit to Congress a report on the number \n and nature of breaches of security subject to the exemptions \n for national security and law enforcement purposes under this \n subsection.\n (i) Financial Fraud Prevention Exemption.--\n (1) In general.--A covered entity shall be exempt from the \n notice requirements under this section if the covered entity \n utilizes or participates in a security program that--\n (A) effectively blocks the use of the personally \n identifiable information to initiate an unauthorized \n financial transaction before it is charged to the \n account of the individual; and\n (B) provides notice to each affected individual \n after a breach of security that resulted in attempted \n fraud or an attempted unauthorized transaction.\n (2) Limitations.--An exemption under paragraph (1) shall \n not apply if--\n (A) the breach of security includes personally \n identifiable information, other than a credit card \n number or credit card security code, of any type; or\n (B) the breach of security includes both the \n individual's credit card number and the individual's \n first and last name.\n (j) Financial Institutions Regulated by Federal Functional \nRegulators.--\n (1) In general.--A covered financial institution shall be \n deemed in compliance with this section if--\n (A) the Federal functional regulator with \n jurisdiction over the covered financial institution has \n issued a standard by regulation or guideline under \n title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 \n et seq.) that--\n (i) requires financial institutions within \n its jurisdiction to provide notification to \n individuals following a breach of security; and\n (ii) provides protections substantially \n similar to, or greater than, those required \n under this Act; and\n (B) the covered financial institution is in \n compliance with the standard under subparagraph (A).\n (2) Definitions.--In this subsection:\n (A) Covered financial institution.--The term \n ``covered financial institution'' means a financial \n institution that is subject to--\n (i) the data security requirements of the \n Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6801 et \n seq.);\n (ii) any implementing standard issued by \n regulation or guideline issued under that Act; \n and\n (iii) the jurisdiction of a Federal \n functional regulator under that Act.\n (B) Federal functional regulator.--The term \n ``Federal functional regulator'' has the meaning given \n the term in section 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act \n (15 U.S.C. 6809).\n (C) Financial institution.--The term ``financial \n institution'' has the meaning given the term in section \n 509 of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6809).\n (k) Exemption; Health Privacy.--\n (1) Covered entity or business associate under hitech \n act.--To the extent that a covered entity under this section \n acts as a covered entity or a business associate under section \n 13402 of the Health Information Technology for Economic and \n Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. 17932), has the obligation to \n provide notification to individuals following a breach of \n security under that Act or its implementing regulations, and is \n in compliance with that obligation, the covered entity shall be \n deemed in compliance with this section.\n (2) Entity subject to hitech act.--To the extent that a \n covered entity under this section acts as a vendor of personal \n health records, a third party service provider, or other entity \n subject to section 13407 of the Health Information Technology \n for Economical and Clinical Health Act (42 U.S.C. 17937), has \n the obligation to provide notification to individuals following \n a breach of security under that Act or its implementing \n regulations, and is in compliance with that obligation, the \n covered entity shall be deemed in compliance with this section.\n (3) Limitation of statutory construction.--Nothing in this \n subtitle may be construed in any way to give effect to the \n sunset provision under section 13407(g)(2) of the Health \n Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (42 \n U.S.C. 17937(g)(2)) or to otherwise limit or affect the \n applicability, under section 13407 of that Act, of the \n requirement to provide notification to individuals following a \n breach of security for vendors of personal health records and \n each entity described in clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section \n 13424(b)(1)(A) of that Act (42 U.S.C. 17953(b)(1)(A)).\n (l) Internet Website Notice of Federal Trade Commission.--If the \nCommission, upon receiving notification of any breach of security that \nis reported to the Commission, finds that notification of the breach of \nsecurity via the Commission's Internet website would be in the public \ninterest or for the protection of consumers, the Commission shall place \nsuch a notice in a clear and conspicuous location on its Internet \nwebsite.\n (m) FTC Study on Notification in Languages in Addition to \nEnglish.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this \nAct, the Commission shall conduct a study on the feasibility and \nadvisability of requiring notification provided pursuant to subsection \n(d)(1) to be provided in a language in addition to English to \nindividuals known to speak only such other language.\n\nSEC. 143. NOTICE TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.\n\n (a) Designation of Government Entity To Receive Notice.--Not later \nthan 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary \nof Homeland Security shall designate a Federal Government entity to \nreceive notice under this section.\n (b) Notice to Designated Entity.--A covered entity shall notify the \ndesignated entity of a breach of security if--\n (1) the number of individuals whose personally identifiable \n information was, or is reasonably believed to have been, \n acquired or accessed as a result of the breach of security \n exceeds 10,000;\n (2) the breach of security involves a database, networked \n or integrated databases, or other data system containing the \n personally identifiable information of more than 1,000,000 \n individuals;\n (3) the breach of security involves databases owned by the \n Federal Government; or\n (4) the breach of security involves primarily personally \n identifiable information of individuals known to the covered \n entity to be employees or contractors of the Federal Government \n involved in national security or law enforcement.\n (c) Content of Notices.--\n (1) In general.--Each notice under subsection (b) shall \n contain the following:\n (A) The date, estimated date, or estimated date \n range of the breach of security.\n (B) A description of the nature of the breach of \n security.\n (C) A description of each type of personally \n identifiable information that was or is reasonably \n believed to have been acquired or accessed as a result \n of the breach of security.\n (D) A statement of each paragraph under subsection \n (b) that applies to the breach of security.\n (2) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be \n construed to require a covered entity to reveal specific or \n identifying information about an individual as part of the \n notice under paragraph (1).\n (d) Notice by Designated Entity.--The designated entity shall \npromptly provide each notice it receives under subsection (b) to the \nfollowing:\n (1) The United States Secret Service.\n (2) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.\n (3) The Commission.\n (4) The United States Postal Inspection Service, if the \n breach of security involves mail fraud.\n (5) The attorney general of each State affected by the \n breach of security.\n (6) Such other Federal agencies as the designated entity \n considers appropriate for law enforcement, national security, \n or data security purposes.\n (e) Timing of Notices.--Notice under this section shall be \ndelivered as follows:\n (1) Notice under subsection (b) shall be delivered as \n promptly as possible, but--\n (A) not less than 3 business days before \n notification to an individual section 142(a)(1); and\n (B) not later than 10 days after the date of \n discovery of the events requiring notice.\n (2) Notice under subsection (d) shall be delivered as \n promptly as possible, but not later than 1 business day after \n the date that the designated entity receives notice of a breach \n of security from a covered entity.\n\n Subtitle E--Enforcement\n\nSEC. 151. GENERAL APPLICATION.\n\n The requirements of this title shall apply to any person who--\n (1) collects, uses, transfers, or stores covered \n information concerning more than 5,000 individuals during any \n consecutive 12-month period; and\n (2) is--\n (A) a person over which the Commission has \n authority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) of the Federal \n Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2));\n (B) a common carrier subject to the Communications \n Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), notwithstanding \n the definition of the term ``Acts to regulate \n commerce'' in section 4 of the Federal Trade Commission \n Act (15 U.S.C. 44) and the exception provided by \n section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 \n U.S.C. 45(a)(2)) for such carriers; or\n (C) a nonprofit organization, including any \n organization described in section 501(c) of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 that is exempt from \n taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, \n notwithstanding the definition of the term ``Acts to \n regulate commerce'' in section 4 of the Federal Trade \n Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44) and the exception \n provided by section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade \n Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)) for such \n organizations.\n\nSEC. 152. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION.\n\n (a) Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices.--A reckless or \nrepetitive violation of a provision of this title, except section 143, \nshall be treated as an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation \nof a regulation under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade \nCommission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive \nacts or practices.\n (b) Powers of Commission.--\n (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the \n Commission shall enforce this title, except section 143, in the \n same manner, by the same means, and with the same jurisdiction, \n powers, and duties as though all applicable terms and \n provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et \n seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of this title.\n (2) Privileges and immunities.--Except as provided in \n paragraph (3), any person who violates a provision of this \n title, except section 143, shall be subject to the penalties \n and entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in the \n Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).\n (3) Common carriers and nonprofit organizations.--The \n Commission shall enforce this title, except section 143, with \n respect to common carriers and nonprofit organizations \n described in section 151 to the extent necessary to effectuate \n the purposes of this title as if such carriers and nonprofit \n organizations were persons over which the Commission has \n authority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade \n Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)).\n (c) Rulemaking Authority.--\n (1) Limitation.--In promulgating rules under this title, \n the Commission may not require the deployment or use of any \n specific products or technologies, including any specific \n computer software or hardware.\n (2) Administrative procedure.--The Commission shall \n promulgate regulations under this title in accordance with \n section 553 of title 5, United States Code.\n (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be construed \nto limit the authority of the Commission under any other provision of \nlaw.\n\nSEC. 153. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.\n\n (a) In General.--The Attorney General may bring a civil action in \nthe appropriate United States district court against any covered entity \nthat engages in conduct constituting a violation of section 143.\n (b) Penalties.--\n (1) In general.--Upon proof of such conduct by a \n preponderance of the evidence, a covered entity shall be \n subject to a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 per \n individual whose personally identifiable information was or is \n reasonably believed to have been accessed or acquired as a \n result of the breach of security that is the basis of the \n violation, up to a maximum of $100,000 per day while such \n violation persists.\n (2) Limitations.--The total amount of the civil penalty \n assessed under this subsection against a covered entity for \n acts or omissions relating to a single breach of security shall \n not exceed $3,000,000, unless the conduct constituting a \n violation of subtitle D was reckless or repeated, in which case \n an additional civil penalty of up to $3,000,000 may be imposed.\n (3) Adjustment for inflation.--Beginning on the date that \n the Consumer Price Index is first published by the Bureau of \n Labor Statistics that is after 1 year after the date of the \n enactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, the amounts \n specified in paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be increased by the \n percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index published on \n that date from the Consumer Price Index published the previous \n year.\n (c) Injunctive Actions.--If it appears that a covered entity has \nengaged, or is engaged, in any act or practice that constitutes a \nviolation of subtitle D, the Attorney General may petition an \nappropriate United States district court for an order enjoining such \npractice or enforcing compliance with such subtitle.\n (d) Issuance of Order.--A court may issue such an order under \nparagraph (c) if it finds that the conduct in question constitutes a \nviolation of subtitle D.\n\nSEC. 154. ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.\n\n (a) Civil Action.--In any case in which the attorney general of a \nState has reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that \nState has been or is adversely affected by a covered entity who \nviolates any part of this title in a manner that results in economic or \nphysical harm to an individual or engages in a pattern or practice that \nviolates any part of this title other than section 143, the attorney \ngeneral may, as parens patriae, bring a civil action on behalf of the \nresidents of the State in an appropriate district court of the United \nStates--\n (1) to enjoin further violation of this title or a \n regulation promulgated under this title by the defendant;\n (2) to compel compliance with this title or a regulation \n promulgated under this title; or\n (3) for violations of this title or a regulation \n promulgated under this title to obtain civil penalties in the \n amount determined under section title.\n (b) Rights of Federal Trade Commission.--\n (1) Notice to federal trade commission.--\n (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph \n (C), the attorney general of a State shall notify the \n Commission in writing of any civil action under \n subsection (b), prior to initiating such civil action.\n (B) Contents.--The notice required by subparagraph \n (A) shall include a copy of the complaint to be filed \n to initiate such civil action.\n (C) Exception.--If it is not feasible for the \n attorney general of a State to provide the notice \n required by subparagraph (A), the State shall provide \n notice immediately upon instituting a civil action \n under subsection (b).\n (2) Intervention by federal trade commission.--Upon \n receiving notice required by paragraph (1) with respect to a \n civil action, the Commission may--\n (A) intervene in such action; and\n (B) upon intervening--\n (i) be heard on all matters arising in such \n civil action; and\n (ii) file petitions for appeal of a \n decision in such action.\n (c) Preemptive Action by Federal Trade Commission.--If the \nCommission institutes a civil action for violation of this title or a \nregulation promulgated under this title, no attorney general of a State \nmay bring a civil action under subsection (a) against any defendant \nnamed in the complaint of the Commission for violation of this title or \na regulation promulgated under this title that is alleged in such \ncomplaint.\n (d) Investigatory Powers.--Nothing in this section may be construed \nto prevent the attorney general of a State from exercising the powers \nconferred on such attorney general by the laws of such State to conduct \ninvestigations or to administer oaths or affirmations or to compel the \nattendance of witnesses or the production of documentary and other \nevidence.\n (e) Venue; Service of Process.--\n (1) Venue.--Any action brought under subsection (a) may be \n brought in--\n (A) the district court of the United States that \n meets applicable requirements relating to venue under \n section 1391 of title 28, United States Code; or\n (B) another court of competent jurisdiction.\n (2) Service of process.--In an action brought under \n subsection (a), process may be served in any district in which \n the defendant--\n (A) is an inhabitant; or\n (B) may be found.\n (f) Actions by Other State Officials.--\n (1) In general.--In addition to civil actions brought by \n attorneys general under subsection (a), any other officer of a \n State who is authorized by the State to do so may bring a civil \n action under subsection (a), subject to the same requirements \n and limitations that apply under this section to civil actions \n brought by attorneys general.\n (2) Savings provision.--Nothing in this section may be \n construed to prohibit an authorized official of a State from \n initiating or continuing any proceeding in a court of the State \n for a violation of any civil or criminal law of the State.\n\nSEC. 155. CIVIL PENALTIES.\n\n (a) In General.--In an action brought under section 154, in \naddition to any other penalty otherwise applicable to a violation of \nthis title or any regulation promulgated under this title, the \nfollowing civil penalties shall apply:\n (1) Subtitle a violations.--A covered entity that \n recklessly or repeatedly violates subtitle A is liable for a \n civil penalty equal to the amount calculated by multiplying the \n number of days that the entity is not in compliance with such \n subtitle by an amount not to exceed $33,000.\n (2) Subtitle b violations.--A covered entity that \n recklessly or repeatedly violates subtitle B is liable for a \n civil penalty equal to the amount calculated by multiplying the \n number of days that such an entity is not in compliance with \n such subtitle, or the number of individuals for whom the entity \n failed to obtain consent as required by such subtitle, \n whichever is greater, by an amount not to exceed $33,000.\n (3) Subtitle d violations.--A covered entity that \n recklessly or repeatedly violates section 142 is liable for a \n civil penalty equal to the amount calculated by multiplying the \n number of violations of such section by an amount not to exceed \n $33,000. Each failure to send notification as required under \n such section to a resident of the State shall be treated as a \n separate violation.\n (b) Adjustment for Inflation.--Beginning on the date that the \nConsumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers is first published by the \nBureau of Labor Statistics that is after 1 year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, and each year thereafter, each of the amounts \nspecified in subsection (a) shall be increased by the percentage \nincrease in the Consumer Price Index published on that date from the \nConsumer Price Index published the previous year.\n (c) Maximum Total Liability.--Notwithstanding the number of actions \nwhich may be brought against a covered entity under section 154, the \nmaximum civil penalty for which any covered entity may be liable under \nthis section in such actions shall not exceed--\n (1) $6,000,000 for any related series of violations of any \n rule promulgated under subtitle A;\n (2) $6,000,000 for any related series of violations of \n subtitle B; and\n (3) $6,000,000 for any related series of violations of \n section 142.\n\nSEC. 156. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.\n\n (a) Preemption of State Laws.--The provisions of this title shall \nsupersede any provisions of the law of any State relating to those \nentities covered by the regulations issued pursuant to this title, to \nthe extent that such provisions relate to the collection, use, or \ndisclosure of--\n (1) covered information addressed in this title; or\n (2) personally identifiable information or personal \n identification information addressed in provisions of the law \n of a State.\n (b) Unauthorized Civil Actions; Certain State Laws.--\n (1) Unauthorized actions.--No person other than a person \n specified in section 154 may bring a civil action under the \n laws of any State if such action is premised in whole or in \n part upon the defendant violating this title or a regulation \n promulgated under this title.\n (2) Protection of certain state laws.--This title shall not \n be construed to preempt the applicability of--\n (A) State laws that address the collection, use, or \n disclosure of health information or financial \n information; or\n (B) other State laws to the extent that those laws \n relate to acts of fraud.\n (c) Rule of Construction Relating to Required Disclosures to \nGovernment Entities.--This title shall not be construed to expand or \nlimit the duty or authority of a covered entity or third party to \ndisclose personally identifiable information to a government entity \nunder any provision of law.\n\nSEC. 157. NO PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.\n\n This title may not be construed to provide any private right of \naction.\n\n Subtitle F--Co-Regulatory Safe Harbor Programs\n\nSEC. 161. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFE HARBOR PROGRAMS.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Commission shall initiate a rulemaking \nproceeding to establish requirements for the establishment and \nadministration of safe harbor programs under which a nongovernmental \norganization will administer a program that--\n (1) establishes a mechanism for participants to implement \n the requirements of this title with regards to--\n (A) certain types of unauthorized uses of covered \n information as described in paragraph (2); or\n (B) any unauthorized use of covered information; \n and\n (2) offers consumers a clear, conspicuous, persistent, and \n effective means of opting out of the transfer of covered \n information by a covered entity participating in the safe \n harbor program to a third party for--\n (A) behavioral advertising purposes;\n (B) location-based advertising purposes;\n (C) other specific types of unauthorized use; or\n (D) any unauthorized use.\n (b) Selection of Nongovernmental Organizations To Administer \nProgram.--\n (1) Submittal of applications.--An applicant seeking to \n administer a program under the requirements established \n pursuant to subsection (a) shall submit to the Commission an \n application therefor at such time, in such manner, and \n containing such information as the Commission may require.\n (2) Notice and receipt of applications.--Upon completion of \n the rulemaking proceedings required by subsection (a), the \n Commission shall--\n (A) publish a notice in the Federal Register that \n it will receive applications for approval of safe \n harbor programs under this subtitle; and\n (B) begin receiving applications under paragraph \n (1).\n (3) Selection.--Not later than 270 days after the date on \n which the Commission receives a completed application under \n this subsection, the Commission shall grant or deny the \n application on the basis of the Commission's evaluation of the \n applicant's capacity to provide protection of individuals' \n covered information with regard to specific types of \n unauthorized uses of covered information as described in \n subsection (a)(2) that is substantially equivalent to or \n superior to the protection otherwise provided under this title.\n (4) Written findings.--Any decision reached by the \n Commission under this subsection shall be accompanied by \n written findings setting forth the basis for and reasons \n supporting such decision.\n (c) Scope of Safe Harbor Protection.--The scope of protection \noffered by safe harbor programs approved by the Commission that \nestablish mechanisms for participants to implement the requirements of \nthe title only for certain uses of covered information as described in \nsubsection (a)(2) shall be limited to participating entities' use of \nthose particular types of covered information.\n (d) Supervision by Federal Trade Commission.--\n (1) In general.--The Commission shall exercise oversight \n and supervisory authority of a safe harbor program approved \n under this section through--\n (A) ongoing review of the practices of the \n nongovernmental organization administering the program;\n (B) the imposition of civil penalties on the \n nongovernmental organization if it is not compliant \n with the requirements established under subsection (a); \n and\n (C) withdrawal of authorization to administer the \n safe harbor program under this subtitle.\n (2) Annual reports by nongovernmental organizations.--Each \n year, each nongovernmental organization administering a safe \n harbor program under this section shall submit to the \n Commission a report on its activities under this subtitle \n during the preceding year.\n\nSEC. 162. PARTICIPATION IN SAFE HARBOR PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Exemption.--Any covered entity that participates in, and \ndemonstrates compliance with, a safe harbor program administered under \nsection 161 shall be exempt from any provision of subtitle B or \nsubtitle C if the Commission finds that the requirements of the safe \nharbor program are substantially the same as or more protective of \nprivacy of individuals than the requirements of the provision from \nwhich the exemption is granted.\n (b) Limitation.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to \nexempt any covered entity participating in a safe harbor program from \ncompliance with any other requirement of the regulations promulgated \nunder this title for which the safe harbor does not provide an \nexception.\n\n Subtitle G--Application With Other Federal Laws\n\nSEC. 171. APPLICATION WITH OTHER FEDERAL LAWS.\n\n (a) Qualified Exemption for Persons Subject to Other Federal \nPrivacy Laws.--If a person is subject to a provision of this title and \na provision of a Federal privacy law described in subsection (d), such \nprovision of this title shall not apply to such person to the extent \nthat such provision of Federal privacy law applies to such person.\n (b) Protection of Other Federal Privacy Laws.--Nothing in this \ntitle may be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the operation of \nthe Federal privacy laws described in subsection (d) or the provision \nof information permitted or required, expressly or by implication, by \nsuch laws, with respect to Federal rights and practices.\n (c) Communications Infrastructure and Privacy.--If a person is \nsubject to a provision of section 222 or 631 of the Communications Act \nof 1934 (47 U.S.C. 222 and 551) and a provision of this title, such \nprovision of such section 222 or 631 shall not apply to such person to \nthe extent that such provision of this title applies to such person.\n (d) Other Federal Privacy Laws Described.--The Federal privacy laws \ndescribed in this subsection are as follows:\n (1) Section 552a of title 5, United States Code (commonly \n known as the Privacy Act of 1974).\n (2) The Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. \n 3401 et seq.).\n (3) The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.).\n (4) The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 1692 \n et seq.).\n (5) The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 \n (15 U.S.C. 6501 et seq.).\n (6) Title V of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (15 \n U.S.C. 6801 et seq.).\n (7) Chapters 119, 123, and 206 of title 18, United States \n Code.\n (8) Section 2710 of title 18, United States Code.\n (9) Section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 \n U.S.C. 1232g) (commonly referred to as the ``Family Educational \n Rights and Privacy Act of 1974'').\n (10) Section 445 of the General Education Provisions Act \n (20 U.S.C. 1232h).\n (11) The Privacy Protection Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 2000aa \n et seq.).\n (12) The regulations promulgated under section 264(c) of \n the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 \n (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2 note), as such regulations relate to a \n person described in section 1172(a) of the Social Security Act \n (42 U.S.C. 1320d-1(a)) or to transactions referred to in \n section 1173(a)(1) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1320d-2(a)(1)).\n (13) The Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act \n (47 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).\n (14) Section 227 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 \n U.S.C. 227).\n\n Subtitle H--Development of Commercial Data Privacy Policy in the \n Department of Commerce\n\nSEC. 181. DIRECTION TO DEVELOP COMMERCIAL DATA PRIVACY POLICY.\n\n The Secretary of Commerce shall contribute to the development of \ncommercial data privacy policy by--\n (1) convening private sector stakeholders, including \n members of industry, civil society groups, academia, in open \n forums, to develop codes of conduct in support of applications \n for safe harbor programs under subtitle F;\n (2) expanding interoperability between the United States \n commercial data privacy framework and other national and \n regional privacy frameworks;\n (3) conducting research related to improving privacy \n protection under this title; and\n (4) conducting research related to improving data sharing \n practices, including the use of anonymised data, and growing \n the information economy.\n\n TITLE II--ONLINE PRIVACY OF CHILDREN\n\nSEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Do Not Track Kids Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 202. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) Since the enactment of the Children's Online Privacy \n Protection Act of 1998, the World Wide Web has changed \n dramatically, with the creation of tens of millions of \n websites, the proliferation of entirely new media platforms, \n and the emergence of a diverse ecosystem of services, devices, \n and applications that enable users to connect wirelessly within \n an online environment without being tethered to a desktop \n computer.\n (2) The explosive growth of the Internet ecosystem has \n unleashed a wide array of opportunities to learn, communicate, \n participate in civic life, access entertainment, and engage in \n commerce.\n (3) In addition to these significant benefits, the Internet \n also presents challenges, particularly with respect to the \n efforts of entities to track the online activities of children \n and minors and to collect, use, and disclose personal \n information about them, including their geolocation, for \n commercial purposes.\n (4) Children and teens are visiting numerous companies' \n websites, and marketers are using multimedia games, online \n quizzes, and mobile phone and tablet applications to create \n ties to children and teens.\n (5) According to a study by the Wall Street Journal in \n 2010, websites directed to children and teens were more likely \n to use cookies and other tracking tools than sites directed to \n a general audience.\n (6) This study examined 50 popular websites for children \n and teens in the United States and found that these 50 sites \n placed 4,123 cookies, beacons, and other tracking tools on the \n test computer used for the study.\n (7) This is 30-percent greater than the number of such \n tracking tools that were placed on the test computer in a \n similar study of the 50 overall most popular websites in the \n United States, which are generally directed to adults.\n (8) Children and teens lack the cognitive ability to \n distinguish advertising from program content and to understand \n that the purpose of advertising is to persuade them, making \n them unable to activate the defenses on which adults rely.\n (9) Children and teens are less able than adults to \n understand the potential long-term consequences of having their \n information available to third parties, including advertisers, \n and other individuals.\n (10) According to Common Sense Media and the Center for \n Digital Democracy, 90 percent of teens have used some form of \n social media, 75 percent have a social networking site, and 51 \n percent check their social networking site at least once a day.\n (11) Ninety-one percent of parents and 91 percent of adults \n believe it is not okay for advertisers to collect information \n about a child's location from that child's mobile phone.\n (12) Ninety-four percent of parents and 91 percent of \n adults agree that advertisers should receive the parent's \n permission before putting tracking software on a child's \n computer.\n (13) Ninety-six percent of parents and 94 percent of adults \n expressed disapproval when asked if it is ``okay for a website \n to ask children for personal information about their friends''.\n (14) Eighty-eight percent of parents would support a law \n that requires search engines and social networking sites to get \n users' permission before using their personal information.\n (15) A Commonsense Media/Zogby poll found that 94 percent \n of parents and 94 percent of adults believe individuals should \n have the ability to request the deletion, after a specific \n period of time, of all of their personal information held by an \n online search engine, social networking site, or marketing \n company.\n (16) According to a Pew/Berkman Center poll, 69 percent of \n parents of teens who engage in online activity are concerned \n about how that activity might affect their children's future \n academic or employment opportunities.\n (17) Eighty-one percent of parents of teens who engage in \n online activity say they are concerned about how much \n information advertisers can learn about their children's online \n activity.\n\nSEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--In this title:\n (1) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual over the \n age of 12 and under the age of 16.\n (2) Targeted marketing.--The term ``targeted marketing'' \n means advertising or other efforts to market a product or \n service that are directed to a specific individual or device--\n (A) based on the personal information of the \n individual or a unique identifier of the device; and\n (B) as a result of use by the individual, or access \n by the device, of a website, online service, online \n application, or mobile application.\n (b) Terms Defined by Commission.--In this title, the terms \n``directed to minors'' and ``geolocation information'' shall have the \nmeanings given such terms by the Commission by regulation. Not later \nthan 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission \nshall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, \nregulations that define such terms broadly enough so that they are not \nlimited to current technology, consistent with the principles \narticulated by the Commission regarding the definition of the term \n``Internet'' in its statement of basis and purpose on the final rule \nunder the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. \n6501 et seq.) promulgated on November 3, 1999 (64 Fed. Reg. 59891).\n (c) Other Definitions.--The definitions set forth in section 1302 \nof the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. \n6501), as amended by section 3(a), shall apply in this title, except to \nthe extent the Commission provides otherwise by regulations issued \nunder section 553 of title 5, United States Code.\n\nSEC. 204. ONLINE COLLECTION, USE, AND DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL \n INFORMATION OF CHILDREN.\n\n (a) Definitions.--Section 1302 of the Children's Online Privacy \nProtection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6501) is amended--\n (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:\n ``(2) Operator.--The term `operator'--\n ``(A) means any person who, for commercial \n purposes, in interstate or foreign commerce, operates \n or provides a website on the Internet, online service, \n online application, or mobile application, and who--\n ``(i) collects or maintains, either \n directly or through a service provider, \n personal information from or about the users of \n such website, service, or application;\n ``(ii) allows another person to collect \n personal information directly from users of \n such website, service, or application (in which \n case the operator is deemed to have collected \n the information); or\n ``(iii) allows users of such website, \n service, or application to publicly disclose \n personal information (in which case the \n operator is deemed to have collected the \n information); and\n ``(B) does not include any nonprofit entity that \n would otherwise be exempt from coverage under section 5 \n of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45).'';\n (2) in paragraph (4)--\n (A) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as \n follows:\n ``(A) the release of personal information for any \n purpose, except where such information is provided to a \n person other than an operator who provides support for \n the internal operations of the website, online service, \n online application, or mobile application of the \n operator and does not disclose or use that information \n for any other purpose; and''; and\n (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``website or \n online service'' and inserting ``website, online \n service, online application, or mobile application'';\n (3) in paragraph (8)--\n (A) by amending subparagraph (G) to read as \n follows:\n ``(G) information concerning a child or the parents \n of that child (including any unique or substantially \n unique identifier, such as a customer number) that an \n operator collects online from the child and combines \n with an identifier described in subparagraphs (A) \n through (G).'';\n (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as \n subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and\n (C) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the \n following new subparagraph:\n ``(F) information (including an Internet protocol \n address) that permits the identification of an \n individual, the computer of an individual, or any other \n device used by an individual to access the Internet or \n an online service, online application, or mobile \n application;'';\n (4) by striking paragraph (10) and redesignating paragraphs \n (11) and (12) as paragraphs (10) and (11), respectively; and\n (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(12) Online, online service, online application, mobile \n application, directed to children.--The terms `online', `online \n service', `online application', `mobile application', and \n `directed to children' shall have the meanings given such terms \n by the Commission by regulation. Not later than 1 year after \n the date of the enactment of the Commercial Privacy Bill of \n Rights Act of 2015, the Commission shall promulgate, under \n section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations that \n define such terms broadly enough so that they are not limited \n to current technology, consistent with the principles \n articulated by the Commission regarding the definition of the \n term `Internet' in its statement of basis and purpose on the \n final rule under this title promulgated on November 3, 1999 (64 \n Fed. Reg. 59891). The definition of the term `online service' \n in such regulations shall include broadband Internet access \n service (as defined in the Report and Order of the Federal \n Communications Commission relating to the matter of preserving \n the open Internet and broadband industry practices (FCC 10-201, \n adopted by the Commission on December 21, 2010)).''.\n (b) Online Collection, Use, and Disclosure of Personal Information \nof Children.--Section 1303 of the Children's Online Privacy Protection \nAct of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6502) is amended--\n (1) by striking the heading and inserting the following: \n ``online collection, use, and disclosure of personal \n information of children.'';\n (2) in subsection (a)--\n (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n ``(1) In general.--It is unlawful for an operator of a \n website, online service, online application, or mobile \n application directed to children, or an operator having actual \n knowledge that personal information being collected is from a \n child, to collect personal information from a child in a manner \n that violates the regulations prescribed under subsection \n (b).''; and\n (B) in paragraph (2)--\n (i) by striking ``of such a website or \n online service''; and\n (ii) by striking ``subsection \n (b)(1)(B)(iii)'' and inserting ``subsection \n (b)(1)(C)(iii)''; and\n (3) in subsection (b)--\n (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n ``(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of the Commercial Privacy Bill of Rights Act of \n 2015, the Commission shall promulgate, under section 553 of \n title 5, United States Code, regulations to require an operator \n of a website, online service, online application, or mobile \n application directed to children, or an operator having actual \n knowledge that personal information being collected is from a \n child--\n ``(A) to provide clear and conspicuous notice in \n clear and plain language of the types of personal \n information the operator collects, how the operator \n uses such information, whether the operator discloses \n such information, and the procedures or mechanisms the \n operator uses to ensure that personal information is \n not collected from children except in accordance with \n the regulations promulgated under this paragraph;\n ``(B) to obtain verifiable parental consent for the \n collection, use, or disclosure of personal information \n of a child;\n ``(C) to provide to a parent whose child has \n provided personal information to the operator, upon \n request by and proper identification of the parent--\n ``(i) a description of the specific types \n of personal information collected from the \n child by the operator;\n ``(ii) the opportunity at any time to \n refuse to permit the further use or maintenance \n in retrievable form, or future collection, by \n the operator of personal information collected \n from the child; and\n ``(iii) a means that is reasonable under \n the circumstances for the parent to obtain any \n personal information collected from the child, \n if such information is available to the \n operator at the time the parent makes the \n request;\n ``(D) not to condition participation in a game, or \n use of a website, service, or application, by a child \n on the provision by the child of more personal \n information than is reasonably required to participate \n in the game or use the website, service, or \n application; and\n ``(E) to establish and maintain reasonable \n procedures to protect the confidentiality, security, \n and integrity of personal information collected from \n children.'';\n (B) in paragraph (2)--\n (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph \n (A), by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)(ii)'' and \n inserting ``paragraph (1)(B)''; and\n (ii) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or \n to contact a different child'' after ``to \n recontact the child'';\n (C) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:\n ``(3) Continuation of service.--The regulations shall \n prohibit an operator from discontinuing service provided to a \n child on the basis of refusal by the parent of the child, under \n the regulations prescribed under paragraph (1)(C)(ii), to \n permit the further use or maintenance in retrievable form, or \n future collection, by the operator of personal information \n collected from the child, to the extent that the operator is \n capable of providing such service without such information.''; \n and\n (D) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(4) Rule for treatment of users of websites, services, \n and applications directed to children.--An operator of a \n website, online service, online application, or mobile \n application that is directed to children shall treat all users \n of such website, service, or application as children for \n purposes of this title, except as permitted by the Commission \n by a regulation promulgated under this title.''.\n (c) Administration and Applicability of Act.--Section 1306 of the \nChildren's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (15 U.S.C. 6505) is \namended--\n (1) in subsection (b)--\n (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, in the case \n of'' and all that follows and inserting the following: \n ``by the appropriate Federal banking agency with \n respect to any insured depository institution (as such \n terms are defined in section 3 of such Act (12 U.S.C. \n 1813));''; and\n (B) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating \n paragraphs (3) through (6) as paragraphs (2) through \n (5), respectively; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(f) Telecommunications Carriers and Cable Operators.--\n ``(1) Enforcement by ftc.--Notwithstanding section 5(a)(2) \n of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)), \n compliance with the requirements imposed under this title shall \n be enforced by the Commission with respect to any \n telecommunications carrier (as defined in section 3 of the \n Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)).\n ``(2) Relationship to other law.--To the extent that \n sections 222, 338(i), and 631 of the Communications Act of 1934 \n (47 U.S.C. 222; 338(i); 551) are inconsistent with this title, \n this title controls.''.\n\nSEC. 205. TARGETED MARKETING TO CHILDREN OR MINORS.\n\n (a) Acts Prohibited.--It is unlawful for--\n (1) an operator of a website, online service, online \n application, or mobile application directed to children, or an \n operator having actual knowledge that personal information \n being collected is from a child, to use, disclose to third \n parties, or compile personal information for targeted marketing \n purposes without verifiable parental consent; or\n (2) an operator of a website, online service, online \n application, or mobile application directed to minors, or an \n operator having actual knowledge that personal information \n being collected is from a minor, to use, disclose to third \n parties, or compile personal information for targeted marketing \n purposes without the consent of the minor.\n (b) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate, under section \n553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations to implement this \nsection.\n\nSEC. 206. DIGITAL MARKETING BILL OF RIGHTS FOR TEENS AND FAIR \n INFORMATION PRACTICES PRINCIPLES.\n\n (a) Acts Prohibited.--It is unlawful for an operator of a website, \nonline service, online application, or mobile application directed to \nminors, or an operator having actual knowledge that personal \ninformation being collected is from a minor, to collect personal \ninformation from a minor unless such operator has adopted and complies \nwith a Digital Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens that is consistent \nwith the Fair Information Practices Principles described in subsection \n(b).\n (b) Fair Information Practices Principles.--The Fair Information \nPractices Principles described in this subsection are the following:\n (1) Collection limitation principle.--Except as provided in \n paragraph (3), personal information should be collected from a \n minor only when collection of the personal information is--\n (A) consistent with the context of a particular \n transaction or service or the relationship of the minor \n with the operator, including collection necessary to \n fulfill a transaction or provide a service requested by \n the minor; or\n (B) required or specifically authorized by law.\n (2) Data quality principle.--The personal information of a \n minor should be accurate, complete, and kept up-to-date to the \n extent necessary to fulfill the purposes described in \n subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (3).\n (3) Purpose specification principle.--The purposes for \n which personal information is collected should be specified to \n the minor not later than at the time of the collection of the \n information. The subsequent use or disclosure of the \n information should be limited to--\n (A) fulfillment of the transaction or service \n requested by the minor;\n (B) support for the internal operations of the \n website, service, or application, as described in \n section 312.2 of title 16, Code of Federal Regulations;\n (C) compliance with legal process or other purposes \n expressly authorized under specific legal authority; or\n (D) other purposes--\n (i) that are specified in a notice to the \n minor; and\n (ii) to which the minor has consented under \n paragraph (7) before the information is used or \n disclosed for such other purposes.\n (4) Retention limitation principle.--The personal \n information of a minor should not be retained for longer than \n is necessary to fulfill a transaction or provide a service \n requested by the minor or such other purposes specified in \n subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (3). The operator \n should implement a reasonable and appropriate data disposal \n policy based on the nature and sensitivity of such personal \n information.\n (5) Security safeguards principle.--The personal \n information of a minor should be protected by reasonable and \n appropriate security safeguards against risks such as loss or \n unauthorized access, destruction, use, modification, or \n disclosure.\n (6) Openness principle.--\n (A) In general.--The operator should maintain a \n general policy of openness about developments, \n practices, and policies with respect to the personal \n information of a minor. The operator should provide \n each minor using the website, online service, online \n application, or mobile application of the operator with \n a clear and prominent means--\n (i) to identify and contact the operator, \n by, at a minimum, disclosing, clearly and \n prominently, the identity of the operator and--\n (I) in the case of an operator who \n is an individual, the address of the \n principal residence of the operator and \n an e-mail address and telephone number \n for the operator; or\n (II) in the case of any other \n operator, the address of the principal \n place of business of the operator and \n an e-mail address and telephone number \n for the operator;\n (ii) to determine whether the operator \n possesses any personal information of the \n minor, the nature of any such information, and \n the purposes for which the information was \n collected and is being retained;\n (iii) to obtain any personal information of \n the minor that is in the possession of the \n operator from the operator, or from a person \n specified by the operator, within a reasonable \n time after making a request, at a charge (if \n any) that is not excessive, in a reasonable \n manner, and in a form that is readily \n intelligible to the minor;\n (iv) to challenge the accuracy of personal \n information of the minor that is in the \n possession of the operator; and\n (v) if the minor establishes the inaccuracy \n of personal information in a challenge under \n clause (iv), to have such information erased, \n corrected, completed, or otherwise amended.\n (B) Limitation.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be \n construed to permit an operator to erase or otherwise \n modify personal information requested by a law \n enforcement agency pursuant to legal authority.\n (7) Individual participation principle.--The operator \n should--\n (A) obtain consent from a minor before using or \n disclosing the personal information of the minor for \n any purpose other than the purposes described in \n subparagraphs (A) through (C) of paragraph (3); and\n (B) obtain affirmative express consent from a minor \n before using or disclosing previously collected \n personal information of the minor for purposes that \n constitute a material change in practice from the \n original purposes specified to the minor under \n paragraph (3).\n (c) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate, under section \n553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations to implement this \nsection, including regulations further defining the Fair Information \nPractices Principles described in subsection (b).\n\nSEC. 207. ONLINE COLLECTION OF GEOLOCATION INFORMATION OF CHILDREN AND \n MINORS.\n\n (a) Acts Prohibited.--\n (1) In general.--It is unlawful for an operator of a \n website, online service, online application, or mobile \n application directed to children or minors, or an operator \n having actual knowledge that geolocation information being \n collected is from a child or minor, to collect geolocation \n information from a child or minor in a manner that violates the \n regulations prescribed under subsection (b).\n (2) Disclosure to parent or minor protected.--\n Notwithstanding paragraph (1), neither an operator nor the \n operator's agent shall be held to be liable under any Federal \n or State law for any disclosure made in good faith and \n following reasonable procedures in responding to a request for \n disclosure of geolocation information under subparagraph \n (C)(ii)(III) or (D)(ii)(III) of subsection (b)(1).\n (b) Regulations.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate, \n under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations \n that require an operator of a website, online service, online \n application, or mobile application directed to children or \n minors, or an operator having actual knowledge that geolocation \n information being collected is from a child or minor--\n (A) to provide clear and conspicuous notice in \n clear and plain language of any geolocation information \n the operator collects, how the operator uses such \n information, and whether the operator discloses such \n information;\n (B) to establish procedures or mechanisms to ensure \n that geolocation information is not collected from \n children or minors except in accordance with \n regulations promulgated under this paragraph;\n (C) in the case of collection of geolocation \n information from a child--\n (i) prior to collecting such information, \n to obtain verifiable parental consent; and\n (ii) after collecting such information, to \n provide to the parent of the child, upon \n request by and proper identification of the \n parent--\n (I) a description of the \n geolocation information collected from \n the child by the operator;\n (II) the opportunity at any time to \n refuse to permit the further use or \n maintenance in retrievable form, or \n future collection, by the operator of \n geolocation information from the child; \n and\n (III) a means that is reasonable \n under the circumstances for the parent \n to obtain any geolocation information \n collected from the child, if such \n information is available to the \n operator at the time the parent makes \n the request; and\n (D) in the case of collection of geolocation \n information from a minor--\n (i) prior to collecting such information, \n to obtain affirmative express consent from such \n minor; and\n (ii) after collecting such information, to \n provide to the minor, upon request--\n (I) a description of the \n geolocation information collected from \n the minor by the operator;\n (II) the opportunity at any time to \n refuse to permit the further use or \n maintenance in retrievable form, or \n future collection, by the operator of \n geolocation information from the minor; \n and\n (III) a means that is reasonable \n under the circumstances for the minor \n to obtain any geolocation information \n collected from the minor, if such \n information is available to the \n operator at the time the minor makes \n the request.\n (2) When consent not required.--The regulations promulgated \n under paragraph (1) shall provide that verifiable parental \n consent under subparagraph (C)(i) of such paragraph or \n affirmative express consent under subparagraph (D)(i) of such \n paragraph is not required when the collection of the \n geolocation information of a child or minor is necessary, to \n the extent permitted under other provisions of law, to provide \n information to law enforcement agencies or for an investigation \n on a matter related to public safety.\n (3) Continuation of service.--The regulations promulgated \n under paragraph (1) shall prohibit an operator from \n discontinuing service provided to--\n (A) a child on the basis of refusal by the parent \n of the child, under subparagraph (C)(ii)(II) of such \n paragraph, to permit the further use or maintenance in \n retrievable form, or future online collection, of \n geolocation information from the child by the operator, \n to the extent that the operator is capable of providing \n such service without such information; or\n (B) a minor on the basis of refusal by the minor, \n under subparagraph (D)(ii)(II) of such paragraph, to \n permit the further use or maintenance in retrievable \n form, or future online collection, of geolocation \n information from the minor by the operator, to the \n extent that the operator is capable of providing such \n service without such information.\n (c) Inconsistent State Law.--No State or local government may \nimpose any liability for commercial activities or actions by operators \nin interstate or foreign commerce in connection with an activity or \naction described in this section that is inconsistent with the \ntreatment of those activities or actions under this section.\n\nSEC. 208. REMOVAL OF CONTENT.\n\n (a) Acts Prohibited.--It is unlawful for an operator of a website, \nonline service, online application, or mobile application to make \npublicly available through the website, service, or application content \nor information that contains or displays personal information of \nchildren or minors in a manner that violates the regulations prescribed \nunder subsection (b).\n (b) Regulations.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate, \n under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, regulations \n that require an operator--\n (A) to the extent technologically feasible, to \n implement mechanisms that permit a user of the website, \n service, or application of the operator to erase or \n otherwise eliminate content or information submitted to \n the website, service, or application by such user that \n is publicly available through the website, service, or \n application and contains or displays personal \n information of children or minors; and\n (B) to take appropriate steps to make users aware \n of such mechanisms and to provide notice to users that \n such mechanisms do not necessarily provide \n comprehensive removal of the content or information \n submitted by such users.\n (2) Exception.--The regulations promulgated under paragraph \n (1) may not require an operator or third party to erase or \n otherwise eliminate content or information that--\n (A) any other provision of Federal or State law \n requires the operator or third party to maintain; or\n (B) was submitted to the website, service, or \n application of the operator by any person other than \n the user who is attempting to erase or otherwise \n eliminate such content or information, including \n content or information submitted by such user that was \n republished or resubmitted by another person.\n (3) Limitation.--Nothing in this section shall be construed \n to limit the authority of a law enforcement agency to obtain \n any content or information from an operator as authorized by \n law or pursuant to an order of a court of competent \n jurisdiction.\n\nSEC. 209. ENFORCEMENT AND APPLICABILITY.\n\n (a) Enforcement by the Commission.--\n (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided, this title \n and the regulations prescribed under this title shall be \n enforced by the Commission under the Federal Trade Commission \n Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.).\n (2) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--Subject to \n subsection (b), a violation of this title or a regulation \n prescribed under this title shall be treated as a violation of \n a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice \n prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade \n Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)).\n (3) Actions by the commission.--\n (A) In general.--Subject to subsection (b), and \n except as provided in subsection (d)(1), the Commission \n shall prevent any person from violating this title or a \n regulation prescribed under this title in the same \n manner, by the same means, and with the same \n jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all \n applicable terms and provisions of the Federal Trade \n Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated \n into and made a part of this title.\n (B) Privileges and immunities.--Any person who \n violates this title or a regulation prescribed under \n this title shall be subject to the penalties and \n entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in \n the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et \n seq.).\n (b) Enforcement by Certain Other Agencies.--Notwithstanding \nsubsection (a), compliance with the requirements imposed under this \ntitle shall be enforced as follows:\n (1) Under section 8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act \n (12 U.S.C. 1818) by the appropriate Federal banking agency, \n with respect to an insured depository institution (as such \n terms are defined in section 3 of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1813)).\n (2) Under the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et \n seq.) by the National Credit Union Administration Board, with \n respect to any Federal credit union.\n (3) Under part A of subtitle VII of title 49, United States \n Code, by the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to any \n air carrier or foreign air carrier subject to such part.\n (4) Under the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921 (7 U.S.C. \n 181 et seq.) (except as provided in section 406 of such Act (7 \n U.S.C. 226; 227)) by the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect \n to any activities subject to such Act.\n (5) Under the Farm Credit Act of 1971 (12 U.S.C. 2001 et \n seq.) by the Farm Credit Administration, with respect to any \n Federal land bank, Federal land bank association, Federal \n intermediate credit bank, or production credit association.\n (c) Enforcement by States.--\n (1) Civil actions.--In any case in which the attorney \n general of a State has reason to believe that an interest of \n the residents of that State has been or is threatened or \n adversely affected by the engagement of any person in a \n practice that violates this title or a regulation prescribed \n under this title, the State, as parens patriae, may bring a \n civil action on behalf of the residents of the State in a \n district court of the United States of appropriate jurisdiction \n to--\n (A) enjoin that practice;\n (B) enforce compliance with this title or such \n regulation;\n (C) obtain damages, restitution, or other \n compensation on behalf of residents of the State; or\n (D) obtain such other relief as the court may \n consider to be appropriate.\n (2) Rights of federal trade commission.--\n (A) Notice to federal trade commission.--\n (i) In general.--Except as provided in \n clause (iii), the attorney general of a State \n shall notify the Federal Trade Commission in \n writing that the attorney general intends to \n bring a civil action under paragraph (1) before \n initiating the civil action.\n (ii) Contents.--The notification required \n by clause (i) with respect to a civil action \n shall include a copy of the complaint to be \n filed to initiate the civil action.\n (iii) Exception.--If it is not feasible for \n the attorney general of a State to provide the \n notification required by clause (i) before \n initiating a civil action under paragraph (1), \n the attorney general shall notify the Federal \n Trade Commission immediately upon instituting \n the civil action.\n (B) Intervention by federal trade commission.--The \n Federal Trade Commission may--\n (i) intervene in any civil action brought \n by the attorney general of a State under \n paragraph (1); and\n (ii) upon intervening--\n (I) be heard on all matters arising \n in the civil action; and\n (II) file petitions for appeal of a \n decision in the civil action.\n (3) Investigatory powers.--For purposes of bringing any \n civil action under paragraph (1), nothing in this title shall \n be construed to prevent an attorney general of a State from \n exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the \n laws of that State to--\n (A) conduct investigations;\n (B) administer oaths or affirmations; or\n (C) compel the attendance of witnesses or the \n production of documentary and other evidence.\n (4) Preemptive action by federal trade commission.--If the \n Federal Trade Commission institutes a civil action or an \n administrative action with respect to a violation of this \n title, the attorney general of a State may not, during the \n pendency of such action, bring a civil action under paragraph \n (1) against any defendant named in the complaint of the \n Commission for the violation with respect to which the \n Commission instituted such action.\n (5) Venue; service of process.--\n (A) Venue.--Any action brought under paragraph (1) \n may be brought in the district court of the United \n States that meets applicable requirements relating to \n venue under section 1391 of title 28, United States \n Code.\n (B) Service of process.--In an action brought under \n paragraph (1), process may be served in any district in \n which the defendant--\n (i) is an inhabitant; or\n (ii) may be found.\n (6) Actions by other state officials.--\n (A) In general.--In addition to civil actions \n brought by attorneys general under paragraph (1), any \n other officer of a State who is authorized by the State \n to do so may bring a civil action under paragraph (1), \n subject to the same requirements and limitations that \n apply under this subsection to civil actions brought by \n attorneys general.\n (B) Savings provision.--Nothing in this subsection \n may be construed to prohibit an authorized official of \n a State from initiating or continuing any proceeding in \n a court of the State for a violation of any civil or \n criminal law of the State.\n (d) Telecommunications Carriers and Cable Operators.--\n (1) Enforcement by ftc.--Notwithstanding section 5(a)(2) of \n the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)), \n compliance with the requirements imposed under this title shall \n be enforced by the Commission with respect to any \n telecommunications carrier (as defined in section 3 of the \n Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)).\n (2) Relationship to other law.--To the extent that sections \n 222, 338(i), and 631 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 \n U.S.C. 222; 338(i); 551) are inconsistent with this title, this \n title controls.\n\nSEC. 210. RULE FOR TREATMENT OF USERS OF WEBSITES, SERVICES, AND \n APPLICATIONS DIRECTED TO CHILDREN OR MINORS.\n\n An operator of a website, online service, online application, or \nmobile application that is directed to children or minors shall treat \nall users of such website, service, or application as children or \nminors (as the case may be) for purposes of this title, except as \npermitted by the Commission by a regulation promulgated under this \ntitle.\n\nSEC. 211. EFFECTIVE DATES.\n\n (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and (c), \nthis title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect on \nthe date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n (b) Authority To Promulgate Regulations.--The following shall take \neffect on the date of the enactment of this Act:\n (1) The amendments made by subsections (a)(5) and (b)(3)(A) \n of section 204.\n (2) Sections 205(b), 206(c), 207(b), and 208(b).\n (3) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203.\n (c) Digital Marketing Bill of Rights for Teens.--Section 206, \nexcept for subsection (c) of such section, shall take effect on the \ndate that is 180 days after the promulgation of regulations under such \nsubsection.\n \n", "frequency": [["information", 274], ["covered", 194], ["entity", 163], ["individual", 161], ["shall", 129], ["section", 115], ["service", 112], ["commission", 106], ["state", 94], ["federal", 91], ["security", 85], ["child", 82], ["subsection", 82], ["operator", 77], ["paragraph", 76], ["use", 75], ["application", 68], ["online", 65], ["notice", 64], ["personal", 63], ["minor", 61], ["notification", 60], ["may", 60], ["law", 58], ["u.s.c", 58], ["action", 57], ["website", 54], ["regulation", 53], ["provide", 52], ["breach", 52], ["personally", 51], ["identifiable", 51], ["privacy", 49], ["civil", 48], ["date", 48], ["purpose", 48], ["term", 48], ["general.", 46], ["provision", 45], ["subtitle", 45], ["required", 43], ["united", 43], ["data", 41], ["person", 39], ["general", 37], ["enforcement", 37], ["practice", 37], ["trade", 36], ["mean", 35], ["collected", 35], ["following", 35], ["provided", 34], ["number", 32], ["credit", 31], ["third", 31], ["collection", 31], ["requirement", 30], ["party", 30], ["protection", 28], ["attorney", 27], ["except", 27], ["enactment", 27], ["respect", 27], ["subparagraph", 26], ["violation", 26], ["unauthorized", 25], ["subject", 24], ["right", 24], ["including", 24], ["day", 24], ["internet", 23], ["code", 23], ["request", 23], ["reasonably", 22], ["year", 22], ["later", 22], ["compliance", 22], ["delay", 22], ["reasonable", 21], ["consumer", 21], ["extent", 21], ["provider", 21], ["geolocation", 21], ["described", 21], ["safe", 20], ["parent", 20], ["mobile", 20], ["harbor", 20], ["promulgated", 19], ["content", 19], ["disclosure", 19], ["consent", 18], ["user", 18], ["relating", 18], ["appropriate", 18], ["directed", 18], ["agency", 18], ["time", 17], ["investigation", 17], ["used", 17]]}, "hr1054": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1054 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1054\n\n To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis for the \n denial of retirement credit, for service as a Member of Congress, to \n include conviction of any felony under Federal or State law, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 24, 2015\n\n Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Massie, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Gibson, Mr. \nFranks of Arizona, Mr. Stutzman, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Mulvaney, Ms. Sinema, \n Mr. Babin, Mr. Clawson of Florida, Ms. Graham, Mr. Ribble, and Mr. \n Jones) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on \n Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the basis for the \n denial of retirement credit, for service as a Member of Congress, to \n include conviction of any felony under Federal or State law, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Trust Returned to the United States \nTaxpayer Act'' or the ``TRUST Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENTS.\n\n (a) Relating to CSRS.--Section 8332(o)(2) of title 5, United States \nCode, is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (A)--\n (A) by repealing clause (ii); and\n (B) in clause (iii)--\n (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of \n subclause (I)(bb);\n (ii) by striking the period at the end of \n subclause (II)(bb) and inserting ``; or''; and\n (iii) by adding after subclause (II) the \n following:\n ``(III) is committed after the date \n of enactment of the Trust Returned to \n the United States Taxpayer Act and is \n described under subparagraph \n (B)(xxxii).''; and\n (2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the \n following:\n ``(xxxii)(I) An offense, not otherwise \n described under this subparagraph, which is a \n felony under the laws of a State or the United \n States.\n ``(II) For purposes of this clause, the \n term `State' includes the District of Columbia, \n the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, American \n Samoa, Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern \n Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands.''.\n (b) Relating to FERS.--Section 8411(l)(2) of title 5, United States \nCode, is amended--\n (1) by repealing subparagraph (B); and\n (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subsection.'' and \n inserting ``subsection, or, in the case of an offense described \n in section 8332(o)(2)(B)(xxxii), after the date of enactment of \n the Trust Returned to the United States Taxpayer Act.''.\n (c) Application.--For purposes of applying section 8332(o) of title \n5, United States Code, the amendments made by this section shall apply \nto any act or omission occurring after the date of enactment of this \nAct.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 13], ["mr.", 11], ["united", 10], ["section", 6], ["subparagraph", 6], ["code", 5], ["congress", 5], ["house", 4], ["trust", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["committee", 3], ["taxpayer", 3], ["returned", 3], ["felony", 3], ["striking", 3], ["clause", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["law", 3], ["described", 3], ["xxxii", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["end", 3], ["date", 3], ["subclause", 3], ["repealing", 2], ["adding", 2], ["retirement", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["include", 2], ["government", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["federal", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["extend", 2], ["relating", 2], ["conviction", 2], ["credit", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["commonwealth", 2], ["period", 2], ["service", 2], ["basis", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["amend", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["offense", 2], ["amended", 2], ["denial", 2], ["member", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["committed", 1], ["northern", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["islands.", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["rico", 1], ["puerto", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["guam", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["mulvaney", 1], ["clawson", 1], ["term", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["gibson", 1], ["referred", 1], ["omission", 1], ["samoa", 1], ["senate", 1], ["babin", 1], ["reform", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["csrs.", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["ribble", 1], ["stutzman", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["district", 1], ["island", 1], ["florida", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["american", 1], ["sinema", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["massie", 1], ["within", 1], ["cartwright", 1], ["`state", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1]]}, "hr1055": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1055 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1055\n\n To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved \n populations.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 25, 2015\n\nMr. Cummings (for himself, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Rangel, and \n Ms. Norton) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on \n Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, Veterans' Affairs, \n and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To improve access to oral health care for vulnerable and underserved \n populations.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n The table of contents of this Act is as follows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title.\nSec. 2. Table of contents.\nSec. 3. Findings.\n TITLE I--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID\n\n Subtitle A--Medicare\n\nSec. 101. Coverage of dental services under the Medicare program.\n Subtitle B--Medicaid\n\nSec. 111. Coverage of dental services under the Medicaid program.\n TITLE II--PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS\n\n Subtitle A--National Health Service Corps\n\nSec. 201. National Health Service Corps.\nSec. 202. Community based dental residencies.\n Subtitle B--Oral Health Education\n\nSec. 211. Authorization of appropriations for oral health education for \n medical providers.\nSec. 212. Oral health education for other non-health professionals.\nSec. 213. Dental education.\nSec. 214. Oral health professional student loans.\n Subtitle C--Other Oral Health Programs\n\nSec. 221. Access points.\nSec. 222. Dental clinics in schools.\nSec. 223. Emergency room care coordination.\nSec. 224. Research funding.\nSec. 225. Mobile and portable dental services.\n Subtitle D--Oral Health Services as an Essential Health Benefit\n\nSec. 231. Oral health services as an essential health benefit.\n TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE \n MATTERS\n\n Subtitle A--Department of Veterans Affairs Matters\n\nSec. 301. Requirement that Secretary of Veterans Affairs furnish dental \n care in the same manner as any other \n medical service.\nSec. 302. Demonstration program on training and employment of \n alternative dental health care providers \n for dental health care services for \n veterans in rural and other underserved \n communities.\n Subtitle B--Department of Defense Matters\n\nSec. 311. Demonstration program on training and employment of \n alternative dental health care providers \n for dental health care services for members \n of the Armed Forces and dependents lacking \n ready access to such services.\n TITLE IV--FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS\n\nSec. 401. Demonstration program on training and employment of \n alternative dental health care providers \n for dental health care services for \n prisoners within the custody of the Bureau \n of Prisons.\n TITLE V--INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE\n\nSec. 501. Demonstration program on training and employment of \n alternative dental health care providers \n for dental health care services under the \n Indian Health Service.\n TITLE VI--REPORTS TO CONGRESS\n\nSec. 601. Reports on enrollment in coverage for oral health services.\n\nSEC. 3. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) The United States must establish a nationwide and \n comprehensive approach to address the lack of access to needed \n dental care and reduce oral health disparities.\n (2) Since 2000, when the Surgeon General of the United \n States called dental disease a ``silent epidemic'', there has \n been increasing but still insufficient attention given to \n addressing oral health issues.\n (3) Dental caries, commonly known as cavities, are the most \n common chronic disease for children in the United States. \n Additionally, 25 percent of American adults who have attained \n 65 years of age have lost all of their teeth.\n (4) Untreated oral health problems contribute to an \n increased risk for serious medical conditions such as diabetes, \n hospital-acquired pneumonia, and poor birth outcomes.\n (5) According to a report by the Surgeon General of the \n United States, students miss more than 51,000,000 hours of \n school and employed adults lose more than 164,000,000 hours of \n work each year due to dental disease and dental visits.\n (6) More than 47,000,000 people live in a dental Health \n Professional Shortage Area where the number of dentists for the \n population size is inadequate and people may face significant \n challenges in accessing oral health care.\n (7) While the lack of access to oral health services is a \n national problem, those who are most likely to remain \n underserved are individuals with low incomes, racial and ethnic \n minorities, pregnant women, older adults, individuals with \n special needs, and individuals living in rural communities.\n (8) More than 1 in 4 Americans do not have dental health \n insurance which is far greater than the number of individuals \n who lack general health insurance.\n (9) The Medicare program and the Department of Veterans \n Affairs do not provide dental coverage to the majority of their \n beneficiaries, and States can elect whether to provide dental \n coverage to adults under the Medicaid program.\n (10) A minority of practicing dentists in the United States \n provide care to individuals enrolled in Medicaid, and a very \n small percentage of dentists devote a substantial part of their \n practice towards caring for individuals who are underserved.\n (11) The United States spends more than $111,000,000,000 on \n dental care every year.\n (12) Between 2008 and 2010, more than 4,000,000 patients \n visited hospital emergency departments for assistance with \n dental conditions, accounting for 1 percent of all emergency \n room visits during such period and at a cost of $2,700,000,000.\n\n TITLE I--MEDICARE AND MEDICAID\n\n Subtitle A--Medicare\n\nSEC. 101. COVERAGE OF DENTAL SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Coverage.--Section 1861(s)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (EE), by striking ``and'' after the \n semicolon at the end;\n (2) in subparagraph (FF), by adding ``and'' after the \n semicolon at the end; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(GG) oral health services (as defined in subsection \n (iii));''.\n (b) Oral Health Services Defined.--Section 1861(s) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing new subsection:\n\n ``Oral Health Services\n\n ``(iii)(1) The term `oral health services' means services (as \ndefined by the Secretary) that are necessary to prevent disease and \npromote oral health, restore oral structures to health and function, \nand treat emergency conditions.\n ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), such term shall include mobile \nand portable oral health services (as defined by the Secretary) that--\n ``(A) are provided for the purpose of overcoming mobility, \n transportation, and access barriers for individuals; and\n ``(B) satisfy the standards and certification requirements \n established under section 1902(a)(84)(B) for the State in which \n the services are provided.''.\n (c) Payment and Coinsurance.--Section 1833(a)(1) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)(1)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(Z)''; and\n (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the \n following: ``, and (AA) with respect to oral health services \n (as defined in section 1861(iii)), the amount paid shall be (i) \n in the case of such services that are preventive, 100 percent \n of the lesser of the actual charge for the services or the \n amount determined under the payment basis determined under \n section 1848, and (ii) in the case of all other such services, \n 80 percent of the lesser of the actual charge for the services \n or the amount determined under the payment basis determined \n under section 1848''.\n (d) Payment Under Physician Fee Schedule.--Section 1848(j)(3) of \nthe Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)) is amended by \ninserting ``(2)(GG),'' after ``risk assessment),''.\n (e) Dentures.--Section 1861(s)(8) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1395x(s)(8)) is amended--\n (1) by striking ``(other than dental)'' and inserting \n ``(including dentures)''; and\n (2) by striking ``internal body''.\n (f) Repeal of Ground for Exclusion.--Section 1862(a) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y) is amended by striking paragraph (12).\n (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2016.\n\n Subtitle B--Medicaid\n\nSEC. 111. COVERAGE OF DENTAL SERVICES UNDER THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. \n1396d) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(10), by striking ``dental services'' \n and inserting ``oral health services (as defined in subsection \n (ee)(1))''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(ee)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), for purposes of this \ntitle, the term `oral health services' means services (as defined by \nthe Secretary) that are necessary to prevent disease and promote oral \nhealth, restore oral structures to health and function, and treat \nemergency conditions. These services shall include, in the case of \npregnant or postpartum women, such services as are necessary to address \noral health conditions that exist or are exacerbated by pregnancy or \nchildbirth or which, if left untreated, could adversely affect fetal or \nchild development.\n ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), such term shall include--\n ``(A) dentures; and\n ``(B) mobile and portable oral health services (as defined \n by the Secretary) that--\n ``(i) are provided for the purpose of overcoming \n mobility, transportation, and access barriers for \n individuals; and\n ``(ii) satisfy the standards and certification \n requirements established under section 1902(a)(82)(C) \n for the State in which the services are provided.\n ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), such term shall not apply to \ndental care or services provided to individuals under the age of 21 \nunder subsection (r)(3).''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) State plan requirements.--Section 1902(a) of such Act \n (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is amended--\n (A) in paragraph (10)(A), in the matter preceding \n clause (i), by inserting ``(10),'' after ``(5),'';\n (B) in paragraph (80), by striking ``and'' at the \n end;\n (C) in paragraph (81), by striking the period at \n the end and inserting ``; and''; and\n (D) by inserting after paragraph (81) the \n following:\n ``(82) provide for--\n ``(A) informing, in writing, all individuals who \n have been determined to be eligible for medical \n assistance of the availability of oral health services \n (as defined in section 1905(ee));\n ``(B) conducting targeted outreach to pregnant \n women who have been determined to be eligible for \n medical assistance about the availability of medical \n assistance for such dental services and the importance \n of receiving dental care while pregnant; and\n ``(C) establishing and maintaining standards for \n and certification of mobile and portable oral health \n services (as described in subsections (r)(3)(C) and \n (ee)(2)(B) of section 1905).''.\n (2) Definition of medical assistance.--Section 1905(a)(12) \n of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(a)(12)) is amended by striking ``, \n dentures,''.\n (c) Mobile and Portable Oral Health Services Under EPSDT.--Section \n1905(r)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(r)(3)) is \namended--\n (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``; and'' and \n inserting a semicolon;\n (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end \n and inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(C) which shall include mobile and portable oral health \n services (as defined by the Secretary) that--\n ``(i) are provided for the purpose of overcoming \n mobility, transportation, or access barriers for \n children; and\n ``(ii) satisfy the standards and certification \n requirements established under section 1902(a)(82)(C) \n for the State in which the services are provided.''.\n (d) Increased Federal Funding for Dental Services.--\n (1) In general.--Section 1905 of the Social Security Act \n (42 U.S.C. 1396d), as amended by subsection (a), is further \n amended--\n (A) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by \n striking ``and (aa)'' and inserting ``(aa), and (ff)''; \n and\n (B) by adding at the end the following new \n subsection:\n ``(ff) Increased FMAP for Oral Health Services.--\n ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) and \n section 1903(a)(7) and subject to the requirements described in \n paragraphs (3) and (4), with respect to amounts expended on or \n after January 1, 2016, for covered oral health expenses (as \n described in paragraph (2)), the Federal medical assistance \n percentage for a State that is one of the 50 States or the \n District of Columbia for such expenses shall be equal to the \n Federal medical assistance percentage that would otherwise \n apply to the State for the fiscal year, as determined under \n subsection (b) or section 1903(a)(7), increased by 15 \n percentage points.\n ``(2) Covered oral health expenses.--For purposes of \n paragraph (1), the term `covered oral health expenses' means \n the amounts expended for medical assistance for oral health \n services (as defined in subsection (ee)) and amounts expended \n for the proper and efficient administration of the provision of \n such oral health services under the State plan.\n ``(3) Requirements.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the \n Federal medical assistance percentage applicable to covered \n oral health expenses under this subsection shall not apply to a \n State unless--\n ``(A) the State plan for medical assistance \n provides payment for oral health services (as so \n defined) furnished by a health care provider at a rate \n that is not less than 70 percent of the usual and \n customary fee for such services in the State; and\n ``(B) the State satisfies such additional \n requirements as are established by the Secretary, which \n shall include--\n ``(i) streamlining of administrative \n procedures for purposes of ensuring adequate \n provider participation and increasing patient \n utilization of oral health services; and\n ``(ii) the provision of technical \n assistance to health care providers designed to \n reduce the number of missed patient \n appointments and reduce other barriers to the \n delivery of oral health services.\n ``(4) Limitation.--For purposes of amounts expended for \n covered oral health services, in no case shall any increase \n under this subsection result in a Federal medical assistance \n percentage that exceeds 100 percent.''.\n (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1903(a)(7) of the Social \n Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396b(a)(7)) is amended by striking \n ``section 1919(g)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``sections 1905(ff) and \n 1919(g)(3)(B)''.\n (e) Secretarial Responsibilities.--\n (1) Technical assistance and outreach.--The Secretary of \n Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator of \n the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall provide \n technical assistance to States and conduct outreach to States \n for purposes of educating and encouraging States to utilize and \n provide payment under each State Medicaid program for \n telehealth-enabled dental services in order to provide dental \n services to traditionally underserved populations in need of \n such services.\n (2) Database and annual report on dental benefits for adult \n medicaid enrollees.--\n (A) Medicaid dental benefits database.--The \n Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through \n the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & \n Medicaid Services, shall maintain, as accurately and \n up-to-date as possible, a database that contains with \n respect to the each State (as defined for purposes of \n title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et \n seq.)) information regarding the dental benefits \n available for adults enrolled in the State Medicaid \n program, including any limits on such benefits and the \n amount of reimbursement provided under the State \n Medicaid program for such benefits. The database also \n shall include a separate description of the dental \n benefits, benefit limits, and amount of reimbursement \n provided under each State Medicaid program for pregnant \n women, if such benefits are not provided to the woman \n as part of early and periodic screening, diagnostic, \n and treatment services (as defined in section 1905(r) \n of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396d(r))), and a \n description of the use of dental services by children \n and adults enrolled in the State Medicaid program.\n (B) Annual report.--The Secretary of Health and \n Human Services shall make available to the public an \n annual report regarding the information collected in \n the database required under subparagraph (A). Each \n annual report under this subparagraph shall include for \n each State Medicaid program and with respect to the \n most recent year for which data are available the \n yearly dental service utilization rates for children \n and adults enrolled in the State Medicaid program.\n (f) Effective Date.--\n (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the \n amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar \n quarters beginning on or after January 1, 2016, without regard \n to whether or not final regulations to carry out such \n amendments have been promulgated by such date.\n (2) Delay permitted for state plan amendment.--In the case \n of a State plan for medical assistance under title XIX of the \n Social Security Act which the Secretary of Health and Human \n Services determines requires State legislation (other than \n legislation appropriating funds) in order for the plan to meet \n the additional requirements imposed by the amendments made by \n this section, the State plan shall not be regarded as failing \n to comply with the requirements of such title solely on the \n basis of its failure to meet these additional requirements \n before the first day of the first calendar quarter beginning \n after the close of the first regular session of the State \n legislature that begins after the date of enactment of this \n Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case of a \n State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such \n session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of the \n State legislature.\n\n TITLE II--PUBLIC HEALTH PROGRAMS\n\n Subtitle A--National Health Service Corps\n\nSEC. 201. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 331 of the Public Health Service Act (42 \nU.S.C. 254d) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(3), by adding at the end the \n following:\n ``(F) The term `dental therapist' means, with \n respect to a State that licenses such dental \n therapists, a mid-level dental practitioner who is \n licensed to practice under the law of the State and who \n provides preventive and restorative services directly \n to the public, commensurate with the scope of the \n practice.''; and\n (2) in subsection (b)--\n (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``dental therapy \n programs and'' after ``schools at which''; and\n (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``dental \n therapists,'' after ``dentists,''.\n (b) Facilitation of Effective Provision of Corps Services.--Section \n336(f)(3) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254h-1(f)(3)) is \namended by inserting ``dental therapists,'' after ``midwives,''.\n (c) Scholarship Program and Loan Repayment Program.--\n (1) Scholarship program.--Section 338A of the Public Health \n Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l) is amended--\n (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``dental \n therapists,'' after ``dentists,''; and\n (B) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ``including \n dental therapy,'' after ``or other health \n profession,''.\n (2) Loan repayment program.--Section 338B of the Public \n Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254l-1) is amended--\n (A) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``dental \n therapists,'' after ``dentists,''; and\n (B) in subsection (b)(1)--\n (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting \n ``dental therapist,'' after ``nurse \n practitioner,'';\n (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting \n ``dental therapy,'' after ``mental health,''; \n and\n (iii) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by inserting \n ``, including dental therapy'' after ``health \n profession''.\n (3) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 338H of the \n Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 254q) is amended--\n (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``this section'' \n and inserting ``this subpart''; and\n (B) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations With Respect to Oral Health \nProfessionals.--To carry out this subpart with respect to dentists, \ndental therapists, and dental hygienists, in addition to the amounts \nauthorized under subsection (a), there is authorized to be appropriated \nsuch sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2016 through 2019, which \nshall be used to provide an emergency expansion for scholarships to, \nand loan repayments on behalf of, such oral health professionals.''.\n\nSEC. 202. COMMUNITY BASED DENTAL RESIDENCIES.\n\n Section 340H of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 256h) is \namended by adding at the ending the following:\n ``(k) Additional Funding.--For the purpose of expanding the program \nunder this section, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as \nmay be necessary for the 5-year period beginning with the fiscal year \nthat begins not less than 1 year and not more than 2 years after the \ndate of enactment of the Comprehensive Dental Reform Act of 2015''.\n\n Subtitle B--Oral Health Education\n\nSEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR \n MEDICAL PROVIDERS.\n\n Section 747(c) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k(c)) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(4) Oral health education.--In addition to other amounts \n authorized under this subsection for purposes of carrying out \n this section, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums \n as may be necessary for fiscal years 2016 through 2019 for the \n purpose of educating nondental medical professionals (including \n physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, \n and pharmacists and particularly such professionals who provide \n care to children and pregnant and postpartum women) about oral \n health, including issues such as oral hygiene instruction, \n topical application of fluoride, and oral health screenings, \n with the goal of integrating oral health care into overall \n health care.''.\n\nSEC. 212. ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR OTHER NON-HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.\n\n Subpart I of part C of title VII of the Public Health Service Act \n(42 U.S.C. 293k et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 748 the \nfollowing:\n\n``SEC. 748A. ORAL HEALTH EDUCATION FOR OTHER NON-ORAL HEALTH \n PROFESSIONALS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may make grants to, or enter into \ncontracts with, an accredited public or nonprofit private hospital, \neducational institutions, or public or private nonprofit entities that \nthe Secretary has determined to be capable of carrying out such grant \nor contract to educate individuals, such as community health workers, \nsocial workers, nutritionists, health educators, occupational \ntherapists, and psychologists, to promote oral health education and \nliteracy and to provide support for behavior change and assistance with \ncare coordination with respect to oral health.\n ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, \nthere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary \nfor fiscal years 2016 through 2019.''.\n\nSEC. 213. DENTAL EDUCATION.\n\n Section 748 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 293k-2) is \namended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(1)(H), by striking ``pediatric \n training programs'' and inserting ``pediatric dental training \n programs''; and\n (2) in subsection (c)--\n (A) by striking the subsection heading and \n inserting ``Requirements for Award.--'';\n (B) by amending the matter preceding paragraph (1) \n to read as follows: ``With respect to training provided \n for under this section, the Secretary shall award \n grants or contracts only to eligible entities that meet \n at least 7 of the following criteria:'';\n (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``have a record \n of training the greatest percentage of providers, or \n that have demonstrated significant improvements in the \n percentage of providers, who enter and'' and inserting \n ``train significant numbers of providers who'';\n (D) in paragraph (3)--\n (i) by striking ``have a record of \n training'' and inserting ``intend to train''; \n and\n (ii) by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ``and have faculty with experience in \n treating underserved populations.'';\n (E) in paragraph (8), by inserting ``or have \n established'' after ``establish''; and\n (F) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(9) Qualified applicants that require not less than 200 \n hours of community-based education rotations.''.\n\nSEC. 214. ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENT LOANS.\n\n Part F of title VII of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. \n295j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 799C. ORAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STUDENT LOANS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and operate a \nstudent loan fund for oral health professional students, including \ndental hygienists, dental therapists, and dentists.\n ``(b) Content.--The Secretary shall establish and operate the \nstudent loan fund program under subsection (a) in the same manner and \nsubject to the same terms as the loan fund program established with \nschools of nursing under section 835.\n ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, \nthere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary \nfor fiscal years 2016 through 2019.''.\n\n Subtitle C--Other Oral Health Programs\n\nSEC. 221. ACCESS POINTS.\n\n Subpart X of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act \n(42 U.S.C. 256f et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 340G-2. FUNDING FOR ORAL HEALTH SERVICES.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator \nof the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a \nprogram to award grants to eligible entities to provide oral health \nservices, or to contract with private dental practices to provide \ncomprehensive oral health services, to low income individuals and \nindividuals who are underserved with respect to oral health care.\n ``(b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretary shall provide technical \nassistance to entities receiving grants under subsection (a) to provide \ntechnical assistance to such entities in order to--\n ``(1) with respect to oral health care services, increase \n utilization and efficiency and minimize missed appointments, \n contract with offsite providers, recruit providers (including \n oral health specialists), and operate programs outside the \n physical facilities to take advantage of new systems to improve \n access to oral health services;\n ``(2) address barriers to access to such services and \n conduct targeted outreach to special populations such as \n pregnant women, individuals with disabilities, individuals with \n chronic conditions such as diabetes, and individuals residing \n in long-term care facilities; or\n ``(3) contract with private dental practices that will \n provide oral health services other than preventive oral health \n care, including restoration and maintenance of oral health, in \n order to meet the need for oral health services in the \n community.\n ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under \nsubsection (a), an entity shall--\n ``(1) be--\n ``(A) a Federally qualified health center (as \n defined in section 1861(aa) of the Social Security \n Act);\n ``(B) a safety net clinic or a free clinic (as \n defined by the Secretary);\n ``(C) a health care clinic that provides services \n to tribal organizations or urban Indian organizations \n (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian \n Health Care Improvement Act); or\n ``(D) any other interested public or private sector \n health care provider or organization that the Secretary \n determines has a demonstrated history of serving a high \n number of uninsured and or low-income individuals or \n those who lack ready access to oral health services; \n and\n ``(2) demonstrate a clear need to expand oral health care \n services beyond preventive oral health care.\n ``(d) Allocation for Hiring Oral Health Care Specialists.--A \nportion of the funds available under this section shall be allocated \ntoward hiring oral health care specialists, such as oral surgeons and \nendodontists, at entities receiving grants under this section.\n ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, \nthere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary \nfor each of fiscal years 2016 through 2019.''.\n\nSEC. 222. DENTAL CLINICS IN SCHOOLS.\n\n Part Q of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. \n280h et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 399Z-2. DENTAL CLINICS IN SCHOOLS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to qualified \nentities for the purpose of funding the building, operation, or \nexpansion of dental clinics in schools.\n ``(b) Qualified Entities.--To receive a grant under this section, a \nqualified entity shall submit an application to the Secretary at such \ntime, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary \nmay require.\n ``(c) Requirements.--An entity receiving a grant under this section \nshall--\n ``(1) provide comprehensive oral health services at a \n dental clinic based at a school, including oral health \n education, oral screening, fluoride application, prophylaxis, \n sealants, and basic restorative services;\n ``(2) develop a coordinated system of care by referring \n patients to an available qualified oral health provider in the \n community for any required oral health services not provided in \n the dental clinic in the school, including restorative \n services, to ensure that all the oral health needs of students \n are met; and\n ``(3) maintain clinic hours that extend beyond school \n hours.\n ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of carrying \nout this section, there is authorized to be appropriated such sums as \nmay be necessary for fiscal years 2016 through 2019.''.\n\nSEC. 223. EMERGENCY ROOM CARE COORDINATION.\n\n Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 243 \net seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 320B. EMERGENCY ROOM CARE COORDINATION WITH RESPECT TO DENTAL \n CARE.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Administrator \nof the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall establish a \ngrant program to enable individuals to receive dental care at a \nfacility operated by a grant recipient rather than at a hospital \nemergency room.\n ``(b) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible to receive a grant under \nthis section an entity shall--\n ``(1) be--\n ``(A) a Federally qualified health center (as \n defined in paragraph (4) of section 1861(aa) of the \n Social Security Act) or rural health clinic (as defined \n in paragraph (2) of such section);\n ``(B) a private dental practice; or\n ``(C) any other interested public or private sector \n health care provider or organization, such as a dental \n school, that the Secretary determines has the capacity \n to serve in a coordinated, cost-effective manner, a \n high number of individuals who lack access to oral \n health services; and\n ``(2) partner with a hospital or urgent care center.\n ``(c) Oral Health Education for Primary Care and ER Health Care \nProviders.--The Secretary shall allocate a portion of the amounts \nappropriated under subsection (e) toward medical education for primary \ncare and emergency room physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, and \nphysician assistants to be trained in oral health.\n ``(d) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2019, the Secretary shall \nsubmit to Congress a report on the best practices determined by the \nprogram established under this section to address oral health needs of \nindividuals who go to emergency rooms in need of oral health care.\n ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, \nthere is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary \nfor fiscal years 2016 through 2019.''.\n\nSEC. 224. RESEARCH FUNDING.\n\n For fiscal years 2016 through 2019, there is authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as may be necessary to each of--\n (1) the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, for the \n purpose of conducting research on--\n (A) the prevention of oral disease;\n (B) oral disease management; and\n (C) evidence-based strategies to prevent tooth \n decay;\n (2) the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, for the \n purpose of conducting--\n (A) research on access, quality, and outcomes with \n respect to oral health services; and\n (B) evaluations of oral health service delivery to \n underserved and vulnerable populations, including an \n evaluation of workforce models to enhance oral health \n service delivery;\n (3) the National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial \n Research for the purpose of conducting research on oral health \n disease prevention and management, and applying rigorous, \n multidisciplinary research-based approaches to overcome \n disparities in oral health; and\n (4) the Maternal and Child Health Bureau for the purpose of \n conducting research on perinatal, postnatal, and childhood oral \n health issues, including the integration of dental providers in \n settings where pediatricians practice.\n\nSEC. 225. MOBILE AND PORTABLE DENTAL SERVICES.\n\n Subpart X of part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act \n(42 U.S.C. 256f et seq.), as amended by section 221, is further amended \nby adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 340G-3. MOBILE AND PORTABLE DENTAL SERVICES.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall award grants to Federally \nqualified health centers (as defined in paragraph (4) of section \n1861(aa) of the Social Security Act), rural health clinics (as defined \nin paragraph (2) of such section), nonprofit dental clinics, and dental \nschools to provide mobile and portable, comprehensive dental services \nthat provide for the restoration or maintenance of oral health and \nfunction (including dental services provided by licensed providers \nthrough telehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision) and outreach \nfor dental services to underserved populations. Eligible entities shall \ndeliver such services at locations such as senior centers, nursing \nhomes, assisted living facilities, schools, licensed day care centers \nthat serve eligible individuals who receive benefits under the State \nChildren's Health Insurance Program under title XXI of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1397aa et seq.) or the Medicaid program under \ntitle XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), and \nfacilities that provide services under the Special Supplemental \nNutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (the WIC program) or \nthe Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq.). The Secretary shall award \nthe grants to entities that can provide coordinated care and continuity \nof care.\n ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, \nthere are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be \nnecessary.''.\n\n Subtitle D--Oral Health Services as an Essential Health Benefit\n\nSEC. 231. ORAL HEALTH SERVICES AS AN ESSENTIAL HEALTH BENEFIT.\n\n Section 1302(b) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act \n(42 U.S.C. 18022(b)) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (1)--\n (A) in subparagraph (J), by striking ``oral and''; \n and\n (B) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(K) Oral health services for children and \n adults.''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(6) Oral health services.--For purposes of paragraph \n (1)(K), the term `oral health services' means services (as \n defined by the Secretary), that are necessary to prevent \n disease and promote oral health, restore oral structures to \n health and function, and treat emergency conditions.''.\n\n TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE \n MATTERS\n\n Subtitle A--Department of Veterans Affairs Matters\n\nSEC. 301. REQUIREMENT THAT SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FURNISH DENTAL \n CARE IN THE SAME MANNER AS ANY OTHER MEDICAL SERVICE.\n\n (a) In General.--Title 38, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in section 1701(6), by striking ``as described in \n sections 1710 and 1712 of this title'';\n (2) in section 1710(c), by striking the second sentence;\n (3) in section 1712--\n (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b);\n (B) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) \n as subsections (a), (b), and (c), respectively; and\n (C) in subsection (a), as redesignated by \n subparagraph (B)--\n (i) by striking ``Dental appliances'' and \n inserting ``The Secretary may furnish dentures, \n dental appliances''; and\n (ii) by striking ``to be furnished by the \n Secretary under this section may be procured by \n the Secretary'' and inserting ``under this \n section and may procure such appliances''; and\n (4) by striking section 2062.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such title is further amended--\n (1) in section 1525(a), by striking ``medicines under \n section 1712(d)'' and inserting ``medicines under section \n 1712(b)''; and\n (2) in section 1703(a)(7), by striking ``, for a veteran \n described in section 1712(a)(1)(F) of this title''.\n (c) Clerical Amendments.--Such title is further amended--\n (1) in section 1712, in the heading for such section, by \n striking ``Dental care'' and inserting ``Appliances'';\n (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter \n 17, by striking the item relating to section 1712 and inserting \n the following new item:\n\n``1712. Appliances; drugs and medicines for certain disabled veterans; \n vaccines.'';\n and\n (3) in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter \n 20, by striking the item relating to section 2062.\n\nSEC. 302. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF \n ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR DENTAL \n HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR VETERANS IN RURAL AND OTHER \n UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.\n\n (a) Demonstration Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Veterans \nAffairs may carry out a demonstration program to establish programs to \ntrain and employ alternative dental health care providers in order to \nincrease access to dental health care services for veterans who are \nentitled to such services from the Department of Veterans Affairs and \nreside in rural and other underserved communities.\n (b) Telehealth.--For purposes of alternative dental health care \nproviders and other dental care providers who are licensed to provide \nclinical care, dental services provided under the demonstration program \nunder this section may be administered by such providers through \ntelehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision when appropriate and \nfeasible.\n (c) Alternative Dental Health Care Providers Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``alternative dental health care providers'' has the \nmeaning given that term in section 340G-1(a)(2) of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 256g-1(a)(2)).\n (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the demonstration \nprogram under this section.\n\n Subtitle B--Department of Defense Matters\n\nSEC. 311. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF \n ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR DENTAL \n HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND \n DEPENDENTS LACKING READY ACCESS TO SUCH SERVICES.\n\n (a) Demonstration Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may \ncarry out a demonstration program to establish programs to train and \nemploy alternative dental health care providers in order to increase \naccess to dental health care services for members of the Armed Forces \nand their dependents who lack ready access to such services, including \nthe following:\n (1) Members and dependents who reside in rural areas or \n areas otherwise underserved by dental health care providers.\n (2) Members of the National Guard and Reserves in active \n status who are potentially deployable.\n (b) Telehealth.--For purposes of alternative dental health care \nproviders and other dental care providers who are licensed to provide \nclinical care, dental services provided under the demonstration program \nunder this section may be administered by such providers through \ntelehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision when appropriate and \nfeasible.\n (c) Alternative Dental Health Care Providers Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``alternative dental health care providers'' has the \nmeaning given that term in section 340G-1(a)(2) of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 256g-1(a)(2)).\n (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the demonstration \nprogram under this section.\n\n TITLE IV--FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS\n\nSEC. 401. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF \n ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR DENTAL \n HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PRISONERS WITHIN THE CUSTODY OF \n THE BUREAU OF PRISONS.\n\n (a) Demonstration Program Authorized.--The Attorney General, acting \nthrough the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, may carry out a \ndemonstration program to establish programs to train and employ \nalternative dental health care providers in order to increase access to \ndental health services for prisoners within the custody of the Bureau \nof Prisons.\n (b) Telehealth.--For purposes of alternative dental health care \nproviders and any other dental care providers who are licensed to \nprovide clinical care, dental services provided under the demonstration \nprogram under this section may be administered by such providers \nthrough telehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision when deemed \nappropriate and feasible.\n (c) Alternative Dental Health Care Providers Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``alternative dental health care providers'' has the \nmeaning given that term in section 340G-1(a)(2) of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 256g-1(a)(2)).\n (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the demonstration \nprogram under this section.\n\n TITLE V--INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE\n\nSEC. 501. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OF \n ALTERNATIVE DENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FOR DENTAL \n HEALTH CARE SERVICES UNDER THE INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE.\n\n (a) Demonstration Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Health and \nHuman Services, acting through the Indian Health Service, may carry out \na demonstration program to establish programs to train and employ \nalternative dental health care providers in order to help eliminate \noral health disparities and increase access to dental services through \nhealth programs operated by the Indian Health Service, Indian tribes, \ntribal organizations, and urban Indian organizations (as those terms \nare defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act (25 \nU.S.C. 1603)).\n (b) Telehealth.--For purposes of alternative dental health care \nproviders and any other dental care providers who are licensed to \nprovide clinical care, dental services provided under the demonstration \nprogram under this section may be administered by such providers \nthrough telehealth-enabled collaboration and supervision when deemed \nappropriate and feasible.\n (c) Alternative Dental Health Care Providers Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``alternative dental health care providers'' has the \nmeaning given that term in section 340G-1(a)(2) of the Public Health \nService Act (42 U.S.C. 256g-1(a)(2)).\n (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out the demonstration \nprogram under this section.\n\n TITLE VI--REPORTS TO CONGRESS\n\nSEC. 601. REPORTS ON ENROLLMENT IN COVERAGE FOR ORAL HEALTH SERVICES.\n\n (a) Secretary of Health and Human Services.--The Secretary of \nHealth and Human Services shall submit to Congress the following \nreports:\n (1) Cost-benefit analysis.--Not later than October 1, 2019, \n a report that provides a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis \n regarding the expansion of coverage for dental services \n pursuant to this Act, including whether the provision of such \n services resulted in a reduction in total health care costs for \n individuals under the Medicare and Medicaid programs.\n (2) Annual report on enrollment, utilization, and \n expenditures in dental insurance plans.--Not later than 1 year \n after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually \n thereafter, an annual report containing detailed information \n on--\n (A) enrollment in private insurance plans providing \n pediatric and adult dental coverage, whether such \n coverage is provided through a qualified health plan \n (as defined in section 1301(a) of Public Law 111-148) \n or a stand-alone dental plan;\n (B) the utilization of oral health services by \n children and adults who receive dental coverage under a \n qualified health plan or a stand-alone dental plan; and\n (C) expenditures related to oral health services by \n individuals and families who receive dental coverage in \n a qualified health plan or stand-alone dental plan.\n (b) Comptroller General.--\n (1) Medicaid and medicare.--Not later than January 1, 2019, \n the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to \n Congress a report that provides a comprehensive analysis and \n evaluation of the implementation and utilization of the \n expanded coverage for dental services pursuant to this Act for \n individuals enrolled in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.\n (2) Demonstration programs.--Not later than January 1, \n 2019, the Comptroller General of the United States shall submit \n to Congress a report that provides a comprehensive analysis and \n evaluation of the demonstration programs described in sections \n 302, 311, 401, and 501, including--\n (A) the extent to which the programs improved \n access to oral health care and increased utilization of \n oral health services; and\n (B) an examination of the training provided under \n the programs to alternative dental health care \n providers and the quality of care provided by such \n providers.\n \n", "frequency": [["health", 216], ["service", 150], ["dental", 133], ["oral", 109], ["section", 100], ["care", 91], ["provider", 50], ["state", 44], ["shall", 40], ["secretary", 39], ["u.s.c", 37], ["subsection", 34], ["inserting", 33], ["amended", 32], ["striking", 31], ["purpose", 28], ["public", 27], ["paragraph", 26], ["following", 26], ["demonstration", 26], ["may", 25], ["alternative", 25], ["provide", 24], ["individual", 24], ["end", 23], ["medicaid", 23], ["defined", 23], ["access", 22], ["social", 19], ["term", 19], ["provided", 19], ["year", 18], ["medical", 18], ["adding", 18], ["security", 18], ["including", 17], ["assistance", 17], ["necessary", 17], ["authorized", 16], ["subtitle", 16], ["appropriated", 15], ["carry", 15], ["veteran", 15], ["report", 15], ["grant", 15], ["authorization", 14], ["training", 14], ["plan", 14], ["coverage", 14], ["sum", 14], ["education", 14], ["school", 13], ["general.", 13], ["underserved", 13], ["entity", 13], ["subparagraph", 13], ["respect", 13], ["clinic", 13], ["benefit", 13], ["amount", 12], ["emergency", 12], ["indian", 11], ["adult", 11], ["qualified", 11], ["appropriations.", 11], ["requirement", 11], ["child", 11], ["medicare", 11], ["department", 11], ["eligible", 10], ["therapist", 10], ["establish", 10], ["united", 10], ["disease", 10], ["professional", 10], ["affair", 10], ["determined", 10], ["congress", 10], ["fiscal", 10], ["portable", 9], ["mobile", 9], ["seq", 9], ["loan", 9], ["comprehensive", 9], ["center", 9], ["community", 9], ["woman", 8], ["private", 8], ["order", 8], ["practice", 8], ["research", 8], ["dentist", 8], ["percentage", 8], ["population", 8], ["matter", 8], ["student", 8], ["employment", 8], ["include", 7], ["licensed", 7], ["established", 7]]}, "hr1056": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1056 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1056\n\n To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of \nmaritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 25, 2015\n\n Mr. Sensenbrenner (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Conyers, and Ms. \n Jackson Lee) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for protection of \nmaritime navigation and prevention of nuclear terrorism, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Nuclear Terrorism Conventions \nImplementation and Safety of Maritime Navigation Act of 2015''.\n\n TITLE I--SAFETY OF MARITIME NAVIGATION\n\nSEC. 101. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2280 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n Section 2280 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (b)--\n (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ``a ship \n flying the flag of the United States'' and inserting \n ``a vessel of the United States or a vessel subject to \n the jurisdiction of the United States (as defined in \n section 70502 of title 46)'';\n (B) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting ``, \n including the territorial seas'' after ``in the United \n States''; and\n (C) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting ``, by a \n United States corporation or legal entity,'' after ``by \n a national of the United States'';\n (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 2(c)'' and \n inserting ``section 13(c)'';\n (3) by striking subsection (d);\n (4) by striking subsection (e) and inserting after \n subsection (c):\n ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, section 2280a, section \n2281, and section 2281a, the term--\n ``(1) `applicable treaty' means--\n ``(A) the Convention for the Suppression of \n Unlawful Seizure of Aircraft, done at The Hague on 16 \n December 1970;\n ``(B) the Convention for the Suppression of \n Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, \n done at Montreal on 23 September 1971;\n ``(C) the Convention on the Prevention and \n Punishment of Crimes against Internationally Protected \n Persons, including Diplomatic Agents, adopted by the \n General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December \n 1973;\n ``(D) International Convention against the Taking \n of Hostages, adopted by the General Assembly of the \n United Nations on 17 December 1979;\n ``(E) the Convention on the Physical Protection of \n Nuclear Material, done at Vienna on 26 October 1979;\n ``(F) the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful \n Acts of Violence at Airports Serving International \n Civil Aviation, supplementary to the Convention for the \n Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of \n Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 24 February 1988;\n ``(G) the Protocol for the Suppression of Unlawful \n Acts against the Safety of Fixed Platforms Located on \n the Continental Shelf, done at Rome on 10 March 1988;\n ``(H) International Convention for the Suppression \n of Terrorist Bombings, adopted by the General Assembly \n of the United Nations on 15 December 1997; and\n ``(I) International Convention for the Suppression \n of the Financing of Terrorism, adopted by the General \n Assembly of the United Nations on 9 December 1999;\n ``(2) `armed conflict' does not include internal \n disturbances and tensions, such as riots, isolated and sporadic \n acts of violence, and other acts of a similar nature;\n ``(3) `biological weapon' means--\n ``(A) microbial or other biological agents, or \n toxins whatever their origin or method of production, \n of types and in quantities that have no justification \n for prophylactic, protective, or other peaceful \n purposes; or\n ``(B) weapons, equipment, or means of delivery \n designed to use such agents or toxins for hostile \n purposes or in armed conflict;\n ``(4) `chemical weapon' means, together or separately--\n ``(A) toxic chemicals and their precursors, except \n where intended for--\n ``(i) industrial, agricultural, research, \n medical, pharmaceutical, or other peaceful \n purposes;\n ``(ii) protective purposes, namely those \n purposes directly related to protection against \n toxic chemicals and to protection against \n chemical weapons;\n ``(iii) military purposes not connected \n with the use of chemical weapons and not \n dependent on the use of the toxic properties of \n chemicals as a method of warfare; or\n ``(iv) law enforcement including domestic \n riot control purposes,\n as long as the types and quantities are consistent with \n such purposes;\n ``(B) munitions and devices, specifically designed \n to cause death or other harm through the toxic \n properties of those toxic chemicals specified in \n subparagraph (A), which would be released as a result \n of the employment of such munitions and devices; and\n ``(C) any equipment specifically designed for use \n directly in connection with the employment of munitions \n and devices specified in subparagraph (B);\n ``(5) `covered ship' means a ship that is navigating or is \n scheduled to navigate into, through or from waters beyond the \n outer limit of the territorial sea of a single country or a \n lateral limit of that country's territorial sea with an \n adjacent country;\n ``(6) `explosive material' has the meaning given the term \n in section 841(c) and includes explosive as defined in section \n 844(j) of this title;\n ``(7) `infrastructure facility' has the meaning given the \n term in section 2332f(e)(5) of this title;\n ``(8) `international organization' has the meaning given \n the term in section 831(f)(3) of this title;\n ``(9) `military forces of a state' means the armed forces \n of a state which are organized, trained, and equipped under its \n internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or \n security, and persons acting in support of those armed forces \n who are under their formal command, control, and \n responsibility;\n ``(10) `national of the United States' has the meaning \n stated in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and Nationality \n Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22));\n ``(11) `Non-Proliferation Treaty' means the Treaty on the \n Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, done at Washington, \n London, and Moscow on 1 July 1968;\n ``(12) `Non-Proliferation Treaty State Party' means any \n State Party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty, to include Taiwan, \n which shall be considered to have the obligations under the \n Non-Proliferation Treaty of a party to that treaty other than a \n Nuclear Weapon State Party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty;\n ``(13) `Nuclear Weapon State Party to the Non-Proliferation \n Treaty' means a State Party to the Non-Proliferation Treaty \n that is a nuclear-weapon State, as that term is defined in \n Article IX(3) of the Non-Proliferation Treaty;\n ``(14) `place of public use' has the meaning given the term \n in section 2332f(e)(6) of this title;\n ``(15) `precursor' has the meaning given the term in \n section 229F(6)(A) of this title;\n ``(16) `public transport system' has the meaning given the \n term in section 2332f(e)(7) of this title;\n ``(17) `serious injury or damage' means--\n ``(A) serious bodily injury,\n ``(B) extensive destruction of a place of public \n use, state or government facility, infrastructure \n facility, or public transportation system, resulting in \n major economic loss, or\n ``(C) substantial damage to the environment, \n including air, soil, water, fauna, or flora;\n ``(18) `ship' means a vessel of any type whatsoever not \n permanently attached to the sea-bed, including dynamically \n supported craft, submersibles, or any other floating craft, but \n does not include a warship, a ship owned or operated by a \n government when being used as a naval auxiliary or for customs \n or police purposes, or a ship which has been withdrawn from \n navigation or laid up;\n ``(19) `source material' has the meaning given that term in \n the International Atomic Energy Agency Statute, done at New \n York on 26 October 1956;\n ``(20) `special fissionable material' has the meaning given \n that term in the International Atomic Energy Agency Statute, \n done at New York on 26 October 1956;\n ``(21) `territorial sea of the United States' means all \n waters extending seaward to 12 nautical miles from the \n baselines of the United States determined in accordance with \n international law;\n ``(22) `toxic chemical' has the meaning given the term in \n section 229F(8)(A) of this title;\n ``(23) `transport' means to initiate, arrange or exercise \n effective control, including decisionmaking authority, over the \n movement of a person or item; and\n ``(24) `United States', when used in a geographical sense, \n includes the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of \n the Northern Mariana Islands, and all territories and \n possessions of the United States.''; and\n (5) by inserting after subsection (d) (as added by \n paragraph (4) of this section) the following:\n ``(e) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to--\n ``(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed \n conflict, as those terms are understood under the law of war, \n which are governed by that law; or\n ``(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state \n in the exercise of their official duties.\n ``(f) Delivery of Suspected Offender.--The master of a covered ship \nflying the flag of the United States who has reasonable grounds to \nbelieve that there is on board that ship any person who has committed \nan offense under section 2280 or section 2280a may deliver such person \nto the authorities of a country that is a party to the Convention for \nthe Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime \nNavigation. Before delivering such person to the authorities of another \ncountry, the master shall notify in an appropriate manner the Attorney \nGeneral of the United States of the alleged offense and await \ninstructions from the Attorney General as to what action to take. When \ndelivering the person to a country which is a state party to the \nConvention, the master shall, whenever practicable, and if possible \nbefore entering the territorial sea of such country, notify the \nauthorities of such country of the master's intention to deliver such \nperson and the reasons therefor. If the master delivers such person, \nthe master shall furnish to the authorities of such country the \nevidence in the master's possession that pertains to the alleged \noffense.\n ``(g)(1) Civil Forfeiture.--Any real or personal property used or \nintended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of a \nviolation of this section, the gross proceeds of such violation, and \nany real or personal property traceable to such property or proceeds, \nshall be subject to forfeiture.\n ``(2) Applicable Procedures.--Seizures and forfeitures under this \nsection shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, \nUnited States Code, relating to civil forfeitures, except that such \nduties as are imposed upon the Secretary of the Treasury under the \ncustoms laws described in section 981(d) shall be performed by such \nofficers, agents, and other persons as may be designated for that \npurpose by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, or \nthe Secretary of Defense.''.\n\nSEC. 102. NEW SECTION 2280A OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 18, United States Code, is \namended by adding after section 2280 the following new section:\n``Sec. 2280a. Violence against maritime navigation and maritime \n transport involving weapons of mass destruction\n ``(a) Offenses.--\n ``(1) In general.--Subject to the exceptions in subsection \n (c), a person who unlawfully and intentionally--\n ``(A) when the purpose of the act, by its nature or \n context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a \n government or an international organization to do or to \n abstain from doing any act--\n ``(i) uses against or on a ship or \n discharges from a ship any explosive or \n radioactive material, biological, chemical, or \n nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive \n device in a manner that causes or is likely to \n cause death to any person or serious injury or \n damage;\n ``(ii) discharges from a ship oil, \n liquefied natural gas, or another hazardous or \n noxious substance that is not covered by clause \n (i), in such quantity or concentration that \n causes or is likely to cause death to any \n person or serious injury or damage; or\n ``(iii) uses a ship in a manner that causes \n death to any person or serious injury or \n damage;\n ``(B) transports on board a ship--\n ``(i) any explosive or radioactive \n material, knowing that it is intended to be \n used to cause, or in a threat to cause, death \n to any person or serious injury or damage for \n the purpose of intimidating a population, or \n compelling a government or an international \n organization to do or to abstain from doing any \n act;\n ``(ii) any biological, chemical, or nuclear \n weapon or other nuclear explosive device, \n knowing it to be a biological, chemical, or \n nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive \n device;\n ``(iii) any source material, special \n fissionable material, or equipment or material \n especially designed or prepared for the \n processing, use, or production of special \n fissionable material, knowing that it is \n intended to be used in a nuclear explosive \n activity or in any other nuclear activity not \n under safeguards pursuant to an International \n Atomic Energy Agency comprehensive safeguards \n agreement, except where--\n ``(I) such item is transported to \n or from the territory of, or otherwise \n under the control of, a Non-\n Proliferation Treaty State Party; and\n ``(II) the resulting transfer or \n receipt (including internal to a \n country) is not contrary to the \n obligations under the Non-Proliferation \n Treaty of the Non-Proliferation Treaty \n State Party from which, to the \n territory of which, or otherwise under \n the control of which such item is \n transferred;\n ``(iv) any equipment, materials, or \n software or related technology that \n significantly contributes to the design or \n manufacture of a nuclear weapon or other \n nuclear explosive device, with the intention \n that it will be used for such purpose, except \n where--\n ``(I) the country to the territory \n of which or under the control of which \n such item is transferred is a Nuclear \n Weapon State Party to the Non-\n Proliferation Treaty; and\n ``(II) the resulting transfer or \n receipt (including internal to a \n country) is not contrary to the \n obligations under the Non-Proliferation \n Treaty of a Non-Proliferation Treaty \n State Party from which, to the \n territory of which, or otherwise under \n the control of which such item is \n transferred;\n ``(v) any equipment, materials, or software \n or related technology that significantly \n contributes to the delivery of a nuclear weapon \n or other nuclear explosive device, with the \n intention that it will be used for such \n purpose, except where--\n ``(I) such item is transported to \n or from the territory of, or otherwise \n under the control of, a Non-\n Proliferation Treaty State Party; and\n ``(II) such item is intended for \n the delivery system of a nuclear weapon \n or other nuclear explosive device of a \n Nuclear Weapon State Party to the Non-\n Proliferation Treaty; or\n ``(vi) any equipment, materials, or \n software or related technology that \n significantly contributes to the design, \n manufacture, or delivery of a biological or \n chemical weapon, with the intention that it \n will be used for such purpose;\n ``(C) transports another person on board a ship \n knowing that the person has committed an act that \n constitutes an offense under section 2280 or \n subparagraph (A), (B), (D), or (E) of this section or \n an offense set forth in an applicable treaty, as \n specified in section 2280(d)(1), and intending to \n assist that person to evade criminal prosecution;\n ``(D) injures or kills any person in connection \n with the commission or the attempted commission of any \n of the offenses set forth in subparagraphs (A) through \n (C), or subsection (a)(2), to the extent that the \n subsection (a)(2) offense pertains to subparagraph (A); \n or\n ``(E) attempts to do any act prohibited under \n subparagraph (A), (B) or (D), or conspires to do any \n act prohibited by subparagraphs (A) through (E) or \n subsection (a)(2),\n shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 \n years, or both; and if the death of any person results from \n conduct prohibited by this paragraph, shall be imprisoned for \n any term of years or for life.\n ``(2) Threats.--A person who threatens, with apparent \n determination and will to carry the threat into execution, to \n do any act prohibited under paragraph (1)(A) shall be fined \n under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 years, or both.\n ``(b) Jurisdiction.--There is jurisdiction over the activity \nprohibited in subsection (a)--\n ``(1) in the case of a covered ship, if--\n ``(A) such activity is committed--\n ``(i) against or on board a vessel of the \n United States or a vessel subject to the \n jurisdiction of the United States (as defined \n in section 70502 of title 46) at the time the \n prohibited activity is committed;\n ``(ii) in the United States, including the \n territorial seas; or\n ``(iii) by a national of the United States, \n by a United States corporation or legal entity, \n or by a stateless person whose habitual \n residence is in the United States;\n ``(B) during the commission of such activity, a \n national of the United States is seized, threatened, \n injured, or killed; or\n ``(C) the offender is later found in the United \n States after such activity is committed;\n ``(2) in the case of a ship navigating or scheduled to \n navigate solely within the territorial sea or internal waters \n of a country other than the United States, if the offender is \n later found in the United States after such activity is \n committed; or\n ``(3) in the case of any vessel, if such activity is \n committed in an attempt to compel the United States to do or \n abstain from doing any act.\n ``(c) Exceptions.--This section shall not apply to--\n ``(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed \n conflict, as those terms are understood under the law of war, \n which are governed by that law; or\n ``(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state \n in the exercise of their official duties.\n ``(d)(1) Civil Forfeiture.--Any real or personal property used or \nintended to be used to commit or to facilitate the commission of a \nviolation of this section, the gross proceeds of such violation, and \nany real or personal property traceable to such property or proceeds, \nshall be subject to forfeiture.\n ``(2) Applicable Procedures.--Seizures and forfeitures under this \nsection shall be governed by the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, \nUnited States Code, relating to civil forfeitures, except that such \nduties as are imposed upon the Secretary of the Treasury under the \ncustoms laws described in section 981(d) shall be performed by such \nofficers, agents, and other persons as may be designated for that \npurpose by the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, or \nthe Secretary of Defense.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning \nof chapter 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding \nafter the item relating to section 2280 the following new item:\n\n``2280a. Violence against maritime navigation and maritime transport \n involving weapons of mass destruction.''.\n\nSEC. 103. AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 2281 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n Section 2281 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 2(c)'' and \n inserting ``section 13(c)'';\n (2) in subsection (d), by striking the definitions of \n ``national of the United States,'' ``territorial sea of the \n United States,'' and ``United States''; and\n (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:\n ``(e) Exceptions.--This section does not apply to--\n ``(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed \n conflict, as those terms are understood under the law of war, \n which are governed by that law; or\n ``(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state \n in the exercise of their official duties.''.\n\nSEC. 104. NEW SECTION 2281A OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 111 of title 18, United States Code, is \namended by adding after section 2281 the following new section:\n``Sec. 2281a. Additional offenses against maritime fixed platforms\n ``(a) Offenses.--\n ``(1) In general.--A person who unlawfully and \n intentionally--\n ``(A) when the purpose of the act, by its nature or \n context, is to intimidate a population, or to compel a \n government or an international organization to do or to \n abstain from doing any act--\n ``(i) uses against or on a fixed platform \n or discharges from a fixed platform any \n explosive or radioactive material, biological, \n chemical, or nuclear weapon in a manner that \n causes or is likely to cause death or serious \n injury or damage; or\n ``(ii) discharges from a fixed platform \n oil, liquefied natural gas, or another \n hazardous or noxious substance that is not \n covered by clause (i), in such quantity or \n concentration that causes or is likely to cause \n death or serious injury or damage;\n ``(B) injures or kills any person in connection \n with the commission or the attempted commission of any \n of the offenses set forth in subparagraph (A); or\n ``(C) attempts or conspires to do anything \n prohibited under subparagraph (A) or (B),\n shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 20 \n years, or both; and if death results to any person from conduct \n prohibited by this paragraph, shall be imprisoned for any term \n of years or for life.\n ``(2) Threat to safety.--A person who threatens, with \n apparent determination and will to carry the threat into \n execution, to do any act prohibited under paragraph (1)(A), \n shall be fined under this title, imprisoned not more than 5 \n years, or both.\n ``(b) Jurisdiction.--There is jurisdiction over the activity \nprohibited in subsection (a) if--\n ``(1) such activity is committed against or on board a \n fixed platform--\n ``(A) that is located on the continental shelf of \n the United States;\n ``(B) that is located on the continental shelf of \n another country, by a national of the United States or \n by a stateless person whose habitual residence is in \n the United States; or\n ``(C) in an attempt to compel the United States to \n do or abstain from doing any act;\n ``(2) during the commission of such activity against or on \n board a fixed platform located on a continental shelf, a \n national of the United States is seized, threatened, injured, \n or killed; or\n ``(3) such activity is committed against or on board a \n fixed platform located outside the United States and beyond the \n continental shelf of the United States and the offender is \n later found in the United States.\n ``(c) Exceptions.--This section does not apply to--\n ``(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed \n conflict, as those terms are understood under the law of war, \n which are governed by that law; or\n ``(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state \n in the exercise of their official duties.\n ``(d) Definitions.--In this section--\n ``(1) `continental shelf' means the sea-bed and subsoil of \n the submarine areas that extend beyond a country's territorial \n sea to the limits provided by customary international law as \n reflected in Article 76 of the 1982 Convention on the Law of \n the Sea; and\n ``(2) `fixed platform' means an artificial island, \n installation, or structure permanently attached to the sea-bed \n for the purpose of exploration or exploitation of resources or \n for other economic purposes.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning \nof chapter 111 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding \nafter the item relating to section 2281 the following new item:\n\n``2281a. Additional offenses against maritime fixed platforms.''.\n\nSEC. 105. ANCILLARY MEASURE.\n\n Section 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended \nby inserting ``2280a (relating to maritime safety),'' before ``2281'', \nand by striking ``2281'' and inserting ``2281 through 2281a''.\n\n TITLE II--PREVENTION OF NUCLEAR TERRORISM\n\nSEC. 201. NEW SECTION 2332I OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is \namended by adding after section 2332h the following:\n``Sec. 2332i. Acts of nuclear terrorism\n ``(a) Offenses.--\n ``(1) In general.--Whoever knowingly and unlawfully--\n ``(A) possesses radioactive material or makes or \n possesses a device--\n ``(i) with the intent to cause death or \n serious bodily injury; or\n ``(ii) with the intent to cause substantial \n damage to property or the environment; or\n ``(B) uses in any way radioactive material or a \n device, or uses or damages or interferes with the \n operation of a nuclear facility in a manner that causes \n the release of or increases the risk of the release of \n radioactive material, or causes radioactive \n contamination or exposure to radiation--\n ``(i) with the intent to cause death or \n serious bodily injury or with the knowledge \n that such act is likely to cause death or \n serious bodily injury;\n ``(ii) with the intent to cause substantial \n damage to property or the environment or with \n the knowledge that such act is likely to cause \n substantial damage to property or the \n environment; or\n ``(iii) with the intent to compel a person, \n an international organization or a country to \n do or refrain from doing an act,\n shall be punished as prescribed in subsection (c).\n ``(2) Threats.--Whoever, under circumstances in which the \n threat may reasonably be believed, threatens to commit an \n offense under paragraph (1) shall be punished as prescribed in \n subsection (c). Whoever demands possession of or access to \n radioactive material, a device or a nuclear facility by threat \n or by use of force shall be punished as prescribed in \n subsection (c).\n ``(3) Attempts and conspiracies.--Whoever attempts to \n commit an offense under paragraph (1) or conspires to commit an \n offense under paragraph (1) or (2) shall be punished as \n prescribed in subsection (c).\n ``(b) Jurisdiction.--Conduct prohibited by subsection (a) is within \nthe jurisdiction of the United States if--\n ``(1) the prohibited conduct takes place in the United \n States or the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United \n States;\n ``(2) the prohibited conduct takes place outside of the \n United States and--\n ``(A) is committed by a national of the United \n States, a United States corporation or legal entity or \n a stateless person whose habitual residence is in the \n United States;\n ``(B) is committed on board a vessel of the United \n States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the \n United States (as defined in section 70502 of title 46) \n or on board an aircraft that is registered under United \n States law, at the time the offense is committed; or\n ``(C) is committed in an attempt to compel the \n United States to do or abstain from doing any act, or \n constitutes a threat directed at the United States;\n ``(3) the prohibited conduct takes place outside of the \n United States and a victim or an intended victim is a national \n of the United States or a United States corporation or legal \n entity, or the offense is committed against any state or \n government facility of the United States; or\n ``(4) a perpetrator of the prohibited conduct is found in \n the United States.\n ``(c) Penalties.--Whoever violates this section shall be fined not \nmore than $2,000,000 and shall be imprisoned for any term of years or \nfor life.\n ``(d) Nonapplicability.--This section does not apply to--\n ``(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed \n conflict, as those terms are understood under the law of war, \n which are governed by that law; or\n ``(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state \n in the exercise of their official duties.\n ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term--\n ``(1) `armed conflict' has the meaning given that term in \n section 2332f(e)(11) of this title;\n ``(2) `device' means--\n ``(A) any nuclear explosive device; or\n ``(B) any radioactive material dispersal or \n radiation-emitting device that may, owing to its \n radiological properties, cause death, serious bodily \n injury or substantial damage to property or the \n environment;\n ``(3) `international organization' has the meaning given \n that term in section 831(f)(3) of this title;\n ``(4) `military forces of a state' means the armed forces \n of a country that are organized, trained and equipped under its \n internal law for the primary purpose of national defense or \n security and persons acting in support of those armed forces \n who are under their formal command, control and responsibility;\n ``(5) `national of the United States' has the meaning given \n that term in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and \n Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22));\n ``(6) `nuclear facility' means--\n ``(A) any nuclear reactor, including reactors on \n vessels, vehicles, aircraft or space objects for use as \n an energy source in order to propel such vessels, \n vehicles, aircraft or space objects or for any other \n purpose;\n ``(B) any plant or conveyance being used for the \n production, storage, processing or transport of \n radioactive material; or\n ``(C) a facility (including associated buildings \n and equipment) in which nuclear material is produced, \n processed, used, handled, stored or disposed of, if \n damage to or interference with such facility could lead \n to the release of significant amounts of radiation or \n radioactive material;\n ``(7) `nuclear material' has the meaning given that term in \n section 831(f)(1) of this title;\n ``(8) `radioactive material' means nuclear material and \n other radioactive substances that contain nuclides that undergo \n spontaneous disintegration (a process accompanied by emission \n of one or more types of ionizing radiation, such as alpha-, \n beta-, neutron particles and gamma rays) and that may, owing to \n their radiological or fissile properties, cause death, serious \n bodily injury or substantial damage to property or to the \n environment;\n ``(9) `serious bodily injury' has the meaning given that \n term in section 831(f)(4) of this title;\n ``(10) `state' has the same meaning as that term has under \n international law, and includes all political subdivisions \n thereof;\n ``(11) `state or government facility' has the meaning given \n that term in section 2332f(e)(3) of this title;\n ``(12) `United States corporation or legal entity' means \n any corporation or other entity organized under the laws of the \n United States or any State, Commonwealth, territory, possession \n or district of the United States;\n ``(13) `vessel' has the meaning given that term in section \n 1502(19) of title 33; and\n ``(14) `vessel of the United States' has the meaning given \n that term in section 70502 of title 46.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nchapter 113B of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting \nafter the item relating to section 2332h the following:\n\n``2332i. Acts of nuclear terrorism.''.\n (c) Disclaimer.--Nothing contained in this section is intended to \naffect the applicability of any other Federal or State law that might \npertain to the underlying conduct.\n (d) Inclusion in Definition of Federal Crimes of Terrorism.--\nSection 2332b(g)(5)(B) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by \ninserting ``2332i (relating to acts of nuclear terrorism),'' before \n``2339 (relating to harboring terrorists)''.\n\nSEC. 202. AMENDMENT TO SECTION 831 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n Section 831 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--\n (a) in subsection (a)--\n (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (8) as (4) \n through (9);\n (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:\n ``(3) without lawful authority, intentionally carries, \n sends or moves nuclear material into or out of a country;'';\n (3) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by striking ``an \n offense under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)'' and inserting \n ``any act prohibited under paragraphs (1) through (5)''; and\n (4) in paragraph (9), as redesignated, by striking ``an \n offense under paragraph (1), (2), (3), or (4)'' and inserting \n ``any act prohibited under paragraphs (1) through (7)'';\n (b) in subsection (b)--\n (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(7)'' and inserting \n ``(8)''; and\n (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(8)'' and inserting \n ``(9)'';\n (c) in subsection (c)--\n (1) in subparagraph (2)(A), by adding after ``United \n States'' the following: ``or a stateless person whose habitual \n residence is in the United States'';\n (2) by striking paragraph (5);\n (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end; and\n (4) by inserting after paragraph (4), the following:\n ``(5) the offense is committed on board a vessel of the \n United States or a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the \n United States (as defined in section 70502 of title 46) or on \n board an aircraft that is registered under United States law, \n at the time the offense is committed;\n ``(6) the offense is committed outside the United States \n and against any state or government facility of the United \n States; or\n ``(7) the offense is committed in an attempt to compel the \n United States to do or abstain from doing any act, or \n constitutes a threat directed at the United States.'';\n (d) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as (e) through \n(g), respectively;\n (e) by inserting after subsection (c):\n ``(d) Nonapplicability.--This section does not apply to--\n ``(1) the activities of armed forces during an armed \n conflict, as those terms are understood under the law of war, \n which are governed by that law; or\n ``(2) activities undertaken by military forces of a state \n in the exercise of their official duties.''; and\n (f) in subsection (g), as redesignated--\n (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and \n inserting a semicolon; and\n (3) by inserting after paragraph (7), the following:\n ``(8) the term `armed conflict' has the meaning given that \n term in section 2332f(e)(11) of this title;\n ``(9) the term `military forces of a state' means the armed \n forces of a country that are organized, trained and equipped \n under its internal law for the primary purpose of national \n defense or security and persons acting in support of those \n armed forces who are under their formal command, control and \n responsibility;\n ``(10) the term `state' has the same meaning as that term \n has under international law, and includes all political \n subdivisions thereof;\n ``(11) the term `state or government facility' has the \n meaning given that term in section 2332f(e)(3) of this title; 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R. 1057\n\nTo amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from \n infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 25, 2015\n\n Mr. Issa (for himself, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, and Mr. \nSensenbrenner) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for an exception from \n infringement for certain component parts of motor vehicles.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, \nand Sales Act of 2015'' or the ``PARTS Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXCEPTION FROM INFRINGEMENT FOR CERTAIN COMPONENT PARTS OF \n MOTOR VEHICLES.\n\n Section 271 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by adding \nat the end the following new subsection:\n ``(j)(1) With respect to a design patent that claims a component \npart of a motor vehicle as originally manufactured--\n ``(A) it shall not be an act of infringement of such design \n patent to make or offer to sell within the United States, or \n import into the United States, any article of manufacture that \n is similar or the same in appearance to the component part that \n is claimed in such design patent if the purpose of such article \n of manufacture is for the repair of a motor vehicle so as to \n restore such vehicle to its appearance as originally \n manufactured; and\n ``(B) after the expiration of a period of 30 months \n beginning on the first day on which any such component part is \n first offered to the public for sale as part of a motor vehicle \n in any country, it shall not be an act of infringement of such \n design patent to use or sell within the United States any \n article of manufacture that is similar or the same in \n appearance to the component part that is claimed in such design \n patent if the purpose of such article of manufacture is for the \n repair of a motor vehicle so as to restore such vehicle to its \n appearance as originally manufactured.\n ``(2) For purposes of this subsection--\n ``(A) the term `component part'--\n ``(i) means a component part of the exterior of a \n motor vehicle only, such as a hood, fender, tail light, \n side mirror, or quarter panel; and\n ``(ii) does not include an inflatable restraint \n system or other component part located in the interior \n of a motor vehicle;\n ``(B) the term `motor vehicle' has the meaning given that \n term in section 32101(7) of title 49;\n ``(C) the term `make' includes any testing of an article of \n manufacture; and\n ``(D) the term `offer to sell' includes any marketing of an \n article of manufacture to prospective purchasers or users and \n any pre-sale distribution of the article of manufacture.''.\n\nSEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.\n\n Section 289 of title 35, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in the first paragraph, by striking ``Whoever'' and \n inserting the following:\n ``(a) In General.--Whoever'';\n (2) in the second paragraph, by striking ``Nothing'' and \n inserting the following:\n ``(c) Relationship to Other Remedies.--Nothing''; and\n (3) by inserting after subsection (a), as designated by \n paragraph (1), the following:\n ``(b) Inapplicability.--This section shall not apply to an act \ndescribed in paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) if that act would \nnot be considered an act of infringement under section 271(j)''.\n\nSEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n The amendments made by this Act shall take effect upon the \nexpiration of the 90-day period beginning on the date of the enactment \nof this Act and shall apply to any patent issued, or application for \npatent filed, before, on, or after that effective date.\n \n", "frequency": [["vehicle", 12], ["component", 9], ["motor", 9], ["state", 8], ["united", 8], ["article", 7], ["patent", 7], ["infringement", 6], ["section", 6], ["manufacture", 6], ["term", 5], ["design", 5], ["following", 5], ["shall", 5], ["code", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["appearance", 4], ["house", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["manufactured", 3], ["first", 3], ["repair", 3], ["date", 3], ["exception", 3], ["originally", 3], ["bill", 3], ["certain", 3], ["sell", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["restore", 2], ["whoever", 2], ["amended", 2], ["apply", 2], ["includes", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["striking", 2], ["effective", 2], ["within", 2], ["period", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["expiration", 2], ["similar", 2], ["claimed", 2], ["provide", 2], ["nothing", 2], ["sale", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["office", 1], ["prospective", 1], ["issued", 1], ["month", 1], ["lofgren", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["application", 1], ["`component", 1], ["tail", 1], ["promoting", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["automotive", 1], ["designated", 1], ["february", 1], ["made", 1], ["import", 1], ["trade", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["inapplicability.", 1], ["`motor", 1], ["quarter", 1], ["side", 1], ["referred", 1], ["user", 1], ["manufacture.", 1], ["senate", 1], ["testing", 1], ["second", 1], ["mirror", 1], ["`offer", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["90-day", 1], ["marketing", 1], ["new", 1], ["public", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["given", 1], ["panel", 1], ["country", 1], ["enactment", 1]]}, "hr1058": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1058 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1058\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of \nthe Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue \n Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain \n taxpayer rights.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 25, 2015\n\n Mr. Roskam introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that a duty of \nthe Commissioner of Internal Revenue is to ensure that Internal Revenue \n Service employees are familiar with and act in accord with certain \n taxpayer rights.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DUTY TO ENSURE THAT IRS EMPLOYEES ARE FAMILIAR WITH AND ACT IN \n ACCORD WITH CERTAIN TAXPAYER RIGHTS.\n\n Section 7803(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by \nredesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting after \nparagraph (2) the following new paragraph:\n ``(3) Execution of duties in accord with taxpayer rights.--\n In discharging his duties, the Commissioner shall ensure that \n employees of the Internal Revenue Service are familiar with and \n act in accord with taxpayer rights as afforded by other \n provisions of this title, including--\n ``(A) the right to be informed,\n ``(B) the right to be assisted,\n ``(C) the right to be heard,\n ``(D) the right to pay no more than the correct \n amount of tax,\n ``(E) the right of appeal,\n ``(F) the right to certainty,\n ``(G) the right to privacy,\n ``(H) the right to confidentiality,\n ``(I) the right to representation, and\n ``(J) the right to a fair and just tax system.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["right", 15], ["revenue", 8], ["internal", 8], ["taxpayer", 6], ["duty", 5], ["accord", 5], ["paragraph", 4], ["employee", 4], ["familiar", 4], ["bill", 4], ["ensure", 4], ["code", 3], ["house", 3], ["service", 3], ["certain", 3], ["commissioner", 3], ["congress", 3], ["tax", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["afforded", 1], ["discharging", 1], ["confidentiality", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["heard", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["execution", 1], ["united", 1], ["fair", 1], ["privacy", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["pay", 1], ["informed", 1], ["state", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["irs", 1], ["way", 1], ["new", 1], ["appeal", 1], ["rights.", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["representation", 1], ["america", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["mean", 1], ["certainty", 1], ["roskam", 1], ["correct", 1], ["system.", 1], ["amount", 1], ["printing", 1], ["shall", 1], ["including", 1], ["assisted", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr1059": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1059 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1059\n\n To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers \n questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 25, 2015\n\n Mr. Roskam introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from asking taxpayers \n questions regarding religious, political, or social beliefs.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Taxpayers from Intrusive \nIRS Requests Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON QUESTIONS REGARDING RELIGIOUS, POLITICAL, OR \n SOCIAL BELIEFS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Internal Revenue Service shall not ask any \ntaxpayer any question regarding religious, political, or social \nbeliefs.\n (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Exceptions.--It is the sense of \nCongress that--\n (1) any exceptions to subsection (a) which are provided by \n later enacted provisions of law should identify the specific \n questions which are authorized, the class of taxpayers to which \n such questions are authorized to be asked, and the \n circumstances under which such questions are authorized to be \n asked, and\n (2) if the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service \n determines that asking any class of taxpayers a question \n prohibited under subsection (a) would aid in the efficient \n administration of the tax laws, such Commissioner should submit \n a report to Congress which--\n (A) includes such question in the verbatim form in \n which it is to be asked,\n (B) describes the class of taxpayers to whom the \n question is to be asked, and\n (C) describes the circumstances that would be \n required to exist before the question would be asked.\n \n", "frequency": [["question", 11], ["taxpayer", 7], ["congress", 6], ["regarding", 5], ["asked", 5], ["revenue", 4], ["religious", 4], ["internal", 4], ["belief", 4], ["political", 4], ["service", 4], ["social", 4], ["house", 3], ["would", 3], ["asking", 3], ["authorized", 3], ["class", 3], ["bill", 3], ["prohibit", 2], ["sense", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["describes", 2], ["commissioner", 2], ["representative", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["circumstance", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["irs", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["tax", 1], ["report", 1], ["session", 1], ["identify", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["protecting", 1], ["includes", 1], ["administration", 1], ["provided", 1], ["united", 1], ["exist", 1], ["verbatim", 1], ["exceptions.", 1], ["provision", 1], ["section", 1], ["state", 1], ["submit", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["way", 1], ["mean", 1], ["intrusive", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["required", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["february", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["general.", 1], ["prohibited", 1], ["ask", 1], ["america", 1], ["exception", 1], ["short", 1], ["determines", 1], ["request", 1], ["roskam", 1], ["later", 1], ["specific", 1], ["efficient", 1], ["printing", 1], ["form", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["shall", 1], ["following", 1], ["aid", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr1113": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1113 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1113\n\nTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain \n requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage \n loans held on an originating insured depository institution's \n portfolio, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\nMr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Neugebauer, Mr. Fincher, \n Mr. Dold, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Hill, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. \n Luetkemeyer, Mr. Stivers, Mr. King of New York, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. \n Duffy, Mr. Stutzman, Mr. Guinta, and Mr. Ribble) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial \n Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide a safe harbor from certain \n requirements related to qualified mortgages for residential mortgage \n loans held on an originating insured depository institution's \n portfolio, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Portfolio Lending and Mortgage \nAccess Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. SAFE HARBOR FOR CERTAIN LOANS HELD ON PORTFOLIO.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 129C of the Truth in Lending Act (15 \nU.S.C. 1639c) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(j) Safe Harbor for Certain Loans Held on Portfolio.--\n ``(1) Safe harbor for creditors that are insured depository \n institutions.--\n ``(A) In general.--A creditor that is an insured \n depository institution shall not be subject to suit for \n failure to comply with subsection (a), (c)(1), or \n (f)(2) of this section or section 129H with respect to \n a residential mortgage loan, and the banking regulators \n shall treat such loan as a qualified mortgage, if--\n ``(i) the creditor has, since the \n origination of the loan, held the loan on the \n balance sheet of the creditor; and\n ``(ii) all prepayment penalties with \n respect to the loan comply with the limitations \n described under subsection (c)(3).\n ``(B) Exception for certain transfers.--In the case \n of an insured depository institution that transfers a \n loan originated by that institution to another insured \n depository institution by reason of the bankruptcy or \n failure of the originating insured depository \n institution or the purchase of the originating insured \n depository institution, the insured depository \n institution transferring such loan shall be deemed to \n have complied with the requirement under subparagraph \n (A)(i).\n ``(2) Safe harbor for mortgage originators.--A mortgage \n originator shall not be subject to suit for a violation of \n section 129B(c)(3)(B) for steering a consumer to a residential \n mortgage loan if--\n ``(A) the creditor of such loan is an insured \n depository institution and has informed the mortgage \n originator that the creditor intends to hold the loan \n on the balance sheet of the creditor for the life of \n the loan; and\n ``(B) the mortgage originator informs the consumer \n that the creditor intends to hold the loan on the \n balance sheet of the creditor for the life of the loan.\n ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:\n ``(A) Banking regulators.--The term `banking \n regulators' means the Federal banking agencies and the \n Bureau.\n ``(B) Other terms.--The terms `Federal banking \n agencies' and `insured depository institution' have the \n meaning given those terms, respectively, under section \n 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.\n (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the amendment made by this \nAct may be construed as preventing a balloon loan from qualifying for \nthe safe harbor provided under section 129C(j) of the Truth in Lending \nAct if the balloon loan otherwise meets all of the requirements under \nsuch subsection (j), regardless of whether the balloon loan meets the \nrequirements described under clauses (i) through (iv) of section \n129C(b)(2)(E) of such Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["loan", 20], ["mr.", 17], ["mortgage", 12], ["depository", 11], ["institution", 11], ["insured", 10], ["creditor", 9], ["section", 8], ["safe", 7], ["harbor", 7], ["held", 5], ["requirement", 5], ["lending", 5], ["certain", 5], ["portfolio", 4], ["residential", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["banking", 4], ["truth", 4], ["originating", 4], ["shall", 4], ["originator", 3], ["term", 3], ["qualified", 3], ["house", 3], ["sheet", 3], ["bill", 3], ["balance", 3], ["balloon", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["129c", 3], ["intends", 2], ["comply", 2], ["related", 2], ["subject", 2], ["federal", 2], ["general.", 2], ["following", 2], ["described", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["suit", 2], ["life", 2], ["representative", 2], ["hold", 2], ["amend", 2], ["regulator", 2], ["meet", 2], ["provide", 2], ["agency", 2], ["may", 2], ["failure", 2], ["consumer", 2], ["terms.", 1], ["office", 1], ["violation", 1], ["session", 1], ["portfolio.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["weber", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["institutions.", 1], ["whether", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["texas", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["origination", 1], ["provided", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["luetkemeyer", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["`insured", 1], ["stivers", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["barr", 1], ["financial", 1], ["guinta", 1], ["hultgren", 1], ["senate", 1], ["dold", 1], ["insurance", 1], ["1639c", 1], ["since", 1], ["regulators.", 1], ["access", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["bureau", 1], ["hill", 1], ["new", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["originated", 1], ["respectively", 1]]}, "hr1112": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 1114\n\n To modify the definition of ``antique firearm''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\n Mr. Abraham introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the \n Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, \n in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To modify the definition of ``antique firearm''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.\n\n Section 921(a)(16)(A) of title 18, United States Code, is amended \nby striking ``1898'' and inserting ``the calendar year that is 100 \nyears before the calendar year in which the determination as to whether \nthe firearm meets the requirement of this subparagraph is being made''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986.\n\n Subsection (g) of section 5845 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 \nis amended--\n (1) by striking ``1898'' the first place it appears and \n inserting ``the calendar year that is 100 years before the \n calendar year in which the determination as to whether the \n firearm meets the requirement of this subsection is being \n made'',\n (2) by striking ``the year 1898'' and inserting ``the \n calendar year that is 100 years before the calendar year in \n which such determination is being made'', and\n (3) by striking ``1898,'' and inserting ``the calendar year \n that is 100 years before the calendar year in which such \n determination is being made,''.\n \n", "frequency": [["year", 13], ["calendar", 8], ["code", 4], ["striking", 4], ["firearm", 4], ["inserting", 4], ["made", 4], ["determination", 4], ["house", 3], ["committee", 3], ["united", 3], ["state", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["section", 3], ["antique", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["114th", 2], ["revenue", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["amended", 2], ["modify", 2], ["representative", 2], ["internal", 2], ["definition", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["whether", 2], ["meet", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["session", 1], ["1st", 1], ["determined", 1], ["addition", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["way", 1], ["mean", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["first", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["fall", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["america", 1], ["provision", 1], ["appears", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["case", 1], ["february", 1], ["printing", 1], ["place", 1], ["following", 1], ["subsequently", 1], ["abraham", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr1117": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1117 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1117\n\nTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate \n medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical \n residents relative to the general population.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\n Ms. Castor of Florida (for herself and Mr. Heck of Nevada) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grants for graduate \n medical education partnerships in States with a low ratio of medical \n residents relative to the general population.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Access to Residency \nEducation Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN STATES WITH A LOW \n RATIO OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS RELATIVE TO GENERAL \n POPULATION.\n\n Part B of title III of the Public Health Service Act is amended by \ninserting after section 317T (42 U.S.C. 247b-22) the following:\n\n``SEC. 317U. GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS IN STATES WITH A \n LOW RATIO OF MEDICAL RESIDENTS RELATIVE TO GENERAL \n POPULATION.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & \nMedicaid Services (in this section referred to as the `Administrator') \nshall make grants to, or enter into contracts with, eligible entities \nto support the creation of new medical residency training programs or \nslots within existing programs in States in which there is a low ratio \nof medical residents relative to the general population.\n ``(b) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive Federal funding under \nthis section, an entity must--\n ``(1) be located in a State in which there are fewer than \n 25 medical residents per population of 100,000; and\n ``(2) be a public or nonprofit teaching hospital or an \n accredited graduate medical education training program.\n ``(c) Partnerships.--In supporting the creation of new medical \nresidency training programs or slots through a grant or contract under \nthis section, an eligible entity may enter into a partnership with a \nState, local government, community health center, local health \ndepartment, hospital, or other organization deemed by the entity to be \nappropriate.\n ``(d) Matching Funds.--An agreement awarding a grant or contract \nunder this section shall--\n ``(1) in the case of a new or existing medical residency \n training program in the field of primary care--\n ``(A) require the entity awarded such grant or \n contract to provide one-third of the cost of the slots \n to be funded through the agreement; and\n ``(B) to the extent and in the amounts made \n available in advance in appropriations Acts, require \n the Administrator to provide the remaining two-thirds \n of the cost of such slots; and\n ``(2) in the case of a new or existing medical residency \n training program in any other field--\n ``(A) require the award recipient to provide one-\n half of the cost of the slots to be funded through the \n agreement; and\n ``(B) to the extent and in the amounts made \n available in advance in appropriations Acts, require \n the Administrator to provide the remaining one-half of \n the cost of such slots.\n ``(e) Requirements.--The Administrator shall establish application \nprocesses for eligible entities to receive funding under this section, \nincluding multiyear commitments to ensure the continued funding of \ngraduate medical education slots for residents in training.\n ``(f) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the Administrator \nshall define the term `primary care'.\n ``(g) Authorization of Appropriations.--To carry out this section, \nthere are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for fiscal year \n2016, and such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 2017 through \n2021.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["medical", 16], ["section", 9], ["state", 8], ["slot", 7], ["resident", 7], ["education", 7], ["entity", 6], ["training", 6], ["population", 6], ["grant", 6], ["graduate", 6], ["ratio", 5], ["relative", 5], ["health", 5], ["residency", 5], ["low", 5], ["partnership", 5], ["general", 5], ["administrator", 5], ["eligible", 4], ["cost", 4], ["new", 4], ["public", 4], ["contract", 4], ["service", 4], ["require", 4], ["provide", 4], ["shall", 4], ["existing", 3], ["house", 3], ["funding", 3], ["agreement", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["local", 2], ["remaining", 2], ["government", 2], ["appropriation", 2], ["referred", 2], ["available", 2], ["creation", 2], ["year", 2], ["extent", 2], ["care", 2], ["advance", 2], ["receive", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["hospital", 2], ["authorize", 2], ["114th", 2], ["field", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["made", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["funded", 2], ["fiscal", 2], ["center", 2], ["enter", 2], ["office", 1], ["247b-22", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["nevada", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["one-half", 1], ["continued", 1], ["accredited", 1], ["teaching", 1], ["must", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["awarding", 1], ["one-", 1], ["half", 1], ["recipient", 1], ["multiyear", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["fewer", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["commitment", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["matching", 1], ["federal", 1], ["establish", 1], ["per", 1], ["access", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["supporting", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["creating", 1]]}, "hr1116": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1116 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1116\n\n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide \n comprehensive audiology services to Medicare beneficiaries, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\n Mr. Bilirakis (for himself and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide \n comprehensive audiology services to Medicare beneficiaries, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Audiology Services \nEnhancement Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE AUDIOLOGY SERVICES FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1861 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. \n1395x) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (s)(2)--\n (A) in subparagraph (EE), by striking ``and'' at \n the end;\n (B) in subparagraph (FF), by adding ``and'' at the \n end; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(GG) audiology services (as defined in subsection \n (ll)(3));''; and\n (2) by amending paragraph (3) of subsection (ll) to read as \n follows:\n ``(3) The term `audiology services' means only the following \nservices furnished by a qualified audiologist as the audiologist is \nlegally authorized to perform under State law (or the State regulatory \nmechanism provided by State law), pursuant to an order or referral by a \nphysician, as would otherwise be covered if furnished by a physician:\n ``(A) Hearing and balance assessment services.\n ``(B) Auditory treatment services, including auditory \n processing and auditory rehabilitation treatment.\n ``(C) Vestibular treatment services.\n ``(D) Intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring \n services.''.\n (b) Payment Under Part B Under Physician Fee Schedule for \nComprehensive Audiology Services.--Section 1848(j)(3) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(j)(3)) is amended by inserting \n``(2)(GG),'' before ``(3),''.\n (c) Audiology Services Performed in Hospitals Excluded From \nInpatient Hospital Services.--Section 1861(b)(4) of the Social Security \nAct (42 U.S.C. 1395x(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``and services of a \ncertified registered nurse anesthetist'' and inserting ``services of a \ncertified registered nurse anesthetist, and inter-operative \nneurophysiological monitoring provided by a physician or qualified \naudiologist (as defined in subsection (ll)(4)(B))''.\n (d) Requirements of Service.--Section 1835(a)(2) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395n(a)(2)) is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and (D)'' and \n inserting ``(D), and (GG)'';\n (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);\n (3) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) \n and inserting ``; and''; and\n (4) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(G) in the case of outpatient audiology services, \n (i) such services are or were required because the \n individual needed the specialized services of a \n physician or qualified audiologist to furnish such \n audiology services, (ii) a plan of care for furnishing \n such services has been established by the physician or \n qualified audiologist and is submitted to and \n periodically reviewed by the referring or ordering \n physician, and (iii) such services are or were \n furnished while the individual is or was under the care \n of a physician.''.\n (e) Audiology Services Included as Designated Health Services for \nPurposes of Limitation on Certain Physician Referrals.--Section \n1877(h)(6) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(6)) is \namended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(M) Audiology services (as defined in section \n 1861(ll)(3)).''.\n (f) Participation in Medicare.--Nothing in this section shall be \nconstrued to require a qualified audiologist (as defined in section \n1861(ll)(4)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(ll)(4)(B))) \nto participate in the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).\n (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to services furnished on or after January 1, 2016.\n \n", "frequency": [["service", 23], ["audiology", 11], ["section", 10], ["subparagraph", 9], ["security", 9], ["social", 9], ["physician", 8], ["u.s.c", 7], ["audiologist", 6], ["end", 6], ["amended", 5], ["qualified", 5], ["inserting", 5], ["medicare", 5], ["striking", 5], ["following", 5], ["furnished", 4], ["state", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["defined", 4], ["comprehensive", 4], ["committee", 3], ["adding", 3], ["auditory", 3], ["xviii", 3], ["house", 3], ["new", 3], ["beneficiary", 3], ["services.", 3], ["bill", 3], ["treatment", 3], ["congress", 3], ["1395x", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["anesthetist", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["individual", 2], ["provided", 2], ["shall", 2], ["nurse", 2], ["certified", 2], ["care", 2], ["mean", 2], ["period", 2], ["hospital", 2], ["114th", 2], ["registered", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["amend", 2], ["provide", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["monitoring", 2], ["law", 2], ["amending", 1], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["reviewed", 1], ["neurophysiological", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["participate", 1], ["physician.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["referring", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["1395w-4", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["excluded", 1], ["covered", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["designated", 1], ["february", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["follows", 1], ["`audiology", 1], ["participation", 1], ["january", 1], ["1395nn", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["enhancement", 1], ["referrals.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["health", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["schedule", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["processing", 1]]}, "hr744": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 744 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 744\n\n To authorize the collection of supplemental payments to increase \n congressional investments in medical research, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\n Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Welch, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Castor of \n Florida, and Mr. Conyers) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize the collection of supplemental payments to increase \n congressional investments in medical research, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medical Innovation Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. AUTHORITY TO ASSESS AND USE SUPPLEMENTAL PAYMENTS TO INCREASE \n CONGRESSIONAL INVESTMENTS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 301 of the Public Health Service Act (42 \nU.S.C. 241) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(f) Authority To Assess and Use Supplemental Payments To Increase \nCongressional Investments in Medical Research.--\n ``(1) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:\n ``(A) Covered blockbuster drug.--\n ``(i) In general.--The term `covered \n blockbuster drug' means any product--\n ``(I) for which the covered \n manufacturer reported to the Securities \n and Exchange Commission on a form, \n including form 10-K or form 20-F, or is \n otherwise determined by the Secretary \n to have received, at least \n $1,000,000,000 in net sales in the \n previous calendar year; and\n ``(II) that was developed, in whole \n or in part, through Federal Government \n investments in medical research, as the \n Secretary determines in accordance with \n clause (ii).\n ``(ii) Determination of federal government \n investment.--In determining under clause \n (i)(II) whether a product was developed, in \n whole or in part, through Federal Government \n investments in medical research, the Secretary \n shall consider whether information included in \n any patent that claims the covered blockbuster \n drug or that claims a method of using such \n covered blockbuster drug and with respect to \n which a claim of patent infringement could \n reasonably be asserted if a person not licensed \n by the owner engaged in the manufacture, use, \n or sale of the covered blockbuster drug, or any \n element of the covered blockbuster drug--\n ``(I) relates to, or is based upon, \n prior science conducted, in whole or in \n part, by a person that is or was funded \n by the Federal Government;\n ``(II) relates to, acts upon, or is \n based upon knowledge of a signaling \n pathway, cellular receptor, ion \n channel, protein, DNA or RNA sequence \n or mutation, virus, or any other \n scientific information discovered, in \n whole or in part, through research \n funded by the Federal Government; or\n ``(III) relates to, or is based \n upon, through the manufacturing process \n or testing process of the covered \n blockbuster drug, technology derived, \n in whole or in part, through research \n funded by the Federal Government.\n ``(B) Covered manufacturer.--The term `covered \n manufacturer' means a person--\n ``(i) that holds an application approved \n under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, \n and Cosmetic Act or a license under section 351 \n of this Act for a covered blockbuster drug; or\n ``(ii) who is a co-licensed partner of the \n person described in clause (i) that obtains the \n covered blockbuster drug directly from a person \n described in this clause or clause (i).\n ``(C) Covered settlement agreement.--\n ``(i) In general.--The term `covered \n settlement agreement' means a settlement \n agreement (including a consent decree), and \n except as provided under clause (ii), that--\n ``(I) is between an agency and a \n covered manufacturer;\n ``(II) relates to--\n ``(aa) an alleged violation \n of, or a penalty under, section \n 1128A of the Social Security \n Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a) or \n section 1128B of the Social \n Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-\n 7b);\n ``(bb) an alleged violation \n under subchapter III of chapter \n 37 of title 31, United States \n Code, (commonly known as the \n `False Claims Act') or the \n Federal Food, Drug, and \n Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 301 et \n seq.); or\n ``(cc) an alleged violation \n of any other Federal civil or \n criminal law; and\n ``(III) requires the payment of not \n less than $1,000,000 by a covered \n manufacturer.\n ``(ii) Exception for settlements not \n affecting taxpayers or public health.--The term \n `covered settlement agreement' does not include \n any settlement agreement that the Secretary \n determines--\n ``(I) does not involve an alleged \n criminal violation; and\n ``(II) does not to relate to--\n ``(aa) allegations of fraud \n resulting, or potentially \n resulting, in a loss of \n taxpayer dollars; or\n ``(bb) allegations of \n conduct having an adverse \n impact, or a potentially \n adverse impact, on the health \n of the public.\n ``(D) Person.--The term `person' has the meaning \n given such term in section 201(e) of the Federal Food, \n Drug, and Cosmetic Act.\n ``(E) Product.--The term `product' means a drug \n approved under section 505 of the Federal Food, Drug, \n and Cosmetic Act or licensed under section 351, and \n subject to section 503(b)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, \n and Cosmetic Act.\n ``(2) Supplemental payments to increase congressional \n investments in medical research.--\n ``(A) Supplemental payment assessment and \n collection.--Beginning with the first fiscal year that \n begins at least 60 days after the date of enactment of \n the Medical Innovation Act of 2015, and each subsequent \n fiscal year, the Secretary shall, in accordance with \n this paragraph, assess and collect supplemental \n payments to increase congressional investments in \n medical research from each covered manufacturer \n described in subparagraph (B).\n ``(B) Criteria for assessing payments.--A covered \n manufacturer that meets both of the following criteria \n for a calendar year (referred to in this subparagraph \n as the `applicable calendar year') shall be assessed a \n supplemental payment under subparagraph (A) for the \n fiscal year beginning in the proceeding calendar year:\n ``(i) A covered manufacturer that, during \n the 5-year period immediately preceding the \n date on which the payment is assessed, but not \n before the date of enactment of the Medical \n Innovation Act of 2015, entered into a covered \n settlement agreement.\n ``(ii) A covered manufacturer that reported \n net income of at least $1,000,000,000 to the \n Securities and Exchange Commission on a form, \n including form 10-K or form 20-F, or that the \n Secretary otherwise determines to have had net \n income of at least $1,000,000,000--\n ``(I) during the applicable \n calendar year; or\n ``(II) during the calendar year in \n which the covered manufacturer entered \n into a covered settlement agreement, as \n described in clause (i).\n ``(C) Payment amount.--A covered manufacturer \n described in subparagraph (B) shall be assessed a \n supplemental payment to increase congressional \n investments in medical research for a fiscal year equal \n to 1 percent of the net income of the covered \n manufacturer, as reported or determined as described in \n subparagraph (B)(ii), for the previous calendar year, \n multiplied by the number of covered blockbuster drugs \n of the covered manufacturer for that year.\n ``(D) Publication of payments.--Beginning with the \n first fiscal year that begins at least 60 days after \n the date of enactment of the Medical Innovation Act of \n 2015, and not later than 60 days before the start of \n each fiscal year, the Secretary shall publish in the \n Federal Register, with respect to the next fiscal \n year--\n ``(i) a list of covered manufacturers \n subject to the payment under this paragraph;\n ``(ii) a list of the covered blockbuster \n drugs of each such covered manufacturer;\n ``(iii) the total payment amount assessed \n to each such covered manufacturer; and\n ``(iv) the manner in which payments \n assessed under this paragraph will be \n collected.\n ``(E) Crediting and availability of supplemental \n payments.--\n ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), \n payments authorized under this paragraph shall \n be collected and available for obligation only \n to the extent and in the amount provided in \n advance in appropriations Acts. Such payments \n are authorized to remain available until \n expended.\n ``(ii) Collections and appropriations \n acts.--\n ``(I) In general.--The payments \n authorized by this paragraph--\n ``(aa) subject to subclause \n (II), shall be collected and \n available in each fiscal year \n in an amount not to exceed the \n amount specified in \n appropriation Acts, or \n otherwise made available for \n obligation, for such fiscal \n year; and\n ``(bb) shall be available \n to the Secretary to distribute, \n as described in paragraph (3).\n ``(II) Provision for early \n payments.--Payments authorized under \n clause (iii) for a fiscal year, prior \n to the due date for such payments, may \n be accepted by the Secretary.\n ``(iii) Authorization of appropriations.--\n For the first fiscal year that begins at least \n 60 days after the date of enactment of the \n Medical Innovation Act of 2015 and for each \n subsequent fiscal year, there is authorized to \n be appropriated for supplemental payments under \n this paragraph an amount equal to the total \n amount of supplemental payments assessed for \n such fiscal year under this paragraph.\n ``(F) Remitting payments.--A covered manufacturer \n assessed a supplemental payment under subparagraph (A) \n shall remit the payment no later than the first \n business day on or after October 1 of each fiscal year, \n or the first business day after the date of enactment \n of an appropriations Act providing for the collection \n and obligation of supplemental payments for such fiscal \n year.\n ``(G) Collection of assessed payments that are not \n remitted.--In any case where the Secretary does not \n receive a supplemental payment assessed under \n subparagraph (A) within 30 days after it is due, such \n supplemental payment shall be treated as a claim of the \n United States Government subject to subchapter II of \n chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code.\n ``(H) Supplement not supplant.--Payments collected \n under this paragraph shall be used to supplement and \n not supplant other Federal funds made available to \n carry out the priorities described in paragraph (4).\n ``(3) Distribution of payments to agencies to increase \n congressional investments in medical research.--\n ``(A) Distribution to agencies.--Subject to \n subparagraph (C), for the purposes described in \n paragraph (4), the Secretary shall distribute the \n amounts appropriated under paragraph (2)(E)(iii) during \n a fiscal year to--\n ``(i) the Food and Drug Administration, to \n be used in accordance with paragraph (4)(A); \n and\n ``(ii) the National Institutes of Health \n organized under title IV, to be used in \n accordance with paragraph (4)(B).\n ``(B) Distribution ratio between agencies.--The \n amount that the Secretary distributes to an agency \n under subparagraph (A) during a fiscal year shall bear \n the same relation to the total amount appropriated \n under paragraph (2)(E)(iii) for such fiscal year as the \n amount of discretionary funds appropriated to such \n agency for such fiscal year bears to the total amount \n of discretionary funding appropriated to both agencies \n listed in subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year.\n ``(C) Ensuring stable congressional investments in \n medical research.--\n ``(i) In general.--Supplemental payments \n collected in accordance with paragraph (2) \n shall not be distributed under subparagraph (A) \n for a fiscal year unless appropriations to both \n of the agencies listed in such subparagraph for \n the fiscal year are equal to or greater than \n appropriations to such agencies for the prior \n fiscal year.\n ``(ii) Delayed distribution.--If, in \n accordance with clause (i), the Secretary does \n not distribute payments collected in accordance \n with paragraph (2) during any portion of a \n fiscal year, and, at a later date in such \n fiscal year, the appropriations to the agencies \n listed in subparagraph (A) become equal to or \n greater than the amount of appropriations for \n the prior fiscal year, the Secretary may \n distribute such payment at any time in such \n fiscal year.\n ``(D) Considerations.--In determining amounts \n appropriated for purposes of subparagraphs (B) and \n (C)--\n ``(i) the Secretary shall not consider any \n amounts appropriated in accordance with \n paragraph (2)(E)(iii); and\n ``(ii) with respect to the Food and Drug \n Administration, the Secretary shall not \n consider amounts appropriated in accordance \n with subchapter C of chapter VII of the Federal \n Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (relating to user \n fees collected by the Secretary).\n ``(4) Prioritizing urgent needs in medical research.--The \n Secretary shall ensure that the payments distributed under \n paragraph (3) are used to meet urgent needs in medical \n research, including priorities as follows:\n ``(A) FDA.--With respect the Food and Drug \n Administration, the priority use of the distributions \n shall include carrying out the goals of the strategy \n and implementation plan for advancing regulatory \n science for medical products under section 1124 of the \n Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act \n (21 U.S.C. 393 note), and other such research \n activities in order to promote the public health and \n advance innovation in regulatory decisionmaking, as \n determined by the Secretary.\n ``(B) NIH.--With respect to the National Institutes \n of Health, the priority use of the distributions shall \n include supporting--\n ``(i) research that fosters radical \n innovation, including--\n ``(I) research on diseases or \n conditions for which treatments exist \n but are inadequate;\n ``(II) research on diseases or \n conditions for which there are unmet \n medical needs;\n ``(III) research on diseases for \n which treatments exist but the side \n effect profiles of such treatments \n limit the therapeutic potential of such \n treatments;\n ``(IV) research on new approaches \n to treatment of a disease using a drug, \n device, or therapy that, at the time of \n distribution, is not used or is \n underused; or\n ``(V) research to identify new \n biomarkers;\n ``(ii) research that advances fundamental \n knowledge even if it does not provide immediate \n or near-term clinical or therapeutic benefits, \n including research that advances the \n understanding of biochemistry, biology, protein \n science, immunology, genetics, virology, \n microbiology, or neurology;\n ``(iii) research related to diseases that \n disproportionally account for Federal health \n care spending, including spending under the \n Medicare program under title XVIII of the \n Social Security Act, the Medicaid program under \n title XIX of the Social Security Act, the State \n Children's Health Insurance Program under title \n XXI of the Social Security Act, the TRICARE \n program under chapter 55 of title 10, United \n States Code, and the hospital services and \n medical care provided through the Veterans \n Administration under chapters 17 and 18 of \n title 38, United States Code, and tax credits \n made available through the amendments to the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 made by the \n Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act \n (Public Law 111-148), such as research relating \n to--\n ``(I) diseases that \n disproportionally impact older \n individuals;\n ``(II) degenerative diseases, and\n ``(III) chronic conditions; and\n ``(iv) early career scientists by--\n ``(I) awarding research project \n grants that support discrete, \n specified, circumscribed projects to be \n performed by the investigator in an \n area representing the specific \n interests and competencies of such \n investigator, to investigators--\n ``(aa) who are within 10 \n years of completing a terminal \n research degree; or\n ``(bb) who are within 10 \n years of completing a medical \n residency;\n ``(II) awarding grants that support \n career development experiences that \n lead to earlier research independence; \n and\n ``(III) awarding grants that \n support innovative training programs \n that, in addition to scientific \n training, provide additional training \n to enhance employment opportunities, \n including training in management and \n business, to--\n ``(aa) graduate students;\n ``(bb) post-doctoral \n fellows;\n ``(cc) individuals within \n 10 years of completing a \n terminal research degree; or\n ``(dd) individuals within \n 10 years of completing a \n medical residency.\n ``(5) Annual reports.--\n ``(A) Secretary of health and human services.--Not \n later than 180 calendar days before the end of a fiscal \n year in which the Secretary has assessed supplemental \n payments under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall \n submit a report to the Committee on Health, Education, \n Labor, and Pensions of the Senate and the Committee on \n Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives, \n which shall include a description of supplemental \n payments assessed, collected, and distributed under \n this subsection for such fiscal year, and a list of the \n covered manufacturers that were assessed supplemental \n payments and the amount of such assessments.\n ``(B) FDA and nih.--For each fiscal year in which \n amounts are distributed under paragraph (3), the Food \n and Drug Administration and the National Institutes of \n Health shall report on the use and impact of such \n amounts in the annual budget submission of such \n entity.''.\n (b) Effect of Failure To Remit Payment.--Section 502 of the Federal \nFood, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 352) is amended by adding at \nthe end the following:\n ``(dd) If it is a drug that is a covered blockbuster drug (as \ndefined in section 301(f)(1) of the Public Health Service Act) for \nwhich any payment assessed under section 301(f)(2) of such Act has not \nbeen paid in accordance with such section, until such payment is \nmade.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["year", 42], ["payment", 39], ["covered", 31], ["fiscal", 30], ["drug", 26], ["research", 25], ["medical", 23], ["shall", 22], ["secretary", 22], ["paragraph", 21], ["supplemental", 20], ["amount", 18], ["federal", 17], ["manufacturer", 17], ["section", 15], ["subparagraph", 13], ["assessed", 13], ["food", 12], ["blockbuster", 12], ["investment", 11], ["health", 11], ["clause", 10], ["accordance", 10], ["congressional", 10], ["described", 9], ["settlement", 8], ["appropriation", 8], ["date", 8], ["including", 8], ["day", 8], ["increase", 8], ["agency", 8], ["calendar", 8], ["collected", 8], ["appropriated", 8], ["government", 8], ["innovation", 8], ["cosmetic", 7], ["state", 7], ["available", 7], ["term", 7], ["security", 7], ["disease", 7], ["general.", 6], ["use", 6], ["united", 6], ["least", 6], ["doe", 6], ["public", 6], ["subject", 6], ["administration", 6], ["agreement", 6], ["form", 6], ["distribution", 6], ["u.s.c", 6], ["code", 5], ["social", 5], ["enactment", 5], ["claim", 5], ["collection", 5], ["first", 5], ["purpose", 5], ["payments.", 5], ["whole", 5], ["respect", 5], ["used", 5], ["person", 5], ["treatment", 5], ["chapter", 5], ["within", 5], ["authorized", 5], ["research.", 5], ["include", 4], ["net", 4], ["prior", 4], ["total", 4], ["following", 4], ["house", 4], ["`covered", 4], ["relates", 4], ["advance", 4], ["training", 4], ["priority", 4], ["later", 4], ["violation", 4], ["impact", 4], ["distributed", 4], ["equal", 4], ["mean", 4], ["upon", 4], ["distribute", 4], ["completing", 4], ["alleged", 4], ["made", 4], ["consider", 3], ["condition", 3], ["list", 3], ["reported", 3], ["institute", 3], ["funded", 3]]}, "hr277": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 277 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 277\n\nTo prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it withdraws \n its request to join the International Criminal Court.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 12, 2015\n\n Mr. Hastings introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority until it withdraws \n its request to join the International Criminal Court.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Defend Israel by Defunding \nPalestinian Foreign Aid Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) On December 31, 2014, Mahmoud Abbas, the President of \n the Palestinian Authority, signed several international \n conventions in an attempt to join the International Criminal \n Court.\n (2) The Palestinian Authority has indicated that it will \n seek to use the International Criminal Court as a means to \n pursue charges against Israel.\n (3) The Palestinian Authority remains engaged in a unity \n government with Hamas, a terrorist organization responsible for \n countless deaths and whose charter declares that ``there is no \n solution to the Palestinian question except by Jihad''.\n (4) The United States provides more than $400,000,000 in \n assistance to the Palestinian Authority each year.\n (5) Section 7041(i)(2) of the Department of State, Foreign \n Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2015 \n (division J of Public Law 133-235) includes limitations on \n assistance to the Palestinian Authority if it seeks to join the \n International Criminal Court.\n (6) The United States Government must make immediately \n clear to the Palestinian Authority that its attempts to join \n the International Criminal Court will carry serious \n consequences.\n\nSEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING.\n\n Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no amounts may be \nobligated or expended to provide any assistance, loan guarantee, or \ndebt relief to the Palestinian Authority, or any affiliated governing \nentity, until the Palestinian Authority withdraws its request to join \nthe International Criminal Court.\n \n", "frequency": [["palestinian", 12], ["authority", 10], ["international", 8], ["criminal", 7], ["court", 7], ["join", 6], ["assistance", 5], ["state", 4], ["congress", 4], ["government", 3], ["house", 3], ["foreign", 3], ["withdraws", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["request", 3], ["introduced", 2], ["section", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["israel", 2], ["representative", 2], ["following", 2], ["seek", 2], ["make", 2], ["finding", 2], ["may", 2], ["attempt", 2], ["affair", 1], ["office", 1], ["entity", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["whose", 1], ["death", 1], ["except", 1], ["charge", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["division", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["department", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["immediately", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["solution", 1], ["jihad", 1], ["obligated", 1], ["related", 1], ["referred", 1], ["charter", 1], ["senate", 1], ["declares", 1], ["mahmoud", 1], ["year", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["operation", 1], ["funding", 1], ["defend", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["provides", 1], ["public", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["governing", 1], ["unity", 1], ["affiliated", 1], ["debt", 1], ["limitation", 1], ["amount", 1], ["must", 1], ["expended", 1], ["consequence", 1], ["mean", 1], ["loan", 1], ["hamas", 1], ["1st", 1], ["carry", 1], ["use", 1], ["remains", 1], ["question", 1], ["abbas", 1], ["convention", 1], ["countless", 1], ["pursue", 1], ["signed", 1], ["printing", 1], ["aid", 1], ["indicated", 1], ["december", 1], ["cited", 1], ["engaged", 1], ["guarantee", 1], ["provide", 1], ["responsible", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["several", 1], ["includes", 1]]}, "hr588": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 588 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 588\n\nTo preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the \n Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by \n section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Rothfus (for himself and Mr. Schrader) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in \n addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo preserve Medicare beneficiary choice by restoring and expanding the \n Medicare open enrollment and disenrollment opportunities repealed by \n section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medicare Beneficiary Preservation of \nChoice Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PRESERVATION OF MEDICARE BENEFICIARY CHOICE UNDER MEDICARE \n ADVANTAGE.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1851(e)(2) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1395w-21(e)(2)) is amended by amending subparagraph (C), as \namended by section 3204(a) of the Patient Protection and Affordable \nCare Act (Public Law 111-148), to read as follows:\n ``(C) Continuous open enrollment and disenrollment \n for first 3 months in subsequent years.--\n ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii) \n and subparagraph (D), at any time during the \n first 3 months of a year, or, if the individual \n first becomes a Medicare Advantage eligible \n individual during a year, during the first 3 \n months of such year in which the individual is \n a Medicare Advantage eligible individual, a \n Medicare Advantage eligible individual may \n change the election under subsection (a)(1).\n ``(ii) Limitation of one change during open \n enrollment period each year.--An individual may \n exercise the right under clause (i) only once \n during the applicable 3-month period described \n in such clause in each year. The limitation \n under this clause shall not apply to changes in \n elections effected during an annual, \n coordinated election period under paragraph (3) \n or during a special enrollment period under \n paragraph (4).\n ``(iii) Limited application to part d.--The \n previous provisions of this subparagraph shall \n only apply with respect to changes in \n enrollment in a prescription drug plan under \n part D in the case of an individual who, \n previous to such change in enrollment, is \n enrolled in a Medicare Advantage plan.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1860D-1(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the \nSocial Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w-101(b)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by \nstriking ``, (C),''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply with respect to 2016 and succeeding years.\n \n", "frequency": [["medicare", 11], ["individual", 7], ["section", 7], ["enrollment", 7], ["advantage", 5], ["year", 5], ["change", 5], ["period", 5], ["choice", 4], ["first", 4], ["clause", 4], ["open", 4], ["beneficiary", 4], ["month", 3], ["committee", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["subparagraph", 3], ["amended", 3], ["house", 3], ["election", 3], ["apply", 3], ["affordable", 3], ["patient", 3], ["protection", 3], ["care", 3], ["disenrollment", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["may", 3], ["previous", 2], ["provision", 2], ["restoring", 2], ["security", 2], ["preserve", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["general.", 2], ["respect", 2], ["limitation", 2], ["social", 2], ["repealed", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["preservation", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["case", 2], ["expanding", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["opportunity", 2], ["limited", 1], ["amending", 1], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["succeeding", 1], ["exercise", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["striking", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["coordinated", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["year.", 1], ["fall", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["follows", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["january", 1], ["referred", 1], ["mean", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["right", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["1395w-101", 1], ["special", 1], ["subject", 1], ["subsequent", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["years.", 1], ["public", 1], ["date.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["prescription", 1], ["annual", 1], ["drug", 1], ["3-month", 1], ["within", 1], ["one", 1], ["1st", 1], ["america", 1], ["described", 1], ["addition", 1], ["way", 1], ["becomes", 1]]}, "hr139": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 139 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 139\n\nTo amend title 10, United States Code, to require that Federal, State, \n and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and personal \n property is sold or donated demonstrate that agency personnel are \n certified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper \n operation of the equipment prior to the sale or donation.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Jolly (for himself and Mr. Murphy of Florida) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 10, United States Code, to require that Federal, State, \n and local agencies to which surplus military equipment and personal \n property is sold or donated demonstrate that agency personnel are \n certified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper \n operation of the equipment prior to the sale or donation.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. REQUIREMENT THAT STATE AND LOCAL AGENCIES RECEIVE TRAINING \n IN PROPER OPERATION OF SURPLUS MILITARY EQUIPMENT AND \n PROPERTY PRIOR TO SALE OR TRANSFER OF EQUIPMENT BY \n DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.\n\n (a) Sale to State and Local Law Enforcement, Firefighting, Homeland \nSecurity, and Emergency Management Agencies.--Section 2576 of title 10, \nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new \nsubsection:\n ``(c) The Secretary of Defense shall require, as a condition of the \nsale of any surplus military equipment under this section, that the \nState or local law enforcement, firefighting, homeland security, or \nemergency management agency purchasing the equipment demonstrates, \nprior to the sale of the equipment, that agency personnel have been \ncertified, trained, or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper \noperation of the equipment.''.\n (b) Sale or Donation for Law Enforcement Activities.--Section \n2576a(b) of such title is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting \n ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(5) the recipient agency demonstrates, prior to the \n transfer, that agency personnel have been certified, trained, \n or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper operation of the \n property.''.\n (c) Sale or Donation To Assist Firefighting Agencies.--Section \n2576b of such title is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting \n ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(5) the recipient agency demonstrates, prior to the \n transfer, that agency personnel have been certified, trained, \n or licensed, as appropriate, in the proper operation of the \n property.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this Act shall apply \nwith respect to the sale, transfer, or donation of property or \nequipment made after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["agency", 11], ["equipment", 10], ["state", 9], ["sale", 9], ["proper", 6], ["operation", 6], ["prior", 6], ["paragraph", 6], ["local", 5], ["licensed", 5], ["section", 5], ["certified", 5], ["appropriate", 5], ["trained", 5], ["end", 5], ["personnel", 5], ["donation", 5], ["surplus", 4], ["military", 4], ["striking", 4], ["transfer", 4], ["following", 4], ["property", 4], ["united", 4], ["code", 3], ["adding", 3], ["amended", 3], ["house", 3], ["demonstrates", 3], ["new", 3], ["enforcement", 3], ["require", 3], ["bill", 3], ["firefighting", 3], ["congress", 3], ["law", 3], ["personal", 2], ["homeland", 2], ["emergency", 2], ["recipient", 2], ["security", 2], ["defense", 2], ["federal", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["sold", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["period", 2], ["donated", 2], ["management", 2], ["114th", 2], ["property.", 2], ["representative", 2], ["made", 2], ["amend", 2], ["demonstrate", 2], ["agencies.", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["shall", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["condition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["referred", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["senate", 1], ["respect", 1], ["jolly", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["assist", 1], ["training", 1], ["receive", 1], ["florida", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["equipment.", 1], ["america", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["armed", 1], ["service", 1], ["murphy", 1], ["activities.", 1], ["2576a", 1], ["purchasing", 1], ["department", 1], ["printing", 1], ["2576b", 1], ["date", 1], ["effective", 1]]}, "hr138": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 138 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 138\n\nTo repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health \ncare-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation \n Act of 2010 and to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a \n national health program administered by the Office of Personnel \n Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to \n individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on \n Ways and Means, Oversight and Government Reform, Education and the \nWorkforce, Natural Resources, the Judiciary, Rules, Appropriations, and \nHouse Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the health \ncare-related provisions in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation \n Act of 2010 and to amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a \n national health program administered by the Office of Personnel \n Management to offer Federal employee health benefits plans to \n individuals who are not Federal employees, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Access to Insurance for All \nAmericans Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEAL OF PPACA AND HEALTH CARE-RELATED PROVISIONS OF HCERA.\n\n (a) PPACA.--The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public \nLaw 111-148) is repealed and the provisions of law amended or repealed \nby such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not been \nenacted.\n (b) Health Care-Related Provisions of HCERA.--\n (1) In general.--The health care-related provisions of the \n Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (Public \n Law 111-152) are repealed and the provisions of law amended or \n repealed by such health care-related provisions are restored or \n revived as if such provisions had not been enacted.\n (2) Health care-related provisions defined.--In paragraph \n (1), the term ``health care-related provisions'' means, with \n respect to the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of \n 2010, title I and subtitle B of title II of such Act.\n\nSEC. 3. EXTENSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE.\n\n (a) In General.--Subpart G of part III of title 5, United States \nCode, is amended--\n (1) by redesignating chapters 89A and 89B as chapters 89B \n and 89C, respectively; and\n (2) by inserting after chapter 89 the following:\n\n ``CHAPTER 89A--HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES\n\n``SEC. 8921. DEFINITIONS.\n\n ``In this chapter--\n ``(1) the terms defined under section 8901 shall have the \n meanings given such terms under that section; and\n ``(2) the term `Office' means the Office of Personnel \n Management.\n\n``SEC. 8922. HEALTH INSURANCE FOR NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.\n\n ``(a) The Office shall administer a health insurance program for \nnon-Federal employees in accordance with this chapter.\n ``(b) Except as provided under this chapter, the Office shall \nprescribe regulations to apply the provisions of chapter 89 to the \ngreatest extent practicable to eligible individuals covered under this \nchapter.\n\n``SEC. 8923. CONTRACT REQUIREMENT.\n\n ``(a) For each calendar year, the Office shall enter into a \ncontract with 1 or more carriers to make available 1 or more health \nbenefits plans (subject to the provisions of this chapter) to eligible \nindividuals under this chapter.\n ``(b) In carrying out this section, the Office may require 1 or \nmore carriers to enter into a contract described in subsection (a), as \na condition of entering into a contract under section 8902.\n\n``SEC. 8924. ELIGIBILITY OF NON-FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.\n\n ``(a) Except as provided under subsection (b), any individual may \nenroll in a health benefits plan under this section.\n ``(b) An individual may not enroll in a health benefits plan under \nthis chapter if the individual--\n ``(1) is enrolled or eligible to enroll for coverage under \n a public health insurance program, including--\n ``(A) title XVIII of the Social Security Act;\n ``(B) a State plan under title XIX of the Social \n Security Act;\n ``(C) a State plan under title XXI of the Social \n Security Act; or\n ``(D) any other program determined by the Office;\n ``(2) is enrolled or eligible to enroll in a plan under \n chapter 89; or\n ``(3) is a member of the uniformed services as defined \n under section 101(a)(5) of title 10.\n\n``SEC. 8925. ALTERNATIVE CONDITIONS TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS \n PLANS.\n\n ``(a) Rates charged and premiums paid for a health benefits plan \nunder this chapter may differ between or among geographic regions.\n ``(b) No Government contribution shall be made for any individual \nunder this chapter.\n ``(c) In the administration of this chapter, the Office shall \nensure that individuals covered under this chapter shall be in a risk \npool that is separate from the risk pool maintained for individuals \ncovered under chapter 89.''.\n (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) Contract requirement under chapter 89.--Section 8902 of \n title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after \n subsection (o) the following:\n ``(p) Any contract under this chapter may include, at the \ndiscretion of the Office, a provision that the carrier shall enter into \na contract to provide 1 or more health benefits plans as described \nunder chapter 89A.''.\n (2) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters for part III \n of title 5, United States Code, is amended--\n (A) by redesignating the items relating to chapters \n 89A and 89B as chapters 89B and 89C, respectively; and\n (B) by inserting after the item relating to chapter \n 89 the following:\n\n``89A. Health Insurance for Non-Federal Employees........... 8921''.\n\nSEC. 4. DEDUCTION FOR PREMIUMS PAID BY FEHBP NON-EMPLOYEE ENROLLEES.\n\n (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the \nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional itemized \ndeductions) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating section 224 as section 225; and\n (2) by inserting after section 223 the following new \n section:\n\n``SEC. 224. PREMIUMS PAID FOR FEHBP COVERAGE.\n\n ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there shall be \nallowed as a deduction an amount equal to the amount paid as premiums \nduring the taxable year for coverage for the taxpayer, his spouse, and \ndependents under health insurance provided pursuant to chapter 89A of \ntitle 5, United States Code.\n ``(b) Special Rules.--\n ``(1) Coordination with medical deduction, etc.--Any amount \n paid by a taxpayer for insurance to which subsection (a) \n applies shall not be taken into account in computing the amount \n allowable to the taxpayer as a deduction under section 162(l) \n or 213(a). Any amount taken into account in determining the \n credit allowed under section 35 shall not be taken into account \n for purposes of this section.\n ``(2) Deduction not allowed for self-employment tax \n purposes.--The deduction allowable by reason of this section \n shall not be taken into account in determining an individual's \n net earnings from self-employment (within the meaning of \n section 1402(a)) for purposes of chapter 2.''.\n (b) Deduction Allowed in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--\nSubsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by inserting \nbefore the last sentence the following new paragraph:\n ``(22) Premiums paid for fehbp coverage.--The deduction \n allowed by section 224.''.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII of \nsubchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by--\n (1) redesignating the item relating to section 224 as an \n item relating to section 225; and\n (2) inserting before such item the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 224. Premiums paid for FEHBP coverage.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this \nAct.\n\nSEC. 5. PLAN FOR EXTENSION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM.\n\n Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act and \nafter consultation with appropriate experts, representatives of \naffected individuals, and Federal officers, the Director of the Office \nof Personnel Management shall submit a comprehensive plan to Congress \nthat--\n (1) provides for the orderly implementation of the \n amendments made by this Act; and\n (2) includes a schedule of actions to be taken to provide \n for that implementation.\n \n", "frequency": [["health", 30], ["chapter", 29], ["section", 23], ["provision", 15], ["shall", 14], ["individual", 13], ["plan", 13], ["office", 12], ["employee", 12], ["code", 9], ["benefit", 9], ["insurance", 9], ["state", 9], ["deduction", 9], ["amended", 8], ["federal", 8], ["care-related", 8], ["care", 7], ["contract", 7], ["following", 7], ["united", 7], ["paid", 7], ["premium", 6], ["item", 6], ["may", 6], ["taken", 5], ["subsection", 5], ["inserting", 5], ["relating", 5], ["non-federal", 5], ["89a", 5], ["allowed", 5], ["education", 5], ["amount", 5], ["eligible", 4], ["term", 4], ["house", 4], ["reconciliation", 4], ["general.", 4], ["enroll", 4], ["repealed", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["redesignating", 4], ["law", 4], ["account", 4], ["89b", 4], ["fehbp", 4], ["congress", 4], ["personnel", 4], ["management", 4], ["enter", 3], ["committee", 3], ["taxpayer", 3], ["covered", 3], ["government", 3], ["provided", 3], ["enacted", 3], ["security", 3], ["bill", 3], ["repeal", 3], ["new", 3], ["public", 3], ["affordable", 3], ["patient", 3], ["protection", 3], ["table", 3], ["carrier", 3], ["social", 3], ["mean", 3], ["representative", 3], ["made", 3], ["year", 3], ["coverage", 3], ["revived", 2], ["implementation", 2], ["except", 2], ["condition", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["self-employment", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["national", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["apply", 2], ["respectively", 2], ["extension", 2], ["determining", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["within", 2], ["establish", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["subchapter", 2], ["offer", 2], ["administered", 2], ["taxable", 2], ["case", 2], ["amend", 2], ["coverage.", 2], ["determined", 2]]}, "hr137": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 137 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 137\n\n To require an adequate process in preplanned lethal operations that \n deliberately target citizens of the United States or citizens of \n strategic treaty allies of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on \nIntelligence (Permanent Select) and the Committee on the Judiciary, for \na period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To require an adequate process in preplanned lethal operations that \n deliberately target citizens of the United States or citizens of \n strategic treaty allies of the United States, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Designating Requirements On \nNotification of Executive-ordered Strikes Act'' or ``DRONES Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term \n ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on \n the Judiciary, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the \n Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, \n and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs \n of the Senate and the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee \n on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on Armed Services, the \n Committee on Appropriations, and the Committee on Oversight and \n Government Reform of the House of Representatives.\n (2) Preplanned lethal operation.--The term ``preplanned \n lethal operation'' does not include, limit, or restrict actions \n taken in immediate self defense or immediate defense of others \n by members of the Armed Forces, law enforcement officers, or \n other persons authorized to use lethal force in the execution \n of their duties.\n (3) Strategic treaty ally.--The term ``strategic treaty \n ally'' refers to a member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty \n Organization, Japan, the Republic of South Korea, and any other \n country with which the United States has entered into a \n security treaty.\n\nSEC. 3. SCOPE OF ACT.\n\n (a) Covered Entities.--This Act applies to all Federal departments \nand agencies and the Armed Forces.\n (b) Covered Preplanned Lethal Operations.--This Act only applies to \npreplanned lethal operations that deliberately target a citizen of the \nUnited States or a citizen of a strategic treaty ally of the United \nStates.\n\nSEC. 4. LIMITATION ON PREPLANNED LETHAL OPERATIONS TARGETING UNITED \n STATES CITIZENS OR CITIZENS OF STRATEGIC TREATY ALLIES.\n\n (a) Limitation.--A Federal department or agency or the Armed Forces \nmay not deliberately target a citizen of the United States or a citizen \nof a strategic treaty ally of the United States in a preplanned lethal \noperation unless the preplanned lethal operation is planned and \nexecuted pursuant to a written determination signed personally by the \nPresident--\n (1) confirming the status of the targeted citizen as an \n enemy combatant; and\n (2) authorizing the deliberate lethal targeting of the \n citizen based on an articulated need for the use of such lethal \n force.\n (b) Congressional Notification.--Not later than 30 days after \nmaking a determination under subsection (a), the President shall submit \nto the appropriate congressional committees a report, in classified \nform if necessary--\n (1) certifying that the timing and details of the \n preplanned lethal operation were approved personally by the \n President; and\n (2) describing in detail--\n (A) the information used to determine that the \n targeted citizen is an enemy combatant; and\n (B) the reasons why the use of lethal force was \n necessary.\n (c) Delegation.--The President may not delegate--\n (1) the final determination of enemy combatant status; and\n (2) the final approval of timing and details of the \n execution of the preplanned lethal operation.\n\nSEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON PREPLANNED LETHAL OPERATIONS INSIDE THE \n TERRITORY OF THE UNITED STATES.\n\n Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize any Federal \ndepartment or agency or the Armed Forces to deliberately target a \ncitizen of the United States or a citizen of a strategic treaty ally in \na preplanned lethal operation inside the territory of the United States \nor any location under the jurisdiction of the United States.\n \n", "frequency": [["lethal", 17], ["committee", 16], ["citizen", 15], ["state", 15], ["united", 15], ["preplanned", 13], ["operation", 11], ["treaty", 10], ["strategic", 8], ["force", 7], ["armed", 7], ["ally", 7], ["deliberately", 5], ["congressional", 5], ["target", 5], ["house", 4], ["may", 4], ["president", 4], ["judiciary", 3], ["enemy", 3], ["term", 3], ["federal", 3], ["combatant", 3], ["appropriate", 3], ["determination", 3], ["use", 3], ["service", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["agency", 3], ["detail", 3], ["department", 3], ["congress", 3], ["affair", 2], ["jurisdiction", 2], ["timing", 2], ["adequate", 2], ["government", 2], ["appropriation", 2], ["execution", 2], ["necessary", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["security", 2], ["inside", 2], ["senate", 2], ["defense", 2], ["targeted", 2], ["foreign", 2], ["select", 2], ["targeting", 2], ["114th", 2], ["territory", 2], ["final", 2], ["immediate", 2], ["covered", 2], ["require", 2], ["applies", 2], ["process", 2], ["member", 2], ["personally", 2], ["status", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["executed", 1], ["office", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["determine", 1], ["session", 1], ["relation", 1], ["japan", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["based", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["written", 1], ["day", 1], ["governmental", 1], ["permanent", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["homeland", 1], ["republic", 1], ["include", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["nation", 1], ["fall", 1], ["report", 1], ["provision", 1], ["operation.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["articulated", 1], ["january", 1], ["classified", 1], ["committees.", 1], ["officer", 1], ["referred", 1], ["requirement", 1], ["delegation.", 1], ["certifying", 1], ["authorize", 1], ["executive-ordered", 1], ["limitation.", 1]]}, "hr136": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 136 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 136\n\n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \nat 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the ``Camp \n Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \nat 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, as the ``Camp \n Pendleton Medal of Honor Post Office''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. CAMP PENDLETON MEDAL OF HONOR POST OFFICE.\n\n (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service \nlocated at 1103 USPS Building 1103 in Camp Pendleton, California, shall \nbe known and designated as the ``Camp Pendleton Medal of Honor Post \nOffice''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to \nin subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Camp \nPendleton Medal of Honor Post Office''.\n \n", "frequency": [["pendleton", 8], ["camp", 8], ["office", 6], ["united", 5], ["state", 5], ["post", 5], ["medal", 5], ["honor", 5], ["facility", 4], ["usps", 3], ["house", 3], ["service", 3], ["located", 3], ["congress", 3], ["california", 3], ["postal", 3], ["building", 3], ["bill", 3], ["114th", 2], ["designate", 2], ["government", 2], ["representative", 2], ["reference", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["referred", 2], ["senate", 1], ["america", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["designation.", 1], ["reform", 1], ["section", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["document", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["map", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["designated", 1], ["paper", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["known", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["issa", 1], ["january", 1], ["references.", 1], ["record", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr135": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 135 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 135\n\nTo amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide that if the \n head of the agency managing Federal property objects to the inclusion \n of certain property on the National Register or its designation as a \n National Historic Landmark for reasons of national security, the \n Federal property shall be neither included nor designated until the \n objection is withdrawn, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the National Historic Preservation Act to provide that if the \n head of the agency managing Federal property objects to the inclusion \n of certain property on the National Register or its designation as a \n National Historic Landmark for reasons of national security, the \n Federal property shall be neither included nor designated until the \n objection is withdrawn, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Military Land and National Defense \nAct'' or the ``Military LAND Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT.\n\n Section 101(a) of the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. \n470a(a)) is amended as follows:\n (1) In paragraph (2)--\n (A) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``; and'' and \n inserting a semicolon;\n (B) in subparagraph (F), by striking the period and \n inserting ``; and''; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(G) notifying the Committee on Natural Resources of the \n United States House of Representatives and the Committee on \n Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate if the property is \n owned by the Federal Government when the property is being \n considered for inclusion on the National Register, for \n designation as a National Historic Landmark, or for nomination \n to the World Heritage List.''.\n (2) By redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs \n (8) and (9), respectively.\n (3) By inserting after paragraph (6) the following:\n ``(7) If the head of the agency managing any Federal \n property objects to such inclusion or designation for reasons \n of national security, such as any impact the inclusion or \n designation would have on use of the property for military \n training or readiness purposes, that Federal property shall be \n neither included on the National Register nor designated as a \n National Historic Landmark until the objection is withdrawn.''.\n (4) By adding after paragraph (9) (as so redesignated by \n paragraph (2) of this section) the following:\n ``(10) The Secretary shall promulgate regulations to allow \n for expedited removal of Federal property listed on the \n National Register of Historic Places if the managing agency of \n that Federal property submits to the Secretary a written \n request to remove the Federal property from the National \n Register of Historic Places for reasons of national security, \n such as any impact the inclusion or designation would have on \n use of the property for military training or readiness \n purposes.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["national", 19], ["property", 15], ["historic", 10], ["federal", 10], ["designation", 6], ["inclusion", 6], ["paragraph", 6], ["register", 6], ["preservation", 4], ["security", 4], ["house", 4], ["reason", 4], ["military", 4], ["managing", 4], ["following", 4], ["agency", 4], ["shall", 4], ["landmark", 4], ["committee", 3], ["designated", 3], ["resource", 3], ["section", 3], ["neither", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["head", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["objection", 3], ["congress", 3], ["object", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["included", 3], ["natural", 3], ["secretary", 2], ["impact", 2], ["adding", 2], ["striking", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["government", 2], ["senate", 2], ["state", 2], ["training", 2], ["place", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["withdrawn", 2], ["use", 2], ["would", 2], ["114th", 2], ["land", 2], ["amend", 2], ["certain", 2], ["united", 2], ["readiness", 2], ["provide", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["withdrawn.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["written", 1], ["removal", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["world", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["promulgate", 1], ["notifying", 1], ["470a", 1], ["follows", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["defense", 1], ["remove", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["expedited", 1], ["redesignated", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["submits", 1], ["period", 1], ["owned", 1], ["list.", 1], ["1st", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["listed", 1], ["heritage", 1], ["energy", 1], ["issa", 1], ["purposes.", 1], ["semicolon", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["end", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["may", 1], ["america", 1], ["nomination", 1], ["short", 1]]}, "hr134": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 134 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 134\n\n To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the \n ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the \n ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. DESIGNATION OF THE RONALD WILSON REAGAN EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC \n ZONE OF THE UNITED STATES.\n\n (a) Designation.--The exclusive economic zone of the United States, \nas established by Presidential Proclamation Numbered 5030, dated March \n10, 1983, is designated as the ``Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive \nEconomic Zone of the United States''.\n (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, \npaper, or other record of the United States to the exclusive economic \nzone of the United States is deemed to be a reference to the ``Ronald \nWilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States''.\n \n", "frequency": [["united", 11], ["state", 11], ["exclusive", 9], ["zone", 9], ["economic", 9], ["reagan", 5], ["wilson", 5], ["ronald", 5], ["house", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["reference", 2], ["114th", 2], ["designate", 2], ["representative", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["session", 1], ["paper", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["law", 1], ["resource", 1], ["designation.", 1], ["proclamation", 1], ["section", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["established", 1], ["document", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["map", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["march", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["designated", 1], ["natural", 1], ["america", 1], ["presidential", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["numbered", 1], ["issa", 1], ["designation", 1], ["january", 1], ["references.", 1], ["record", 1], ["printing", 1], ["dated", 1], ["following", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr133": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 133 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 133\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of \n user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of \n tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Griffith introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for waivers of \n user fees imposed with respect to applications for reinstatement of \n tax-exempt status of small, subsidiary tax-exempt organizations.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. WAIVER OF USER FEES ON REINSTATEMENT APPLICATIONS OF \n REINSTATED SMALL, SUBSIDIARY TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS \n AFTER AUTOMATIC REVOCATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 6033(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(4) Waiver of user fee on reinstatement applications for \n certain tax-exempt subsidiaries.--If, upon application for \n reinstatement of status as an organization exempt from tax \n under section 501(a), an organization described in paragraph \n (1) can show that--\n ``(A) the organization has, after the failure \n described in paragraph (1), filed any return or notice \n with respect to which such failure to file triggered \n the automatic revocation referred to in paragraph (1), \n and\n ``(B) the organization--\n ``(i) is a subsidiary of an entity that is \n exempt from tax under section 501(a), and\n ``(ii) that subsidiary, for each of the 3 \n consecutive years referred to in paragraph (1) \n relating to such failure, has fewer than 50 \n members (as reported to such entity),\n the organization's exempt status shall be reinstated effective \n from the date of the revocation under such paragraph and the \n Secretary shall waive any user fee imposed with respect to such \n application.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall \napply with respect to applications for reinstatement filed after the \ndate of the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["organization", 8], ["application", 6], ["reinstatement", 6], ["paragraph", 6], ["tax-exempt", 6], ["respect", 5], ["fee", 5], ["subsidiary", 5], ["user", 5], ["section", 4], ["status", 4], ["waiver", 4], ["code", 3], ["exempt", 3], ["imposed", 3], ["small", 3], ["referred", 3], ["house", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["failure", 3], ["bill", 3], ["revocation", 3], ["internal", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["entity", 2], ["automatic", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["filed", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["tax", 2], ["provide", 2], ["reinstated", 2], ["date", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["effective", 2], ["office", 1], ["show", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["adding", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["return", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["consecutive", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["fewer", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["senate", 1], ["apply", 1], ["waive", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["notice", 1], ["subsidiaries.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["reported", 1], ["relating", 1], ["mean", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["1st", 1], ["way", 1], ["triggered", 1], ["application.", 1], ["made", 1], ["certain", 1], ["year", 1], ["file", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["member", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["upon", 1], ["america", 1]]}, "hr132": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 132 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 132\n\nTo repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health \n Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Duncan of \n South Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. \nGibbs, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Massie, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Olson, \nMr. Rothfus, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Yoho, Mr. Young of Iowa, Mr. Aderholt, \n Mr. Weber of Texas, and Mr. Collins of Georgia) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, \n Education and the Workforce, the Judiciary, Natural Resources, House \n Administration, Rules, and Appropriations, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health \n Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``ObamaCare Repeal Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEAL OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT AND \n THE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION RECONCILIATION ACT OF 2010.\n\n (a) Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.--Effective as of \nthe enactment of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Public \nLaw 111-148), such Act is repealed, and the provisions of law amended \nor repealed by such Act are restored or revived as if such Act had not \nbeen enacted.\n (b) Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.--\nEffective as of the enactment of the Health Care and Education \nReconciliation Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-152), such Act is repealed, \nand the provisions of law amended or repealed by such Act are restored \nor revived as if such Act had not been enacted.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 19], ["care", 10], ["education", 6], ["reconciliation", 5], ["health", 5], ["affordable", 5], ["patient", 5], ["protection", 5], ["house", 4], ["law", 4], ["repealed", 4], ["repeal", 4], ["committee", 3], ["enacted", 3], ["provision", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["revived", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["iowa", 2], ["amended", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["public", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["effective", 2], ["restored", 2], ["office", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["session", 1], ["weber", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["obamacare", 1], ["young", 1], ["bilirakis", 1], ["texas", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["fall", 1], ["huelskamp", 1], ["resource", 1], ["january", 1], ["newhouse", 1], ["referred", 1], ["barr", 1], ["meadow", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["section", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["collins", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["mean", 1], ["south", 1], ["king", 1], ["massie", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["tennessee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["addition", 1], ["way", 1], ["olson", 1], ["schweikert", 1], ["case", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["georgia", 1], ["determined", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["following", 1], ["yoho", 1], ["cited", 1], ["rothfus", 1], ["united", 1], ["administration", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["gibbs", 1], ["may", 1], ["printing", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["natural", 1], ["rule", 1], ["act.", 1], ["subsequently", 1], ["aderholt", 1]]}, "hr131": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 131 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 131\n\n To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more \n comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or \n ammunition.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\nMr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Hanna, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Jones, \nMs. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois, \nMr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mrs. Ellmers) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend chapter 44 of title 18, United States Code, to more \n comprehensively address the interstate transportation of firearms or \n ammunition.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION OF FIREARMS OR AMMUNITION.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 926A of title 18, United States Code, is \namended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 926A. Interstate transportation of firearms or ammunition\n ``(a) Notwithstanding any provision of any law, rule, or regulation \nof a State or any political subdivision thereof:\n ``(1) A person who is not prohibited by this chapter from \n possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or \n ammunition shall be entitled to transport a firearm for any \n lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully \n possess, carry, or transport the firearm to any other such \n place if, during the transportation, the firearm is unloaded, \n and--\n ``(A) if the transportation is by motor vehicle, \n the firearm is not directly accessible from the \n passenger compartment of the vehicle, and, if the \n vehicle is without a compartment separate from the \n passenger compartment, the firearm is in a locked \n container other than the glove compartment or console, \n or is secured by a secure gun storage or safety device; \n or\n ``(B) if the transportation is by other means, the \n firearm is in a locked container or secured by a secure \n gun storage or safety device.\n ``(2) A person who is not prohibited by this chapter from \n possessing, transporting, shipping, or receiving a firearm or \n ammunition shall be entitled to transport ammunition for any \n lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully \n possess, carry, or transport the ammunition, to any other such \n place if, during the transportation, the ammunition is not \n loaded into a firearm, and--\n ``(A) if the transportation is by motor vehicle, \n the ammunition is not directly accessible from the \n passenger compartment of the vehicle, and, if the \n vehicle is without a compartment separate from the \n passenger compartment, the ammunition is in a locked \n container other than the glove compartment or console; \n or\n ``(B) if the transportation is by other means, the \n ammunition is in a locked container.\n ``(b) In subsection (a), the term `transport' includes staying in \ntemporary lodging overnight, stopping for food, fuel, vehicle \nmaintenance, an emergency, medical treatment, and any other activity \nincidental to the transport, but does not include transportation--\n ``(1) with the intent to commit a crime punishable by \n imprisonment for a term exceeding one year that involves the \n use or threatened use of force against another; or\n ``(2) with knowledge, or reasonable cause to believe, that \n such a crime is to be committed in the course of, or arising \n from, the transportation.\n ``(c)(1) A person who is transporting a firearm or ammunition may \nnot be arrested or otherwise detained for violation of any law or any \nrule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof \nrelated to the possession, transportation, or carrying of firearms, \nunless there is probable cause to believe that the person is doing so \nin a manner not provided for in subsection (a).\n ``(2) When a person asserts this section as a defense in a criminal \nproceeding, the prosecution shall bear the burden of proving, beyond a \nreasonable doubt, that the conduct of the person did not satisfy the \nconditions set forth in subsection (a).\n ``(3) When a person successfully asserts this section as a defense \nin a criminal proceeding, the court shall award the prevailing \ndefendant a reasonable attorney's fee.\n ``(d)(1) A person who is deprived of any right, privilege, or \nimmunity secured by this section, section 926B or 926C, under color of \nany statute, ordinance, regulation, custom, or usage of any State or \nany political subdivision thereof, may bring an action in any \nappropriate court against any other person, including a State or \npolitical subdivision thereof, who causes the person to be subject to \nthe deprivation, for damages and other appropriate relief.\n ``(2) The court shall award a plaintiff prevailing in an action \nbrought under paragraph (1) damages and such other relief as the court \ndeems appropriate, including a reasonable attorney's fee.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such chapter is \namended in the item relating to section 926A by striking ``firearms'' \nand inserting ``firearms or ammunition''.\n \n", "frequency": [["firearm", 17], ["ammunition", 14], ["transportation", 13], ["person", 12], ["section", 8], ["state", 8], ["compartment", 8], ["vehicle", 7], ["mr.", 7], ["transport", 5], ["chapter", 5], ["shall", 5], ["interstate", 4], ["reasonable", 4], ["container", 4], ["place", 4], ["thereof", 4], ["political", 4], ["locked", 4], ["passenger", 4], ["united", 4], ["court", 4], ["may", 4], ["subdivision", 4], ["code", 3], ["transporting", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["house", 3], ["cause", 3], ["926a", 3], ["appropriate", 3], ["regulation", 3], ["bill", 3], ["secured", 3], ["congress", 3], ["damage", 2], ["including", 2], ["console", 2], ["crime", 2], ["safety", 2], ["amended", 2], ["term", 2], ["receiving", 2], ["gun", 2], ["glove", 2], ["accessible", 2], ["attorney", 2], ["comprehensively", 2], ["defense", 2], ["posse", 2], ["prevailing", 2], ["prohibited", 2], ["separate", 2], ["address", 2], ["shipping", 2], ["action", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["secure", 2], ["possessing", 2], ["motor", 2], ["lawful", 2], ["carry", 2], ["use", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mean", 2], ["award", 2], ["representative", 2], ["believe", 2], ["criminal", 2], ["amend", 2], ["lawfully", 2], ["storage", 2], ["entitled", 2], ["asserts", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["device", 2], ["proceeding", 2], ["law", 2], ["rule", 2], ["directly", 2], ["without", 2], ["relief", 2], ["set", 1], ["office", 1], ["violation", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["roe", 1], ["course", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["committed", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["ellmers", 1], ["fuel", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["emergency", 1], ["government", 1], ["read", 1], ["judiciary", 1]]}, "hr130": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 130 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 130\n\n To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain \n eligible survivors, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Mr. Griffith (for himself, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, and Mr. Johnson of \n Ohio) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide equity for certain \n eligible survivors, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. EQUITY FOR CERTAIN ELIGIBLE SURVIVORS.\n\n (a) Rebuttable Presumption.--Section 411(c)(4) of the Black Lung \nBenefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921(c)(4)) is amended by striking the last \nsentence.\n (b) Continuation of Benefits.--Section 422(l) of the Black Lung \nBenefits Act (30 U.S.C. 932(l)) is amended by striking ``, except with \nrespect to a claim filed under this part on or after the effective date \nof the Black Lung Benefits Amendments of 1981''.\n (c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply \nwith respect to claims filed under part B or part C of the Black Lung \nBenefits Act (30 U.S.C. 921 et seq., 931 et seq.) after January 1, \n2005, that were pending on or after March 23, 2010.\n\nSEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n The amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of \nenactment of any Act that repeals section 1556 of the Patient \nProtection and Affordable Care Act (Public Law 111-148).\n \n", "frequency": [["lung", 6], ["black", 6], ["benefit", 6], ["section", 5], ["amendment", 3], ["house", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["certain", 3], ["congress", 3], ["equity", 3], ["date", 3], ["survivor", 3], ["bill", 3], ["claim", 2], ["striking", 2], ["respect", 2], ["provide", 2], ["114th", 2], ["amended", 2], ["effective", 2], ["made", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["filed", 2], ["amend", 2], ["january", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["representative", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["roe", 1], ["except", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["education", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["tennessee", 1], ["law", 1], ["united", 1], ["seq", 1], ["state", 1], ["repeal", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["applicability.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["take", 1], ["seq.", 1], ["care", 1], ["apply", 1], ["public", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["affordable", 1], ["march", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["effect", 1], ["patient", 1], ["america", 1], ["presumption.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["benefits.", 1], ["last", 1], ["johnson", 1], ["protection", 1], ["referred", 1], ["printing", 1], ["pending", 1], ["following", 1], ["ohio", 1], ["continuation", 1], ["rebuttable", 1]]}, "hr762": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 762 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 762\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the \n credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\nMs. DelBene (for herself, Mr. Kind, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ruppersberger, and \n Mr. Carney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand and modify the \n credit for employee health insurance expenses of small employers.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Tax Credit \nAccessibility Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXPANSION AND MODIFICATION OF CREDIT FOR EMPLOYEE HEALTH \n INSURANCE EXPENSES OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.\n\n (a) Expansion of Definition of Eligible Small Employer.--\nSubparagraph (A) of section 45R(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended by striking ``25'' and inserting ``50''.\n (b) Amendment To Phaseout Determination.--Subsection (c) of section \n45R of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(c) Phaseout of Credit Amount Based on Number of Employees and \nAverage Wages.--The amount of the credit determined under subsection \n(b) (without regard to this subsection) shall be adjusted (but not \nbelow zero) by multiplying such amount by the product of--\n ``(1) the lesser of--\n ``(A) a fraction the numerator of which is the \n excess (if any) of 50 over the total number of full-\n time equivalent employees of the employer and the \n denominator of which is 30, and\n ``(B) 1, and\n ``(2) the lesser of--\n ``(A) a fraction--\n ``(i) the numerator of which is the excess \n (if any) of--\n ``(I) the dollar amount in effect \n under subsection (d)(3)(B) for the \n taxable year, multiplied by 3, over\n ``(II) the average annual wages of \n the employer for such taxable year, and\n ``(ii) the denominator of which is the \n dollar amount so in effect under subsection \n (d)(3)(B), multiplied by 2, and\n ``(B) 1.''.\n (c) Extension of Credit Period.--Paragraph (2) of section 45R(e) of \nthe Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``2-\nconsecutive-taxable year period'' and all that follows and inserting \n``3-consecutive-taxable year period beginning with the 1st taxable year \nbeginning after 2014 in which--\n ``(A) the employer (or any predecessor) offers 1 or \n more qualified health plans to its employees through an \n Exchange, and\n ``(B) the employer (or any predecessor) claims the \n credit under this section.''.\n (d) Average Annual Wage Limitation.--Subparagraph (B) of section \n45R(d)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as \nfollows:\n ``(B) Dollar amount.--For purposes of paragraph \n (1)(B) and subsection (c)(2), the dollar amount in \n effect under this paragraph is the amount equal to 110 \n percent of the poverty line (within the meaning of \n section 36B(d)(3)) for a family of 4.''.\n (e) Elimination of Uniform Percentage Contribution Requirement.--\nParagraph (4) of section 45R(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is \namended by striking ``a uniform percentage (not less than 50 percent)'' \nand inserting ``at least 50 percent''.\n (f) Elimination of Cap Relating to Average Local Premiums.--\nSubsection (b) of section 45R of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is \namended by striking ``the lesser of'' and all that follows and \ninserting ``the aggregate amount of nonelective contributions the \nemployer made on behalf of its employees during the taxable year under \nthe arrangement described in subsection (d)(4) for premiums for \nqualified health plans offered by the employer to its employees through \nan Exchange.''.\n (g) Conforming Amendment Relating to Annual Wage Limitation.--\nSubparagraph (B) of section 45R(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended by striking ``twice'' and inserting ``three times''.\n (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to amounts paid or incurred in taxable years beginning after \nDecember 31, 2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 10], ["code", 9], ["employer", 9], ["amount", 9], ["revenue", 9], ["internal", 9], ["subsection", 8], ["employee", 8], ["credit", 8], ["amended", 7], ["year", 7], ["45r", 7], ["striking", 5], ["small", 5], ["health", 5], ["inserting", 5], ["taxable", 5], ["paragraph", 4], ["dollar", 4], ["follows", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["average", 4], ["wage", 3], ["subparagraph", 3], ["amendment", 3], ["house", 3], ["insurance", 3], ["beginning", 3], ["annual", 3], ["expense", 3], ["bill", 3], ["lesser", 3], ["percent", 3], ["congress", 3], ["effect", 3], 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1], ["business", 1], ["3-consecutive-taxable", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["poverty", 1], ["definition", 1]]}, "hr586": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 586 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 586\n\n To establish the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board to make \n recommendations to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness \n of Federal programs, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMrs. Bustos (for herself, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. \nDelaney, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. Carney, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Cooper, Ms. Kuster, \nMr. Costa, Mr. Schrader, Mr. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Carson of Indiana, \n Ms. Brownley of California, and Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New \n Mexico) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the \n Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To establish the Independent Government Waste Reduction Board to make \n recommendations to improve the economy, efficiency, and effectiveness \n of Federal programs, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Government Waste \nReduction Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Establishment of Board.\nSec. 3. Duties of the Board.\nSec. 4. Powers of the Board.\nSec. 5. Board personnel matters.\nSec. 6. Congressional consideration of Board recommendations.\nSec. 7. Agency defined.\nSec. 8. Termination of the Board.\n\nSEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD.\n\n (a) Establishment.--There is established the Independent Government \nWaste Reduction Board (hereafter in this Act referred to as the \n``Board'').\n (b) Membership.--\n (1) In general.--\n (A) Appointment.--The Board shall be composed of 15 \n members appointed by the President, by and with the \n advice and consent of Congress.\n (B) Qualifications.--The members of the Board shall \n include individuals with national recognition for their \n expertise in agencies, efficiency, waste reduction, \n finance and economics, actuarial sciences, who provide \n a mix of different professionals, broad geographic \n representation, and a balance between urban and rural \n representatives.\n (C) Ethical disclosure.--The President shall \n establish a system for public disclosure by members of \n the Board of financial and other potential conflicts of \n interest relating to such members. Members of the Board \n shall be treated as officers in the executive branch \n for purposes of applying title I of the Ethics in \n Government Act of 1978 (Public Law 95-521).\n (D) Conflicts of interest.--No individual may serve \n as a member of the Board if that individual engages in \n any other business, vocation, or employment.\n (E) Consultation with congress.--In selecting \n individuals for nominations for appointments to the \n Board, the President shall consult with--\n (i) the majority leader of the Senate \n concerning the appointment of 3 members;\n (ii) the Speaker of the House of \n Representatives concerning the appointment of 3 \n members;\n (iii) the minority leader of the Senate \n concerning the appointment of 3 members; and\n (iv) the minority leader of the House of \n Representatives concerning the appointment of 3 \n members.\n (2) Term of office.--Each member shall hold office for the \n duration of the Board.\n (3) Chairperson.--\n (A) In general.--The Chairperson shall be appointed \n by the President, by and with the advice and consent of \n the Senate, from among the members of the Board.\n (B) Duties.--The Chairperson shall be the principal \n executive officer of the Board, and shall exercise all \n of the executive and administrative functions of the \n Board, including functions of the Board with respect \n to--\n (i) the appointment and supervision of \n personnel employed by the Board;\n (ii) the distribution of business among \n personnel appointed and supervised by the \n Chairperson and among administrative units of \n the Board; and\n (iii) the use and expenditure of funds.\n (C) Governance.--In carrying out any of the \n functions under subparagraph (B), the Chairperson shall \n be governed by the general policies established by the \n Board and by the decisions, findings, and \n determinations the Board shall by law be authorized to \n make.\n (D) Requests for appropriations.--Requests or \n estimates for regular, supplemental, or deficiency \n appropriations on behalf of the Board may not be \n submitted by the Chairperson without the prior approval \n of a majority vote of the Board.\n (4) Removal.--Any member may be removed by the President \n for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office, but for no other \n cause.\n (c) Vacancies; Quorum; Seal; Vice Chairperson; Voting on Reports.--\n (1) Vacancies.--No vacancy on the Board shall impair the \n right of the remaining members to exercise all the powers of \n the Board.\n (2) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall \n constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a \n lesser number of members may hold hearings.\n (3) Seal.--The Board shall have an official seal, of which \n judicial notice shall be taken.\n (4) Vice chairperson.--The Board shall elect a Vice \n Chairperson to act in the absence or disability of the \n Chairperson or in case of a vacancy in the office of the \n Chairperson.\n (5) Voting on proposals.--Any proposal of the Board must be \n approved by the majority of members present.\n\nSEC. 3. DUTIES OF THE BOARD.\n\n (a) In General.--The Board shall--\n (1) review the reports described in subsection (b)(1);\n (2) analyze organizational practices and management \n challenges of agencies and make recommendations;\n (3) assess Federal programs for economy, efficiency, and \n effectiveness, and identify best practices of agencies;\n (4) establish a process for prioritizing the activities \n described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), including \n establishing criteria and a schedule for carrying out the \n activities;\n (5) consult with appropriate agencies and provide \n opportunities for individuals to make recommendations that \n support the work of the Board; and\n (6) serve as a repository for best practices to support \n agencies in efforts to improve effectiveness.\n (b) Submission of Report.--Not later than one year after the date \nof the enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit to Congress and \nthe President a report that includes the following:\n (1) Recommendations for specific implementation of the \n recommendations from each of the following:\n (A) The March 2011 Government Accountability Office \n report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to Reduce \n Potential Duplication in Government Programs, Save Tax \n Dollars, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-11-318SP).\n (B) The February 2012 Government Accountability \n Office report to Congress, entitled ``Opportunities to \n Reduce Duplication, Overlap and Fragmentation, Achieve \n Savings, and Enhance Revenue'' (GAO-12-342SP).\n (C) The April 2013 Government Accountability Office \n report to Congress, entitled ``Actions Needed to Reduce \n Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve \n Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-13-279SP).\n (D) The April 2014 Government Accountability Office \n report to Congress, entitled ``Additional Opportunities \n to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and \n Achieve Other Financial Benefits'' (GAO-14-343SP).\n (2) A summary of the recommendations.\n (3) An explanation of each recommendation contained in the \n report and the reasons for including such recommendation.\n (4) An opinion by the Government Accountability Office on \n whether each recommendation is consistent with the intent of \n such Government Accountability Office reports.\n (5) A legislative proposal that implements the \n recommendations.\n (6) Recommendations for organizational practices and \n management challenges of agencies analyzed in subsection \n (a)(2).\n (7) Recommendations for implementing the best practices of \n agencies identified in subsection (a)(3) in other agencies.\n (8) Proposals for administrative action or executive action \n that include recommendations--\n (A) for improvement or investment in Federal \n programs; or\n (B) achieving efficiency and effectiveness in \n Federal programs.\n (9) Other information determined appropriate by the Board.\n (c) Recommendations Requirements.--\n (1) Requirements.--Each recommendation in the report \n submitted under subsection (b)--\n (A) shall result in a decrease of overall \n Government spending or an increase of Government \n revenue; and\n (B) shall not result in--\n (i) any cut in benefits for veterans, \n members of the Armed Forces, or their families; \n or\n (ii) any cut in benefits for seniors, \n including--\n (I) the elimination of guaranteed \n health insurance benefits for seniors \n or people with disabilities;\n (II) the conversion of Medicare \n into a voucher plan that provides \n limited payments to seniors or people \n with disabilities to purchase health \n care in the private health insurance \n market;\n (III) cuts in Medicaid health \n insurance benefits;\n (IV) cuts in nursing home care; or\n (V) privatization of Social \n Security benefits.\n (2) Consultation with other agencies.--The Board shall \n consult regularly with the Government Accountability Office and \n other agencies in making the recommendations required under \n this section.\n (d) Public Availability of Reports.--Not later than 90 days after \nthe date on which a report is submitted under subsection (b), the \nreport shall be made available to the public.\n\nSEC. 4. POWERS OF THE BOARD.\n\n (a) Hearings.--The Board may hold such hearings, sit and act at \nsuch times and places, take such testimony, and receive such evidence \nas the Board considers advisable to carry out this Act.\n (b) Obtaining Official Data.--The Board may secure directly from \nany agency information necessary to enable it to carry out this \nsection. Upon request of the Chairperson, the head of that agency shall \nfurnish that information to the Board on an agreed upon schedule.\n (c) Postal Services.--The Board may use the United States mails in \nthe same manner and under the same conditions as other agencies.\n (d) Gifts.--The Board may accept, use, and dispose of gifts or \ndonations of services or property.\n (e) Offices.--The Board shall maintain a principal office and such \nfield offices as it determines necessary, and may meet and exercise any \nof its powers at any other place.\n\nSEC. 5. BOARD PERSONNEL MATTERS.\n\n (a) Compensation of Members and Chairperson.--Each member of the \nBoard, other than the Chairperson, shall be compensated at a rate equal \nto the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level III of the \nExecutive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. \nThe Chairperson shall be compensated at a rate equal to the daily \nequivalent of the annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level II of \nthe Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States \nCode.\n (b) Travel Expenses.--The members of the Board shall be allowed \ntravel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates \nauthorized for employees of agencies under subchapter I of chapter 57 \nof title 5, United States Code, while away from their homes or regular \nplaces of business in the performance of services for the Board.\n (c) Staff.--\n (1) In general.--The Chairperson may, without regard to the \n civil service laws and regulations, appoint and terminate an \n executive director and such other additional personnel as may \n be necessary to enable the Board to perform its duties. The \n employment of an executive director shall be subject to \n confirmation by the Board.\n (2) Compensation.--The Chairperson may fix the compensation \n of the executive director and other personnel without regard to \n chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United \n States Code, relating to classification of positions and \n General Schedule pay rates, except that the rate of pay for the \n executive director and other personnel may not exceed the rate \n payable for level V of the Executive Schedule under section \n 5316 of such title.\n (d) Detail of Government Employees.--Any Federal Government \nemployee may be detailed to the Board without reimbursement, and such \ndetail shall be without interruption or loss of civil service status or \nprivilege.\n (e) Procurement of Temporary and Intermittent Services.--The \nChairperson may procure temporary and intermittent services under \nsection 3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, at rates for \nindividuals which do not exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate \nof basic pay prescribed for level V of the Executive Schedule under \nsection 5316 of such title.\n\nSEC. 6. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF BOARD RECOMMENDATIONS.\n\n (a) Introduction.--\n (1) In general.--On the day on which the report is \n submitted by the Board to the Congress under section 3(b), the \n legislative proposal (described in section 3(a)(5)) contained \n in the report shall be introduced (by request) in the Senate by \n the majority leader of the Senate or by Members of the Senate \n designated by the majority leader of the Senate and shall be \n introduced (by request) in the House by the majority leader of \n the House or by Members of the House designated by the majority \n leader of the House.\n (2) Not in session.--If either House is not in session on \n the day on which such legislative proposal is submitted, the \n legislative proposal shall be introduced in that House, as \n provided in subparagraph (A), on the first day thereafter on \n which that House is in session.\n (3) Any member.--If the legislative proposal is not \n introduced in either House within 5 days on which that House is \n in session after the day on which the legislative proposal is \n submitted, then any Member of that House may introduce the \n legislative proposal.\n (4) Referral.--The legislation introduced under this \n subsection in the House of Representatives shall be referred to \n the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House \n of Representatives. The legislation introduced under this \n subsection in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee on \n Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate.\n (b) Discharge.--If the committee to which a legislative proposal \ndescribed in subsection (a) is referred has not reported the bill \ncontaining such proposal by the end of the 20-day period beginning on \nthe date on which the Board submits the report to Congress under \nsection 3(b), such committee shall be, at the end of such period, \ndischarged from further consideration of such bill, and such bill shall \nbe placed on the appropriate calendar of the House involved.\n (c) Expedited Consideration.--\n (1) Consideration.--On or after the third day after the \n date on which the committee to which such a bill is referred \n has reported, or has been discharged (under subsection (b)) \n from further consideration of, such a bill, it is in order \n (even though a previous motion to the same effect has been \n disagreed to) for any Member of the respective House to move to \n proceed to the consideration of the bill. A member may make the \n motion only on the day after the calendar day on which the \n Member announces to the House concerned the Member's intention \n to make the motion, except that, in the case of the House of \n Representatives, the motion may be made without such prior \n announcement if the motion is made by direction of the \n committee to which the bill was referred. The motion is highly \n privileged in the House of Representatives and is privileged in \n the Senate and is not debatable. The motion is not subject to \n amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or to a motion to \n proceed to the consideration of other business. A motion to \n reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or \n disagreed to shall not be in order. If a motion to proceed to \n the consideration of the bill is agreed to, the respective \n House shall immediately proceed to consideration of the bill \n without intervening motion, order, or other business, and the \n bill shall remain the unfinished business of the respective \n House until disposed of.\n (2) Debate.--Debate on the bill, and on all debatable \n motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited \n to not more than 2 hours, which shall be divided equally \n between those favoring and those opposing the bill. An \n amendment to the bill is not in order. A motion further to \n limit debate is in order and not debatable. A motion to \n postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of other \n business, or a motion to recommit the bill is not in order. A \n motion to reconsider the vote by which the bill is agreed to or \n disagreed to is not in order.\n (3) Vote on final passage.--Immediately following the \n conclusion of the debate on the bill and a single quorum call \n at the conclusion of the debate if requested in accordance with \n the rules of the appropriate House, the vote on final passage \n of the bill shall occur.\n (4) Appeals.--Appeals from the decisions of the Chair \n relating to the application of the rules of the Senate or the \n House of Representatives, as the case may be, to the procedure \n relating to the bill shall be decided without debate.\n (d) Consideration by Other House.--\n (1) Before passage.--If, before the passage by one House of \n a bill of that House described in subsection (b), that House \n receives from the other House a bill described in subsection \n (b), then the following procedures shall apply--\n (A) the bill of the other House shall not be \n referred to a committee and may not be considered in \n the House receiving it except in the case of final \n passage as provided in subparagraph (B)(ii); and\n (B) with respect to a bill described in subsection \n (b) of the House receiving the bill (i) the procedure \n in that House shall be the same as if no bill had been \n received from the other House; but (ii) the vote on \n final passage shall be on the bill of the other House.\n (2) After passage.--Upon disposition of the bill received \n from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to \n consider the bill that originated in the receiving House.\n (e) Rules of the Senate and House.--This section is enacted by \nCongress--\n (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate \n and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is \n deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but \n applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in \n that House in the case of a bill described in subsection (b), \n and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is \n inconsistent with such rules; and\n (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of \n either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the \n procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and \n to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that \n House.\n (f) Calendar Day Defined.--In this section, the term ``calendar \nday'' means a calendar day other than one on which either House is not \nin session because of an adjournment of more than three days to a date \ncertain.\n\nSEC. 7. AGENCY DEFINED.\n\n In this Act, the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term \nunder section 551 of title 5, United States Code.\n\nSEC. 8. TERMINATION OF THE BOARD.\n\n The Board shall terminate 120 days after the date on which the \nBoard submits the report under section 3(b).\n \n", "frequency": [["board", 61], ["shall", 49], ["house", 45], ["bill", 31], ["member", 28], ["may", 21], ["government", 20], ["motion", 19], ["recommendation", 19], ["agency", 16], ["section", 15], ["report", 15], ["chairperson", 15], ["day", 14], ["senate", 14], ["office", 13], ["subsection", 13], ["executive", 12], ["congress", 12], ["consideration", 11], ["proposal", 11], ["representative", 11], ["rate", 10], ["committee", 10], ["mr.", 10], ["rule", 9], ["business", 8], ["united", 8], ["order", 8], ["referred", 8], ["legislative", 8], ["majority", 8], ["state", 8], ["described", 8], ["without", 8], ["introduced", 8], ["case", 7], ["make", 7], ["benefit", 7], ["leader", 7], ["schedule", 7], ["accountability", 7], ["personnel", 7], ["code", 6], ["appointment", 6], ["date", 6], ["president", 6], ["vote", 6], ["submitted", 6], ["individual", 6], ["federal", 6], ["debate", 5], ["general.", 5], ["proceed", 5], ["following", 5], ["including", 5], ["practice", 5], ["service", 5], ["effectiveness", 5], ["request", 5], ["session", 5], ["calendar", 5], ["efficiency", 5], ["reduction", 5], ["waste", 5], ["procedure", 5], ["pay", 5], ["relating", 5], ["power", 5], ["passage", 4], ["level", 4], ["public", 4], ["duplication", 4], ["table", 4], ["exercise", 4], ["establish", 4], ["ms.", 4], ["reduce", 4], ["health", 4], ["final", 4], ["agreed", 4], ["duty", 4], ["concerning", 4], ["entitled", 4], ["director", 4], ["opportunity", 4], ["cut", 4], ["term", 4], ["either", 4], ["appropriate", 4], ["disability", 3], ["action", 3], ["use", 3], ["hold", 3], ["appointed", 3], ["achieve", 3], ["chairperson.", 3], ["information", 3], ["respective", 3], ["economy", 3]]}, "hr760": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 760 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 760\n\n To rename the Bureau of Prisons as the Bureau of Corrections.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Mr. Chaffetz (for himself and Mr. Jeffries) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To rename the Bureau of Prisons as the Bureau of Corrections.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``The Bureau of Corrections Renaming \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. RENAMING OF BUREAU OF PRISONS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Bureau of Prisons in the Department of Justice \nis renamed the ``Bureau of Corrections''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments to Certain Provisions of Law Containing \nthe Term ``Bureau of Prisons''.--Each of the following provisions of \nlaw is amended by striking ``Bureau of Prisons'' each place it appears \nand inserting ``Bureau of Corrections'':\n (1) Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n (2) Section 6116 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n (3) Section 456 of the Military Selective Service Act.\n (4) Rule 32 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.\n (5) Section 8331 of title 5, United States Code.\n (6) Section 8401 of title 5, United States Code.\n (7) Section 1793 of title 18, United States Code.\n (8) Section 3050 of title 18, United States Code.\n (9) Section 3552 of title 18, United States Code.\n (10) Section 3553 of title 18, United States Code.\n (11) Section 3582 of title 18, United States Code.\n (12) Section 3597 of title 18, United States Code.\n (13) Section 3563 of title 18, United States Code.\n (14) Section 3600 of title 18, United States Code.\n (15) Section 3621 of title 18, United States Code.\n (16) Section 3622 of title 18, United States Code.\n (17) Section 3623 of title 18, United States Code.\n (18) Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code.\n (19) Section 3672 of title 18, United States Code.\n (20) Section 4001 of title 18, United States Code.\n (21) Section 4012 of title 18, United States Code.\n (22) Section 4014 of title 18, United States Code.\n (23) Chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code.\n (24) Section 4082 of title 18, United States Code.\n (25) Section 4248 of title 18, United States Code.\n (26) Section 4321 of title 18, United States Code.\n (27) Section 4351 of title 18, United States Code.\n (28) Section 5003 of title 18, United States Code.\n (29) Section 994 of title 28, United States Code.\n (30) Section 2022 of title 38, United States Code.\n (31) Section 2023 of title 38, United States Code.\n (32) Section 202 of Public Law 90-284.\n (33) Section 31921 of Public Law 103-322.\n (34) Section 3 of Public Law 106-546.\n (35) Section 4 of Public Law 106-546.\n (36) Section 4 of Public Law 106-560.\n (37) Section 7 of Public Law 108-79.\n (38) Section 8 of Public Law 108-79.\n (39) Section 3 of Public Law 110-199.\n (40) Section 213 of Public Law 110-199.\n (41) Section 214 of Public Law 110-199.\n (42) Section 231 of Public Law 110-199.\n (c) Treatment of Other References to Bureau of Prisons.--Each \nreference to the Bureau of Prisons in the laws and regulations of the \nUnited States, other than those amended in subsection (b), shall be \ndeemed a reference to the Bureau of Corrections.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 41], ["code", 29], ["united", 29], ["state", 29], ["law", 14], ["bureau", 14], ["public", 11], ["prison", 7], ["correction", 6], ["house", 3], ["reference", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["rename", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["renaming", 2], ["amended", 2], ["revenue", 2], ["representative", 2], ["internal", 2], ["provision", 2], ["rule", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["term", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["certain", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["federal", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["chaffetz", 1], ["containing", 1], ["service", 1], ["justice", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["treatment", 1], ["department", 1], ["criminal", 1], ["jeffries", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["prisons.", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["selective", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["america", 1], ["appears", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["chapter", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["renamed", 1], ["printing", 1], ["place", 1], ["general.", 1], ["shall", 1], ["military", 1], ["procedure", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr761": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 761 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 761\n\nTo designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in the State \n of California, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Mr. Thompson of California (for himself, Mr. Garamendi, and Mr. \n Huffman) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo designate the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in the State \n of California, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Berryessa Snow \nMountain National Monument Act''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title and table of contents.\nSec. 2. Definitions.\nSec. 3. Establishment of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument, \n California.\nSec. 4. Access and buffer zones.\nSec. 5. Management of Federal lands within the National Monument.\nSec. 6. Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Advisory Council.\nSec. 7. Water.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Advisory council.--The term ``advisory council'' means \n the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument Advisory Council.\n (2) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means \n either a new plan or an amendment to an existing plan developed \n consistent with section 5(e).\n (3) Motor vehicle use maps.--The term ``motor vehicle use \n maps'' means the maps produced by the Forest Service regarding \n authorized motor vehicle use within the Mendocino National \n Forest and titled ``Motor Vehicle Use Map, Mendocino National \n Forest'', including periodic revisions of such maps.\n (4) National monument.--The term ``National Monument'' \n means the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument.\n (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means--\n (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to \n those National Monument lands under the jurisdiction of \n the Secretary of Agriculture; and\n (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to \n those National Monument lands under the jurisdiction of \n the Secretary of the Interior.\n (6) Secretaries.--The term ``Secretaries'' means the \n Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior \n acting jointly.\n\nSEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT, \n CALIFORNIA.\n\n (a) Establishment.--Subject to valid existing rights, there is \nhereby established the Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument in the \nState of California.\n (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Berryessa Snow Mountain National \nMonument is to conserve, protect, and enhance for the benefit and \nenjoyment of present and future generations the ecological, scenic, \nwildlife, recreational, cultural, historical, natural, educational, and \nscientific resources of the lands included in the National Monument.\n (c) Area Included.--The National Monument consists of Federal land \nand interests in Federal land within Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, \nNapa, Solano, and Yolo Counties, California, as depicted on the map \nentitled ``Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument''.\n (d) Exclusion of Non-Federal Land.--The National Monument includes \nonly Federal land and interests in Federal land and does not include or \napply to private property or other non-Federal land and interests in \nland within the exterior boundaries of the National Monument.\n (e) Legal Descriptions; Corrections of Errors.--\n (1) Preparation.--As soon as practical after the date of \n enactment of this Act, but in no event later than two years \n after such date, the Secretaries shall prepare final maps and \n legal descriptions of the National Monument.\n (2) Submission.--As soon as practicable after the \n preparation of the maps and legal descriptions under paragraph \n (1), the Secretaries shall submit the maps and legal \n descriptions to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House \n of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural \n Resources of the Senate.\n (3) Public availability.--The maps and legal descriptions \n prepared under paragraph (1) shall be available for public \n inspection at appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land \n Management and Forest Service.\n (4) Legal effect.--The maps and legal descriptions of the \n National Monument shall have the same force and effect as if \n included in this Act, except that the Secretaries may correct \n clerical and typographical errors in the maps and legal \n descriptions.\n\nSEC. 4. ACCESS AND BUFFER ZONES.\n\n (a) Non-Federal Lands and Interests.--\n (1) No requirement of public access.--Nothing in this Act \n requires a non-Federal property owner to allow public access to \n private property.\n (2) Affect on other laws.--Nothing in this Act modifies any \n provision of Federal, State, or local law with respect to use \n of non-Federal land.\n (b) Access.--The Secretary shall continue to provide historical and \nadequate access to private inholdings within the exterior boundaries of \nthe National Monument.\n (c) Buffer Zones.--\n (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act creates a protective \n perimeter or buffer zone around the National Monument.\n (2) Activities outside of national monument.--The fact that \n any activities or uses outside of areas designated by this Act \n can be seen or heard within the National Monument shall not \n preclude the activities or uses outside of the National \n Monument.\n\nSEC. 5. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL LANDS WITHIN THE NATIONAL MONUMENT.\n\n (a) Basis of Management.--\n (1) Applicable laws.--The Secretary shall manage the \n National Monument in a manner that conserves, protects, and \n enhances the natural resources and values of the National \n Monument, in accordance with--\n (A) this Act;\n (B) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of \n 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) for lands managed by the \n Bureau of Land Management;\n (C) the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.);\n (D) the Act of June 17, 1902 (commonly known as the \n Reclamation Act of 1902; 32 Stat. 388) and Acts \n amendatory thereof and supplemental thereto;\n (E) other laws (including regulations) applicable \n to the National Forest System for land managed by the \n Forest Service; and\n (F) other applicable law (including regulations).\n (2) Resolution of conflicts.--If there is a conflict \n between a provision of this Act and a provision of one of the \n other laws specified in paragraph (1), the more restrictive \n provision shall control.\n (b) Uses.--The Secretary shall allow only such uses of the National \nMonument as the Secretary determines would further the purposes \nspecified in section 3(b).\n (c) Tribal Cultural Uses.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed \nto enlarge or diminish the rights of any Indian tribe.\n (d) Recreation.--The Secretary shall continue to authorize, \nmaintain, and enhance the recreational use of the National Monument, \nincluding hunting, fishing, camping, hiking, hang gliding, sightseeing, \nnature study, horseback riding, rafting, mountain biking and motorized \nrecreation on authorized routes, and other recreational activities, so \nlong as such recreational use is consistent with the purposes specified \nin section 3(b), this section, other applicable law (including \nregulations), and applicable management plans.\n (e) Management Plan.--\n (1) In general.--Within three years after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall develop a \n comprehensive plan for the protection and management of the \n Federal lands included within the National Monument that \n fulfills the purposes specified in section 3(b). In \n implementing the management plan and in considering any \n recommendations from the advisory council, the Secretaries \n shall consult with the advisory council on a regular basis.\n (2) Purposes.--The management plan shall--\n (A) describe the appropriate uses and management of \n the National Monument;\n (B) identify short-term and long-term management \n actions and prioritize management actions based on \n projected availability of resources;\n (C) include a weed management component (including \n use of grazing where appropriate) to guide noxious weed \n control efforts and activities;\n (D) include a habitat restoration opportunities \n component;\n (E) include a recreational opportunity enhancement \n component;\n (F) include a native fish passage and habitat \n quality improvement component;\n (G) include a component that deals with public \n safety and environmental clean-up issues associated \n with illegal marijuana production within the National \n Monument; and\n (H) identify areas outside of designated wilderness \n where non-motorized recreation will be emphasized.\n (3) Public participation and special considerations.--In \n developing the management plan, and to the extent consistent \n with this section, the Secretary--\n (A) shall solicit extensive public input;\n (B) shall take into consideration any information \n developed in studies of the land within the National \n Monument;\n (C) shall assess available climate change \n information pertinent to the National Monument and \n include standards and practices to ensure the \n preservation of wildlife corridors and facilitate \n species migration;\n (D) shall identify opportunities to promote \n voluntary cooperative conservation projects with State, \n local, and private interests;\n (E) shall take into consideration existing land \n uses (including grazing) on the Federal lands within \n the National Monument; and\n (F) may incorporate any provision from a resource \n management plan, land and resource management plan, or \n any other plan applicable to the National Monument.\n (4) Cooperative agreements.--In carrying out this Act, the \n Secretary may make grants to, or enter into cooperative \n agreements with, State, tribal, and local governmental entities \n and private entities to conduct research, develop scientific \n analyses, and carry out any other initiative relating to the \n restoration or conservation of the National Monument.\n (f) Fish and Wildlife.--Nothing in this Act affects the \njurisdiction of the State of California with respect to fish and \nwildlife located on public land in the State, except that the \nSecretary, after consultation with the California Department of Fish \nand Wildlife, may designate zones in the National Monument where, and \nperiods when, hunting shall not be allowed for reasons of public \nsafety, administration, or public use and enjoyment.\n (g) Motorized and Mechanized Vehicles.--\n (1) In general.--Except where needed for administrative \n purposes or to respond to an emergency, the use of motorized \n and mechanized vehicles on lands within the National Monument \n shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for \n their use.\n (2) Additional requirement.--In developing the management \n plan required by this section, and to the extent consistent \n with this section, the Secretary, for lands under jurisdiction \n of Forest Service, shall incorporate the motor vehicle use \n maps. In developing the management plan (and making any \n subsequent amendment to the management plan), the Secretary \n shall explicitly analyze and document--\n (A) each instance in which the requirements of this \n section or other applicable law makes it necessary to \n alter motorized route designations reflected in the \n motor vehicle use maps; and\n (B) the manner in which the motor vehicle use maps \n are consistent with the requirements of this section.\n (h) Acquisition and Incorporation of Lands and Interests.--\n (1) Authority.--The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land \n within the exterior boundaries of the National Monument only \n through exchange, donation, or purchase from a willing seller.\n (2) Management.--Any land or interest in land that is \n located within the National Monument that is acquired by the \n United States shall--\n (A) become part of the National Monument; and\n (B) be managed in accordance with this Act.\n (i) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land \nwithin the National Monument is withdrawn from--\n (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land \n laws;\n (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and\n (3) leasing or disposition under all laws relating to--\n (A) minerals; and\n (B) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral \n materials, and geothermal leasing laws.\n (j) Limited Conveyance Authority.--The Secretary may authorize the \nconveyance of Federal land within the National Monument if--\n (1) the purpose for which the land is to be conveyed is \n consistent with the purposes specified in section 3(b);\n (2) the conveyance would benefit the National Monument and \n is in the public interest, as determined by the Secretary; and\n (3) the conveyance is made in accordance with applicable \n law (including regulations).\n (k) Grazing.--\n (1) Existing locations.--Livestock grazing within the \n National Monument, where established before the date of the \n enactment of this Act, shall be permitted to continue subject \n to all applicable laws and regulations.\n (2) Additional grazing.--Livestock grazing within the \n National Monument, where not established before the date of the \n enactment of this Act, shall be--\n (A) permitted only to the extent that such grazing \n is consistent with the purposes specified in section \n 3(b); and\n (B) subject to all applicable laws and regulations.\n (3) Targeted grazing.--The Secretary may issue annual \n targeted grazing permits for purposes of the control of noxious \n weeds, fire suppression, or to provide other ecological \n benefits consistent with the purposes specified in section \n 3(b).\n (l) Wildland Fire Operations.--Nothing in this section prohibits \nthe Secretary, in cooperation with other Federal, State, and local \nagencies, as appropriate, from conducting wildland fire operations in \nthe National Monument consistent with the purposes specified in section \n3(b).\n (m) Horses.--Subject to any terms and conditions determined to be \nnecessary by the Secretary, nothing in this Act precludes horseback \nriding in, or the entry of recreational or commercial saddle or pack \nstock into, the National Monument where such use is consistent with the \npurposes specified in section 3(b) and other applicable laws and \nregulations.\n\nSEC. 6. BERRYESSA SNOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL MONUMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL.\n\n (a) Establishment.--Not less than 180 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Secretaries shall establish an advisory \ncouncil, to be known as the ``Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument \nAdvisory Council''.\n (b) Duties.--The advisory council shall advise the Secretaries with \nrespect to the preparation and implementation of the management plan \nfor the National Monument.\n (c) Applicable Law.--The advisory council shall be subject to--\n (1) the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.);\n (2) the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 \n U.S.C. 1701 et seq.); and\n (3) all other applicable law.\n (d) Members.--The advisory council shall include 16 members, to be \nappointed by the Secretaries, of whom, to the extent practicable--\n (1) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Colusa County Board of Supervisors;\n (2) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Glenn County Board of Supervisors;\n (3) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Lake County Board of Supervisors;\n (4) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Mendocino County Board of Supervisors;\n (5) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Napa County Board of Supervisors;\n (6) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Solano County Board of Supervisors;\n (7) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the Yolo County Board of Supervisors;\n (8) one member shall be appointed after considering the \n recommendations of the head of the California Resources Agency;\n (9) one member shall be appointed to represent Native \n American Tribes; and\n (10) seven members shall reside in, or within reasonable \n proximity to, the counties specified in paragraphs (1) through \n (7) with backgrounds that reflect--\n (A) the purposes specified in section 3(b); and\n (B) the interest of persons affected by the \n planning and management of the National Monument, \n including persons representing the agricultural, \n private land-ownership, environmental, recreational, \n tourism, or other non-Federal land interests.\n (e) Representation.--The Secretaries shall ensure that the \nmembership of the advisory council is fairly balanced in terms of the \npoints of view represented and the functions to be performed by the \nadvisory council.\n (f) Terms.--\n (1) Staggered terms.--Members of the advisory council shall \n be appointed for terms of three years, except that, of the \n members first appointed, five of the members shall be appointed \n for a term of one year and five of the members shall be \n appointed for a term of two years.\n (2) Reappointment.--A member may be reappointed to serve on \n the advisory council upon the expiration of the member's \n current term.\n (3) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the advisory council shall be \n filled in the same manner as the original appointment.\n (g) Quorum.--A quorum shall be eight members of the advisory \ncouncil. The operations of the advisory council shall not be impaired \nby the fact that a member has not yet been appointed as long as a \nquorum has been attained.\n (h) Chairperson and Procedures.--The advisory council shall elect a \nchairperson and establish such rules and procedures as it deems \nnecessary or desirable.\n (i) Service Without Compensation.--Members of the advisory council \nshall serve without pay.\n (j) Termination.--The advisory committee shall cease to exist--\n (1) on the date that is five years after the date on which \n the management plan is officially adopted by the Secretaries; \n or\n (2) on such later date as the Secretaries consider \n appropriate.\n\nSEC. 7. WATER.\n\n Nothing in this Act--\n (1) affects the use or allocation, in existence on the date \n of enactment of this Act, of any water, water right, or \n interest in water;\n (2) affects any vested absolute or decreed conditional \n water right in existence on the date of enactment of this Act, \n including any water right held by the United States;\n (3) affects any interstate water compact in existence on \n the date of enactment of this Act;\n (4) authorizes or imposes any new reserved Federal water \n rights; or\n (5) relinquishes or reduces any water rights reserved or \n appropriated by the United States in the State of California on \n or before the date of enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["national", 59], ["monument", 54], ["shall", 50], ["land", 36], ["secretary", 35], ["management", 26], ["advisory", 23], ["council", 20], ["member", 20], ["within", 20], ["section", 18], ["use", 16], ["plan", 16], ["federal", 16], ["appointed", 15], ["law", 15], ["purpose", 15], ["map", 14], ["mountain", 14], ["state", 14], ["applicable", 13], ["date", 13], ["snow", 13], ["berryessa", 13], ["public", 12], ["term", 12], ["california", 11], ["one", 11], ["specified", 11], ["consistent", 10], ["water", 10], ["including", 10], ["enactment", 9], ["county", 9], ["may", 9], ["resource", 9], ["considering", 9], ["interest", 9], ["recommendation", 9], ["include", 8], ["vehicle", 8], ["nothing", 8], ["right", 8], ["legal", 8], ["supervisor", 7], ["motor", 7], ["non-federal", 7], ["forest", 7], ["description", 7], ["recreational", 7], ["regulation", 7], ["board", 7], ["private", 6], ["year", 6], ["subject", 6], ["mean", 6], ["grazing", 6], ["existing", 5], ["affect", 5], ["component", 5], ["natural", 5], ["committee", 5], ["provision", 5], ["service", 5], ["activity", 5], ["respect", 5], ["appropriate", 5], ["zone", 4], ["access", 4], ["table", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["united", 4], ["mendocino", 4], ["house", 4], ["fish", 4], ["buffer", 4], ["jurisdiction", 4], ["outside", 4], ["local", 4], ["extent", 4], ["except", 4], ["conveyance", 4], ["wildlife", 4], ["u.s.c", 4], ["motorized", 4], ["managed", 3], ["cooperative", 3], ["established", 3], ["general.", 3], ["property", 3], ["control", 3], ["short", 3], ["grazing.", 3], ["operation", 3], ["agriculture", 3], ["content", 3], ["accordance", 3], ["manner", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["interior", 3]]}, "hr766": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 766 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 766\n\n To provide requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies \n when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a \n specific customer account, to provide for additional requirements \n related to subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, \n Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\nMr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. Hastings, and Mr. Stivers) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial \n Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide requirements for the appropriate Federal banking agencies \n when requesting or ordering a depository institution to terminate a \n specific customer account, to provide for additional requirements \n related to subpoenas issued under the Financial Institutions Reform, \n Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Financial Institution Customer \nProtection Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPOSIT ACCOUNT TERMINATION REQUESTS AND \n ORDERS.\n\n (a) Termination Requests or Orders Must Be Material.--\n (1) In general.--An appropriate Federal banking agency may \n not formally or informally request or order a depository \n institution to terminate a specific customer account or group \n of customer accounts or to otherwise restrict or discourage a \n depository institution from entering into or maintaining a \n banking relationship with a specific customer or group of \n customers unless--\n (A) the agency has a material reason for such \n request or order; and\n (B) such reason is not based solely on reputation \n risk.\n (2) Treatment of national security threats.--If an \n appropriate Federal banking agency believes a specific customer \n or group of customers poses a threat to national security, \n including any belief that such customer or group of customers \n is involved in terrorist financing, such belief shall satisfy \n the materiality requirement under paragraph (1)(A).\n (b) Notice Requirement.--\n (1) In general.--If an appropriate Federal banking agency \n formally or informally requests or orders a depository \n institution to terminate a specific customer account or a group \n of customer accounts, the agency shall--\n (A) provide such request or order to the \n institution in writing; and\n (B) accompany such request or order with a written \n justification for why such termination is needed, \n including any specific laws or regulations the agency \n believes are being violated by the customer or group of \n customers, if any.\n (2) Justification requirement.--A justification described \n under paragraph (1)(B) may not be based solely on the \n reputation risk to the depository institution.\n (c) Customer Notice.--\n (1) Notice not required.--Nothing in this section shall be \n construed as requiring a depository institution or an \n appropriate Federal banking agency to inform a customer or \n customers of the justification for the customer's account \n termination described under subsection (b).\n (2) Notice prohibited in cases of national security.--If an \n appropriate Federal banking agency requests or orders a \n depository institution to terminate a specific customer account \n or a group of customer accounts based on a belief that the \n customer or customers pose a threat to national security, \n neither the depository institution nor the appropriate Federal \n banking agency may inform the customer or customers of the \n justification for the customer's account termination.\n (d) Reporting Requirement.--Each appropriate Federal banking agency \nshall issue an annual report to the Congress stating--\n (1) the aggregate number of specific customer accounts that \n the agency requested or ordered a depository institution to \n terminate during the previous year; and\n (2) the legal authority on which the agency relied in \n making such requests and orders and the frequency on which the \n agency relied on each such authority.\n (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:\n (1) Appropriate federal banking agency.--The term \n ``appropriate Federal banking agency'' means--\n (A) the appropriate Federal banking agency, as \n defined under section 3 of the Federal Deposit \n Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813); and\n (B) the National Credit Union Administration, in \n the case of an insured credit union.\n (2) Depository institution.--The term ``depository \n institution'' means--\n (A) a depository institution, as defined under \n section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 \n U.S.C. 1813); and\n (B) an insured credit union.\n\nSEC. 3. AMENDMENTS TO THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REFORM, RECOVERY, AND \n ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 1989.\n\n Section 951 of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and \nEnforcement Act of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1833a) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``affecting a \n federally insured financial institution'' and inserting \n ``against a federally insured financial institution or by a \n federally insured financial institution against an unaffiliated \n third person''; and\n (2) in subsection (g)--\n (A) in the header, by striking ``Subpoenas'' and \n inserting ``Investigations''; and\n (B) by amending paragraph (1)(C) to read as \n follows:\n ``(C) summon witnesses and require the production \n of any books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, or \n other records which the Attorney General deems relevant \n or material to the inquiry, if the Attorney General--\n ``(i) requests a court order from a court \n of competent jurisdiction for such actions and \n offers specific and articulable facts showing \n that there are reasonable grounds to believe \n that the information or testimony sought is \n relevant and material for conducting an \n investigation under this section; or\n ``(ii) either personally or through \n delegation no lower than the Deputy Attorney \n General, issues and signs a subpoena for such \n actions and such subpoena is supported by \n specific and articulable facts showing that \n there are reasonable grounds to believe that \n the information or testimony sought is relevant \n for conducting an investigation under this \n section.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["customer", 27], ["institution", 21], ["agency", 17], ["federal", 14], ["banking", 13], ["depository", 13], ["appropriate", 12], ["account", 12], ["specific", 11], ["request", 10], ["order", 10], ["financial", 9], ["group", 7], ["section", 7], ["terminate", 6], ["requirement", 6], ["national", 5], ["justification", 5], ["belief", 5], ["insured", 5], ["provide", 5], ["subpoena", 5], ["termination", 5], ["reform", 4], ["enforcement", 4], ["recovery", 4], ["congress", 4], ["shall", 4], ["may", 4], ["paragraph", 3], ["investigation", 3], ["material", 3], ["security", 3], ["house", 3], ["notice", 3], ["based", 3], ["union", 3], ["credit", 3], ["relevant", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["federally", 3], ["bill", 3], ["attorney", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["general", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["requirement.", 3], ["deposit", 3], ["issued", 2], ["including", 2], ["believe", 2], ["articulable", 2], ["case", 2], ["risk", 2], ["showing", 2], ["requesting", 2], ["reasonable", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["related", 2], ["insurance", 2], ["ground", 2], ["issue", 2], ["general.", 2], ["pose", 2], ["reason", 2], ["term", 2], ["conducting", 2], ["threat", 2], ["testimony", 2], ["action", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["striking", 2], ["described", 2], ["additional", 2], ["ordering", 2], ["114th", 2], ["mean", 2], ["formally", 2], ["representative", 2], ["informally", 2], ["solely", 2], ["defined", 2], ["sought", 2], ["authority", 2], ["information", 2], ["court", 2], ["inform", 2], ["reputation", 2], ["relied", 2], ["fact", 2], ["amending", 1], ["office", 1], ["materiality", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["previous", 1], ["deputy", 1], ["written", 1]]}, "hr720": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 720 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 720\n\n To improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during \n security incidents at domestic airports, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 4, 2015\n\nMr. Katko (for himself, Miss Rice of New York, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Thompson \n of Mississippi, Mr. Hudson, Mrs. Torres, Ms. Brownley of California, \n and Ms. Maxine Waters of California) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To improve intergovernmental planning for and communication during \n security incidents at domestic airports, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Gerardo Hernandez Airport Security \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' \n means the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security \n (Transportation Security) of the Department of Homeland \n Security.\n (2) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the \n Transportation Security Administration.\n\nSEC. 3. SECURITY INCIDENT RESPONSE AT AIRPORTS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation \nwith the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, \nconduct outreach to all airports in the United States at which the \nAdministration performs, or oversees the implementation and performance \nof, security measures, and provide technical assistance as necessary, \nto verify such airports have in place individualized working plans for \nresponding to security incidents inside the perimeter of the airport, \nincluding active shooters, acts of terrorism, and incidents that target \npassenger-screening checkpoints.\n (b) Types of Plans.--Such plans may include, but may not be limited \nto, the following:\n (1) A strategy for evacuating and providing care to persons \n inside the perimeter of the airport, with consideration given \n to the needs of persons with disabilities.\n (2) A plan for establishing a unified command, including \n identification of staging areas for non-airport-specific law \n enforcement and fire response.\n (3) A schedule for regular testing of communications \n equipment used to receive emergency calls.\n (4) An evaluation of how emergency calls placed by persons \n inside the perimeter of the airport will reach airport police \n in an expeditious manner.\n (5) A practiced method and plan to communicate with \n travelers and all other persons inside the perimeter of the \n airport.\n (6) To the extent practicable, a projected maximum \n timeframe for law enforcement response.\n (7) A schedule of joint exercises and training to be \n conducted by the airport, the Administration, other \n stakeholders such as airport and airline tenants, and any \n relevant law enforcement, airport police, fire, and medical \n personnel.\n (8) A schedule for producing after-action joint exercise \n reports to identify and determine how to improve security \n incident response capabilities.\n (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 90 days after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall report to the \nCommittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the \nfindings from its outreach to airports under subsection (a), including \nan analysis of the level of preparedness such airports have to respond \nto security incidents, including active shooters, acts of terrorism, \nand incidents that target passenger-screening checkpoints.\n\nSEC. 4. DISSEMINATING INFORMATION ON BEST PRACTICES.\n\n The Assistant Secretary shall--\n (1) identify best practices that exist across airports for \n security incident planning, management, and training; and\n (2) establish a mechanism through which to share such best \n practices with other airport operators nationwide.\n\nSEC. 5. CERTIFICATION.\n\n Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and \nannually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall certify in writing \nto the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives \nand the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the \nSenate that all screening personnel have participated in practical \ntraining exercises for active shooter scenarios.\n\nSEC. 6. REIMBURSABLE AGREEMENTS.\n\n Not later than 90 days after the enactment of this Act, the \nAssistant Secretary shall provide to the Committee on Homeland Security \nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate an analysis of how the Administration \ncan use cost savings achieved through efficiencies to increase over the \nnext 5 fiscal years the funding available for checkpoint screening law \nenforcement support reimbursable agreements.\n\nSEC. 7. NO ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated to carry out \nthis Act, and this Act shall be carried out using amounts otherwise \navailable for such purpose.\n\nSEC. 8. INTEROPERABILITY REVIEW.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment \nof this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with the \nAssistant Secretary of the Office of Cybersecurity and Communications, \nconduct a review of the interoperable communications capabilities of \nthe law enforcement, fire, and medical personnel responsible for \nresponding to a security incident, including active shooter events, \nacts of terrorism, and incidents that target passenger-screening \ncheckpoints, at all airports in the United States at which the \nAdministration performs, or oversees the implementation and performance \nof, security measures.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the completion of the \nreview, the Assistant Secretary shall report the findings of the review \nto the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives \nand the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the \nSenate.\n \n", "frequency": [["security", 20], ["airport", 19], ["assistant", 11], ["incident", 11], ["secretary", 10], ["committee", 9], ["shall", 8], ["homeland", 7], ["house", 7], ["transportation", 6], ["representative", 6], ["administration", 6], ["including", 5], ["day", 5], ["senate", 5], ["communication", 5], ["enforcement", 5], ["later", 5], ["law", 5], ["report", 4], ["active", 4], ["plan", 4], ["enactment", 4], ["checkpoint", 4], ["review", 4], ["commerce", 4], ["science", 4], ["inside", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["perimeter", 4], ["response", 4], ["shooter", 4], ["person", 4], ["emergency", 3], ["planning", 3], ["best", 3], ["practice", 3], ["state", 3], ["schedule", 3], ["improve", 3], ["training", 3], ["exercise", 3], ["passenger-screening", 3], ["fire", 3], ["target", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["terrorism", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["date", 3], ["personnel", 3], ["office", 2], ["domestic", 2], ["intergovernmental", 2], ["implementation", 2], ["joint", 2], ["term", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["capability", 2], ["identify", 2], ["police", 2], ["measure", 2], ["performs", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["general.", 2], ["available", 2], ["agreement", 2], ["california", 2], ["finding", 2], ["oversees", 2], ["114th", 2], ["management", 2], ["additional", 2], ["consultation", 2], ["call", 2], ["mean", 2], ["screening", 2], ["reimbursable", 2], ["responding", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["following", 2], ["provide", 2], ["performance", 2], ["outreach", 2], ["medical", 2], ["analysis", 2], ["limited", 1], ["maxine", 1], ["responsible", 1], ["unified", 1], ["session", 1], ["mccaul", 1], ["interoperable", 1], ["completion", 1], ["staging", 1], ["relevant", 1], ["disability", 1], ["writing", 1]]}, "hr764": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 764 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 764\n\n To enhance reciprocal market access for United States domestic \n producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and \n multilateral trade agreements.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Ms. Slaughter (for herself, Mr. Jones, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Nadler, Mr. \n Lipinski, Mr. Tonko, Ms. Pingree, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Brownley of \nCalifornia, Mr. Higgins, Mr. Nolan, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Dingell, Ms. Lee, \n Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. McCollum, Mr. \nMcGovern, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lieu of California, \nMr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Pocan, and Mr. Johnson of Georgia) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To enhance reciprocal market access for United States domestic \n producers in the negotiating process of bilateral, regional, and \n multilateral trade agreements.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Reciprocal Market Access Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) One of the fundamental tenets of the World Trade \n Organization (WTO) is reciprocal market access. This principle \n is underscored in the Marrakesh Agreement Establishing the \n World Trade Organization which called for ``entering into \n reciprocal and mutually advantageous arrangements directed to \n the substantial reduction of tariffs and other barriers to \n trade and to the elimination of discriminatory treatment in \n international trade relations''.\n (2) The American people have a right to expect that the \n promises that trade negotiators and policy makers offer in \n terms of the market access opportunities that will be available \n to United States businesses and their employees if trade \n agreements are reached, will, in fact, be realized. A results-\n oriented approach must form the basis of future trade \n negotiations that includes verification procedures to ensure \n that the promised market access is achieved and that reciprocal \n trade benefits result.\n (3) With each subsequent round of bilateral, regional, and \n multilateral trade negotiations, tariffs have been \n significantly reduced or eliminated for many manufactured \n goods, leaving nontariff barriers as the most pervasive, \n significant, and challenging barriers to United States exports \n and market opportunities.\n (4) The United States market is widely recognized as one of \n the most open markets in the world. Average United States \n tariff rates are very low and the United States has limited, if \n any, nontariff barriers.\n (5) Often the only leverage the United States has to obtain \n the reduction or elimination of nontariff barriers imposed by \n foreign countries is to negotiate the amount of tariffs the \n United States imposes on imports from those foreign countries.\n (6) Under the current negotiating process, negotiations to \n reduce or eliminate tariff barriers and nontariff barriers are \n separate and self-contained, meaning that tradeoffs are tariff-\n for-tariff and nontariff-for-nontariff. As a result, a tariff \n can be reduced or eliminated without securing elimination of \n the real barrier or barriers that deny United States businesses \n access to a foreign market.\n (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to require that United \nStates trade negotiations achieve measurable results for United States \nbusinesses by ensuring that trade agreements result in expanded market \naccess for United States exports and not solely the elimination of \ntariffs on goods imported into the United States.\n\nSEC. 3. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE RATES OF DUTY \n PURSUANT TO CERTAIN TRADE AGREEMENTS.\n\n (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, on or \nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the President may not \nagree to a modification of an existing duty that would reduce or \neliminate the bound or applied rate of such duty on any product in \norder to carry out a trade agreement entered into between the United \nStates and a foreign country until the President transmits to Congress \na certification described in subsection (b).\n (b) Certification.--A certification referred to in subsection (a) \nis a certification by the President that--\n (1) the United States has obtained the reduction or \n elimination of tariff and nontariff barriers and policies and \n practices of the government of a foreign country described in \n subsection (a) with respect to United States exports of any \n product identified by United States domestic producers as \n having the same physical characteristics and uses as the \n product for which a modification of an existing duty is sought \n by the President as described in subsection (a); and\n (2) a violation of any provision of the trade agreement \n described in subsection (a) relating to the matters described \n in paragraph (1) is immediately enforceable in accordance with \n the provisions of section 4.\n\nSEC. 4. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.\n\n (a) Withdrawal of Tariff Concessions.--If the President does agree \nto a modification described in section 3(a), and the Interagency Trade \nEnforcement Center determines pursuant to subsection (c) that--\n (1) a tariff or nontariff barrier or policy or practice of \n the government of a foreign country described in section 3(a) \n has not been reduced or eliminated, or\n (2) a tariff or nontariff barrier or policy or practice of \n such government has been imposed or discovered,\nthe United States Trade Representative shall withdraw the modification \nuntil such time as the President transmits to Congress a certification \ndescribed in section 3(b)(1).\n (b) Investigation.--\n (1) In general.--The Interagency Trade Enforcement Center, \n in coordination with the Department of Labor, shall initiate an \n investigation if an interested party files a petition with the \n Interagency Trade Enforcement Center which alleges the elements \n necessary for the withdrawal of the modification of an existing \n duty under subsection (a), and which is accompanied by \n information reasonably available to the petitioner supporting \n such allegations.\n (2) Interested party defined.--For purposes of paragraph \n (1), the term ``interested party'' means--\n (A) a manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler in the \n United States of a domestic product that has the same \n physical characteristics and uses as the product for \n which a modification of an existing duty is sought;\n (B) a certified union or recognized union or group \n of workers engaged in the manufacture, production, or \n wholesale in the United States of a domestic product \n that has the same physical characteristics and uses as \n the product for which a modification of an existing \n duty is sought;\n (C) a trade or business association a majority of \n whose members manufacture, produce, or wholesale in the \n United States a domestic product that has the same \n physical characteristics and uses as the product for \n which a modification of an existing duty is sought; or\n (D) a member of the Committee on Ways and Means of \n the House of Representatives or a member of the \n Committee on Finance of the Senate.\n (c) Determination by ITEC.--Not later than 45 days after the date \non which a petition is filed under subsection (b), the Interagency \nTrade Enforcement Center shall--\n (1) determine whether the petition alleges the elements \n necessary for the withdrawal of the modification of an existing \n duty under subsection (a); and\n (2) notify the petitioner of the determination under \n paragraph (1) and the reasons for the determination.\n (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Interagency Trade \nEnforcement Center'' means the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center \nestablished under section 2 of Executive Order 13601 (77 Fed. Reg. \n12981; February 28, 2012).\n\nSEC. 5. MARKET ACCESS ASSESSMENT BY UNITED STATES INTERNATIONAL TRADE \n COMMISSION.\n\n (a) In General.--With respect to any proposed trade agreement in \nwhich the President seeks a modification of an existing duty that would \nreduce or eliminate the bound or applied rate of such duty on any \nproduct in order to carry out a trade agreement entered into between \nthe United States and a foreign country, the United States \nInternational Trade Commission shall initiate an investigation and \nreport as to the possible market access opportunities of the \nmodification or elimination of foreign tariff and nontariff measures \nfor United States industries producing and exporting similar products. \nIn preparing its report, the International Trade Commission shall \nidentify the tariff and nontariff measures for such products and the \nexpected opportunities for United States exports.\n (b) Consultation.--In preparing its report under subsection (a), \nthe United States International Trade Commission shall, as appropriate, \nseek to obtain relevant information from domestic producers of similar \nproducts, industry associations, government representatives, and other \ninterested organizations.\n (c) Report.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 240 days after the \n President notifies Congress of his intent to enter into \n negotiations for a proposed trade agreement described in \n subsection (a), or not later than 45 days after the President \n notifies Congress of his intent to enter into a trade \n agreement, whichever occurs first, the United States \n International Trade Commission shall submit to the United \n States Trade Representative, the Secretary of Commerce, and \n Congress the report required under subsection (a).\n (2) Form.--Such report shall be submitted in unclassified \n form, but may contain a classified annex, if necessary.\n \n", "frequency": [["trade", 34], ["state", 31], ["united", 31], ["mr.", 18], ["market", 13], ["tariff", 13], ["product", 13], ["barrier", 12], ["agreement", 12], ["subsection", 12], ["modification", 11], ["duty", 11], ["access", 10], ["nontariff", 9], ["described", 9], ["president", 9], ["congress", 9], ["existing", 8], ["shall", 8], ["foreign", 8], ["domestic", 7], ["section", 7], ["enforcement", 7], ["international", 6], ["interagency", 6], ["representative", 6], ["elimination", 6], ["reciprocal", 6], ["ms.", 6], ["country", 6], ["center", 6], ["report", 5], ["producer", 5], ["government", 5], ["negotiation", 5], ["commission", 5], ["certification", 4], ["policy", 4], ["provision", 4], ["house", 4], ["reduce", 4], ["export", 4], ["business", 4], ["eliminate", 4], ["mean", 4], ["characteristic", 4], ["rate", 4], ["result", 4], ["sought", 4], ["physical", 4], ["interested", 4], ["opportunity", 4], ["paragraph", 3], ["committee", 3], ["multilateral", 3], ["petition", 3], ["regional", 3], ["term", 3], ["world", 3], ["day", 3], ["withdrawal", 3], ["member", 3], ["practice", 3], ["reduced", 3], ["reduction", 3], ["negotiating", 3], ["general.", 3], ["determination", 3], ["eliminated", 3], ["bill", 3], ["process", 3], ["party", 3], ["necessary", 3], ["may", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["bilateral", 3], ["later", 3], ["organization", 3], ["order", 3], ["obtain", 2], ["similar", 2], ["proposed", 2], ["investigation", 2], ["applied", 2], ["good", 2], ["pursuant", 2], ["bound", 2], ["preparing", 2], ["association", 2], ["february", 2], ["imposed", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["referred", 2], ["available", 2], ["senate", 2], ["respect", 2], ["transmits", 2], ["california", 2], ["enhance", 2], ["agree", 2]]}, "hr587": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 587 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 587\n\n To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to States to \n improve early education.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Cartwright, and \n Mr. Price of North Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Secretary of Education to award grants to States to \n improve early education.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Providing Resources Early for Kids \nAct of 2015'' or the ``PRE-K Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) Children's experiences in the first 5 years of life \n influence the developing brain and have a significant and \n lasting impact.\n (2) All children deserve access to high-quality early \n learning experiences that can support children's cognitive, \n social, and emotional development and help prepare children to \n succeed in school and in life.\n (3) Research shows that high-quality early education \n programs can improve early reading and early mathematics \n skills, decrease grade retention, decrease the need for special \n education services, and increase the likelihood that children \n will graduate from secondary school and become productive \n members of society.\n (4) The economic benefits of early education experiences \n are clear, and providing parents with greater access to high-\n quality early learning programs will benefit children, \n families, and our Nation.\n (5) High-quality early education programs have well-trained \n and well-compensated teachers, small class sizes, a full-day \n program, comprehensive services, family participation, and a \n research-based curriculum that aligns with strong early \n learning standards. The quality of State early education \n programs varies significantly across the United States.\n (6) While nearly three-quarters of children ages 3 through \n 5 who are not in kindergarten spend time in non-parental care \n each week, research suggests that most are not in high-quality \n settings that meet the full range of their developmental needs.\n (7) A Federal partnership with States--\n (A) will help increase access to voluntary, high-\n quality preschool programs;\n (B) is a necessary step to improving the Nation's \n elementary and secondary schools and helping States \n close the achievement gap and improve graduation rates; \n and\n (C) should be a national priority.\n\nSEC. 3. EARLY EDUCATION GRANTS.\n\n (a) Program Established.--From amounts made available to carry out \nthis Act, the Secretary of Education, in consultation with the \nSecretary of Health and Human Services, shall make grants each fiscal \nyear to States to enhance or improve State-funded preschool programs.\n (b) Allotment.--\n (1) Determination.--From funds appropriated under section \n 13, and not reserved under subsection (c), the Secretary shall \n make a base allotment to each State that has submitted an \n approved application and is either--\n (A) a qualified State (as defined in section 4(a)); \n or\n (B) a selected State (as designated under section \n 4(b)).\n (2) Amount.--The amount of the base allotment described \n under paragraph (1) for each State shall be based on the number \n of children who are under age 5 from a family with income below \n the poverty line for each State, compared to the number of such \n children from all States, except that no State shall have a \n base allotment that is less than 0.25 percent of the amounts \n appropriated under this Act.\n (3) Basis for the base allotment.--The Secretary shall \n determine the amount of the base allotment under paragraph (2) \n as if every State was to receive a base allotment.\n (4) Remainder.--In any fiscal year for which not every \n State is to receive a base allotment, the Secretary shall \n reallot any funds remaining after the determination of a base \n allotment under paragraph (2) to each State that has submitted \n an approved application and is a qualified State. Such \n remaining funds shall be realloted among such qualified States \n and shall be determined by comparing the number of children who \n are under age 5 from a family with income below the poverty \n line for each such qualified State to such number for all such \n qualified States.\n (c) Reservation.--From the amount appropriated each fiscal year to \ncarry out this Act, the Secretary shall reserve 1 percent for the \npurpose of making grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, as \ndescribed in section 10.\n\nSEC. 4. STATE ELIGIBILITY.\n\n (a) Qualified States.--For purposes of this Act, the term \n``qualified State'' means a State that meets each of the following \ncriteria:\n (1) The State carries out a voluntary State-funded \n preschool program that includes, at a minimum, the following:\n (A) Use of research-based curricula that are \n aligned with State early learning standards that are \n developmentally appropriate and include, at a minimum, \n each of the following domains:\n (i) Language development.\n (ii) Literacy.\n (iii) Mathematics.\n (iv) Science.\n (v) Creative arts.\n (vi) Social and emotional development.\n (vii) Approaches to learning.\n (viii) Physical and health development.\n (B) Use of nationally established, or better, best \n practices for group size and teacher-to-student ratios, \n appropriate to the age group being served.\n (C) A requirement that each teacher holds an \n associate degree, or higher, in early childhood \n education or a related field.\n (D) A requirement to operate for at least the \n length of an academic year.\n (2) The State shall have developed a plan, including a \n timetable, for moving toward a requirement for State-funded \n preschool programs that each teacher holds a baccalaureate \n degree in early childhood education, or in a related field if \n specialized training in early childhood education has also been \n completed, not more than 5 years after the State first receives \n a grant as a qualified State under this Act.\n (3) The State, at a minimum, shall ensure that the average \n per-child expenditure by the State and the State's political \n subdivisions to support State-funded preschool programs for the \n fiscal year for which the grant is made is equal to, or greater \n than, the average of such per-child expenditure for the \n previous 2 fiscal years.\n (4) The State, at a minimum, shall ensure that the total \n expenditure by the State to support State-funded preschool \n programs for the fiscal year for which the grant is made is \n equal to, or greater than, such expenditure for the preceding \n fiscal year.\n (5) The State, at a minimum, shall ensure that the total \n expenditure by the State to support State-funded child care \n services and activities for the fiscal year for which the grant \n is made is equal to, or greater than, such expenditure for the \n preceding fiscal year.\n (6) In the case of a State that has a rating system to rate \n the quality of preschool programs in the State, the State shall \n ensure that all State-funded preschool programs in the State \n are rated under such system.\n (b) Selected States.--\n (1) In general.--Each fiscal year, the Secretary shall \n carry out, on a competitive basis, a process for the \n designation of States as selected States for purposes of this \n Act. The Secretary shall determine whether to designate any \n States as selected States and, if so, shall determine the \n States that are to be designated as selected States.\n (2) Basis for determinations.--The determinations required \n by paragraph (1) shall be based on--\n (A) a State meeting the requirements of paragraphs \n (3) through (5) of subsection (a);\n (B) the quality of the applications submitted; and\n (C) the extent to which a State demonstrates that \n the State, if designated, will become a qualified State \n within 2 fiscal years.\n (3) Period of designation.--A designation as a selected \n State under this subsection shall apply to a State for 2 fiscal \n years. If a State is both a qualified State and a selected \n State for a fiscal year, the State shall be treated for \n purposes of this Act as a qualified State rather than a \n selected State.\n\nSEC. 5. APPLICATIONS.\n\n (a) In General.--A State desiring to receive funds under this Act \nshall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such \nmanner as the Secretary may reasonably require. In developing such \napplication, the State shall consult with the State Advisory Council on \nEarly Childhood Education and Care (described in section 642B(b) of the \nHead Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b))) or a similar State entity, and \nproviders of early childhood programs operating in the State.\n (b) Required Contents.--The application referred to in subsection \n(a) shall include, at a minimum, the following:\n (1) If the State desires to be treated as a qualified \n State, information sufficient for the Secretary to determine \n whether the State is a qualified State.\n (2) If the State desires to be designated as a selected \n State--\n (A) assurances that the State, if designated as a \n selected State, will become a qualified State within 2 \n fiscal years;\n (B) information sufficient for the Secretary to \n determine whether the State meets the requirements of \n paragraphs (3) through (5) of section 4(a); and\n (C) information relating to any competitive \n criteria that the Secretary may establish.\n (3) A description of how the funds received under this Act \n will be used to enhance or improve preschool programs in the \n State.\n (4) A description of how the State is working to build the \n State's capacity to serve more children in high-quality early \n education programs, including the building of new facilities, \n as appropriate.\n (5) A description of how the State will ensure that any \n funds made available to State-funded preschool program \n providers are made available to a range of types of such \n preschool providers, including local educational agencies and \n community-based providers such as child care and Head Start, as \n appropriate.\n (6) Assurances that amounts received by the State under \n this Act will be used only to supplement, and not to supplant, \n Federal, State, and local funds otherwise available to support \n existing early childhood services and activities.\n (7) A description of how the State will evaluate the \n effectiveness of the use of funds received under this Act.\n (8) A description of how the State will use the funds to \n better meet the needs of low-income working parents.\n (9) A description of how the use of funds will help meet \n the developmental needs of children in the State.\n (10) A description of how the State will ensure that State-\n funded preschool programs are available to, and appropriate \n for, children with disabilities.\n (11) A description of how the State-funded preschool \n programs will be culturally and linguistically appropriate and \n how the State plans to meet the early education needs of \n children with limited English proficiency.\n (12) A description of how the State is working to develop \n and use research-based curricula that are aligned with State \n early learning standards and are linguistically and culturally \n appropriate for children with limited English proficiency.\n (13) A description of how the State agency designated under \n subsection (c) will coordinate with other State agencies \n delivering early childhood development programs or services.\n (14) A description of how the State will ensure that State-\n funded preschool programs will coordinate with local \n educational agencies in the area to ensure a smooth and \n successful transition to kindergarten.\n (15) A description of how the State monitoring process will \n effectively assess and ensure the quality of State-funded \n preschool programs.\n (16) A description of how the State will coordinate this \n grant with the efforts of the State Advisory Council on Early \n Childhood Education and Care (described in section 642B(b) of \n the Head Start Act (42 U.S.C. 9837b(b))) or another State \n entity that is coordinating a system of early childhood \n development and education for children from birth to \n kindergarten entry.\n (17) A description of how the State-funded preschool \n programs that are not universal prioritize children from low-\n income families.\n (18) A description of how the State is working to eliminate \n barriers and improve access to State-funded preschool programs \n for children who live in rural areas.\n (19) A description of how the State is working to address \n the transportation needs of families for whom lack of \n transportation is a significant barrier to accessing State-\n funded preschool.\n (c) State Agency.--The application shall designate a State agency \nto administer and oversee grant funds and the activities carried out \nunder this Act.\n\nSEC. 6. USE OF FUNDS.\n\n (a) Priority.--In using funds provided under this Act, a State \nshall give priority to improving the quality of State-funded preschool \nin communities with high concentrations of low-income children.\n (b) Specific Uses.--Subject to subsections (c) and (d), a State \nthat receives funds under this Act shall use such funds to carry out 1 \nor more of the following activities:\n (1) To increase the number of teachers and program \n directors in State-funded preschool programs who hold a \n baccalaureate degree in early childhood education, or in a \n related field if specialized training in early childhood \n education has also been completed.\n (2) To increase the number of teacher aides in State-funded \n preschool programs who hold an associate degree in early \n childhood education, or in a related field if specialized \n training in early childhood education has also been completed.\n (3) To increase the number of program directors, teachers, \n and teacher aides who have specialized training in working with \n children and families with limited English proficiency.\n (4) To increase the number of program directors, teachers, \n and teacher aides who have specialized training in working with \n children with disabilities.\n (5) To increase the compensation or benefits provided to \n teachers, program directors, and teacher aides in State-funded \n preschool programs in order to improve the ability of those \n programs to recruit and retain such teachers, program \n directors, and teacher aides.\n (6) To decrease group size in classrooms in State-funded \n preschool programs.\n (7) To improve the teacher-to-student ratios in classrooms \n in State-funded preschool programs.\n (8) To provide, in State-funded preschool programs, 1 or \n more of the following comprehensive services that support \n healthy child development and positive child outcomes and \n school readiness:\n (A) Vision and hearing screenings and referrals.\n (B) Health and mental health screenings and \n referrals.\n (C) Parent involvement opportunities.\n (D) Nutrition services.\n (9) To extend the number of--\n (A) hours per day of program operation of State-\n funded preschool programs;\n (B) days per week of program operation of State-\n funded preschool programs; or\n (C) weeks per year of program operation of State-\n funded preschool programs.\n (10) To improve the State's system for monitoring the \n quality of State-funded preschool programs.\n (11) To provide opportunities for intensive and on-going \n research- and evidence-based professional development in the \n domains described in section 4(a)(1)(A) for staff of State-\n funded preschool programs.\n (12) To provide induction and support for preschool program \n directors, teachers, and staff during the first 3 years of \n employment in a new position, and to provide on-going mentoring \n to such individuals by persons with education and expertise in \n supporting teachers in effective teaching practices with young \n children and in supporting program directors in early childhood \n education and program management.\n (13) To renovate existing facilities, except that such \n renovation must be limited to minor rehabilitation or \n remodeling needed to ensure that State-funded preschool program \n facilities are age and developmentally appropriate.\n (14) To provide preschool classroom supplies or equipment.\n (c) Set-Aside.--A State that receives funds under this Act shall \nuse 10 percent of such funds to improve the quality of early learning \nenvironments for children from birth to age 3 through research- and \nevidence-based methods.\n (d) Special Rule.--\n (1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (b), a \n qualified State that receives funds under this Act may use not \n more than 50 percent of the funds remaining after the set-aside \n described under subsection (c) for the purpose of expanding a \n State-funded preschool program, with priority for such \n expansion to communities with high concentrations of low-income \n children, that meets or exceeds the criteria in section 4(a) \n if--\n (A) the amount appropriated under section 13 is not \n less than $250,000,000; or\n (B) the State-funded preschool program meets or \n exceeds the following criteria:\n (i) The standards described in \n subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 4(a)(1).\n (ii) Each teacher holds a baccalaureate \n degree in early childhood education (or a \n related field if specialized training in early \n childhood education has also been completed).\n (iii) Each provider provides full-day \n services at all locations.\n (iv) Each provider provides comprehensive \n services to at-risk children participating in \n the State-funded preschool program.\n (v) Each teacher participates in on-going \n professional development in child development \n and learning.\n (vi) Each provider provides linguistically \n and culturally appropriate standards for \n serving children with limited English \n proficiency participating in the State-funded \n preschool program.\n (2) State definition and applicability.--For the purpose of \n establishing a priority for expansion under paragraph (1), the \n State shall define what constitutes a high concentration of \n low-income children. In any State described in paragraph (1) in \n which all communities with high concentrations of low-income \n children are served by a State-funded preschool program, the \n priority for expansion described in such paragraph shall not \n apply.\n (e) Rule of Construction.--Funds provided under this Act shall be \nused only to improve or enhance a State-funded preschool program. \nNothing in this Act shall be construed such that a State may use these \nfunds only for existing State-funded preschool program providers.\n\nSEC. 7. MATCHING REQUIREMENTS.\n\n The Secretary shall not make a grant to a State under this Act \nunless the State agrees to the following:\n (1) Qualified state.--In the case of a qualified State, the \n State will make available non-Federal contributions in an \n amount equal to not less than 30 percent of that portion of the \n Federal funds provided under the grant that represent the base \n allotment under section 3(b)(2).\n (2) Selected state.--In the case of a selected State, the \n State will make available non-Federal contributions in an \n amount equal to not less than 50 percent of that portion of the \n Federal funds provided under the grant that represent the base \n allotment under section 3(b)(2).\n\nSEC. 8. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.\n\n (a) Report to Congress.--For each year in which funding is provided \nunder this Act, the Secretary shall submit an annual report to Congress \non the activities carried out under this Act, including, at a minimum, \ninformation on the following:\n (1) The activities undertaken by qualified States and \n selected States that improved or enhanced State-funded \n preschool programs.\n (2) The progress of selected States in moving toward \n fulfilling criteria to become a qualified State.\n (3) The extent to which the State used funds to expand a \n State-funded preschool program, as allowed under section 6(d).\n (4) The costs and barriers to expansion, including building \n and renovating preschool facilities so that such facilities are \n high-quality and age and developmentally appropriate.\n (b) Report to Secretary.--Each State that receives a grant under \nthis Act shall submit to the Secretary an annual report on the \nfollowing:\n (1) The activities carried out by the State under this Act, \n including--\n (A) how funds provided under this Act were used to \n enhance and improve the quality of State-funded \n preschool programs, including enhancing and improving \n the quality of State-funded preschool programs serving \n children who live in a rural area; and\n (B) such other information as the Secretary may \n reasonably require.\n (2) The activities carried out by the State-funded \n preschool program, including--\n (A) the number and ages of children served by the \n State-funded preschool program; and\n (B) the number and ages of children in such program \n with a disability, with limited English proficiency, \n from low-income families, and from rural areas.\n\nSEC. 9. SPECIAL RULE.\n\n Funds under this Act may not be used for the purposes of \nassessments that provide rewards or sanctions for individual children \nor teachers.\n\nSEC. 10. APPLICATIONS FOR INDIAN TRIBES.\n\n The Secretary shall award competitive grants to Indian tribes and \ntribal organizations to carry out a program under this Act. An Indian \ntribe or tribal organization desiring to receive funds under this Act \nshall submit an application to the Secretary at such time and in such \nmanner as the Secretary may reasonably require. For purposes of \nsubmitting such application and for expending funds received under this \nAct, Indian tribes and tribal organizations shall comply with sections \n4 through 9.\n\nSEC. 11. DEFINITIONS.\n\n For purposes of this Act:\n (1) Local educational agency.--The term ``local educational \n agency'' has the meaning given such term in section 9101 of the \n Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. \n 7801).\n (2) Poverty line.--The term ``poverty line'' has the \n meaning given such term in section 9101 of the Elementary and \n Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).\n (3) Rural area.--The term ``rural area'' means a geographic \n area served by a rural local educational agency.\n (4) Rural local education agency.--The term ``rural local \n educational agency'' means a local educational agency having \n administrative control or direction of schools which meet a \n metro-centric locale code of 41, 42, or 43 as determined by the \n National Center for Education Statistics, in conjunction with \n the Bureau of the Census, using the system of the National \n Center for Education Statistics for classifying local \n educational agencies.\n (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of Education.\n (6) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such \n term in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education \n Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).\n (7) State-funded preschool program.--The term ``State-\n funded preschool program'' means a program that--\n (A) serves children who are ages 3 through 5;\n (B) has a primary focus of supporting early \n childhood education, including supporting children's \n cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development \n and approaches to learning;\n (C) helps prepare children for a successful \n transition to kindergarten;\n (D) is funded either in whole or in part by a State \n through a State agency with authority to promulgate \n regulations and monitor participating programs; and\n (E) may be a Head Start program.\n (8) Limited english proficiency.--The term ``limited \n English proficiency'', when used with respect to a child, means \n a child--\n (A)(i) who was not born in the United States or \n whose native language is a language other than English;\n (ii)(I) who is a Native American (as defined in \n section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education \n Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801)), an Alaska Native, or a \n native resident of an outlying area (as defined in such \n section 9101); and\n (II) who comes from an environment where a language \n other than English has had a significant impact on the \n child's level of English language proficiency; or\n (iii) who is migratory, whose native language is a \n language other than English, and who comes from an \n environment where a language other than English is \n dominant; and\n (B) whose difficulties in speaking or understanding \n the English language may be sufficient to deny the \n child--\n (i) the ability to successfully achieve in \n a classroom in which the language of \n instruction is English; or\n (ii) the opportunity to participate fully \n in society.\n\nSEC. 12. CONSTRUCTION.\n\n Nothing in this Act shall be construed to require a child to attend \na preschool program.\n\nSEC. 13. AUTHORIZATION.\n\n There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act such \nsums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 2016 through \n2020.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 124], ["preschool", 50], ["child", 45], ["shall", 38], ["education", 37], ["early", 35], ["state-funded", 35], ["fund", 28], ["secretary", 24], ["section", 21], ["year", 21], ["qualified", 19], ["teacher", 18], ["childhood", 17], ["description", 16], ["grant", 16], ["fiscal", 15], ["selected", 14], ["english", 14], ["improve", 13], ["following", 12], ["term", 12], ["use", 11], ["may", 11], ["development", 11], ["number", 11], ["quality", 11], ["agency", 11], ["application", 11], ["base", 10], ["language", 10], ["service", 10], ["local", 10], ["ensure", 10], ["appropriate", 10], ["age", 10], ["meet", 9], ["funded", 9], ["amount", 9], ["paragraph", 9], ["including", 9], ["learning", 9], ["described", 9], ["purpose", 9], ["allotment", 9], ["limited", 8], ["family", 8], ["educational", 8], ["state-", 8], ["subsection", 8], ["activity", 8], ["provider", 8], ["rural", 8], ["working", 7], ["minimum", 7], ["increase", 7], ["director", 7], ["carry", 7], ["requirement", 7], ["available", 7], ["used", 7], ["proficiency", 7], ["area", 7], ["support", 7], ["provided", 7], ["specialized", 6], ["provide", 6], ["training", 6], ["designated", 6], ["secondary", 6], ["mean", 6], ["expenditure", 6], ["need", 6], ["low-income", 6], ["made", 6], ["high-quality", 6], ["u.s.c", 6], ["percent", 6], ["school", 5], ["indian", 5], ["degree", 5], ["hold", 5], ["information", 5], ["criterion", 5], ["native", 5], ["related", 5], ["aide", 5], ["standard", 5], ["care", 5], ["system", 5], ["priority", 5], ["mr.", 5], ["equal", 5], ["receives", 5], ["make", 5], ["appropriated", 5], ["tribe", 5], ["facility", 5], ["determine", 5], ["elementary", 5]]}, "hr768": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 768 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 768\n\n To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\nMs. Maxine Waters of California (for herself, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Lee, Mr. \n Grijalva, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Norton, \n Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Honda, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. \nHastings, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Moore, Mr. Rush, Ms. Schakowsky, \nMr. Serrano, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, \n Mr. Meeks, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Velaazquez, and Mr. Lewis) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for an effective HIV/AIDS program in Federal prisons.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. COMPREHENSIVE HIV/AIDS POLICY.\n\n (a) In General.--The Bureau of Prisons (hereinafter in this Act \nreferred to as the ``Bureau'') shall develop a comprehensive policy to \nprovide HIV testing, treatment, and prevention for inmates within the \ncorrectional setting and upon reentry.\n (b) Purpose.--The purposes of this policy shall be as follows:\n (1) To stop the spread of HIV/AIDS among inmates.\n (2) To protect prison guards and other personnel from HIV/\n AIDS infection.\n (3) To provide comprehensive medical treatment to inmates \n who are living with HIV/AIDS.\n (4) To promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention among \n inmates.\n (5) To encourage inmates to take personal responsibility \n for their health.\n (6) To reduce the risk that inmates will transmit HIV/AIDS \n to other persons in the community following their release from \n prison.\n (c) Consultation.--The Bureau shall consult with appropriate \nofficials of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Office of \nNational Drug Control Policy, the Office of National AIDS Policy, and \nthe Centers for Disease Control regarding the development of this \npolicy.\n (d) Time Limit.--The Bureau shall draft appropriate regulations to \nimplement this policy not later than 1 year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 3. REQUIREMENTS FOR POLICY.\n\n The policy created under section 2 shall do the following:\n (1) Testing and counseling upon intake.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall provide routine HIV \n testing to all inmates as a part of a comprehensive \n medical examination immediately following admission to \n a facility. (Health care personnel need not provide \n routine HIV testing to an inmate who is transferred to \n a facility from another facility if the inmate's \n medical records are transferred with the inmate and \n indicate that the inmate has been tested previously.)\n (B) To all inmates admitted to a facility prior to \n the effective date of this policy, health care \n personnel shall provide routine HIV testing within no \n more than 6 months. HIV testing for these inmates may \n be performed in conjunction with other health services \n provided to these inmates by health care personnel.\n (C) All HIV tests under this paragraph shall comply \n with the opt-out provision.\n (2) Pre-test and post-test counseling.--Health care \n personnel shall provide confidential pre-test and post-test \n counseling to all inmates who are tested for HIV. Counseling \n may be included with other general health counseling provided \n to inmates by health care personnel.\n (3) HIV/AIDS prevention education.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall improve HIV/AIDS \n awareness through frequent educational programs for all \n inmates. HIV/AIDS educational programs may be provided \n by community based organizations, local health \n departments, and inmate peer educators.\n (B) HIV/AIDS educational materials shall be made \n available to all inmates at orientation, at health care \n clinics, at regular educational programs, and prior to \n release. Both written and audio-visual materials shall \n be made available to all inmates.\n (C)(i) The HIV/AIDS educational programs and \n materials under this paragraph shall include \n information on--\n (I) modes of transmission, including \n transmission through tattooing, sexual contact, \n and intravenous drug use;\n (II) prevention methods;\n (III) treatment; and\n (IV) disease progression.\n (ii) The programs and materials shall be culturally \n sensitive, written or designed for low literacy levels, \n available in a variety of languages, and present \n scientifically accurate information in a clear and \n understandable manner.\n (4) HIV testing upon request.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall allow inmates to \n obtain HIV tests upon request once per year or whenever \n an inmate has a reason to believe the inmate may have \n been exposed to HIV. Health care personnel shall, both \n orally and in writing, inform inmates, during \n orientation and periodically throughout incarceration, \n of their right to obtain HIV tests.\n (B) Health care personnel shall encourage inmates \n to request HIV tests if the inmate is sexually active, \n has been raped, uses intravenous drugs, receives a \n tattoo, or if the inmate is concerned that the inmate \n may have been exposed to HIV/AIDS.\n (C) An inmate's request for an HIV test shall not \n be considered an indication that the inmate has put \n him/herself at risk of infection and/or committed a \n violation of prison rules.\n (5) HIV testing of pregnant women.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall provide routine HIV \n testing to all inmates who become pregnant.\n (B) All HIV tests under this paragraph shall comply \n with the opt-out provision.\n (6) Comprehensive treatment.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall provide all inmates \n who test positive for HIV--\n (i) timely, comprehensive medical \n treatment;\n (ii) confidential counseling on managing \n their medical condition and preventing its \n transmission to other persons; and\n (iii) voluntary partner notification \n services.\n (B) Health care provided under this paragraph shall \n be consistent with current Department of Health and \n Human Services guidelines and standard medical \n practice. Health care personnel shall discuss treatment \n options, the importance of adherence to antiretroviral \n therapy, and the side effects of medications with \n inmates receiving treatment.\n (C) Health care personnel and pharmacy personnel \n shall ensure that the facility formulary contains all \n Food and Drug Administration-approved medications \n necessary to provide comprehensive treatment for \n inmates living with HIV/AIDS, and that the facility \n maintains adequate supplies of such medications to meet \n inmates' medical needs. Health care personnel and \n pharmacy personnel shall also develop and implement \n automatic renewal systems for these medications to \n prevent interruptions in care.\n (D) Correctional staff, health care personnel, and \n pharmacy personnel shall develop and implement \n distribution procedures to ensure timely and \n confidential access to medications.\n (7) Protection of confidentiality.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall develop and \n implement procedures to ensure the confidentiality of \n inmate tests, diagnoses, and treatment. Health care \n personnel and correctional staff shall receive regular \n training on the implementation of these procedures. \n Penalties for violations of inmate confidentiality by \n health care personnel or correctional staff shall be \n specified and strictly enforced.\n (B) HIV testing, counseling, and treatment shall be \n provided in a confidential setting where other routine \n health services are provided and in a manner that \n allows the inmate to request and obtain these services \n as routine medical services.\n (8) Testing, counseling, and referral prior to reentry.--\n (A) Health care personnel shall provide routine HIV \n testing to all inmates no more than 3 months prior to \n their release and reentry into the community. (Inmates \n who are already known to be infected need not be tested \n again.) This requirement may be waived if an inmate's \n release occurs without sufficient notice to the Bureau \n to allow health care personnel to perform a routine HIV \n test and notify the inmate of the results.\n (B) All HIV tests under this paragraph shall comply \n with the opt-out provision.\n (C) To all inmates who test positive for HIV and \n all inmates who already are known to have HIV/AIDS, \n health care personnel shall provide--\n (i) confidential prerelease counseling on \n managing their medical condition in the \n community, accessing appropriate treatment and \n services in the community, and preventing the \n transmission of their condition to family \n members and other persons in the community;\n (ii) referrals to appropriate health care \n providers and social service agencies in the \n community that meet the inmate's individual \n needs, including voluntary partner notification \n services and prevention counseling services for \n people living with HIV/AIDS; and\n (iii) a 30-day supply of any medically \n necessary medications the inmate is currently \n receiving.\n (9) Opt-out provision.--Inmates shall have the right to \n refuse routine HIV testing. Inmates shall be informed both \n orally and in writing of this right. Oral and written \n disclosure of this right may be included with other general \n health information and counseling provided to inmates by health \n care personnel. If an inmate refuses a routine test for HIV, \n health care personnel shall make a note of the inmate's refusal \n in the inmate's confidential medical records. However, the \n inmate's refusal shall not be considered a violation of prison \n rules or result in disciplinary action. Any reference in this \n section to the ``opt-out provision'' shall be deemed a \n reference to the requirement of this paragraph.\n (10) Exclusion of tests performed under section 4014(b) \n from the definition of routine hiv testing.--HIV testing of an \n inmate under section 4014(b) of title 18, United States Code, \n is not routine HIV testing for the purposes of the opt-out \n provision. Health care personnel shall document the reason for \n testing under section 4014(b) of title 18, United States Code, \n in the inmate's confidential medical records.\n (11) Timely notification of test results.--Health care \n personnel shall provide timely notification to inmates of the \n results of HIV tests.\n\nSEC. 4. CHANGES IN EXISTING LAW.\n\n (a) Screening in General.--Section 4014(a) of title 18, United \nStates Code, is amended--\n (1) by striking ``for a period of 6 months or more'';\n (2) by striking ``, as appropriate,''; and\n (3) by striking ``if such individual is determined to be at \n risk for infection with such virus in accordance with the \n guidelines issued by the Bureau of Prisons relating to \n infectious disease management'' and inserting ``unless the \n individual declines. The Attorney General shall also cause such \n individual to be so tested before release unless the individual \n declines.''.\n (b) Inadmissibility of HIV Test Results in Civil and Criminal \nProceedings.--Section 4014(d) of title 18, United States Code, is \namended by inserting ``or under the Stop AIDS in Prison Act of 2015'' \nafter ``under this section''.\n (c) Screening as Part of Routine Screening.--Section 4014(e) of \ntitle 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing: ``Such rules shall also provide that the initial test under \nthis section be performed as part of the routine health screening \nconducted at intake.''.\n\nSEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.\n\n (a) Report on Hepatitis and Other Diseases.--Not later than 1 year \nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Bureau shall provide a \nreport to the Congress on Bureau policies and procedures to provide \ntesting, treatment, and prevention education programs for hepatitis and \nother diseases transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous drug \nuse. The Bureau shall consult with appropriate officials of the \nDepartment of Health and Human Services, the Office of National Drug \nControl Policy, the Office of National AIDS Policy, and the Centers for \nDisease Control regarding the development of this report.\n (b) Annual Reports.--\n (1) Generally.--Not later than 2 years after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, and then annually thereafter, the \n Bureau shall report to Congress on the incidence among inmates \n of diseases transmitted through sexual activity and intravenous \n drug use.\n (2) Matters pertaining to various diseases.--Reports under \n paragraph (1) shall discuss--\n (A) the incidence among inmates of HIV/AIDS, \n hepatitis, and other diseases transmitted through \n sexual activity and intravenous drug use; and\n (B) updates on Bureau testing, treatment, and \n prevention education programs for these diseases.\n (3) Matters pertaining to hiv/aids only.--Reports under \n paragraph (1) shall also include--\n (A) the number of inmates who tested positive for \n HIV upon intake;\n (B) the number of inmates who tested positive prior \n to reentry;\n (C) the number of inmates who were not tested prior \n to reentry because they were released without \n sufficient notice;\n (D) the number of inmates who opted-out of taking \n the test;\n (E) the number of inmates who were tested under \n section 4014(b) of title 18, United States Code; and\n (F) the number of inmates under treatment for HIV/\n AIDS.\n (4) Consultation.--The Bureau shall consult with \n appropriate officials of the Department of Health and Human \n Services, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the \n Office of National AIDS Policy, and the Centers for Disease \n Control regarding the development of reports under paragraph \n (1).\n \n", "frequency": [["inmate", 64], ["shall", 48], ["health", 40], ["care", 30], ["hiv", 30], ["personnel", 30], ["hiv/aids", 18], ["testing", 18], ["test", 18], ["provide", 17], ["policy", 15], ["routine", 14], ["service", 13], ["mr.", 13], ["treatment", 13], ["section", 12], ["bureau", 12], ["medical", 11], ["counseling", 10], ["prison", 10], ["paragraph", 9], ["disease", 9], ["drug", 9], ["tested", 8], ["ms.", 8], ["may", 8], ["confidential", 7], ["united", 7], ["office", 7], ["appropriate", 7], ["report", 7], ["state", 7], ["community", 7], ["aid", 7], ["comprehensive", 7], ["prevention", 7], ["provided", 7], ["code", 6], ["prior", 6], ["control", 6], ["number", 6], ["national", 6], ["opt-out", 6], ["facility", 6], ["medication", 6], ["following", 5], ["educational", 5], ["provision", 5], ["release", 5], ["individual", 5], ["upon", 5], ["intravenous", 5], ["department", 5], ["congress", 5], ["timely", 4], ["transmission", 4], ["implement", 4], ["use", 4], ["positive", 4], ["date", 4], ["correctional", 4], ["sexual", 4], ["need", 4], ["also", 4], ["request", 4], ["requirement", 4], ["result", 4], ["among", 4], ["procedure", 4], ["develop", 4], ["material", 4], ["human", 4], ["reentry", 4], ["right", 4], ["notification", 4], ["year", 4], ["month", 3], ["hepatitis", 3], ["risk", 3], ["condition", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["infection", 3], ["performed", 3], ["information", 3], ["effective", 3], ["transmitted", 3], ["house", 3], ["living", 3], ["striking", 3], ["consult", 3], ["later", 3], ["violation", 3], ["staff", 3], ["written", 3], ["screening", 3], ["stop", 3], ["comply", 3], ["regarding", 3], ["activity", 3], ["available", 3]]}, "hr769": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 769 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 769\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain \n educational institutions from the employer health insurance mandate, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\nMr. Messer (for himself, Mr. Kline, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Walberg, \n Mr. Rokita, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Bishop of \n Utah, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Guthrie, Mr. Byrne, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. \n Bucshon, and Mr. Palazzo) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the \n Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain \n educational institutions from the employer health insurance mandate, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Classrooms Hurt by \nObamaCare's Obligatory Levies''.\n\nSEC. 2. CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS EXEMPT FROM EMPLOYER HEALTH \n INSURANCE MANDATE.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 4980H(c)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code \nof 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(F) Exception for certain educational \n institutions.--The term `applicable large employer' \n shall not include--\n ``(i) any elementary school or secondary \n school (as such terms are defined in section \n 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education \n Act of 1965),\n ``(ii) any local educational agency or \n State educational agency (as such terms are \n defined in section 9101 of such Act), and\n ``(iii) any institution of higher education \n (as such term is defined in section 102 of the \n Higher Education Act of 1965).''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto months beginning after December 31, 2013.\n\nSEC. 3. STUDY OF IMPACT ON EDUCATION.\n\n The Secretary of Education shall--\n (1) study the impact of the employer health insurance \n mandate under section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of \n 1986 as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of \n this Act and the impact of such mandate as in effect on the day \n after the date of enactment of this Act on--\n (A) in coordination with the national assessment of \n title I under section 1501 of the Elementary and \n Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6491), the \n ability of State educational agencies, local \n educational agencies, elementary schools, and secondary \n schools to meet the purposes of title I of the \n Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 \n U.S.C. 6301 et seq.); and\n (B) in coordination with the annual data collection \n conducted through the Integrated Postsecondary \n Education Data System described in section 132(i)(4) of \n the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. \n 1015a(i)(4)), the ability of institutions of higher \n education to maintain academic programs; and\n (2) not later than one year after the date of the enactment \n of this Act, submit separate written reports to Congress with \n respect to the studies conducted under subparagraphs (A) and \n (B) of paragraph (1).\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 13], ["education", 11], ["section", 9], ["educational", 8], ["mandate", 5], ["employer", 5], ["secondary", 5], ["elementary", 5], ["institution", 5], ["code", 4], ["term", 4], ["school", 4], ["insurance", 4], ["health", 4], ["revenue", 4], ["certain", 4], ["agency", 4], ["internal", 4], ["higher", 4], ["congress", 4], ["committee", 3], ["impact", 3], ["exempt", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["study", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["bill", 3], ["defined", 3], ["shall", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["date", 3], ["day", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["coordination", 2], ["ability", 2], ["conducted", 2], ["114th", 2], ["effect", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["local", 2], ["following", 2], ["4980h", 2], ["data", 2], ["office", 1], ["roe", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["brook", 1], ["institutions.", 1], ["include", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["carolina", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["guthrie", 1], ["utah", 1], ["fall", 1], ["report", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["large", 1], ["safeguarding", 1], ["1015a", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["senate", 1], ["rokita", 1], ["respect", 1], ["year", 1], ["separate", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["integrated", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["written", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["annual", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["mean", 1], ["south", 1], ["bucshon", 1], ["obamacare", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["one", 1], ["tennessee", 1], ["1st", 1]]}, "hr449": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 449 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 449\n\n To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans \n dischargeable.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Delaney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make student loans \n dischargeable.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Discharge Student Loans in \nBankruptcy Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXCEPTION TO DISCHARGE.\n\n Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) by striking paragraph (8), and\n (2) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (14B) as \n paragraphs (8) through (14A), respectively.\n\nSEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.\n\n Title 11, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in section 704(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' \n and inserting ``(14)'',\n (2) in section 1106(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' \n and inserting ``(14)'',\n (3) in section 1202(c)(1)(C)(iv)(I) by striking ``(14A)'' \n and inserting ``(14)'', and\n (4) in section 1328(a)(2) by striking ``(8), or (9)'' and \n inserting ``or (8)''.\n\nSEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.\n\n (a) Effective Date.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this Act \nand the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the date of \nthe enactment of this Act.\n (b) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this Act \nshall apply only with respect to cases commenced under title 11 of the \nUnited States Code on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["united", 6], ["state", 6], ["section", 6], ["code", 5], ["striking", 5], ["amendment", 4], ["14a", 4], ["inserting", 4], ["house", 3], ["loan", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["congress", 3], ["student", 3], ["date", 3], ["bill", 3], ["make", 2], ["114th", 2], ["application", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["amended", 2], ["made", 2], ["representative", 2], ["discharge", 2], ["effective", 2], ["amend", 2], ["dischargeable", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["except", 1], ["session", 1], ["14b", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["take", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["bankruptcy", 1], ["provided", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["delaney", 1], ["apply", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["date.", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["effect", 1], ["commenced", 1], ["america", 1], ["respect", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["case", 1], ["exception", 1], ["short", 1], ["january", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr448": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 448 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 448\n\n To protect a woman's right to determine whether and when to bear a \n child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of \n abortion services.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\nMs. Chu of California (for herself, Ms. Fudge, Ms. Frankel of Florida, \n Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Beyer, Ms. Speier, Ms. \n Norton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Takano, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. \nWasserman Schultz, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Lee, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Honda, Mr. \n Huffman, Mr. Loebsack, Ms. Esty, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. DeGette, Mr. \n Schiff, Ms. Hahn, Ms. Jackson Lee, Ms. Brownley of California, Mr. \n Doggett, Mr. Deutch, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Perlmutter, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. \nEllison, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Bera, Mr. Yarmuth, \n Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Takai, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Quigley, Ms. \nTitus, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Peters, Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York, Mr. \n Gutieerrez, Ms. Bass, Mr. Crowley, Ms. Matsui, Ms. DelBene, Mrs. \n Napolitano, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Rush, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Ryan \n of Ohio, Mr. Hastings, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Heck of Washington, \nMr. Himes, Mr. David Scott of Georgia, Mr. Foster, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Brady \nof Pennsylvania, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Sherman, Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Linda T. \nSaanchez of California, Ms. Moore, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Adams, Mr. \n Visclosky, and Ms. Clarke of New York) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To protect a woman's right to determine whether and when to bear a \n child or end a pregnancy by limiting restrictions on the provision of \n abortion services.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Women's Health Protection Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) Access to safe, legal abortion services is essential to \n women's health and central to women's ability to participate \n equally in the economic and social life of the United States.\n (2) Access to safe, legal abortion services has been \n hindered in the United States in various ways, including \n blockades of health care facilities and associated violence; \n restrictions on insurance coverage; restrictions on minors' \n ability to obtain services; and requirements and restrictions \n that single out abortion providers and those seeking their \n services, and which do not further women's health or the safety \n of abortion, but harm women by reducing the availability of \n services.\n (3) In the early 1990s, protests and blockades at health \n care facilities where abortions were performed, and associated \n violence, increased dramatically and reached crisis level, \n requiring Congressional action. Congress passed the Freedom of \n Access to Clinic Entrances Act (Public Law 103-259) to address \n that situation and ensure that women could physically access \n abortion services.\n (4) Since 2010, there has been an equally dramatic increase \n in the number of laws and regulations singling out abortion \n that threaten women's health and their ability to access safe \n abortion services by interfering with health care \n professionals' ability to provide such services. Congressional \n action is now necessary to put an end to these restrictions. In \n addition, there has been a dramatic increase in the passage of \n laws that blatantly violate the constitutional protections \n afforded women, such as bans on abortion prior to viability.\n (5) Legal abortion is one of the safest medical procedures \n in the United States. That safety is furthered by regulations \n that are based on science and are generally applicable to the \n medical profession or to medically comparable procedures.\n (6) Many State and local governments are imposing \n restrictions on the provision of abortion that are neither \n science-based nor generally applicable to the medical \n profession or to medically comparable procedures. Though \n described by their proponents as health and safety regulations, \n many of these abortion-specific restrictions do not advance the \n safety of abortion services and do nothing to protect women's \n health. Also, these restrictions interfere with women's \n personal and private medical decisions, make access to abortion \n more difficult and costly, and even make it impossible for some \n women to obtain those services.\n (7) These restrictions harm women's health by reducing \n access not only to abortion services but also to the other \n essential health care services offered by the providers \n targeted by the restrictions, including contraceptive services, \n which reduce unintended pregnancies and thus abortions, and \n screenings for cervical cancer and sexually transmitted \n infections. These harms fall especially heavily on low-income \n women, women of color, and women living in rural and other \n medically underserved areas.\n (8) The cumulative effect of these numerous restrictions \n has been widely varying access to abortion services such that a \n woman's ability to exercise her constitutional rights is \n dependent on the State in which she lives. Federal legislation \n putting a stop to harmful restrictions throughout the United \n States is necessary to ensure that women in all States have \n access to safe abortion services, an essential constitutional \n right repeatedly affirmed by the United States Supreme Court.\n (9) Congress has the authority to protect women's ability \n to access abortion services pursuant to its powers under the \n Commerce Clause and its powers under section 5 of the \n Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution to enforce the \n provisions of section 1 of the Fourteenth Amendment.\n (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this Act to protect women's \nhealth by ensuring that abortion services will continue to be available \nand that abortion providers are not singled out for medically \nunwarranted restrictions that harm women by preventing them from \naccessing safe abortion services. It is not the purpose of this Act to \naddress all threats to access to abortion (for example, this Act does \nnot apply to clinic violence, restrictions on insurance or medical \nassistance coverage of abortion, or requirements for parental consent \nor notification before a minor may obtain an abortion) which Congress \nshould address through separate legislation as appropriate.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Abortion.--The term ``abortion'' means any medical \n treatment, including the prescription of medication, intended \n to cause the termination of a pregnancy except for the purpose \n of increasing the probability of a live birth, to remove an \n ectopic pregnancy, or to remove a dead fetus.\n (2) Abortion provider.--The term ``abortion provider'' \n means a health care professional who performs abortions.\n (3) Government.--The term ``government'' includes a branch, \n department, agency, instrumentality, or individual acting under \n color of law of the United States, a State, or a subdivision of \n a State.\n (4) Health care professional.--The term ``health care \n professional'' means a licensed medical professional (including \n physicians, certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and \n physician assistants) who is competent to perform abortions \n based on clinical training.\n (5) Medically comparable procedures.--The term ``medically \n comparable procedures'' means medical procedures that are \n similar in terms of risk, complexity, duration, or the degree \n of sterile precaution that is indicated.\n (6) Pregnancy.--The term ``pregnancy'' refers to the period \n of the human reproductive process beginning with the \n implantation of a fertilized egg.\n (7) State.--The term ``State'' includes each of the 50 \n States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto \n Rico, and each territory or possession of the United States.\n (8) Viability.--the term ``viability'' means the point in a \n pregnancy at which, in the good-faith medical judgment of the \n treating health care professional, based on the particular \n facts of the case before her or him, there is a reasonable \n likelihood of sustained fetal survival outside the uterus with \n or without artificial support.\n\nSEC. 4. PROHIBITED MEASURES AND ACTIONS.\n\n (a) General Prohibitions.--The following limitations or \nrequirements are unlawful and shall not be imposed or applied by any \ngovernment because they single out the provision of abortion services \nfor restrictions that are more burdensome than those restrictions \nimposed on medically comparable procedures, they do not significantly \nadvance women's health or the safety of abortion services, and they \nmake abortion services more difficult to access:\n (1) A requirement that a medical professional perform \n specific tests or medical procedures in connection with the \n provision of an abortion, unless generally required for the \n provision of medically comparable procedures.\n (2) A requirement that the same clinician who performs a \n patient's abortion also perform specified tests, services or \n procedures prior, or subsequent, to the abortion.\n (3) A limitation on an abortion provider's ability to \n prescribe or dispense drugs based on current evidence-based \n regimens or her or his good-faith medical judgment, other than \n a limitation generally applicable to the medical profession.\n (4) A limitation on an abortion provider's ability to \n provide abortion services via telemedicine, other than a \n limitation generally applicable to the provision of medical \n services via telemedicine.\n (5) A requirement or limitation concerning the physical \n plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements \n of facilities where abortions are performed, or the credentials \n or hospital privileges or status of personnel at such \n facilities, that is not imposed on facilities or the personnel \n of facilities where medically comparable procedures are \n performed.\n (6) A requirement that, prior to obtaining an abortion, a \n patient make one or more medically unnecessary in-person visits \n to the provider of abortion services or to any individual or \n entity that does not provide abortion services.\n (7) A requirement or limitation that prohibits or restricts \n medical training for abortion procedures, other than a \n requirement or limitation generally applicable to medical \n training for medically comparable procedures.\n (b) Other Prohibited Measures or Actions.--\n (1) In general.--A measure or action directed at \n restricting the provision of abortion services or the \n facilities that provide abortion services that is similar to \n any of the prohibited limitations or requirements described in \n subsection (a) shall be unlawful if such measure or action \n singles out abortion services or makes abortion services more \n difficult to access and does not significantly advance women's \n health or the safety of abortion services.\n (2) Prima facie case.--To make a prima facie showing that a \n measure or action is unlawful under paragraph (1) a plaintiff \n shall demonstrate that the measure or action involved--\n (A) singles out the provision of abortion services \n or facilities in which abortion services are performed; \n or\n (B) impedes women's access to abortion services \n based on one or more of the factors described in \n paragraph (3).\n (3) Factors.--Factors for a court to consider in \n determining whether a measure or action impedes access to \n abortion services for purposes of paragraph (2)(B) include the \n following:\n (A) Whether the measure or action interferes with \n an abortion provider's ability to provide care and \n render services in accordance with her or his good-\n faith medical judgment.\n (B) Whether the measure or action is reasonably \n likely to delay some women in accessing abortion \n services.\n (C) Whether the measure or action is reasonably \n likely to directly or indirectly increase the cost of \n providing abortion services or the cost for obtaining \n abortion services (including costs associated with \n travel, childcare, or time off work).\n (D) Whether the measure or action requires, or is \n reasonably likely to have the effect of necessitating, \n a trip to the offices of the abortion provider that \n would not otherwise be required.\n (E) Whether the measure or action is reasonably \n likely to result in a decrease in the availability of \n abortion services in the State.\n (F) Whether the measure or action imposes criminal \n or civil penalties that are not imposed on other health \n care professionals for comparable conduct or failure to \n act or that are harsher than penalties imposed on other \n health care professionals for comparable conduct or \n failure to act.\n (G) The cumulative impact of the measure or action \n combined with other new or existing requirements or \n restrictions.\n (4) Defense.--A measure or action shall be unlawful under \n this subsection upon making a prima facie case (as provided for \n under paragraph (2)), unless the defendant establishes, by \n clear and convincing evidence, that--\n (A) the measure or action significantly advances \n the safety of abortion services or the health of women; \n and\n (B) the safety of abortion services or the health \n of women cannot be advanced by a less restrictive \n alternative measure or action.\n (c) Other Prohibitions.--The following restrictions on the \nperformance of abortion are unlawful and shall not be imposed or \napplied by any government:\n (1) A prohibition or ban on abortion prior to fetal \n viability.\n (2) A prohibition on abortion after fetal viability when, \n in the good-faith medical judgment of the treating physician, \n continuation of the pregnancy would pose a risk to the pregnant \n woman's life or health.\n (3) A restriction that limits a pregnant woman's ability to \n obtain an immediate abortion when a health care professional \n believes, based on her or his good-faith medical judgment, that \n delay would pose a risk to the woman's health.\n (4) A measure or action that prohibits or restricts a woman \n from obtaining an abortion prior to fetal viability based on \n her reasons or perceived reasons or that requires a woman to \n state her reasons before obtaining an abortion prior to fetal \n viability.\n (d) Limitation.--The provisions of this Act shall not apply to laws \nregulating physical access to clinic entrances, requirements for \nparental consent or notification before a minor may obtain an abortion, \ninsurance coverage or medical assistance of abortion, or the procedure \ndescribed in section 1531(b)(1) of title 18, United States Code.\n (e) Effective Date.--This Act shall apply to government \nrestrictions on the provision of abortion services, whether statutory \nor otherwise, whether they are enacted or imposed prior to or after the \ndate of enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 5. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.\n\n (a) Liberal Construction.--In interpreting the provisions of this \nAct, a court shall liberally construe such provisions to effectuate the \npurposes of the Act.\n (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed \nto authorize any government to interfere with a woman's ability to \nterminate her pregnancy, to diminish or in any way negatively affect a \nwoman's constitutional right to terminate her pregnancy, or to displace \nany other remedy for violations of the constitutional right to \nterminate a pregnancy.\n\nSEC. 6. ENFORCEMENT.\n\n (a) Attorney General.--The Attorney General may commence a civil \naction for prospective injunctive relief on behalf of the United States \nagainst any government official that is charged with implementing or \nenforcing any restriction that is challenged as unlawful under this \nAct.\n (b) Private Right of Action.--\n (1) In general.--Any individual or entity aggrieved by an \n alleged violation of this Act may commence a civil action for \n prospective injunctive relief against the government official \n that is charged with implementing or enforcing the restriction \n that is challenged as unlawful under this Act.\n (2) Facility or professional.--A health care facility or \n medical professional may commence an action for prospective \n injunctive relief on behalf of the facility's or professional's \n patients who are or may be adversely affected by an alleged \n violation of this Act.\n (c) Equitable Relief.--In any action under this section, the court \nmay award appropriate equitable relief, including temporary, \npreliminary, or permanent injunctive relief.\n (d) Costs.--In any action under this section, the court shall award \ncosts of litigation, as well as reasonable attorney fees, to any \nprevailing plaintiff. A plaintiff shall not be liable to a defendant \nfor costs in an action under this section.\n (e) Jurisdiction.--The district courts of the United States shall \nhave jurisdiction over proceedings commenced pursuant to this section \nand shall exercise the same without regard to whether the party \naggrieved shall have exhausted any administrative or other remedies \nthat may be provided for by law.\n\nSEC. 7. PREEMPTION.\n\n No State or subdivision thereof shall enact or enforce any law, \nrule, regulation, standard, or other provision having the force and \neffect of law that conflicts with any provision of this Act.\n\nSEC. 8. SEVERABILITY.\n\n If any provision of this Act, or the application of such provision \nto any person or circumstance, is held to be unconstitutional, the \nremainder of this Act, or the application of such provision to all \nother persons or circumstances, shall not be affected thereby.\n \n", "frequency": [["abortion", 71], ["service", 45], ["mr.", 38], ["woman", 35], ["ms.", 29], ["health", 26], ["action", 25], ["restriction", 23], ["medical", 21], ["state", 21], ["provision", 19], ["measure", 18], ["access", 16], ["shall", 16], ["care", 13], ["procedure", 13], ["requirement", 12], ["whether", 12], ["united", 11], ["professional", 11], ["ability", 11], ["medically", 11], ["pregnancy", 11], ["facility", 11], ["comparable", 10], ["may", 9], ["term", 9], ["government", 9], ["provider", 9], ["limitation", 9], ["section", 8], ["law", 8], ["safety", 8], ["prior", 7], ["unlawful", 7], ["based", 7], ["imposed", 7], ["right", 7], ["congress", 7], ["court", 6], ["viability", 6], ["including", 6], ["make", 6], ["purpose", 6], ["generally", 6], ["applicable", 5], ["cost", 5], ["following", 5], ["provide", 5], ["safe", 5], ["fetal", 5], ["protect", 5], ["mean", 5], ["judgment", 5], ["constitutional", 5], ["relief", 5], ["obtain", 5], ["likely", 4], ["good-faith", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["performed", 4], ["reasonably", 4], ["harm", 4], ["advance", 4], ["regulation", 4], ["injunctive", 4], ["described", 4], ["obtaining", 4], ["mrs.", 4], ["single", 4], ["risk", 3], ["physician", 3], ["new", 3], ["address", 3], ["apply", 3], ["would", 3], ["minor", 3], ["end", 3], ["plaintiff", 3], ["civil", 3], ["significantly", 3], ["house", 3], ["insurance", 3], ["increase", 3], ["reason", 3], ["california", 3], ["training", 3], ["prospective", 3], ["one", 3], ["facie", 3], ["commence", 3], ["also", 3], ["doe", 3], ["violation", 3], ["congressional", 3], ["prima", 3], ["individual", 3], ["life", 3], ["general.", 3], ["bill", 3]]}, "hr1285": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) The National Technical Information Service (referred to \n in this Act as ``NTIS''), the National Archives and Records \n Administration, the Government Accountability Office (referred \n to in this section as ``GAO''), and the Library of Congress all \n collect, categorize, and distribute government information.\n (2) NTIS was established in 1950, more than 40 years before \n the creation of the Internet.\n (3) NTIS is tasked with collecting and distributing \n government-funded scientific, technical, engineering, and \n business-related information and reports.\n (4) GAO found that NTIS sold only 8 percent of the \n 2,500,000 reports in its collection between 1995 and 2000.\n (5) A November 2012 GAO review of NTIS made the following \n conclusions:\n (A) ``Of the reports added to NTIS's repository \n during fiscal years 1990 through 2011, GAO estimates \n that approximately 74 percent were readily available \n from other public sources.''.\n (B) ``These reports were often available either \n from the issuing organization's website, the Federal \n Internet portal (http://www.USA.gov) or from another \n source located through a web search.''.\n (C) ``The source that most often had the report \n [GAO] was searching for was another website located \n through http://www.Google.com.''.\n (D) ``95 percent of the reports available from \n sources other than NTIS were available free of \n charge.''.\n (6) No Federal agency should use taxpayer dollars to \n purchase a report from the National Technical Information \n Service that is available through the Internet for free.\n (7) As far back as 1999, Secretary of Commerce William \n Daley--\n (A) admitted that the National Technical \n Information Service would eventually outlive its \n usefulness and be unable to sustain its revenue-losing \n profit model;\n (B) explained that ``declining sales revenues soon \n would not be sufficient to recover all of NTIS' \n operating costs''; and\n (C) attributed this ``decline to other agencies' \n practice of making their research results available to \n the public for free through the Web.''.\n (8) According to the November 2012 GAO report--\n (A) ``NTIS product expenditures exceeded revenues \n for 10 out of the past 11 fiscal years.'';\n (B) ``The agency lost, on average, about $1.3 \n million over the last 11 years on its products.''; and\n (C) ``The decline in revenue for its products \n continues to call into question whether NTIS's basic \n statutory function of acting as a self-financing \n repository and disseminator of scientific and technical \n information is still viable.''.\n (9) NTIS has compensated for its lost revenue by charging \n other Federal agencies for various services that are not \n associated with NTIS's primary mission.\n (10) Future technological advances will ensure that the \n services offered by NTIS are even more superfluous for \n essential government functions than they are today.\n\nSEC. 2. NATIONAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION SERVICE.\n\n (a) Repeal.--Effective on the date that is 1 year after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the National Technical Information Act of \n1988 (subtitle B of title II of Public Law 100-519; 15 U.S.C. 3704b) is \nrepealed.\n (b) Transfer of Critical Functions.--\n (1) Consultation requirement.--The Secretary of Commerce, \n the Archivist of the United States, the Comptroller General of \n the United States, and the Commissioner of Social Security \n shall consult with the Director of the Office of Management and \n Budget to determine if any function of the National Technical \n Information Service is critical to the economy of the United \n States.\n (2) GAO certification.--The Comptroller General shall \n determine which of the critical functions identified pursuant \n to paragraph (1) are not being carried out by any other agency \n or instrumentality of the Federal Government.\n (3) Transfers authorized.--Before the effective date set \n forth in subsection (a), the Secretary of Commerce may transfer \n the responsibility for any critical function of NTIS (as \n identified under paragraph (1)) that is not otherwise being \n carried out (as determined under paragraph (2)) to another \n office within the Department of Commerce.\n (c) Abolition of Functions.--Except for the functions transferred \npursuant to subsection (b), all functions of the National Technical \nInformation Service immediately before the repeal date described in \nsubsection (a) are abolished on such repeal date.\n\nSEC. 3. SECRETARY OF COMMERCE CERTIFICATION.\n\n Before the effective date set forth in section 2(a), the Secretary \nof Commerce shall submit a written certification to the Committee on \nFinance of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the \nHouse of Representatives that all of the operations of the National \nTechnical Information Service have been terminated.\n \n", "frequency": [["ntis", 14], ["information", 13], ["technical", 10], ["national", 9], ["service", 9], ["report", 8], ["government", 7], ["gao", 7], ["commerce", 7], ["function", 7], ["available", 6], ["date", 6], ["year", 5], ["agency", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["congress", 5], ["office", 4], ["house", 4], ["federal", 4], ["state", 4], ["revenue", 4], ["critical", 4], ["united", 4], ["percent", 3], ["committee", 3], ["source", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["public", 3], ["referred", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["section", 3], ["internet", 3], ["free", 3], ["another", 3], ["transfer", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["product", 3], ["shall", 3], ["collection", 3], ["effective", 3], ["certification", 2], ["determine", 2], ["repeal", 2], ["pursuant", 2], ["lost", 2], ["set", 2], ["often", 2], ["senate", 2], ["identified", 2], ["forth", 2], ["scientific", 2], ["repository", 2], ["streamline", 2], ["would", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["november", 2], ["decline", 2], ["114th", 2], ["website", 2], ["comptroller", 2], ["carried", 2], ["distribution", 2], ["general", 2], ["located", 2], ["http", 2], ["fiscal", 2], ["functions.", 2], ["distribute", 1], ["dollar", 1], ["soon", 1], ["authorized.", 1], ["session", 1], ["research", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["web", 1], ["taxpayer", 1], ["transferred", 1], ["//www.google.com.", 1], ["daley", 1], ["unable", 1], ["technological", 1], ["various", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["eventually", 1], ["within", 1], ["finance", 1], ["far", 1], ["practice", 1], ["mission", 1], ["department", 1], ["immediately", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["future", 1], ["self-financing", 1], ["director", 1], ["admitted", 1], ["collect", 1]]}, "hr442": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 442 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 442\n\n To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the \n Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater \n protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the coverage of the \n Federal prohibition against hate crimes in order to provide greater \n protections to persons who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. EXTENSION OF COVERAGE OF SECTION 249 OF TITLE 18, UNITED \n STATES CODE.\n\n Section 249(a)(2) of title 18, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``in subparagraph (b) \n or''; and\n (2) by striking subparagraph (B).\n \n", "frequency": [["united", 5], ["state", 5], ["code", 4], ["house", 3], ["congress", 3], ["section", 3], ["subparagraph", 3], ["coverage", 3], ["bill", 3], ["striking", 2], ["hate", 2], ["person", 2], ["federal", 2], ["114th", 2], ["crime", 2], ["bisexual", 2], ["transgender", 2], ["greater", 2], ["extend", 2], ["prohibition", 2], ["protection", 2], ["representative", 2], ["lesbian", 2], ["gay", 2], ["amend", 2], ["provide", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["order", 2], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["session", 1], ["pennsylvania", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["amended", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["brady", 1], ["extension", 1], ["january", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr441": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 441 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 441\n\n To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care \n hospital moratorium exception.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for a technical change to the Medicare long-term care \n hospital moratorium exception.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. TECHNICAL CHANGE TO THE MEDICARE LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITAL \n MORATORIUM EXCEPTION.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 114(d) of the Medicare, Medicaid, and \nSCHIP Extension Act of 2007 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note), as amended by \nsections 3106(b) and 10312(b) of Public Law 111-148, section 1206(b)(2) \nof the Pathway for SGR Reform Act of 2013 (division B of Public Law \n113-67), and section 112 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act of \n2014, is amended, in paragraph (7), by striking ``The moratorium under \nparagraph (1)(A)'' and inserting ``Any moratorium under paragraph (1)'' \nin the matter preceding subparagraph (A).\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall \ntake effect as if included in the enactment of section 112 of the \nProtecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014.\n \n", "frequency": [["medicare", 6], ["section", 6], ["moratorium", 5], ["house", 3], ["hospital", 3], ["congress", 3], ["change", 3], ["care", 3], ["exception", 3], ["technical", 3], ["bill", 3], ["long-term", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["protecting", 2], ["law", 2], ["access", 2], ["provide", 2], ["114th", 2], ["public", 2], ["amended", 2], ["representative", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["sgr", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["take", 1], ["united", 1], ["reform", 1], ["state", 1], ["note", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["way", 1], ["mean", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["boustany", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["division", 1], ["schip", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["general.", 1], ["following", 1], ["medicaid", 1], ["1395ww", 1], ["included", 1], ["america", 1], ["made", 1], ["effective", 1], ["extension", 1], ["january", 1], ["pathway", 1], ["preceding", 1], ["matter", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["shall", 1], ["effect", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr440": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 440 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 440\n\n To ensure that long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into \n account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Boustany introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To ensure that long-term unemployed individuals are not taken into \n account for purposes of the employer health care coverage mandate.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Helping Individuals Regain \nEmployment Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. LONG-TERM UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT FOR \n EMPLOYER HEALTH CARE COVERAGE MANDATE.\n\n (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 4980H(c) of the Internal \nRevenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new \nsubparagraph:\n ``(C) Exception for long-term unemployed \n individuals.--\n ``(i) In general.--The term `full-time \n employee' shall not include any individual who \n is a long-term unemployed individual with \n respect to such employer.\n ``(ii) Long-term unemployed individual.--\n For purposes of this subparagraph, the term \n `long-term unemployed individual' means, with \n respect to any employer, an individual who--\n ``(I) begins employment with such \n employer after the date of the \n enactment of this subparagraph, and\n ``(II) has been unemployed for 27 \n weeks or longer, as determined by the \n Secretary of Labor, immediately before \n the date such employment begins.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto months beginning after the date of enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["unemployed", 8], ["individual", 8], ["employer", 6], ["long-term", 6], ["house", 3], ["employment", 3], ["section", 3], ["health", 3], ["taken", 3], ["subparagraph", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["coverage", 3], ["mandate", 3], ["date", 3], ["care", 3], ["account", 3], ["bill", 3], ["term", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["general.", 2], ["following", 2], ["mean", 2], ["ensure", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["week", 1], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["revenue", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["month", 1], ["4980h", 1], ["internal", 1], ["`long-term", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["longer", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["adding", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["determined", 1], ["state", 1], ["individual.", 1], ["include", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["date.", 1], ["way", 1], ["new", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["boustany", 1], ["regain", 1], ["`full-time", 1], ["begin", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["exception", 1], ["effective", 1], ["helping", 1], ["made", 1], ["labor", 1], ["america", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["apply", 1], ["individuals.", 1], ["short", 1], ["immediately", 1], ["january", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["employee", 1], ["begins.", 1]]}, "hr447": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 447 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 447\n\nTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limit \non the amount of certain contributions which may be made to a candidate \n with respect to an election for Federal office.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Capuano introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on House Administration\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the limit \non the amount of certain contributions which may be made to a candidate \n with respect to an election for Federal office.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. REDUCTION IN CONTRIBUTION LIMITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO \n INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES.\n\n (a) Reduction in Limit.--Section 315(a)(1)(A) of the Federal \nElection Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. 30116(a)(1)(A)) is amended by \nstriking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$1,000''.\n (b) Application of Indexing.--\n (1) In general.--Section 315(c)(1)(B) of such Act (52 \n U.S.C. 30116(c)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``after 2002'' \n and inserting ``after 2002 (or, in the case of the limitation \n established under subsection (a)(1)(A), after 2018)''.\n (2) Determination of base period.--Section 315(c)(2)(B) of \n such Act (52 U.S.C. 30116(c)(2)(B)) is amended--\n (A) in clause (i), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (B) in clause (ii)--\n (i) by striking ``(a)(1)(A),''; and\n (ii) by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ``; and''; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(iii) for purposes of subsection (a)(1)(A), \n calendar year 2017.''.\n\nSEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to \nelections occurring after December 2016.\n \n", "frequency": [["election", 6], ["striking", 5], ["federal", 5], ["house", 4], ["section", 4], ["contribution", 4], ["campaign", 3], ["respect", 3], ["end", 3], ["office", 3], ["candidate", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["amended", 3], ["congress", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["clause", 3], ["limit", 3], ["reduction", 2], ["reduce", 2], ["114th", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["certain", 2], ["may", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["amount", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["december", 1], ["indexing.", 1], ["senate", 1], ["period", 1], ["purpose", 1], ["period.", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["calendar", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["established", 1], ["united", 1], ["administration", 1], ["state", 1], ["application", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["limit.", 1], ["apply", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["base", 1], ["determination", 1], ["date", 1], ["year", 1], ["occurring", 1], ["america", 1], ["capuano", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["case", 1], ["limitation", 1], ["individual", 1], ["effective", 1], ["january", 1], ["adding", 1], ["printing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["shall", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr446": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 446 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 446\n\n To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder \n authorization before a public company may make certain political \n expenditures, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Capuano (for himself, Mr. Lynch, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, Mr. \n Ellison, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Connolly, Mr. \n Cummings, Ms. Tsongas, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. \nCohen, Mr. Takano, Ms. Pingree, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Welch, Ms. Slaughter, \n Ms. Meng, and Mr. Hastings) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Financial Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require shareholder \n authorization before a public company may make certain political \n expenditures, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Shareholder Protection Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) corporations make significant political contributions \n and expenditures that directly or indirectly influence the \n election of candidates and support or oppose political causes;\n (2) decisions to use corporate funds for political \n contributions and expenditures are usually made by corporate \n boards and executives, rather than shareholders;\n (3) corporations, acting through boards and executives, are \n obligated to conduct business for the best interests of their \n owners, the shareholders;\n (4) historically, shareholders have not had a way to know, \n or to influence, the political activities of corporations they \n own;\n (5) shareholders and the public have a right to know how \n corporate managers are spending company funds to make political \n contributions and expenditures benefitting candidates, \n political parties, and political causes;\n (6) corporations should be accountable to shareholders in \n making political contributions or expenditures affecting \n Federal governance and public policy; and\n (7) requiring a corporation to obtain the express approval \n of shareholders prior to making political contributions or \n expenditures will establish necessary accountability.\n\nSEC. 3. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF CORPORATE POLITICAL ACTIVITY.\n\n The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is \namended by inserting after section 14B (15 U.S.C. 78n-2) the following:\n\n``SEC. 14C. SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL OF CERTAIN POLITICAL EXPENDITURES AND \n DISCLOSURE OF VOTES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS.\n\n ``(a) Definitions.--In this section--\n ``(1) the term `expenditure for political activities'--\n ``(A) means--\n ``(i) an independent expenditure (as \n defined in section 301(17) of the Federal \n Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. \n 30101(17)));\n ``(ii) an electioneering communication (as \n defined in section 304(f)(3) of that Act (52 \n U.S.C. 30104(f)(3))) and any other public \n communication (as defined in section 301(22) of \n that Act (52 U.S.C. 30101(22))) that would be \n an electioneering communication if it were a \n broadcast, cable, or satellite communication; \n or\n ``(iii) dues or other payments to trade \n associations or organizations described in \n section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) \n of that Code that are, or could reasonably be \n anticipated to be, used or transferred to \n another association or organization for the \n purposes described in clauses (i) or (ii); and\n ``(B) does not include--\n ``(i) direct lobbying efforts through \n registered lobbyists employed or hired by the \n issuer;\n ``(ii) communications by an issuer to its \n shareholders and executive or administrative \n personnel and their families; or\n ``(iii) the establishment and \n administration of contributions to a separate \n segregated fund to be utilized for political \n purposes by a corporation; and\n ``(2) the term `issuer' does not include an investment \n company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company \n Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).\n ``(b) Shareholder Authorization for Political Expenditures.--Each \nsolicitation of proxy, consent, or authorization by an issuer with a \nclass of equity securities registered under section 12 of this title \nshall--\n ``(1) contain--\n ``(A) a description of the specific nature of any \n expenditure for political activities proposed to be \n made by the issuer for the forthcoming fiscal year that \n has not been authorized by a vote of the shareholders \n of the issuer, to the extent the specific nature is \n known to the issuer; and\n ``(B) the total amount of expenditures for \n political activities proposed to be made by the issuer \n for the forthcoming fiscal year; and\n ``(2) provide for a separate vote of the shareholders of \n the issuer to authorize such expenditures for political \n activities in the total amount described in paragraph (1).\n ``(c) Vote Required To Make Expenditures.--No issuer shall make an \nexpenditure for political activities in any fiscal year unless such \nexpenditure--\n ``(1) is of the nature of those proposed by the issuer in \n subsection (b)(1); and\n ``(2) has been authorized by a vote of the majority of the \n outstanding shares of the issuer in accordance with subsection \n (b)(2).\n ``(d) Fiduciary Duty; Liability.--\n ``(1) Fiduciary duty.--A violation of subsection (c) shall \n be considered a breach of a fiduciary duty of the officers and \n directors who authorized the expenditure for political \n activities.\n ``(2) Liability.--An officer or director of an issuer who \n authorizes an expenditure for political activities in violation \n of subsection (c) shall be jointly and severally liable in any \n action brought in a court of competent jurisdiction to any \n person or class of persons who held shares at the time the \n expenditure for political activities was made for an amount \n equal to 3 times the amount of the expenditure for political \n activities.\n ``(e) Disclosure of Votes.--\n ``(1) Disclosure required.--Each institutional investment \n manager subject to section 13(f) shall disclose not less \n frequently than annually how the institutional investment \n manager voted on any shareholder vote under subsection (a), \n unless the vote is otherwise required by rule of the Commission \n to be reported publicly.\n ``(2) Rules.--Not later than 6 months after the date of \n enactment of this section, the Commission shall issue rules to \n carry out this subsection that require that a disclosure \n required under paragraph (1)--\n ``(A) be made not later than 30 days after a vote \n described in paragraph (1); and\n ``(B) be made available to the public through the \n EDGAR system as soon as practicable.\n ``(f) Safe Harbor for Certain Divestment Decisions.--\nNotwithstanding any other provision of Federal or State law, if an \ninstitutional investment manager makes the disclosures required under \nsubsection (e), no person may bring any civil, criminal, or \nadministrative action against the institutional investment manager, or \nany employee, officer, or director thereof, based solely upon a \ndecision of the investment manager to divest from, or not to invest in, \nsecurities of an issuer due to an expenditure for political activities \nmade by the issuer.''.\n\nSEC. 4. REQUIRED BOARD VOTE ON CORPORATE EXPENDITURES FOR POLITICAL \n ACTIVITIES.\n\n The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78 et seq.) is \namended by adding after section 16 (15 U.S.C. 78p) the following:\n\n``SEC. 16A. REQUIRED BOARD VOTE ON CORPORATE EXPENDITURES FOR POLITICAL \n ACTIVITIES.\n\n ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `expenditure for \npolitical activities' and `issuer' have the meaning given the terms in \nsection 14C.\n ``(b) Listing on Exchanges.--Not later than 180 days after the date \nof enactment of this section, the Commission shall, by rule, direct the \nnational securities exchanges and national securities associations to \nprohibit the listing of any class of equity security of an issuer that \nis not in compliance with the requirements of any portion of subsection \n(c).\n ``(c) Requirement for Vote in Corporate Bylaws.--\n ``(1) Vote required.--The bylaws of an issuer shall \n expressly provide for a vote of the board of directors of the \n issuer on--\n ``(A) any expenditure for political activities in \n excess of $50,000; and\n ``(B) any expenditure for political activities that \n would result in the total amount spent by the issuer \n for a particular election (as defined in section 301(1) \n of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (52 U.S.C. \n 30101(1))) in excess of $50,000.\n ``(2) Public availability.--An issuer shall make the votes \n of each member of the board of directors for a vote required \n under paragraph (1) publicly available not later than 48 hours \n after the vote, including in a clear and conspicuous location \n on the Internet website of the issuer.\n ``(d) No Effect on Determination of Coordination With Candidates or \nCampaigns.--For purposes of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 \n(52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), an expenditure for political activities by \nan issuer shall not be treated as made in concert or cooperation with, \nor at the request or suggestion of, any candidate or committee solely \nbecause a member of the board of directors of the issuer voted on the \nexpenditure as required under this section.''.\n\nSEC. 5. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.\n\n Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(s) Reporting Requirements Relating to Certain Political \nExpenditures.--\n ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms \n `expenditure for political activities' and `issuer' have the \n same meaning as in section 14C.\n ``(2) Quarterly reports.--\n ``(A) Reports required.--Not later than 180 days \n after the date of enactment of this subsection, the \n Commission shall amend the reporting rules under this \n section to require each issuer with a class of equity \n securities registered under section 12 of this title to \n submit to the Commission and the shareholders of the \n issuer a quarterly report containing--\n ``(i) a description of any expenditure for \n political activities made during the preceding \n quarter;\n ``(ii) the date of each expenditure for \n political activities;\n ``(iii) the amount of each expenditure for \n political activities;\n ``(iv) the votes of each member of the \n board of directors authorizing the expenditure \n for political activity, as required under \n section 16A(c);\n ``(v) if the expenditure for political \n activities was made in support of or opposed to \n a candidate, the name of the candidate and the \n office sought by, and the political party \n affiliation of, the candidate; and\n ``(vi) the name or identity of trade \n associations or organizations described in \n section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) \n of such Code which receive dues or other \n payments as described in section \n 14C(a)(1)(A)(iii).\n ``(B) Public availability.--The Commission shall \n ensure that, to the greatest extent practicable, the \n quarterly reports required under this paragraph are \n publicly available through the Internet website of the \n Commission and through the EDGAR system in a manner \n that is searchable, sortable, and downloadable, \n consistent with the requirements under section 24.\n ``(3) Annual reports.--Not later than 180 days after the \n date of enactment of this subsection, the Commission shall, by \n rule, require each issuer to include in the annual report of \n the issuer to shareholders a summary of each expenditure for \n political activities made during the preceding year in excess \n of $10,000, and each expenditure for political activities for a \n particular election if the total amount of such expenditures \n for that election is in excess of $10,000.''.\n\nSEC. 6. REPORTS.\n\n (a) Securities and Exchange Commission.--The Securities and \nExchange Commission shall--\n (1) conduct an annual assessment of the compliance of \n issuers and officers and members of the boards of directors of \n issuers with sections 13(s), 14C, and 16A of the Securities \n Exchange Act, as added by this Act; and\n (2) submit to Congress an annual report containing the \n results of the assessment under paragraph (1).\n (b) Government Accountability Office.--The Comptroller General of \nthe United States shall periodically evaluate and report to Congress on \nthe effectiveness of the oversight by the Securities and Exchange \nCommission of the reporting and disclosure requirements under sections \n13(s), 14C, and 16A of the Securities Exchange Act, as added by this \nAct.\n\nSEC. 7. SEVERABILITY.\n\n If any provision of this Act, an amendment made by this Act, or the \napplication of such provision or amendment to any person or \ncircumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, \nthe amendments made by this Act, and the application of such provision \nor amendment to any person or circumstance shall not be affected \nthereby.\n \n", "frequency": [["political", 41], ["expenditure", 33], ["section", 28], ["issuer", 27], ["activity", 26], ["shareholder", 18], ["vote", 17], ["shall", 16], ["security", 16], ["mr.", 14], ["made", 13], ["exchange", 11], ["subsection", 11], ["u.s.c", 11], ["commission", 10], ["required", 10], ["board", 9], ["public", 8], ["make", 8], ["director", 8], ["investment", 7], ["amount", 7], ["report", 7], ["corporate", 7], ["candidate", 7], ["election", 7], ["manager", 6], ["paragraph", 6], ["14c", 6], ["later", 6], ["requirement", 6], ["contribution", 6], ["described", 6], ["disclosure", 6], ["corporation", 6], ["congress", 6], ["company", 5], ["date", 5], ["institutional", 5], ["term", 5], ["require", 5], ["federal", 5], ["purpose", 5], ["person", 5], ["communication", 5], ["certain", 5], ["rule", 5], ["code", 4], ["excess", 4], ["enactment", 4], ["total", 4], ["authorization", 4], ["ms.", 4], ["following", 4], ["may", 4], ["provision", 4], ["day", 4], ["association", 4], ["year", 4], ["class", 4], ["annual", 4], ["16a", 4], ["member", 4], ["reporting", 4], ["officer", 4], ["amendment", 4], ["registered", 4], ["defined", 4], ["quarterly", 3], ["include", 3], ["expenditures.", 3], ["house", 3], ["equity", 3], ["seq", 3], ["state", 3], ["`expenditure", 3], ["available", 3], ["nature", 3], ["approval", 3], ["due", 3], ["fund", 3], ["publicly", 3], ["amend", 3], ["bill", 3], ["organization", 3], ["proposed", 3], ["executive", 3], ["campaign", 3], ["amended", 3], ["required.", 3], ["definitions.", 3], ["fiduciary", 3], ["authorized", 3], ["fiscal", 3], ["`issuer", 3], ["voted", 2], ["direct", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["compliance", 2], ["action", 2]]}, "hr445": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 445 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 445\n\n To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that scientific \n studies used in a rule making be published, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Bucshon introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 5, United States Code, to require that scientific \n studies used in a rule making be published, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Transparency in Rule Making When \nUsing Scientific Testing Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIRED PUBLICATION OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 553(b) of title 5, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'';\n (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(4) any scientific research of which the agency is aware \n and which is relevant to the rule making.''.\n (b) Definition.--Section 551 of title 5, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (13), by striking ``and'';\n (2) in paragraph (14), by striking the period at the end \n and inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(15) `scientific study' means a study that--\n ``(A) applies rigorous, systematic, and objective \n methodology to obtain reliable and valid knowledge \n relevant to the subject matter involved;\n ``(B) presents findings and makes claims that are \n appropriate to, and supported by, the methods that have \n been employed; and\n ``(C) includes, appropriate to the research being \n conducted--\n ``(i) use of systematic, empirical methods \n that draw on observation or experiment;\n ``(ii) use of data analyses that are \n adequate to support the general findings;\n ``(iii) reliance on measurements or \n observational methods that provide reliable and \n generalizable findings;\n ``(iv) strong claims of causal \n relationships, only with research designs that \n eliminate plausible competing explanations for \n observed results, such as, but not limited to, \n random-assignment experiments;\n ``(v) presentation of studies and methods \n in sufficient detail and clarity to allow for \n replication or, at a minimum, to offer the \n opportunity to build systematically on the \n findings of the research;\n ``(vi) acceptance by a peer-reviewed \n journal or critique by a panel of independent \n experts through a comparably rigorous, \n objective, and scientific review; and\n ``(vii) consistency of findings across \n multiple studies or sites to support the \n generality of results and conclusions.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["study", 7], ["scientific", 6], ["finding", 5], ["state", 5], ["united", 5], ["code", 4], ["research", 4], ["method", 4], ["striking", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["end", 4], ["rule", 4], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["making", 3], ["congress", 3], ["adding", 2], ["experiment", 2], ["amended", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["require", 2], ["result", 2], ["rigorous", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["published", 2], ["relevant", 2], ["period", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["use", 2], ["support", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["systematic", 2], ["amend", 2], ["reliable", 2], ["claim", 2], ["objective", 2], ["used", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["limited", 1], ["office", 1], ["supported", 1], ["obtain", 1], ["session", 1], ["making.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["observational", 1], ["knowledge", 1], ["methodology", 1], ["employed", 1], ["adequate", 1], ["presentation", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["generalizable", 1], ["competing", 1], ["random-assignment", 1], ["using", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["systematically", 1], ["january", 1], ["across", 1], ["peer-reviewed", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["testing", 1], ["plausible", 1], ["design", 1], ["measurement", 1], ["subject", 1], ["expert", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["eliminate", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["strong", 1], ["comparably", 1], ["panel", 1], ["involved", 1], ["conducted", 1], ["mean", 1], ["bucshon", 1], ["1st", 1], ["clarity", 1], ["causal", 1], ["publication", 1], ["opportunity", 1], ["relationship", 1], ["offer", 1], ["explanation", 1], ["aware", 1], ["present", 1], ["observed", 1], ["empirical", 1], ["matter", 1], ["transparency", 1]]}, "hr444": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 444 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 444\n\n To expand the research and education on and delivery of complementary \n and alternative medicine to veterans, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Ms. Brownley of California introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To expand the research and education on and delivery of complementary \n and alternative medicine to veterans, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Expanding Care for Veterans Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXPANSION OF RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON AND DELIVERY OF \n COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE TO VETERANS.\n\n (a) Development of Plan To Expand Research, Education, and \nDelivery.--Not later than six months after the effective date specified \nin subsection (f), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall develop a \nplan to expand materially and substantially the scope of research and \neducation on, and delivery and integration of, complementary and \nalternative medicine services into the health care services provided to \nveterans.\n (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall provide \nfor the following:\n (1) Research on the following:\n (A) The comparative effectiveness of various \n complementary and alternative medicine therapies.\n (B) Approaches to integrating complementary and \n alternative medicine services into other health care \n services provided by the Department.\n (2) Education and training for health care professionals of \n the Department on the following:\n (A) Complementary and alternative medicine services \n selected by the Secretary for purposes of the plan.\n (B) Appropriate uses of such services.\n (C) Integration of such services into the delivery \n of health care to veterans.\n (3) Research, education, and clinical activities on \n complementary and alternative medicine at centers of innovation \n at Department medical centers.\n (4) Identification or development of metrics and outcome \n measures to evaluate the provision and integration of \n complementary and alternative medicine services into the \n delivery of health care to veterans.\n (5) Integration and delivery of complementary and \n alternative medicine services with other health care services \n provided by the Department.\n (c) Consultation.--\n (1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the \n Secretary shall consult with the following:\n (A) The Director of the National Center on \n Complementary and Alternative Medicine of the National \n Institutes of Health.\n (B) The Commissioner of Food and Drugs.\n (C) Institutions of higher education, private \n research institutes, and individual researchers with \n extensive experience in complementary and alternative \n medicine and the integration of complementary and \n alternative medicine practices into the delivery of \n health care.\n (D) Nationally recognized providers of \n complementary and alternative medicine.\n (E) Such other officials, entities, and individuals \n with expertise on complementary and alternative \n medicine as the Secretary considers appropriate.\n (2) Scope of consultation.--The Secretary shall undertake \n consultation under paragraph (1) in carrying out subsection (a) \n with respect to the following:\n (A) To develop the plan.\n (B) To identify specific complementary and \n alternative medicine practices that, on the basis of \n research findings or promising clinical interventions, \n are appropriate to include as services to veterans.\n (C) To identify barriers to the effective provision \n and integration of complementary and alternative \n medicine services into the delivery of health care to \n veterans, and to identify mechanisms for overcoming \n such barriers.\n (d) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the \nSecretary such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.\n (e) Complementary and Alternative Medicine Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``complementary and alternative medicine'' shall have \nthe meaning given that term in regulations the Secretary shall \nprescribe for purposes of this section, which shall, to the degree \npracticable, be consistent with the meaning given such term by the \nSecretary of Health and Human Services.\n (f) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date \nthat is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 3. PROGRAM ON INTEGRATION OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE \n MEDICINE WITHIN DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL \n CENTERS.\n\n (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall--\n (1) carry out, through the Office of Patient Centered Care \n and Cultural Transformation of the Department of Veterans \n Affairs, a program to assess the feasibility and advisability \n of integrating the delivery of complementary and alternative \n medicine services selected by the Secretary with other health \n care services provided by the Department for veterans with \n mental health conditions, chronic pain conditions, other \n chronic conditions, and such other conditions as the Secretary \n determines appropriate; and\n (2) in developing the program, identify and resolve \n barriers to the provision of complementary and alternative \n medicine services selected by the Secretary and the integration \n of those services with other health care services provided by \n the Department.\n (b) Duration of Program.--The program shall be carried out during \nthe three-year period beginning on the effective date specified in \nsubsection (j).\n (c) Locations.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary shall carry out the program \n at not fewer than 15 separate Department medical centers.\n (2) Polytrauma centers.--Not less than two of the medical \n centers designated under paragraph (1) shall be located at \n polytrauma rehabilitation centers of the Department.\n (3) Selection of locations.--In carrying out the program, \n the Secretary shall select locations that include the following \n areas:\n (A) Rural areas.\n (B) Areas that are not in close proximity to an \n active duty military installation.\n (C) Areas representing different geographic \n locations, such as census tracts established by the \n Bureau of the Census.\n (d) Provision of Services.--Under the program, the Secretary shall \nprovide covered services to covered veterans by integrating \ncomplementary and alternative medicine services with other services \nprovided by the Department at the medical centers designated under \nsubsection (c)(1).\n (e) Covered Veterans.--For purposes of the program, a covered \nveteran is any veteran who--\n (1) has a mental health condition diagnosed by a clinician \n of the Department;\n (2) experiences chronic pain; or\n (3) has a chronic condition being treated by a clinician of \n the Department.\n (f) Covered Services.--\n (1) In general.--For purposes of the program, covered \n services are services consisting of complementary and \n alternative medicine as selected by the Secretary.\n (2) Administration of services.--Covered services shall be \n administered under the program as follows:\n (A) Covered services shall be administered by \n clinicians employed by the Secretary for purposes of \n this section who, to the extent practicable, shall \n provide services consisting of complementary and \n alternative medicine, including those clinicians who \n solely provide such services.\n (B) Covered services shall be included as part of \n the Patient Aligned Care Teams initiative of the Office \n of Patient Care Services, Primary Care Program Office, \n in coordination with the Office of Patient Centered \n Care and Cultural Transformation.\n (C) Covered services shall be made available to \n both--\n (i) covered veterans with mental health \n conditions, pain conditions, or chronic \n conditions described in subsection (e) who have \n received conventional treatments from the \n Department for such conditions; and\n (ii) covered veterans with mental health \n conditions, pain conditions, or chronic \n conditions described in subsection (e) who have \n not received conventional treatments from the \n Department for such conditions.\n (g) Voluntary Participation.--The participation of a veteran in the \nprogram shall be at the election of the veteran and in consultation \nwith a clinician of the Department.\n (h) Reports to Congress.--\n (1) Quarterly reports.--Not later than 90 days after the \n date of the commencement of the program and not less frequently \n than once every 90 days thereafter for the duration of the \n program, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on \n Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the efforts \n of the Secretary to carry out the program, including a \n description of the outreach conducted by the Secretary to \n veterans and community organizations to inform such \n organizations about the program.\n (2) Final report.--\n (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the \n completion of the program, the Secretary shall submit \n to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and \n the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of \n Representatives a report on the program.\n (B) Contents.--The report submitted under \n subparagraph (A) shall include the following:\n (i) The findings and conclusions of the \n Secretary with respect to the program, \n including with respect to--\n (I) the utilization and efficacy of \n the complementary and alternative \n medicine services established under the \n program;\n (II) an assessment of the benefit \n of the program to covered veterans in \n mental health diagnoses, pain \n management, and treatment of chronic \n illness; and\n (III) the comparative effectiveness \n of various complementary and \n alternative medicine therapies.\n (ii) Barriers identified under subsection \n (a)(2) that were not resolved.\n (iii) Such recommendations for the \n continuation or expansion of the program as the \n Secretary considers appropriate.\n (i) Complementary and Alternative Medicine Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``complementary and alternative medicine'' shall have \nthe meaning given that term in section 2(e) of this Act.\n (j) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on the date \nthat is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 4. STUDIES OF BARRIERS ENCOUNTERED BY VETERANS IN RECEIVING, AND \n ADMINISTRATORS AND CLINICIANS IN PROVIDING, COMPLEMENTARY \n AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE SERVICES FURNISHED BY THE \n DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) Studies Required.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \n conduct comprehensive studies of the barriers encountered by \n veterans in receiving, and administrators and clinicians in \n providing, complementary and alternative medicine services \n furnished by the Department of Veterans Affairs.\n (2) Studies conducted.--\n (A) Veterans.--In conducting the study of veterans, \n the Secretary shall--\n (i) survey veterans who seek or receive \n hospital care or medical services furnished by \n the Department, as well as veterans who do not \n seek or receive such care or services;\n (ii) administer the survey to a \n representative sample of veterans from each \n Veterans Integrated Service Network; and\n (iii) ensure that the sample of veterans \n surveyed is of sufficient size for the study \n results to be statistically significant.\n (B) Administrators and clinicians.--In conducting \n the study of clinicians and administrators, the \n Secretary shall--\n (i) survey administrators of the Department \n who are involved in the provision of health \n care services;\n (ii) survey clinicians that have provided \n complementary and alternative medicine services \n through the program established under section 3 \n of this Act, after those clinicians have \n provided those services through such program \n for at least 90 days; and\n (iii) administer the survey to \n administrators under clause (i)--\n (I) before the introduction of \n complementary and alternative medicine \n services through such program; and\n (II) not earlier than 90 days after \n the introduction of complementary and \n alternative medicine services through \n such program.\n (b) Elements of Studies.--\n (1) Veterans.--In conducting the study of veterans required \n by subsection (a), the Secretary shall study the following:\n (A) The perceived barriers associated with \n obtaining complementary and alternative medicine \n services from the Department.\n (B) The satisfaction of veterans with complementary \n and alternative medicine services in primary care.\n (C) The degree to which veterans are aware of \n eligibility requirements for, and the scope of services \n available under, complementary and alternative medicine \n services furnished by the Department.\n (D) The effectiveness of outreach to veterans on \n the availability of complementary and alternative \n medicine for veterans.\n (E) Such other barriers as the Secretary considers \n appropriate.\n (2) Administrators and clinicians.--In conducting the study \n of administrators and clinicians required by subsection (a), \n the Secretary shall study the following:\n (A) The extent of the integration of complementary \n and alternative medicine services within the services \n provided by the Department.\n (B) The perception by administrators and clinicians \n of the structural and attitudinal barriers to the \n delivery of high quality complementary and alternative \n medicine services by the Department.\n (C) Strategies that have been used to reduce or \n eliminate such barriers and the results of such \n strategies.\n (D) The satisfaction of administrators and \n clinicians regarding the integration of complementary \n and alternative medicine services within the services \n provided by the Department.\n (E) The perception by administrators and clinicians \n of the value of specific complementary and alternative \n medicine services for inpatient and outpatient veteran \n populations.\n (c) Discharge by Contract.--The Secretary shall enter into a \ncontract with a qualified independent entity or organization to carry \nout the studies required by this section.\n (d) Mandatory Review of Data by the National Research Advisory \nCouncil.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that the head \n of the National Research Advisory Council reviews the results \n of the studies conducted under this section.\n (2) Submittal of findings.--The head of the National \n Research Advisory Council shall submit findings with respect to \n the studies to the Under Secretary for Health and to other \n pertinent program offices within the Department with \n responsibilities relating to health care services for veterans.\n (e) Reports.--\n (1) Report on implementation.--Not later than one year \n after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary \n shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the \n implementation of this section.\n (2) Report on study.--\n (A) In general.--Not later than 45 days after the \n date of the completion of the study, the Secretary \n shall submit to Congress a report on the study required \n by subsection (a).\n (B) Contents.--The report required by subparagraph \n (A) shall include the following:\n (i) Recommendations for such administrative \n and legislative proposals and actions as the \n Secretary considers appropriate.\n (ii) The findings of the head of the \n National Research Advisory Council and of the \n Under Secretary for Health.\n (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be \nappropriated for fiscal year 2016 for the Department of Veterans \nAffairs, $2,000,000 to carry out this section.\n (g) Complementary and Alternative Medicine Defined.--In this \nsection, the term ``complementary and alternative medicine'' shall have \nthe meaning given that term in section 2(e) of this Act.\n\nSEC. 5. PROGRAM ON USE OF WELLNESS PROGRAMS AS COMPLEMENTARY APPROACH \n TO MENTAL HEALTH CARE FOR VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS OF \n VETERANS.\n\n (a) Program Required.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \n carry out a program through the award of grants to public or \n private nonprofit entities to assess the feasibility and \n advisability of using wellness programs to complement the \n provision of mental health care to veterans and family members \n eligible for counseling under section 1712A(a)(1)(C) of title \n 38, United States Code.\n (2) Matters to be addressed.--The program shall be carried \n out so as to assess the following:\n (A) Means of improving coordination between \n Federal, State, local, and community providers of \n health care in the provision of mental health care to \n veterans and family members described in paragraph (1).\n (B) Means of enhancing outreach, and coordination \n of outreach, by and among providers of health care \n referred to in subparagraph (A) on the mental health \n care services available to veterans and family members \n described in paragraph (1).\n (C) Means of using wellness programs of providers \n of health care referred to in subparagraph (A) as \n complements to the provision by the Department of \n Veterans Affairs of mental health care to veterans and \n family members described in paragraph (1).\n (D) Whether wellness programs described in \n subparagraph (C) are effective in enhancing the quality \n of life and well-being of veterans and family members \n described in paragraph (1).\n (E) Whether wellness programs described in \n subparagraph (C) are effective in increasing the \n adherence of veterans described in paragraph (1) to the \n primary mental health services provided such veterans \n by the Department.\n (F) Whether wellness programs described in \n subparagraph (C) have an impact on the sense of well-\n being of veterans described in paragraph (1) who \n receive primary mental health services from the \n Department.\n (G) Whether wellness programs described in \n subparagraph (C) are effective in encouraging veterans \n receiving health care from the Department to adopt a \n more healthy lifestyle.\n (b) Duration.--The Secretary shall carry out the program for a \nperiod of three years beginning on the date that is one year after the \ndate of the enactment of this Act.\n (c) Locations.--The Secretary shall carry out the program at \nfacilities of the Department providing mental health care services to \nveterans and family members described in subsection (a)(1).\n (d) Grant Proposals.--\n (1) In general.--A public or private nonprofit entity \n seeking the award of a grant under this section shall submit an \n application therefor to the Secretary in such form and in such \n manner as the Secretary may require.\n (2) Application contents.--Each application submitted under \n paragraph (1) shall include the following:\n (A) A plan to coordinate activities under the \n program, to the extent possible, with the Federal, \n State, and local providers of services for veterans to \n enhance the following:\n (i) Awareness by veterans of benefits and \n health care services provided by the \n Department.\n (ii) Outreach efforts to increase the use \n by veterans of services provided by the \n Department.\n (iii) Educational efforts to inform \n veterans of the benefits of a healthy and \n active lifestyle.\n (B) A statement of understanding from the entity \n submitting the application that, if selected, such \n entity will be required to report to the Secretary \n periodically on standardized data and other performance \n data necessary to evaluate individual outcomes and to \n facilitate evaluations among entities participating in \n the program.\n (C) Other requirements that the Secretary may \n prescribe.\n (e) Grant Uses.--\n (1) In general.--A public or private nonprofit entity \n awarded a grant under this section shall use the award 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R. 580\n\n To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and \n procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to \n provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMr. Rush (for himself, Mr. Barton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cicilline, and Mr. \n McNerney) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To protect consumers by requiring reasonable security policies and \n procedures to protect data containing personal information, and to \n provide for nationwide notice in the event of a security breach.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Data Accountability and Trust Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION SECURITY.\n\n (a) General Security Policies and Procedures.--\n (1) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate \n regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, \n to require each person engaged in interstate commerce that owns \n or possesses data containing personal information, or contracts \n to have any third party entity maintain such data for such \n person, to establish and implement policies and procedures \n regarding information security practices for the treatment and \n protection of personal information taking into consideration--\n (A) the size of, and the nature, scope, and \n complexity of the activities engaged in by, such \n person;\n (B) the current state of the art in administrative, \n technical, and physical safeguards for protecting such \n information; and\n (C) the cost of implementing such safeguards.\n (2) Requirements.--Such regulations shall require the \n policies and procedures to include the following:\n (A) A security policy with respect to the \n collection, use, sale, other dissemination, and \n maintenance of such personal information.\n (B) The identification of an officer or other \n individual as the point of contact with responsibility \n for the management of information security.\n (C) A process for identifying and assessing any \n reasonably foreseeable vulnerabilities in the system or \n systems maintained by such person that contains such \n data, which shall include regular monitoring for a \n breach of security of such system or systems.\n (D) A process for taking preventive and corrective \n action to mitigate against any vulnerabilities \n identified in the process required by subparagraph (C), \n which may include implementing any changes to security \n practices and the architecture, installation, or \n implementation of network or operating software.\n (E) A process for disposing of data in electronic \n form containing personal information by shredding, \n permanently erasing, or otherwise modifying the \n personal information contained in such data to make \n such personal information permanently unreadable or \n undecipherable.\n (F) A standard method or methods for the \n destruction of paper documents and other non-electronic \n data containing personal information.\n (3) Treatment of entities governed by other law.--Any \n person who is in compliance with any other Federal law that \n requires such person to maintain standards and safeguards for \n information security and protection of personal information \n that, taken as a whole and as the Commission shall determine in \n the rulemaking required under paragraph (1), provide \n protections substantially similar to, or greater than, those \n required under this subsection, shall be deemed to be in \n compliance with this subsection.\n (b) Special Requirements for Information Brokers.--\n (1) Submission of policies to the ftc.--The regulations \n promulgated under subsection (a) shall require each information \n broker to submit its security policies to the Commission in \n conjunction with a notification of a breach of security under \n section 3 or upon request of the Commission.\n (2) Post-breach audit.--For any information broker required \n to provide notification under section 3, the Commission may \n conduct audits of the information security practices of such \n information broker, or require the information broker to \n conduct independent audits of such practices (by an independent \n auditor who has not audited such information broker's security \n practices during the preceding 5 years).\n (3) Accuracy of and individual access to personal \n information.--\n (A) Accuracy.--\n (i) In general.--Each information broker \n shall establish reasonable procedures to assure \n the maximum possible accuracy of the personal \n information it collects, assembles, or \n maintains, and any other information it \n collects, assembles, or maintains that \n specifically identifies an individual, other \n than information which merely identifies an \n individual's name or address.\n (ii) Limited exception for fraud \n databases.--The requirement in clause (i) shall \n not prevent the collection or maintenance of \n information that may be inaccurate with respect \n to a particular individual when that \n information is being collected or maintained \n solely--\n (I) for the purpose of indicating \n whether there may be a discrepancy or \n irregularity in the personal \n information that is associated with an \n individual; and\n (II) to help identify, or \n authenticate the identity of, an \n individual, or to protect against or \n investigate fraud or other unlawful \n conduct.\n (B) Consumer access to information.--\n (i) Access.--Each information broker \n shall--\n (I) provide to each individual \n whose personal information it \n maintains, at the individual's request \n at least 1 time per year and at no cost \n to the individual, and after verifying \n the identity of such individual, a \n means for the individual to review any \n personal information regarding such \n individual maintained by the \n information broker and any other \n information maintained by the \n information broker that specifically \n identifies such individual, other than \n information which merely identifies an \n individual's name or address; and\n (II) place a conspicuous notice on \n its Internet website (if the \n information broker maintains such a \n website) instructing individuals how to \n request access to the information \n required to be provided under subclause \n (I), and, as applicable, how to express \n a preference with respect to the use of \n personal information for marketing \n purposes under clause (iii).\n (ii) Disputed information.--Whenever an \n individual whose information the information \n broker maintains makes a written request \n disputing the accuracy of any such information, \n the information broker, after verifying the \n identity of the individual making such request \n and unless there are reasonable grounds to \n believe such request is frivolous or \n irrelevant, shall--\n (I) correct any inaccuracy; or\n (II)(aa) in the case of information \n that is public record information, \n inform the individual of the source of \n the information, and, if reasonably \n available, where a request for \n correction may be directed and, if the \n individual provides proof that the \n public record has been corrected or \n that the information broker was \n reporting the information incorrectly, \n correct the inaccuracy in the \n information broker's records; or\n (bb) in the case of information \n that is non-public information, note \n the information that is disputed, \n including the individual's statement \n disputing such information, and take \n reasonable steps to independently \n verify such information under the \n procedures outlined in subparagraph (A) \n if such information can be \n independently verified.\n (iii) Alternative procedure for certain \n marketing information.--In accordance with \n regulations issued under clause (v), an \n information broker that maintains any \n information described in clause (i) which is \n used, shared, or sold by such information \n broker for marketing purposes, may, in lieu of \n complying with the access and dispute \n requirements set forth in clauses (i) and (ii), \n provide each individual whose information it \n maintains with a reasonable means of expressing \n a preference not to have his or her information \n used for such purposes. If the individual \n expresses such a preference, the information \n broker may not use, share, or sell the \n individual's information for marketing \n purposes.\n (iv) Limitations.--An information broker \n may limit the access to information required \n under clause (i)(I) and is not required to \n provide notice to individuals as required under \n clause (i)(II) in the following circumstances:\n (I) If access of the individual to \n the information is limited by law or \n legally recognized privilege.\n (II) If the information is used for \n a legitimate governmental or fraud \n prevention purpose that would be \n compromised by such access.\n (III) If the information consists \n of a published media record, unless \n that record has been included in a \n report about an individual shared with \n a third party.\n (v) Rulemaking.--Not later than 1 year \n after the date of the enactment of this Act, \n the Commission shall promulgate regulations \n under section 553 of title 5, United States \n Code, to carry out this paragraph and to \n facilitate the purposes of this Act. In \n addition, the Commission shall issue \n regulations, as necessary, under section 553 of \n title 5, United States Code, on the scope of \n the application of the limitations in clause \n (iv), including any additional circumstances in \n which an information broker may limit access to \n information under such clause that the \n Commission determines to be appropriate.\n (C) FCRA regulated persons.--Any information broker \n who is engaged in activities subject to the Fair Credit \n Reporting Act and who is in compliance with sections \n 609, 610, and 611 of such Act (15 U.S.C. 1681g; 1681h; \n 1681i) with respect to information subject to such Act, \n shall be deemed to be in compliance with this paragraph \n with respect to such information.\n (4) Requirement of audit log of accessed and transmitted \n information.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the \n enactment of this Act, the Commission shall promulgate \n regulations under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, \n to require information brokers to establish measures which \n facilitate the auditing or retracing of any internal or \n external access to, or transmissions of, any data containing \n personal information collected, assembled, or maintained by \n such information broker.\n (5) Prohibition on pretexting by information brokers.--\n (A) Prohibition on obtaining personal information \n by false pretenses.--It shall be unlawful for an \n information broker to obtain or attempt to obtain, or \n cause to be disclosed or attempt to cause to be \n disclosed to any person, personal information or any \n other information relating to any person by--\n (i) making a false, fictitious, or \n fraudulent statement or representation to any \n person; or\n (ii) providing any document or other \n information to any person that the information \n broker knows or should know to be forged, \n counterfeit, lost, stolen, or fraudulently \n obtained, or to contain a false, fictitious, or \n fraudulent statement or representation.\n (B) Prohibition on solicitation to obtain personal \n information under false pretenses.--It shall be \n unlawful for an information broker to request a person \n to obtain personal information or any other information \n relating to any other person, if the information broker \n knew or should have known that the person to whom such \n a request is made will obtain or attempt to obtain such \n information in the manner described in subparagraph \n (A).\n (c) Exemption for Certain Service Providers.--Nothing in this \nsection shall apply to a service provider for any electronic \ncommunication by a third party that is transmitted, routed, or stored \nin intermediate or transient storage by such service provider.\n\nSEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF INFORMATION SECURITY BREACH.\n\n (a) Nationwide Notification.--Any person engaged in interstate \ncommerce that owns or possesses data in electronic form containing \npersonal information shall, following the discovery of a breach of \nsecurity of the system maintained by such person that contains such \ndata--\n (1) notify each individual who is a citizen or resident of \n the United States whose personal information was acquired or \n accessed as a result of such a breach of security; and\n (2) notify the Commission.\n (b) Special Notification Requirements.--\n (1) Third party agents.--In the event of a breach of \n security by any third party entity that has been contracted to \n maintain or process data in electronic form containing personal \n information on behalf of any other person who owns or possesses \n such data, such third party entity shall be required to notify \n such person of the breach of security. Upon receiving such \n notification from such third party, such person shall provide \n the notification required under subsection (a).\n (2) Service providers.--If a service provider becomes aware \n of a breach of security of data in electronic form containing \n personal information that is owned or possessed by another \n person that connects to or uses a system or network provided by \n the service provider for the purpose of transmitting, routing, \n or providing intermediate or transient storage of such data, \n such service provider shall be required to notify of such a \n breach of security only the person who initiated such \n connection, transmission, routing, or storage if such person \n can be reasonably identified. Upon receiving such notification \n from a service provider, such person shall provide the \n notification required under subsection (a).\n (3) Coordination of notification with consumer reporting \n agencies.--If a person is required to provide notification to \n more than 5,000 individuals under subsection (a)(1), the person \n shall also notify the major consumer reporting agencies of the \n timing and distribution of the notices. Such notice shall be \n given to the consumer reporting agencies without unreasonable \n delay and, if it will not delay notice to the affected \n individuals, prior to the distribution of notices to the \n affected individuals.\n (c) Timeliness of Notification.--\n (1) In general.--Unless subject to a delay authorized under \n paragraph (2), a notification required under subsection (a) \n shall be made not later than 45 days following the discovery of \n a breach of security, unless the person providing notice can \n show that providing notice within such a time frame is not \n feasible due to extraordinary circumstances necessary to \n prevent further breach or unauthorized disclosures, and \n reasonably restore the integrity of the data system, in which \n case such notification shall be made as promptly as possible.\n (2) Delay of notification authorized for law enforcement or \n national security purposes.--\n (A) Law enforcement.--If a Federal, State, or local \n law enforcement agency determines that the notification \n required under this section would impede a civil or \n criminal investigation, such notification shall be \n delayed upon the written request of the law enforcement \n agency for 30 days or such lesser period of time which \n the law enforcement agency determines is reasonably \n necessary and requests in writing. A law enforcement \n agency may, by a subsequent written request, revoke \n such delay or extend the period of time set forth in \n the original request made under this paragraph if \n further delay is necessary.\n (B) National security.--If a Federal national \n security agency or homeland security agency determines \n that the notification required under this section would \n threaten national or homeland security, such \n notification may be delayed for a period of time which \n the national security agency or homeland security \n agency determines is reasonably necessary and requests \n in writing. A Federal national security agency or \n homeland security agency may revoke such delay or \n extend the period of time set forth in the original \n request made under this paragraph by a subsequent \n written request if further delay is necessary.\n (d) Method and Content of Notification.--\n (1) Direct notification.--\n (A) Method of notification.--A person required to \n provide notification to individuals under subsection \n (a)(1) shall be in compliance with such requirement if \n the person provides conspicuous and clearly identified \n notification by one of the following methods (provided \n the selected method can reasonably be expected to reach \n the intended individual):\n (i) Written notification.\n (ii) Notification by email or other \n electronic means, if--\n (I) the person's primary method of \n communication with the individual is by \n email or such other electronic means; \n or\n (II) the individual has consented \n to receive such notification and the \n notification is provided in a manner \n that is consistent with the provisions \n permitting electronic transmission of \n notices under section 101 of the \n Electronic Signatures in Global and \n National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. 7001).\n (B) Content of notification.--Regardless of the \n method by which notification is provided to an \n individual under subparagraph (A), such notification \n shall include--\n (i) a description of the personal \n information that was acquired or accessed by an \n unauthorized person;\n (ii) a telephone number that the individual \n may use, at no cost to such individual, to \n contact the person to inquire about the breach \n of security or the information the person \n maintained about that individual;\n (iii) notice that the individual is \n entitled to receive, at no cost to such \n individual, consumer credit reports on a \n quarterly basis for a period of 2 years, or \n credit monitoring or other service that enables \n consumers to detect the misuse of their \n personal information for a period of 2 years, \n and instructions to the individual on \n requesting such reports or service from the \n person, except when the only information which \n has been the subject of the security breach is \n the individual's first name or initial and last \n name, or address, or phone number, in \n combination with a credit or debit card number, \n and any required security code;\n (iv) the toll-free contact telephone \n numbers and addresses for the major consumer \n reporting agencies; and\n (v) a toll-free telephone number and \n Internet website address for the Commission \n whereby the individual may obtain information \n regarding identity theft.\n (2) Substitute notification.--\n (A) Circumstances giving rise to substitute \n notification.--A person required to provide \n notification to individuals under subsection (a)(1) may \n provide substitute notification in lieu of the direct \n notification required by paragraph (1) if the person \n owns or possesses data in electronic form containing \n personal information of fewer than 1,000 individuals \n and such direct notification is not feasible due to--\n (i) excessive cost to the person required \n to provide such notification relative to the \n resources of such person, as determined in \n accordance with the regulations issued by the \n Commission under paragraph (3)(A); or\n (ii) lack of sufficient contact information \n for the individual required to be notified.\n (B) Form of substitute notification.--Such \n substitute notification shall include--\n (i) email notification to the extent that \n the person has email addresses of individuals \n to whom it is required to provide notification \n under subsection (a)(1);\n (ii) a conspicuous notice on the Internet \n website of the person (if such person maintains \n such a website); and\n (iii) notification in print and to \n broadcast media, including major media in \n metropolitan and rural areas where the \n individuals whose personal information was \n acquired reside.\n (C) Content of substitute notice.--Each form of \n substitute notice under this paragraph shall include--\n (i) notice that individuals whose personal \n information is included in the breach of \n security are entitled to receive, at no cost to \n the individuals, consumer credit reports on a \n quarterly basis for a period of 2 years, or \n credit monitoring or other service that enables \n consumers to detect the misuse of their \n personal information for a period of 2 years, \n and instructions on requesting such reports or \n service from the person, except when the only \n information which has been the subject of the \n security breach is the individual's first name \n or initial and last name, or address, or phone \n number, in combination with a credit or debit \n card number, and any required security code; \n and\n (ii) a telephone number by which an \n individual can, at no cost to such individual, \n learn whether that individual's personal \n information is included in the breach of \n security.\n (3) Regulations and guidance.--\n (A) Regulations.--Not later than 1 year after the \n date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall, by \n regulation under section 553 of title 5, United States \n Code, establish criteria for determining circumstances \n under which substitute notification may be provided \n under paragraph (2), including criteria for determining \n if notification under paragraph (1) is not feasible due \n to excessive costs to the person required to provide \n such notification relative to the resources of such \n person. Such regulations may also identify other \n circumstances where substitute notification would be \n appropriate for any person, including circumstances \n under which the cost of providing notification exceeds \n the benefits to consumers.\n (B) Guidance.--In addition, the Commission shall \n provide and publish general guidance with respect to \n compliance with this subsection. Such guidance shall \n include--\n (i) a description of written or email \n notification that complies with the \n requirements of paragraph (1); and\n (ii) guidance on the content of substitute \n notification under paragraph (2), including the \n extent of notification to print and broadcast \n media that complies with the requirements of \n such paragraph.\n (e) Other Obligations Following Breach.--\n (1) In general.--A person required to provide notification \n under subsection (a) shall, upon request of an individual whose \n personal information was included in the breach of security, \n provide or arrange for the provision of, to each such \n individual and at no cost to such individual--\n (A) consumer credit reports from at least one of \n the major consumer reporting agencies beginning not \n later than 60 days following the individual's request \n and continuing on a quarterly basis for a period of 2 \n years thereafter; or\n (B) a credit monitoring or other service that \n enables consumers to detect the misuse of their \n personal information, beginning not later than 60 days \n following the individual's request and continuing for a \n period of 2 years.\n (2) Limitation.--This subsection shall not apply if the \n only personal information which has been the subject of the \n security breach is the individual's first name or initial and \n last name, or address, or phone number, in combination with a \n credit or debit card number, and any required security code.\n (3) Rulemaking.--As part of the Commission's rulemaking \n described in subsection (d)(3), the Commission shall determine \n the circumstances under which a person required to provide \n notification under subsection (a)(1) shall provide or arrange \n for the provision of free consumer credit reports or credit \n monitoring or other service to affected individuals.\n (f) Exemption.--\n (1) General exemption.--A person shall be exempt from the \n requirements under this section if, following a breach of \n security, such person determines that there is no reasonable \n risk of identity theft, fraud, or other unlawful conduct.\n (2) Presumption.--\n (A) In general.--If the data in electronic form \n containing personal information is rendered unusable, \n unreadable, or indecipherable through encryption or \n other security technology or methodology (if the method \n of encryption or such other technology or methodology \n is generally accepted by experts in the information \n security field), there shall be a presumption that no \n reasonable risk of identity theft, fraud, or other \n unlawful conduct exists following a breach of security \n of such data. Any such presumption may be rebutted by \n facts demonstrating that the encryption or other \n security technologies or methodologies in a specific \n case, have been or are reasonably likely to be \n compromised.\n (B) Methodologies or technologies.--Not later than \n 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act and \n biannually thereafter, the Commission shall issue rules \n (pursuant to section 553 of title 5, United States \n Code) or guidance to identify security methodologies or \n technologies which render data in electronic form \n unusable, unreadable, or indecipherable, that shall, if \n applied to such data, establish a presumption that no \n reasonable risk of identity theft, fraud, or other \n unlawful conduct exists following a breach of security \n of such data. Any such presumption may be rebutted by \n facts demonstrating that any such methodology or \n technology in a specific case has been or is reasonably \n likely to be compromised. In issuing such rules or \n guidance, the Commission shall consult with relevant \n industries, consumer organizations, and data security \n and identity theft prevention experts and established \n standards setting bodies.\n (3) FTC guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act the Commission shall issue guidance \n regarding the application of the exemption in paragraph (1).\n (g) Website Notice of Federal Trade Commission.--If the Commission, \nupon receiving notification of any breach of security that is reported \nto the Commission under subsection (a)(2), finds that notification of \nsuch a breach of security via the Commission's Internet website would \nbe in the public interest or for the protection of consumers, the \nCommission shall place such a notice in a clear and conspicuous \nlocation on its Internet website.\n (h) FTC Study on Notification in Languages in Addition to \nEnglish.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this \nAct, the Commission shall conduct a study on the practicality and cost \neffectiveness of requiring the notification required by subsection \n(d)(1) to be provided in a language in addition to English to \nindividuals known to speak only such other language.\n (i) General Rulemaking Authority.--The Commission may promulgate \nregulations necessary under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, \nto effectively enforce the requirements of this section.\n (j) Treatment of Persons Governed by Other Law.--A person who is in \ncompliance with any other Federal law that requires such person to \nprovide notification to individuals following a breach of security, and \nthat, taken as a whole, provides protections substantially similar to, \nor greater than, those required under this section, as the Commission \nshall determine by rule (under section 553 of title 5, United States \nCode), shall be deemed to be in compliance with this section.\n\nSEC. 4. APPLICATION AND ENFORCEMENT.\n\n (a) General Application.--The requirements of sections 2 and 3 \nshall only apply to those persons, partnerships, or corporations over \nwhich the Commission has authority pursuant to section 5(a)(2) of the \nFederal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)).\n (b) Enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission.--\n (1) Unfair or deceptive acts or practices.--A violation of \n section 2 or 3 shall be treated as an unfair and deceptive act \n or practice in violation of a regulation under section \n 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. \n 57a(a)(1)(B)) regarding unfair or deceptive acts or practices.\n (2) Powers of commission.--The Commission shall enforce \n this Act in the same manner, by the same means, and with the \n same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as though all applicable \n terms and provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 \n U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of \n this Act. Any person who violates such regulations shall be \n subject to the penalties and entitled to the privileges and \n immunities provided in that Act.\n (3) Limitation.--In promulgating rules under this Act, the \n Commission shall not require the deployment or use of any \n specific products or technologies, including any specific \n computer software or hardware.\n (c) Enforcement by State Attorneys General.--\n (1) Civil action.--In any case in which the attorney \n general of a State, or an official or agency of a State, has \n reason to believe that an interest of the residents of that \n State has been or is threatened or adversely affected by any \n person who violates section 2 or 3 of this Act, the attorney \n general, official, or agency of the State, as parens patriae, \n may bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of the \n State in a district court of the United States of appropriate \n jurisdiction--\n (A) to enjoin further violation of such section by \n the defendant;\n (B) to compel compliance with such section; or\n (C) to obtain civil penalties in the amount \n determined under paragraph (2).\n (2) Civil penalties.--\n (A) Calculation.--\n (i) Treatment of violations of section 2.--\n For purposes of paragraph (1)(C) with regard to \n a violation of section 2, the amount determined \n under this paragraph is the amount calculated \n by multiplying the number of days that a person \n is not in compliance with such section by an \n amount not greater than $11,000.\n (ii) Treatment of violations of section \n 3.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(C) with \n regard to a violation of section 3, the amount \n determined under this paragraph is the amount \n calculated by multiplying the number of \n violations of such section by an amount not \n greater than $11,000. Each failure to send \n notification as required under section 3 to a \n resident of the State shall be treated as a \n separate violation.\n (B) Adjustment for inflation.--Beginning on the \n date that the Consumer Price Index is first published \n by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that is after 1 year \n after the date of enactment of this Act, and each year \n thereafter, the amounts specified in clauses (i) and \n (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the \n percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index \n published on that date from the Consumer Price Index \n published the previous year.\n (C) Maximum total liability.--Notwithstanding the \n number of actions which may be brought against a person \n under this subsection, the maximum civil penalty for \n which any person may be liable under this subsection \n shall not exceed--\n (i) $5,000,000 for each violation of \n section 2; and\n (ii) $5,000,000 for all violations of \n section 3 resulting from a single breach of \n security.\n (3) Intervention by the ftc.--\n (A) Notice and intervention.--The State shall \n provide prior written notice of any action under \n paragraph (1) to the Commission and provide the \n Commission with a copy of its complaint, except in any \n case in which such prior notice is not feasible, in \n which case the State shall serve such notice \n immediately upon instituting such action. The \n Commission shall have the right--\n (i) to intervene in the action;\n (ii) upon so intervening, to be heard on \n all matters arising therein; and\n (iii) to file petitions for appeal.\n (B) Limitation on state action while federal action \n is pending.--If the Commission has instituted a civil \n action for violation of this Act, no State attorney \n general, or official or agency of a State, may bring an \n action under this subsection during the pendency of \n that action against any defendant named in the \n complaint of the Commission for any violation of this \n Act alleged in the complaint.\n (4) Construction.--For purposes of bringing any civil \n action under paragraph (1), nothing in this Act shall be \n construed to prevent an attorney general of a State from \n exercising the powers conferred on the attorney general by the \n laws of that State to--\n (A) conduct investigations;\n (B) administer oaths or affirmations; or\n (C) compel the attendance of witnesses or the \n production of documentary and other evidence.\n (d) Affirmative Defense for a Violation of Section 3.--\n (1) In general.--It shall be an affirmative defense to an \n enforcement action brought under subsection (b), or a civil \n action brought under subsection (c), based on a violation of \n section 3, that all of the personal information contained in \n the data in electronic form that was acquired or accessed as a \n result of a breach of security of the defendant is public \n record information that is lawfully made available to the \n general public from Federal, State, or local government records \n and was acquired by the defendant from such records.\n (2) No effect on other requirements.--Nothing in this \n subsection shall be construed to exempt any person from the \n requirement to notify the Commission of a breach of security as \n required under section 3(a).\n\nSEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act, the following definitions apply:\n (1) Breach of security.--The term ``breach of security'' \n means the unauthorized acquisition of data in electronic form \n containing personal information.\n (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal \n Trade Commission.\n (3) Consumer reporting agency.--The term ``consumer \n reporting agency'' has the meaning given the term ``consumer \n reporting agency that compiles and maintains files on consumers \n on a nationwide basis'' in section 603(p) of the Fair Credit \n Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(p)).\n (4) Data in electronic form.--The term ``data in electronic \n form'' means any data stored electronically or digitally on any \n computer system or other database and includes recordable tapes \n and other mass storage devices.\n (5) Encryption.--The term ``encryption'' means the \n protection of data in electronic form in storage or in transit \n using an encryption technology that has been adopted by an \n established standards setting body which renders such data \n indecipherable in the absence of associated cryptographic keys \n necessary to enable decryption of such data. Such encryption \n must include appropriate management and safeguards of such keys \n to protect the integrity of the encryption.\n (6) Identity theft.--The term ``identity theft'' means the \n unauthorized use of another person's personal information for \n the purpose of engaging in commercial transactions under the \n name of such other person.\n (7) Information broker.--The term ``information broker''--\n (A) means a commercial entity whose business is to \n collect, assemble, or maintain personal information \n concerning individuals who are not current or former \n customers of such entity in order to sell such \n information or provide access to such information to \n any nonaffiliated third party in exchange for \n consideration, whether such collection, assembly, or \n maintenance of personal information is performed by the \n information broker directly, or by contract or \n subcontract with any other entity; and\n (B) does not include a commercial entity to the \n extent that such entity processes information collected \n by and received from a nonaffiliated third party \n concerning individuals who are current or former \n customers or employees of such third party to enable \n such third party to (1) provide benefits for its \n employees or (2) directly transact business with its \n customers.\n (8) Personal information.--\n (A) Definition.--The term ``personal information'' \n means an individual's first name or initial and last \n name, or address, or phone number, in combination with \n any 1 or more of the following data elements for that \n individual:\n (i) Social Security number.\n (ii) Driver's license number, passport \n number, military identification number, or \n other similar number issued on a government \n document used to verify identity.\n (iii) Financial account number, or credit \n or debit card number, and any required security \n code, access code, or password that is \n necessary to permit access to an individual's \n financial account.\n (B) Modified definition by rulemaking.--The \n Commission may, by rule promulgated under section 553 \n of title 5, United States Code, modify the definition \n of ``personal information'' under subparagraph (A)--\n (i) for the purpose of section 2 to the \n extent that such modification will not \n unreasonably impede interstate commerce, and \n will accomplish the purposes of this Act; or\n (ii) for the purpose of section 3, to the \n extent that such modification is necessary to \n accommodate changes in technology or practices, \n will not unreasonably impede interstate \n commerce, and will accomplish the purposes of \n this Act.\n (9) Public record information.--The term ``public record \n information'' means information about an individual which has \n been obtained originally from records of a Federal, State, or \n local government entity that are available for public \n inspection.\n (10) Non-public information.--The term ``non-public \n information'' means information about an individual that is of \n a private nature and neither available to the general public \n nor obtained from a public record.\n (11) Service provider.--The term ``service provider'' means \n an entity that provides to a user transmission, routing, \n intermediate and transient storage, or connections to its \n system or network, for electronic communications, between or \n among points specified by such user of material of the user's \n choosing, without modification to the content of the material \n as sent or received. Any such entity shall be treated as a \n service provider under this Act only to the extent that it is \n engaged in the provision of such transmission, routing, \n intermediate and transient storage or connections.\n\nSEC. 6. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.\n\n (a) Preemption of State Information Security Laws.--This Act \nsupersedes any provision of a statute, regulation, or rule of a State \nor political subdivision of a State, with respect to those entities \ncovered by the regulations issued pursuant to this Act, that \nexpressly--\n (1) requires information security practices and treatment \n of data containing personal information similar to any of those \n required under section 2; and\n (2) requires notification to individuals of a breach of \n security resulting in unauthorized access to or acquisition of \n data in electronic form containing personal information.\n (b) Additional Preemption.--\n (1) In general.--No person other than a person specified in \n section 4(c) may bring a civil action under the laws of any \n State if such action is premised in whole or in part upon the \n defendant violating any provision of this Act.\n (2) Protection of consumer protection laws.--This \n subsection shall not be construed to limit the enforcement of \n any State consumer protection law by an attorney general of a \n State.\n (c) Protection of Certain State Laws.--This Act shall not be \nconstrued to preempt the applicability of--\n (1) State trespass, contract, or tort law; or\n (2) other State laws to the extent that those laws relate \n to acts of fraud.\n (d) Preservation of FTC Authority.--Nothing in this Act may be \nconstrued in any way to limit or affect the Commission's authority \nunder any other provision of law.\n\nSEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n This Act shall take effect 1 year after the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 8. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.\n\n There is authorized to be appropriated to the Commission $1,000,000 \nfor each of fiscal years 2011 through 2016 to carry out this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["information", 132], ["individual", 72], ["shall", 66], ["security", 62], ["person", 61], ["notification", 51], ["personal", 46], ["section", 45], ["commission", 43], ["state", 39], ["data", 35], ["required", 34], ["breach", 32], ["may", 28], ["broker", 28], ["consumer", 27], ["provide", 26], ["subsection", 24], ["paragraph", 22], ["number", 21], ["notice", 21], ["year", 20], ["electronic", 19], ["agency", 19], ["request", 19], ["law", 17], ["service", 17], ["action", 16], ["regulation", 16], ["purpose", 16], ["following", 15], ["violation", 15], ["mean", 15], ["code", 14], ["credit", 14], ["federal", 14], ["containing", 14], ["form", 14], ["access", 13], ["entity", 13], ["term", 13], ["general", 13], ["united", 12], ["date", 12], ["requirement", 12], ["record", 12], ["cost", 11], ["third", 11], ["name", 11], ["party", 11], ["reporting", 11], ["identity", 11], ["substitute", 10], ["public", 10], ["protection", 10], ["compliance", 10], ["clause", 10], ["enforcement", 10], ["later", 10], ["period", 10], ["necessary", 10], ["civil", 10], ["include", 9], ["address", 9], ["notification.", 9], ["practice", 9], ["reasonably", 9], ["reasonable", 9], ["maintains", 9], ["system", 9], ["method", 9], ["upon", 9], ["enactment", 9], ["whose", 8], ["conduct", 8], ["amount", 8], ["delay", 8], ["policy", 8], ["provision", 8], ["circumstance", 8], ["information.", 8], ["website", 8], ["case", 8], ["technology", 8], ["obtain", 8], ["provided", 8], ["provider", 8], ["including", 7], ["national", 7], ["written", 7], ["made", 7], ["report", 7], ["subject", 7], ["extent", 7], ["maintained", 7], ["respect", 7], ["encryption", 7], ["general.", 7], ["procedure", 7], ["attorney", 7]]}, "hr778": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 778 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 778\n\n To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to redistribute Federal \n funds that would otherwise be made available to States that do not \n provide for the Medicaid expansion in accordance with the Affordable \n Care Act to those States electing to provide those Medicaid benefits, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\n Mr. Connolly introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to redistribute Federal \n funds that would otherwise be made available to States that do not \n provide for the Medicaid expansion in accordance with the Affordable \n Care Act to those States electing to provide those Medicaid benefits, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Medicaid Expansion Incentive Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REDISTRIBUTION OF FEDERAL MEDICAID FUNDS TO STATES ELECTING TO \n MEET ACA MEDICAID EXPANSION REQUIREMENTS FROM STATES NOT \n SO ELECTING.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1903 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. \n1396b) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(aa) Bonus for States Electing To Meet ACA Medicaid Expansion \nRequirements From Funds Made Available by Other States Not Electing To \nMeet Those Requirements.--\n ``(1) In general.--In the case of a participating State for \n a fiscal year as determined under paragraph (2), in accordance \n with regulations of the Secretary, the State shall be entitled \n to an increase in payments under its State plan under this \n title in an amount determined under paragraph (3) of the \n Secretary's estimate of the net reduction in Federal \n expenditures for nonparticipating States (including the amount \n of the additional Federal financial participation under this \n title that otherwise would have been paid to such States if \n they were participating States) during the fiscal year as a \n result of such States not applying the ACA Medicaid expansion \n requirements.\n ``(2) Notice regarding participation.--\n ``(A) In general.--Before the beginning of each \n fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 2016) each of \n the 50 States and the District of Columbia is requested \n to inform the Secretary, in a form and manner specified \n by the Secretary and accompanied by such assurances \n regarding State plan amendments as the Secretary may \n specify, if the State will be applying its State plan \n under this title for such fiscal year in accordance \n with the requirements specified in the amendments made \n by paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2001(a) of the \n Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (in this \n subsection referred to as the `ACA Medicaid expansion \n requirements'), which include requirements described \n in--\n ``(i) section 1902(a)(10)(A)(I)(VIII); and\n ``(ii) section 1902(k).\n The Secretary shall not accept information submitted \n under this subparagraph for a fiscal year after the \n beginning of the fiscal year involved.\n ``(B) Determination of participating and \n nonparticipating states.--Taking into account the \n information submitted under subparagraph (A) for a \n fiscal year, the Secretary shall determine for the \n fiscal year which of the 50 States and the District of \n Columbia will be applying the ACA Medicaid expansion \n requirements for the fiscal year and which will not. \n For purposes of this subsection--\n ``(i) each State or District determined to \n be applying such requirements for a fiscal year \n is referred to as a `participating State' for \n such fiscal year; and\n ``(ii) each State or District determined \n not to be applying such requirements for a \n fiscal year is referred to as a \n `nonparticipating State' for such fiscal year.\n ``(3) Amount of increase.--The Secretary shall compute the \n increase in payments under this subsection for a participating \n State for a fiscal year, to the extent of available funds, in \n accordance with a formula specified by the Secretary. Within \n the amount of available funds, such formula may take into \n account elements such as--\n ``(A) increasing to 100 percent the FMAP for newly \n eligible mandatory individuals;\n ``(B) increasing the matching percentage for \n administrative costs attributable to application of ACA \n Medicaid expansion requirements; and\n ``(C) an increase in DSH allotments.\n ``(4) Publication of information on estimated impact of \n nonparticipation.--The Secretary shall publish for each \n nonparticipating State for each fiscal year--\n ``(A) the amount of the additional Federal funds \n under this title for the fiscal year that the Secretary \n estimates the State has forgone as a result of its not \n being a participating State for such fiscal year; and\n ``(B) the number of additional beneficiaries that \n would have been covered under the State plan under this \n title in the fiscal year if the State had been a \n participating State for the fiscal year.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 32], ["fiscal", 20], ["year", 19], ["medicaid", 12], ["secretary", 11], ["requirement", 10], ["expansion", 9], ["fund", 7], ["federal", 6], ["electing", 6], ["participating", 6], ["available", 5], ["section", 5], ["aca", 5], ["amount", 5], ["applying", 5], ["accordance", 5], ["shall", 5], ["subsection", 4], ["referred", 4], ["would", 4], ["made", 4], ["determined", 4], ["provide", 4], ["district", 4], ["plan", 4], ["paragraph", 3], ["security", 3], ["house", 3], ["increase", 3], ["may", 3], ["general.", 3], ["affordable", 3], ["otherwise", 3], ["beginning", 3], ["social", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["additional", 3], ["care", 3], ["bill", 3], ["meet", 3], ["specified", 3], ["information", 3], ["congress", 3], ["nonparticipating", 3], ["subparagraph", 2], ["redistribute", 2], ["formula", 2], ["benefit", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["result", 2], ["increasing", 2], ["estimate", 2], ["regarding", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["xix", 2], ["representative", 2], ["account", 2], ["amend", 2], ["submitted", 2], ["following", 2], ["columbia", 2], ["payment", 2], ["forgone", 1], ["office", 1], ["increase.", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["impact", 1], ["adding", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["covered", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["year.", 1], ["compute", 1], ["newly", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["publication", 1], ["states.", 1], ["participation", 1], ["accompanied", 1], ["financial", 1], ["requested", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["individual", 1], ["attributable", 1], ["matching", 1], ["assurance", 1], ["connolly", 1], ["publish", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["dsh", 1]]}, "hr581": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 581 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 581\n\n To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Dent (for himself, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. \nMeehan, Mr. Marino, Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cleaver, \nMr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Grijalva, and Mr. Joyce) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize a National Heritage Area Program, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National Heritage \nArea Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Findings and purposes.\nSec. 3. Definitions.\nSec. 4. National Heritage Area System.\nSec. 5. Feasibility studies.\nSec. 6. Management plan.\nSec. 7. Designation.\nSec. 8. Evaluation.\nSec. 9. Local coordinating entities.\nSec. 10. Relationship to other Federal agencies.\nSec. 11. Property owners and regulatory protections.\nSec. 12. Funding.\nSec. 13. Sunset.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.\n\n (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:\n (1) Certain areas of the United States tell nationally \n significant stories; they illustrate significant aspects of our \n heritage; possess exceptional natural, cultural, scenic, and \n historic resources; and represent the diversity of our national \n character.\n (2) In these areas, the interaction of natural processes, \n geography, history, cultural traditions, and economic and \n social forces form distinctive landscapes that should be \n recognized, conserved, enhanced, and interpreted to improve the \n quality of life in the regions and to provide opportunities for \n public appreciation, education, enjoyment, and economic \n sustainability.\n (3) Local initiatives based on community and regional \n visions, involving public/private partnerships, are critical to \n conserving, enhancing, and interpreting natural, historic, \n scenic, and cultural resources related to our American \n heritage. These initiatives should be encouraged and supported \n by the Federal Government with the concurrence of the relevant \n Federal land management agencies and tribal governments by \n providing financial and technical assistance.\n (4) Partnerships among Federal, State, tribal, and local \n governments, nonprofit organizations, the private sector, and \n citizens provide the most viable framework to recognize, \n conserve, enhance, and interpret the resources of places that \n have made important contributions to the national story.\n (5) Communities and regions need assistance to set resource \n stewardship and interpretive goals, and to implement strategies \n for resource conservation and renewed economic viability in \n these areas.\n (6) A unified national process as well as certain standards \n for designation of National Heritage Areas need to be \n established to provide a consistent framework. The process \n should include a system for approval of heritage area \n management plans.\n (7) National Heritage Areas located near or encompassing \n units of the National Park System provide an additional basis \n for public enjoyment of parks and park-related resources, and \n it is appropriate for these parks to participate in, assist \n with, and benefit from local heritage initiatives that conserve \n and interpret resources over a larger area beyond the park's \n boundaries.\n (8) It is in the national interest, and will benefit future \n generations, to establish a system of National Heritage Areas \n to encourage natural and cultural resource conservation, \n interpretation, enhancement, and economic sustainability, and \n for full public understanding and appreciation of the many \n resources, places, events, and peoples that have contributed to \n the rich heritage of this Nation.\n (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are to--\n (1) establish a system of regional and community-based \n National Heritage Areas to conserve, enhance, and interpret \n natural, historic, scenic, and cultural resources that together \n tell nationally significant stories representing our country's \n heritage;\n (2) promote public understanding, appreciation and \n enjoyment of the many places, events, and people that have \n contributed to our diverse national story;\n (3) promote innovative and partnership-driven management \n strategies that recognize regional values, to encourage locally \n tailored resource stewardship and interpretation, to develop \n economically viable and innovative approaches to community \n conservation, and to provide for the effective leveraging of \n Federal funds with State, local, tribal, and private funding \n sources;\n (4) provide unified national standards and processes for \n conducting feasibility studies, designating National Heritage \n Areas, and approving heritage area management plans;\n (5) provide appropriate linkages among units of the \n National Park System, and communities, governments, and \n organizations within National Heritage Areas to conserve, \n enhance, and interpret resources outside of park boundaries; \n and\n (6) authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide \n financial and technical assistance to local coordinating \n entities that act as a catalyst for diverse regions, \n communities, organizations, and citizens to undertake projects \n and programs for resource stewardship and interpretation.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Feasibility study.--The term ``feasibility study'' \n means a study conducted by the Secretary of the Interior, or \n conducted by one or more other interested parties and reviewed \n by the Secretary, in accordance with the criteria and processes \n outlined in this Act, to determine whether an area meets the \n criteria to be designated as a National Heritage Area by \n Congress.\n (2) Local coordinating entity.--The term ``local \n coordinating entity'' means the entity designated by Congress \n to undertake, in partnership with others, the management plan \n and to act as a catalyst for implementation projects and \n programs among diverse partners in a National Heritage Area.\n (3) Management plan.--The term ``management plan'' means \n the plan prepared by the local coordinating entity for a \n National Heritage Area that specifies actions, policies, \n strategies, performance goals, and recommendations taken to \n meet the goals of the heritage area as specified in this Act.\n (4) National heritage area.--The term ``National Heritage \n Area'' means a region designated by Congress that tells \n nationally significant stories representing our American \n heritage.\n (5) Proposed national heritage area.--The term ``proposed \n National Heritage Area'' is an area or corridor under study by \n the Secretary of the Interior or other parties for potential \n designation by Congress as a National Heritage Area.\n (6) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (7) National heritage area system.--The term ``National \n Heritage Area System'' means the system of National Heritage \n Areas established by this Act.\n (8) Tribal government.--The term ``tribal government'' \n means the governing body of an Indian tribe, band, nation, or \n other organized group or community of Indians that is \n recognized by the Secretary as having a government-to-\n government relationship with the United States and is eligible \n for the special programs and services provided by the United \n States to Indians because of their status as Indians, as \n evidenced by inclusion of the tribe on the list of recognized \n tribes published by the Secretary under the Federally \n Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 199 (25 U.S.C. 479a).\n (9) Tribal lands.--The term ``tribal lands'' means--\n (A) all lands within the exterior boundaries of any \n Indian reservation;\n (B) all lands the title to which is held by the \n United States in trust for an Indian tribe or lands the \n title to which is held by an Indian tribe subject to a \n restriction by the United States against alienation; \n and\n (C) all dependent Indian communities.\n\nSEC. 4. NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA SYSTEM.\n\n (a) In General.--In order to recognize certain areas of the United \nStates that tell nationally significant stories and to conserve, \nenhance, and interpret the areas' natural, historic, scenic, and \ncultural resources that together illustrate significant aspects of our \ncountry's heritage, there is established a National Heritage Area \nSystem through which the Secretary may provide technical and financial \nassistance to local coordinating entities to support the establishment, \ndevelopment, and continuity of National Heritage Areas.\n (b) National Heritage Area System.--The National Heritage Area \nSystem shall be composed of the following:\n (1) National Heritage Areas designated before the date of \n the enactment of this Act.\n (2) National Heritage Areas designated under this Act.\n (c) Relationship to the National Park System.--\n (1) Relationship to national park units.--The Secretary \n shall--\n (A) ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, \n participation and assistance by any unit of the \n National Park System located near or encompassed by any \n National Heritage Area in local initiatives for that \n National Heritage Area that conserve and interpret \n resources consistent with an approved management plan \n for the National Heritage Area; and\n (B) work with National Heritage Areas to promote \n public enjoyment of units of the National Park System \n and park-related resources.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--National Heritage Areas shall \n not be--\n (A) considered to be units of the National Park \n System; or\n (B) subject to the authorities applicable to units \n of the National Park System.\n (d) Duties.--Under the National Heritage Area System, the Secretary \nshall--\n (1) undertake studies as directed by Congress through \n legislation to assess the feasibility of designating proposed \n National Heritage Areas or review and comment on studies \n undertaken by other parties for this purpose as provided in \n this Act;\n (2) review and approve or disapprove the management plan \n for a National Heritage Area as provided in this Act;\n (3) submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the \n House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and \n Natural Resources of the United States Senate reports \n describing the activities conducted with respect to National \n Heritage Areas in accordance with this Act; and\n (4) conduct an evaluation of the accomplishments and \n prepare a report with recommendations for the National Park \n Service's future role with respect to each designated National \n Heritage Area as provided in this Act.\n (e) Authorities.--In carrying out this Act, the Secretary may--\n (1) provide technical and financial assistance in \n accordance with the provisions of section 10, and the amounts \n authorized under section 12, on a reimbursable or \n nonreimbursable basis as determined by the Secretary in the \n development and implementation of management plans and for \n administrative functions for designated National Heritage \n Areas;\n (2) enter into cooperative agreements with other Federal \n agencies, State, tribal and local governments, local \n coordinating entities, and other interested parties to carry \n out the purposes of this Act;\n (3) provide information, promote understanding, and \n encourage research on National Heritage Areas in partnership \n with local coordinating entities; and\n (4) provide national oversight, analysis, coordination, \n technical and financial assistance, and support to ensure \n consistency and accountability of the National Heritage Area \n System.\n\nSEC. 5. FEASIBILITY STUDIES.\n\n The Secretary, in undertaking a feasibility study, or reviewing a \nfeasibility study conducted by others, shall apply the following \ncriteria to determine the suitability and feasibility of designating a \nproposed National Heritage Area:\n (1) The proposed area is worthy of designation as a \n National Heritage Area because--\n (A) the area includes natural, historic, cultural, \n or scenic resources that are associated with nationally \n significant themes and events and these resources--\n (i) combine to form a distinct and cohesive \n landscape; and\n (ii) retain enough integrity to support the \n themes and events associated with the area's \n national importance; and\n (B) the area provides opportunities to conserve \n natural, historic, cultural, or scenic resource through \n local and regional partnerships.\n (2) A conceptual boundary for the proposed area is \n developed based upon community input and the resources and \n themes that support the area's national importance.\n (3) Residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, \n and governments, including Federal land management agencies and \n tribal governments within the proposed area, have been involved \n in the feasibility study process and have demonstrated \n significant support through letters and other means for \n National Heritage Area designation.\n (4) A local coordinating entity has been selected to \n operate the proposed heritage area's activities and the \n organization is supported by residents, business interests, \n nonprofit organizations, and governments within the proposed \n area.\n (5) The recommendations put forth in the feasibility study \n are consistent with continued economic activity within the \n area.\n\nSEC. 6. MANAGEMENT PLAN.\n\n The plan for any National Heritage Area shall--\n (1) use a comprehensive planning approach that includes--\n (A) opportunities for stakeholders, such as \n community members, local and regional governments, \n tribes, businesses, nonprofit organizations, and \n others, to be involved in the planning process;\n (B) opportunities for stakeholders to review and \n comment on the draft plan; and\n (C) documentation of the planning and public \n participation processes used to develop the plan, \n including how it was prepared, who was involved in the \n process, and how and when the stakeholders were \n involved;\n (2) include an inventory of the natural, historic, \n cultural, or scenic resources of the National Heritage Area \n related to the nationally significant themes and events of the \n region that should be protected, enhanced, interpreted, \n managed, or developed;\n (3) identify comprehensive goals, strategies, policies, and \n recommendations for telling the story of the region's heritage \n and encouraging long-term resource protection, enhancement, \n interpretation, and development;\n (4) include recommendations for ways in which local, State, \n tribal, and Federal entities may best be coordinated, including \n the role of the National Park Service and other Federal \n agencies associated with the National Heritage Area, to further \n the purposes of this Act;\n (5) outline a strategy for the local coordinating entity to \n achieve financial sustainability;\n (6) include an implementation program that identifies--\n (A) prioritized actions and criteria for selecting \n future projects;\n (B) the ways in which stakeholders will be involved \n in their implementation;\n (C) existing and potential sources of funding;\n (D) performance goals; and\n (E) the manner in which the plan will be evaluated \n and updated; and\n (7) include a business plan for the local coordinating \n entity that, at minimum, addresses management and operation, \n products or services offered, the target market for products \n and services, and revenue streams.\n\nSEC. 7. DESIGNATION.\n\n (a) In General.--The designation of a National Heritage Area shall \nbe--\n (1) by Federal statute; and\n (2) contingent on the prior completion of a management plan \n and an affirmative determination by the Secretary that the area \n meets the criteria required under this Act.\n (b) Component of the National Heritage Area System.--Any National \nHeritage Area designated under subsection (a) shall be a component of \nthe National Heritage Area System established by this Act.\n\nSEC. 8. EVALUATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than every 10 years after the date on \nwhich of the National Heritage Area occurs, the Secretary shall conduct \nan evaluation of the accomplishments of the National Heritage Area and \nprepare a report with recommendations for the National Park Service's \ncontinued role with respect to the National Heritage Area.\n (b) Evaluation Components.--An evaluation prepared under subsection \n(a) shall--\n (1) assess the progress of the local coordinating entity \n with respect to--\n (A) accomplishing the purposes of the authorizing \n legislation for the National Heritage Area; and\n (B) achieving the goals and objectives of the \n approved management plan for the National Heritage \n Area;\n (2) analyze the Federal, State, local, and private \n investments in the National Heritage Area to determine the \n leverage and impact of the investments; and\n (3) review the management structure, partnership \n relationships, and funding of the National Heritage Area for \n purposes of identifying the critical components for \n sustainability of the National Heritage Area.\n (c) Recommendations.--Based upon the evaluation under subsection \n(a), the Secretary shall prepare a report with recommendations for the \nNational Park Service's continued role with respect to the National \nHeritage Area. If the report recommends that Federal funding for the \nNational Heritage Area be--\n (1) continued, the report shall include an analysis of--\n (A) ways in which Federal funding for the National \n Heritage Area may be reduced or eliminated over time; \n and\n (B) the appropriate time period necessary to \n achieve the recommended reduction or elimination; and\n (2) eliminated, the report to Congress shall include a \n description potential impacts on conservation, interpretation, \n and sustainability of the partnership.\n (d) Submission to Congress.--On completion of a report under \nsubsection (c), the Secretary shall submit the report to--\n (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the \n Senate; and\n (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of \n Representatives.\n\nSEC. 9. LOCAL COORDINATING ENTITIES.\n\n (a) Duties.--To further the purposes of the National Heritage Area, \nthe local coordinating entity shall--\n (1) prepare and submit a management plan for the National \n Heritage Area to the Secretary in accordance with section 7;\n (2) submit an annual report to the Secretary for any fiscal \n year in which it receives Federal funds under this Act, setting \n forth its specific performance goals and accomplishments, \n expenses and income, amounts and sources of matching funds as \n appropriate, the amounts leveraged with Federal funds and \n sources of such leveraging, and grants made to any other \n entities during the year for which the report is made;\n (3) make available for audit for any fiscal year in which \n it receives Federal funds under this Act, all information \n pertaining to the expenditure of such funds and any matching \n funds; and\n (4) encourage by appropriate means economic viability and \n sustainability that is consistent with the purposes of the \n National Heritage Area.\n (b) Authorities.--The local coordinating entity may, subject to the \nprior approval of the Secretary, for the purposes of preparing and \nimplementing the approved management plan for the National Heritage \nArea, use Federal funds made available through this Act to--\n (1) make grants to political jurisdictions, nonprofit \n organizations, and other parties within the National Heritage \n Area;\n (2) enter into cooperative agreements with or provide \n technical assistance to political jurisdictions, nonprofit \n organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties;\n (3) hire and compensate staff which may include individuals \n with expertise in natural, cultural, and historic resources \n conservation; economic and community development; and heritage \n planning;\n (4) obtain money or services from any source including any \n that are provided under other Federal laws or programs;\n (5) contract for goods or services; and\n (6) support activities of partners and any other activities \n that further the purposes of the National Heritage Area and are \n consistent with the approved management plan.\n (c) Prohibitions on the Acquisition of Real Property.--The local \ncoordinating entity may not use Federal funds received under this Act \nto acquire any interest in real property.\n\nSEC. 10. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES.\n\n (a) Provision of Assistance.--This Act shall not affect the \nauthority of any Federal official to provide technical or financial \nassistance under any other law.\n (b) Coordination.--The head of any Federal agency planning to \nconduct activities that may have an impact on a designated National \nHeritage Area shall consult and coordinate these activities with the \nSecretary and the local coordinating entity.\n (c) Other Laws and Regulations.--This Act shall not modify any law \nor regulation authorizing Federal officials to manage Federal land \nunder their control or limit the discretion of Federal land managers to \nimplement approved land use plans within the boundaries of a National \nHeritage Area, nor shall this Act be construed to modify, alter, or \namend any authorized uses of these Federal lands.\n\nSEC. 11. PROPERTY OWNERS AND REGULATORY PROTECTIONS.\n\n Nothing in this Act shall be construed to--\n (1) abridge the rights of any property owner, whether \n public or private, including the right to refrain from \n participating in any plan, project, program, or activity \n conducted within the National Heritage Area;\n (2) require any property owner to permit public access \n (including Federal, State, tribal, or local government access) \n to such property or to modify any provisions of Federal, State, \n tribal, or local law with regard to public access or use of \n private lands;\n (3) alter any duly adopted land use regulation or any \n approved land use plan or any other regulatory authority of any \n Federal, State, or local agency or tribal government, or to \n convey any land use or other regulatory authority to any local \n coordinating entity;\n (4) authorize or imply the reservation or appropriation of \n water or water rights;\n (5) diminish the authority of the State to manage fish and \n wildlife including the regulation of fishing and hunting within \n the National Heritage Area; or\n (6) create any liability, or to have any effect on any \n liability under any other law, of any private property owner \n with respect to any persons injured on such private property.\n\nSEC. 12. FUNDING.\n\n (a) In General.--\n (1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out \n the activities under section 9 not more than $700,000 for any \n fiscal year for each National Heritage Area, to remain \n available until expended.\n (2) In addition to amounts authorized in paragraph (1), \n there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary--\n (A) not more than $300,000 for any fiscal year, to \n conduct feasibility studies by the National Park \n Service in accordance with the provisions of section 5, \n with not more than $100,000 allocated in the fiscal \n year for any one feasibility study for a proposed \n National Heritage Area; and\n (B) not more than $750,000 for any fiscal year, to \n conduct management plans by the National Park Service \n in accordance with the provisions of section 6, with \n not more than $250,000 allocated in the fiscal year for \n any one management plan for a proposed National \n Heritage Area.\n (3) Funding provided under paragraph (2) shall be in the \n form of grants approved by the National Park Service and \n provided to the local coordinating entity conducting the \n feasibility study or management plan.\n (b) Matching Funds.--As a condition of providing financial \nassistance under this section to a local coordinating entity, the \nSecretary shall require the entity to provide matching funds--\n (1) equal to the amount of the financial assistance \n provided for designated National Heritage Areas for any fiscal \n year;\n (2) of 25 percent of the total grant amount received for \n feasibility study; and\n (3) of 50 percent of the total grant amount received for a \n management plan. The local coordinating entity's matching funds \n shall be--\n (A) from non-Federal sources; or\n (B) made in the form of in-kind contributions of \n goods or services fairly valued.\n (c) Administrative.--There are authorized to be appropriated to the \nSecretary such sums as may be necessary for technical assistance, \noversight, and administrative purposes.\n\nSEC. 13. SUNSET.\n\n The National Heritage Area System established under this Act shall \nexpire on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["national", 101], ["area", 97], ["heritage", 90], ["local", 34], ["federal", 30], ["resource", 28], ["plan", 27], ["secretary", 25], ["entity", 24], ["management", 24], ["shall", 24], ["coordinating", 21], ["system", 19], ["park", 19], ["state", 17], ["study", 16], ["feasibility", 15], ["provide", 15], ["natural", 15], ["purpose", 15], ["government", 14], ["land", 14], ["service", 13], ["tribal", 13], ["assistance", 12], ["year", 11], ["mr.", 11], ["report", 11], ["fund", 11], ["proposed", 11], ["may", 10], ["designated", 10], ["mean", 10], ["community", 10], ["cultural", 10], ["congress", 10], ["indian", 9], ["public", 9], ["process", 9], ["term", 9], ["financial", 9], ["agency", 9], ["significant", 9], ["organization", 9], ["activity", 9], ["within", 9], ["include", 8], ["section", 8], ["technical", 8], ["use", 8], ["united", 8], ["funding", 8], ["property", 8], ["historic", 8], ["provided", 8], ["fiscal", 8], ["amount", 7], ["private", 7], ["goal", 7], ["including", 7], ["designation", 7], ["evaluation", 7], ["story", 7], ["partnership", 7], ["approved", 7], ["conserve", 7], ["scenic", 7], ["economic", 7], ["tribe", 7], ["recommendation", 7], ["interpret", 6], ["unit", 6], ["sustainability", 6], ["law", 6], ["nonprofit", 6], ["relationship", 6], ["accordance", 6], ["region", 6], ["respect", 6], ["party", 6], ["nationally", 6], ["source", 6], ["support", 6], ["authorized", 6], ["regional", 5], ["planning", 5], ["consistent", 5], ["established", 5], ["conduct", 5], ["involved", 5], ["criterion", 5], ["interpretation", 5], ["committee", 5], ["provision", 5], ["house", 5], ["event", 5], ["conducted", 5], ["owner", 5], ["boundary", 5], ["strategy", 5]]}, "hr1098": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1098 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1098\n\nTo amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-\n dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\n Mr. Ellison (for himself, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. Capuano, Mr. Cartwright, \n Mr. Cicilline, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Frankel of Florida, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. \n Heck of Washington, Mr. Hinojosa, Ms. Lee, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Meeks, Mr. \n McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Swalwell of California, Mr. Tonko, and \n Ms. Tsongas) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Financial Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to prohibit mandatory pre-\n dispute arbitration agreements, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Investor Choice Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Investor confidence in fair and equitable recourse is \n essential to the health and stability of the securities markets \n and to the participation of retail investors in such markets.\n (2) Brokers, dealers, and investment advisers hold powerful \n advantages over investors, and mandatory arbitration clauses, \n including contracts that force investors to submit claims to \n arbitration or to waive their right to participate in a class \n action, leverage these advantages to severely restrict the \n ability of defrauded investors to seek redress.\n (3) Investors should be free to choose arbitration to \n resolve disputes if they judge that arbitration truly offers \n them the best opportunity to efficiently and fairly settle \n disputes, and investors should also be free to pursue remedies \n in court should they view that option as superior to \n arbitration.\n\nSEC. 3. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS IN THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.\n\n Section 15(o) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. \n78o(o)) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(o) Limitations on Pre-Dispute Agreements.--Notwithstanding any \nother provision of law, it shall be unlawful for any broker, dealer, \nfunding portal, or municipal securities dealer to enter into, modify, \nor extend an agreement with customers or clients of such entity with \nrespect to a future dispute between the parties to such agreement \nthat--\n ``(1) mandates arbitration for such dispute;\n ``(2) restricts, limits, or conditions the ability of a \n customer or client of such entity to select or designate a \n forum for resolution of such dispute; or\n ``(3) restricts, limits, or conditions the ability of a \n customer or client to pursue a claim relating to such dispute \n in an individual or representative capacity or on a class \n action or consolidated basis.''.\n\nSEC. 4. ARBITRATION AGREEMENTS IN THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.\n\n Section 205(f) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. \n80b-5(f)) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be \nunlawful for any investment adviser to enter into, modify, or extend an \nagreement with customers or clients of such entity with respect to a \nfuture dispute between the parties to such agreement that--\n ``(1) mandates arbitration for such dispute;\n ``(2) restricts, limits, or conditions the ability of a \n customer or client of such entity to select or designate a \n forum for resolution of such dispute; or\n ``(3) restricts, limits, or conditions the ability of a \n customer or client to pursue a claim relating to such dispute \n in an individual or representative capacity or on a class \n action or consolidated basis.''.\n\nSEC. 5. APPLICATION.\n\n The amendments made by this Act shall apply with respect to any \nagreement entered into, modified, or extended after the date of the \nenactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 13], ["dispute", 12], ["arbitration", 11], ["agreement", 9], ["investor", 8], ["customer", 6], ["security", 6], ["client", 6], ["ability", 5], ["ms.", 5], ["entity", 4], ["adviser", 4], ["condition", 4], ["investment", 4], ["exchange", 4], ["restricts", 4], ["representative", 4], ["limit", 4], ["congress", 4], ["pursue", 3], ["mandatory", 3], ["house", 3], ["respect", 3], ["section", 3], ["action", 3], ["bill", 3], ["claim", 3], ["dealer", 3], ["shall", 3], ["class", 3], ["consolidated", 2], ["provision", 2], ["amended", 2], ["advantage", 2], ["read", 2], ["mandate", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["future", 2], ["follows", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["notwithstanding", 2], ["unlawful", 2], ["select", 2], ["extend", 2], ["modify", 2], ["broker", 2], ["free", 2], ["relating", 2], ["forum", 2], ["market", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["capacity", 2], ["pre-", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["u.s.c", 2], ["designate", 2], ["finding", 2], ["party", 2], ["basis.", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["individual", 2], ["enter", 2], ["resolution", 2], ["office", 1], ["stability", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["participate", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["superior", 1], ["defrauded", 1], ["defazio", 1], ["choose", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["washington", 1], ["grijalva", 1], ["choice", 1], ["remedy", 1], ["lynch", 1], ["judge", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["severely", 1], ["february", 1], ["resolve", 1], ["schakowsky", 1], ["settle", 1], ["essential", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["right", 1], ["fair", 1], ["senate", 1], ["redress", 1], ["best", 1], ["funding", 1], ["waive", 1]]}, "hr642": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 642 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 642\n\n To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility \n for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for \n military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential \n programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\n Mrs. Walorski (for herself, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Coffman, and Mr. Ruiz) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the eligibility \n for beneficiary travel for veterans seeking treatment or care for \n military sexual trauma in specialized outpatient or residential \n programs at facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. BENEFICIARY TRAVEL FOR VETERANS SEEKING TREATMENT OR CARE \n FOR MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA IN SPECIALIZED OUTPATIENT OR \n RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS \n AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) Eligibility.--Section 111 of title 38, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the \n following subparagraph:\n ``(G) A veteran whose travel to a specialized outpatient or \n residential program at a Department facility is in connection \n with treatment or care for military sexual trauma.''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(g) In this section:\n ``(1) The term `military sexual trauma' means psychological \n trauma, which in the judgment of a Department mental health \n professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual \n nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which \n occurred while the veteran was serving on active duty or active \n duty for training.\n ``(2) The term `sexual harassment' means repeated, \n unsolicited verbal or physical contact of a sexual nature which \n is threatening in character.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall \napply with respect to travel occurring after the date of the enactment \nof this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["sexual", 9], ["veteran", 9], ["trauma", 6], ["department", 5], ["travel", 5], ["affair", 4], ["residential", 4], ["treatment", 4], ["state", 4], ["care", 4], ["military", 4], ["outpatient", 4], ["specialized", 4], ["united", 4], ["code", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["nature", 3], ["facility", 3], ["beneficiary", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["seeking", 3], ["congress", 3], ["adding", 2], ["term", 2], ["harassment", 2], ["eligibility", 2], ["active", 2], ["mean", 2], ["duty", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["physical", 2], ["end", 2], ["provide", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["unsolicited", 1], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["occurring", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["february", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["mental", 1], ["verbal", 1], ["senate", 1], ["respect", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["health", 1], ["new", 1], ["date.", 1], ["whose", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["kuster", 1], ["training", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["connection", 1], ["eligibility.", 1], ["battery", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["psychological", 1], ["`military", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["threatening", 1], ["resulted", 1], ["coffman", 1], ["repeated", 1], ["made", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["ruiz", 1], ["`sexual", 1], ["character.", 1], ["serving", 1], ["walorski", 1], ["shall", 1], ["occurred", 1], ["assault", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["judgment", 1], ["effective", 1], ["contact", 1], ["professional", 1]]}, "hr79": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 79 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 79\n\n To conduct a study to ensure that enhanced communication is provided \n between commercial aircraft and air traffic control towers, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To conduct a study to ensure that enhanced communication is provided \n between commercial aircraft and air traffic control towers, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n The Act may be cited as the ``No Missing Planes Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. STUDY OF TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE COMMUNICATION OF AIRCRAFT WITH \n AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERS.\n\n (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation \nAdministration shall complete a study which shall include--\n (1) the feasibility of providing communication from \n commercial aircraft to air traffic control towers when an \n aircraft leaves its flight plan or experiences dangerous or \n threatening conditions and pinpointing the location of an \n aircraft that is missing within 30 minutes by disseminating the \n information globally in less than an hour to rescue and \n recovery agencies;\n (2) information on the possible transition of black boxes \n to telematics systems that routinely throughout a flight \n communicate the contents of black boxes to secure store \n faculties managed by the National Transportation Safety Board;\n (3) the investigation of the automation of data collection \n from aircraft while in flight and automate the transmission of \n data in such a way that the rate of transition is dependent on \n the speed of the aircraft and the conditions under which it is \n being operated (turbulence and faster speed would trigger more \n frequent uplink of data from the black boxes on the flight) the \n warehousing of data that establishes chain of custody for data \n if needed as the last official record of an aircraft, and the \n analysis of the data that is received to identify anomalous \n data;\n (4) the review of the availability of tamper proof \n transponders that cannot be turned off in flight and an alert \n if a transponder is tampered with while in flight;\n (5) the feasibility of securing transponders from being \n cloned or data being changed from the original designation that \n is assigned to the physical aircraft it is associated with and \n the proper safeguards to be sure that use of an assigned \n transponder identification protocol by another aircraft is \n prohibited by design and the communication system and requisite \n protocols that will support the system, including a mechanism \n to investigate the ability to introduce transponder \n designations that are not assigned by aviation regulatory \n authorities;\n (6) the investigation of the means by which the United \n States could enforce that no airline operating in the United \n States or operate gates at an airport in the country may have \n communication technology that does not conform to domestic \n available communication technology standards; and\n (7) the investigation of how quickly relevant statistical \n data on commercial aircraft can be shared with the Federal \n Aviation Administration, the Department of Homeland Security, \n and the North American Command in the event that a flight fails \n to respond to communication or ceases to be detectable by \n ground control.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration \nshall submit to the Committees of Transportation, Homeland Security, \nand Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Committees \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Homeland Security and \nGovernmental Affairs, and Armed Services of the Senate.\n (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized to be \nappropriated to carry out this study, $10,000,000.\n \n", "frequency": [["aircraft", 12], ["data", 9], ["communication", 8], ["flight", 7], ["study", 5], ["transponder", 5], ["control", 5], ["traffic", 4], ["tower", 4], ["house", 4], ["transportation", 4], ["commercial", 4], ["aviation", 4], ["air", 4], ["assigned", 3], ["committee", 3], ["investigation", 3], ["black", 3], ["homeland", 3], ["federal", 3], ["state", 3], ["security", 3], ["box", 3], ["system", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["technology", 3], ["united", 3], ["administration", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["speed", 2], ["designation", 2], ["senate", 2], ["feasibility", 2], ["enhanced", 2], ["provided", 2], ["protocol", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["missing", 2], ["service", 2], ["transition", 2], ["ensure", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["armed", 2], ["114th", 2], ["condition", 2], ["information", 2], ["administrator", 2], ["may", 2], ["affair", 1], ["routinely", 1], ["office", 1], ["domestic", 1], ["session", 1], ["identify", 1], ["managed", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["ground", 1], ["cease", 1], ["chain", 1], ["securing", 1], ["governmental", 1], ["location", 1], ["identification", 1], ["include", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["rescue", 1], ["government", 1], ["dependent", 1], ["possible", 1], ["introduce", 1], ["turbulence", 1], ["day", 1], ["minute", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["transmission", 1], ["january", 1], ["investigate", 1], ["science", 1], ["including", 1], ["enforce", 1], ["proof", 1], ["referred", 1], ["respond", 1], ["conform", 1], ["official", 1], ["statistical", 1], ["national", 1], ["authority", 1], ["rate", 1], ["design", 1], ["operated", 1], ["event", 1], ["ability", 1], ["fails", 1], ["leaf", 1], ["study.", 1], ["record", 1]]}, "hr78": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 78 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 78\n\nTo authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of \n local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training \n programs to assist long-term unemployed job hunters obtain the skills \n and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth \n sectors of the economy.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo authorize the Secretary of Labor to make grants to States, units of \n local government, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training \n programs to assist long-term unemployed job hunters obtain the skills \n and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in high-growth \n sectors of the economy.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``New Chance for a New Start in Life \nAct of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in \n December 2013, the number of long-term unemployed job hunters, \n persons jobless for 27 weeks or more, exceeded 3.9 million, \n which constitutes approximately 37.7 percent of the unemployed, \n among the highest rates in recent history;\n (2) the Bureau of Labor Statistics also estimates that the \n health care and social assistance sectors will account for \n almost a third of the projected job growth from 2014 to 2024 \n and that employment in the construction sector is expected to \n see a large increase, while still not reaching levels of the \n Great Recession of 2007, and that manufacturing is projected to \n experience a slight decline in employment over the projection \n period; and\n (3) reducing the number of persons in long-term unemployed \n status by providing training opportunities to obtain the skills \n needed to fill the jobs in the employment sectors predicted to \n experience the greatest rates of growth is an important \n national goal.\n\nSEC. 3. COMPENSATED EMPLOYMENT TRAINING GRANTS.\n\n (a) Authorization.--Subject to the availability of appropriations \nfor such funds, the Secretary of Labor shall make grants to States, \nunits of local government, and Indian tribes to carry out the \nactivities described in subsection (b). Grants under this section may \nbe made on such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine.\n (b) Use of Funds.--A recipient of a grant under this Act shall use \nthe grant for the following purposes:\n (1) To create compensated training programs that offer \n training to assist long-term unemployed persons obtain the \n skills and training to reenter the workforce and fill jobs in \n sectors of the economy projected by the Bureau of Labor \n Statistics to have the highest rates of demand during the \n period 2014 to 2024.\n (2) To provide compensation to participants in training \n programs to temporarily aid in their financial distress.\n (3) To partner with cities and non-profit organizations to \n provide apprenticeships and internships.\n (4) To provide training and employment opportunities for \n veterans.\n (5) To partner with historically Black colleges and \n universities and Hispanic serving colleges and universities \n along with local community college systems to create innovative \n retraining programs for minorities focused on retooling workers \n for jobs in the growth sectors of healthcare, biotech, and \n information technology.\n (6) To provide access to public healthcare programs for \n participants.\n (7) To create training programs for ex-offenders in an \n effort to reduce recidivism.\n (8) To aid newly trained participants in securing \n employment within the field of their newly acquired expertise.\n (c) Conditions.--As a condition of receiving a grant under this \nAct, a grant recipient shall--\n (1) comply with nondiscrimination standards of the Civil \n Rights Act of 1964;\n (2) allocate not less than 80 percent of the funding \n allocated under the grant to wages, benefits, and support \n activities, including child care services to individuals \n receiving compensated training under such a grant; and\n (3) institute a program to aid newly trained participants \n in securing employment in their new area of expertise.\n (d) Ineligibility of For-Profit Educational Institutions.--A State, \nunit of local government, or Indian tribe receiving a grant under this \nAct may not partner with nor provide any grant funds to a for-profit \neducational institution for the provision of any of the programs or \nservices described in subsection (b).\n (e) No Effect on Receipt of Unemployment Compensation.--An \nindividual may participate in any program or receive any services \nfunded by a grant under this Act, including the receipt of compensation \ndescribed in subsection (b)(2) notwithstanding the fact that such \nindividual is receiving unemployment compensation. An individual's \nparticipation or receipt of services or compensation funded by a grant \nunder this Act shall not be a cause for any reduction of the amount of \nunemployment compensation that such individual is otherwise entitled \nto.\n (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["grant", 15], ["training", 13], ["employment", 9], ["job", 9], ["sector", 7], ["labor", 6], ["unemployed", 6], ["may", 6], ["local", 5], ["government", 5], ["state", 5], ["long-term", 5], ["compensation", 5], ["provide", 5], ["individual", 5], ["secretary", 4], ["obtain", 4], ["skill", 4], ["indian", 4], ["receiving", 4], ["tribe", 4], ["carry", 4], ["unit", 4], ["service", 4], ["fill", 4], ["participant", 4], ["congress", 4], ["shall", 4], ["workforce", 4], ["unemployment", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["bureau", 3], ["hunter", 3], ["newly", 3], ["compensated", 3], ["house", 3], ["rate", 3], ["growth", 3], ["college", 3], ["statistic", 3], ["projected", 3], ["new", 3], ["described", 3], ["create", 3], ["receipt", 3], ["bill", 3], ["aid", 3], ["reenter", 3], ["partner", 3], ["make", 3], ["economy", 3], ["assist", 3], ["person", 3], ["including", 2], ["securing", 2], ["period", 2], ["recipient", 2], ["condition", 2], ["university", 2], ["activity", 2], ["trained", 2], ["expertise", 2], ["section", 2], ["for-profit", 2], ["care", 2], ["funded", 2], ["experience", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["authorize", 2], ["number", 2], ["use", 2], ["114th", 2], ["fund", 2], ["representative", 2], ["highest", 2], ["high-growth", 2], ["following", 2], ["educational", 2], ["percent", 2], ["opportunity", 2], ["healthcare", 2], ["serving", 1], ["office", 1], ["among", 1], ["sum", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["innovative", 1], ["still", 1], ["find", 1], ["distress", 1], ["wage", 1], ["access", 1], ["field", 1], ["provision", 1], ["institutions.", 1], ["ineligibility", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["black", 1], ["constitutes", 1]]}, "hr77": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 77 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 77\n\n To provide for the appointment of additional immigration judges.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for the appointment of additional immigration judges.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Justice for Children Now Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. ADDITIONAL IMMIGRATION JUDGES.\n\n (a) In General.--The Attorney General may appoint 70 additional \nimmigration judges in addition to immigration judges currently serving \nas of the date of enactment of this Act.\n (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section.\n \n", "frequency": [["immigration", 5], ["judge", 5], ["additional", 4], ["house", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["bill", 3], ["provide", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["appointment", 2], ["representative", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["attorney", 1], ["currently", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["child", 1], ["general", 1], ["date", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["carry", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["addition", 1], ["united", 1], ["jackson", 1], ["serving", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["lee", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["appropriated", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["authorization", 1], ["justice", 1], ["appropriations.", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["appoint", 1], ["short", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["january", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["general.", 1], ["following", 1], ["sum", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr76": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 76 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 76\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to \nencourage private employers to hire veterans, to amend title 38, United \n States Code, to clarify the reasonable efforts an employer may make \n under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act \n with respect to hiring veterans, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on \n Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit to \nencourage private employers to hire veterans, to amend title 38, United \n States Code, to clarify the reasonable efforts an employer may make \n under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act \n with respect to hiring veterans, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDINGS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Helping to \nEncourage Real Opportunity for Veterans Transitioning from Battlespace \nto Workplace Act of 2015'' or the ``HERO Transition from Battlespace to \nWorkplace Act of 2015''.\n (b) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) The majority of men and women transitioning from the \n Armed Services to the civilian sector have experienced \n difficulty in making the transition and regard their greatest \n challenge to be finding a job that is meaningful to them even \n though nearly 90 percent of them believe they have the general \n skills needed to land their ideal job such as problem solving, \n leadership, ethics, and time management and most believe they \n possess specific marketable skills, such as information \n technology, health care, mechanical, and aviation.\n (2) Among the biggest challenges veterans face in securing \n suitable employment in the civilian sector are: overcoming the \n difficulty in translating to employers the value of the skills \n they learned in the military; competing with candidates who \n have been in the workforce longer; the perceived reluctance of \n employers to hire due to concerns about multiple deployments or \n military training and time commitments of the Reserve \n Component; and fears of dealing with veterans' disabilities.\n (3) Studies have shown that more than 80 percent of \n veterans transitioning from military service to the civilian \n sector regard employer-provided veteran support programs as \n ``critical'' or ``important'' to their success and believe it \n is important for employers to provide flexible leave for the \n health issues they face.\n\nSEC. 2. TAX CREDIT FOR MILITARY RELATIONS MANAGERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 \nof the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to business-related \ncredits) is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 45S. MILITARY RELATIONS MANAGER.\n\n ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--For purposes of section 38, in the case \nof an employer, the military relations manager tax credit determined \nunder this section for a taxable year is an amount equal to $1,000 \nmultiplied by the number of veterans--\n ``(1) who begin work for the employer in the taxable year \n or preceding taxable year of the employer, and\n ``(2) with respect to whom a qualified military relations \n manager is exercising the duties described in section \n 4303(17)(B) of title 38, United States Code.\n ``(b) Limitations.--\n ``(1) Maximum number of veterans per military relations \n manager.--Not more than 25 veterans hired in a taxable year may \n be taken into account under subsection (a) for each qualified \n military relations manager.\n ``(2) Minimum service with employer.--A veteran may not be \n taken into account for purposes of subsection (a) until the \n veteran has provided continuous service for the employer for \n the 8-month period beginning on the day the veteran first \n begins work with the employer and with respect to whom the \n qualified military relations manager is exercising the duties \n described in section 4303(17)(B) of title 38, United States \n Code.\n ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) Qualified military relations manager.--For purposes \n of this section, the term `qualified military relations \n manager' means, with respect to an employer, a military \n relations manager with the qualities described in section \n 4303(17)(A) of title 38, United States Code, who has been \n designated by the taxpayer to participate in the hiring process \n and who carries out the duties described in section 4303(17)(B) \n of such Code.\n ``(2) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given \n such term by section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.\n ``(d) Aggregation Rule for Employer.--All persons treated as a \nsingle employer for purposes of subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 \nshall be treated as one person for purposes of this section.\n ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations \nor other guidance as the Secretary determines necessary or appropriate \nto carry out this section.''.\n (b) Credit Made Part of General Business Credit.--Subsection (b) of \nsection 38 of such Code is amended by striking ``plus'' at the end of \nparagraph (35), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (36) and \ninserting ``, plus'', and by adding at the end the following new \nparagraph:\n ``(37) the military relations manager tax credit determined \n under section 45S(a).''.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart D of \npart IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding \nat the end the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 45S. Military Relations Manager.''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 3. HIRING OF VETERANS.\n\n (a) Improvements to USERRA.--\n (1) Reasonable efforts of employer.--Section 4303 of title \n 38, United States Code, is amended--\n (A) in paragraph (10), by inserting before the \n period at the end the following: ``, and may include \n designating an employee as a military relations manager \n and using the military skills translator database''; \n and\n (B) by adding at the end the following new \n paragraphs:\n ``(17) The term `military relations manager' means an \n individual employed by an employer--\n ``(A) who is an expert in--\n ``(i) the process of transitioning from \n being a member of the Armed Forces to being a \n civilian; and\n ``(ii) translating the skills, experience, \n and training gained in the Armed Forces to \n skills, experience, and training needed in the \n private sector; and\n ``(B) whose duties include--\n ``(i) acting as a liaison between the \n employer and individuals covered under this \n chapter;\n ``(ii) assisting the human resources \n personnel of the employer in evaluating \n individuals covered under this chapter seeking \n employment with the employer, including by \n using the military skills translator database; \n and\n ``(iii) serving as a mentor to individuals \n covered under this chapter who are employees of \n the employer.\n ``(18) The term `military skills translator database' means \n the database that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs maintains \n on a public Internet website to assist veterans, explain how \n skills, experience, and training gained in the Armed Forces \n relates to civilian skills, experiences, and training.''.\n (2) Compliance.--Section 4322(d) of title 38, United States \n Code, is amended by adding after the period at the end the \n following new sentence: ``Such compliance may include the \n employer designating an employee to act as a military relations \n manager and using the military skills translator database \n maintained by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs when assessing \n a person for initial employment.''.\n (b) Military Skills Translator Database.--The Secretary of Veterans \nAffairs shall--\n (1) ensure that the military skills translator database (as \n defined by section 4303(18) of title 38, United States Code, as \n added by subsection (a)(1)(B)) may be used by civilian \n employers to better understand the skills, experience, and \n training of a veteran who seeks employment with the employer; \n and\n (2) conduct outreach to inform civilian employers of such \n database.\n \n", "frequency": [["employer", 23], ["military", 22], ["veteran", 22], ["section", 20], ["code", 15], ["relation", 15], ["skill", 14], ["manager", 12], ["state", 10], ["united", 10], ["following", 8], ["end", 8], ["may", 8], ["purpose", 8], ["credit", 7], ["civilian", 7], ["database", 7], ["translator", 6], ["service", 6], ["adding", 5], ["subsection", 5], ["amended", 5], ["year", 5], ["employment", 5], ["new", 5], ["paragraph", 5], ["term", 5], ["chapter", 5], ["training", 5], ["experience", 5], ["period", 5], ["respect", 5], ["tax", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["taxable", 5], ["sector", 4], ["affair", 4], ["hiring", 4], ["qualified", 4], ["mean", 4], ["individual", 4], ["duty", 4], ["armed", 4], ["described", 4], ["transitioning", 4], ["amend", 4], ["shall", 4], ["congress", 4], ["using", 3], ["45s", 3], ["committee", 3], ["manager.", 3], ["encourage", 3], ["employee", 3], ["include", 3], ["employer.", 3], ["reasonable", 3], ["house", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["private", 3], ["covered", 3], ["believe", 3], ["effort", 3], ["hire", 3], ["bill", 3], ["determined", 3], ["force", 3], ["provide", 3], ["internal", 3], ["person", 3], ["designating", 2], ["number", 2], ["striking", 2], ["account", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["uniformed", 2], ["reemployment", 2], ["right", 2], ["credit.", 2], ["translating", 2], ["health", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["clarify", 2], ["job", 2], ["`military", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["difficulty", 2], ["transition", 2], ["plus", 2], ["workplace", 2], ["exercising", 2], ["carry", 2], ["114th", 2], ["needed", 2], ["subchapter", 2], ["gained", 2], ["battlespace", 2], ["regard", 2], ["taken", 2], ["representative", 2]]}, "hr75": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 75 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 75\n\n To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional \n redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit States from carrying out more than one Congressional \n redistricting after a decennial census and apportionment.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; FINDING OF CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Coretta Scott King \nMid-Decade Redistricting Prohibition Act of 2015''.\n (b) Finding.--Congress finds that it has the authority to establish \nthe terms and conditions States must follow in carrying out \nCongressional redistricting after an apportionment of Members of the \nHouse of Representatives because--\n (1) the authority granted to Congress under article I, \n section 4 of the Constitution of the United States gives \n Congress the power to enact laws governing the time, place, and \n manner of elections for Members of the House of \n Representatives; and\n (2) the authority granted to Congress under section 5 of \n the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution gives Congress the \n power to enact laws to enforce section 2 of such amendment, \n which requires Representatives to be apportioned among the \n several States according to their number.\n\nSEC. 2. LIMIT ON CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING AFTER AN APPORTIONMENT.\n\n The Act entitled ``An Act for the relief of Doctor Ricardo Vallejo \nSamala and to provide for congressional redistricting'', approved \nDecember 14, 1967 (2 U.S.C. 2c), is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing: ``A State which has been redistricted in the manner provided \nby law after an apportionment under section 22(a) of the Act entitled \n`An Act to provide for the fifteenth and subsequent decennial censuses \nand to provide for an apportionment of Representatives in Congress', \napproved June 18, 1929 (2 U.S.C. 2a), may not be redistricted again \nuntil after the next apportionment of Representatives under such \nsection, unless a court requires the State to conduct such subsequent \nredistricting to comply with the Constitution or to enforce the Voting \nRights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.).''.\n\nSEC. 3. NO EFFECT ON ELECTIONS FOR STATE AND LOCAL OFFICE.\n\n Nothing in this Act or in any amendment made by this Act may be \nconstrued to affect the manner in which a State carries out elections \nfor State or local office, including the process by which a State \nestablishes the districts used in such elections.\n\nSEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.\n\n This Act and the amendment made by this Act shall apply with \nrespect to any Congressional redistricting which occurs after the \nregular decennial census conducted during 2020.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 12], ["congress", 9], ["redistricting", 8], ["congressional", 7], ["apportionment", 7], ["representative", 7], ["section", 6], ["house", 5], ["decennial", 4], ["amendment", 4], ["authority", 4], ["election", 4], ["census", 4], ["office", 3], ["constitution", 3], ["carrying", 3], ["bill", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["manner", 3], ["provide", 3], ["may", 3], ["law", 3], ["local", 2], ["enforce", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["subsequent", 2], ["power", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["one", 2], ["redistricted", 2], ["114th", 2], ["made", 2], ["enact", 2], ["following", 2], ["give", 2], ["united", 2], ["granted", 2], ["member", 2], ["entitled", 2], ["approved", 2], ["short", 2], ["requires", 2], ["session", 1], ["scott", 1], ["committee", 1], ["follow", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["ricardo", 1], ["comply", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["samala", 1], ["affect", 1], ["condition", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["january", 1], ["`an", 1], ["including", 1], ["referred", 1], ["right", 1], ["senate", 1], ["respect", 1], ["provided", 1], ["jackson", 1], ["find", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["establishes", 1], ["conduct", 1], ["occurs", 1], ["lee", 1], ["june", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["governing", 1], ["title.", 1], ["article", 1], ["finding.", 1], ["seq.", 1], ["according", 1], ["conducted", 1], ["place", 1], ["among", 1], ["number", 1], ["date", 1], ["1st", 1], ["carry", 1], ["apply", 1], ["establish", 1], ["america", 1], ["district", 1], ["next", 1], ["construed", 1], ["mid-decade", 1], ["must", 1], ["king", 1], ["vallejo", 1], ["ms.", 1]]}, "hr74": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 74 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 74\n\n To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to \nauthorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States and units of \n local government for the video recording of custodial interrogations.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to \nauthorize the Attorney General to provide grants to States and units of \n local government for the video recording of custodial interrogations.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Custodial Interrogation Recording \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) According to the National Conference of Commissioners \n on Uniform State Laws, research has demonstrated that video \n recording of custodial interrogations furthers three important \n civic values: truth-finding, efficient and fair administration \n of justice, and protection of constitutional guarantees. See \n Richard A. Leo, Police Interrogation and American Justice 296-\n 305 (2008); Thomas P. Sullivan, Recording Federal Custodial \n Interviews, 45 Am. Crim. L. Rev. 1297 (2008).\n (2) Video recording of the entire process of custodial \n interrogation has proven to be a major advance in law \n enforcement, improving the ability to solve crimes and prove \n cases while lowering the overall costs of investigation and \n litigation.\n (3) Video recording of custodial interrogations promotes \n truth-finding in several ways, including by reducing the \n incentive to fabricate, compensating for faulty or unreliable \n recollections of witnesses, deterring problematic interrogation \n methods, filtering out weak cases, and enhancing the ability of \n finders of fact to assess witness credibility and veracity.\n (4) Video recording of custodial interrogations promotes \n efficiency in the administration of the criminal justice system \n by reducing the number of frivolous suppression motions, \n improving the quality of police investigations, improving the \n quality of review and case screening by prosecutors, and \n reducing the likelihood of hung juries.\n (5) Video recording of custodial interrogations safeguards \n constitutional rights and values by making it easier for courts \n to adjudicate motions to suppress, by making it easier for \n prosecutors to preserve and disclose material exculpatory \n evidence required under the Supreme Court decision in Brady v. \n Maryland, 373 U.S. 83 (1963), by making it easier for superiors \n to train police officers in how to comply with constitutional \n mandates and for the press, and by making it easier for the \n press, the judiciary, prosecutors, independent watchdog groups, \n and police administrators to identify and correct misuses of \n power by law enforcement.\n (6) Video recordings of custodial interrogations make it \n easier to identify and avoid biases, which would otherwise be \n difficult to detect and correct because such biases are often \n unconscious, thus operating outside police awareness.\n (7) Video recordings of custodial interrogations help to \n improve public confidence in the fairness and professionalism \n of policing, which in a democracy not only is a good in itself \n but also a proven means of reducing crime and enhancing citizen \n cooperation in solving crimes.\n (8) Video recording of the entire process of custodial \n interrogation is likely to be a major boon to law enforcement, \n improving its ability to prove its cases while lowering overall \n costs of investigation and litigation. Such recording will \n also, however, improve systemic accuracy, fairness to the \n accused and the State alike, protection of constitutional \n rights, and public confidence in the justice system.\n\nSEC. 3. AMENDMENT.\n\n Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 \n(42 U.S.C. 3711) is amended--\n (1) in section 1001(a), by adding at the end the following:\n ``(27) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out \n part LL such sums as may be necessary for each of the first 5 \n fiscal years beginning after the date of the enactment of such \n part.''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n\n ``PART LL--CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION VIDEO RECORDING GRANTS\n\n``SEC. 3021. CUSTODIAL INTERROGATION VIDEO RECORDING GRANTS.\n\n ``(a) Grant Program.--The Attorney General shall make grants to \nStates and units of local government to take whatever steps the \nAttorney General determines to be necessary to achieve the complete and \naccurate recording, by both audio and video means, of every custodial \ninterrogation occurring within the State or unit of local government.\n ``(b) Matching Requirement.--The portion of the costs of a program \nfunded by a grant under this section may not exceed 75 percent.\n ``(c) Definition of Custodial Interrogation.--In this section, the \nterm `custodial interrogation' means questioning or other conduct by a \nlaw enforcement officer which is reasonably likely to elicit an \nincriminating response from an individual and occurs when reasonable \nindividuals in the same circumstances would consider themselves in \ncustody.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["interrogation", 17], ["custodial", 16], ["recording", 16], ["video", 13], ["state", 7], ["grant", 7], ["crime", 6], ["police", 5], ["easier", 5], ["government", 5], ["law", 5], ["justice", 4], ["local", 4], ["attorney", 4], ["section", 4], ["reducing", 4], ["unit", 4], ["enforcement", 4], ["case", 4], ["following", 4], ["making", 4], ["general", 4], ["congress", 4], ["improving", 4], ["constitutional", 4], ["investigation", 3], ["cost", 3], ["house", 3], ["street", 3], ["ability", 3], ["prosecutor", 3], ["bill", 3], ["control", 3], ["safe", 3], ["may", 3], ["omnibus", 3], ["mean", 3], ["fairness", 2], ["litigation", 2], ["overall", 2], ["judiciary", 2], ["press", 2], ["entire", 2], ["necessary", 2], ["correct", 2], ["officer", 2], ["identify", 2], ["right", 2], ["witness", 2], ["public", 2], ["adding", 2], ["u.s.", 2], ["protection", 2], ["improve", 2], ["motion", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["authorize", 2], ["major", 2], ["system", 2], ["quality", 2], ["confidence", 2], ["would", 2], ["prove", 2], ["114th", 2], ["enhancing", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["likely", 2], ["value", 2], ["promotes", 2], ["lowering", 2], ["process", 2], ["proven", 2], ["bias", 2], ["court", 2], ["provide", 2], ["make", 2], ["administration", 2], ["also", 2], ["end", 2], ["individual", 2], ["truth-finding", 2], ["thomas", 1], ["evidence", 1], ["help", 1], ["office", 1], ["percent", 1], ["accurate", 1], ["misuse", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["deterring", 1], ["committee", 1], ["uniform", 1], ["find", 1], ["consider", 1], ["superior", 1], ["solving", 1], ["outside", 1], ["exceed", 1]]}, "hr73": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 73 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 73\n\n To establish a grant program for stipends to assist in the cost of \ncompensation paid by employers to certain recent college graduates and \nto provide funding for their further education in subjects relating to \n mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To establish a grant program for stipends to assist in the cost of \ncompensation paid by employers to certain recent college graduates and \nto provide funding for their further education in subjects relating to \n mathematics, science, engineering, and technology.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``America Realizing the Informational \nSkills and Initiative of New Graduates Act of 2015'' or ``America \nRISING Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2012 \n the national unemployment rate for individuals ages 25 years \n and older with a bachelor's degree was 4.5 percent and 6.2 \n percent for individuals with an associate's degree. For college \n graduates ages 18 to 25 the national unemployment rate in 2012 \n was higher at 7.7 percent. Because the typical college \n graduates leaves college owing an average of $29,400 in student \n loan debt, a rate that has increased 6 percent every year since \n 2008, the current job market offers exceedingly few \n opportunities for such graduates to obtain employment at a \n salary adequate to service their college loan debt.\n (2) There are more than 26 million small businesses in the \n United States. In the current economic climate, these small \n businesses are experiencing difficulty in finding the resources \n needed to increase sales, modernize operations, and hire new \n employees.\n (3) Recent college graduates need the experience that can \n be obtained only in the workplace to refine their skills and \n develop the entrepreneurial qualities that can lead to the \n creation of new businesses and jobs.\n (4) Existing small businesses and companies will benefit \n from the information and technology skills possessed by many of \n the Nation's recent college graduates.\n (5) Enabling recent college graduates to obtain employment \n with small businesses benefits the national economy by \n providing such businesses the human capital and technical \n expertise needed to compete and win in the global economy of \n the 21st century.\n\nSEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICA RISING PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of \nEducation shall, jointly, establish a program under which--\n (1) grants are paid to eligible employers to defray the \n cost of compensation paid by such employers to recent college \n graduates; and\n (2) grants are paid to recent college graduates to enable \n such graduates to defray the cost of undertaking further \n postsecondary courses at an institution of higher education for \n up to 24 months in subjects relating to mathematics, science, \n engineering, or technology.\n (b) Terms and Conditions.--\n (1) In general.--A grant under this section may be made on \n such terms and conditions as the Secretary may determine.\n (2) Deferral of federal student loan obligations.--Each \n recent college graduate participating in the program under this \n section (by benefitting from a grant awarded under paragraph \n (1), or receiving a grant under paragraph (2), of subsection \n (a)) may defer payment on Federal student loans made to the \n graduate under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 \n U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) for the period of the graduate's \n participation in the program.\n (3) Grants to eligible employers.--With respect to a grant \n awarded under subsection (a)(1)--\n (A) an eligible employer--\n (i) may use the grant to defray the cost of \n compensation for not more than 2 recent college \n graduates; and\n (ii) shall provide a compensation amount to \n each recent college graduate participating in \n the program that is equal to or greater than \n the grant amount received by the employer for \n the graduate; and\n (B) the Secretary may not award an eligible \n employer more than $25,000 per recent college graduate.\n (4) Grants to recent college graduates.--With respect to a \n grant awarded under subsection (a)(2) to a recent college \n graduate, the graduate shall be eligible to receive Federal \n student aid under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 \n (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.) without regard to whether the graduate \n has been or is delinquent on any Federal student loans made to \n the graduate under such title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.).\n (c) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) Eligible employer.--The term ``eligible employer'' \n means an employer that--\n (A) is a small business concern; or\n (B) is a major corporation that has an operation \n located in--\n (i) an enterprise zone; or\n (ii) an area in which, according to the \n most recent data available, the unemployment \n rate exceeds the national average unemployment \n rate by more than two percentage points.\n (2) Enterprise zone.--The term ``enterprise zone'' has the \n meaning given the term ``HUBzone'' in section 3 of the Small \n Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).\n (3) Institution of higher education.--Except as provided in \n paragraph (3)(B), the term ``institution of higher education'' \n has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the Higher \n Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).\n (4) Major corporation.--The term ``major corporation'' \n means an employer that earns an annual revenue of not less than \n $5,000,000 and employs not less than 50 employees.\n (5) Recent college graduate.--\n (A) In general.--The term ``recent college \n graduate'' means an individual--\n (i) who has received a baccalaureate or \n associate degree from an institution of higher \n education on or after the date that is 24 \n months before the grant benefitting the \n graduate is awarded under this section; and\n (ii) who has not previously received any \n such baccalaureate or associate degree.\n (B) Institution of higher education.--In \n subparagraph (A), the term ``institution of higher \n education'' has the meaning given such term in section \n 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. \n 1002).\n (6) Small business concern.--The term ``small business \n concern'' has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the \n Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).\n (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--\n (1) In general.--There is authorized to be appropriated to \n carry out this Act $100,000,000 for each of the fiscal years \n 2016, 2017, and 2018.\n (2) Availability.--Funds appropriated under paragraph (1) \n shall remain available until expended.\n \n", "frequency": [["graduate", 25], ["college", 19], ["recent", 16], ["grant", 14], ["term", 13], ["education", 12], ["business", 11], ["higher", 11], ["employer", 10], ["small", 9], ["section", 9], ["eligible", 7], ["u.s.c", 7], ["institution", 6], ["may", 6], ["cost", 5], ["rate", 5], ["loan", 5], ["compensation", 5], ["paid", 5], ["student", 5], ["unemployment", 4], ["national", 4], ["paragraph", 4], ["federal", 4], ["degree", 4], ["awarded", 4], ["given", 4], ["technology", 4], ["percent", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["congress", 4], ["shall", 4], ["meaning", 4], ["america", 4], ["enterprise", 3], ["skill", 3], ["defray", 3], ["house", 3], ["subject", 3], ["new", 3], ["general.", 3], ["associate", 3], ["relating", 3], ["received", 3], ["major", 3], ["establish", 3], ["mean", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["made", 3], ["science", 3], ["bill", 3], ["year", 3], ["engineering", 3], ["provide", 3], ["mathematics", 3], ["individual", 3], ["job", 2], ["obtain", 2], ["zone", 2], ["employee", 2], ["benefit", 2], ["economy", 2], ["seq", 2], ["operation", 2], ["employment", 2], ["current", 2], ["state", 2], ["available", 2], ["stipend", 2], ["debt", 2], ["according", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["education.", 2], ["rising", 2], ["respect", 2], ["labor", 2], ["114th", 2], ["needed", 2], ["month", 2], ["participating", 2], ["appropriated", 2], ["representative", 2], ["benefitting", 2], ["following", 2], ["age", 2], ["baccalaureate", 2], ["certain", 2], ["united", 2], ["finding", 2], ["concern", 2], ["assist", 2], ["funding", 2], ["average", 2], ["corporation", 2], ["office", 1], ["global", 1], ["existing", 1], ["course", 1]]}, "hr72": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 72 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 72\n\nTo establish a grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary \n schools.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo establish a grant program for nebulizers in elementary and secondary \n schools.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Breath of Fresh Air Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds as follows:\n (1) 25,000,000 people, including 7,000,000 children, have \n asthma.\n (2) Almost 13,000,000 people report having an asthma attack \n in the past year and asthma accounts for nearly 2,000,000 \n emergency department visits each year.\n (3) Every day in the United States--\n (A) 30,000 people have an asthma attack; and\n (B) 11 people die from asthma.\n (4) Nearly 5,000,000 asthma sufferers are under 18 years of \n age, and 1 out of every 10 school-aged children has asthma.\n (5) Minorities are adversely affected by asthma, as--\n (A) African-Americans are 3 times more likely to \n die from asthma; and\n (B) Hispanics may have an elevated risk for \n exposure to air pollution since a disproportionate \n number live in areas failing to meet one or more \n national standards for air pollutants. (It is estimated \n that 80 percent of Hispanics live in areas that failed \n to meet one United States Environmental Protection \n Agency air quality standard, compared to 65 percent of \n African-Americans and 57 percent of Whites.)\n\nSEC. 3. GRANT PROGRAM FOR NEBULIZERS.\n\n (a) Program Required.--The Secretary of Education shall carry out a \nprogram under which the Secretary makes grants to local educational \nagencies, to be used by the local educational agencies for one or both \nof the following:\n (1) To purchase nebulizers for use in elementary and \n secondary schools served by the local educational agency.\n (2) To provide training to enable elementary and secondary \n schools served by the local educational agency to meet the \n requirements of subsection (d)(1), but only if nebulizers are \n already in use at such schools or are acquired through this \n program.\n (b) Eligibility.--\n (1) Local educational agencies.--To be eligible to receive \n a grant under this section, a local educational agency shall \n submit an application to the Secretary at such time, in such \n form, and containing such information as the Secretary may \n require.\n (2) Elementary and secondary schools.--To be eligible to \n receive a nebulizer through a grant under this section, a \n school may be any public or private school served by the local \n educational agency, except that an Internet- or computer-based \n community school is not eligible.\n (c) Matching Funds Required.--\n (1) In general.--To be eligible to receive a grant under \n this section, the local educational agency must provide \n matching funds from non-Federal sources equal to not less than \n 25 percent of the amount of the grant.\n (2) Waiver.--The Secretary shall waive the requirement of \n paragraph (1) for a local educational agency if the number of \n children counted under section 1124(c)(1)(A) of the Elementary \n and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6333(c)(1)(A)) \n is 20 percent or more of the total number of children aged 5 to \n 17, inclusive, served by the local educational agency.\n (d) Training and Coordination Required.--A local educational agency \nthat receives a grant under this section shall demonstrate that, for \neach elementary and secondary school at which the nebulizers are to be \nused--\n (1) there is a full-time certified school nurse on staff;\n (2) the school has the trained personnel and other \n resources necessary to use the nebulizers;\n (3) local paramedics and other emergency services personnel \n are notified where on school grounds the nebulizers are to be \n located;\n (4) the nebulizer will be integrated into the school's \n emergency response plan or procedures; and\n (5) the school has procedures in place to ensure that \n parents are notified of the availability of the nebulizers, how \n to provide their child's prescription asthma medication to the \n school, and how to authorize use of a nebulizer to assist their \n child when medically appropriate.\n (e) Priority.--In making grants under this section, the Secretary \nshall give priority to local educational agencies--\n (1) having jurisdiction over a geographic area with respect \n to which the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and \n Prevention has determined that the prevalence of asthma is at \n least 10 percent higher than the national average;\n (2) that do not already have at least one nebulizer in each \n school served by the local educational agency;\n (3) serve schools at which a significant number of \n students, staff, and visitors are present on school grounds \n during a typical day; and\n (4) that have not received funds under the Rural Access to \n Emergency Devices Act (42 U.S.C. 254c note).\n (f) ESEA Definitions.--The terms used in this section shall have \nthe meanings given to such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and \nSecondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).\n (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary \nfor each of fiscal years 2014 through 2019.\n\nSEC. 4. CONSTRUCTION.\n\n Nothing in this Act shall be construed--\n (1) to create liability for use of a nebulizer or affect \n liability for such use that exists under other law; or\n (2) to supersede a State law regulating nursing.\n \n", "frequency": [["school", 18], ["local", 14], ["nebulizer", 14], ["educational", 13], ["agency", 13], ["asthma", 11], ["section", 10], ["grant", 10], ["secondary", 8], ["elementary", 8], ["shall", 7], ["use", 6], ["child", 6], ["percent", 6], ["secretary", 6], ["served", 5], ["may", 5], ["eligible", 4], ["emergency", 4], ["number", 4], ["people", 4], ["year", 4], ["state", 4], ["one", 4], ["air", 4], ["education", 4], ["congress", 4], ["committee", 3], ["required.", 3], ["house", 3], ["receive", 3], ["area", 3], ["bill", 3], ["meet", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["united", 3], ["provide", 3], ["used", 3], ["fund", 3], ["jurisdiction", 2], ["staff", 2], ["term", 2], ["liability", 2], ["every", 2], ["nearly", 2], ["necessary", 2], ["day", 2], ["notified", 2], ["die", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["carry", 2], ["matching", 2], ["ground", 2], ["standard", 2], ["training", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["already", 2], ["least", 2], ["establish", 2], ["law", 2], ["114th", 2], ["live", 2], ["attack", 2], ["national", 2], ["representative", 2], ["african-american", 2], ["determined", 2], ["following", 2], ["procedure", 2], ["personnel", 2], ["hispanic", 2], ["time", 2], ["computer-based", 1], ["office", 1], ["visitor", 1], ["making", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["affect", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["waive", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["sufferer", 1], ["except", 1], ["containing", 1], ["failed", 1], ["rural", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["esea", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["affected", 1], ["risk", 1], ["government", 1], ["department", 1], ["community", 1], ["fall", 1], ["report", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["resource", 1]]}, "hr71": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 71 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 71\n\nTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release \n date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an alternate release \n date for certain nonviolent offenders, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Prison Bureau Nonviolent \nOffender Relief Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. EARLY RELEASE FOR CERTAIN NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 3624 of title 18, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``at the early release \n date provided in subsection (g), if applicable, or otherwise'' \n after ``A prisoner shall be released by the Bureau of \n Prisons''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(g) Early Release for Certain Nonviolent Offenders.--\nNotwithstanding any other provision of law, the Bureau of Prisons, \npursuant to a good time policy, shall release from confinement a \nprisoner who has served one half or more of his term of imprisonment \n(including any consecutive term or terms of imprisonment) if that \nprisoner--\n ``(1) has attained the age of 45 years;\n ``(2) has never been convicted of a crime of violence; and\n ``(3) has not engaged in any violation, involving violent \n conduct, of institutional disciplinary regulations.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["release", 6], ["nonviolent", 5], ["state", 4], ["offender", 4], ["certain", 4], ["united", 4], ["code", 3], ["prison", 3], ["early", 3], ["term", 3], ["house", 3], ["bureau", 3], ["date", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["prisoner", 3], ["alternate", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["imprisonment", 2], ["section", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["provide", 2], ["shall", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["office", 1], ["violation", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["violent", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["crime", 1], ["institutional", 1], ["policy", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["good", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["judiciary", 1], ["half", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["regulations.", 1], ["served", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["year", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["provided", 1], ["jackson", 1], ["federal", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["conduct", 1], ["consecutive", 1], ["general.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["lee", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["never", 1], ["offenders.", 1], ["violence", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["one", 1], ["1st", 1], ["disciplinary", 1], ["america", 1], ["convicted", 1], ["attained", 1], ["confinement", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["cited", 1], ["engaged", 1], ["end", 1], ["may", 1], ["involving", 1], ["law", 1], ["short", 1], ["released", 1], ["age", 1], ["relief", 1], ["time", 1]]}, "hr70": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 70 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 70\n\nTo direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, \nacting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to \n initiate immediate action to create jobs in America, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees \n on Science, Space, and Technology and Transportation and \n Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo direct the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Commerce, \nacting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, to \n initiate immediate action to create jobs in America, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction, \nJob Creation, and Energy Security Act''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Findings.\nSec. 3. Purposes.\nSec. 4. Definitions.\n TITLE I--DEFICIT REDUCTION ENERGY SECURITY\n\nSec. 101. Deficit Reduction Acreage.\nSec. 102. Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund and Coastal and Ocean \n Sustainability and Health Fund.\nSec. 103. Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant Program.\nSec. 104. National Grant Program for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability \n and Health.\nSec. 105. Eligible uses of grants.\nSec. 106. Grant application.\n TITLE II--TIMELY ISSUANCE OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES\n\nSec. 201. Reinstatement of offshore oil and gas leases.\nSec. 202. Effective and efficient environmental review.\n TITLE III--OFFICE OF ENERGY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND OFFICE OF \n MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION\n\nSec. 301. Establishment of Office of Energy Employment and Training.\nSec. 302. Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.\n TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\n\nSec. 401. Reporting.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds and declares the following:\n (1) The Nation is currently experiencing a national \n employment emergency, and urgent action is needed to put \n Americans back to work in well-paid, long-term jobs.\n (2) The Federal Government distributed over $10,000,000,000 \n to Federal, State, and Indian accounts from energy production \n during fiscal year 2009, primarily from oil and natural gas \n production.\n (3) The domestic oil and natural gas industry is \n responsible for approximately 9.2 million jobs.\n (4) The approximately 43 million leased Outer Continental \n Shelf acres currently account for about 15 percent of America's \n domestic natural gas production and about 27 percent of \n America's domestic oil production.\n (5) The leasing of these domestic offshore areas for oil \n and natural gas development provides significant economic \n benefits to the Federal Government, as well as to States and \n localities, through the creation and sustenance of jobs and \n domestic product.\n (6) The Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy \n Management currently has authorities under the Outer \n Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) and \n related laws that can be effectively utilized to create jobs \n and revitalize the Nation's economy.\n (7) Effective and expedited development of Gulf of Mexico \n oil and natural gas resources could generate thousands of new \n jobs, many of which could be created almost immediately.\n (8) The coastal regions of the United States have high \n productivity and contribute approximately 50 percent of the \n gross domestic product of the United States.\n (9) The economies and social structure of many communities \n are dependent on resources from ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes \n ecosystems.\n (10) Supporting science, research, monitoring, modeling, \n forecasting, exploration, and assessment will continue to \n improve our understanding of the ocean, coastal, and Great \n Lakes ecosystems as well as their long-term economic \n sustainability.\n (11) Safeguarding these ecosystems is crucial to protecting \n the environment and waters of the United States.\n (12) The growth of our energy domestic resources is vital \n to America's national security.\n\nSEC. 3. PURPOSES.\n\n The purposes of this Act are the following:\n (1) Require the Secretary of the Interior to utilize its \n authorities regarding the leasing and development of offshore \n oil and gas resources to accelerate job creation and economic \n revitalization to the fullest extent practicable, taking into \n account the Department of the Interior's responsibilities \n regarding conservation, safety, and protection of the \n environment.\n (2) Promote expansion of domestic employment opportunities.\n (3) Respond to the Nation's increased need for domestic oil \n and natural gas resources.\n (4) Support the utilization of the Outer Continental Shelf \n for oil and gas production and transmission.\n (5) Protect, conserve, restore, and understand the oceans, \n coasts, and Great Lakes of the United States, ensuring present \n and future generations will benefit from the full range of \n ecological, economic, educational, social, cultural, \n nutritional, and recreational opportunities and services those \n resources are capable of providing.\n (6) Confirm and ensure the validity of appropriate oil and \n gas leases issued under the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil \n and Gas Leasing Program, 2007-2012.\n (7) Ensure the continued leasing of Outer Continental Shelf \n areas pursuant to the Final Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas \n Leasing Program, 2007-2012.\n\nSEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) The term ``Act'' means the Outer Continental Shelf \n Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.).\n (2) The term ``coastal State'' has the same meaning that \n the term ``coastal state'' has in the Coastal Zone Management \n Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451 et seq.).\n (3) The term ``DRES Fund'' means the Deficit Reduction \n Energy Security Fund.\n (4) The term ``COSH Fund'' means the Coastal and Ocean \n Sustainability and Health Fund established by section 102.\n (5) The term ``program'' means a Final Outer Continental \n Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program issued under section 18 of \n the Act (43 U.S.C. 1344).\n (6) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce, \n acting through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric \n Administration.\n (7) Other terms shall have the same meaning such terms have \n under the Act.\n\n TITLE I--DEFICIT REDUCTION ENERGY SECURITY\n\nSEC. 101. DEFICIT REDUCTION ACREAGE.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall, during the \nperiod covered by the Proposed Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas \nLeasing Program for 2012-2017 issued by the Department of the Interior, \nand in addition to the acreage proposed to be leased under such \nprogram, conduct oil and gas lease sales under the Outer Continental \nShelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.) for additional acreage of the \nouter Continental Shelf (as that term is used in that Act) that total \n10 percent of the acreage proposed to be leased under such program. The \nacreage for which lease sales are required under this section shall be \nknown as the Deficit Reduction Acreage.\n (b) Annual Requirement.--In each year in such period, the Secretary \nshall lease 20 percent of the Deficit Reduction Acreage.\n\nSEC. 102. DEFICIT REDUCTION ENERGY SECURITY FUND AND COASTAL AND OCEAN \n SUSTAINABILITY AND HEALTH FUND.\n\n (a) Deficit Reduction Energy Security Fund.--\n (1) In general.--There is hereby established in the \n Treasury a separate account to be known as the Deficit \n Reduction Energy Security Fund, consisting of such amounts as \n may be appropriated or credited to it.\n (2) Deposit of deficit reduction acreage lease revenues.--\n (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph \n (C), all rentals, royalties, bonus bids, and other sums \n due and payable to the United States under Deficit \n Reduction Acreage lease sales during the 15-fiscal-year \n period beginning with the first fiscal year in which \n such sums are received by the United States shall be \n deposited in the DRES fund.\n (B) Holding of oil and gas revenues.--Any amount \n deposited into the DRES Fund under subparagraph (A)--\n (i) shall remain in DRES Fund and be \n invested in accordance with paragraph (2) until \n the end of the second full fiscal year after \n the amount is deposited into the DRES Fund; and\n (ii) upon the end of such fiscal year, \n shall be transferred to the general fund and \n applied solely to reduce the annual Federal \n budget deficit.\n (C) Payments to states not affected.--This Act \n shall not affect any requirement under other law to pay \n to States amounts received by the United States as such \n royalties, bonus bids, and other sums due and payable \n to the United States.\n (3) Investment.--\n (A) In general.--Amounts in the DRES Fund shall be \n invested by the Secretary of the Treasury in accordance \n with section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.\n (B) Inclusion of interest in dres fund.--All \n interest earned on, and the proceeds from the sale or \n redemption of, any obligations held in the DRES Fund--\n (i) shall be credited to and form part of \n the DRES Fund; and\n (ii) shall remain in the DRES Fund until \n transferred under paragraph (5), without regard \n to paragraph (2)(B)(ii).\n (4) Availability of proceeds of deposits.--Amounts credited \n to the DRES Fund under paragraph (3)(B) in excess of the \n amounts deposited into the DRES Fund under paragraph (2) \n shall--\n (A) be available for expenditure, without further \n appropriation, solely for the purpose of and activities \n eligible under this Act; and\n (B) remain available until expended, without fiscal \n year limitation.\n (5) Transfer of interest to coastal and ocean \n sustainability and health fund.--Upon the transfer of an amount \n under paragraph (2)(B)(ii), the interest earned on such amount \n shall be transferred to the Coastal and Ocean Sustainability \n and Health Fund established under subsection (b).\n (b) Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund.--\n (1) In general.--There is hereby established in the \n Treasury a separate account to be known as the Coastal and \n Ocean Sustainability and Health Fund, consisting of such \n amounts of interest as are transferred to it under subsection \n (a)(5).\n (2) Availability.--Of the amounts transferred to the COSH \n Fund under subsection (a)(5) each fiscal year--\n (A) not more than 5 percent shall be available to \n the Secretary of Commerce to administer this title; and\n (B) the remainder shall be available to the \n Secretary of Commerce until expended and without fiscal \n year limitation, for use for--\n (i) the Coastal and Ocean Disaster Grant \n Program under section 102; and\n (ii) the National Grant Program under \n section 103.\n (3) Allocation of funding for grant programs.--Of amounts \n available under paragraph (2)(B), the Secretary of Commerce \n shall allocate--\n (A) 40 percent for the Coastal and Ocean Disaster \n Grant Program under section 103, of which--\n (i) 50 percent shall be allocated equally \n among impacted coastal States;\n (ii) 20 percent shall be allocated based on \n intensity of impact of disasters on impacted \n coastal States;\n (iii) 15 percent shall be allocated based \n on tidal shorelines of impacted coastal States; \n and\n (iv) 15 percent of the funds shall be \n allocated based on the coastal population of \n impacted coastal States.\n (B) Sixty percent for the National Grant Program \n for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health under \n section 104, of which--\n (i) 50 percent shall be allocated to \n coastal States;\n (ii) 50 percent shall be allocated to any \n State, local, territory, and tribal \n governments, institutions of higher learning, \n and non-profit and for-profit organizations \n that may receive and expend Federal funds as \n legal entities; and\n (iii) no more than 10 percent of the total \n amount of funds available shall be allocated to \n a single State or entity in a fiscal year.\n (c) General Administrative Charges Prohibited.--Grants issued under \nthis Act shall not be subject to a general administrative charge.\n (d) Redeposit of Unused Funds.--Any funds provided as a grant under \nthis title that are not used by the grantee by the end of the fiscal \nyear following the first fiscal year for which they were allocated \nshall be redeposited into the COSH Fund and be reallocated in \naccordance with this section.\n\nSEC. 103. COASTAL AND OCEAN DISASTER GRANT PROGRAM.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall use amounts \nallocated under section 102(b)(2)(B)(i) to make grants to coastal \nStates and Indian tribes impacted by coastal or ocean disasters for the \npurposes of restoring, mitigating, monitoring, or otherwise managing \ncoastal and ocean natural resources impacted by such disasters.\n (b) Eligibility.--\n (1) First 5 years.--During the 5-fiscal year period \n beginning with the first fiscal year for which amounts are \n available for grants under this section, a coastal State or \n Indian tribe shall be eligible for a grant under this section \n only if--\n (A) it is one of the States of Texas, Louisiana, \n Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, or an Indian tribe \n in such State; or\n (B) it is determined by the Secretary, in that \n period, to be a coastal State that has been impacted by \n a coastal or ocean disaster.\n (2) After first 5 years.--After the end of such 5-fiscal-\n year period, if the Secretary determines for a fiscal year that \n there is no coastal State that has been so impacted, the amount \n allocated for that fiscal year for grants under this section \n shall be added to the amounts allocated for that fiscal year \n under section 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) for the National Grant Program \n for Coastal and Ocean Sustainability and Health.\n (3) Limitation.--A coastal State or Indian tribe shall not \n be eligible for a grant under this section if it is receiving \n assistance under another Federal law for an activity described \n in section 105(b) conducted for a purpose referred to in \n subsection (a).\n\nSEC. 104. NATIONAL GRANT PROGRAM FOR COASTAL AND OCEAN SUSTAINABILITY \n AND HEALTH.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce shall use amounts \nallocated under section 102(b)(2)(B)(ii) (including amounts added under \nsection 103(b)(2)) to make grants to coastal States that are eligible \nunder subsection (b).\n (b) Eligibility.--To be eligible for a grant under this section, a \nperson--\n (1) must be--\n (A) a coastal State that has a management program \n approved by the Secretary under section 306 of the \n Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455); \n or\n (B) a State, local, territory, or tribal \n government, institution of higher learning, or \n nonprofit or and for-profit organization that may \n receive and expend Federal funds as a legal entity; and\n (2) must submit to the Secretary a multiyear plan for use \n of the grant that--\n (A) specifies how the grant funds will be \n allocated;\n (B) is sufficiently flexible to allow the coastal \n State to respond to emerging needs; and\n (C) is approved by the Secretary.\n\nSEC. 105. ELIGIBLE USES OF GRANTS.\n\n (a) In General.--Amounts provided as a grant under this title shall \nbe used for activities described in subsection (b) that are intended to \nrestore, protect, maintain, manage, or understand marine resources and \ntheir habitats and resources in coastal and ocean waters, including \nbaseline scientific research and other activities carried out in \ncoordination with Federal and State departments or agencies, that are \nconsistent with Federal environmental laws, and that avoid \nenvironmental degradation.\n (b) Included Activities.--Activities referred to in subsection (a) \ninclude--\n (1) coastal management planning and implementation under \n the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972;\n (2) coastal and estuarine land protection, including the \n protection of the environmental integrity of important coastal \n and estuarine areas, such as wetlands and forests, that have \n significant conservation, recreation, ecological, historical, \n or aesthetic values, or that are threatened by conversion to \n other uses;\n (3) efforts to protect and manage living marine resources, \n including fisheries, coral reefs, research, management, and \n enhancement;\n (4) programs, activities, and new technology designed to \n improve or complement the management and mission of national \n marine sanctuaries, marine monuments, national estuarine \n research reserves, and marine protected areas;\n (5) mitigation, restoration, protection, and relocation of \n coastal communities threatened by the impacts of climate \n change;\n (6) mitigation of the effects of offshore activities, \n including environmental restoration;\n (7) efforts to acquire, protect and restore coastal lands \n and wetlands, and to restore or prevent damage to wetlands in \n the coastal zone, coastal estuaries, and lands, life, and \n property in the coastal zone;\n (8) management of non-point sources of coastal and marine \n pollution;\n (9) long-term coastal and ocean research and education, \n monitoring, and natural resource management;\n (10) regional multi-State management efforts designed to \n manage, protect, or restore the coastal zone and ocean \n resources; or\n (11) management and administration of authorized \n activities.\n\nSEC. 106. GRANT APPLICATION.\n\n A person seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the \nSecretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing \nsuch information as the Secretary determines to be appropriate.\n\n TITLE II--TIMELY ISSUANCE OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES\n\nSEC. 201. REINSTATEMENT OF OFFSHORE OIL AND GAS LEASES.\n\n Section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. \n1344) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(i) The Secretary is authorized, upon petition of a prior \nleaseholder, to reinstate any Expired Producible Lease in the offshore \nGulf of Mexico if such reinstatement furthers the purposes and \nobjectives of this Act. The Secretary shall act on such petitions as \nsoon as possible after receipt thereof, and in any event, within 90 \ndays of receipt of such petition or prior to the next scheduled lease \nsale in which such lease would be included, whichever is earlier. Any \nlease application pending for more than 90 days shall be reported to \nCongress, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Assistant Secretary \nfor Land Management every 15 days until the application is acted \nupon.''.\n\nSEC. 202. EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.\n\n (a) Completion of Analyses for Lease Sales.--The Secretary shall, \nto the maximum extent practicable, complete all analyses, processes, \nand procedures required by section 18 of the Outer Continental Shelf \nLands Act (43 U.S.C. 1344) or under the National Environmental Policy \nAct of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.; referred to in this section as \n``NEPA''), in connection with exploration and development under any \nlease to be offered for sale under this Act, prior to the annual lease \nsale in which such lease is first offered.\n (b) Treatment of Secretary's Actions.--Notwithstanding the \nprovisions of any other law, the Secretary's actions, after any initial \nlease sale, in approving and enforcing safety requirements and spill \nprevention and response requirements in individual plans or permits \nshall be deemed to be actions for the purpose of conserving and \nprotecting the environment that are not subject to NEPA review \nrequirements.\n\n TITLE III--OFFICE OF ENERGY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING AND OFFICE OF \n MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION\n\nSEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF ENERGY EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior shall establish \nan Office of Energy Employment and Training, which shall oversee the \nefforts of the Department of the Interior's energy planning, \npermitting, and regulatory activities to carry out the purposes, \nobjectives, and requirements of this Act.\n (b) Director.--\n (1) In general.--The Office shall be directed by an \n Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training, who \n shall report directly to the Secretary and shall be fully \n employed to carry out the functions of the Office.\n (2) Duties.--The Assistant Secretary for Energy Employment \n and Training shall perform the following functions:\n (A) Develop and implement systems to track the \n Department's compliance with the purposes, objectives, \n and requirements of the Act.\n (B) Report at least quarterly to the Secretary \n regarding the Department's compliance with the \n purposes, objectives, and requirements of this Act, \n including but not limited to specific data regarding \n the numbers and types of jobs created through the \n Department's efforts and a report on all job training \n programs planned or in progress by the Department.\n (C) Design and recommend to the Secretary programs \n and policies aimed at ensuring the Department's \n compliance with the purposes, objectives, and \n requirements of this Act, and oversee implementation of \n such programs approved by the Secretary.\n (D) Develop procedures for enforcement of the \n Department's requirements and responsibilities under \n this Act.\n (E) Support the activities of the Office of \n Minority and Women Inclusion and any other offices or \n branches established by the Secretary within the Office \n of Energy Employment and Training.\n (F) Assist the Secretary in complying with the \n reporting requirements of title V of this Act.\n\nSEC. 302. OFFICE OF MINORITY AND WOMEN INCLUSION.\n\n (a) Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.--\n (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Interior shall \n establish an Office of Minority and Women Inclusion not later \n than 6 months after the effective date of this Act, that shall \n be responsible for all matters of the Department of the \n Interior relating to diversity in management, employment, and \n business activities.\n (2) Transfer of responsibilities.--The Secretary of the \n Interior shall ensure that the responsibilities described in \n paragraph (1) (or comparable responsibilities) that are \n assigned to any other office, agency, or bureau of the \n Department on the day before the date of enactment of this Act \n are transferred to the Office of Minority and Women Inclusion.\n (3) Duties with respect to civil rights laws.--The \n responsibilities described in paragraph (1) do not include \n enforcement of statutes, regulations, or Executive orders \n pertaining to civil rights, except each Director shall \n coordinate with the Secretary, or the designee of the \n Secretary, regarding the design and implementation of any \n remedies resulting from violations of such statutes, \n regulations, or Executive orders.\n (b) Director.--\n (1) In general.--The Office shall have a Director who shall \n be appointed by, and shall report to, the Secretary of the \n Interior. The position of Director shall be a career reserved \n position in the Senior Executive Service, as that position is \n defined in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code, or an \n equivalent designation.\n (2) Duties.--The Director shall develop standards for--\n (A) equal employment opportunity and the racial, \n ethnic, and gender diversity of the workforce and \n senior management of the Department;\n (B) increased participation of minority-owned and \n women-owned businesses in the programs and contracts of \n the Department, including standards for coordinating \n technical assistance to such businesses; and\n (C) assessing the diversity policies and practices \n of entities regulated by the Department.\n (3) Other duties.--The Director shall advise the Secretary \n of the Interior on the impact of the policies and regulations \n of the Department on minority-owned and women-owned businesses.\n (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in paragraph (2)(C) may \n be construed to mandate any requirement on or otherwise affect \n the lending policies and practices of any regulated entity, or \n to require any specific action based on the findings of the \n assessment.\n (c) Inclusion in All Levels of Business Activities.--\n (1) In general.--The Director shall develop and implement \n standards and procedures to ensure, to the maximum extent \n possible, the fair inclusion and utilization of minorities, \n women, and minority-owned and women-owned businesses in all \n business and activities of the Department at all levels, \n including in procurement, insurance, and all types of \n contracts.\n (2) Contracts.--The procedures established by the \n Department for review and evaluation of contract proposals and \n for hiring service providers shall include, to the extent \n consistent with applicable law, a component that gives \n consideration to the diversity of the applicant. Such procedure \n shall include a written statement, in a form and with such \n content as the Director shall prescribe, that a contractor \n shall ensure, to the maximum extent possible, the fair \n inclusion of women and minorities in the workforce of the \n contractor and, as applicable, subcontractors.\n (3) Termination.--\n (A) Determination.--The standards and procedures \n developed and implemented under this subsection shall \n include a procedure for the Director to make a \n determination whether a Department contractor, and, as \n applicable, a subcontractor has failed to make a good \n faith effort to include minorities and women in their \n workforce.\n (B) Effect of determination.--\n (i) Recommendation to secretary.--Upon a \n determination described in subparagraph (A), \n the Director shall make a recommendation to the \n Secretary that the contract be terminated.\n (ii) Action by secretary.--Upon receipt of \n a recommendation under clause (i), the \n Secretary may--\n (I) terminate the contract;\n (II) make a referral to the Office \n of Federal Contract Compliance Programs \n of the Department of Labor; or\n (III) take other appropriate \n action.\n (d) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual \nreport regarding the actions taken by the Department of the Interior \nagency and the Office pursuant to this section, which shall include--\n (1) a statement of the total amounts paid by the Department \n to contractors since the previous report;\n (2) the percentage of the amounts described in paragraph \n (1) that were paid to contractors described in subsection \n (c)(1);\n (3) the successes achieved and challenges faced by the \n Department in operating minority and women outreach programs;\n (4) the challenges the Department may face in hiring \n minority and women employees and contracting with minority-\n owned and women-owned businesses; and\n (5) any other information, findings, conclusions, and \n recommendations for legislative or Department action, as the \n Director determines appropriate.\n (e) Diversity in Department Workforce.--The Secretary shall take \naffirmative steps to seek diversity in the workforce of the Department \nat all levels of the Department in a manner consistent with applicable \nlaw. Such steps shall include--\n (1) recruiting at historically black colleges and \n universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women's colleges, \n and colleges that typically serve majority minority \n populations;\n (2) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban \n communities;\n (3) placing employment advertisements in newspapers and \n magazines oriented toward minorities and women;\n (4) partnering with organizations that are focused on \n developing opportunities for minorities and women to be placed \n in energy industry internships, summer employment, and full-\n time positions;\n (5) where feasible, partnering with inner-city high \n schools, girls' high schools, and high schools with majority \n minority populations to establish or enhance financial literacy \n programs and provide mentoring; and\n (6) any other mass media communications that the Office \n determines necessary.\n (f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the following \ndefinitions shall apply:\n (1) Minority.--The term ``minority'' means United States \n citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific American, \n Black American, Hispanic American, or Native American.\n (2) Minority-owned business.--The term ``minority-owned \n business'' means a for-profit enterprise, regardless of size, \n physically located in the United States or its trust \n territories, which is owned, operated, and controlled by \n minority group members. ``Minority group members'' are United \n States citizens who are Asian Indian American, Asian Pacific \n American, Black American, Hispanic American, or Native American \n (terminology in NMSDC categories). Ownership by minority \n individuals means the business is at least 51 percent owned by \n such individuals or, in the case of a publicly owned business, \n at least 51 percent of the stock is owned by one or more such \n individuals. Further, the management and daily operations are \n controlled by those minority group members. For purposes of \n NMSDC's program, a minority group member is an individual who \n is a United States citizen with at least \\1/4\\ or 25 percent \n minimum (documentation to support claim of 25 percent required \n from applicant) of one or more of the following:\n (A) Asian Indian American, which is a United States \n citizen whose origins are from India, Pakistan, or \n Bangladesh.\n (B) Asian Pacific American, which is a United \n States citizen whose origins are from Japan, China, \n Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Korea, Vietnam, Laos, \n Cambodia, the Philippines, Thailand, Samoa, Guam, the \n United States Trust Territories of the Pacific, or the \n Northern Marianas.\n (C) Black American, which is a United States \n citizen having origins in any of the Black racial \n groups of Africa.\n (D) Hispanic American, which is a United States \n citizen of true-born Hispanic heritage, from any of the \n Spanish-speaking areas of the following regions: \n Mexico, Central America, South America, and the \n Caribbean Basin only.\n (E) Native American, which is a person who is an \n American Indian, Eskimo, Aleut or Native Hawaiian, and \n regarded as such by the community of which the person \n claims to be a part. Native Americans must be \n documented members of a North American tribe, band, or \n otherwise organized group of native people who are \n indigenous to the continental United States and proof \n can be provided through a Native.\n (3) NMSDC.--The term ``NMSDC'' means the National Minority \n Supplier Development Council.\n (4) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of \n Minority and Women Inclusion established under subsection (a).\n (5) Women-owned business.--The term ``women-owned \n business'' means a business that can verify through evidence \n documentation that 51 percent or more is women-owned, managed, \n and controlled. The business must be open for at least 6 \n months. The business owner must be a United States citizen or \n legal resident alien. Evidence must indicate that--\n (A) the contribution of capital or expertise by the \n woman business owner is real and substantial and in \n proportion to the interest owned;\n (B) the woman business owner directs or causes the \n direction of management, policy, fiscal, and \n operational matters; and\n (C) the woman business owner has the ability to \n perform in the area of specialty or expertise without \n reliance on either the finances or resources of a firm \n that is not owned by a woman.\n\n TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS\n\nSEC. 401. REPORTING.\n\n Within 12 months of the effective date of this Act and annually \nthereafter, the Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the \nAssistant Secretary for Energy Employment and Training, shall submit a \nreport to Congress on the Department's compliance with the requirements \nof titles III and IV, including but not limited to specific information \nregarding the numbers and types of jobs created through the Department \nof the Interior's efforts, the results of the Department's efforts to \nenhance the quality and efficiency of planning and permitting \nprocesses, and of any actions taken to increase total production and to \nencourage production early in lease terms.\n \n", "frequency": [["shall", 65], ["coastal", 52], ["secretary", 50], ["state", 46], ["department", 32], ["fund", 30], ["section", 28], ["grant", 27], ["minority", 25], ["office", 25], ["ocean", 25], ["amount", 22], ["energy", 22], ["woman", 21], ["united", 21], ["lease", 20], ["percent", 20], ["oil", 19], ["american", 19], ["gas", 19], ["interior", 18], ["business", 18], ["year", 17], ["management", 17], ["term", 16], ["purpose", 16], ["employment", 15], ["deficit", 15], ["fiscal", 15], ["resource", 14], ["national", 14], ["reduction", 14], ["continental", 14], ["outer", 13], ["shelf", 13], ["job", 13], ["allocated", 13], ["dres", 12], ["sustainability", 12], ["activity", 12], ["requirement", 12], ["inclusion", 12], ["general.", 11], ["action", 11], ["paragraph", 11], ["health", 11], ["mean", 11], ["acreage", 10], ["director", 10], ["training", 10], ["subsection", 10], ["federal", 10], ["indian", 9], ["following", 9], ["natural", 9], ["including", 9], ["domestic", 9], ["security", 9], ["u.s.c", 9], ["land", 9], ["include", 8], ["impacted", 8], ["effort", 8], ["offshore", 8], ["america", 8], ["sale", 8], ["disaster", 8], ["citizen", 8], ["commerce", 8], ["eligible", 7], ["established", 7], ["native", 7], ["may", 7], ["law", 7], ["production", 7], ["owned", 7], ["environmental", 7], ["report", 7], ["regarding", 7], ["leasing", 7], ["available", 7], ["period", 7], ["described", 7], ["procedure", 7], ["women-owned", 7], ["congress", 7], ["asian", 6], ["zone", 6], ["must", 6], ["first", 6], ["policy", 6], ["group", 6], ["marine", 6], ["transferred", 6], ["contract", 6], ["interest", 6], ["diversity", 6], ["make", 6], ["area", 6], ["compliance", 5]]}, "hr991": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 991 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 991\n\n To amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the dependent \nchildren of members of the Armed Forces who are serving on active duty \n or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an \n official lapel button.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. McKinley, and Mr. Wittman) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 10, United States Code, to recognize the dependent \nchildren of members of the Armed Forces who are serving on active duty \n or who have served on active duty through the presentation of an \n official lapel button.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Children of Military Service Members \nCommemorative Lapel Pin Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RECOGNITION OF DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF \n MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.\n\n (a) Establishment and Presentation of Lapel Button.--Chapter 57 of \ntitle 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section \n1126 the following new section:\n``Sec. 1126a. Children of military service members commemorative lapel \n button: eligibility and presentation\n ``(a) Design and Eligibility.--A lapel button, to be known as the \nchildren of military service members commemorative lapel button, shall \nbe designed, as approved by the Secretary of Defense, to identify and \nrecognize an eligible child dependent of a member of the armed forces \nwho serves on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.\n ``(b) Application and Presentation.--The Secretary of Defense shall \nestablish an application process by which a member referred to in \nsubsection (a) can request a children of military service members \ncommemorative lapel button for the member's eligible child dependents. \nUpon processing of the application and payment of the fee required by \nsubsection (c), the Secretary concerned shall present a children of \nmilitary service members commemorative lapel button to eligible child \ndependents of a member.\n ``(c) Cost.--Presentation of a children of military service members \ncommemorative lapel button is conditioned upon the payment of an amount \nsufficient to cover the cost of manufacture and distribution of the \nlapel button.\n ``(d) Limitation on Number of Buttons.--(1) Not more than one \nchildren of military service members commemorative lapel button may be \npresented to an eligible child dependent of a member, regardless of the \nnumber of times the member serves on active duty.\n ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a person is an eligible \nchild dependent of more than one member, the eligible child dependent \nmay receive a children of military service members commemorative lapel \nbutton on behalf of each member of whom the person is a dependent.\n ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if a children of military \nservice members commemorative lapel button presented under this section \nhas been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use without fault or \nneglect on the part of the eligible child dependent to whom it was \nfurnished, the Secretary concerned may replace the lapel button upon \napplication and payment of an amount sufficient to cover the cost of \nmanufacture and presentation.\n ``(e) Eligible Child Dependent Defined.--The term `eligible child \ndependent' means a dependent of a member of the armed forces described \nin subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of this title.\n ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue such \nregulations as may be necessary to carry out this section. The \nSecretary shall ensure that the regulations are uniform for each armed \nforce to the extent practicable.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section \n1126 the following new item:\n\n``1126a. Children of military service members commemorative lapel \n button: eligibility and presentation.''.\n (c) Sense of Congress on Expedited Implementation.--It is the sense \nof Congress that the Secretary of Defense should take appropriate \nactions to expedite--\n (1) the design and manufacture of the children of military \n service members commemorative lapel button authorized by \n section 1126a of title 10, United States Code, as added by \n subsection (a); and\n (2) the establishment and implementation of mechanisms to \n facilitate the issuance of the children of military service \n members commemorative lapel button.\n (d) Retroactive Availability of Children of Military Service \nMembers Commemorative Lapel Button.--\n (1) Availability.--The Secretary of Defense shall make the \n children of military service members commemorative lapel button \n authorized by section 1126a of title 10, United States Code, as \n added by subsection (a), available to any person who can prove \n to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the person satisfied, \n at any time before the date of the enactment of this Act, the \n definition contained in subsection (e) of such section 1126a of \n eligible child dependent of a member of the Armed Forces who \n served on active duty for a period of more than 30 days.\n (2) Application process.--The Secretary of Defense shall \n provide a mechanism by which a person eligible under paragraph \n (1), or a person acting on behalf of the person, may apply to \n the Secretary of Defense for a children of military service \n members commemorative lapel button.\n (3) Notification of certain members.--The Secretary of \n Defense shall notify members of the Armed Forces who served on \n active duty for a period of more than 30 days since September \n 11, 2001, of the availability of the children of military \n service members commemorative lapel button under this \n subsection. To the extent practicable, such notice shall be \n provided not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment \n of this Act.\n (4) Deadline for application.--Applications for a children \n of military service members commemorative lapel button under \n this subsection must be submitted to the Secretary of Defense \n not later than one year after the date on which the Secretary \n first announces, in the Federal Register and by such other \n means as the Secretary considers appropriate, the availability \n of the lapel button.\n (5) Costs, limitations, and exceptions.--Subsections (c) \n and (d) of section 1126a of title 10, United States Code, shall \n apply with respect to the presentation of a children of \n military service members commemorative lapel button under this \n subsection.\n \n", "frequency": [["member", 32], ["child", 31], ["lapel", 25], ["button", 22], ["service", 19], ["commemorative", 18], ["military", 18], ["dependent", 15], ["secretary", 15], ["section", 12], ["eligible", 10], ["defense", 10], ["shall", 10], ["subsection", 9], ["armed", 9], ["force", 8], ["active", 8], ["duty", 8], ["presentation", 7], ["state", 7], ["united", 7], ["person", 7], ["code", 6], ["1126a", 6], ["application", 6], ["may", 6], ["congress", 5], ["day", 4], ["served", 4], ["paragraph", 3], ["bill", 3], ["house", 3], ["availability", 3], ["period", 3], ["one", 3], ["cost", 3], ["manufacture", 3], ["following", 3], ["recognize", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["upon", 3], ["date", 3], ["payment", 3], ["mechanism", 2], ["concerned", 2], ["presentation.", 2], ["amended", 2], ["cover", 2], ["number", 2], ["presented", 2], ["button.", 2], ["item", 2], ["referred", 2], ["design", 2], ["apply", 2], ["notwithstanding", 2], ["new", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["eligibility", 2], ["extent", 2], ["chapter", 2], ["limitation", 2], ["amount", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["114th", 2], ["regulation", 2], ["authorized", 2], ["mean", 2], ["sufficient", 2], ["behalf", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["official", 2], ["serf", 2], ["later", 2], ["sense", 2], ["serving", 2], ["establishment", 2], ["added", 2], ["time", 2], ["announces", 1], ["office", 1], ["furnished", 1], ["september", 1], ["notification", 1], ["satisfied", 1], ["session", 1], ["identify", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["register", 1], ["`eligible", 1], ["implementation", 1], ["contained", 1], ["destroyed", 1], ["mckinley", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["buttons.", 1]]}, "hr990": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 990 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 990\n\nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exclusion for \n transportation benefits.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mr. King of New York (for himself, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. McGovern, Mr. \n Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Dold, Mr. Lance, \nand Mr. Lipinski) introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the exclusion for \n transportation benefits.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Commuter Parity Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. QUALIFIED TRANSPORTATION FRINGE.\n\n (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 132 of the Internal \nRevenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(f) Qualified Transportation Fringe.--\n ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term \n `qualified transportation fringe' means any of the following \n provided by an employer to an employee:\n ``(A) Transportation in a commuter highway vehicle \n if such transportation is in connection with travel \n between the employee's residence and place of \n employment.\n ``(B) Any transit pass.\n ``(C) Qualified parking.\n ``(D) Any qualified bicycle commuting \n reimbursement.\n ``(2) Limitation on exclusion.--The amount of the fringe \n benefits which are provided by an employer to any employee and \n which may be excluded from gross income under subsection (a)(5) \n shall not exceed--\n ``(A) $235 per month in the case of the aggregate \n of the benefits described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) \n of paragraph (1),\n ``(B) $235 per month in the case of qualified \n parking, and\n ``(C) $35 per month for qualified bicycle commuting \n reimbursement.\n ``(3) Cash reimbursements.--For purposes of this \n subsection, the term `qualified transportation fringe' includes \n a cash reimbursement by an employer to an employee for a \n benefit described in paragraph (1). The preceding sentence \n shall apply to a cash reimbursement for any transit pass only \n if a voucher or similar item which may be exchanged only for a \n transit pass is not readily available for direct distribution \n by the employer to the employee.\n ``(4) No constructive receipt.--No amount shall be included \n in the gross income of an employee solely because the employee \n may choose between any qualified transportation fringe and \n compensation which would otherwise be includible in gross \n income of such employee.\n ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--\n ``(A) Transit pass.--The term `transit pass' means \n any pass, token, farecard, voucher, or similar item \n entitling a person to transportation (or transportation \n at a reduced price) if such transportation is--\n ``(i) on mass transit facilities (whether \n or not publicly owned), or\n ``(ii) provided by any person in the \n business of transporting persons for \n compensation or hire if such transportation is \n provided in a vehicle meeting the requirements \n of subparagraph (B)(i).\n ``(B) Commuter highway vehicle.--The term `commuter \n highway vehicle' means any highway vehicle--\n ``(i) the seating capacity of which is at \n least 6 adults (not including the driver), and\n ``(ii) at least 80 percent of the mileage \n use of which can reasonably be expected to be--\n ``(I) for purposes of transporting \n employees in connection with travel \n between their residences and their \n place of employment, and\n ``(II) on trips during which the \n number of employees transported for \n such purposes is at least \\1/2\\ of the \n adult seating capacity of such vehicle \n (not including the driver).\n ``(C) Qualified parking.--The term `qualified \n parking' means parking provided to an employee on or \n near the business premises of the employer or on or \n near a location from which the employee commutes to \n work by transportation described in subparagraph (A), \n in a commuter highway vehicle, or by carpool. Such term \n shall not include any parking on or near property used \n by the employee for residential purposes.\n ``(D) Transportation provided by employer.--\n Transportation referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be \n considered to be provided by an employer if such \n transportation is furnished in a commuter highway \n vehicle operated by or for the employer.\n ``(E) Employee.--For purposes of this subsection, \n the term `employee' includes an individual who is an \n employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1).\n ``(F) Qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement.--\n For the purposes of this subsection, the term \n `qualified bicycle commuting reimbursement' means any \n employer reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred \n by the employee for the purchase of a bicycle and \n bicycle improvements, repair, and storage, or \n bikesharing program, if such bicycle is regularly used \n for travel between the employee's residence and place \n of employment.\n ``(6) Inflation adjustment.--\n ``(A) In general.--In the case of any taxable year \n beginning in a calendar year after 2016, the dollar \n amounts contained in paragraph (2) shall be increased \n by an amount equal to--\n ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by\n ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment \n determined under section 1(f)(3) for the \n calendar year in which the taxable year begins, \n by substituting `calendar year 2015' for \n `calendar year 1992'.\n ``(B) Rounding.--If any increase determined under \n subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $5, such increase \n shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $5.\n ``(7) Coordination with other provisions.--For purposes of \n this section, the terms `working condition fringe' and `de \n minimis fringe' shall not include any qualified transportation \n fringe (determined without regard to paragraph (2)).''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 403(b)(3)(B), 414(s)(2), \n415(c)(3)(D)(ii) of such Code are each amended by striking \n``132(f)(4),''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, \nin taxable years ending after such date.\n \n", "frequency": [["transportation", 18], ["employee", 16], ["qualified", 10], ["term", 9], ["shall", 9], ["purpose", 9], ["employer", 8], ["section", 8], ["fringe", 8], ["mr.", 8], ["bicycle", 7], ["provided", 7], ["vehicle", 7], ["year", 7], ["subsection", 6], ["highway", 6], ["mean", 6], ["reimbursement", 6], ["paragraph", 5], ["benefit", 5], ["parking", 5], ["transit", 5], ["commuter", 5], ["pas", 5], ["amount", 5], ["code", 4], ["month", 4], ["commuting", 4], ["`qualified", 4], ["may", 4], ["subparagraph", 3], ["general.", 3], ["house", 3], ["per", 3], ["residence", 3], ["place", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["described", 3], ["determined", 3], ["least", 3], ["taxable", 3], ["case", 3], ["bill", 3], ["cash", 3], ["near", 3], ["employment", 3], ["travel", 3], ["internal", 3], ["income", 3], ["congress", 3], ["gross", 3], ["person", 3], ["dollar", 2], ["including", 2], ["transporting", 2], ["exclusion", 2], ["include", 2], ["amended", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["item", 2], ["`calendar", 2], ["referred", 2], ["seating", 2], ["used", 2], ["multiple", 2], ["calendar", 2], ["capacity", 2], ["increase", 2], ["new", 2], ["business", 2], ["modify", 2], ["york", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["connection", 2], ["apply", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["compensation", 2], ["following", 2], ["similar", 2], ["voucher", 2], ["date", 2], ["driver", 2], ["includes", 2], ["adult", 2], ["rounded", 1], ["office", 1], ["sentence", 1], ["storage", 1], ["expense", 1], ["employer.", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["substituting", 1], ["adjustment", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["furnished", 1], ["residential", 1]]}, "hr993": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 993 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 993\n\nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the limitation on the \nnumber of veterans authorized to be enrolled in programs of independent \n living services and assistance administered by the Secretary of \n Veterans Affairs.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\nMs. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico (for herself, Ms. Tsongas, Mr. \n Cartwright, and Mr. Ben Ray Lujaan of New Mexico) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to repeal the limitation on the \nnumber of veterans authorized to be enrolled in programs of independent \n living services and assistance administered by the Secretary of \n Veterans Affairs.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Independent Living \nEnhancement Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF VETERANS ENROLLED IN PROGRAMS \n OF INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE \n ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) Repeal.--Section 3120 of title 38, United States Code, is \namended--\n (1) by striking subsection (e); and\n (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section is \namended by striking ``subsection (f)'' and inserting ``subsection \n(e)''.\n (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \nsubmit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House \nof Representatives a plan to educate employees of the Department of \nVeterans Affairs whose responsibilities relate to vocational \nrehabilitation counseling or employment counseling about the benefits \nand appropriate use of the independent living services provided under \nsection 3120 of title 38, United States Code.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 11], ["affair", 7], ["subsection", 6], ["living", 5], ["state", 5], ["united", 5], ["independent", 5], ["code", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["house", 4], ["section", 4], ["service", 4], ["limitation", 3], ["number", 3], ["repeal", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["administered", 3], ["congress", 3], ["enrolled", 3], ["assistance", 3], ["committee", 2], ["amended", 2], ["senate", 2], ["new", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["striking", 2], ["114th", 2], ["authorized", 2], ["amend", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["mexico", 2], ["counseling", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["whose", 1], ["employee", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["report", 1], ["provided", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["benefit", 1], ["referred", 1], ["enhancement", 1], ["employment", 1], ["educate", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["congress.", 1], ["lujaan", 1], ["tsongas", 1], ["grisham", 1], ["lujan", 1], ["repeal.", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["relate", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["cartwright", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["1st", 1], ["use", 1], ["submit", 1], ["ben", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["rehabilitation", 1], ["cited", 1], ["ray", 1], ["vocational", 1], ["conforming", 1], ["department", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["plan", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["michelle", 1], ["short", 1], ["later", 1], ["responsibility", 1], ["amendment.", 1]]}, "hr992": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 992 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 992\n\n To waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected \ndisability rated at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the \nTransportation Security Administration's Pre3TM program, and \n for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Johnson of Ohio) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland \nSecurity, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a \n period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for \nconsideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the \n committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To waive the application fee for veterans with a service-connected \ndisability rated at 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the \nTransportation Security Administration's Pre3TM program, and \n for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans Air Travel Streamlining Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. WAIVER OF APPLICATION FEE FOR VETERANS APPLYING FOR TSA \n PRE3TM.\n\n (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Administrator of \nthe Transportation Security Administration (TSA) shall waive the \napplication fee for veterans with a service-connected disability rated \nat 50 percent or more who apply to participate in the TSA's \nPre3TM program.\n (b) Establishment of Verification System.--Not later than six \nmonths after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator \nof the TSA and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a \nsystem to verify whether a veteran's disability is service-connected \nand such veteran's disability rating for veterans who apply to \nparticipate in the TSA's Pre3TM program.\n (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act may be construed as \nin any way affecting the requirements for veterans described in this \nAct to otherwise meet the eligibility requirements for participation in \nthe TSA's Pre3TM program.\n (d) Definitions.--The terms ``veteran'', ``service-connected'', and \n``disability'' have the meanings given such terms in section 101 of \ntitle 38, United States Code.\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 12], ["disability", 6], ["tsa", 6], ["/sup", 6], ["sup", 6], ["pre3", 6], ["service-connected", 5], ["participate", 4], ["security", 4], ["apply", 4], ["fee", 4], ["application", 4], ["percent", 3], ["committee", 3], ["house", 3], ["waive", 3], ["transportation", 3], ["rated", 3], ["bill", 3], ["administration", 3], ["congress", 3], ["affair", 2], ["term", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["section", 2], ["state", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["administrator", 2], ["shall", 2], ["may", 2], ["united", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["rating", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["homeland", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["system.", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["participation", 1], ["ohio", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["subject", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["affecting", 1], ["general.", 1], ["eligibility", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["printing", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["otherwise", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["1st", 1], ["establish", 1], ["given", 1], ["described", 1], ["addition", 1], ["system", 1], ["construed", 1], ["way", 1], ["case", 1], ["applying", 1], ["whether", 1], ["air", 1], ["determined", 1], ["verification", 1], ["following", 1], ["meet", 1], ["cited", 1], ["streamlining", 1], ["verify", 1], ["six", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["establishment", 1], ["latta", 1], ["meaning", 1], ["date", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["johnson", 1], ["later", 1]]}, "hr1238": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 997\n\n To declare English as the official language of the United States, to \n establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to \navoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the \nUnited States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general \n welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of \n naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mr. King of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to \n the Committee on Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the \nCommittee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To declare English as the official language of the United States, to \n establish a uniform English language rule for naturalization, and to \navoid misconstructions of the English language texts of the laws of the \nUnited States, pursuant to Congress' powers to provide for the general \n welfare of the United States and to establish a uniform rule of \n naturalization under article I, section 8, of the Constitution.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``English Language Unity Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds and declares the following:\n (1) The United States is comprised of individuals from \n diverse ethnic, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds, and \n continues to benefit from this rich diversity.\n (2) Throughout the history of the United States, the common \n thread binding individuals of differing backgrounds has been \n the English language.\n (3) Among the powers reserved to the States respectively is \n the power to establish the English language as the official \n language of the respective States, and otherwise to promote the \n English language within the respective States, subject to the \n prohibitions enumerated in the Constitution of the United \n States and in laws of the respective States.\n\nSEC. 3. ENGLISH AS OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF THE UNITED STATES.\n\n (a) In General.--Title 4, United States Code, is amended by adding \nat the end the following new chapter:\n\n ``CHAPTER 6--OFFICIAL LANGUAGE\n\n``Sec. 161. Official language of the United States\n ``The official language of the United States is English.\n``Sec. 162. Preserving and enhancing the role of the official language\n ``Representatives of the Federal Government shall have an \naffirmative obligation to preserve and enhance the role of English as \nthe official language of the Federal Government. Such obligation shall \ninclude encouraging greater opportunities for individuals to learn the \nEnglish language.\n``Sec. 163. Official functions of Government to be conducted in English\n ``(a) Official Functions.--The official functions of the Government \nof the United States shall be conducted in English.\n ``(b) Scope.--For the purposes of this section, the term `United \nStates' means the several States and the District of Columbia, and the \nterm `official' refers to any function that (i) binds the Government, \n(ii) is required by law, or (iii) is otherwise subject to scrutiny by \neither the press or the public.\n ``(c) Practical Effect.--This section shall apply to all laws, \npublic proceedings, regulations, publications, orders, actions, \nprograms, and policies, but does not apply to--\n ``(1) teaching of languages;\n ``(2) requirements under the Individuals with Disabilities \n Education Act;\n ``(3) actions, documents, or policies necessary for \n national security, international relations, trade, tourism, or \n commerce;\n ``(4) actions or documents that protect the public health \n and safety;\n ``(5) actions or documents that facilitate the activities \n of the Bureau of the Census in compiling any census of \n population;\n ``(6) actions that protect the rights of victims of crimes \n or criminal defendants; or\n ``(7) using terms of art or phrases from languages other \n than English.\n``Sec. 164. Uniform English language rule for naturalization\n ``(a) Uniform Language Testing Standard.--All citizens should be \nable to read and understand generally the English language text of the \nDeclaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the laws of the \nUnited States made in pursuance of the Constitution.\n ``(b) Ceremonies.--All naturalization ceremonies shall be conducted \nin English.\n``Sec. 165. Rules of construction\n ``Nothing in this chapter shall be construed--\n ``(1) to prohibit a Member of Congress or any officer or \n agent of the Federal Government, while performing official \n functions, from communicating unofficially through any medium \n with another person in a language other than English (as long \n as official functions are performed in English);\n ``(2) to limit the preservation or use of Native Alaskan or \n Native American languages (as defined in the Native American \n Languages Act);\n ``(3) to disparage any language or to discourage any person \n from learning or using a language; or\n ``(4) to be inconsistent with the Constitution of the \n United States.\n``Sec. 166. Standing\n ``A person injured by a violation of this chapter may in a civil \naction (including an action under chapter 151 of title 28) obtain \nappropriate relief.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the beginning of \ntitle 4, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item \nrelating to chapter 5 the following new item:\n\n ``Chapter 6. Official Language''.\n\nSEC. 4. GENERAL RULES OF CONSTRUCTION FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEXTS OF THE \n LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 9. General rules of construction for laws of the United States\n ``(a) English language requirements and workplace policies, whether \nin the public or private sector, shall be presumptively consistent with \nthe Laws of the United States.\n ``(b) Any ambiguity in the English language text of the Laws of the \nUnited States shall be resolved, in accordance with the last two \narticles of the Bill of Rights, not to deny or disparage rights \nretained by the people, and to reserve powers to the States \nrespectively, or to the people.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nchapter 1 of title 1, is amended by inserting after the item relating \nto section 8 the following new item:\n\n``9. General Rules of Construction for Laws of the United States.''.\n\nSEC. 5. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, within 180 days after the \ndate of enactment of this Act, issue for public notice and comment a \nproposed rule for uniform testing English language ability of \ncandidates for naturalization, based upon the principles that--\n (1) all citizens should be able to read and understand \n generally the English language text of the Declaration of \n Independence, the Constitution, and the laws of the United \n States which are made in pursuance thereof; and\n (2) any exceptions to this standard should be limited to \n extraordinary circumstances, such as asylum.\n\nSEC. 6. 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R. 996\n\n To designate certain National Forest System lands and certain public \n lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the \n States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as \n wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and \n biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. \nMoore, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Crowley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Grayson, \nMr. Pocan, Mr. Jones, Ms. Velaazquez, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, \nMr. Meeks, Ms. Meng, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Vargas, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mrs. \nCapps, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lynch, Ms. Bass, Ms. Clarke of New York, Ms. Chu \n of California, Ms. Hahn, Mr. Clay, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. \nConnolly, Mr. Cummings, Miss Rice of New York, Ms. Kuster, Mrs. Beatty, \n and Mr. Ben Ray Lujaan of New Mexico) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate certain National Forest System lands and certain public \n lands under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior in the \n States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as \n wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, wildland recovery areas, and \n biological connecting corridors, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Northern Rockies \nEcosystem Protection Act''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Findings.\nSec. 3. Purposes.\nSec. 4. Definitions.\n TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS\n\nSec. 101. Designation of certain National Forest System lands, National \n Park System lands, and Bureau of Land \n Management lands as wilderness.\nSec. 102. Greater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide ecosystem.\nSec. 103. Greater Yellowstone ecosystem.\nSec. 104. Greater Salmon/Selway ecosystem.\nSec. 105. Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem.\nSec. 106. Greater Hells Canyon ecosystem.\nSec. 107. Islands in the Sky Wilderness.\nSec. 108. Wilderness in biological connecting corridors.\nSec. 109. Administration.\nSec. 110. Water.\n TITLE II--BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS\n\nSec. 201. Findings.\nSec. 202. Designation of biological connecting corridors.\nSec. 203. Treatment of biological connecting corridors.\nSec. 204. Applicability of title.\nSec. 205. Cooperative agreements and land trades and acquisitions.\nSec. 206. Exemption of certain roads and highways.\n TITLE III--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS\n\nSec. 301. Designation of wild and scenic rivers in Idaho, Montana, and \n Wyoming.\n TITLE IV--WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY\n\nSec. 401. Definitions.\nSec. 402. Restoration and recovery.\nSec. 403. Management.\n TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING\n\nSec. 501. Implementation report.\nSec. 502. Interagency team.\nSec. 503. Roadless lands evaluation.\n TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES\n\nSec. 601. Indian tribes.\nSec. 602. Federal trust responsibility.\nSec. 603. Exemption from freedom of information act.\nSec. 604. Application of Indian Self-Determination and Education \n Assistance Act.\nSec. 605. Native American uses.\n TITLE VII--RULES OF CONSTRUCTION\n\nSec. 701. Water rights.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Many areas of undeveloped National Forest System lands, \n National Park System lands, and public lands administered by \n the Bureau of Land Management in the States of Idaho, Montana, \n Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming possess outstanding natural \n characteristics which give them high values as wilderness, \n parks, and wild and scenic rivers and will, if properly \n preserved, be an enduring resource of wilderness, wild land \n areas, and biodiversity for the benefit of the American people.\n (2) The Northern Rockies Bioregion contains the most \n diverse array of wild lands remaining south of Canada, \n providing sanctuary for a host of species listed as threatened \n or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act \n of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)). These national interest public \n lands are among the most popular wild lands in the United \n States, embracing greater ecosystems and national treasures \n such as the Greater Yellowstone, Greater Glacier/Northern \n Continental Divide, Greater Hells Canyon/Wallowa, Greater \n Salmon/Selway, and Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystems.\n (3) The natural ecosystems in the Northern Rockies \n Bioregion are largely dependent on National Forest System \n lands, National Park System lands, and public lands \n administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and the \n ecological productivity and diversity of resources these \n Federal public lands provide. Conservation of roadless areas on \n these public lands, which produces clean water, protects native \n fisheries and native flora and fauna, and provides scenic and \n recreational qualities, also preserves options for sustainable \n economics through activities such as hunting, fishing, and \n wilderness-based recreation.\n (4) The headwaters of several major river systems, \n including the Columbia, Snake, Green, Missouri and Saskatchewan \n Rivers, originate in the Northern Rockies Bioregion, and these \n rivers send their waters to three different oceans. These \n waters are of tremendous economic importance to farming and \n ranching operations, municipal water supplies, and water-based \n recreation, including fishing and boating. Protection of this \n world class water resource will enhance these uses, reduce \n costs for water treatment and irrigation, and increase native \n fish populations.\n (5) The wildlife treasures of the Northern Rockies are of \n international significance and contain remarkably intact large \n mammalian fauna and rare and unique plant life. Wildlife \n habitat fragmentation due to roadbuilding, timber harvest, \n mining, oil and gas exploration, lack of interagency \n cooperation, and other activities has severe effects on the \n wildlife populations (including those listed as threatened or \n endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of \n 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c))) and their habitat, the water quality, \n the ancient forests, and the greater ecosystems of the Northern \n Rockies Bioregion. The overemphasis on resource extraction from \n National Forest System lands and public lands administered by \n the Bureau of Land Management has compromised ecosystem \n integrity and detracted from economic diversification \n opportunities. Economic instability and high unemployment in \n rural, resource-dependent communities is a common result of \n overexploitation of these lands.\n (6) Continued fragmentation and development of the \n remaining roadless and essentially roadless ecosystems and \n biological connectors of the Northern Rockies would cause a \n loss to the Nation of an entire wild land region and of the \n only remaining areas south of Canada still pristine enough to \n support populations of caribou, gray wolves, grizzly bears, \n anadromous fish, and numerous other rare and endangered plant \n and animal life all in one intact bioregion.\n (7) Since the 1936 roadless area inventory completed by Bob \n Marshall, millions of acres of roadless wild lands have been \n developed in the Northern Rockies. Extensive fragmentation of \n wild lands and wildlife habitat has resulted in the listing of \n several species as threatened or endangered and reduced the \n numbers and range of many others, including anadromous fish.\n (8) The natural ecosystems of the Northern Rockies \n Bioregion also serve as educational and research centers for \n on-site studies in biology, geology, astronomy and other \n sciences. The pristine nature of the National Forest System \n lands, National Park System lands, and public lands \n administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the Northern \n Rockies Bioregion helps local communities attract new residents \n and businesses based on local quality of life.\n (9) A review of the current situation in the Northern \n Rockies has revealed the urgent need for an ecological reserve \n system for the Northern Rockies Bioregion, which includes core \n ecosystem reserve areas and biological connecting corridors \n necessary to ensure wildlife movements and genetic interchange \n between the core reserve areas. Wildlife freedom of movement \n has always been essential to the survival of wildlife species, \n and an increasing number of scientific studies have identified \n movement corridors as a necessity for wildlife conservation in \n a changing climate. Several foreign governments, including the \n governments of Australia and Scotland, have announced plans for \n corridors that would make wildlife movement possible as climate \n pressures increase. The concept of connective corridors for \n wildlife movement has been endorsed by governors of States in \n the western United States, and is now widely recognized by \n conservation and scientific organizations. For example, freedom \n of movement for wildlife is basic to the emerging new science \n of ``Movement Ecology'' described in a December 2008 \n Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. This freedom \n of wildlife movement was a fundamental reason for the Act's \n development and introduction, and has become an increasingly \n high profile issue in the climate and biological sciences.\n (10) The economic value to the Nation of most of these \n undeveloped areas, left in their natural state, greatly exceeds \n any potential return to the Treasury of the United States from \n timber harvest and development. If current Federal land \n management in the Northern Rockies continues to result in the \n development of roadless areas, the American public will be \n using its tax dollars to fund permanent reductions in \n wilderness, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, and \n species and biological diversity.\n (11) Instead, this Act provides opportunities for \n employment in outdoor trades by establishing rehabilitation \n zones on specific tracts of damaged Federal land where active \n restoration work will occur. This Act will provide contracts \n for local businesses and renew the intrinsic economic, social \n and cultural benefits that result from productive land. Federal \n land rehabilitation projects represent a direct benefit to the \n local economy and reduce the loss to American taxpayers caused \n by below-cost timber sales and other subsidized resource \n extraction.\n (12) The congressional review of roadless areas within the \n National Forest System, National Park System, and public lands \n administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the States of \n Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming has identified \n areas which, on the basis of their land form, ecosystem, \n associated fish and wildlife, economic value, and location will \n help to fulfill the role of the United States Forest Service, \n National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management to ensure \n a quality National Wilderness Preservation System. The review \n has identified other areas which may have outstanding values as \n wild and scenic rivers. The review has also identified areas \n which may not possess outstanding wilderness attributes and \n should not now be designated as components of the National \n Wilderness Preservation System, but which should be studied to \n determine their role in maintaining biological diversity in the \n Northern Rockies.\n (13) Many areas of National Forest System lands and public \n lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management have been \n damaged and their productivity reduced by unwise development \n practices, which have also impaired ecosystem function and \n biological diversity. The Island Park area adjacent to \n Yellowstone National Park contains large clear-cut areas right \n up to the park boundary. Efforts should be made to return these \n areas to their former ecological health and native diversity. \n These efforts should seek to ensure that vital ecosystem \n components are restored, especially in areas where wildlife \n travel corridors and native fish and wildlife populations have \n been damaged or eliminated. Restoration efforts should seek to \n ensure and maintain genetic interchange, biological diversity, \n and restoration of native species diversity throughout the \n Northern Rockies Bioregion.\n (14) Backcountry areas of the National Park System have \n been damaged by inappropriate management, despite policies that \n require that recommended wilderness be administered as \n wilderness. An emphasis on structures and motorized equipment, \n and in some instances developed ``backcountry'' campsites, have \n all detracted from and degraded the wilderness character of \n these backcountry areas.\n (15) Federal agencies entrusted with managing the natural \n resources of the Northern Rockies Bioregion operate under \n contradictory congressional mandates, and thus are in \n dissension over management policies which involve common \n resources and greater ecosystems. Existing agency structures \n and regulatory mechanisms have proven unsatisfactory for \n responsible management of nationally important ecosystems on \n public lands. Existing laws and regulations have not been \n sufficient to establish and maintain agency accountability for \n public resources.\n (16) This Act does not affect private existing rights.\n\nSEC. 3. PURPOSES.\n\n (a) In General.--The purposes of this Act are--\n (1) to designate certain National Forest System lands, \n certain National Park System lands, and certain public lands \n administered by the Bureau of Land Management in the States of \n Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming as components \n of the National Wilderness Preservation System;\n (2) to designate certain National Forest System lands, \n public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, and \n watercourses on these lands in the States of Montana, Idaho, \n and Wyoming as components of the National Wild and Scenic \n Rivers System;\n (3) to prioritize areas for wildland recovery to help \n restore biological diversity and native species; and\n (4) to establish a system of biological connecting \n corridors between the core ecosystems in the Northern Rockies \n Bioregion.\n (b) Purpose of Designations.--The designations made by this Act are \nmade in order to--\n (1) promote, perpetuate, and preserve the wilderness \n character of the area so designated;\n (2) protect water quality, watersheds, and wildlife \n habitat, including that of species listed as threatened or \n endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered Species Act of \n 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c));\n (3) protect the ecological integrity and contiguity of \n major wild land ecosystems and their interconnecting corridors \n identified by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and \n other sources;\n (4) protect and maintain biological and native species \n diversity and dispersal throughout the Northern Rockies \n Bioregion;\n (5) promote and ensure interagency cooperation in the \n implementation of integrated, holistic ecosystem management and \n protection of the ecosystems and corridors covered by this Act \n based upon principles from conservation biology;\n (6) preserve scenic, historic, and cultural resources;\n (7) promote scientific research, primitive recreation, \n solitude, physical and mental challenge, and inspiration for \n the benefit of all of the American people;\n (8) avoid the misinvestment of scarce capital in lands of \n marginal timber value; and\n (9) promote ecologically and economically sustainable \n management in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.\n\nSEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.\n\n For purposes of this Act:\n (1) Development.--The term ``development'' means activities \n that eliminate the roadless and wilderness characteristics of \n the land and includes ski resort facilities and such activities \n as roadbuilding, timber harvest, mining, and oil and gas \n drilling.\n (2) Greater ecosystem.--The term ``greater ecosystem'', \n when used in conjunction with the specific ecosystems protected \n under this Act, means the ecological land units of sufficient \n scale to support and maintain populations of large vertebrate \n species and the other native plant and animal species of the \n units. These units are comprised of lands which are similar in \n regards to topography, climate, and plant and animal species. \n The ecosystems in the Northern Rockies are also defined in \n terms of the habitat of wildlife indicator species listed as \n threatened or endangered under section 4(c) of the Endangered \n Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(c)), including grizzly \n bear, gray wolf, bald eagle, and caribou, and have been \n depicted on maps published by Federal agencies.\n (3) Northern rockies bioregion.--The term ``Northern \n Rockies Bioregion'' means the portion of the Northern Rocky \n Mountains in the States of Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Oregon, and \n Washington, so referred to on maps referred to in this Act.\n (4) Corridors.--The term ``corridors'' means areas that \n provide connectivity of habitat or potential habitat and that \n facilitate the ability of terrestrial, estuarine, and \n freshwater fish, or wildlife to move within a landscape as \n needed for migration, gene flow, or dispersal, or in response \n to the impacts of climate change or other impacts.\n (5) Habitat.--The term ``habitat'' means the physical, \n chemical, and biological properties that are used by fish, \n wildlife, or plants for growth, reproduction, survival, food, \n water, and cover, on a tract of land, in a body of water, or in \n an area or region.\n (6) Indian tribe.--The term ``Indian tribe'' has the \n meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-\n Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b).\n (7) Natural resources.--The term ``natural resources'' \n means the terrestrial, freshwater, estuarine, and marine fish, \n wildlife, plants, land, water, habitats, and ecosystems of the \n United States.\n (8) Public land.--The term ``public land'' has the meaning \n given the term in section 103(e) of the Federal Land Policy and \n Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1702(e)).\n (9) Resilience.--The terms ``resilience'' and ``resilient'' \n means the ability to resist or recover from disturbance and \n preserve diversity, productivity, and sustainability.\n (10) Secretary concerned.--The term ``Secretary concerned'' \n means--\n (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to \n National Forest System lands; and\n (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to \n National Park System lands and public land.\n\n TITLE I--DESIGNATION OF WILDERNESS\n\nSEC. 101. DESIGNATION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM LANDS, NATIONAL \n PARK SYSTEM LANDS, AND BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT LANDS AS \n WILDERNESS.\n\n In furtherance of the purpose of the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 \net seq.), certain National Forest System lands, National Park System \nlands, and public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management, \nas described in this title, in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, \nWashington, and Wyoming are designated as wilderness and, therefore, as \ncomponents of the National Wilderness Preservation System.\n\nSEC. 102. GREATER GLACIER/NORTHERN CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ECOSYSTEM.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the \ngreater Glacier/Northern Continental Divide region, the areas described \nin this section are hereby designated as wilderness.\n (b) Bob Marshall Wilderness Additions.--The following areas are \nincorporated into the Bob Marshall Wilderness:\n (1) Choteau mountain/teton high peaks/deep creek \n addition.--Certain Federal land within the Lewis and Clark \n National Forest and land administered by the Lewistown Field \n Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 73,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.\n (2) Renshaw addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lewis and Clark National Forest and land administered by the \n Lewistown Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 30,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.\n (3) Swan front addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest and Lolo National Forest comprising \n approximately 169,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.\n (4) Hungry horse reservoir west.--Certain Federal land \n within the Flathead National Forest comprising approximately \n 179,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be added to and administered as part \n of the Bob Marshall Wilderness.\n (5) Bob north addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest comprising approximately 88,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Bob Marshall Wilderness.\n (6) Monture creek addition.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 99,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Bob Marshall Wilderness.\n (c) Great Bear Wilderness Additions.--The following areas are \nincorporated into the Great Bear Wilderness:\n (1) Hungry horse reservoir east addition.--Certain Federal \n land within the Flathead National Forest comprising \n approximately 37,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Great Bear Wilderness.\n (2) Middle fork additions.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest comprising approximately 53,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Great Bear Wilderness.\n (d) Scapegoat Wilderness Additions.--The following areas, \nconsisting of a total of approximately 125,000 acres, are incorporated \ninto the Scapegoat Wilderness:\n (1) Stonewall mountain addition.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 55,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness.\n (2) Silver king/falls creek addition.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest and Helena National \n Forest comprising approximately 25,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Scapegoat \n Wilderness.\n (3) Benchmark/elk creek addition.--Certain Federal lands \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest, comprising \n approximately 28,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Scapegoat Wilderness.\n (e) Mission Mountains Wilderness Additions.--The following areas, \nconsisting of a total of approximately 16,000 acres, are incorporated \ninto the Mission Mountains Wilderness:\n (1) Mission mountain wilderness addition.--Certain Federal \n land within the Flathead National Forest comprising \n approximately 20,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Mission Mountains Wilderness.\n (2) Marshall peak addition.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Mission Mountains Wilderness.\n (f) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components.--The \nfollowing areas are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Glacier wilderness, glacier national park.--Certain \n Federal land within Glacier National Park comprising \n approximately 925,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Glacier Wilderness.\n (2) Sawtooth ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Sawtooth Ridge Wilderness.\n (3) Tuchuck wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest and the Kootenai National Forest \n comprising approximately 142,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Tuchuck Wilderness.\n (4) Le beau wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest and the Kootenai National Forest \n comprising approximately 8,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Le Beau Wilderness.\n (5) Ten lakes wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 49,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Ten Lakes Wilderness.\n (6) Coal ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as Coal Ridge Wilderness.\n (7) Standard peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Flathead National Forest comprising approximately 19,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Standard Peak Wilderness.\n (8) Demers wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Flathead National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as Coal Ridge Wilderness.\n (9) Lincoln gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Helena National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as Lincoln Gulch Wilderness.\n (10) Anaconda hill wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Helena National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Anaconda Hill Wilderness.\n (11) Specimen creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Specimen \n Creek Wilderness.\n (12) Crater mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Crater \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (13) Ogden mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Ogden Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (14) Nevada mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 54,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Nevada \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (15) Blackfeet wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 129,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Blackfeet \n Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 103. GREATER YELLOWSTONE ECOSYSTEM.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the \ngreater Yellowstone region, the areas described in this section are \nhereby designated as wilderness.\n (b) Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal lands \nwithin the Custer Gallatin National Forest and Shoshone National Forest \ncomprising approximately 265,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \nentitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \nadministered as part of the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.\n (c) North Absaroka Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land \nwithin the Shoshone National Forest and the Custer Gallatin National \nForest comprising approximately 173,000 acres as generally depicted on \nthe map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \nand administered as part of the North Absaroka Wilderness.\n (d) Washakie Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land with the \nShoshone National Forest and land administered by Lander Field Office \nof the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 339,000 acres \nas generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \nwhich shall be added to and administered as part of the Washakie \nWilderness.\n (e) Fitzpatrick Wilderness Additions.--The following areas are \nincorporated into the Fitzpatrick Wilderness:\n (1) Fitzpatrick wilderness addition.--Certain Federal land \n within the Shoshone National Forest and land administered by \n the Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Fitzpatrick \n Wilderness.\n (2) Bench mark/warm springs addition.--Certain Federal land \n within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately \n 15,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Fitzpatrick Wilderness.\n (f) Teton Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal lands within the \nBridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres as \ngenerally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \nwhich shall be added to and administered as part of the Teton \nWilderness.\n (g) Gros Ventre Wilderness Additions.--The following areas are \nincorporated into the Gros Ventre Wilderness:\n (1) Shoal creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising approximately 32,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be added to and administered as part \n of the Gros Ventre Wilderness.\n (2) Gros ventre additions.--Certain Federal land within the \n Bridger Teton National Forest comprising approximately 124,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be added to and administered as part \n of the Gros Ventre Wilderness.\n (h) Bridger Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within the \nBridger-Teton National Forest and land administered by the Pinedale \nField Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately \n230,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \ndated , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \nBridger Wilderness.\n (i) Popo Agie Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 60,000 acres as \ngenerally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \nwhich shall be added to and administered as part of the Popo Agie \nWilderness.\n (j) Winegar Hole Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 \nacres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Winegar \nHole Wilderness.\n (k) Jedediah Smith Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal lands \nwithin the Bridger-Teton and Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \napproximately 51,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n``'' and dated , which shall be added to and administered as \npart of the Jedediah Smith Wilderness.\n (l) Lee Metcalf Wilderness Additions.--The following areas are \nincorporated into the Lee Metcalf Wilderness:\n (1) Cowboys heaven addition.--Certain Federal land within \n the Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Beaverhead-\n Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately 40,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Lee Metcalf Wilderness.\n (2) Lee metcalf addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Beaverhead-Deerlodge \n National Forest comprising approximately 143,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Lee Metcalf Wilderness.\n (m) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components.--The \nfollowing areas are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Yellowstone wilderness, yellowstone national park.--\n Certain Federal land within Yellowstone National Park \n comprising approximately 2,030,000 acres as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Yellowstone Wilderness.\n (2) Grand teton wilderness, grand teton national park.--\n Certain Federal land within the Grand Teton National Park \n comprising approximately 123,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Grand Teton Wilderness.\n (3) Snowcrest wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land administered by \n the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 105,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Snowcrest Wilderness.\n (4) Antelope basin wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 70,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n Antelope Basin Wilderness.\n (5) Lone butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Lone Butte \n Wilderness.\n (6) Black butte.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 39,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known Black Butte \n Wilderness.\n (7) Gravelly mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising of \n approximately 53,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n Gravelly Mountains Wilderness.\n (8) Vigilante wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 16,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Vigilante \n Wilderness.\n (9) Cherry lakes wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n Cherry Lakes Wilderness.\n (10) Axolotl wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land administered by \n the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n consisting of approximately 35,000 acres as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Axolotl Wilderness.\n (11) Crockett lake wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres administered as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as Crockett Lake Wilderness.\n (12) Gallatin range wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising \n approximately 221,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Gallatin Range Wilderness.\n (13) Chico peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately \n 12,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Chico \n Peak Wilderness.\n (14) Madison wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Madison Wilderness.\n (15) Lionhead wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Caribou-Targhee \n National Forest comprising approximately 48,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Lionhead Wilderness.\n (16) Deep lake wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Custer Gallatin National Forest and the Shoshone National \n Forest comprising approximately 90,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Deep Lake Wilderness.\n (17) Monument ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 18,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Monument Ridge Wilderness.\n (18) Munger mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Munger Mountain Wilderness.\n (19) Little sheep mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Little Sheep Mountain Wilderness.\n (20) Mt. leidy highlands wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 205,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Mt. Leidy Highlands Wilderness.\n (21) Salt river range wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 245,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Salt River Range Wilderness.\n (22) Grayback ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 314,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Grayback Ridge Wilderness.\n (23) Commissary ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 143,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Commissary Ridge Wilderness.\n (24) South wyoming range wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 98,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the South Wyoming Range Wilderness.\n (25) North mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest comprising \n approximately 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the North Mountain Wilderness.\n (26) Grayback ridge east wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bridger-Teton National Forest consisting of \n approximately 18,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Grayback Ridge East Wilderness.\n (27) Palisades wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Bridger-Teton National Forest and the Caribou-Targhee National \n Forest comprising approximately 224,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Palisades Wilderness.\n (28) Gannett hills wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bridger-Teton National Forest, and the Caribou-Targhee \n National Forest comprising approximately 63,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Gannett Hills Wilderness.\n (29) Raymond mountain north wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Bridger-Teton National Forest and land \n administered by the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 19,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Raymond Mountain North Wilderness.\n (30) Raymond mountain south wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land administered by the Kemmerer Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 24,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \n which shall be known as the Raymond Mountain South Wilderness.\n (31) Lake mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bridger-Teton National Forest and land administered by the \n Pinedale Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 17,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Lake Mountain Wilderness.\n (32) Garns mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 104,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Garns Mountain Wilderness.\n (33) Antelope creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 17,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Bald \n Mountain Antelope Creek Wilderness.\n (34) Bear creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 98,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Bear \n Creek Wilderness.\n (35) Stump creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 97,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Stump \n Creek Wilderness.\n (36) Caribou-targhee wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 94,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Caribou-Targhee Wilderness.\n (37) Poker peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 20,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Poker \n Peak Wilderness.\n (38) Tincup wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Tincup Wilderness.\n (39) Schmid peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 20,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Schmid \n Peak Wilderness.\n (40) Sage creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Sage \n Creek Wilderness.\n (41) Preuss creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Preuss \n Creek Wilderness.\n (42) Dry ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 23,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Dry Ridge Wilderness.\n (43) Meade peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 45,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Meade \n Peak Wilderness.\n (44) Tobacco root mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land \n administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 97,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Tobacco Root Mountains Wilderness.\n (45) Potosi wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Potosi Wilderness.\n (46) Bayer mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Bayer Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (47) Little popo agie canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Shoshone National Forest comprising \n approximately 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Little Popo Agie Canyon Wilderness.\n (48) Clark fork wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately 42,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Clark Fork \n Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 104. GREATER SALMON/SELWAY ECOSYSTEM.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique ecosystem of the \nGreater Yellowstone region, the areas described in this section are \nhereby designated as wilderness.\n (b) Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness Additions.--The \nfollowing areas are incorporated into the Frank Church-River of No \nReturn Wilderness:\n (1) Pinnacle peak (sugar mountain) addition.--Certain \n Federal land within the Payette National Forest comprising \n approximately 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Return \n Wilderness.\n (2) Placer creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Payette National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.\n (3) Smith creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Payette National Forest comprising approximately 2,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.\n (4) Cottontail point-pilot creek addition.--Certain Federal \n land within the Payette National Forest and land administered \n by the Cottonwood Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 99,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Frank Church-River of \n No Return Wilderness.\n (5) Jersey-jack addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 64,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Return \n Wilderness.\n (6) Mallard addition.--Certain Federal land within the Nez \n Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 20,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Return \n Wilderness.\n (7) Bluejoint addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest and the Bitterroot National \n Forest comprising approximately 70,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Frank Church-\n River of No Return Wilderness.\n (8) Blue bunch addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Frank Church-River of \n No Return Wilderness.\n (9) Loon creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest and the Sawtooth National Forest \n comprising approximately 109,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Frank Church-River of \n No Return Wilderness.\n (10) Salmon-challis additions.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 303,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Frank Church-River of No Return \n Wilderness.\n (11) Boise additions.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 59,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Frank Church-River of No Return Wilderness.\n (c) Gospel Hump Wilderness Additions.--The Gospel Hump additions \nconsisting of approximately 55,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce \nNational Forest are incorporated into the Gospel Hump Wilderness.\n (d) Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness Additions.--The following areas \nare incorporated into the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness:\n (1) Lochsa face addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 75,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.\n (2) Elk summit/sneakfoot/north fork spruce addition.--\n Certain Federal land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National \n Forests comprising approximately 59,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Selway-\n Bitterroot Wilderness.\n (3) Rackliff-gedney addition.--Certain Federal land within \n the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 90,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness.\n (4) Meadow creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and on land administered \n by the Cottonwood Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 215,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot \n Wilderness.\n (5) Lolo creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the Lolo National \n Forest comprising approximately 18,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Selway-\n Bitterroot Wilderness.\n (6) Bitterroot addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Bitterroot National Forest and the Nez-Perce National Forest \n comprising approximately 123,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Selway-Bitterroot \n Wilderness.\n (e) Sawtooth Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within the \nBoise National Forest, Sawtooth National Forest and the Salmon-Challis \nNational Forest comprising approximately 540,000 acres as generally \ndepicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \nadded to and administered as part of the Sawtooth Wilderness.\n (f) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components of the \nGreat Burn Wildlands Complex.--The following areas within the Great \nBurn Wildlands Complex are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Great burn (hoodoo) wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the Lolo \n National Forest comprising approximately 255,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Great Burn (Hoodoo) \n Wilderness.\n (2) Upper north fork wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forest, the Idaho \n Panhandle National Forest, and the Lolo National Forest \n comprising approximately 62,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Upper North Fork Wilderness.\n (3) Sheep mountain/state line wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest, and the Lolo National Forest \n comprising approximately 68,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Sheep Mountain/State Line Wilderness.\n (4) Mallard-larkins wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests and the Idaho \n Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 260,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Mallard-Larkins \n Wilderness.\n (5) Bighorn-weitas wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 260,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Bighorn-Weitas Wilderness.\n (6) Eldorado wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Eldorado \n Wilderness.\n (7) Moose mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 22,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Moose Mountain Wilderness.\n (8) North lochsa slope wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests approximately \n 118,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the North \n Lochsa Wilderness.\n (9) Pot mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests approximately 51,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Pot Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (10) Siwash wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Siwash \n Wilderness.\n (11) Weir-post office wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 22,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Weir-Post Office Wilderness.\n (12) Mosquito fly wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 19,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Mosquito Fly Wilderness.\n (13) Midget peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Midget Peak \n Wilderness.\n (14) Stark mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Stark Mountain Wilderness.\n (g) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components of the \nLittle Slate Creek Wildlands Complex.--The following areas within the \nLittle Slate Creek Wildlands Complex are designated as new components \nof the National Wilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Little slate creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 12,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Little Slate Creek Wilderness.\n (2) Little slate creek north wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests \n comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Little Slate Creek North Wilderness.\n (h) Other New National Wilderness Preservation System Components.--\nThe following areas are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) French creek/patrick butte wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Payette National Forest comprising \n approximately 170,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the French Creek/Patrick Butte Wilderness.\n (2) Crystal mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Payette National Forest comprising approximately \n 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Crystal \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (3) Secesh wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Payette National Forest comprising approximately 248,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Secesh Wilderness.\n (4) Needles wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Payette National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 161,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Needles Wilderness.\n (5) Caton lake wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Payette National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 85,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Caton Lake Wilderness.\n (6) Poison creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Payette National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 5,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Poison Creek Wilderness.\n (7) Meadow creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Payette National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 29,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Meadow Creek Wilderness.\n (8) Mount heinen wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Mount Heinen Wilderness.\n (9) Reeves creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 11,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Reeves Creek Wilderness.\n (10) Peace rock wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 192,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Peace Rock \n Wilderness.\n (11) Deadwood wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 52,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Deadwood Wilderness.\n (12) Whitehawk mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Whitehawk Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (13) Stony meadows wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Stony Meadows Wilderness.\n (14) Scriver creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Scriver Creek Wilderness.\n (15) Grimes pass wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Grimes Pass Wilderness.\n (16) Gallagher wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Gallagher Wilderness.\n (17) Corski creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Corski Creek Wilderness.\n (18) Bull trout wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest and the Salmon-Challis National \n Forest comprising approximately 115,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Bull Trout Wilderness.\n (19) Breadwinner wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Breadwinner Wilderness.\n (20) Elk creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Elk Creek Wilderness.\n (21) Steel mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Boise National Forest comprising approximately \n 23,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Steel \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (22) Rainbow wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 31,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Rainbow Wilderness.\n (23) Grand mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Boise National Forest comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Grand \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (24) Sheep creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 70,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Sheep Creek Wilderness.\n (25) Snowbank wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 34,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Snowbank Wilderness.\n (26) House mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Boise National Forest comprising approximately \n 26,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the House \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (27) Danskin wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 30,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Danskin Wilderness.\n (28) Cow creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Boise National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Cow Creek Wilderness.\n (29) Wilson peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Wilson Peak Wilderness.\n (30) Lost man creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Boise National Forest comprising approximately \n 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Lost \n Man Creek Wilderness.\n (31) Whiskey jack wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Whiskey Jack Wilderness.\n (32) Cathedral rocks wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Boise National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Cathedral Rocks \n Wilderness.\n (33) Lime creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Sawtooth National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 97,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Lime Creek Wilderness.\n (34) O'Hara falls creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 33,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the O'Hara Falls Creek Wilderness.\n (35) Lick point wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Lick Point Wilderness.\n (36) Clear creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising \n approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Clear Creek Wilderness.\n (37) Silver creek-pilot knob wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests \n comprising approximately 21,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Silver Creek-Pilot Knob Wilderness.\n (38) Dixie summit-nut hill wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests \n comprising approximately 13,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Dixie Summit-Nut Hill Wilderness.\n (39) North fork slate creek wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests \n comprising approximately 11,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the North Fork Slate Creek Wilderness.\n (40) John day wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the John \n Day Wilderness.\n (41) Perreau creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Perreau Creek \n Wilderness.\n (42) Napias wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Napias Wilderness.\n (43) Napolean ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising \n approximately 51,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Napolean Ridge Wilderness.\n (44) Jesse creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Jesse \n Creek Wilderness.\n (45) Haystack mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising \n approximately 12,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Haystack Mountain Wilderness.\n (46) Phelan wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Phelan Wilderness.\n (47) Sheepeater wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 35,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Sheepeater Wilderness.\n (48) South fork deep creek wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising \n approximately 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the South Fork Deep Creek Wilderness.\n (49) Cobalt wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Cobalt Wilderness.\n (50) Jureano wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 25,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Jureano Wilderness.\n (51) South panther wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the South Panther \n Wilderness.\n (52) Musgrove wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Musgrove Wilderness.\n (53) Taylor mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising \n approximately 63,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Taylor Mountain Wilderness.\n (54) Martin creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 99,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Martin \n Creek Wilderness.\n (55) White knob wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 65,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the White \n Knob Wilderness.\n (56) Porphyry peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 47,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Porphyry Peak Wilderness.\n (57) Greylock wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 12,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Greylock Wilderness.\n (58) Copper basin wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 11,000 as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Copper Basin \n Wilderness.\n (59) Cold springs wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Cold Springs \n Wilderness.\n (60) Pioneer mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest and the Salmon-Challis \n National Forest and on land administered by the Shoshone Field \n Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 308,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Pioneer Mountain Wilderness.\n (61) Railroad ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest and the Salmon-Challis \n National Forest comprising approximately 51,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Railroad Ridge Wilderness.\n (62) Boulder/white clouds wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest, the Salmon-Challis \n National Forest and on land administered by the Challis Field \n Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 463,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Boulder/White Clouds Wilderness.\n (63) Buttercup mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately \n 57,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Buttercup Mountain Wilderness.\n (64) Elk ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Elk Ridge Wilderness.\n (65) Grandmother mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and on land \n administered by the Coeur d'Alene Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 35,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled and dated , \n which shall be known as the Grandmother Mountain Wilderness.\n (66) Pinchot butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and on land administered by \n the Coeur d'Alene Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 9,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled and dated , which shall be known \n as the Pinchot Butte Wilderness.\n (67) Liberal mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately \n 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Liberal \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (68) Horse heaven wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Payette National Forest and the Boise National Forest \n comprising approximately 18,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Horse Heaven Wilderness.\n (69) Chimney rock wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Payette National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Chimney Rock \n Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 105. GREATER CABINET/YAAK/SELKIRK ECOSYSTEM.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique, heavily \nfragmented, and endangered Greater Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk ecosystem, the \nareas described in this section, are hereby designated as wilderness.\n (b) Cabinet Mountains Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land \nwithin the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 100,000 \nacres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Cabinet \nMountains Wilderness.\n (c) Salmo-Priest Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the Colville National Forest \ncomprising approximately 47,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \nentitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \nadministered as part of the Salmo-Priest Wilderness.\n (d) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components.--The \nfollowing areas are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Skyline mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 15,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Skyline \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (2) Galena creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Galena Creek Wilderness.\n (3) Berray mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Berray Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (4) Lone cliff-smeads wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Lone Cliff-\n Smeads Wilderness.\n (5) Mcneeley wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as McNeeley Wilderness.\n (6) Northwest peaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 15,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Northwest \n Peaks Wilderness.\n (7) Roderick wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 30,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as Roderick Wilderness.\n (8) Grizzly peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Grizzly Peak Wilderness.\n (9) West fork yaak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as West Fork Yaak \n Wilderness.\n (10) Mt. henry wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 14,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as Mt. Henry Wilderness.\n (11) Alexander creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as Alexander \n Creek Wilderness.\n (12) Robinson mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Robinson Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (13) Devil's gap wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Devil's Gap Wilderness.\n (14) Lone cliff west wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Lone Cliff West \n Wilderness.\n (15) Allen peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 30,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Allen Peak Wilderness.\n (16) Huckleberry mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Huckleberry Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (17) Cataract peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest and the Lolo National Forest \n comprising approximately 39,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Cataract Peak Wilderness.\n (18) Cube iron-silcox wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest and the Lolo National \n Forest comprising approximately 39,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Cube Iron-Silcox Wilderness.\n (19) Sundance ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Sundance Ridge \n Wilderness.\n (20) Teepee-spring creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 14,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as Teepee-Spring Creek \n Wilderness.\n (21) Baldy mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lolo National Forest and comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Baldy Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (22) Scotchman's peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest and the Idaho Panhandle \n National Forest comprising approximately 88,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Scotchman's Peak \n Wilderness.\n (23) Buckhorn ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Kootenai National Forest and the Idaho Panhandle \n National Forest comprising approximately 36,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Buckhorn Ridge Wilderness.\n (24) Grassy top/hall mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the \n Colville National Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Grassy Top/Hall Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (25) Abercrombie-hooknose wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Colville National Forest comprising approximately \n 38,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Abercrombie-Hooknose Wilderness.\n (26) Harvey creek/bunchgrass wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Colville National Forest comprising \n approximately 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Harvey Creek/Bunchgrass Wilderness.\n (27) South fork mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the Colville \n National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the South Fork Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (28) Quartzite wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Colville National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Quartzite Wilderness.\n (29) South fork hungry mountain wilderness.--Certain \n Federal land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the \n Colville National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the South Fork Hungry Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (30) Continental mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising \n approximately 8,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Continental Mountain Wilderness.\n (31) Deep white wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Deep White \n Wilderness.\n (32) Schafer peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Schafer Peak \n Wilderness.\n (33) Upper priest lake wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising \n approximately 13,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Upper Priest Lake Wilderness.\n (34) Long canyon/selkirk crest wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and on land \n administered by the Coeur d'Alene Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 99,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Long Canyon/Selkirk Crest \n Wilderness.\n (35) Lake estelle roberts wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the Kootenai \n National Forest comprising approximately 79,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Lake Estelle Roberts \n Wilderness.\n (36) Trestle peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the Kootenai National \n Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Trestle Peak Wilderness.\n (37) Beetop wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 12,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Beetop Wilderness.\n (38) Packsaddle wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 19,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Packsaddle Wilderness.\n (39) Blacktail pend oreille wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising \n approximately 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Blacktail Pend Oreille Wilderness.\n (40) Magee wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 35,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Magee Wilderness.\n (41) Tepee creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Tepee Creek \n Wilderness.\n (42) Trouble creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Trouble Creek \n Wilderness.\n (43) Graham coal wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Graham \n Coal Wilderness.\n (44) Kootenai peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Kootenai Peak \n Wilderness.\n (45) Katka wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 10,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Katka Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 106. GREATER HELLS CANYON ECOSYSTEM.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique and endangered \nGreater Hells Canyon ecosystem, the areas described in this section are \nhereby designated as wilderness.\n (b) Hells Canyon Wilderness Additions.--The following areas, \nconsisting of a total of approximately 394,000 acres, are incorporated \ninto the Hells Canyon Wilderness:\n (1) Rapid river addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Payette National Forest and the Nez Perce-Clearwater National \n Forests comprising approximately 76,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Hells Canyon \n Wilderness.\n (2) Salmon face addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be added to and administered as \n part of the Hells Canyon Wilderness.\n (3) Klopton creek/corral creek addition.--Certain Federal \n land within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests \n comprising approximately 21,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Hells Canyon \n Wilderness.\n (4) Big canyon addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Hells Canyon Wilderness.\n (5) Other hells canyon wilderness addition.--Certain \n Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest \n comprising approximately 264,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n added to and administered as part of the Hells Canyon \n Wilderness.\n (c) Eagle Cap Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately 100,000 \nacres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n, which shall be added to and administered as part of the Eagle \nCap Wilderness.\n (d) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components.--The \nfollowing areas are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Lake fork wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately 12,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Lake Fork Wilderness.\n (2) Castle ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Castle Ridge \n Wilderness.\n (3) Homestead wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Homestead Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 107. ISLANDS IN THE SKY WILDERNESS.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique and increasingly \nisolated ecological treasure of island mountain ranges in the Northern \nRockies Bioregion, the areas described in this section are hereby \ndesignated as wilderness.\n (b) Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness Additions.--The following areas are \nincorporated into the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness:\n (1) Upper tucannon addition.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be added to and administered as part \n of the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.\n (2) W-T addition.--Certain Federal land within the Umatilla \n National Forest comprising approximately 2,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.\n (3) Meadow creek addition.--Certain Federal land within the \n Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 2,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness.\n (c) North Fork John Day Wilderness Additions.--The following areas \nare incorporated into the Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness:\n (1) Greenhorn mountain addition.--Certain Federal land \n within the Malheur National Forest and the Wallowa-Whitman \n National Forest comprising approximately 24,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n North Fork John Day Wilderness.\n (2) Jumpoff joe addition to north fork john day \n wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the Malheur National \n Forest and the Umatilla National Forest comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the North Fork John Day Wilderness.\n (3) Twin mountain addition to north fork john day \n wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the Wallowa-Whitman \n National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \n North Fork John Day Wilderness.\n (d) Cloud Peak Wilderness Additions.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Bighorn National Forest and land administered by the Worland Field \nOffice of the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately \n203,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \ndated , which shall be added to and administered as part of the \nCloud Peak Wilderness.\n (e) Monument Rock Wilderness Addition.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 acres as \ngenerally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \nwhich shall be added to and administered as part of the Monument Rock \nWilderness.\n (f) Mount Naomi Wilderness Addition.--Certain Federal land within \nthe Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 28,000 as \ngenerally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \nwhich shall be added to and administered as part of the Mount Naomi \nWilderness.\n (g) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components in the \nKettle Mountains.--The following areas within the Kettle Mountains are \ndesignated as new components of the National Wilderness Preservation \nSystem:\n (1) Thirteen mile wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Colville National Forest comprising approximately 12,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Thirteen Mile \n Wilderness.\n (2) Bald snow wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Colville National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Bald Snow Wilderness.\n (3) Copper/kettle wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Colville National Forest comprising approximately 81,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Copper/Kettle \n Wilderness.\n (4) Huckleberry south wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Colville National Forest comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Huckleberry South Wilderness.\n (5) Cougar mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Colville National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Cougar Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (6) Owl mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Colville National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Owl Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (7) Deer kettle wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Colville National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Deer Kettle \n Wilderness.\n (8) Jackknife wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Colville National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Jackknife Wilderness.\n (9) Paradise wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Colville National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Paradise Wilderness.\n (10) Bulldog mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Colville National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Bulldog Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (h) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components in the \nBig Horn Mountains.--The following areas within the Big Horn Mountains \nare designated as new components of the National Wilderness \nPreservation System:\n (1) Little bighorn wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 120,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Little Bighorn \n Wilderness.\n (2) Walker prairie wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 51,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Walker Prairie \n Wilderness.\n (3) Devil's canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 32,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Devil's Canyon \n Wilderness.\n (4) Hideout creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Hideout Creek \n Wilderness.\n (5) Bear rocks wilderness.--Certain Federal land comprising \n approximately 25,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Bear Rocks Wilderness.\n (6) Horse creek mesa wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately \n 42,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Horse \n Creek Mesa Wilderness.\n (7) Petes hole wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Petes Hole Wilderness.\n (8) Grommund creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Grommund Creek \n Wilderness.\n (9) Hazelton peaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Hazelton Peaks \n Wilderness.\n (10) Leigh creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bighorn National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Leigh Creek \n Wilderness.\n (11) Medicine lodge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Bighorn National Forest and land administered by the \n Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 23,000 acres as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Medicine Lodge Wilderness.\n (12) Alkali creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 17,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Alkali Creek Wilderness.\n (13) Trapper creek canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 17,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Trapper Creek Canyon Wilderness.\n (14) North fork powder river wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land administered by the Buffalo Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 15,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the North Fork Powder River \n Wilderness.\n (15) Gardner mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Buffalo Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 18,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Gardner Mountain Wilderness.\n (16) Honeycombs wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 53,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Honeycombs Wilderness.\n (17) Buffalo creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 27,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Buffalo Creek Wilderness.\n (18) Lysite mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Lander Field Offices of the Bureau \n of Land Management comprising approximately 10,000 acres as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Lysite Mountain Wilderness.\n (i) New National Wilderness Preservation System Components in the \nPryor Mountains.--The following areas within the Pryor Mountains are \ndesignated as components of the National Wilderness Preservation \nSystem:\n (1) Lost water canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Custer Gallatin National Forest, the Bighorn \n National Recreation Area, and land administered by the Billings \n Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 63,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Lost Water Canyon Wilderness.\n (2) Big pryor mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising \n approximately 39,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Big Pryor Mountain Wilderness.\n (j) Other New National Wilderness Preservation System Components.--\nThe following areas are designated as new components of the National \nWilderness Preservation System:\n (1) Willow springs wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Willow Springs \n Wilderness.\n (2) Asotin creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 16,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Asotin Creek \n Wilderness.\n (3) Spangler wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Spangler Wilderness.\n (4) Wenatchee creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately \n 19,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Wenatchee Creek Wilderness.\n (5) Walla walla wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 35,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Walla Walla \n Wilderness.\n (6) Grand ronde wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest and the Wallowa-Whitman National \n Forest comprising approximately 19,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Grande Ronde Wilderness.\n (7) Texas butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Texas Butte \n Wilderness.\n (8) Skookum wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Skookum Wilderness.\n (9) Potamus wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Potamus Wilderness.\n (10) South fork-tower wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately \n 16,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the South \n Fork-Tower Wilderness.\n (11) East john day wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Umatilla National Forest and the Wallowa-Whitman National \n Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the East John Day Wilderness.\n (12) Horseshoe ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Horseshoe Ridge \n Wilderness.\n (13) Hellhole wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Umatilla National Forest comprising approximately 67,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Hellhole Wilderness.\n (14) Mount emily wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Mount Emily \n Wilderness.\n (15) Upper grande ronde wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising \n approximately 12,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Upper Grande Ronde Wilderness.\n (16) Joseph canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately \n 24,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Joseph \n Canyon Wilderness.\n (17) Tope creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Tope Creek \n Wilderness.\n (18) Baldy mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Baldy Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (19) Dixie butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Dixie Butte \n Wilderness.\n (20) Murderers creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately \n 21,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Murderers Creek Wilderness.\n (21) Glacier mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately \n 16,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Glacier \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (22) Malheur river wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Malheur River \n Wilderness.\n (23) Mcclellan mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately \n 23,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n McClellan Mountain Wilderness.\n (24) Myrtle-silvies wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately \n 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Myrtle-\n Silvies Wilderness.\n (25) Nipple butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Nipple Butte \n Wilderness.\n (26) West malheur wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the West Malheur \n Wilderness.\n (27) Shaketable wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Shaketable \n Wilderness.\n (28) Utley butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Malheur National Forest comprising approximately 11,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Utley Butte \n Wilderness.\n (29) Flint range wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 73,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n Flint Range Wilderness.\n (30) Fred burr wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximate \n 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as Fred Burr Wilderness.\n (31) Elkhorn mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest and land administered by the \n Butte Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 88,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n Elkhorn Mountains Wilderness.\n (32) Cache peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately 27,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Cache Peak \n Wilderness.\n (33) Sublett wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Sublett Wilderness.\n (34) Burnt basin/black pine wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising \n approximately 44,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Burnt Basin/Black Pine Wilderness.\n (35) Mount harrison wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately \n 30,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Mount \n Harrison Wilderness.\n (36) Fifth fork rock creek wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising \n approximately 17,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Fifth Fork Rock Creek Wilderness.\n (37) Third fork rock creek wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising \n approximately 14,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Third Fork Rock Creek Wilderness.\n (38) Cottonwood wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately 11,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Cottonwood \n Wilderness.\n (39) Mahogany butte wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately \n 21,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Mahogany Butte Wilderness.\n (40) Thorobred wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Sawtooth National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Thorobred Wilderness.\n (41) Worm creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 42,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Worm \n Creek Wilderness.\n (42) Swan creek mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Swan Creek Wilderness.\n (43) Gibson wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Gibson Wilderness.\n (44) Paris peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Paris Peak \n Wilderness.\n (45) Station creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Station Creek \n Wilderness.\n (46) Mink creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 16,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Mink \n Creek Wilderness.\n (47) Liberty creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 15,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Liberty \n Creek Wilderness.\n (48) Williams creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 10,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Williams Creek Wilderness.\n (49) Stauffer creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 6,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Stauffer Creek Wilderness.\n (50) Sherman peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the Sherman Peak \n Wilderness.\n (51) Soda point wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 23,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Soda \n Point Wilderness.\n (52) Clarkston mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 16,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Clarkston Mountain Wilderness.\n (53) Malad wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Malad Wilderness.\n (54) Oxford mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 41,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Oxford Mountain Wilderness.\n (55) Elkhorn mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 42,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Elkhorn Mountain Wilderness.\n (56) Bonneville peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 32,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Bonneville Peak Wilderness.\n (57) North pebble wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately \n 5,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' \n and dated , which shall be known as the North Pebble \n Wilderness.\n (58) Toponce wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 18,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Toponce Wilderness.\n (59) Scout mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising \n approximately 25,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Scout Mountain Wilderness.\n (60) West mink area.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 20,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the West Mink Wilderness.\n (61) Cuddy mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Payette National Forest comprising approximately \n 41,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Cuddy \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (62) Council mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Payette National Forest comprising approximately \n 17,000 acres as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Council \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (63) Mccullough peaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Cody Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 38,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the McCullough Peaks Wilderness.\n (64) Tatman mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 25,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Tatman Mountain Wilderness.\n (65) Fivemile creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 24,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Fivemile Creek Mountain Wilderness.\n (66) Bobcat draw badlands wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 30,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Bobcat Draw Wilderness.\n (67) Cedar bighorn wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Worland Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 39,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Cedar Bighorn Wilderness.\n (68) Copper mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 7,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Copper Mountain Wilderness.\n (69) Fuller peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 10,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Fuller Peak Wilderness.\n (70) Lysite badlands wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Lander Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 14,000 acres as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Lysite Badlands Wilderness.\n (71) Hoodoo mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the public lands administered by the Missoula Field \n Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 11,000 acres as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Hoodoo Mountain Wilderness.\n (72) Wales creek wilderness.--Certain Federal lands within \n the public lands administered by the Missoula Field Office of \n the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 12,000 \n acres as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Wales Creek \n Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 108. WILDERNESS IN BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.\n\n (a) Designation.--In order to protect the unique and increasingly \nisolated ecological treasure of island mountain ranges in biological \nconnecting corridors, the areas described in this section, are hereby \ndesignated as wilderness.\n (b) Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridor.--The following \nareas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated \nas wilderness:\n (1) Welcome creek wilderness addition.--Certain Federal \n land within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately \n 1,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be added to and \n administered as part of the Welcome Creek Wilderness.\n (2) Anaconda-pintler wilderness addition.--Certain Federal \n land within the Bitterroot and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National \n Forest comprising approximately 194,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Anaconda-\n Pintler Wilderness.\n (3) Stony mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bitterroot, Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest \n comprising approximately 120,000 acres, as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Stony Mountain Wilderness.\n (4) Quigg peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests and land \n administered by the Missoula Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 77,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Quigg Peak Wilderness.\n (5) Silver king wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 50,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Silver King Wilderness.\n (6) Emerine wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 15,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Emerine \n Wilderness.\n (7) Sleeping child wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bitterroot National Forest comprising approximately 21,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Sleeping Child \n Wilderness.\n (c) Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor.--The following \nareas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated \nas wilderness:\n (1) Mount bushnell wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 42,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Mount Bushnell Wilderness.\n (2) Cherry peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 38,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Cherry Peak Wilderness.\n (3) Patrick's knob/north cutoff.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 17,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Patrick's Knob/North \n Cutoff Wilderness.\n (4) South siegel/south cutoff wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately \n 13,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the South \n Siegel Wilderness.\n (5) North siegel wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the North Siegel Wilderness.\n (6) Reservation divide wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 19,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Reservation Divide \n Wilderness.\n (d) Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor.--The following areas in t his \ncorridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness:\n (1) Burdette wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 16,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Burdette Wilderness.\n (2) Petty mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 16,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Petty Mountain Wilderness.\n (3) Gillman creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Gillman Creek Wilderness.\n (e) Anaconda-Pintler-Divide Corridor.--The following areas in this \ncorridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness:\n (1) Fleecer wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 36,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Fleecer \n Wilderness.\n (2) Highlands wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 21,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Highlands Wilderness.\n (3) Basin creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Basin Creek Wilderness.\n (4) Granulated mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 14,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Granulated Mountains Wilderness.\n (5) Lower boulder wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Butte Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 6,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Lower Boulder Wilderness.\n (6) Ruby range wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 27,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \n which shall be known as the Ruby Range Wilderness.\n (7) Humbug spires wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Butte Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 12,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \n which shall be known as the Humbug Spires Wilderness.\n (f) Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor.--The following areas in this \ncorridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness:\n (1) Gold hill wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Gold Hill Wilderness.\n (2) Gold hill west wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 16,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Gold Hill West \n Wilderness.\n (3) Zulu creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 6,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Zulu Creek Wilderness.\n (4) Good creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Good Creek Wilderness.\n (g) Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor.--The following areas \nin this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as \nwilderness:\n (1) Maple peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lolo, Idaho Panhandle, and Kootenai National Forests comprising \n approximately 19,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Maple Peak Wilderness.\n (2) Storm creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai National Forest comprising \n approximately 8,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Storm Creek Wilderness.\n (3) Hammond creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 17,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Hammond \n Creek Wilderness.\n (4) North fork wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 31,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the North Fork \n Wilderness.\n (5) Big creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 76,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Big Creek Wilderness.\n (6) Bobtail peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 12,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Bobtail \n Peak Wilderness.\n (7) East cathedral peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising \n approximately 22,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the East Cathedral Peak Wilderness.\n (8) East fork elk wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the East Fork Elk \n Wilderness.\n (9) West fork elk wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Kootenai National Forest comprising approximately 5,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the West Fork Elk \n Wilderness.\n (10) Spion kop wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately 22,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Spion Kop Wilderness.\n (11) Roland point wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Roland \n Point Wilderness.\n (12) Trout creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle and Kootenai National Forests comprising \n approximately 39,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Trout Creek Wilderness.\n (13) Wonderful peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Idaho Panhandle and Lolo National Forest comprising \n approximately 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Wonderful Peak Wilderness.\n (14) Stevens peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Idaho Panhandle and Lolo National Forest comprising \n approximately 5,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Stevens Peak Wilderness.\n (15) Evans gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 8,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Evans Gulch Wilderness.\n (16) Gilt edge-silver creek wilderness.--Certain Federal \n land within the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Gilt \n Edge-Silver Creek Wilderness.\n (17) Ward eagle wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 9,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Ward Eagle Wilderness.\n (18) Marble point wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lolo National Forest comprising approximately 13,000 acres, \n as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Marble Point Wilderness.\n (h) Anaconda-Pintler/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor.--The following \nareas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated \nas wilderness:\n (1) West pioneers wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 230,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the West Pioneers Wilderness.\n (2) Cattle gulch ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 19,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Cattle Gulch Ridge Wilderness.\n (3) East pioneers/call mountain wilderness.--Certain \n Federal land within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests \n and land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau \n of Land Management comprising approximately 160,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the East Pioneers/Call Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (i) Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridor.--The following areas \nin this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as \nwilderness:\n (1) Tolan creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bitterroot National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Tolan Creek \n Wilderness.\n (2) Allan mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Bitterroot and Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising \n approximately 151,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Allan Mountain Wilderness.\n (3) Anderson mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Salmon-Challis National \n Forest comprising approximately 49,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Anderson Mountain Wilderness.\n (4) West big hole wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Salmon-Challis National Forest \n comprising approximately 210,000 acres, as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the West Big Hole Wilderness.\n (5) Goat mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Salmon-Challis National Forest \n comprising approximately 45,000 acres, as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Goat Mountain Wilderness.\n (6) Italian peaks wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Salmon-Challis, and Caribou-Targhee \n National Forest and land administered by the Salmon Field \n Office of the Bureau of Land Management comprising \n approximately 305,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Italian Peaks Wilderness.\n (7) Garfield mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge and Caribou-Targhee National \n Forest comprising approximately 92,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Garfield Mountain Wilderness.\n (8) Four eyes canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 8,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Four Eyes Canyon Wilderness.\n (9) Tendoy mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests and land \n administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 83,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Tendoy Mountains Wilderness.\n (10) Henneberry ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 12,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \n which shall be known as the Henneberry Ridge Wilderness.\n (11) Black tail mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 15,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , \n which shall be known as the Black Tail Mountains Wilderness.\n (12) Saginaw creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Saginaw Creek Wilderness.\n (13) Tash peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising approximately \n 53,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Tash \n Peak Wilderness.\n (14) Beaver lakes wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Beaver Lakes Wilderness.\n (15) Agency creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Agency \n Creek Wilderness.\n (16) Freezeout wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests \n comprising approximately 37,000 acres, as generally depicted on \n the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Freezeout Wilderness.\n (17) Two top wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Caribou-Targhee National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Two Top Wilderness.\n (18) Centennials wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Caribou-Targhee and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests \n and land administered by the Dillon Field Office of the Bureau \n of Land Management comprising approximately 88,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Centennials Wilderness.\n (19) Little bear creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Little Bear Creek Wilderness.\n (j) Lemhi Mountains Corridor.--The following areas in this \ncorridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness:\n (1) North lemhi mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered \n by the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 309,000 acres, as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the North Lemhi Mountains Wilderness.\n (2) South lemhi wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis, and Caribou-Targhee National Forests and \n land administered by the Upper Snake Field Office of the Bureau \n of Land Management comprising approximately 173,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the South Lemhi Wilderness.\n (3) Warm canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Warm \n Canyon Wilderness.\n (4) Goldbug ridge wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 13,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Goldbug \n Ridge Wilderness.\n (5) Sal mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 14,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Sal \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (k) Lost River Range Corridor.--The following areas in this \ncorridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated as wilderness:\n (1) Borah peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by the \n Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 155,000 acres, as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Borah Peak Wilderness.\n (2) King mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 87,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the King \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (3) Grouse peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Grouse \n Peak Wilderness.\n (4) Red hill wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 15,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Red Hill Wilderness.\n (5) Jumpoff mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising \n approximately 14,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Jumpoff Mountain Wilderness.\n (6) Wood canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Wood \n Canyon Wilderness.\n (7) Pahsimeroi wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Salmon-Challis National Forest comprising approximately 73,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Pahsimeroi \n Wilderness.\n (8) Burnt creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Upper Snake and Challis Field Offices of \n the Bureau of Land Management comprising approximately 22,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Burnt Creek \n Wilderness.\n (9) Hawley mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Upper Snake Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 17,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Hawley Mountain Wilderness.\n (l) Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor.--The following \nareas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated \nas wilderness:\n (1) Jerry peak wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 28,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Jerry Peak Wilderness.\n (2) Jerry peak west wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Challis Field Office of Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 12,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Jerry Peak West Wilderness.\n (3) Corral-horse basin wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land \n Management comprising approximately 47,000 acres, as generally \n depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which \n shall be known as the Corral-Horse Basin Wilderness.\n (4) Appendicitis hill wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Upper Snake Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 22,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Appendicitis Hill \n Wilderness.\n (5) White-knob mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n administered by the Upper Snake Field Office of the Bureau of \n Land Management comprising approximately 10,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the White-Knob Mountains \n Wilderness.\n (m) Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridor.--The following \nareas in this corridor, designated in title II, are hereby designated \nas wilderness:\n (1) Tenderfoot wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 105,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Tenderfoot Wilderness.\n (2) Middle fork judith wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising \n approximately 84,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Middle Fork Judith Wilderness.\n (3) Pilgrim creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 47,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Pilgrim \n Creek Wilderness.\n (4) Paine gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Paine \n Gulch Wilderness.\n (5) Sawmill gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 12,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Sawmill \n Gulch Wilderness.\n (6) Spring creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 18,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Spring \n Creek Wilderness.\n (7) TW mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 8,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the TW \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (8) Big baldy wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately 43,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Big Baldy Wilderness.\n (9) Stanford wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately 10,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Stanford Wilderness.\n (10) Tollgate-sheep wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising \n approximately 25,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Tollgate-Sheep Wilderness.\n (11) Mount high wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 33,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Mount \n High Wilderness.\n (12) Bluff mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising \n approximately 37,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Bluff Mountain Wilderness.\n (13) North fork smith wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising \n approximately 9,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n North Fork Smith Wilderness.\n (14) Big snowies wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest and land administered by \n the Lewistown Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management \n comprising approximately 105,000 acres, as generally depicted \n on the map entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be \n known as the Big Snowies Wilderness.\n (15) Highwoods wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately 25,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Highwoods Wilderness.\n (16) Highwood baldy wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising \n approximately 16,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Highwood Baldy Wilderness.\n (17) Calf creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 10,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Calf \n Creek Wilderness.\n (18) Eagle creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 6,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Eagle \n Creek Wilderness.\n (19) Castle mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising \n approximately 28,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Castle Mountains Wilderness.\n (20) Box canyon wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Lewis and Clark National Forest comprising approximately \n 15,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Box \n Canyon Wilderness.\n (21) Crazy mountains wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Lewis and Clark National Forest and the Custer \n Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 159,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Crazy Mountains \n Wilderness.\n (22) Gates of the mountain wilderness addition.--Certain \n Federal land within the Helena National Forest comprising \n approximately 20,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be added to \n and administered as part of the Gates of the Mountain \n Wilderness.\n (23) Lazyman gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Helena National Forest comprising approximately 11,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Lazyman Gulch \n Wilderness.\n (24) Big birch pond wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 19,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Big \n Birch Pond Wilderness.\n (25) Camas creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Helena National Forest comprising approximately 27,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Camas Creek \n Wilderness.\n (26) Jericho mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 12,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Jericho \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (27) Irish gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Helena National Forest comprising approximately 7,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Irish Gulch \n Wilderness.\n (28) Grassy mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Grassy \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (29) Middleman/hedges wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 34,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Middleman/Hedges Wilderness.\n (30) Hellgate gulch wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 17,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the \n Hellgate Gulch Wilderness.\n (31) Cayuse mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Helena National Forest comprising approximately \n 22,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Cayuse \n Mountain Wilderness.\n (32) Electric peak/little blackfoot meadows wilderness, \n beaverhead-deerlodge and helena national forests.--Certain \n Federal land within the Helena and Beaverhead-Deerlodge \n National Forest comprising approximately 53,000 acres, as \n generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated \n , which shall be known as the Electric Peak/Little \n Blackfoot Meadows Wilderness.\n (33) Whitetail-haystack wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 73,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the Whitetail-Haystack Wilderness.\n (34) O'Neil creek wilderness.--Certain Federal land within \n the Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest comprising \n approximately 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \n entitled ``'' and dated , which shall be known as \n the O'Neil Creek Wilderness.\n (35) Bangtail wilderness.--Certain Federal land within the \n Custer Gallatin National Forest comprising approximately 51,000 \n acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled ``'' and \n dated , which shall be known as the Bangtail Wilderness.\n (n) Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor.--The following \narea in this corridor, designated in title II, is hereby designated as \nwilderness:\n (1) Fish lake mountain wilderness.--Certain Federal land \n within the Shoshone National Forest comprising approximately \n 7,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n ``'' and dated , which shall be known as the Fish \n Lake Mountain Wilderness.\n\nSEC. 109. ADMINISTRATION.\n\n (a) Management Generally.--Subject to valid existing rights, land \ndesignated as wilderness by this title shall be administered in \naccordance with the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.) by the \nSecretary concerned, except that--\n (1) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the effective \n date of the Wilderness Act or any similar reference shall be \n deemed to be a reference to the date of the enactment of this \n Act;\n (2) any reference in the Wilderness Act to the Secretary of \n Agriculture shall be considered to be a reference to Secretary \n concerned; and\n (3) the Secretaries shall, to the greatest extent possible, \n coordinate the management of those wilderness areas containing \n land administered by more than one Federal land management \n agency.\n (b) Maps and Description.--As soon as practicable after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall file a map and \nlegal description of the land designated as wilderness by this title \nwith--\n (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the \n Senate; and\n (2) the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of \n Representatives.\n (c) Force and Effect.--Each map and legal description shall have \nthe same force and effect as if included in this Act, except that the \nSecretary concerned may correct clerical and typographical errors in \nthe maps and legal descriptions.\n (d) Public Availability.--Each map and legal description filed \nunder subsection (a) shall be on file and available for public \ninspection in the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service, the Office \nof the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, or the Office of the \nDirector of the National Park Service, as appropriate.\n\nSEC. 110. WATER.\n\n (a) Reservation.--With respect to the lands designated as \nwilderness by this title, the Congress hereby reserves a quantity of \nwater sufficient to fulfill the purposes for which the lands are \ndesignated as wilderness. The priority date of such reserved rights \nshall be the date of enactment of this Act.\n (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of \nthe Interior, and all other officers of the United States shall take \nall steps necessary to protect the rights reserved by subsection (a), \nincluding the filing of claims for quantification of such rights in any \npresent or future appropriate stream adjudication, in a court of the \nState of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Oregon, or Washington, in which the \nUnited States has been or is properly joined in accordance with section \n208 of the Act of July 10, 1952 (43 U.S.C. 666; commonly referred to as \nthe McCarran Amendment).\n\n TITLE II--BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS\n\nSEC. 201. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) The most recent scientific information on ecological \n reserve design and function, including recent scientific \n information on species dispersal in response to a changing \n climate, points out the critical need for biological connecting \n corridors between the larger core ecosystem areas.\n (2) While none of the remaining major wild land ecosystems \n of the Northern Rockies Bioregion appears to be of sufficient \n size to perpetuate the full complement of self-sustaining \n viable populations of native wildlife, biological diversity, \n and full range of ecological processes on its own, it appears \n that an effective reserve system can be achieved if biological \n connecting corridors between the ecosystems are identified and \n protected.\n (3) The wild land areas addressed by this title are located \n between the major core ecosystems of the region and are \n essential for wildlife and plant migration and genetic \n interchange.\n (4) These areas are some of the most beautiful and wild \n mountain ranges in the United States, including the Bitterroot, \n Sapphire, Lost River, Lemhi, and Bridger mountain ranges.\n\nSEC. 202. DESIGNATION OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.\n\n (a) Designation.--To protect the life flow of the Northern Rockies \nBioregion, the areas described in this section are hereby designated as \nbiological connecting corridors. The designated biological connecting \ncorridors are of two types, areas designated as components of the \nNational Wilderness Preservation System in title I and areas subject to \nspecial corridor management requirements under section 203 in this \ntitle. Each biological connecting corridor shall be known by the name \ngiven it in the subsection establishing it. Each map shall be on file \nand available for public inspection in the Office of the Chief of the \nForest Service and the Office of the Director of the Bureau of Land \nManagement.\n (b) Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide Corridors.--Certain \nFederal lands comprising approximately 120,000 acres, as generally \ndepicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , administered \nby the Bitterroot, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, or Lolo National Forest and \nland administered by the Missoula Field Office of the Bureau of Land \nManagement are designated as Sapphire Mountains/Continental Divide \nCorridor and shall be subject to the special corridor management \nrequirements under section 203.\n (c) Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains Corridor.--Certain Federal \nlands comprising approximately 129,000 acres, as generally depicted on \nthe map entitled ``'' and dated , administered by the Lolo \nNational Forest are designated as Jocko Mountains/Cabinet Mountains \nCorridor and shall be subject to the special corridor management \nrequirements under section 203.\n (d) Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridors.--Certain Federal lands \ncomprising approximately 73,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \nentitled ``'' and dated , administered by the Lolo National \nForest are designated as Nine Mile/Great Burn Corridor and shall be \nsubject to the special corridor management requirements under section \n203.\n (e) Anaconda-Pintler-Divide Corridors.--Certain Federal lands \ncomprising approximately 260,000 acres, as generally depicted on the \nmap entitled ``'' and dated , within the Beaverhead-\nDeerlodge National Forest and land administered by the Dillon or Butte \nField Offices of the Bureau of Land Management are designated as \nAnaconda-Pintler-Divide Corridor and shall be subject to the special \ncorridor management requirements under section 203.\n (f) Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridors.--Certain Federal lands \ncomprising approximately 310,000 acres, as generally depicted on the \nmap entitled ``'' and dated , within the Kootenai National \nForest are designated as Ten Lakes/Cabinet/Yaak Corridor and shall be \nsubject to the special corridor management requirements under section \n203.\n (g) Cabinet/Yaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor.--Certain Federal \nlands comprising approximately 205,000 acres, as generally depicted on \nthe map entitled ``'' and dated , within the Idaho \nPanhandle, Lolo or Kootenai National Forest are designated as Cabinet/\nYaak/Great Burn Complex Corridor and shall be subject to the special \ncorridor management requirements under section 203.\n (h) Cabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Corridors.--Certain Federal lands \ncomprising approximately 96,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \nentitled ``'' and dated , administered by the Idaho \nPanhandle, Kootenai, or Colville National Forest are designated as the \nCabinet/Yaak/Selkirk Biological Connecting Corridor and shall be \nsubject to the special corridor management requirements under section \n203.\n (i) Cabinet/Yaak/Canada Corridors.--Certain Federal lands \ncomprising approximately 41,000, as generally depicted on the map \nentitled ``'' and dated , within the Idaho Panhandle or \nKootenai National Forest are designated as the Cabinet/Yaak/Canada \nBiological Connecting Corridor and shall be subject to the special \ncorridor management requirements under section 203.\n (j) Anaconda-Pintlar/Bitterroot Mountains Corridors.--Certain \nFederal lands comprising approximately 147,000 acres, as generally \ndepicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , within the \nBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest and land administered by the \nDillon Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are designated as \nAnaconda-Pintler/Bitterroot Mountains Corridor and shall be subject to \nthe special corridor management requirements under section 203.\n (k) Frank Church/Greater Yellowstone Corridors.--Certain Federal \nlands comprising approximately 642,000 acres, as generally depicted on \nthe map entitled ``'' and dated , within the Beaverhead-\nDeerlodge, Bitterroot, Caribou-Targhee, or Salmon-Challis National \nForest and land administered by the Dillon or Salmon Field Office of \nthe Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Frank Church/\nGreater Yellowstone Corridor and shall be subject to the special \ncorridor management requirements under section 203.\n (l) French Creek/Hells Canyon Corridors.--Certain Federal lands \ncomprising approximately 3,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map \nentitled ``'' and dated , within the Nez Perce-Clearwater \nNational Forests or Payette National Forest and land administered by \nthe Cottonwood Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are \ndesignated as the French Creek/Hells Canyon Corridor and shall be \nsubject to the special corridor management requirements under section \n203.\n (m) Lemhi Mountains Corridors.--Certain Federal lands comprising \napproximately 88,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n``'' and dated , within the Caribou-Targhee or Salmon-\nChallis National Forest and land administered by the Upper Snake or \nChallis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are designated as \nthe Lemhi Mountains Corridor and shall be subject to the special \ncorridor management requirements under section 203.\n (n) Lost River Range Corridors.--Certain Federal lands comprising \napproximately 64,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n``'' and dated , within the Salmon-Challis National Forest \nand land administered by the Upper Snake or Challis Field Office of the \nBureau of Land Management are designated as the Lost River Range \nCorridor and shall be subject to the special corridor management \nrequirements under section 203.\n (o) Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range Corridors.--Certain Federal \nlands comprising approximately 3,000 acres, as generally depicted on \nthe map entitled ``'' and dated , within the Salmon-Challis \nNational Forest and land administered by the Challis Field Office of \nthe Bureau of Land Management are designated as the Frank Church \nComplex/Lemhi Range Corridor and shall be subject to the special \ncorridor management requirements under section 203.\n (p) Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridors.--Certain \nFederal lands comprising approximately 88,000 acres, as generally \ndepicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , within the \nSalmon-Challis National Forest and land administered by the Upper Snake \nor Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are designated \nas the Boulder/White Clouds/Lost River Range Corridor and shall be \nsubject to the special corridor management requirements under section \n203.\n (q) Bitterroot/Lemhi Corridors.--Certain Federal lands comprising \napproximately 20,000 acres, as generally depicted on the map entitled \n``'' and dated , within the Salmon-Challis National Forest \nand land administered by the Challis Field Office of the Bureau of Land \nManagement are designated as the Frank Church Complex/Lemhi Range \nCorridor and shall be subject to the special corridor management \nrequirements under section 203.\n (r) Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone Corridors.--Certain Federal \nlands comprising approximately 542,000 acres, as generally depicted on \nthe map entitled ``'' and dated , within the Custer \nGallatin, Helena or Lewis and Clark National Forest and land \nadministered by the Lewistown Field Office of the Bureau of Land \nManagement are designated as the Greater Glacier/Greater Yellowstone \nCorridor and shall be subject to the special corridor management \nrequirements under section 203.\n (s) Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridors.--Certain \nFederal lands comprising approximately 69,000 acres, as generally \ndepicted on the map entitled ``'' and dated , within the \nBridger-Teton or Shoshone National Forest and land administered by the \nLewistown Field Office of the Bureau of Land Management are designated \nas the Mt. Leidy Highlands/Wind River Range Corridor and shall be \nsubject to the special corridor management requirements under section \n203.\n\nSEC. 203. TREATMENT OF BIOLOGICAL CONNECTING CORRIDORS.\n\n Those portions of the biological connecting corridors designated by \nsection 202 are hereby designated as special corridor management areas \nand shall be managed according to the Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act \nof 1960 (16 U.S.C. 528 et seq.) and other applicable laws, and in the \nfollowing manner:\n (1) The practice of even-aged silvicultural management and \n timber harvesting is prohibited within the special corridor \n management areas.\n (2) Subject to valid existing rights, mining, oil, and gas \n exploration and development and new road construction or \n reconstruction is prohibited within the special corridor \n management areas.\n (3) The Federal land management agency responsible for the \n administration of a special corridor management area or portion \n thereof shall take immediate steps to ensure that road \n densities within the biological connecting corridor approach, \n as nearly as possible, zero miles of road per square mile of \n land area. Such road density shall not exceed 0.25 miles per \n square mile, using the method known as the ``moving window'' \n method.\n\nSEC. 204. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE.\n\n (a) Federal Land Management Agencies.--This title shall apply only \nto National Forest System lands and lands under the jurisdiction of the \nBureau of Land Management and the United States Fish and Wildlife \nService.\n (b) Private Land and Landowners.--Private lands are not affected by \nthis title. No private landowner whose lands are adjacent to the \ndesignated connecting corridors shall be compelled, under any \ncircumstances, to comply with this title. However, private landowners \nmay enter into cooperative agreements with the Federal Government on a \nwilling participant or willing seller basis to include their land in a \nbiological connecting corridor.\n\nSEC. 205. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS AND LAND TRADES AND ACQUISITIONS.\n\n (a) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Interior and the \nSecretary of Agriculture shall seek to enter into cooperative \nagreements with private, State, and corporate landowners and sovereign \nIndian tribes whose lands are adjacent to the designated connecting \ncorridors, when such agreements would benefit the ecological integrity \nand function of the designated corridor.\n (b) Land Trades and Acquisitions.--The Secretary of Agriculture and \nthe Secretary of the Interior may undertake land trades or acquisitions \nin order to accomplish the purposes of this title when the Secretary \nconcerned considers such action to be appropriate.\n (c) Report.--As part of the report required by section 501, the \nSecretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior shall \ndescribe the progress of cooperative agreements, acquisitions, and \nproposed land exchanges sought pursuant to this section.\n\nSEC. 206. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS.\n\n (a) Exemption.--The roads and highways referred to in subsection \n(b) are expressly exempted from the provisions of this title. In the \nevent that any county, State, Federal, or private road has been \nmistakenly omitted from this list, it is deemed to be incorporated by \nreference.\n (b) Description.--The roads and highways referred to in subsection \n(a) are the following:\n (1) United States Highways 2, 10, 12, 20, 89, 91, 93, 95, \n and 287.\n (2) Interstate Highways 15 and 90.\n (3) Idaho State Highways 3, 28, 29, and 87.\n (4) Montana State Highways 2, 37, 38, 41, 43, 56, 58, 83, \n 87, 135, 200, 278, 287, 293, 294, 298, and 324.\n (5) Montana Secondary Roads 92, 278, 279, 294, 298, 324, \n 411, and 508.\n (6) The Thompson Pass Road, Montana-Idaho.\n (7) The Moyie Springs to East Port Road, Idaho.\n (8) The Red Rock Pass Road, Montana.\n (9) Boundary County, Idaho, Routes 3, 18, 34, and 47.\n (10) Lolo National Forest Route 102.\n (11) Gallatin National Forest Route 259.\n (12) Kelly Canyon and Middle Fork Canyon Roads, Gallatin \n National Forest.\n (13) Lewis and Clark County, Montana, Roads 4, 164, 280, \n 287, and 291.\n (14) The Beaverhead-Deerlodge to Basin Road, Montana.\n (15) The Marysville to Avon Road, Montana.\n (16) The Pahsimeroi Road, Butte County, Idaho.\n\n TITLE III--WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS DESIGNATIONS\n\nSEC. 301. DESIGNATION OF WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS IN IDAHO, MONTANA, AND \n WYOMING.\n\n Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) \nis amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:\n ``(213) South Fork Payette, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise \nand Sawtooth National Forests from the Sawtooth Wilderness Boundary \ndownstream approximately 54 miles to confluence with the Middle Fork \nand then downstream on the main stem to the confluence with the North \nFork, as generally depicted on the boundary map entitled `South Fork \nPayette Wild River' and dated January 2003, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(214) Middle Fork Payette, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise \nNational Forest from Railroad Pass downstream approximately 33 miles to \nthe national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(215) Deadwood, Idaho.--The segment within the Boise National \nForest comprising from Threemile Creek downstream approximately 22 \nmiles to the South Fork of the Payette, which shall be administered by \nthe Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(216) Upper Priest, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle \nNational Forest from the Canadian border downstream approximately 19 \nmiles to Upper Priest Lake, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(217) Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle \nNational Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 58 miles \nto the national forest boundary, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(218) Little North Fork Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within \nthe Idaho Panhandle National Forest and the Nez Perce-Clearwater \nNational Forests from the headwaters downstream approximately 37 miles \nto the National Forest boundary, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(219) Kelly Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 31 miles to the North Fork of the Clearwater River, which \nshall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(220) Cayuse Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 39 miles to the confluence of Kelly Creek, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(221) Bargamin Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests, comprising approximately 21 miles, which \nshall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(222) Lake Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from the wilderness boundary downstream \napproximately 10 miles to Crooked Creek, which shall be administered by \nthe Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(223) Meadow Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 34 miles to its confluence with the Selway River, which \nshall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(224) Running Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests comprising approximately 20 miles, which \nshall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(225) Salmon, Idaho.--\n ``(A) Vinegar creek.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\n Clearwater National Forests and Payette National Forest from \n Vinegar Creek downstream approximately 25 miles to the Little \n Salmon River, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \n Agriculture.\n ``(B) Salmon.--The segment on public lands managed by the \n Bureau of Land Management from Hammer Creek downstream \n approximately 45 miles to the confluence with the Snake River, \n which shall be administered by the Secretary of the Interior.\n ``(C) Salmon.--The segment on public lands within the \n Sawtooth National Recreation Area from its headwaters \n downstream approximately 60 miles to the recreation area \n boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \n Agriculture.\n ``(226) East Fork Salmon, Idaho.--The segment within the Sawtooth \nNational Recreation Area from the headwaters downstream approximately \n42 miles to the recreation area boundary, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(227) North Fork Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez \nPerce-Clearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream to the \nDworkshak Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(228) North Fork Coeur D'Alene, Idaho.--The segment within the \nPanhandle National Forest from its headwaters south of Honey Mountain \ndownstream to its confluence with the Coeur d'Alene River which shall \nbe administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(229) Pack, Idaho.--The segment within the Panhandle National \nForest from Harrison Lake downstream approximately 14 miles to the \nnational forest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary \nof Agriculture.\n ``(230) Henry's Fork, Idaho.--The segment within the Caribou-\nTarghee National Forest from Big Springs downstream to the national \nforest boundary, except for Island Park Reservoir, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(231) Falls River, Idaho.--The segment within the Caribou-Targhee \nNational Forest from Yellowstone National Park downstream approximately \n13 miles to the National Forest Boundary, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river.\n ``(232) Lochsa River Watershed, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez \nPerce-Clearwater National Forests of the Lochsa River from the \nconfluence of Colt Killed Creek and Crooked Fork downstream \napproximately 2 miles to the beginning of the Lochsa Recreational \nRiver, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(233) Colt Killed Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez \nPerce-Clearwater National Forests from its headwaters at Big Sand Lake \ndownstream approximately 23 miles to its confluence with Crooked Fork, \nwhich shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(234) Moose Creek Complex, Idaho.--The main segment, including \nthe North Fork segment, the East Fork segment, the West Moose segment, \nand the Rhoda Creek segment comprising approximately 86 miles within \nthe Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(235) Bear Creek Complex, Idaho.--The Bear Creek segment, the \nClub Creek segment, the Paradise Creek segment, the Brushy Fork Creek \nsegment, and the Wahoo Creek segment comprising approximately 70 miles \nwithin the Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(236) Three Links Creek Complex, Idaho.--The Three Links Creek \nsegment and the West Fork Three Links Creek segment comprising \napproximately 23 miles within the Nez Perce-Clearwater National \nForests, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(237) Gedney Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 14.5 to the confluence the Selway River, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(238) South Fork Clearwater, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez \nPerce-Clearwater National Forests from the confluence of the Red and \nAmerican Rivers downstream to the Forest boundary, comprising \napproximately 40 miles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(239) Johns Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream to its \nconfluence with the South Fork Clearwater, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(240) Slate Creek, Idaho.--The segment within the Nez Perce-\nClearwater National Forests from the headwaters downstream the source \napproximately 15 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(241) South Fork Two Medicine River, Montana.--The segment within \nthe Lewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 10 miles to the Sawmill Flat Trailhead, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(242) Badger Creek, Including the South and North Forks, \nMontana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark National Forest from \nits headwaters downstream approximately 24 miles to the national forest \nboundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(243) Dearborn, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and Clark \nNational Forest downstream approximately 19 miles to the national \nforest boundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(244) North Fork Birch Creek, Montana.--The segment within the \nLewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 7 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(245) South Fork Sun, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and \nClark National Forest from its headwaters at Sun Lake downstream \napproximately 26 miles to its confluence with the North Fork, which \nshall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(246) North Fork Sun, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and \nClark National Forest from the confluence of Open Creek and Fool Creek \ndownstream approximately 27 miles, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(247) Tenderfoot Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis \nand Clark National Forest from the top of Tenderfoot Creek Falls \ndownstream approximately 5 miles to the Smith River, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(248) Green Fork Straight Creek, Montana.--The segment within the \nLewis and Clark National Forest from its headwaters downstream \napproximately 5 miles to Straight Creek, which shall be administered by \nthe Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(249) Yaak River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai \nNational Forest from the Yaak Falls downstream 46 miles to the mouth of \nthe Yaak River at the junction of the Kootenai River, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(250) Kootenai River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai \nNational Forest from the junction of the Fisher River downstream \napproximately 46 miles to the State line, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(251) Bull River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai \nNational Forest from the junction of the North and South Forks \ndownstream 21 miles to the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(252) Vermillion River, Montana.--The segment within the Kootenai \nNational Forest from the junction of Willow Creek, downstream 12 miles \nto the Noxon Reservoir, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(253) West Fork Madison, Montana.--The segment within the \nBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest from approximately the midpoint of \nSection 28, R. 2 W., T. 12 S., downstream approximately 21 miles to the \nWest Fork Rest Area, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(254) Elk River, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead-\nDeerlodge National Forest in the southeast corner of Section 16, R. 2 \nW., T. 11 S., downstream approximately 17 miles to the confluence with \nthe West Fork of the Madison River, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(255) Browns Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead-\nDeerlodge National Forest from the west central part of Section 1, R. \n14 W., T. 8 S., downstream approximately 4 miles to the forest \nboundary, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(256) Canyon Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead-\nDeerlodge National Forest from Canyon Lake downstream approximately 4 \nmiles to the end of USFS road 7401, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(257) Deadman Creek, Montana.--The segment within the Beaverhead-\nDeerlodge National Forest from its headwaters source downstream \napproximately 10 miles to the forest boundary, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(258) Smith River, Montana.--The segment within the Lewis and \nClark National Forest from Tenderfoot Creek downstream approximately 12 \nmiles to Deep Creek, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(259) Middle Fork Judith River, Montana.--The segment within the \nLewis and Clark National Forest from Arch Coulee Junction downstream \napproximately 5 miles to the national forest boundary, which shall be \nadministered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(260) Rock Creek Watershed, Montana.--The segments within the \nLolo and Beaverhead-Deerlodge National Forests including the main fork \nof Rock Creek, the West Fork of Rock Creek, the East Fork of Rock \nCreek, the Ross Fork of Rock Creek, the Middle Fork of Rock Creek, the \nCarpp Creek segment, the Copper Creek segment, the Ranch Creek segment, \nthe Welcome Creek segment, the Alder Creek segment, the Hogback Creek \nsegment, the Wyman Gulch segment, the Stony Creek segment, the West \nFork segment, and the Ross Fork segment, comprising approximately 134 \nmiles, which shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(261) Salt River, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton \nNational Forest from the headwaters downstream approximately 12 miles \nto forest road 10072, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(262) Swift Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton \nNational Forest from the source downstream approximately 8 miles to \nPeriodic Spring, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(263) Hoback River, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-\nTeton National Forest from the source downstream approximately 10 miles \nto the end of forest road 30710, which shall be administered by the \nSecretary of Agriculture.\n ``(264) Thorofare, Wyoming.--The segment of the main stem within \nthe Bridger-Teton National Forest from the headwaters downstream \napproximately 25 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, \nand the headwaters of Open Creek downstream 10 miles to the confluence \nwith the main stem, which shall be administered by the Secretary of \nAgriculture.\n ``(265) Atlantic Creek, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-\nTeton National Forest from the Parting of the Waters downstream \napproximately 10 miles to the confluence with the Yellowstone River, \nwhich shall be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(266) Yellowstone, Wyoming.--The segment within the Bridger-Teton \nNational Forest from the headwater downstream approximately 28 miles to \nthe boundary of Yellowstone National Park, which shall be administered \nby the Secretary of Agriculture.\n ``(267) Yellowstone River, Wyoming and Montana.--The segment within \nthe Custer Gallatin National Forest and Yellowstone National Park from \nthe southern boundary of Yellowstone National Park downstream \napproximately 102 miles to the mouth of Yankee Jim canyon, which shall \nbe administered by the Secretaries of the Interior and Agriculture.''.\n\n TITLE IV--WILDLAND RESTORATION AND RECOVERY\n\nSEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Recovery.--The term ``recovery'' means the restoration \n of lands damaged by land management activities to a natural \n untrammeled condition and the restoration of the undeveloped \n roadless character of such land.\n (2) Recovery system.--The term ``Recovery System'' means \n the National Wildland Restoration and Recovery System.\n\nSEC. 402. RESTORATION AND RECOVERY.\n\n (a) Recovery Areas.--The following areas, consisting of a total of \napproximately 1,023,000 acres, as depicted on the maps dated and \nentitled ``'', are designated as wildland recovery areas:\n (1) Skyland area, consisting of approximately 10,000 acres \n administered by the Flathead National Forest.\n (2) Hungry Horse area (except Hungry Horse Dam and \n Reservoir), consisting of approximately 205,000 acres \n administered by the Flathead National Forest.\n (3) Lolo Creek area, consisting of approximately 59,000 \n acres administered by the Lolo or Clearwater National Forest.\n (4) Yellowstone West area, consisting of approximately \n 164,000 acres administered by the Caribou-Targhee National \n Forest.\n (5) Mt. Leidy area, consisting of approximately 70,000 \n acres administered by the Bridger-Teton National Forest.\n (6) Cabinet/Yaak area, consisting of approximately 100,000 \n acres administered by the Kootenai National Forest.\n (7) Lightning Creek area, consisting of approximately \n 31,000 acres administered by the Panhandle National Forest.\n (8) Coeur d'Alene River area, consisting of approximately \n 372,000 acres administered by the Panhandle National Forest.\n (9) Magruder Corridor area, consisting of approximately \n 12,000 acres administered by the Nez Perce or Bitterroot \n National Forest.\n (b) Exemption.--The roads and highways and facilities referred to \nbelow are expressly exempted from the provisions of this title: All \nprivate, county, State, or Federal roads, including National Forest \nSystem roads, accessing existing authorized uses and any facilities \nsuch as a developed campground, ranger station, or other facilities \ndeemed essential by the Forest Service.\n (c) Magruder Corridor Area.--Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this \nsection, the Secretary of Agriculture will recommend recovery and \nrestoration on the part of the Magruder Corridor between Magruder \nCrossing and Dry Saddle under plans developed under section 403 of this \ntitle.\n (d) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary \nof Agriculture may recommend recovery and restoration of any National \nForest System road or Forest Service development or facility in any \nrecovery area and the entire Magruder Corridor under plans developed \nunder section 403 of this title.\n\nSEC. 403. MANAGEMENT.\n\n (a) Restoration.--All lands within the Recovery Areas described in \nsection 402(a) shall be managed so as to restore their native \nvegetative cover and reduce or eliminate invasive non-native species, \nfacilitate native species diversity to the extent possible with climate \nchange, stabilize slopes and soils to prevent or reduce further \nerosion, recontour slopes to their original contours, remove barriers \nto natural fish spawning runs, and generally restore such lands in \ntheir entirety to a natural roadless and wild condition.\n (b) Water Quality Restoration.--In the management of the Recovery \nAreas, special consideration shall be given to restoration of water \nquality in the Recovery Area.\n (c) Recovery Plans.--Not later than three years after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a wildland \nrecovery plan for each Recovery Area. Each recovery plan shall detail \nnecessary work and funding requirements needed to implement the \nmanagement direction established under this section.\n (d) Evaluation.--The Secretary shall use measurable criteria to \njudge the success of recovery efforts taken pursuant to this section.\n\n TITLE V--IMPLEMENTATION AND MONITORING\n\nSEC. 501. IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.\n\n (a) Report Required.--Within three years after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary \nof the Interior shall jointly submit to the Committee on Energy and \nNatural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources \nof the House of Representatives a report that details the \nimplementation of this Act. The report shall also detail any additional \nwork and funding requirements necessary to achieve the purposes of this \nAct.\n (b) Preparation.--The report shall be produced by a panel of \nindependent scientists appointed by the National Academy of Sciences, \nin consultation with the Society for Conservation Biology.\n\nSEC. 502. INTERAGENCY TEAM.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary \nof the Interior shall jointly establish an interagency team, containing \nequal numbers of participants from the public and private sectors, to \nmonitor, evaluate, and make recommendations to ensure long-term results \nrequired by this Act.\n (b) Geographic Information System.--\n (1) Development.--The interagency team shall develop a \n geographic information system for monitoring the Northern \n Rockies Bioregion. The geographic information system shall be \n based on satellite-gathered data and shall include \n comprehensive maps and databases to assist in the detection of \n changes in the Northern Rockies Bioregion.\n (2) Types of information.--The maps and databases included \n in the geographic information system shall be updated \n periodically to record the following:\n (A) Vegetation cover (with species occurrence and \n densities).\n (B) Human impacts.\n (C) Water and air quality.\n (D) Activities that bear on forest husbandry and \n restoration.\n (3) Status reports.--The geographic information system \n shall include status reports on the progress of ecosystem \n protection, corridor consolidation, and forest recovery efforts \n and reports on the status of threatened and endangered species \n which are primary indicators of ecosystem health.\n (c) Wildlife Movements.--The interagency team shall assess the \npotential for facilitating wildlife movements across or under major \nhighways and rail lines within the biological corridors established in \ntitle II. This assessment shall identify major crossing points and \nidentify possible management actions to enhance the suitability of such \ncrossing points as movement corridors, including underpasses, \noverpasses, and other methods for reducing the danger to native \nwildlife while facilitating movements within the Northern Rockies \nBioregion.\n\nSEC. 503. ROADLESS LANDS EVALUATION.\n\n (a) Evaluation Required.--Roadless lands greater than 1,000 acres \nin size, that are located within the National Forest System in the Wild \nRockies Bioregion in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, or Wyoming, \nand that are not designated as components of the National Wilderness \nPreservation System (under this Act or any other law) shall be \nidentified and evaluated by the panel of independent scientists \nappointed under section 501. In identifying and evaluating these lands, \nthe panel shall make use of existing satellite information and \nGeographic Information System data developed by the Forest Service, the \nBureau of Land Management, and the United States Fish and Wildlife \nService, in addition to other information sources. The panel shall \nstudy the role of such lands in maintaining biological diversity in the \nNorthern Rockies and as part of the overall forest reserve system. The \npanel shall make recommendations regarding the management of the lands, \nand shall include the recommendations in the report required by section \n501.\n (b) Prohibition.--After completion of the evaluation required by \nsubsection (a), until Congress enacts a law stating otherwise, no new \nroad construction or reconstruction, or timber harvest (except firewood \ngathering) shall be allowed in the lands described in subsection (a). \nIn addition, subject to valid existing rights, no oil or gas leasing, \nmining, or other development which impairs the natural and roadless \nqualities of these lands shall be allowed on the lands.\n\n TITLE VI--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING INDIAN TRIBES\n\nSEC. 601. INDIAN TRIBES.\n\n Nothing in this Act may be construed to affect or modify any treaty \nor other right of an Indian tribe.\n\nSEC. 602. FEDERAL TRUST RESPONSIBILITY.\n\n Nothing in this Act is intended to amend, alter, or give priority \nover the Federal trust responsibility to Indian tribes.\n\nSEC. 603. EXEMPTION FROM FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.\n\n If a Federal department or agency receives any information related \nto sacred sites or cultural activities identified by an Indian tribe as \nconfidential, such information shall be exempt from disclosure under \nsection 552 of title 5, United States Code, popularly known as the \nFreedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).\n\nSEC. 604. APPLICATION OF INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION \n ASSISTANCE ACT.\n\n The Secretary of the Interior may apply the provisions of the \nIndian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 \net seq.; Public Law 93-638) when appropriate in the implementation of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 605. NATIVE AMERICAN USES.\n\n (a) Definition.--For purposes of this section and section 505, the \nterm ``protected areas'' means land designated by this Act as \nwilderness, wildland recovery areas, wild and scenic rivers, and \nbiological corridors.\n (b) Nonexclusive Access.--In recognition of the past use of \nportions of the protected areas by Native Americans for traditional \ncultural and religious purposes, the Secretary of Agriculture and the \nSecretary of the Interior shall ensure nonexclusive access to these \nprotected areas by native people for such traditional cultural and \nreligious purposes. Such access shall be consistent with the purpose \nand intent of Public Law 95-341 (42 U.S.C. 1996; commonly known as the \nAmerican Indian Religious Freedom Act), and, in the case of land \ndesignated as wilderness by this Act, the Wilderness Act (16 U.S.C. \n1121 et seq.). The Secretaries, in accordance with such laws, upon \nrequest of an Indian tribe, may from time-to-time temporarily close to \nthe general public use of one or more specific portions of these \nprotected areas in order to protect the privacy of religious activities \nand cultural uses in such portions by an Indian people. As part of the \npreparation of general management plans for the protected areas, the \nSecretaries shall request that the chief executive officers of \nappropriate Indian tribes make recommendations with respect to assuring \naccess to important sites, enhancing the privacy of traditional \ncultural and religious activities, and protecting cultural and \nreligious sites.\n\n TITLE VII--RULES OF CONSTRUCTION\n\nSEC. 701. WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this Act may be construed as a relinquishment or \nreduction of any water rights reserved, appropriated, or otherwise \nsecured by the United States in the State of Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, \nOregon, or Washington on or before the date of enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["land", 735], ["national", 676], ["forest", 631], ["wilderness", 616], ["shall", 602], ["approximately", 564], ["within", 537], ["federal", 517], ["acre", 513], ["certain", 513], ["map", 512], ["comprising", 504], ["depicted", 503], ["entitled", 502], ["generally", 502], ["dated", 502], ["known", 421], ["wilderness.", 412], ["administered", 221], ["creek", 220], ["mountain", 192], ["management", 133], ["area", 109], ["corridor", 93], ["secretary", 91], ["bureau", 89], ["designated", 81], ["office", 80], ["fork", 80], ["segment", 76], ["peak", 76], ["field", 72], ["system", 69], ["agriculture", 66], ["added", 65], ["river", 64], ["idaho", 62], ["mile", 59], ["section", 54], ["downstream", 53], ["nez", 52], ["salmon-challis", 52], ["panhandle", 51], ["caribou-targhee", 50], ["kootenai", 48], ["beaverhead-deerlodge", 48], ["addition.", 45], ["following", 44], ["north", 44], ["ecosystem", 43], ["lolo", 42], ["clark", 42], ["perce-clearwater", 40], ["lewis", 39], ["boise", 38], ["canyon", 37], ["biological", 36], ["ridge", 35], ["state", 33], ["public", 31], ["south", 31], ["rockies", 30], ["new", 30], ["additions.", 30], ["northern", 30], ["greater", 30], ["wildlife", 29], ["preservation", 28], ["range", 28], ["idaho.", 28], ["lake", 28], ["west", 27], ["recovery", 26], ["road", 26], ["sawtooth", 26], ["connecting", 25], ["water", 25], ["yellowstone", 25], ["wild", 25], ["park", 24], ["bridger-teton", 24], ["headwater", 24], ["special", 24], ["hereby", 23], ["component", 23], ["boundary", 23], ["helena", 22], ["subject", 22], ["payette", 22], ["butte", 22], ["montana.", 21], ["bioregion", 21], ["specie", 21], ["rock", 21], ["requirement", 21], ["gallatin", 19], ["frank", 19], ["montana", 19], ["colville", 18], ["malheur", 18]]}, "hr999": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 999 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 999\n\n To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National \nAcademy of Sciences to study the vehicle handling requirements proposed \nby the Commission for recreational off-highway vehicles and to prohibit \n the adoption of any such requirements until the completion of the \n study.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Pompeo (for himself, Mr. Peterson, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Harper, Mr. \n Duffy, Mr. Stewart, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Benishek, Mr. \n Kline, Mr. Zinke, Mr. Olson, Mrs. Noem, Mr. Amodei, and Mr. Stivers) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the National \nAcademy of Sciences to study the vehicle handling requirements proposed \nby the Commission for recreational off-highway vehicles and to prohibit \n the adoption of any such requirements until the completion of the \n study.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``ROV In-Depth Examination Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. RECREATIONAL OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE STANDARDS STUDY.\n\n (a) No Mandatory Standards Regarding Performance or Configuration \nof ROVs.--\n (1) In general.--The Consumer Product Safety Commission \n shall have no authority to establish any standards concerning \n the performance or configuration of recreational off-highway \n vehicles until after the completion of the study required by \n subsection (b). This prohibition includes a prohibition on the \n exercise of any authority pursuant to section 27(e) of the \n Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2076(e)) to require ROV \n manufacturers to provide performance and technical data to \n prospective purchasers and to the first purchaser of an ROV for \n purposes other than resale.\n (2) Voluntary standards.--Nothing in this section shall be \n construed as suggesting that ROVs shall not be manufactured in \n compliance with applicable voluntary standards.\n (b) Study.--\n (1) In general.--The Commission shall contract with the \n National Academy of Sciences to determine--\n (A) the technical validity of the lateral stability \n and vehicle handling requirements proposed by the \n Commission in a notice of proposed rulemaking published \n in the Federal Register November 19, 2014 (79 Fed. Reg. \n 68964), for purposes of reducing the risk of ROV \n rollovers in the off-road environment, including the \n repeatability and reproducibility of testing for \n compliance with such requirements;\n (B) the number of ROV rollovers that would be \n prevented if the proposed requirements were adopted;\n (C) whether there is a technical basis for the \n proposal to provide information on a point-of-sale \n hangtag about a vehicle's rollover resistance on a \n progressive scale; and\n (D) the effect on the utility of ROVs used by the \n Armed Forces if the proposed requirements were adopted.\n (2) Consultation and deadline for report.--The National \n Academy of Sciences shall consult with the National Highway \n Traffic Safety Administration and the Department of Defense in \n carrying out the study required by this subsection. The \n National Academy of Sciences shall complete and transmit to the \n Commission a report containing the findings of the study not \n later than two years after the date of enactment of this Act.\n (3) Report to congress.--Within five days of receiving the \n report described in paragraph (2) from the National Academy of \n Sciences, the Commission shall transmit the report, along with \n any comments of the Commission, to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce of the House of Representatives and to the Committee \n on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate.\n (4) Consideration.--The Commission shall consider the \n results of the study in any subsequent rulemaking regarding the \n performance or configuration of ROVs, or the provision of \n point-of-sale information regarding ROV performance.\n (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:\n (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Consumer \n Product Safety Commission.\n (2) Recreational off-highway vehicle.--The term \n ``recreational off-highway vehicle'' or ``ROV'' means a \n motorized off-highway vehicle designed to travel on four or \n more tires, intended by the manufacturer for recreational use \n by one or more persons and having the following \n characteristics:\n (A) A steering wheel for steering control.\n (B) Foot controls for throttle and service brake.\n (C) Non-straddle seating.\n (D) Maximum speed capability greater than 30 miles \n per hour.\n (E) Gross vehicle weight rating no greater than \n 3,750 pounds.\n (F) Less than 80 inches in overall width, exclusive \n of accessories.\n (G) Engine displacement equal to or less than 61 \n cubic inches for gasoline fueled engines.\n (H) Identification by means of a 17-character \n personal or vehicle information number.\n (3) Exclusion.--Such term does not include a prototype of a \n motorized, off-highway, all-terrain vehicle or other motorized, \n off-highway, all-terrain vehicle that is intended exclusively \n for research and development purposes unless the vehicle is \n offered for sale.\n \n", "frequency": [["vehicle", 15], ["mr.", 14], ["commission", 13], ["off-highway", 9], ["study", 9], ["requirement", 8], ["shall", 8], ["rov", 7], ["recreational", 7], ["national", 7], ["science", 7], ["proposed", 6], ["safety", 6], ["academy", 6], ["performance", 5], ["product", 5], ["consumer", 5], ["report", 4], ["house", 4], ["standard", 4], ["section", 4], ["committee", 3], ["completion", 3], ["regarding", 3], ["motorized", 3], ["rollover", 3], ["term", 3], ["configuration", 3], ["technical", 3], ["mean", 3], ["representative", 3], ["commerce", 3], ["handling", 3], ["bill", 3], ["information", 3], ["congress", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["rovs", 3], ["adoption", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["prohibition", 2], ["transmit", 2], ["general.", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["senate", 2], ["direct", 2], ["authority", 2], ["voluntary", 2], ["rulemaking", 2], ["control", 2], ["steering", 2], ["manufacturer", 2], ["compliance", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["number", 2], ["114th", 2], ["adopted", 2], ["energy", 2], ["engine", 2], ["inch", 2], ["following", 2], ["purchaser", 2], ["all-terrain", 2], ["greater", 2], ["used", 2], ["intended", 2], ["required", 2], ["point-of-sale", 2], ["provide", 2], ["comment", 1], ["consider", 1], ["office", 1], ["rating", 1], ["non-straddle", 1], ["off-road", 1], ["paragraph", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["resistance", 1], ["characteristic", 1], ["stability", 1], ["foot", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["per", 1], ["peterson", 1], ["speed", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["tire", 1], ["personal", 1], ["lateral", 1], ["exclusively", 1], ["environment", 1], ["report.", 1], ["identification", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["first", 1], ["amodei", 1], ["iowa", 1], ["risk", 1]]}, "hr1235": {"text": "\r\n404 Not Found\r\n\r\n404 Not Found
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R. 748\n\n To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of \nVeterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance under the \nPost-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans \n Affairs to certain eligible individuals.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 5, 2015\n\nMr. McKinley (for himself and Ms. Titus) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of \nVeterans Affairs to provide additional educational assistance under the \nPost-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans \n Affairs to certain eligible individuals.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``GI Bill STEM Extension Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE UNDER POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL \n ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 33 of title 38, United \nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 3320. Additional benefits\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary may provide to an eligible \nindividual additional educational assistance under this section.\n ``(b) Amount of Assistance.--The Secretary shall pay to each \nindividual who receives educational assistance under this section who \nis pursuing a program of education the amount payable under section \n3313 of this title for such program of education for a period of not \nmore than nine months.\n ``(c) Eligibility.--An eligible individual is an individual--\n ``(1) who is or was entitled to educational assistance \n under section 3311 of this title;\n ``(2) who has used all of the educational assistance to \n which the individual is entitled under this chapter; and\n ``(3) who--\n ``(A) is enrolled in a program of education leading \n to a post-secondary degree that requires more than the \n standard 128 semester (or 192 quarter) credit hours for \n completion in--\n ``(i) biological or biomedical science;\n ``(ii) physical science;\n ``(iii) science technologies or \n technicians;\n ``(iv) computer and information science and \n support services;\n ``(v) mathematics or statistics;\n ``(vi) engineering;\n ``(vii) engineering technologies or an \n engineering-related field;\n ``(viii) a health profession or related \n program; or\n ``(ix) a medical residency program; or\n ``(B) has earned a post-secondary degree in a field \n referred to in subparagraph (A) and is enrolled in a \n program of education leading to a teaching \n certification.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section \n3319 the following new item:\n\n``3320. 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R. 562\n\n To improve transfer of earned school credits for foster youth.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 27, 2015\n\n Mr. Grayson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To improve transfer of earned school credits for foster youth.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Improving Education for Foster Youth \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. IMPROVED CREDIT TRANSFER FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.\n\n Subpart 2 of part E of title IX (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) of the \nElementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n\n``SEC. 9537. CREDIT TRANSFER OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE.\n\n ``Each State that receives assistance under this Act shall \nimplement policies ensuring that a child in foster care who is changing \nschools can transfer school credits and receive partial credits for \ncoursework satisfactorily completed while attending a prior school or \neducational program.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["foster", 6], ["credit", 6], ["transfer", 5], ["school", 5], ["house", 3], ["education", 3], ["congress", 3], ["child", 3], ["bill", 3], ["youth", 3], ["care", 3], ["u.s.c", 2], ["seq", 2], ["earned", 2], ["114th", 2], ["state", 2], ["representative", 2], ["improve", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["partial", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["elementary", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["grayson", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["educational", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["section", 1], ["shall", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["satisfactorily", 1], ["policy", 1], ["program.", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["completed", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["secondary", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["prior", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["attending", 1], ["ensuring", 1], ["improving", 1], ["changing", 1], ["america", 1], ["short", 1], ["improved", 1], ["receive", 1], ["january", 1], ["coursework", 1], ["printing", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["receives", 1], ["implement", 1], ["assistance", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr618": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 618 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 618\n\n To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Rokita (for himself, Mr. Messer, Mr. DeSantis, and Mr. Gowdy) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Education and the Workforce, and in addition to the Committees on \nOversight and Government Reform and Armed Services, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Creating Hope and Opportunity for \nIndividuals and Communities through Education Act'' or the ``CHOICE \nAct''.\n\n TITLE I--IMPROVING THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS ACT\n\nSEC. 101. PURPOSE.\n\n The purpose of this title is to amend the Scholarships for \nOpportunity and Results Act (Public Law 112-10, 125 Stat. 199) in order \nto improve provisions concerning opportunity scholarships available for \nlow-income students in the District of Columbia.\n\nSEC. 102. IMPROVEMENTS TO THE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR OPPORTUNITY AND RESULTS \n ACT.\n\n (a) Carryover Amounts.--Section 3014 of division C of the \nDepartment of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011 \n(Public Law 112-10, 125 Stat. 212) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing:\n ``(c) Carryover Amounts.--\n ``(1) In general.--Amounts appropriated under this section \n shall remain available until expended.\n ``(2) Use of carryover amounts.--Of the funds appropriated \n under this section that are unobligated, are not expended in \n the fiscal year for which such funds are appropriated, and are \n not necessary for the continuation of the scholarships already \n awarded, the Secretary shall, for the subsequent fiscal year--\n ``(A) use 2 percent of such funds to carry out \n outreach and parental education and assistance \n activities described in section 3007(c) that are in \n addition to any such activities carried out by an \n eligible entity under such section; and\n ``(B) use the remaining amount of such funds to \n provide opportunity scholarships to eligible students \n who have not previously received such a scholarship.''.\n (b) Clarification in Student Eligibility.--Section 3013(3) of \ndivision C of the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing \nAppropriations Act, 2011 (Public Law 112-10, 125 Stat. 211) is amended, \nin the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, is enrolled, \nor will be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private \nelementary school or secondary school,'' after ``District of \nColumbia''.\n\n TITLE II--EDUCATION PORTABILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES\n\nSEC. 201. PURPOSE.\n\n The purpose of this title is to provide options to States to \ninnovate and improve the education of children with disabilities by \nexpanding the choices for students and parents under the Individuals \nwith Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).\n\nSEC. 202. AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION \n ACT.\n\n (a) Children Enrolled in Private Schools by Their Parents.--Section \n612(a)(10)(A) of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (20 \nU.S.C. 1412(a)(10)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(viii) Parent option program.--If a State \n has established a program that meets the \n requirements of section 663(c)(11) (whether \n statewide or in limited areas of the State) and \n that allows a parent of a child described in \n section 663(c)(11)(A) to use public funds, or \n private funds in accordance with \n 633(c)(11)(B)(ii), to pay some or all of the \n costs of attendance at a private school--\n ``(I) funds allocated to the State \n under section 611 may be used by the \n State to supplement such public or \n private funds, if the Federal funds are \n distributed to parents who make a \n genuine independent choice as to the \n appropriate school for their child, \n except that in no case shall the amount \n of Federal funds provided under this \n subclause to a parent of a child with a \n disability for a year exceed the total \n amount of tuition, fees, and \n transportation costs for the child for \n the year;\n ``(II) the authorization of a \n parent to exercise this option fulfills \n the State's obligation under paragraph \n (1) with respect to the child during \n the period in which the child is \n enrolled in the selected school; and\n ``(III) a selected school accepting \n such funds shall not be required to \n carry out any of the requirements of \n this title with respect to such \n child.''.\n (b) Research and Innovation To Improve Services and Results for \nChildren With Disabilities.--Section 663(c) of the Individuals with \nDisabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1463(c)) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (9), by striking ``and'' after the \n semicolon;\n (2) in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end \n and inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(11) supporting the post-award planning and design, and \n the initial implementation (which may include costs for \n informing the community, acquiring necessary equipment and \n supplies, and other initial operational costs), during a period \n of not more than 3 years, of State programs that allow the \n parent of a child with a disability to make a genuine \n independent choice of the appropriate public or private school \n for their child, if the program--\n ``(A) requires that the child be a child who has \n received an initial evaluation described in section \n 614(a) and has been identified as a child with a \n disability, in accordance with part B;\n ``(B)(i) permits the parent to receive from the \n State funds to be used to pay some or all of the costs \n of attendance at the selected school (which may include \n tuition, fees, and transportation costs); or\n ``(ii) permits persons to receive a State tax \n credit for donations to an entity that provides funds \n to parents of eligible students described in \n subparagraph (A), to be used by the parents to pay some \n or all of the costs of attendance at the selected \n school (which may include tuition, fees, and \n transportation costs);\n ``(C) prohibits any school that agrees to \n participate in the program from discriminating against \n eligible students on the basis of race, color, national \n origin, or sex, except that--\n ``(i) the prohibition of sex discrimination \n shall not apply to a participating school that \n is operated by, supervised by, controlled by, \n or connected to a religious organization to the \n extent that the application of such prohibition \n is inconsistent with the religious tenets or \n beliefs of the school; and\n ``(ii) notwithstanding this subparagraph or \n any other provision of law, a parent may \n choose, and a school may offer, a single-sex \n school, class, or activity;\n ``(D) notwithstanding any other provision of law, \n allows any school participating in the program that is \n operated by, supervised by, controlled by, or connected \n to, a religious organization to exercise its right in \n matters of employment consistent with title VII of the \n Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et seq.), \n including the exemptions in that title;\n ``(E) allows a school to participate in the program \n without, consistent with the First Amendment of the \n Constitution of the United States--\n ``(i) necessitating any change in the \n participating school's teaching mission;\n ``(ii) requiring any private participating \n school to remove religious art, icons, \n scriptures, or other symbols; or\n ``(iii) precluding any private \n participating school from retaining religious \n terms in its name, selecting its board members \n on a religious basis, or including religious \n references in its mission statements and other \n chartering or governing documents; and\n ``(F) requires a participating school selected for \n a child with a disability to be--\n ``(i) accredited, licensed, or otherwise \n operating in accordance with State law; and\n ``(ii) academically accountable to the \n parent for meeting the educational needs of the \n student.''.\n\n TITLE III--MILITARY SCHOLARSHIPS\n\nSEC. 301. PURPOSE.\n\n The purpose of this title is to ensure high-quality education for \nchildren of military personnel who live on military installations and \nthus have less freedom to exercise school choice for their children, in \norder to improve the ability of the Armed Forces to retain such \nmilitary personnel.\n\nSEC. 302. MILITARY SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) ESEA definitions.--The terms ``child'', ``elementary \n school'', ``secondary school'', and ``local educational \n agency'' have the meanings given the terms in section 9101 of \n the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. \n 7801).\n (2) Eligible military student.--The term ``eligible \n military student'' means a child who--\n (A) is a military dependent student;\n (B) lives on a military installation selected to \n participate in the program under subsection (b)(2); and\n (C) chooses to attend a participating school, \n rather than a school otherwise assigned to the child.\n (3) Military dependent student.--The term ``military \n dependent student'' has the meaning given the term in section \n 572(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal \n Year 2006 (20 U.S.C. 7703b(e)).\n (4) Participating school.--The term ``participating \n school'' means a public or private elementary school or \n secondary school that--\n (A) accepts scholarship funds provided under this \n section on behalf of an eligible military student for \n the costs of tuition, fees, or transportation of the \n eligible military student; and\n (B) is accredited, licensed, or otherwise operating \n in accordance with State law.\n (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of Defense.\n (b) Program Authorized.--\n (1) In general.--From amounts made available under \n subsection (g) and beginning for the first full school year \n following the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary \n shall carry out a 5-year pilot program to award scholarships to \n enable eligible military students to attend the public or \n private elementary schools or secondary schools selected by the \n eligible military students' parents.\n (2) Scope of program.--\n (A) In general.--The Secretary shall select not \n less than 5 military installations to participate in \n the pilot program described in paragraph (1). In making \n such selection, the Secretary shall choose military \n installations where eligible military students would \n most benefit from expanded educational options.\n (B) Ineligibility.--A military installation that \n provides, on its premises, education for all elementary \n school and secondary school grade levels through one or \n more Department of Defense dependents' schools shall \n not be eligible for participation in the program.\n (3) Amount of scholarships.--\n (A) In general.--The annual amount of each \n scholarship awarded to an eligible military student \n under this section shall not exceed the lesser of--\n (i) the cost of tuition, fees, and \n transportation associated with attending the \n participating school selected by the parents of \n the student; or\n (ii)(I) in the case of an eligible military \n student attending elementary school--\n (aa) $8,000 for the first full \n school year following the date of \n enactment of this Act; or\n (bb) the amount determined under \n subparagraph (B) for each school year \n following such first full school year; \n or\n (II) in the case of an eligible military \n student attending secondary school--\n (aa) $12,000 for the first full \n school year following the date of \n enactment of this Act; or\n (bb) the amount determined under \n subparagraph (B) for each school year \n following such first full school year.\n (B) Adjustment for inflation.--For each school year \n after the first full school year following the date of \n enactment of this Act, the amounts specified in \n subclauses (I) and (II) of subparagraph (A)(ii) shall \n be adjusted to reflect changes for the 12-month period \n ending the preceding June in the Consumer Price Index \n for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of \n Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.\n (4) Payments to parents.--The Secretary shall make \n scholarship payments under this section to the parent of the \n eligible military student in a manner that ensures such \n payments will be used for the payment of tuition, fees, and \n transportation expenses (if any) in accordance with this \n section.\n (c) Selection of Scholarships Recipients.--\n (1) Random selection.--If more eligible military students \n apply for scholarships under the program under this section \n than the Secretary can accommodate, the Secretary shall select \n the scholarship recipients through a random selection process \n from students who submitted applications by the application \n deadline specified by the Secretary.\n (2) Continued eligibility.--\n (A) In general.--An individual who is selected to \n receive a scholarship under the program under this \n section shall continue to receive a scholarship for \n each year of the program until the individual--\n (i) graduates from secondary school or \n elects to no longer participate in the program;\n (ii) exceeds the maximum age for which the \n State in which the student lives provides a \n free public education; or\n (iii) is no longer an eligible military \n student.\n (B) Continued participation for military \n transfers.--\n (i) Transfer to private non-military \n housing.--Notwithstanding subparagraph \n (A)(iii), an individual receiving a scholarship \n under this section for a school year who meets \n the requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (C) \n of subsection (a)(2) and whose family, during \n such school year, moves into private non-\n military housing that is not considered to be \n part of the military installation, shall \n continue to receive the scholarship for use at \n the participating school for the remaining \n portion of the school year.\n (ii) Transfer to a different military \n installation.--Notwithstanding subparagraph \n (A)(iii), an individual receiving a scholarship \n under this section for a school year whose \n family is transferred to a different military \n installation shall no longer be eligible to \n receive such scholarship beginning on the date \n of the transfer. Such individual may apply to \n participate in any program offered under this \n section for the new military installation for a \n subsequent school year, if such individual \n qualifies as an eligible military student for \n such school year.\n (d) Nondiscrimination and Other Provisions.--\n (1) Nondiscrimination.--A participating school shall not \n discriminate against program participants or applicants on the \n basis of race, color, national origin, or sex.\n (2) Applicability and single-sex schools, classes, or \n activities.--\n (A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other \n provision of law, the prohibition of sex discrimination \n in paragraph (1) shall not apply to a participating \n school that is operated by, supervised by, controlled \n by, or connected to a religious organization to the \n extent that the application of paragraph (1) is \n inconsistent with the religious tenets or beliefs of \n the school.\n (B) Single-sex schools, classes, or activities.--\n Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or any other provision of \n law, a parent may choose, and a participating school \n may offer, a single-sex school, class, or activity.\n (3) Children with disabilities.--Nothing in this section \n may be construed to alter or modify the Individuals with \n Disabilities Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.).\n (4) Rules of conduct and other school policies.--A \n participating school, including the schools described in \n subsection (e), may require eligible students to abide by any \n rules of conduct and other requirements applicable to all other \n students at the school.\n (e) Religiously Affiliated Schools.--\n (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of \n law, a participating school that is operated by, supervised by, \n controlled by, or connected to, a religious organization may \n exercise its right in matters of employment consistent with \n title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e et \n seq.), including the exemptions in that title.\n (2) Maintenance of purpose.--Notwithstanding any other \n provision of law, funds made available under this title to \n eligible military students that are received by a participating \n school, as a result of their parents' choice, shall not, \n consistent with the First Amendment of the Constitution of the \n United States--\n (A) necessitate any change in the participating \n school's teaching mission;\n (B) require any private participating school to \n remove religious art, icons, scriptures, or other \n symbols; or\n (C) preclude any private participating school from \n retaining religious terms in its name, selecting its \n board members on a religious basis, or including \n religious references in its mission statements and \n other chartering or governing documents.\n (f) Reports.--\n (1) Annual reports.--Not later than July 30 of the year \n following the year of the date of enactment of this Act, and \n each subsequent year through the year in which the final report \n is submitted under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall prepare \n and submit to Congress an interim report on the scholarships \n awarded under the pilot program under this section that \n includes the content described in paragraph (3) for the \n applicable school year of the report.\n (2) Final report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of \n the pilot program under this section, the Secretary shall \n prepare and submit to Congress a report on the scholarships \n awarded under the program that includes the content described \n in paragraph (3) for each school year of the program.\n (3) Content.--Each annual report under paragraph (1) and \n the final report under paragraph (2) shall contain--\n (A) the number of applicants for scholarships under \n this section;\n (B) the number, and the average dollar amount, of \n scholarships awarded;\n (C) the number of participating schools;\n (D) the number of elementary school students \n receiving scholarships under this section and the \n number of secondary school students receiving such \n scholarships; and\n (E) the results of a survey, conducted by the \n Secretary, regarding parental satisfaction with the \n scholarship program under this section.\n (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be \nappropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal \nyears 2016 through 2020.\n (h) Offset in Department of Education Salaries.--Notwithstanding \nany other provision of law, for fiscal year 2016 and each of the 4 \nsucceeding fiscal years, the Secretary of Education shall return to the \nTreasury $10,000,000 of the amounts made available to the Secretary for \nsalaries and expenses of the Department of Education for such year.\n \n", "frequency": [["school", 76], ["military", 33], ["year", 33], ["section", 32], ["student", 29], ["scholarship", 28], ["shall", 23], ["eligible", 22], ["participating", 21], ["child", 21], ["education", 19], ["parent", 17], ["secretary", 15], ["state", 15], ["fund", 15], ["religious", 14], ["private", 14], ["may", 13], ["individual", 13], ["amount", 12], ["paragraph", 12], ["law", 12], ["disability", 11], ["following", 11], ["cost", 10], ["public", 10], ["notwithstanding", 9], ["selected", 9], ["provision", 9], ["term", 9], ["secondary", 9], ["choice", 8], ["subparagraph", 8], ["first", 8], ["installation", 8], ["described", 8], ["purpose", 8], ["opportunity", 8], ["elementary", 8], ["u.s.c", 8], ["general.", 7], ["full", 6], ["transportation", 6], ["receive", 6], ["date", 6], ["participate", 6], ["report", 6], ["result", 6], ["tuition", 6], ["fee", 6], ["department", 6], ["fiscal", 6], ["enactment", 5], ["use", 5], ["end", 5], ["including", 5], ["number", 5], ["accordance", 5], ["defense", 5], ["available", 5], ["period", 5], ["awarded", 5], ["congress", 5], ["single-sex", 4], ["exercise", 4], ["apply", 4], ["mission", 4], ["receiving", 4], ["carry", 4], ["consistent", 4], ["option", 4], ["mr.", 4], ["connected", 4], ["class", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["dependent", 4], ["activity", 4], ["requirement", 4], ["sex", 4], ["operated", 4], ["improve", 4], ["basis", 4], ["controlled", 4], ["pilot", 4], ["case", 4], ["used", 4], ["appropriated", 4], ["organization", 4], ["amended", 4], ["right", 4], ["payment", 4], ["supervised", 4], ["application", 4], ["enrolled", 4], ["include", 3], ["change", 3], ["amounts.", 3], ["allows", 3], ["attendance", 3], ["authorization", 3]]}, "hr619": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 619 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 619\n\n To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, \nintensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the \n National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Sires introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the expansion, \nintensification, and coordination of the programs and activities of the \n National Institutes of Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Collaborative Academic Research \nEfforts for Tourette Syndrome Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RELATING TO \n TOURETTE SYNDROME.\n\n Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act is amended by \ninserting after section 409J (42 U.S.C. 284q) the following:\n\n``SEC. 409K. EXPANSION, INTENSIFICATION, AND COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES \n WITH RESPECT TO TOURETTE SYNDROME.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, acting through the Director of \nNIH, shall expand, intensify, and coordinate the programs and \nactivities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to \nscientific and clinical research on Tourette syndrome.\n ``(b) Data Collection.--\n ``(1) System.--In carrying out subsection (a), the \n Secretary shall develop a system to collect data on Tourette \n syndrome, including epidemiologic information with respect to \n the incidence, prevalence, and impact of Tourette syndrome in \n the United States.\n ``(2) Broad and narrow definitions.--The data collection \n system under paragraph (1) shall provide for the collection of \n primary data on Tourette syndrome, including related data on \n the various conditions known to be comorbid with Tourette \n syndrome.\n ``(3) Collection by population and geographical region.--\n The data collection system under paragraph (1) shall provide \n for the collection of data on the availability of medical and \n social services for individuals with Tourette syndrome and \n their families and the disaggregation of such data by \n population and geographical region.\n ``(c) Collaborative Research Centers for Tourette Syndrome.--\n ``(1) In general.--In carrying out subsection (a), the \n Secretary shall award grants and contracts to public or \n nonprofit private entities to pay all or part of the cost of \n planning, establishing, improving, and providing basic \n operating support for Collaborative Research Centers for \n Tourette Syndrome.\n ``(2) Research.--Each center under paragraph (1) shall \n conduct basic and clinical research into Tourette syndrome. \n Such research should include investigations into the cause, \n diagnosis, early detection, prevention, control, and treatment \n of Tourette syndrome. The research conducted by such centers, \n as a group, shall include research in the fields of \n developmental neurobiology, neuroscience, genetics, psychology, \n and pharmacology.\n ``(3) Services for patients.--\n ``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1) may \n expend amounts provided under such paragraph to carry \n out a program to make individuals aware of \n opportunities to participate as subjects in research \n conducted by the centers.\n ``(B) Referral and costs.--A program under \n subparagraph (A) may, in accordance with such criteria \n as the Secretary may establish, provide to the subjects \n described in such subparagraph, referrals for health \n and other services, and such patient care costs as are \n required for research.\n ``(C) Availability and access.--The extent to which \n a center can demonstrate availability and access to \n clinical services shall be considered by the Secretary \n in decisions about awarding grants and contracts to \n applicants which meet the scientific criteria for \n funding under this subsection.\n ``(4) Organization of collaborative research centers for \n tourette syndrome.--\n ``(A) In general.--A center under paragraph (1) \n may--\n ``(i) use the facilities of a single \n institution; or\n ``(ii) be formed from a consortium of \n cooperating institutions and patient advocacy \n groups in order to maximize the scope of the \n center's services and geographic coverage.\n ``(B) Eligibility requirements.--To be eligible to \n make facilities so available (as described in \n subparagraph (A)(i)) or participate in such a \n consortium (as described in subparagraph (A)(ii)), an \n institution or group shall meet such requirements as \n the Secretary may prescribe.\n ``(5) Number of centers; duration of support.--\n ``(A) In general.--Subject to the availability of \n appropriations, the Secretary shall provide for the \n establishment of not fewer than 4 and not more than 6 \n centers under paragraph (1).\n ``(B) Geographical distribution.--The Secretary \n shall--\n ``(i) ensure that each of the centers \n established under paragraph (1) is located in a \n different region of the United States than the \n other such centers; and\n ``(ii) encourage the formation of such \n centers from a consortium of entities (as \n described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)) covering \n multiple regions or States.\n ``(C) Duration.--Support for a center established \n under paragraph (1) may be provided under this section \n for a period of not to exceed 5 years. Such period may \n be extended for one or more additional periods not \n exceeding 5 years if the operations of such center have \n been reviewed and approved by an appropriate technical \n and scientific peer review group established by the \n Secretary and if such group has recommended to the \n Secretary that such period should be extended.\n ``(d) Research on Symptomology and Treatment.--In carrying out \nsubsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants on a competitive, \npeer-reviewed basis for research on--\n ``(1) the full range of symptomology within the Tourette \n syndrome clinical spectrum; and\n ``(2) the efficacy of treatment options for particular \n patient subpopulations.\n ``(e) Funding.--Of the amounts made available to carry out the \nprograms and activities of the National Institutes of Health for a \nfiscal year, the Secretary shall designate a portion of such amounts \nfor carrying out the programs and activities of the National Institutes \nof Health with respect to Tourette syndrome.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["tourette", 18], ["center", 17], ["syndrome", 15], ["research", 13], ["shall", 13], ["secretary", 12], ["paragraph", 10], ["health", 10], ["service", 8], ["may", 8], ["data", 8], ["national", 6], ["provide", 6], ["activity", 6], ["institute", 6], ["respect", 6], ["group", 5], ["general.", 5], ["collection", 5], ["state", 4], ["subsection", 4], ["subparagraph", 4], ["availability", 4], ["public", 4], ["described", 4], ["clinical", 4], ["carrying", 4], ["collaborative", 4], ["period", 4], ["coordination", 3], ["syndrome.", 3], ["house", 3], ["year", 3], ["subject", 3], ["consortium", 3], ["congress", 3], ["section", 3], ["intensification", 3], ["patient", 3], ["scientific", 3], ["expansion", 3], ["region", 3], ["system", 3], ["institution", 3], ["bill", 3], ["united", 3], ["grant", 3], ["amount", 3], ["geographical", 3], ["established", 3], ["symptomology", 2], ["entity", 2], ["including", 2], ["participate", 2], ["facility", 2], ["include", 2], ["provided", 2], ["available", 2], ["cost", 2], ["individual", 2], ["meet", 2], ["referral", 2], ["contract", 2], ["conducted", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["carry", 2], ["support", 2], ["114th", 2], ["basic", 2], ["treatment", 2], ["award", 2], ["representative", 2], ["population", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["make", 2], ["criterion", 2], ["extended", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["range", 1], ["impact", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["subpopulation", 1], ["investigation", 1], ["various", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["designate", 1], ["amended", 1], ["pharmacology", 1], ["government", 1], ["awarding", 1], ["284q", 1], ["early", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["competitive", 1], ["reviewed", 1], ["intensify", 1], ["condition", 1]]}, "hr616": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 616 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 616\n\nTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for reforms to \n the EB-5 immigrant investor program, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Polis (for himself and Mr. Amodei) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for reforms to \n the EB-5 immigrant investor program, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``American Entrepreneurship and \nInvestment Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. THE EB-5 EMPLOYMENT-CREATION IMMIGRANT INVESTOR PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Reforming the EB-5 Immigrant Investor Program.--Section \n203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)) \nis amended as follows:\n (1) Type of investment.--In subparagraph (A), by inserting \n ``or similar entity'' after ``including a limited \n partnership''.\n (2) Targeted employment area.--In subparagraph (B)--\n (A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:\n ``(i) In general.--Not fewer than 5,000 of \n the visas made available under this paragraph \n in each fiscal year shall be reserved for \n qualified immigrants who invest in a new \n commercial enterprise described in subparagraph \n (A), which--\n ``(I) is investing such capital in \n a targeted employment area; and\n ``(II) will create employment in \n such targeted employment area.''; and\n (B) by inserting after clause (iii) the following:\n ``(iv) State determinations.--In a case in \n which a geographic area is determined under \n clause (ii) to be a targeted employment area by \n a delegated State agency, and such a \n determination has been made using acceptable \n data sources to include U.S. Census Bureau data \n (including data from the American Community \n Survey) and data from the Bureau of Labor \n Statistics (including data from the Local Area \n Unemployment Statistics), The Secretary of \n Homeland Security or her designee shall defer \n to a state's designation as conclusive.\n ``(v) Effect of prior determination.--In a \n case in which an area is determined under \n clause (ii) to be a targeted employment area, \n such determination shall remain in effect \n during the 2-year period beginning on the date \n of the determination for purposes of an alien \n seeking a visa reserved under this \n subparagraph.''.\n (3) Permanent authorization of regional center program.--By \n adding after subparagraph (D) the following:\n ``(E) Employment creation regional centers.--\n ``(i) In general.--Visas under this \n paragraph shall be made available to qualified \n immigrants who participate in a program \n involving a regional center in the United \n States, which has been designated by the \n Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation \n with the Secretary of Commerce, on the basis of \n a general proposal, for the promotion of \n economic growth, including increased exports, \n improved regional productivity, job creation, \n and increased domestic capital investment. A \n regional center shall have jurisdiction over a \n specific geographic area, which shall be \n described in the proposal and consistent with \n the purpose of concentrating pooled investment \n in defined economic zones. The establishment of \n a regional center under this subparagraph may \n be based on general predictions, contained in \n the proposal, concerning--\n ``(I) the kinds of new commercial \n enterprises that will receive capital \n from aliens;\n ``(II) the jobs that will be \n created directly or indirectly as a \n result of such investments; and\n ``(III) other positive economic \n effects such investments will have.\n ``(ii) Methodologies.--In determining \n compliance with this subparagraph, and \n notwithstanding requirements applicable to \n investors not involving regional centers, the \n Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation \n with the Secretary of Commerce, shall recognize \n reasonable methodologies for determining the \n number of jobs created by a designated regional \n center, including such jobs that are estimated \n to have been created indirectly through \n revenues generated from increased exports, \n improved regional productivity, or increased \n domestic capital investment resulting from the \n regional center.\n ``(iii) Special procedures.--\n ``(I) Preapproval of new commercial \n enterprises.--The Secretary of Homeland \n Security shall establish a preapproval \n procedure for commercial enterprises \n that--\n ``(aa) allows a regional \n center or potential regional \n center to apply to the \n Secretary for preapproval of a \n new commercial enterprise \n before any alien files a \n petition for classification \n under this paragraph by reason \n of investment in the new \n commercial enterprise;\n ``(bb) in considering an \n application under subclause \n (I)--\n\n ``(AA) allows the \n applicant to address \n and cure any \n deficiencies identified \n by the Secretary in the \n application prior to \n final determination on \n the application; and\n\n ``(BB) requires \n that the Secretary make \n final decisions on all \n issues under this \n paragraph other than \n those issues unique to \n each individual \n investor in the new \n commercial enterprise; \n and\n\n ``(cc) requires that the \n Secretary eliminate the need \n for the repeated submission of \n documentation that is common to \n multiple petitions for \n classification under this \n paragraph through a regional \n center.\n ``(II) Deference to prior \n rulings.--Except in the case of \n material change, fraud, or legal \n deficiency, the Secretary of Homeland \n Security shall give deference to, and \n not revisit, favorable determinations \n made pertaining to a commercial \n enterprise during the adjudication of--\n ``(aa) petitions filed by \n immigrants investing in the \n commercial enterprise under \n this subparagraph; or\n ``(bb) petitions filed by \n such immigrants under section \n 216A for removal of conditional \n basis.\n ``(iv) Processing times.--The Secretary of \n Homeland Security shall make determinations on \n a proposal under clause (i) or an application \n under clause (iii) not later than 180 days \n after the date on which the proposal or \n application is filed. In the event that \n additional information or documentation is \n requested by the Secretary, the Secretary shall \n adjudicate the proposal or application not \n later than 30 days after the receipt of such \n information or documentation. The filing party \n shall be notified in writing within 30 days of \n the date of filing if the filing does not meet \n the standards for approval. If the filing does \n not meet such standards, the notice shall \n include the reasons therefore and the Secretary \n shall provide an opportunity for the prompt \n resubmission of a modified filing.''.\n (4) Preventing fraud in the regional center program.--In \n subparagraph (E) (as added by paragraph (5)), by inserting \n after clause (iii) the following:\n ``(v) Bona fides of regional center \n principals.--No person may serve as an owner, \n director or officer of a regional center, or \n hold other positions of substantive authority \n for the operations, management or promotion of \n a regional center, if the Secretary of Homeland \n Security determines based on substantial \n evidence that the person--\n ``(I) has been found liable within \n the previous 5 years for any criminal \n or civil violation of any law relating \n to fraud or deceit;\n ``(II) has been found liable at any \n time for any such criminal or civil \n violation if such violation involved--\n ``(aa) a criminal \n conviction with a term of \n imprisonment of at least 1 \n year; or\n ``(bb) any law or agency \n regulation in connection with \n the purchase or sale of a \n security; or\n ``(III) is engaged in, has ever \n been engaged in, or seeks to engage in \n any--\n ``(aa) terrorist activity \n (as defined in clauses (iii) \n and (iv) of section \n 212(a)(3)(B));\n ``(bb) activity relating to \n espionage or sabotage;\n ``(cc) illicit trafficking \n in any controlled substance;\n ``(dd) activity related to \n money laundering (as described \n in section 1956 or 1957 of \n title 18, United States Code);\n ``(ee) violation of any \n statute, regulation or \n Executive order regarding \n foreign financial transactions \n or foreign asset control; or\n ``(ff) human trafficking or \n any other human rights offense.\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall \n require such attestations and information \n (including fingerprints) and shall perform such \n background checks as the Secretary in the \n Secretary's discretion considers appropriate to \n determine whether a regional center is in \n compliance with this clause. The Secretary may \n terminate any regional center from the program \n under this section if the Secretary determines \n that the regional center is in violation of \n this clause, the regional center fails to \n provide such attestations and information \n requested by the Secretary under this clause, \n or the regional center or any person described \n in this clause is engaged in fraud, \n misrepresentation, criminal misuse, or threats \n to national security. The Secretary shall \n provide for procedures for the appeal and \n review of such a termination, and any \n determinations pertaining to such termination \n shall be subject to review under chapter 7 of \n title 5, United States Code.\n ``(vi) Fee for regional center \n designation.--In addition to any other fees \n authorized by law, the Secretary of Homeland \n Security shall impose--\n ``(I) a fee to apply for \n designation as a regional center under \n this subparagraph; and\n ``(II) a fee for preapproval of a \n new commercial enterprise as provided \n under clause (iii)(I).''.\n (5) EB-5 petitions.--By adding after subparagraph (E) (as \n amended by paragraph (6)) the following:\n ``(F) EB-5 petitions.--\n ``(i) Processing times.--The Secretary of \n Homeland Security shall adjudicate a petition \n filed pursuant to this paragraph not later than \n 180 days after the date on which the petition \n is filed. In the event that additional \n information or documentation is requested by \n the Secretary, the Secretary shall adjudicate \n the petition not later than 30 days after the \n receipt of such information or documentation. \n The filing party shall be notified in writing \n within 30 days of the date of filing if the \n filing does not meet the standards for \n approval. If the filing does not meet such \n standards, the notice shall include the reasons \n therefore and the Secretary shall provide an \n opportunity for the prompt resubmission of a \n modified filing.\n ``(ii) Fraud.--The Secretary of Homeland \n Security, in consultation with the Commissioner \n of the Securities and Exchange Commission, \n shall develop a strategy to review securities-\n related materials included in any immigration \n petition under this paragraph, or a petition \n under section 216A for removal of conditional \n basis, when there is evidence of fraud.''.\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 610 of the Departments of \nCommerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies \nAppropriations Act, 1993 (8 U.S.C. 1153 note) is repealed.\n\nSEC. 3. EB-5 VISA REFORMS.\n\n (a) Aliens Not Subject to Direct Numerical Limitation.--Section \n201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(P) Aliens who are the spouse or a child of an \n alien admitted as an employment-based immigrant under \n section 203(b)(5).''.\n (b) Age Determination for Children of Alien Investors.--Section \n203(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(h)) is \namended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(5) Age determination for children of alien investors.--\n An alien admitted under subsection (d) as a lawful permanent \n resident on a conditional basis as the child of an alien \n lawfully admitted for permanent residence under subsection \n (b)(5), whose lawful permanent resident status on a conditional \n basis is terminated under section 216A, shall continue to be \n considered a child of the principal alien for the purpose of a \n subsequent immigrant petition by such alien under subsection \n (b)(5) if the alien remains unmarried and the subsequent \n petition is filed by the principal alien not later than 1 year \n after the termination of conditional lawful permanent resident \n status. No alien shall be considered a child under this \n paragraph with respect to more than 1 petition filed after the \n alien's 21st birthday.''.\n (c) Enhanced Pay Scale for Certain Federal Employees Administering \nthe EB-5 Program.--The Secretary may establish, fix the compensation \nof, and appoint individuals to, designated critical administrative, \ntechnical, and professional positions needed to administer sections \n203(b)(5) and 216A of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. \n1153(b)(5) and 1186b).\n (d) Delegation of Certain EB-5 Authority.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may \n delegate to the Secretary of Commerce authority and \n responsibility for determinations under sections 203(b)(5) and \n 216A (with respect to alien entrepreneurs) of the Immigration \n and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5) and 1186a), including \n determining whether an alien has met employment creation \n requirements.\n (2) Regulations.--The Secretary of Homeland Security and \n the Secretary of Commerce may each adopt such rules and \n regulations as are necessary to carry out the delegation \n authorized under paragraph (1), including regulations governing \n the eligibility criteria for obtaining benefits pursuant to the \n amendments made by this section.\n (3) Use of fees.--Adjudication fees described in section \n 286(m) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. \n 1356(m)) shall remain available until expended to reimburse the \n Secretary of Commerce for the costs of any determinations made \n by the Secretary of Commerce under paragraph (1).\n (e) Concurrent Filing of EB-5 Petitions and Applications for \nAdjustment of Status.--Section 245 (8 U.S.C. 1255) of the Immigration \nand Nationality Act is amended--\n (1) in subsection (k), in the matter preceding paragraph \n (1), by striking ``or (3)'' and inserting ``(3), or (5)''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(n) At the time a petition is filed for classification under \nsection 203(b)(5), if the approval of such petition would make a visa \nimmediately available to the alien beneficiary, the alien beneficiary's \napplication for adjustment of status under this section shall be \nconsidered to be properly filed whether the application is submitted \nconcurrently with, or subsequent to, the visa petition.''.\n (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and \nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), as amended by this Act, is \nfurther amended by striking ``Attorney General'' each place it appears \nand inserting ``Secretary of Homeland Security''.\n\nSEC. 4. NUMERICAL LIMITATIONS ON INDIVIDUAL FOREIGN STATES.\n\n (a) Numerical Limitation to Any Single Foreign State.--Section \n202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2)) \nis amended--\n (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``and employment- \n based'';\n (2) by striking ``(3), (4), and (5),'' and inserting ``(3) \n and (4),'';\n (3) by striking ``subsections (a) and (b) of section 203'' \n and inserting ``section 203(a)'';\n (4) by striking ``7'' and inserting ``15''; and\n (5) by striking ``such subsections'' and inserting ``such \n section''.\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 202 of the Immigration and \nNationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1152) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)--\n (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``both \n subsections (a) and (b) of section 203'' and inserting \n ``section 203(a)''; and\n (B) by striking paragraph (5); and\n (2) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:\n ``(e) Special Rules for Countries at Ceiling.--If it is determined \nthat the total number of immigrant visas made available under section \n202(a) to natives of any single foreign state or dependent area will \nexceed the numerical limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) in any \nfiscal year, in determining the allotment of immigrant visa numbers to \nnatives under section 203(a), visa numbers with respect to natives of \nthat state or area shall be allocated (to the extent practicable and \notherwise consistent with this section and section 203) in a manner so \nthat, except as provided in subsection (a)(4), the proportion of the \nvisa numbers made available under each of paragraphs (1) through (4) of \nsection 203(a) is equal to the ratio of the total number of visas made \navailable under the respective paragraph to the total number of visas \nmade available under section 203(a).''.\n (c) Country-Specific Offset.--Section 2 of the Chinese Student \nProtection Act of 1992 (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (e))'' and \n inserting ``subsection (d))''; and\n (2) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating subsection \n (e) as subsection (d).\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 5. APPLICABILITY OF FOREIGN CORRUPT PRACTICES ACT.\n\n The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) shall \napply to any petition under section 203(b)(5).\n\nSEC. 6. REGULATIONS.\n\n Not later than 180 days after the effective date of this subtitle, \nthe Secretary of Homeland Security shall make rules to carry out this \nAct and the amendments made by this Act.\n\nSEC. 7. CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY OF COMMERCE.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security may consult with the Secretary \nof Commerce in carrying out this Act and the amendments made by this \nAct.\n\nSEC. 8. 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R. 617\n\n To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the clinical trial \n registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMr. Reed (for himself and Ms. Slaughter) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance the clinical trial \n registry data bank reporting requirements and enforcement measures.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Clinical Trial Cancer Mission 2020 \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. ENHANCING CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRY DATA BANK REPORTING \n REQUIREMENTS AND ENFORCEMENT MEASURES.\n\n (a) Clarification That Clinical Trial Registry Data Bank \nRequirements Apply Regardless of Trial Outcomes.--Section \n402(j)(1)(A)(i) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. \n282(j)(1)(A)(i)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end \nthe following ``, whether or not such a clinical trial results in a \npositive or negative outcome''.\n (b) Application to Grants From Department of Defense.--Section \n402(j)(5)(A)(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 282(j)(5)(A)(i)) is amended by \ninserting ``the Department of Defense or'' after ``agency of''.\n (c) Enhanced Enforcement.--Section 402(j)(5)(A) of such Act (42 \nU.S.C. 282(j)(5)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new \nclause:\n ``(v) Enhanced enforcement.--After the 30-\n day period described in clause (iii), if the \n head of an agency referred to in clause (i), as \n applicable, verifies that a grantee has not \n submitted clinical trial information as \n described in clause (ii), with respect to an \n applicable clinical trial that is funded in \n whole or in part by a grant from the agency, \n such grantee--\n ``(I) shall not be eligible to \n receive any remaining funding for the \n grant or funding for a future Federal \n grant until such time as the grantee \n comes into compliance with all \n applicable reporting requirements under \n this subsection; and\n ``(II) shall be liable to the \n United States for repayment of any \n amount provided under the grant for the \n clinical trial for which the grantee \n failed to comply with such reporting \n requirements.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["trial", 10], ["clinical", 9], ["requirement", 5], ["grant", 5], ["reporting", 5], ["grantee", 4], ["bank", 4], ["section", 4], ["clause", 4], ["registry", 4], ["data", 4], ["amended", 3], ["applicable", 3], ["house", 3], ["measure", 3], ["health", 3], ["public", 3], ["service", 3], ["enforcement", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["agency", 3], ["congress", 3], ["amend", 2], ["enhance", 2], ["enforcement.", 2], ["referred", 2], ["enhanced", 2], ["funding", 2], ["state", 2], ["inserting", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["period", 2], ["described", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["united", 2], ["end", 2], ["department", 2], ["shall", 2], ["office", 1], ["mission", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["clarification", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["failed", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["remaining", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["future", 1], ["repayment", 1], ["liable", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["defense", 1], ["result", 1], ["defense.", 1], ["provided", 1], ["federal", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["slaughter", 1], ["requirements.", 1], ["respect", 1], ["receive", 1], ["compliance", 1], ["funded", 1], ["outcomes.", 1], ["whole", 1], ["regardless", 1], ["cancer", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["positive", 1], ["comply", 1], ["negative", 1], ["come", 1], ["head", 1], ["enhancing", 1], ["reed", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["whether", 1], ["submitted", 1], ["printing", 1], ["outcome", 1], ["cited", 1], ["information", 1], ["amount", 1], ["application", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["verifies", 1]]}, "hr614": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 614 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 614\n\nTo provide for savings, accountability, value, and efficiency, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMr. Murphy of Florida (for himself, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Ashford, Mr. Curbelo \nof Florida, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Mulvaney, Ms. Kuster, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. \n Swalwell of California, and Mr. Barr) introduced the following bill; \nwhich was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, \nand in addition to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs, Appropriations, \n Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, Armed Services, \n Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, Financial Services, House \n Administration, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined \n by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as \n fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo provide for savings, accountability, value, and efficiency, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Savings, \nAccountability, Value, and Efficiency Act of 2015'' or the ``SAVE \nAct''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\n TITLE I--SAVE I\n\nSec. 100. Short title.\nSubtitle A--Provisions Relating to Federal Property, Federal Contracts, \n and Information Technology\n\nSec. 101. Management of Federal excess and underutilized real property.\nSec. 102. Promotion of competition in Federal contracting.\nSec. 103. Promotion of strategic sourcing in Federal contracting.\nSec. 104. Strengthening oversight of information technology operations.\n Subtitle B--Other Matters\n\nSec. 111. Rescission of unobligated budget authority for Department of \n Energy ATVM loan program.\nSec. 112. Report on implementation of certain Medicare and Medicaid \n fraud detection and program integrity \n provisions.\nSec. 113. Study and report on the enhancement of agricultural \n quarantine and inspection fees.\nSec. 114. Authorization of depleted uranium sales.\nSec. 115. Coordination of diesel emissions controls.\n TITLE II--SAVE II\n\nSec. 201. Short title.\nSec. 202. Department of Defense unmanned aircraft systems.\nSec. 203. Finalizing Department of Defense inventory management \n guidance.\nSec. 204. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case of \n certain unpaid taxes.\nSec. 205. Consideration of prospective antidumping and countervailing \n duty collection system.\nSec. 206. Report on effectiveness of foreign assistance programs and \n projects.\nSec. 207. Conversion of prison X-ray systems.\nSec. 208. Prohibition on non-cost effective minting and printing of \n coins and currency.\nSec. 209. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies of \n Congressional documents.\n TITLE III--SAVE III\n\nSec. 301. Short title.\nSec. 302. Software license management.\nSec. 303. United States Postal Service fleet efficiency.\nSec. 304. Government Computer Energy Optimization.\nSec. 305. Removal of benefits for Federal employee convicted of certain \n offenses.\nSec. 306. Codification of Office of Management and Budget criteria.\nSec. 307. Increase energy efficiency of Federal buildings.\nSec. 308. Reduce redundant health payments for seniors.\nSec. 309. Efficient Medicare billing.\n TITLE IV--SAVE IV\n\nSec. 401. Short title.\nSec. 402. Study on challenges identity theft poses for Internal Revenue \n Service.\nSec. 403. Study on cost-effective acquisition of medical equipment and \n supplies under the Medicare program.\nSec. 404. Report on fragmentation of Department of Defense foreign \n language support programs.\nSec. 405. Audit of Department of Defense by private entity.\nSec. 406. Preference for contracts with local and State governments for \n shared performance of maintenance and \n administrative functions at military \n installations.\n\n TITLE I--SAVE I\n\nSEC. 100. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, \nand Efficiency I Act'' or the ``SAVE I Act''.\n\nSubtitle A--Provisions Relating to Federal Property, Federal Contracts, \n and Information Technology\n\nSEC. 101. MANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL EXCESS AND UNDERUTILIZED REAL PROPERTY.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States \nCode, is amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:\n\n ``SUBCHAPTER VII--MANAGING FEDERAL EXCESS AND UNDERUTILIZED REAL \n PROPERTY\n\n``Sec. 621. National strategy and plan to manage Federal excess and \n underutilized real property\n ``(a) National Strategy.--Not less than 6 months after the date of \nthe enactment of this subchapter, and every two years thereafter, the \nDirector of the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with \nthe head of each designated agency, shall develop and publish a \nnational strategy for managing excess property and underutilized \nFederal real property. The national strategy shall include the \nfollowing:\n ``(1) A statement of purpose, scope, and methodology.\n ``(2) A definition of excess and underutilized Federal real \n property, along with a list of risk factors that lead to such \n property becoming excess or underutilized.\n ``(3) Goals, subordinate objectives, activities, and \n performance measures, including the milestones and timeframes \n for achieving objectives.\n ``(4) Resources, investments, and risk management.\n ``(5) Organizational roles, responsibilities, and \n coordination.\n ``(6) Integration and implementation plans.\n ``(7) For each national strategy after the first, a \n description of how the previous national strategy has been \n implemented.\n ``(b) Data.--Not less than 6 months after the date of the enactment \nof this subchapter, and every two years thereafter, the Administrator \nof General Services, in consultation with the head of each designated \nagency, shall develop and implement a plan to improve the Federal Real \nProperty Profile established in accordance with Executive Order 13327 \n(40 U.S.C. 121 note; relating to Federal real property asset \nmanagement), that ensures the data collected is complete, accurate, and \nconsistent. The plan shall include the following:\n ``(1) Clearly defined data collection requirements and \n consistent data reporting to the database across Federal \n agencies.\n ``(2) Designation of performance measures that are linked \n to performance goals and that are consistent with the \n requirements in Executive Order 13327, or any amendment to or \n replacement of such Executive order.\n ``(3) Recommendations for how Federal agencies can \n collaborate effectively to provide data when determining data \n collection requirements and limiting the number of measures \n collected to those determined to be essential, taking into \n account the cost and effort involved in collecting the data \n when determining data collection requirements.\n ``(4) For each plan after the first, a description of how \n the previous plan has been implemented.\n ``(c) Submission and Publication.--\n ``(1) Submission.--The national strategy required by \n subsection (a) and the plan required by subsection (b) shall be \n submitted to each committee of jurisdiction in the House of \n Representatives and the Senate.\n ``(2) OMB publication.--The national strategy required by \n subsection (a) shall be published on the Web site of the Office \n of Management and Budget.\n ``(3) GSA publication.--The plan required by subsection (b) \n shall be published on the Web site of the General Services \n Administration.\n ``(d) Designated Agency Defined.--In this section, the term \n`designated agency' means each agency listed in section 901(b) of title \n31.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nchapter 5 of subtitle I of title 40, United States Code, is amended by \nadding at the end the following:\n\n ``subchapter vii--managing federal excess and underutilized real \n property\n\n``Sec.\n``621. National strategy and plan to manage Federal excess and \n underutilized real property.''.\n\nSEC. 102. PROMOTION OF COMPETITION IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.\n\n (a) Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--Not later than six \nmonths after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator for \nFederal Procurement Policy shall issue guidance to Federal agencies to \nreinvigorate the role of the competition advocate, consistent with the \nrecommendations of the Government Accountability Office in its report \nGAO-10-833 (July 26, 2010).\n (b) Elements of Guidance.--The guidance issued pursuant to \nsubsection (a) shall include key factors agencies should consider in \nappointing and utilizing competition advocates, such as placement \nwithin the organization, skill set, and potential methods to \neffectively carry out their duties, and shall direct agencies to \nrequire their competition advocates to actively involve program offices \nin highlighting opportunities to increase competition.\n\nSEC. 103. PROMOTION OF STRATEGIC SOURCING IN FEDERAL CONTRACTING.\n\n (a) Savings Goals.--Not later than six months after the date of \nenactment of this Act, and for 4 years annually thereafter, the \nDirector of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue Government-\nwide savings goals for the strategic sourcing of goods and services by \nexecutive agencies required to designate or appoint a Chief Financial \nOfficer as set forth in section 901 of title 31. The Director may issue \ngoals required by this section that are customized to individual \nagencies or sourcing efforts.\n (b) Matters Covered.--In complying with subsection (a), the \nDirector shall provide at a minimum--\n (1) guidance to executive agencies on calculating savings \n generated from strategic sourcing efforts; and\n (2) standards to measure progress towards meeting savings \n goals established by subsection (a).\n (c) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the extent \nof savings realized through the strategic sourcing of goods and \nservices by executive agencies during the period Government-wide \nsavings goals are required to be issued pursuant to subsection (a).\n\nSEC. 104. STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS.\n\n Section 11303(b) of title 40, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and\n (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new \n paragraph (5):\n ``(5) Analyses of investments in operations and \n maintenance.--The Director shall require each executive agency \n to develop a policy consistent with OMB guidance for performing \n analysis on each operational/steady state information \n technology investment to measure how well the investment is \n achieving expected cost, schedule, performance, and other \n goals, and to determine whether the investment provides the \n most cost effective way of delivering business value. The \n agencies shall conduct these operational analyses on a yearly \n basis and shall report the results to the Director and through \n existing or newly developed transparency mechanisms.''.\n\n Subtitle B--Other Matters\n\nSEC. 111. RESCISSION OF UNOBLIGATED BUDGET AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT OF \n ENERGY ATVM LOAN PROGRAM.\n\n Of the funds made available by section 129 of the Consolidated \nSecurity, Disaster Assistance, and Continuing Appropriations Act, 2009, \nPublic Law 110-329, the unobligated balance is hereby rescinded.\n\nSEC. 112. REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION OF CERTAIN MEDICARE AND MEDICAID \n FRAUD DETECTION AND PROGRAM INTEGRITY PROVISIONS.\n\n Section 1128J(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-\n7k(a)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(iii) Report on integrated data \n repository and one program integrity system.--\n Not later than six months after the date of \n enactment of this clause, the Secretary shall \n submit to the appropriate congressional \n committees a report on the following:\n ``(I) Integrated data repository.--\n Efforts to finalize plans and schedules \n for fully implementing and expanding \n the use of the Integrated Data \n Repository, including actions taken to \n finalize, implement, and manage plans \n for incorporating data into the \n Integrated Data Repository and actions \n taken to define measurable financial \n benefits expected from the \n implementation of the Integrated Data \n Repository.\n ``(II) One program integrity \n system.--Actions taken to plan, \n schedule, and conduct training on the \n One Program Integrity System, a Web-\n based portal and suite of software \n tools used to analyze and extract data \n from the Integrated Data Repository, \n and actions taken to define measurable \n financial benefits expected from the \n use of the One Program Integrity \n System.''.\n\nSEC. 113. STUDY AND REPORT ON THE ENHANCEMENT OF AGRICULTURAL \n QUARANTINE AND INSPECTION FEES.\n\n (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a study to \nensure that the amount of the fees collected under section 2509(a) of \nthe Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. \n136a(a)) is commensurate with the aggregate costs of agricultural \nquarantine and inspections services provided with respect to the entry \ninto the United States of commercial aircraft or other vehicles.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to \nCongress a report that contains--\n (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection \n (a); and\n (2) the Secretary's recommendations for ensuring that fees \n collected under section 2509(a) of the Food, Agriculture, \n Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136a(a)) are \n commensurate with the aggregate costs of agricultural \n quarantine and inspection services provided with respect to the \n entry into the United States of commercial aircraft or other \n vehicles, including the costs of any related inspections of \n passengers arriving on commercial aircraft or other vehicles.\n\nSEC. 114. AUTHORIZATION OF DEPLETED URANIUM SALES.\n\n (a) Section 3112(a) of the USEC Privatization Act, Public Law 104-\n134 (42 U.S.C. 2297h-10), is amended to read as follows:\n ``(a) Transfers and Sales by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall \nnot provide enrichment services or transfer or sell any uranium to any \nperson except as consistent with this section. For purposes of this \nsection, with the exception of subsection (b), `uranium' shall include \nbut not be limited to natural uranium concentrates, natural uranium \nhexafluoride, high enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, depleted \nuranium, and any byproduct of uranium processing.''.\n (b) Section 3112(d) is amended--\n (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``sell natural and low-\n enriched uranium (including low-enriched uranium derived from \n highly enriched uranium)'' and inserting ``transfer or sell any \n uranium''; and\n (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``natural or low-enriched \n uranium'' and inserting ``any uranium''.\n (c) Section 3112(f) is renumbered as 3112(h).\n (d) After section 3112(e), insert new subsections (f) and (g) as \nfollows:\n ``(f) Reporting.--Not less than 30 days nor more than two years \nprior to the transfer or sale of any uranium for any purpose, the \nSecretary shall notify the House and Senate Committees on \nAppropriations, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the \nSenate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the following:\n ``(1) The amount of uranium to be transferred or sold.\n ``(2) An estimate by the Secretary of the gross market \n value of the uranium on the expected date of the transfer or \n sale of the uranium.\n ``(3) The expected date of transfer or sale of the uranium.\n ``(4) The recipient of the uranium.\n ``(5) The funds, if any, the Secretary expects to receive \n in exchange for the uranium, and the Secretary's plans for the \n funds, and, if the Secretary plans to retain the funds, a \n citation of the legal authority for doing so.\n ``(6) The value of the services and materials the Secretary \n expects to receive in exchange for the uranium, including any \n changes to the gross value of the uranium by the recipient for \n uranium to be provided to the Department of Energy.\n ``(7) The purpose of the transfer or sale.\n ``(g) List of Transfers and Sales.--The Secretary shall maintain a \nlist identifying all notifications required by subsection (f) of this \nsection and for each notification identifying the expected date of the \nnotification, the actual date of the transaction and any information \npertaining to the actual transaction that differs from the information \nprovided in the notification. For each notification, the list shall \nidentify the date of the relevant Secretarial determination, if any, \npursuant to subsection (d)(2)(B) of this section.''.\n\nSEC. 115. COORDINATION OF DIESEL EMISSIONS CONTROLS.\n\n The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, not \nlater than six months after the date of enactment of this Act, develop \na strategy--\n (1) to assess the collective results of Federal funding of \n activities that have the effect of reducing mobile source \n diesel emissions; and\n (2) to identify and eliminate any unnecessary duplication, \n overlap, and fragmentation of such activities.\n\n TITLE II--SAVE II\n\nSEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, \nand Efficiency II Act'' or ``SAVE II Act''.\n\nSEC. 202. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.\n\n (a) Examination To Improve Interoperability.--The UAS Task Force \nestablished by the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, \nTechnology, and Logistics shall conduct an examination of the entire \nunmanned aircraft systems (UAS) portfolio of the Department of Defense, \nincluding UAS requirements, platforms, payloads, and ground control \nstations, for the purpose of developing strategies for improved \ninteroperability of existing systems.\n (b) Incorporation in Acquisition Strategies.--In the acquisition \nstrategies for each unmanned aircraft program commenced after the date \nof the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall identify, \nprior to milestone B, areas in which commonality with other unmanned \naircraft systems across the UAS portfolio will be achieved.\n (c) Independent Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall request a \nfederally funded research and development center to conduct an \nindependent study--\n (1) to analyze the effectiveness of the UAS Task Force in \n addressing UAS interoperability and overlap issues;\n (2) to provide solutions, if needed, to existing \n interoperability and overlap issues; and\n (3) to determine whether a single entity would be better \n positioned than the UAS Task Force to integrate all \n crosscutting efforts to improve the management and operation of \n the UAS portfolio.\n (d) Report.--Not later than March 3, 2017, the Secretary of Defense \nshall submit to Congress a report containing the--\n (1) the results of the examination required by subsection \n (a); and\n (2) the results of the independent study required by \n subsection (c).\n\nSEC. 203. FINALIZING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INVENTORY MANAGEMENT \n GUIDANCE.\n\n (a) Department of Defense Inventory Management Guidance.--As part \nof the implementation of the Department of Defense Comprehensive \nInventory Management Improvement Plan, the Secretary of Defense shall \nissue revised inventory management guidance that--\n (1) strengthens demand forecasting, visibility of on-hand \n inventory, reviews of on-order excess inventory, and management \n of inventory held for economic and contingency reasons in order \n to prevent on-order and on-hand excess inventory;\n (2) establishes a comprehensive, standardized set of \n department-wide supply chain and inventory management metrics, \n including standardized definitions, to measure five key \n attributes (materiel readiness, responsiveness, reliability, \n cost, and planning and precision) of supply chain management \n operations; and\n (3) establishes procedures for measuring and reporting \n these metrics on a regular basis to ensure the effectiveness \n and cost-efficiency of supply chain and inventory management \n operations.\n (b) Completion and Submission.--Not later than 270 days after the \ndate of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall \ncomplete the revision of inventory management guidance required by \nsubsection (a) and submit the revised guidance to Congress.\n\nSEC. 204. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD IN CASE OF \n CERTAIN UNPAID TAXES.\n\n (a) In General.--Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal Revenue \nCode of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 7345. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD IN CASE \n OF CERTAIN TAX DELINQUENCIES.\n\n ``(a) In General.--If the Secretary receives certification by the \nCommissioner of Internal Revenue that any individual has a seriously \ndelinquent tax debt in an amount in excess of $50,000, the Secretary \nshall transmit such certification to the Secretary of State for action \nwith respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport or \npassport card pursuant to section 4 of the Act entitled `An Act to \nregulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes', \napproved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the \n`Passport Act of 1926'.\n ``(b) Seriously Delinquent Tax Debt.--For purposes of this section, \nthe term `seriously delinquent tax debt' means an outstanding debt \nunder this title for which a notice of lien has been filed in public \nrecords pursuant to section 6323 or a notice of levy has been filed \npursuant to section 6331, except that such term does not include--\n ``(1) a debt that is being paid in a timely manner pursuant \n to an agreement under section 6159 or 7122, and\n ``(2) a debt with respect to which collection is suspended \n because a collection due process hearing under section 6330, or \n relief under subsection (b), (c), or (f) of section 6015, is \n requested or pending.\n ``(c) Adjustment for Inflation.--In the case of a calendar year \nbeginning after 2013, the dollar amount in subsection (a) shall be \nincreased by an amount equal to--\n ``(1) such dollar amount, multiplied by\n ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under \n section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year, determined by \n substituting `calendar year 2012' for `calendar year 1992' in \n subparagraph (B) thereof.\nIf any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not a \nmultiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next highest \nmultiple of $1,000.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter D of \nchapter 75 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at \nthe end the following new item:\n\n``Sec. 7345. Revocation or denial of passport and passport card in case \n of certain tax delinquencies.''.\n (c) Authority for Information Sharing.--\n (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end \n the following new paragraph:\n ``(23) Disclosure of return information to department of \n state for purposes of passport and passport card revocation \n under section 7345.--\n ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, upon \n receiving a certification described in section 7345, \n disclose to the Secretary of State return information \n with respect to a taxpayer who has a seriously \n delinquent tax debt described in such section. Such \n return information shall be limited to--\n ``(i) the taxpayer identity information \n with respect to such taxpayer, and\n ``(ii) the amount of such seriously \n delinquent tax debt.\n ``(B) Restriction on disclosure.--Return \n information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be \n used by officers and employees of the Department of \n State for the purposes of, and to the extent necessary \n in, carrying out the requirements of section 4 of the \n Act entitled `An Act to regulate the issue and validity \n of passports, and for other purposes', approved July 3, \n 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the \n `Passport Act of 1926'.''.\n (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) \n of such Code is amended by striking ``or (22)'' each place it \n appears in subparagraph (F)(ii) and in the matter preceding \n subparagraph (A) and inserting ``(22), or (23)''.\n (d) Revocation Authorization.--The Act entitled ``An Act to \nregulate the issue and validity of passports, and for other purposes'', \napproved July 3, 1926 (22 U.S.C. 211a et seq.), commonly known as the \n``Passport Act of 1926'', is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing:\n\n``SEC. 4. AUTHORITY TO DENY OR REVOKE PASSPORT AND PASSPORT CARD.\n\n ``(a) Ineligibility.--\n ``(1) Issuance.--Except as provided under subsection (b), \n upon receiving a certification described in section 7345 of the \n Internal Revenue Code of 1986 from the Secretary of the \n Treasury, the Secretary of State may not issue a passport or \n passport card to any individual who has a seriously delinquent \n tax debt described in such section.\n ``(2) Revocation.--The Secretary of State shall revoke a \n passport or passport card previously issued to any individual \n described in paragraph (1).\n ``(b) Exceptions.--\n ``(1) Emergency and humanitarian situations.--\n Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary of State may \n issue a passport or passport card, in emergency circumstances \n or for humanitarian reasons, to an individual described in \n paragraph (1) of such subsection.\n ``(2) Limitation for return to united states.--\n Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of State, \n before revocation, may--\n ``(A) limit a previously issued passport or \n passport card only for return travel to the United \n States; or\n ``(B) issue a limited passport or passport card \n that only permits return travel to the United \n States.''.\n (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect on January 1, 2014.\n\nSEC. 205. CONSIDERATION OF PROSPECTIVE ANTIDUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING \n DUTY COLLECTION SYSTEM.\n\n (a) Report Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to \nCongress a report containing an evaluation of the merits and \nfeasibility of converting from a retrospective antidumping and \ncountervailing duty collection system to a prospective antidumping and \ncountervailing duty collection system. If the Secretary recommends \nconversion to a particular prospective system, the Secretary shall \ninclude in the report an estimate of the costs to be incurred and cost \nsavings to be achieved as a result of converting to such prospective \nsystem.\n (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Commerce shall prepare the \nreport under subsection (a) in consultation with the Secretary of \nHomeland Security and Secretary of the Treasury.\n\nSEC. 206. REPORT ON EFFECTIVENESS OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND \n PROJECTS.\n\n (a) Report Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the United States \nAgency for International Development shall submit to Congress a report \non the effectiveness of each foreign assistance program and project of \nthe United States Agency for International Development.\n (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) \nshall, with respect to each such program and project, include a \ndescription of the following:\n (1) How funds and other resources provided to a foreign \n entity under the program or project are spent or used.\n (2) The extent to which such funds and other resources are \n spent or used in accordance with the purposes of the program or \n project.\n (3) The extent to which such funds and other resources \n assist in achieving the results intended for the program or \n project.\n (4) The extent to which there is a correlation between the \n program or project and a change in the policies or popular \n attitudes towards the United States in the foreign country in \n which the program or project is carried out.\n\nSEC. 207. CONVERSION OF PRISON X-RAY SYSTEMS.\n\n The Attorney General, in order to reduce the cost and improve the \nefficacy of Federal prison health care, shall, to the extent \npracticable and cost effective, convert by 2015 all X-ray systems in \nFederal prisons from analog, film-based systems to digital, filmless \nsystems.\n\nSEC. 208. PROHIBITION ON NON-COST EFFECTIVE MINTING AND PRINTING OF \n COINS AND CURRENCY.\n\n (a) Prohibition With Respect to Coins.--Section 5111 of title 31, \nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(e) Prohibition on Certain Minting.--Notwithstanding any other \nprovision of this subchapter, the Secretary may not mint or issue any \ncoin that costs more to produce than the denomination of the coin \n(including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, \nmarketing, and shipping).''.\n (b) Prohibition With Respect to Currency.--Section 5114(a) of title \n31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(4) Prohibition on certain printing.--Notwithstanding any \n other provision of this subchapter, the Secretary may not \n engrave or print any United States currency that costs more to \n produce than the denomination of the currency (including labor, \n materials, dies, use of machinery, overhead expenses, \n marketing, and shipping).''.\n\nSEC. 209. RESTRICTIONS ON PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAPER COPIES OF \n CONGRESSIONAL DOCUMENTS.\n\n (a) Printing and Distribution of Documents by Public Printer.--\n (1) Restrictions.--Chapter 7 of title 44, United States \n Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new \n section:\n``Sec. 742. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies\n ``(a) Mandatory Use of Electronic Format for Distribution of \nCongressional Documents.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this \nchapter, the Public Printer shall make any document of the House of \nRepresentatives or Senate which is subject to any of the provisions of \nthis chapter available only in an electronic format which is accessible \nthrough the Internet, and may not print or distribute a printed copy of \nthe document except as provided in subsection (b).\n ``(b) Permitting Printing and Distribution of Printed Copies Upon \nRequest.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), at the request of any person \nto whom the Public Printer would have been required to provide a \nprinted copy of a document under this chapter had subsection (a) not \nbeen in effect, the Public Printer may print and distribute a copy of a \ndocument or report for the use of that person, except that--\n ``(1) the number of printed copies the Public Printer may \n provide to the person may not exceed the number of printed \n copies the Public Printer would have provided to the person had \n subsection (a) not been in effect; and\n ``(2) the Public Printer may print and distribute copies to \n the person only upon payment by the person of the costs of \n printing and distributing the copies, except that this \n paragraph shall not apply to an office of the House of \n Representatives or Senate (including the office of a Member of \n Congress).''.\n (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 7 \n of such title is amended by adding at the end following new \n item:\n\n``742. Restrictions on printing and distribution of paper copies.''.\n (b) Provision of Documents in Electronic Format Deemed To Meet \nRequirements of House and Senate Rules Regarding Distribution of \nPrinted Copies.--\n (1) In general.--If any rule or regulation of the House of \n Representatives or Senate requires a Member or committee to \n provide printed copies of any document (including any bill or \n resolution) for the use of the House or Senate or for the use \n of any office of the House or Senate, the Member or committee \n shall be considered to have met the requirement of the rule or \n regulation if the Member or committee makes the document \n available to the recipient in an electronic format.\n (2) Exercise of rulemaking authority of senate and house.--\n This subsection is enacted by Congress--\n (A) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the \n Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and \n as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, \n respectively, and it supersedes other rules only to the \n extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and\n (B) with full recognition of the constitutional \n right of either House to change the rules (so far as \n relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, \n in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the \n case of any other rule of that House.\n (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this \nsection shall apply with respect to documents produced on or after \nJanuary 1, 2015.\n\n TITLE III--SAVE III\n\nSEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, \nand Efficiency III Act''.\n\nSEC. 302. SOFTWARE LICENSE MANAGEMENT.\n\n (a) Software License Policies Required.--Not later than 6 months \nafter the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office \nof Management and Budget shall issue software licensing policies for \nagencies to follow that include the following:\n (1) An identification of clear roles, responsibilities, and \n central oversight authority within each agency for managing \n enterprise software license agreements.\n (2) A requirement that each agency establish an accurate \n inventory of enterprise software license agreements by \n identifying and collecting information about software license \n agreements using automated discovery and inventory tools.\n (3) A requirement that each agency regularly track and \n maintain software licenses to assist the agency in implementing \n decisions throughout the software license management life \n cycle.\n (4) A requirement that each agency analyze software usage \n and other data to make cost-effective decisions.\n (5) A requirement that each agency provide training \n relevant to software license management.\n (6) A requirement that each agency establish goals and \n objectives to better manage enterprise software license \n agreements.\n (7) A requirement that each agency consider the software \n license management life-cycle phases (including requisition, \n reception, deployment and maintenance, retirement, and disposal \n phases) to implement effective decisionmaking and incorporate \n existing standards, processes, and metrics.\n (b) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the \nmeaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.\n\nSEC. 303. UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE FLEET EFFICIENCY.\n\n (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to provide for the \nupgrade of the vehicle fleet of the United States Postal Service, to \nimprove mail delivery services to benefit customers and the \nenvironment, to increase savings by reducing maintenance or other \ncosts, and to set benchmarks to maximize fuel economy and reduce \nemissions for the Postal fleet with the goal of making the Postal \nService a national leader in efficiency and technology innovation.\n (b) Authority To Enter Into Energy Savings Performance Contracts.--\nSection 804(4) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 \nU.S.C. 8287c(4)) is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``or'' after the \n semicolon;\n (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end \n and inserting ``; or''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(C) in the case of a contract in which the United \n States Postal Service is a party--\n ``(i) the purchase or lease of low emission \n and fuel efficient vehicles;\n ``(ii) a measure to upgrade a vehicle \n owned, operated, leased, or otherwise \n controlled by or assigned to the United States \n Postal Service to increase average fuel economy \n and reduce the emissions of carbon dioxide of \n such vehicle; or\n ``(iii) the construction of infrastructure, \n including electric vehicle charging stations, \n to support vehicles described in clauses (i) \n and (ii).''.\n (c) Upgrade of Postal Fleet.--\n (1) Postal fleet requirements.--\n (A) Motor vehicle standards.--The Postmaster \n General shall develop guidelines for contracted \n vehicles and vehicles purchased or leased for use by \n the Postal Service, that, at a minimum, provide--\n (i) for light-duty vehicles--\n (I) that emissions of carbon \n dioxide comply with applicable \n standards developed by the \n Environmental Protection Agency under \n title II of the Clean Air Act (42 \n U.S.C. 7521 et seq.) and may not \n exceed, on average, 250 grams per mile; \n and\n (II) to meet applicable average \n fuel economy standards developed by the \n National Highway Traffic Safety \n Administration under chapter 329 of \n title 49, United States Code, of 34.1 \n miles per gallon; and\n (ii) for medium-duty and heavy-duty \n vehicles, that comply with applicable \n standards--\n (I) for emissions of carbon dioxide \n developed by the Environmental \n Protection Agency under title II of the \n Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7521 et seq.); \n and\n (II) for average fuel economy \n developed by the National Highway \n Traffic Safety Administration under \n chapter 329 of title 49, United States \n Code.\n (B) Applicability.--The standards described in \n subparagraph (A) shall apply to contracted vehicles and \n vehicles purchased or leased for use by the Postal \n Service after the date that is 1 year after the date of \n the enactment of this Act.\n (C) Reduction in consumption of petroleum \n products.--The Postmaster General shall reduce the \n total consumption of petroleum products by vehicles in \n the Postal fleet by a minimum of 2 percent annually \n through the end of fiscal year 2025, relative to the \n baseline established for fiscal year 2005.\n (2) Replacing vehicles within the postal fleet.--The \n Postmaster General shall conduct a cost-benefit analysis of \n vehicles in the Postal fleet to determine if the cost to \n maintain any such vehicle outweighs the benefit or savings of \n replacing the vehicle.\n (3) Route requirements.--To inform and prioritize \n purchases, the Postmaster General shall review and identify \n Postal delivery routes to determine if motor vehicles used on \n such routes can be replaced with technologies that increase \n average fuel economy or reduce emissions of carbon dioxide.\n (4) Reporting requirements.--The Postmaster General shall \n submit a report to Congress--\n (A) not later than 1 year after the date of the \n enactment of this Act, that contains a plan to achieve \n the requirements of paragraph (1) and recommendations \n for vehicle body design specifications for vehicles \n purchased for the Postal fleet that would increase \n average fuel economy and reduce emissions of carbon \n dioxide of any such vehicle; and\n (B) annually, that describes--\n (i) the progress in meeting the annual \n target described in paragraph (1)(C); and\n (ii) any changes to Postal delivery routes \n or vehicle purchase strategies made pursuant to \n paragraph (3).\n (5) Restrictions.--To meet the requirements of this \n section, the Postmaster General may not--\n (A) reduce the frequency of delivery of mail to \n fewer than 6 days each week;\n (B) close post offices or postal distribution \n facilities;\n (C) take any action that would restrict or diminish \n a collective bargaining agreement or eliminate or \n reduce any employee benefits; or\n (D) enter into a contract with a private company to \n perform duties that, as of the date of the enactment of \n this Act, are performed by bargaining unit employees.\n (d) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) Contracted vehicle.--The term ``contracted vehicle''--\n (A) means any motor vehicle used in carrying out a \n contract for surface mail delivery pursuant to section \n 5005(a)(3) of title 39, United States Code; and\n (B) does not include any motor vehicle used in \n carrying out a contract for surface mail delivery \n pursuant to sections 406 and 407 of such title.\n (2) Motor vehicle.--The term ``motor vehicle'' means any \n self-propelled vehicle designed for transporting persons or \n property on a street or highway.\n (3) Postal delivery route.--The term ``Postal delivery \n route'' means the transportation route for surface mail \n delivery.\n (4) Postal fleet.--The term ``Postal fleet'' means any \n vehicle that is owned, operated, leased, or otherwise \n controlled by or assigned to the Postal Service.\n (5) Postal service.--The term ``Postal Service'' means the \n United States Postal Service.\n\nSEC. 304. GOVERNMENT COMPUTER ENERGY OPTIMIZATION.\n\n (a) Agency Requirement To Shut Down Computers.--Except as provided \nin subsection (b), not later than 6 months after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the head of each agency shall make all \nreasonable efforts to ensure that desktop computers are shut down for \nat least 4 hours out of every 24-hour time period.\n (b) Exception.--The requirement in subsection (a) shall not apply \nto--\n (1) desktop computers that are used by a person for 16 or \n more hours per day; and\n (2) computers that perform automated functions essential to \n the agency for 16 or more hours per day.\n (c) Agency Defined.--In this section, the term ``agency'' has the \nmeaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.\n\nSEC. 305. REMOVAL OF BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF CERTAIN \n OFFENSES.\n\n (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an \nindividual may not be paid an annuity under chapter 83 or 84 (as the \ncase may be) of title 5, United States Code, if the individual is \nconvicted of an offense described under section 8332(o)(2)(B) of such \ntitle, committed after the date of enactment of this Act, for which \nevery act or omission of the individual that is needed to satisfy the \nelements of the offense directly relates to the performance of the \nindividual's official duties.\n (b) Credit of Service.--Any such individual shall be entitled to be \npaid any amounts contributed by the individual towards the annuity \nduring the period of service covered by subsection (a), pursuant to, or \nin a similar manner as, the terms of section 8316 of such title.\n (c) Thrift Savings Plan.--\n (1) Employing agency contributions.--Any contributions made \n under section 8432 of such title by an employing agency for the \n benefit of an individual convicted of an offense described in \n subsection (a) shall be forfeited. Such contributions shall be \n returned to the general fund of the Treasury.\n (2) Employee contributions.--Any contributions made by the \n individual pursuant to section 8432 of such title shall be \n payable to the individual, upon application of such individual.\n (3) Computation.--The computation of amounts required by \n paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be made on the date of the \n conviction of the individual and shall consist of the value of \n the contributions, including interest accrued, on such date.\n (d) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel \nManagement shall prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this \nsection.\n\nSEC. 306. CODIFICATION OF OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET CRITERIA.\n\n The Secretary of Defense shall implement the following criteria in \nrequests for overseas contingency operations:\n (1) For theater of operations for non-classified war \n overseas contingency operations funding, the geographic areas \n in which combat or direct combat support operations occur are: \n Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, \n Kyrgyzstan, the Horn of Africa, Persian Gulf and Gulf nations, \n the Arabian Sea, the Indian Ocean, the Philippines, and other \n countries on a case-by-case basis.\n (2) Permitted Inclusions in the Overseas Contingency \n Operation Budget:\n (A) Major Equipment:\n (i) Replacement of losses that have \n occurred but only for items not already \n programmed for replacement in the Future Years \n Defense Plan (FYDP), but not including \n accelerations, which must be made in the base \n budget.\n (ii) Replacement or repair to original \n capability (to upgraded capability if that is \n currently available) of equipment returning \n from theater. The replacement may be a similar \n end item if the original item is no longer in \n production. Incremental cost of non-war related \n upgrades, if made, should be included in the \n base.\n (iii) Purchase of specialized, theater-\n specific equipment.\n (iv) Funding for major equipment must be \n obligated within 12 months.\n (B) Ground Equipment Replacement:\n (i) For combat losses and returning \n equipment that is not economical to repair, the \n replacement of equipment may be given to \n coalition partners, if consistent with approved \n policy.\n (ii) In-theater stocks above customary \n equipping levels on a case-by-case basis.\n (C) Equipment Modifications:\n (i) Operationally required modifications to \n equipment used in theater or in direct support \n of combat operations and that is not already \n programmed in FYDP.\n (ii) Funding for equipment modifications \n must be able to be obligated in 12 months.\n (D) Munitions:\n (i) Replenishment of munitions expended in \n combat operations in theater.\n (ii) Training ammunition for theater-unique \n training events.\n (iii) While forecasted expenditures are not \n permitted, a case-by-case assessment for \n munitions where existing stocks are \n insufficient to sustain theater combat \n operations.\n (E) Aircraft Replacement:\n (i) Combat losses by accident that occur in \n the theater of operations.\n (ii) Combat losses by enemy action that \n occur in the theater of operations.\n (F) Military Construction:\n (i) Facilities and infrastructure in the \n theater of operations in direct support of \n combat operations. The level of construction \n should be the minimum to meet operational \n requirements.\n (ii) At non-enduring locations, facilities \n and infrastructure for temporary use.\n (iii) At enduring locations, facilities and \n infrastructure for temporary use.\n (iv) At enduring locations, construction \n requirements must be tied to surge operations \n or major changes in operational requirements \n and will be considered on a case-by-case basis.\n (G) Research and development projects for combat \n operations in these specific theaters that can be \n delivered in 12 months.\n (H) Operations:\n (i) Direct war costs:\n (I) Transport of personnel, \n equipment, and supplies to, from and \n within the theater of operations.\n (II) Deployment-specific training \n and preparation for units and personnel \n (military and civilian) to assume their \n directed missions as defined in the \n orders for deployment into the theater \n of operations.\n (ii) Within the theater, the incremental \n costs above the funding programmed in the base \n budget to:\n (I) Support commanders in the \n conduct of their directed missions (to \n include Emergency Response Programs).\n (II) Build and maintain temporary \n facilities.\n (III) Provide food, fuel, supplies, \n contracted services and other support.\n (IV) Cover the operational costs of \n coalition partners supporting U.S. \n military missions, as mutually agreed.\n (iii) Indirect war costs incurred outside \n the theater of operations will be evaluated on \n a case-by-case basis.\n (I) Health:\n (i) Short-term care directly related to \n combat.\n (ii) Infrastructure that is only to be used \n during the current conflict.\n (J) Personnel:\n (i) Incremental special pays and allowances \n for servicemembers and civilians deployed to a \n combat zone.\n (ii) Incremental pay, special pays and \n allowances for Reserve Component personnel \n mobilized to support war missions.\n (K) Special Operations Command:\n (i) Operations that meet the criteria in \n this guidance.\n (ii) Equipment that meets the criteria in \n this guidance.\n (L) Prepositioned supplies and equipment for \n resetting in-theater stocks of supplies and equipment \n to pre-war levels.\n (M) Security force funding to train, equip, and \n sustain Iraqi and Afghan military and police forces.\n (N) Fuel:\n (i) War fuel costs and funding to ensure \n that logistical support to combat operations is \n not degraded due to cash losses in the \n Department of Defense's baseline fuel program.\n (ii) Enough of any base fuel shortfall \n attributable to fuel price increases to \n maintain sufficient on-hand cash for the \n Defense Working Capital Funds to cover seven \n days disbursements.\n (3) Excluded items from Overseas Contingency Funding that \n must be funded from the base budget:\n (A) Training vehicles, aircraft, ammunition, and \n simulators, but not training base stocks of \n specialized, theater-specific equipment that is \n required to support combat operations in the theater of \n operations, and support to deployment-specific training \n described above.\n (B) Acceleration of equipment service life \n extension programs already in the Future Years Defense \n Plan.\n (C) Base Realignment and Closure projects.\n (D) Family support initiatives:\n (i) Construction of childcare facilities.\n (ii) Funding for private-public \n partnerships to expand military families' \n access to childcare.\n (iii) Support for servicemembers' spouses' \n professional development.\n (E) Programs to maintain industrial base capacity \n including ``war-stoppers''.\n (F) Personnel:\n (i) Recruiting and retention bonuses to \n maintain end-strength.\n (ii) Basic Pay and the Basic allowances for \n Housing and Subsistence for permanently \n authorized end strength.\n (iii) Individual augmentees on a case-by-\n case basis.\n (G) Support for the personnel, operations, or the \n construction or maintenance of facilities at United \n States Offices of Security Cooperation in theater.\n (H) Costs for reconfiguring prepositioned supplies \n and equipment or for maintaining them.\n (4) Items proposed for increases in reprogrammings or as \n payback for prior reprogrammings must meet the criteria above.\n\nSEC. 307. INCREASE ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF FEDERAL BUILDINGS.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) Private sector funding and expertise can help address \n the energy efficiency challenges facing the United States.\n (2) The Federal Government spends more than $6 billion \n annually in energy costs.\n (3) Reducing Federal energy costs can help save money, \n create jobs, and reduce waste.\n (4) Energy savings performance contracts and utility energy \n savings contracts are tools for utilizing private sector \n investment to upgrade Federal facilities without any up-front \n cost to the taxpayer.\n (5) Performance contracting is a way to retrofit Federal \n buildings using private sector investment in the absence of \n appropriated dollars. Retrofits seek to reduce energy use, \n improve infrastructure, protect national security, and cut \n facility operations and maintenance costs.\n (b) Use of Energy and Water Efficiency Measures in Federal \nBuildings.--\n (1) Implementation of identified energy and water \n efficiency measures.--Section 543(f)(4) of the National Energy \n Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8253(f)(4)) is amended to \n read as follows:\n ``(4) Implementation of identified energy and water \n efficiency measures.--\n ``(A) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the \n completion of each evaluation under paragraph (3), each \n energy manager shall consider--\n ``(i) implementing any energy- or water-\n saving or conservation measure that the Federal \n agency identified in the evaluation conducted \n under paragraph (3) that is life cycle cost-\n effective; and\n ``(ii) bundling individual measures of \n varying paybacks together into combined \n projects.\n ``(B) Measures not implemented.--The energy \n manager, as part of the certification system under \n paragraph (7) and using guidelines developed by the \n Secretary, shall provide reasons for not implementing \n any life cycle cost-effective measures under \n subparagraph (A).''.\n (2) Annual contracting goal.--Section 543(f)(10)(C) of the \n National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. \n 8253(f)(10)(C)) is amended--\n (A) by striking ``Each Federal agency'' and \n inserting the following:\n ``(i) In general.--Each Federal agency''; \n and\n (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:\n ``(ii) Tracking.--Each Federal agency shall \n use the benchmarking systems selected or \n developed for the agency under paragraph (8) to \n track energy savings realized by the agency \n through the implementation of energy- or water-\n saving or conservation measures pursuant to \n paragraph (4), and shall submit information \n regarding such savings to the Secretary to be \n published on a public website of the Department \n of Energy.\n ``(iii) Consideration.--Each Federal agency \n shall consider using energy savings performance \n contracts or utility energy service contracts \n to implement energy- or water-saving or \n conservation measures pursuant to paragraph \n (4).\n ``(iv) Contracting goal.--It shall be the \n goal of the Federal Government, in the \n implementation of energy- or water-saving or \n conservation measures pursuant to paragraph \n (4), to enter into energy savings performance \n contracts or utility energy service contracts \n equal to $1,000,000,000 in each year during the \n 5-year period beginning on January 1, 2014.\n ``(v) Report to congress.--Not later than \n September 30 of each year during the 5-year \n period referred to in clause (iv), each Federal \n agency shall submit to the Secretary \n information regarding progress made by the \n agency towards achieving the goal described in \n such clause. Not later than 60 days after each \n such September 30, the Secretary, acting \n through the Federal Energy Management Program, \n shall submit to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce of the House of Representatives and \n the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources \n of the Senate a report describing the progress \n made by the Federal Government towards \n achieving such goal.''.\n\nSEC. 308. REDUCE REDUNDANT HEALTH PAYMENTS FOR SENIORS.\n\n (a) Study.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services, in \ncooperation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of \nDefense, shall conduct a study examining the extent to which payments \nmay be made under both the Medicare Advantage program and under the \nveterans health care system or the TRICARE program for health care \nfurnished to individuals who are eligible under such Medicare Advantage \nprogram and the veterans health care system or the TRICARE program.\n (b) Report.--The Secretary shall submit a report to Congress on the \nstudy conducted under subsection (a). The report shall contain \nrecommendations that--\n (1) preserve access to benefits under the Medicare program \n for individuals eligible for such benefits;\n (2) focus on satisfaction and health outcomes of such \n individuals with respect to such benefits;\n (3) provide for the efficient use of Federal funds;\n (4) account for the adequacy of the veterans health care \n system and the TRICARE program; and\n (5) minimize disruption to the availability of Medicare \n Advantage plans and networks of providers participating in such \n plans.\n (c) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) The term ``Medicare Advantage program'' means the \n program under part C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act.\n (2) The term ``TRICARE program'' has the meaning given that \n term in section 1072(7) of title 10, United States Code.\n (3) The term ``veterans health care system'' means the \n health care system established under section 1705 of title 38, \n United States Code.\n\nSEC. 309. EFFICIENT MEDICARE BILLING.\n\n (a) Option To Receive Medicare Summary Notice Electronically.--\n (1) In general.--Section 1806 of the Social Security Act \n (42 U.S.C. 1395b-7) is amended by adding at the end the \n following new subsection:\n ``(c) Format of Statements From Secretary.--\n ``(1) Electronic option beginning in 2015.--Subject to \n paragraph (2), for statements described in subsection (a) that \n are furnished for a period in 2015 or a subsequent year, in the \n case that an individual described in subsection (a) elects, in \n accordance with such form, manner, and time specified by the \n Secretary, to receive such statement in an electronic format, \n such statement shall be furnished to such individual for each \n period subsequent to such election in such a format and shall \n not be mailed to the individual.\n ``(2) One-time revocation option.--An individual who makes \n an election described in paragraph (1) may revoke such election \n once.\n ``(3) Notification.--The Secretary shall ensure that, in \n the most cost effective manner and beginning January 1, 2017, a \n clear notification of the option to elect to receive statements \n described in subsection (a) in an electronic format is made \n available, such as through the notices distributed under \n section 1804, to individuals described in subsection (a).''.\n (2) Encouraged expansion of electronic statements.--To the \n extent to which the Secretary of Health and Human Services \n determines appropriate, the Secretary shall--\n (A) apply an option similar to the option described \n in subsection (c)(1) of section 1806 of the Social \n Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395b-7) (relating to the \n provision of the Medicare Summary Notice in an \n electronic format), as added by subsection (a), to \n other statements and notifications under title XVIII of \n such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.); and\n (B) provide such Medicare Summary Notice and any \n such other statements and notifications on a more \n frequent basis than is otherwise required under such \n title.\n (b) Renewal of MAC Contracts.--Section 1874A(b)(1)(B) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1395kk-1(b)(1)(B)) is amended by striking ``5 \nyears'' and inserting ``10 years''.\n\n TITLE IV--SAVE IV\n\nSEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This title may be cited as the ``Savings, Accountability, Value, & \nEfficiency IV Act'' or the ``SAVE Act IV''.\n\nSEC. 402. STUDY ON CHALLENGES IDENTITY THEFT POSES FOR INTERNAL REVENUE \n SERVICE.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's \ndelegate) shall conduct a study on the challenges identity theft poses \nfor the Internal Revenue Service, especially the ability of the \nInternal Revenue Service to identify false tax returns before \nfraudulent refunds are issued.\n (b) Report.--Not later than September 1, 2016, the Secretary (or \nthe Secretary's delegate) shall submit to the Congress a report on the \nstudy conducted under subsection (a) and shall include in the report \nrecommendations to address the challenges identity theft poses for the \nInternal Revenue Service.\n\nSEC. 403. STUDY ON COST-EFFECTIVE ACQUISITION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT AND \n SUPPLIES UNDER THE MEDICARE PROGRAM.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall \nconduct a study that--\n (1) identifies categories of rental of medical equipment \n and supplies (as defined in section 1834(j)(5) of such Act (42 \n U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)))--\n (A) for which payment may be made under title XVIII \n of the Social Security Act for the rental of such a \n category of equipment and supplies; and\n (B) with respect to which the Secretary determines \n that payment for the purchase of such category of \n equipment and supplies, instead of such rental, would \n result in lower expenditures under such title; and\n (2) for each category of equipment and supplies identified \n under paragraph (1), provides recommendations--\n (A) on the extent to which payment should be \n provided under such title for purchase instead of \n rental of such category of equipment and supplies; and\n (B) in the case that payment for the purchase of \n such a category is not authorized under such title, for \n the development of a payment system or methodology \n under such title for such purchases.\n (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the \nenactment of this section, the Secretary of Health and Human Services \nshall submit to Congress a report on the study conducted under \nsubsection (a) and shall include in the report recommendations \ndeveloped under paragraph (2) of such subsection.\n\nSEC. 404. REPORT ON FRAGMENTATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOREIGN \n LANGUAGE SUPPORT PROGRAMS.\n\n (a) Report Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall prepare a \nreport on streamlining the management of contracts for foreign language \nsupport programs of the Department of Defense.\n (b) Matters Covered.--The report shall include--\n (1) an assessment of the current approach taken by the \n Department of Defense for managing foreign language support \n contracts, including, at a minimum--\n (A) an analysis of spending for types of foreign \n language support services and products that have been \n acquired--\n (i) by the executive agent for foreign \n language support services; and\n (ii) by components of the Department other \n than such executive agent; and\n (B) based on the results of the analysis under \n subparagraph (A), a reevaluation of the scope of the \n executive agent's efforts to manage foreign language \n support contracts to determine if any adjustments are \n needed;\n (2) recommendations to reduce fragmentation in contracting \n for foreign language support programs, including such \n recommendations as the Secretary determines appropriate \n relating to the adoption of uniform contracting procedures, \n increasing collaboration among Department of Defense \n components, gaining efficiencies, and controlling spending.\n (c) Definitions.--In this section:\n (1) Foreign language support programs.--The term ``foreign \n language support programs'' includes a range of services and \n products that the Department of Defense considers foreign \n language support, such as translation and interpretation \n services, the assistance of personnel who possess language \n skills, and foreign language instruction.\n (2) Executive agent.--The term ``executive agent'', with \n respect to foreign language support programs, means the Army.\n (d) Submission to Congress.--The report required by this section \nshall be submitted to Congress not later than 180 days after the date \nof the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 405. AUDIT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BY PRIVATE ENTITY.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) Section 1003(a)(2)(A)(ii) of the National Defense \n Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 \n U.S.C. 2222 note) requires that the financial statements of the \n Department of Defense be validated as ready for audit by \n September 30, 2017.\n (2) Section 1003(a) of the National Defense Authorization \n Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 127 Stat. 842; 10 \n U.S.C. 2222 note) requires that, upon the conclusion of fiscal \n year 2018, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a full \n audit is performed on the financial statements of the \n Department of Defense for such fiscal year and submit to \n Congress the results of that audit by not later than March 31, \n 2019.\n (b) Requirement.--\n (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall award a \n contract to a highly credentialed independent external auditor \n to perform an audit of the financial statements of the \n Department of Defense for fiscal year 2018. Such audit shall be \n in addition to the audit required to be performed by the \n Secretary of Defense on such financial statements for that \n fiscal year.\n (2) Contract requirements.--The contract awarded under \n paragraph (1) shall require the auditor to complete the audit \n and submit to Congress a report on the results of the audit \n within 365 days after award of the contract.\n (3) Savings incentive.--The contract also shall provide for \n payment to the auditor of 1 percent of any amounts identified \n by the auditor as potential savings upon achievement of such \n savings, if achievement of such savings occurs within 1 year \n after completion of the audit.\n (4) National security protections.--The contract awarded \n under paragraph (1) shall ensure that the audit is carried out \n consistent with and subject to any national security \n protections applicable under law or regulation.\n\nSEC. 406. PREFERENCE FOR CONTRACTS WITH LOCAL AND STATE GOVERNMENTS FOR \n SHARED PERFORMANCE OF MAINTENANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE \n FUNCTIONS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.\n\n (a) Authority.--Using funds appropriated to a military department \nfor operation and maintenance, the Secretary of that military \ndepartment is authorized and encouraged to enter into contracts or \nother agreements for the performance of maintenance and administrative \nfunctions at military installations in the United States under the \njurisdiction of the Secretary with a proximately located local or State \ngovernment, or combination of such governments, in order to utilize the \ngovernment's efficiencies in already performing such functions for the \ngeneral public and to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of \nproviding or procuring such functions.\n (b) National Security Protections.--The Secretary of a military \ndepartment shall ensure that each contract and agreement entered into \nunder this section is consistent with the security plan for the \nmilitary installation.\n \n", "frequency": [["shall", 96], ["section", 74], ["secretary", 64], ["agency", 47], ["federal", 46], ["subsection", 45], ["state", 43], ["service", 40], ["report", 37], ["defense", 36], ["energy", 34], ["vehicle", 33], ["united", 33], ["operation", 32], ["year", 30], ["saving", 30], ["management", 30], ["cost", 29], ["department", 29], ["passport", 28], ["date", 28], ["paragraph", 28], ["following", 26], ["may", 26], ["postal", 26], ["individual", 26], ["system", 25], ["contract", 25], ["support", 25], ["uranium", 25], ["equipment", 24], ["plan", 21], ["requirement", 21], ["national", 21], ["enactment", 20], ["later", 20], ["amended", 20], ["u.s.c", 20], ["congress", 20], ["code", 19], ["term", 19], ["house", 19], ["foreign", 19], ["described", 19], ["required", 19], ["end", 18], ["including", 18], ["efficiency", 18], ["provide", 17], ["office", 17], ["study", 16], ["use", 16], ["information", 16], ["data", 16], ["submit", 16], ["health", 15], ["pursuant", 15], ["supply", 15], ["purpose", 15], ["theater", 15], ["security", 15], ["measure", 15], ["reduce", 14], ["issue", 14], ["language", 14], ["combat", 14], ["made", 14], ["public", 14], ["property", 14], ["inventory", 14], ["adding", 14], ["government", 14], ["medicare", 14], ["software", 14], ["include", 13], ["general.", 13], ["respect", 13], ["committee", 13], ["performance", 13], ["budget", 13], ["save", 13], ["senate", 13], ["fuel", 13], ["excess", 12], ["amount", 12], ["military", 12], ["provision", 12], ["card", 12], ["statement", 12], ["copy", 12], ["project", 12], ["new", 12], ["strategy", 12], ["case", 12], ["value", 12], ["audit", 12], ["executive", 12], ["chapter", 12], ["general", 12], ["month", 11]]}, "hr615": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 615 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 615\n\n To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under \nSecretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to take \n administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable \n communications capabilities among the components of the Department of \n Homeland Security, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Payne (for himself, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Thompson of \n Mississippi, and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Homeland Security\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Under \nSecretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to take \n administrative action to achieve and maintain interoperable \n communications capabilities among the components of the Department of \n Homeland Security, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Homeland Security \nInteroperable Communications Act'' or the ``DHS Interoperable \nCommunications Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. INCLUSION OF INTEROPERABLE COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITIES IN \n RESPONSIBILITIES OF UNDER SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT.\n\n Section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 341) is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (4) of subsection (a), by inserting before \n the period at the end the following: ``, including policies and \n directives to achieve and maintain interoperable communications \n among the components of the Department''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:\n ``(d) Interoperable Communications Defined.--In this section, the \nterm `interoperable communications' means the ability of components of \nthe Department to communicate with each other as necessary, utilizing \ninformation technology systems and radio communications systems to \nexchange voice, data, and video in real time, as necessary, for acts of \nterrorism, daily operations, planned events, and emergencies.''.\n\nSEC. 3. STRATEGY.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Management of the \nDepartment of Homeland Security shall submit to the Committee on \nHomeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a strategy, \nwhich shall be updated as necessary, for achieving and maintaining \ninteroperable communications (as such term is defined in subsection (d) \nof section 701 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002, as added by \nsection 2 of this Act) among the components of the Department of \nHomeland Security, including for daily operations, planned events, and \nemergencies, with corresponding milestones, that includes, at a minimum \nthe following:\n (1) An assessment of interoperability gaps in radio \n communications among the components of the Department, as of \n the date of the enactment of this Act.\n (2) Information on efforts and activities, including \n current and planned policies, directives, and training, of the \n Department since November 1, 2012, to achieve and maintain \n interoperable communications among the components of the \n Department, and planned efforts and activities of the \n Department to achieve and maintain such interoperable \n communications.\n (3) An assessment of obstacles and challenges to achieving \n and maintaining interoperable communications among the \n components of the Department.\n (4) Information on, and an assessment of, the adequacy of \n mechanisms available to the Under Secretary for Management to \n enforce and compel compliance with interoperable communications \n policies and directives of the Department.\n (5) Guidance provided to the components of the Department \n to implement interoperable communications policies and \n directives of the Department.\n (6) The total amount of funds expended by the Department \n since November 1, 2012, and projected future expenditures, to \n achieve interoperable communications, including on equipment, \n infrastructure, and maintenance.\n (7) Dates upon which Department-wide interoperability is \n projected to be achieved for voice, data, and video \n communications, respectively, and interim milestones that \n correspond to the achievement of each such mode of \n communication.\n (b) Supplementary Material.--Together with the strategy required \nunder subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Management shall submit \nto the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives \nand the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the \nSenate information on any intra-agency effort or task force that has \nbeen delegated certain responsibilities by the Under Secretary relating \nto achieving and maintaining interoperable communications among the \ncomponents of the Department by the dates referred to in paragraph (9) \nof subsection (a), and on who, within each such component, is \nresponsible for implementing policies and directives issued by the \nUnder Secretary to so achieve and maintain such interoperable \ncommunications.\n\nSEC. 4. REPORT.\n\n Not later than 220 days after the date of the enactment of this Act \nand biannually thereafter, the Under Secretary for Management shall \nsubmit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental \nAffairs of the Senate a report on the status of efforts, since the \nissuance of the strategy required under section 3, to implement such \nstrategy, including the following:\n (1) Progress on each interim milestone referred to in \n paragraph (9) of subsection (a) toward achieving and \n maintaining interoperable communications among the components \n of the Department.\n (2) Information on any policies, directives, guidance, and \n training established by the Under Secretary.\n (3) An assessment of the level of compliance, adoption, and \n participation among the components of the Department with the \n policies, directives, guidance, and training established by the \n Under Secretary to achieve and maintain interoperable \n communications among such components.\n (4) Information on any additional resources or authorities \n needed by the Under Secretary.\n \n", "frequency": [["communication", 23], ["department", 21], ["interoperable", 18], ["homeland", 18], ["security", 18], ["component", 14], ["secretary", 12], ["among", 11], ["achieve", 8], ["committee", 7], ["directive", 7], ["management", 7], ["policy", 7], ["maintain", 7], ["subsection", 6], ["house", 6], ["section", 6], ["information", 6], ["including", 5], ["following", 5], ["strategy", 5], ["representative", 5], ["date", 5], ["maintaining", 4], ["senate", 4], ["planned", 4], ["assessment", 4], ["achieving", 4], ["effort", 4], ["shall", 4], ["affair", 3], ["guidance", 3], ["governmental", 3], ["milestone", 3], ["necessary", 3], ["capability", 3], ["since", 3], ["training", 3], ["referred", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["submit", 3], ["bill", 3], ["paragraph", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["congress", 3], ["administrative", 2], ["interoperability", 2], ["report", 2], ["day", 2], ["term", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["interim", 2], ["activity", 2], ["radio", 2], ["video", 2], ["operation", 2], ["event", 2], ["projected", 2], ["november", 2], ["compliance", 2], ["action", 2], ["implement", 2], ["114th", 2], ["system", 2], ["amend", 2], ["require", 2], ["voice", 2], ["required", 2], ["end", 2], ["take", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["data", 2], ["established", 2], ["later", 2], ["daily", 2], ["responsibility", 2], ["office", 1], ["issued", 1], ["session", 1], ["material.", 1], ["mccaul", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["brook", 1], ["adoption", 1], ["thompson", 1], ["thereafter", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["real", 1], ["updated", 1], ["amended", 1], ["emergency", 1], ["government", 1], ["relating", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["department-wide", 1], ["intra-agency", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["future", 1]]}, "hr612": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 612 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 612\n\n To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to \n form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such \n activities.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMr. King of Iowa (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Bishop of \nUtah, Mr. Blum, Mr. Brat, Mr. Brooks of Alabama, Mr. Buck, Mr. Clawson \n of Florida, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mrs. Comstock, Mr. Conaway, Mr. \n Crawford, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Culberson, Mr. DesJarlais, Mr. Duncan of \nSouth Carolina, Mr. Duncan of Tennessee, Mr. Fincher, Mr. Fleischmann, \n Ms. Foxx, Mr. Barton, Mr. Franks of Arizona, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Gohmert, \n Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Griffith, Mr. \n Harper, Mrs. Hartzler, Mr. Hudson, Mr. Huizenga of Michigan, Mr. \n Huelskamp, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Jolly, Mr. Jordan, Mr. LaMalfa, \n Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Long, Mr. Loudermilk, Mrs. Lummis, Mr. Marchant, Mr. \n Massie, Mr. McHenry, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Meadows, Mr. Moolenaar, Mr. \n Mullin, Mr. Mulvaney, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Nugent, Mr. Palmer, Mr. \n Palazzo, Mr. Perry, Mr. Pearce, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Pompeo, \n Mr. Ratcliffe, Mrs. Roby, Mr. Rooney of Florida, Mr. Salmon, Mr. \n Schweikert, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Smith of \n Nebraska, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Westmoreland, Mr. \n Williams, Mr. Wilson of South Carolina, Mr. Womack, Mr. Yoho, Mrs. \n Black, and Mr. Bucshon) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees to \n form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from such \n activities.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``National Right-to-Work Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT.\n\n (a) Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (the ``Act'') (29 \nU.S.C. 157) is amended by striking ``except to'' and all that follows \nthrough ``authorized in section 8(a)(3)''.\n (b) Section 8(a) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(a)) is amended by \nstriking ``: Provided, That'' and all that follows through ``retaining \nmembership'' in paragraph (3).\n (c) Section 8(b) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(b)) is amended by \nstriking ``or to discriminate'' and all that follows through \n``retaining membership'' in paragraph (2) and by striking ``covered by \nan agreement authorized under subsection (a)(3) of this section'' in \nparagraph (5).\n (d) Section 8(f) of the Act (29 U.S.C. 158(f)) is amended by \nstriking clause (2) and by redesignating clauses (3) and (4) as (2) and \n(3), respectively.\n\nSEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE RAILWAY LABOR ACT.\n\n Section 2 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152) is amended by \nstriking paragraph Eleventh.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 67], ["section", 8], ["labor", 6], ["mrs.", 6], ["striking", 6], ["amended", 5], ["u.s.c", 5], ["paragraph", 4], ["house", 3], ["national", 3], ["bill", 3], ["georgia", 3], ["follows", 3], ["congress", 3], ["session", 2], ["duncan", 2], ["clause", 2], ["employee", 2], ["carolina", 2], ["choice", 2], ["activity", 2], ["relation", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["individual", 2], ["preserve", 2], ["free", 2], ["protect", 2], ["railway", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["south", 2], ["114th", 2], ["authorized", 2], ["form", 2], ["refrain", 2], ["join", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["florida", 2], ["assist", 2], ["membership", 2], ["retaining", 2], ["organization", 2], ["representative", 2], ["office", 1], ["pittenger", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["scott", 1], ["committee", 1], ["lamborn", 1], ["griffith", 1], ["moolenaar", 1], ["marchant", 1], ["roby", 1], ["brook", 1], ["except", 1], ["loudermilk", 1], ["black", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["covered", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["clawson", 1], ["cramer", 1], ["iowa", 1], ["pompeo", 1], ["government", 1], ["redesignating", 1], ["michigan", 1], ["utah", 1], ["comstock", 1], ["mchenry", 1], ["huelskamp", 1], ["culberson", 1], ["january", 1], ["barton", 1], ["kansa", 1], ["goodlatte", 1], ["eleventh", 1], ["graf", 1], ["referred", 1], ["barr", 1], ["meadow", 1], ["senate", 1], ["provided", 1], ["perry", 1], ["blum", 1], ["jolly", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["gosar", 1], ["respectively", 1], ["collins", 1], ["gohmert", 1], ["westmoreland", 1], ["arizona", 1], ["frank", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["palmer", 1], ["agreement", 1], ["buck", 1], ["brat", 1]]}, "hr613": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 613 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 613\n\n To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to \n authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for \n veterans.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\nMr. Meehan (for himself, Mr. Carney, Mr. Bucshon, Mrs. Napolitano, Mrs. \n Comstock, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mr. Tonko, and Mr. Costello of \nPennsylvania) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to \n authorize veterans' treatment courts and encourage services for \n veterans.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember Assistance for Lawful \nUnderstanding, Treatment, and Education Act'' or the ``SALUTE Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. VETERANS' TREATMENT COURTS.\n\n Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 \n(42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating part JJ, as added by section 952 of \n Public Law 110-315 (relating to Loan Repayment for Prosecutors \n and Public Defenders), as part LL, and moving such part so that \n such part follows part KK;\n (2) in part LL, as so redesignated and moved by paragraph \n (1), by redesignating section 3001 as section 3021; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following new part:\n\n ``PART MM--VETERANS' TREATMENT COURTS\n\n``SEC. 3031. GRANT AUTHORITY.\n\n ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to award \ngrants for developing, implementing, or enhancing veterans' treatment \ncourts or expanding operational mental health or drug courts to serve \nveterans to ensure that such courts effectively integrate substance \nabuse treatment, mental health treatment, sanctions and incentives, and \ntransitional services, in a judicially supervised court setting with \njurisdiction over offenders who are veterans. The Attorney General may \naward such grants to States, State courts, local courts, units of local \ngovernment, and Indian tribal governments, acting directly or through \nagreements with other public or private entities, for court programs \nthat involve--\n ``(1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders who \n are veterans with substance abuse or mental health problems;\n ``(2) coordination with appropriate Federal, State, or \n local prosecutors;\n ``(3) coordination with the Veterans Health Administration; \n and\n ``(4) the integrated administration of other sanctions and \n services, which shall include--\n ``(A) substance abuse and mental health treatment \n (such as treatment for depression, traumatic brain \n injury, and post-traumatic stress disorder) for each \n participant who requires such treatment;\n ``(B) diversion, probation, or other supervised \n release involving the possibility of prosecution, \n confinement, or incarceration based on non-compliance \n with program requirements or failure to show \n satisfactory progress; and\n ``(C) offender management, which may include \n aftercare services such as relapse prevention, health \n care, education, vocational training, job placement, \n housing placement, and child care or other family \n support services for each participant who requires such \n services.\n ``(b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Grant funds made available under \nthis part may not be used to provide judicial supervision over, \ntreatment of, or other services to violent offenders. A State, State \ncourt, local court, unit of local government, or Indian tribal \ngovernment that receives a grant under this part may provide such \nsupervision, treatment, or services to violent offenders who are \notherwise eligible for veterans' treatment court participation only if \nsuch supervision, treatment, or services are funded exclusively with \nnon-Federal funds.\n\n``SEC. 3032. ADMINISTRATION.\n\n ``(a) Consultation.--In awarding grants under this part, the \nAttorney General shall consult with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs \nand any other appropriate officials.\n ``(b) Regulatory Authority.--The Attorney General may, in \nconsultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, issue regulations \nand guidelines necessary to carry out this part.\n ``(c) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements that may \nbe specified by the Attorney General, in consultation with the \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs, an application for a grant under this \npart shall--\n ``(1) include a long-term strategy and implementation plan \n that shall provide for the consultation and coordination with \n appropriate Federal, State and local prosecutors, particularly \n when veterans' treatment court participants fail to comply with \n program requirements;\n ``(2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the \n veterans' treatment court adequately without Federal \n assistance;\n ``(3) certify that the Federal support provided will be \n used to supplement, and not supplant, State, tribal, and local \n sources of funding that would otherwise be available;\n ``(4) identify related governmental or community \n initiatives that complement or will be coordinated with the \n veterans' treatment court;\n ``(5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation \n with all affected agencies and that there will be appropriate \n coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation \n of the veterans' treatment court;\n ``(6) certify that participating offenders will be \n supervised by one or more designated judges with responsibility \n for the veterans' treatment court;\n ``(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and \n continuing the veterans' treatment court following the \n conclusion of Federal support; and\n ``(8) describe the methodology that will be used in \n evaluating the veterans' treatment court.\n\n``SEC. 3033. REPORT.\n\n ``A State, State court, local court, unit of local government, or \nIndian tribal government that receives funds under this part during a \nfiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General and the Secretary of \nVeterans Affairs a description and an evaluation report on a date \nspecified by the Attorney General regarding the effectiveness of the \nveterans' treatment court carried out with a grant under this part.\n\n``SEC. 3034. DEFINITIONS.\n\n ``For the purposes of this part:\n ``(1) Veteran.--The term `veteran' has the meaning given \n such term in section 2108 of title 5, United States Code.\n ``(2) Veterans' treatment court.--The term `veterans' \n treatment court' means a program designed to offer a \n collaborative rehabilitative approach for offenders who are \n veterans in certain criminal justice proceedings.\n ``(3) Violent offender.--The term `violent offender' has \n the meaning given such term in section 2953(a).''.\n\nSEC. 3. STUDY BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.\n\n (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall \nconduct a study to assess the effectiveness and impact of the veterans' \ntreatment court grant program authorized under part MM of title I of \nthe Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968. In assessing \nthe effectiveness of such grant program, the Comptroller General shall \nconsider--\n (1) recidivism rates of veterans' treatment court \n participants;\n (2) completion rates among veterans' treatment court \n participants;\n (3) the costs of veterans' treatment courts to the criminal \n justice system; and\n (4) any other factors the Comptroller determines to be \n appropriate.\n (b) Documents and Information.--The Attorney General and recipients \nof grants awarded under part MM of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control \nand Safe Streets Act of 1968, as a condition of receiving such a grant, \nshall provide the Comptroller General with all relevant documents and \ninformation that the Comptroller General determines necessary to \nconduct the study under subsection (a).\n (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2017, the Comptroller \nGeneral shall report to Congress the results of the study conducted \nunder subsection (a).\n \n", "frequency": [["veteran", 30], ["treatment", 29], ["court", 29], ["general", 14], ["state", 12], ["grant", 12], ["service", 10], ["local", 9], ["shall", 9], ["offender", 8], ["attorney", 8], ["government", 7], ["mr.", 7], ["may", 7], ["health", 6], ["comptroller", 6], ["appropriate", 6], ["section", 6], ["crime", 5], ["safe", 5], ["participant", 5], ["street", 5], ["federal", 5], ["term", 5], ["omnibus", 5], ["control", 5], ["affair", 4], ["mental", 4], ["coordination", 4], ["support", 4], ["consultation", 4], ["tribal", 4], ["study", 4], ["provide", 4], ["secretary", 4], ["congress", 4], ["fund", 4], ["supervision", 4], ["violent", 3], ["include", 3], ["necessary", 3], ["house", 3], ["public", 3], ["substance", 3], ["requirement", 3], ["unit", 3], ["prosecutor", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["certify", 3], ["united", 3], ["administration", 3], ["supervised", 3], ["effectiveness", 3], ["indian", 3], ["abuse", 3], ["report", 3], ["used", 3], ["office", 2], ["implementation", 2], ["affected", 2], ["document", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["january", 2], ["general.", 2], ["available", 2], ["rate", 2], ["specified", 2], ["assistance", 2], ["encourage", 2], ["conduct", 2], ["continuing", 2], ["care", 2], ["meaning", 2], ["mrs.", 2], ["justice", 2], ["receives", 2], ["authorize", 2], ["redesignating", 2], ["114th", 2], ["authorized", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["sanction", 2], ["award", 2], ["representative", 2], ["given", 2], ["determines", 2], ["amend", 2], ["judicial", 2], ["criminal", 2], ["education", 2], ["agency", 2], ["plan", 2], ["placement", 2], ["otherwise", 2], ["requires", 2], ["carney", 1], ["code", 1], ["coordinated", 1], ["show", 1]]}, "hr610": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 610 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 610\n\n To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to audit States to \n determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of the Hyde \nAmendment and other Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions, and \n for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Duffy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to audit States to \n determine if such States used Medicaid funds in violation of the Hyde \nAmendment and other Federal prohibitions on funding for abortions, and \n for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. AUDITING MEDICAID PAYMENTS FOR FAMILY PLANNING.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 1936(b) of the Social Security Act (42 \nU.S.C. 1396u-6(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(5) Annual audit of claims for payment for items or \n services furnished, or administrative services rendered, under \n a State plan under this title, to determine if any payments \n made under section 1903(a)(5) were made in violation of any \n Federal law that restricts the use of funds under this title \n for abortions.''.\n (b) Reporting Requirements.--Section 1936(e)(5) of the Social \nSecurity Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-6(e)(5)) is amended--\n (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end;\n (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end \n and inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(C) the results of audits conducted pursuant to \n subsection (b)(5).''.\n (c) Effect on Existing Contracts.--The amendments made by this \nsection may not be construed to affect contracts under section 1936 of \nthe Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396u-6) in existence on the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 6], ["state", 6], ["security", 5], ["social", 5], ["end", 4], ["audit", 4], ["violation", 3], ["amendment", 3], ["house", 3], ["federal", 3], ["determine", 3], ["fund", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["congress", 3], ["medicaid", 3], ["payment", 3], ["1396u-6", 3], ["adding", 2], ["amended", 2], ["prohibition", 2], ["hyde", 2], ["funding", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["striking", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["xix", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["abortion", 2], ["used", 2], ["office", 1], ["furnished", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["existing", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["existence", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["duffy", 1], ["administrative", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["affect", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["item", 1], ["planning", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["result", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["general.", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["requirements.", 1], ["annual", 1], ["contract", 1], ["conducted", 1], ["rendered", 1], ["family", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["period", 1], ["1st", 1], ["auditing", 1], ["use", 1], ["america", 1], ["contracts.", 1], ["construed", 1], ["restricts", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["printing", 1], ["claim", 1], ["united", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["may", 1], ["reporting", 1], ["effect", 1], ["plan", 1], ["date", 1], ["law", 1], ["abortions.", 1]]}, "hr611": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 611 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 611\n\n To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to \n determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce \n demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the \n elimination of trafficking.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 28, 2015\n\n Mr. Hultgren (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Johnson of \nOhio, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Pitts, Mr. Ribble, and Mrs. Hartzler) introduced \n the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign \n Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 relating to \n determinations with respect to efforts of foreign countries to reduce \n demand for commercial sex acts under the minimum standards for the \n elimination of trafficking.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Sex Trafficking Demand Reduction \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) It has been the longstanding position of the United \n States to reduce the demand for sex trafficking victims. There \n is also a wide international consensus on the necessity of \n demand reduction in order to prevent human trafficking.\n (2) The United Nations Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and \n Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children, \n Supplementing the United Nations Convention Against \n Transnational Organized Crime of 2000 (also referred to as the \n ``Palermo Protocol(s)'') expressly addresses the requirement \n that nations make serious efforts to reduce demand for \n trafficked persons.\n (3) Article nine, addressing prevention of human \n trafficking specifically directs that, ``States Parties shall \n adopt or strengthen legislative or other measures, such as \n educational, social or cultural measures, including through \n bilateral and multilateral cooperation, to discourage the \n demand that fosters all forms of exploitation of persons, \n especially women and children, that leads to trafficking.''.\n (4) The United Nations Protocol, the Europe Convention on \n Action against Human Trafficking, and the 2011 European Union \n Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on \n preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, also \n specifically address the need to prevent human trafficking by \n reducing demand for trafficking victims.\n (5) Research has shown that legal prostitution increases \n the demand for prostituted persons and thus increases the \n market for sex. As a result, there is a significant increase in \n instances of human trafficking.\n (6) In 2012 researchers Seo-Young Cho, Axel Dreher, and \n Eric Neumayer published their findings that demonstrated ``the \n scale effect of legalizing prostitution leads to an expansion \n of the prostitution market and thus an increase in human \n trafficking, while the substitution effect reduces demand for \n trafficked prostitutes by favoring prostitutes who have legal \n residence in a country''.\n (7) In 2005 Di Nicola and others provided descriptive \n statistics focusing on 11 European Union countries. According \n to their results, stricter prostitution laws are correlated \n with reduced flows of human trafficking.\n (8) Researchers Niklas Jakobsson and Andreas Kotsadam found \n a casual link between legal prostitution and increases in human \n trafficking. Jakobsson and Kotsadam found that trafficking of \n persons for commercial sexual exploitation is least prevalent \n in countries where prostitution is illegal and most prevalent \n in countries where prostitution is legalized.\n (9) Further data has demonstrated the correlation between \n the adoption of legislation that criminalizes demand and \n reductions in sex trafficking victims.\n\nSEC. 3. AMENDMENT RELATING TO DETERMINATIONS WITH RESPECT TO EFFORTS OF \n FOREIGN COUNTRIES TO REDUCE DEMAND FOR COMMERCIAL SEX \n ACTS UNDER THE MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE ELIMINATION OF \n TRAFFICKING.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 108 of the Trafficking Victims Protection \nAct of 2000 (22 U.S.C. 7106) is amended by adding at the end the \nfollowing new subsection:\n ``(c) Criteria With Respect to Commercial Sex Acts.--In \ndeterminations under subsection (b)(12)(A), if the government of the \ncountry has the authority to prohibit the purchase of commercial sex \nacts and fails to do so, such failure to prohibit the purchase of \ncommercial sex acts shall be deemed to be a failure on the part of the \ngovernment to make serious and sustained efforts to reduce the demand \nfor commercial sex acts, notwithstanding other efforts made by the \ngovernment to reduce the demand for commercial sex acts.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) takes \neffect on the date of the enactment of this Act and applies with \nrespect to determinations under subsection (b)(12)(A) of section 108 of \nthe Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 that are made on or \nafter such date of enactment.\n \n", "frequency": [["trafficking", 22], ["demand", 14], ["sex", 12], ["human", 9], ["commercial", 9], ["country", 8], ["victim", 7], ["reduce", 7], ["prostitution", 7], ["mr.", 6], ["effort", 6], ["increase", 5], ["respect", 5], ["determination", 5], ["united", 5], ["person", 5], ["subsection", 4], ["government", 4], ["nation", 4], ["protection", 4], ["foreign", 4], ["congress", 4], ["protocol", 3], ["prevent", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["legal", 3], ["state", 3], ["standard", 3], ["relating", 3], ["reduction", 3], ["elimination", 3], ["made", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["minimum", 3], ["also", 3], ["european", 3], ["effect", 3], ["child", 2], ["woman", 2], ["kotsadam", 2], ["thus", 2], ["referred", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["trafficked", 2], ["result", 2], ["measure", 2], ["lead", 2], ["new", 2], ["demonstrated", 2], ["found", 2], ["address", 2], ["acts.", 2], ["exploitation", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["prohibit", 2], ["researcher", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["market", 2], ["union", 2], ["114th", 2], ["specifically", 2], ["convention", 2], ["failure", 2], ["representative", 2], ["prevalent", 2], ["amend", 2], ["make", 2], ["finding", 2], ["shall", 2], ["jakobsson", 2], ["serious", 2], ["date", 2], ["prostitute", 2], ["purchase", 2], ["especially", 2], ["affair", 1], ["office", 1], ["trafficking.", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["directs", 1], ["committee", 1], ["multilateral", 1], ["research", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["longstanding", 1], ["instance", 1], ["smith", 1], ["crime", 1], ["foster", 1], ["adoption", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["directive", 1], ["descriptive", 1], ["cultural", 1], ["international", 1], ["enacted", 1]]}, "hr362": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 362 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 362\n\n To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for \n high-income taxpayers.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 14, 2015\n\nMr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Cartwright, Mr. Pocan, Mr. Ellison, Mr. \nLangevin, Ms. Schakowsky, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Lee, Mr. Delaney, \n Mr. Hastings, Ms. McCollum, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Ms. Chu of \n California, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Mr. Tonko, Mr. \n Kennedy, and Ms. Hahn) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To reduce the deficit by imposing a minimum effective tax rate for \n high-income taxpayers.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Paying a Fair Share Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue \nCode of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part:\n\n ``PART VIII--FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS\n\n``Sec. 59B. Fair share tax.\n\n``SEC. 59B. FAIR SHARE TAX.\n\n ``(a) General Rule.--\n ``(1) Phase-in of tax.--In the case of any high-income \n taxpayer, there is hereby imposed for a taxable year (in \n addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax equal \n to the product of--\n ``(A) the amount determined under paragraph (2), \n and\n ``(B) a fraction (not to exceed 1)--\n ``(i) the numerator of which is the excess \n of--\n ``(I) the taxpayer's adjusted gross \n income, over\n ``(II) the dollar amount in effect \n under subsection (c)(1), and\n ``(ii) the denominator of which is the \n dollar amount in effect under subsection \n (c)(1).\n ``(2) Amount of tax.--The amount of tax determined under \n this paragraph is an amount equal to the excess (if any) of--\n ``(A) the tentative fair share tax for the taxable \n year, over\n ``(B) the excess of--\n ``(i) the sum of--\n ``(I) the regular tax liability (as \n defined in section 26(b)) for the \n taxable year, determined without regard \n to any tax liability determined under \n this section,\n ``(II) the tax imposed by section \n 55 for the taxable year, plus\n ``(III) the payroll tax for the \n taxable year, over\n ``(ii) the credits allowable under part IV \n of subchapter A (other than sections 27(a), 31, \n and 34).\n ``(b) Tentative Fair Share Tax.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) In general.--The tentative fair share tax for the \n taxable year is 30 percent of the excess of--\n ``(A) the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, \n over\n ``(B) the modified charitable contribution \n deduction for the taxable year.\n ``(2) Modified charitable contribution deduction.--For \n purposes of paragraph (1)--\n ``(A) In general.--The modified charitable \n contribution deduction for any taxable year is an \n amount equal to the amount which bears the same ratio \n to the deduction allowable under section 170 (section \n 642(c) in the case of a trust or estate) for such \n taxable year as--\n ``(i) the amount of itemized deductions \n allowable under the regular tax (as defined in \n section 55) for such taxable year, determined \n after the application of section 68, bears to\n ``(ii) such amount, determined before the \n application of section 68.\n ``(B) Taxpayer must itemize.--In the case of any \n individual who does not elect to itemize deductions for \n the taxable year, the modified charitable contribution \n deduction shall be zero.\n ``(c) High-Income Taxpayer.--For purposes of this section--\n ``(1) In general.--The term `high-income taxpayer' means, \n with respect to any taxable year, any taxpayer (other than a \n corporation) with an adjusted gross income for such taxable \n year in excess of $1,000,000 (50 percent of such amount in the \n case of a married individual who files a separate return).\n ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--\n ``(A) In general.--In the case of a taxable year \n beginning after 2016, the $1,000,000 amount under \n paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal \n to--\n ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by\n ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment \n determined under section 1(f)(3) for the \n calendar year in which the taxable year begins, \n determined by substituting `calendar year 2015' \n for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) \n thereof.\n ``(B) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under \n subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $10,000, such \n amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of \n $10,000.\n ``(d) Payroll Tax.--For purposes of this section, the payroll tax \nfor any taxable year is an amount equal to the excess of--\n ``(1) the taxes imposed on the taxpayer under sections \n 1401, 1411, 3101, 3201, and 3211(a) (to the extent such tax is \n attributable to the rate of tax in effect under section 3101) \n with respect to such taxable year or wages or compensation \n received during such taxable year, over\n ``(2) the deduction allowable under section 164(f) for such \n taxable year.\n ``(e) Special Rule for Estates and Trusts.--For purposes of this \nsection, in the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income shall \nbe computed in the manner described in section 67(e).\n ``(f) Not Treated as Tax Imposed by This Chapter for Certain \nPurposes.--The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as \ntax imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the amount of \nany credit under this chapter (other than the credit allowed under \nsection 27(a)) or for purposes of section 55.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter A of \nchapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at \nthe end the following new item:\n\n ``Part VIII--Fair Share Tax on High-Income Taxpayers''.\n\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015.\n\nSEC. 3. SENSE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING TAX REFORM.\n\n It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--\n (1) Congress should enact tax reform that repeals unfair \n and unnecessary tax loopholes and expenditures, simplifies the \n system for millions of taxpayers and businesses, and makes sure \n that the wealthiest taxpayers pay a fair share; and\n (2) this Act is an interim step that can be done quickly \n and serve as a floor on taxes for the highest-income taxpayers, \n cut the deficit by billions of dollars a year, and help \n encourage more fundamental reform of the tax system.\n \n", "frequency": [["tax", 29], ["year", 24], ["section", 23], ["taxable", 20], ["amount", 18], ["taxpayer", 15], ["mr.", 11], ["fair", 10], ["share", 10], ["determined", 8], ["imposed", 7], ["high-income", 7], ["deduction", 7], ["purpose", 7], ["ms.", 7], ["excess", 6], ["case", 6], ["shall", 6], ["house", 5], ["general.", 5], ["chapter", 5], ["equal", 5], ["adjusted", 5], ["paragraph", 4], ["dollar", 4], ["income", 4], ["gross", 4], ["contribution", 4], ["representative", 4], ["modified", 4], ["tax.", 4], ["allowable", 4], ["congress", 4], ["charitable", 4], ["rate", 3], ["reform", 3], ["deficit", 3], ["credit", 3], ["payroll", 3], ["subchapter", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["estate", 3], ["tentative", 3], ["effect", 3], ["effective", 3], ["code", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["adding", 2], ["internal", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["amended", 2], ["bear", 2], ["liability", 2], ["`calendar", 2], ["imposing", 2], ["reduce", 2], ["individual", 2], ["new", 2], ["59b", 2], ["beginning", 2], ["mean", 2], ["revenue", 2], ["respect", 2], ["trust", 2], ["114th", 2], ["system", 2], ["treated", 2], ["defined", 2], ["sense", 2], ["minimum", 2], ["end", 2], ["percent", 2], ["application", 2], ["multiple", 2], ["regular", 2], ["rounded", 1], ["help", 1], ["office", 1], ["unfair", 1], ["trusts.", 1], ["session", 1], ["substituting", 1], ["rule.", 1], ["committee", 1], ["elect", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["wage", 1], ["cut", 1], ["ratio", 1], ["itemize", 1], ["taxpayer.", 1], ["highest-income", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["paying", 1], ["return", 1], ["government", 1], ["regarding", 1], ["inflation", 1]]}, "hr825": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 825 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 825\n\n To promote trade and commercial enhancement between the United States \n and Israel, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 10, 2015\n\nMr. Roskam (for himself and Mr. Vargas) introduced the following bill; \nwhich was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition \n to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, and the \n Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, \n in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the \n jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To promote trade and commercial enhancement between the United States \n and Israel, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Israel Trade and \nCommercial Enhancement Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) Israel is America's dependable, democratic ally in the \n Middle East--an area of paramount strategic importance to the \n United States.\n (2) The United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement formed \n the modern foundation of the bilateral commercial relationship \n between the two countries and was the first such agreement \n signed by the United States with a foreign country.\n (3) The United States-Israel Free Trade Agreement has been \n instrumental in expanding commerce and the strategic \n relationship between the United States and Israel.\n (4) More than $45 billion in goods and services is traded \n annually between the two countries in addition to roughly $10 \n billion in United States foreign direct investment in Israel.\n (5) The United States continues to look for and find new \n opportunities to enhance cooperation with Israel, including \n through the enactment of the United States-Israel Enhanced \n Security Cooperation Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-150) and the \n United States-Israel Strategic Partnership Act of 2014 (Public \n Law 113-296).\n (6) It has been the policy of the United States Government \n to combat all elements of the Arab League Boycott of Israel \n by--\n (A) public statements of Administration officials;\n (B) enactment of relevant sections of the Export \n Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect \n pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers \n Act), including sections to ensure foreign persons \n comply with applicable reporting requirements relating \n to the boycott;\n (C) enactment of the 1976 Tax Reform Act (Public \n Law 94-455) that denies certain tax benefits to \n entities abiding by the boycott;\n (D) ensuring through free trade agreements with \n Bahrain and Oman that such countries no longer \n participate in the boycott; and\n (E) ensuring as a condition of membership in the \n World Trade Organization that Saudi Arabia no longer \n enforces the secondary or tertiary elements of the \n boycott.\n\nSEC. 3. STATEMENTS OF POLICY.\n\n Congress--\n (1) supports the strengthening of United States-Israel \n economic cooperation and recognizes the tremendous strategic, \n economic, and technological value of cooperation with Israel;\n (2) recognizes the benefit of cooperation with Israel to \n United States companies, including by improving American \n competitiveness in global markets;\n (3) recognizes the importance of trade and commercial \n relations to the pursuit and sustainability of peace, and \n supports efforts to bring together the United States, Israel, \n the Palestinian territories, and others in enhanced commerce;\n (4) opposes politically motivated actions that penalize or \n otherwise limit commercial relations specifically with Israel \n such as boycotts, divestment or sanctions;\n (5) notes that the boycott, divestment, and sanctioning of \n Israel by governments, governmental bodies, quasi-governmental \n bodies, international organizations, and other such entities is \n contrary to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) \n principle of non-discrimination;\n (6) encourages the inclusion of politically motivated \n actions that penalize or otherwise limit commercial relations \n specifically with Israel such as boycotts, divestment from, or \n sanctions against Israel as a topic of discussion at the U.S.-\n Israel Joint Economic Development Group (JEDG) and other areas \n to support the strengthening of the United States-Israel \n commercial relationship and combat any commercial \n discrimination against Israel;\n (7) supports efforts to prevent investigations or \n prosecutions by governments or international organizations of \n United States persons on the sole basis of such persons doing \n business with Israel, with Israeli entities, or in Israeli-\n controlled territories; and\n (8) supports American States examining a company's \n promotion or compliance with unsanctioned boycotts, divestment \n from, or sanctions against Israel as part of its consideration \n in awarding grants and contracts and supports the divestment of \n State assets from companies that support or promote actions to \n boycott, divest from, or sanction Israel.\n\nSEC. 4. PRINCIPAL TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVES OF THE UNITED STATES.\n\n (a) Commercial Partnerships.--Among the principal trade negotiating \nobjectives of the United States for proposed trade agreements with \nforeign countries regarding commercial partnerships are the following:\n (1) To discourage actions by potential trading partners \n that directly or indirectly prejudice or otherwise discourage \n commercial activity solely between the United States and \n Israel.\n (2) To discourage politically motivated actions to boycott, \n divest from, or sanction Israel and to seek the elimination of \n politically motivated non-tariff barriers on Israeli goods, \n services, or other commerce imposed on the State of Israel.\n (3) To seek the elimination of state-sponsored unsanctioned \n foreign boycotts against Israel or compliance with the Arab \n League Boycott of Israel by prospective trading partners.\n (b) Effective Date.--This section takes effect on the date of the \nenactment of this Act and applies with respect to negotiations \ncommenced before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 5. REPORT ON POLITICALLY MOTIVATED ACTS OF BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT \n FROM, AND SANCTIONS AGAINST ISRAEL.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the \nenactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the President shall \nsubmit to Congress a report on politically motivated acts of boycott, \ndivestment from, and sanctions against Israel.\n (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by subsection (a) \nshall include the following:\n (1) A description of the establishment of barriers to \n trade, including non-tariff barriers, investment, or commerce \n by foreign countries or international organizations against \n United States persons operating or doing business in Israel, \n with Israeli entities, or in Israeli-controlled territories.\n (2) A description of specific steps being taken by the \n United States to encourage foreign countries and international \n organizations to cease creating such barriers and to dismantle \n measures already in place and an assessment of the \n effectiveness of such steps.\n (3) A description of specific steps being taken by the \n United States to prevent investigations or prosecutions by \n governments or international organizations of United States \n persons on the sole basis of such persons doing business with \n Israel, with Israeli entities, or in Israeli-controlled \n territories.\n (4) Decisions by foreign persons, including corporate \n entities and state-affiliated financial institutions, that \n limit or prohibit economic relations with Israel or persons \n doing business in Israel or in Israeli controlled territories.\n\nSEC. 6. ISRAEL TRADE AND COMMERCE BOYCOTT REPORTING.\n\n Section 13 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78m) \nis amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(s) Israel Trade and Commerce Boycott Reporting.--\n ``(1) In general.--Each foreign issuer required to file an \n annual or quarterly report under subsection (a) shall disclose \n in that report--\n ``(A) whether the issuer has discriminated against \n doing business with Israel in the last calendar year \n and in such cases an issuer shall provide a description \n of the discrimination.\n ``(B) whether the issuer has been advised by a \n foreign government or a non-member state of the United \n Nations to discriminate against doing business with \n Israel, entities owned or controlled by the government \n of Israel, or entities operating in Israel or Israeli-\n controlled territory; and\n ``(C) any instances where the issuer has learned \n that a person, foreign government, or a non-member \n state of the United Nations is boycotting the issuer, \n divesting themselves of an ownership interest in the \n issuer, or placing sanctions on the issuer because of \n the issuer's relationship with Israel, entities owned \n or controlled by the government of Israel, or entities \n operating in Israel or Israeli-controlled territory.\n ``(2) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:\n ``(A) Foreign issuer.--The term `foreign issuer' \n means an issuer that is not incorporated in the United \n States.\n ``(B) Non-member states of the united nations.--The \n term `non-member states of the United Nations' has the \n meaning given such term by the United Nations.''.\n\nSEC. 7. FOREIGN JUDGMENTS AGAINST UNITED STATES PERSONS.\n\n No court in the United States may recognize or enforce any judgment \nwhich is entered by a foreign court against a United States person \ncarrying out business operations in Israel or in any territory \ncontrolled by Israel and on which is based a determination by the \nforeign court that the location in Israel, or in any territory \ncontrolled by Israel, of the facilities at which the business \noperations are carried out is sufficient to constitute a violation of \nlaw.\n\nSEC. 8. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Boycott, divestment from, and sanctions against \n israel.--The term ``boycott, divestment from, and sanctions \n against Israel'' means actions by states, non-member states of \n the United Nations, international organizations, or affiliated \n agencies of international organizations that are politically \n motivated and are intended to penalize or otherwise limit \n commercial relations specifically with Israel or persons doing \n business in Israel or in Israeli-controlled territories.\n (2) Foreign person.--The term ``foreign person'' means--\n (A) any natural person who is not lawfully admitted \n for permanent residence (as defined in section \n 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 \n U.S.C. 1101(a)(20)) or who is not a protected \n individual (as defined in section 274B(a)(3) of such \n Act (8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3)); and\n (B) any foreign corporation, business association, \n partnership, trust, society or any other entity or \n group that is not incorporated or organized to do \n business in the United States, as well as any \n international organization, foreign government and any \n agency or subdivision of foreign government, including \n a diplomatic mission.\n (3) Person.--\n (A) In general.--The term ``person'' means--\n (i) a natural person;\n (ii) a corporation, business association, \n partnership, society, trust, financial \n institution, insurer, underwriter, guarantor, \n and any other business organization, any other \n nongovernmental entity, organization, or group, \n and any governmental entity operating as a \n business enterprise; and\n (iii) any successor to any entity described \n in clause (ii).\n (B) Application to governmental entities.--The term \n ``person'' does not include a government or \n governmental entity that is not operating as a business \n enterprise.\n (4) United states person.--The term ``United States \n person'' means--\n (A) a natural person who is a national of the \n United States (as defined in section 101(a)(22) of the \n Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)); \n and\n (B) a corporation or other legal entity which is \n organized under the laws of the United States, any \n State or territory thereof, or the District of \n Columbia, if natural persons described in subparagraph \n (A) own, directly or indirectly, more than 50 percent \n of the outstanding capital stock or other beneficial \n interest in such legal entity.\n \n", "frequency": [["israel", 46], ["united", 41], ["state", 38], ["foreign", 21], ["person", 20], ["boycott", 19], ["entity", 17], ["trade", 15], ["business", 15], ["commercial", 13], ["government", 12], ["issuer", 11], ["territory", 11], ["organization", 11], ["sanction", 10], ["international", 9], ["divestment", 9], ["section", 8], ["term", 8], ["states-israel", 7], ["motivated", 7], ["country", 7], ["controlled", 7], ["support", 7], ["politically", 7], ["action", 6], ["including", 6], ["mean", 6], ["commerce", 6], ["enactment", 6], ["agreement", 6], ["congress", 6], ["operating", 5], ["following", 5], ["law", 5], ["relation", 5], ["report", 5], ["israeli", 5], ["cooperation", 5], ["economic", 5], ["public", 4], ["non-member", 4], ["description", 4], ["natural", 4], ["israeli-controlled", 4], ["nation", 4], ["barrier", 4], ["strategic", 4], ["relationship", 4], ["partnership", 4], ["shall", 4], ["otherwise", 4], ["governmental", 4], ["limit", 4], ["u.s.c", 4], ["enhancement", 3], ["general.", 3], ["company", 3], ["date", 3], ["court", 3], ["committee", 3], ["group", 3], ["financial", 3], ["house", 3], ["free", 3], ["specifically", 3], ["service", 3], ["discourage", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["penalize", 3], ["bill", 3], ["person.", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["step", 3], ["recognizes", 3], ["promote", 3], ["defined", 3], ["corporation", 3], ["effort", 2], ["include", 2], ["prevent", 2], ["investment", 2], ["body", 2], ["consideration", 2], ["compliance", 2], ["israeli-", 2], ["114th", 2], ["two", 2], ["taken", 2], ["organized", 2], ["tax", 2], ["may", 2], ["element", 2], ["policy", 2], ["good", 2], ["association", 2], ["society", 2], ["trading", 2], ["operation", 2], ["investigation", 2]]}, "hr810": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 810 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 810\n\n To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space \n Administration, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 9, 2015\n\n Mr. Palazzo (for himself, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Eddie \n Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Brooks of Alabama) introduced the \nfollowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, \n and Technology\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space \n Administration, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National \nAeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Definitions.\n TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS\n\nSec. 101. Fiscal year 2015.\n TITLE II--HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT\n\n Subtitle A--Exploration\n\nSec. 201. Space exploration policy.\nSec. 202. Stepping stone approach to exploration.\nSec. 203. Space Launch System.\nSec. 204. Orion crew capsule.\nSec. 205. Space radiation.\nSec. 206. Planetary protection for human exploration missions.\n Subtitle B--Space Operations\n\nSec. 211. International Space Station.\nSec. 212. Barriers impeding enhanced utilization of the ISS's National \n Laboratory by commercial companies.\nSec. 213. Utilization of International Space Station for science \n missions.\nSec. 214. International Space Station cargo resupply services lessons \n learned.\nSec. 215. Commercial crew program.\nSec. 216. Space communications.\n TITLE III--SCIENCE\n\n Subtitle A--General\n\nSec. 301. Science portfolio.\nSec. 302. Radioisotope power systems.\nSec. 303. Congressional declaration of policy and purpose.\nSec. 304. University class science missions.\nSec. 305. Assessment of science mission extensions.\n Subtitle B--Astrophysics\n\nSec. 311. Decadal cadence.\nSec. 312. Extrasolar planet exploration strategy.\nSec. 313. James Webb Space Telescope.\nSec. 314. National Reconnaissance Office telescope donation.\nSec. 315. Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope.\nSec. 316. Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy.\n Subtitle C--Planetary Science\n\nSec. 321. Decadal cadence.\nSec. 322. Near-Earth objects.\nSec. 323. Near-Earth objects public-private partnerships.\nSec. 324. Research on near-earth object tsunami effects.\nSec. 325. Astrobiology strategy.\nSec. 326. Astrobiology public-private partnerships.\nSec. 327. Assessment of Mars architecture.\n Subtitle D--Heliophysics\n\nSec. 331. Decadal cadence.\nSec. 332. Review of space weather.\n Subtitle E--Earth Science\n\nSec. 341. Goal.\nSec. 342. Decadal cadence.\nSec. 343. Venture class missions.\nSec. 344. Assessment.\n TITLE IV--AERONAUTICS\n\nSec. 401. Sense of Congress.\nSec. 402. Aeronautics research goals.\nSec. 403. Unmanned aerial systems research and development.\nSec. 404. Research program on composite materials used in aeronautics.\nSec. 405. Hypersonic research.\nSec. 406. Supersonic research.\nSec. 407. Research on NextGen airspace management concepts and tools.\nSec. 408. Rotorcraft research.\nSec. 409. Transformative aeronautics research.\nSec. 410. Study of United States leadership in aeronautics research.\n TITLE V--SPACE TECHNOLOGY\n\nSec. 501. Sense of Congress.\nSec. 502. Space Technology Program.\nSec. 503. Utilization of the International Space Station for technology \n demonstrations.\n TITLE VI--EDUCATION\n\nSec. 601. Education.\nSec. 602. Independent review of the National Space Grant College and \n Fellowship Program.\nSec. 603. Sense of Congress.\n TITLE VII--POLICY PROVISIONS\n\nSec. 701. Asteroid Retrieval Mission.\nSec. 702. Termination liability sense of Congress.\nSec. 703. Baseline and cost controls.\nSec. 704. Project and program reserves.\nSec. 705. Independent reviews.\nSec. 706. Commercial technology transfer program.\nSec. 707. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory \n Council.\nSec. 708. Cost estimation.\nSec. 709. Avoiding organizational conflicts of interest in major \n Administration acquisition programs.\nSec. 710. Facilities and infrastructure.\nSec. 711. Detection and avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.\nSec. 712. Space Act Agreements.\nSec. 713. Human spaceflight accident investigations.\nSec. 714. Fullest commercial use of space.\nSec. 715. Orbital debris.\nSec. 716. Review of orbital debris removal concepts.\nSec. 717. Use of operational commercial suborbital vehicles for \n research, development, and education.\nSec. 718. Fundamental space life and physical sciences research.\nSec. 719. Restoring commitment to engineering research.\nSec. 720. Liquid rocket engine development program.\nSec. 721. Remote satellite servicing demonstrations.\nSec. 722. Information technology governance.\nSec. 723. Strengthening Administration security.\nSec. 724. Prohibition on use of funds for contractors that have \n committed fraud or other crimes.\nSec. 725. Protection of Apollo landing sites.\nSec. 726. Astronaut occupational healthcare.\nSec. 727. Sense of Congress on access to observational data sets.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the \n National Aeronautics and Space Administration.\n (2) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the \n Administrator of the Administration.\n (3) Orion crew capsule.--The term ``Orion crew capsule'' \n means the multipurpose crew vehicle described in section 303 of \n the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization \n Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).\n (4) Space act agreement.--The term ``Space Act Agreement'' \n means an agreement created under the authority to enter into \n ``other transactions'' under section 20113(e) of title 51, \n United States Code.\n (5) Space launch system.--The term ``Space Launch System'' \n means the follow-on Government-owned civil launch system \n developed, managed, and operated by the Administration to serve \n as a key component to expand human presence beyond low-Earth \n orbit, as described in section 302 of the National Aeronautics \n and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. \n 18322).\n\n TITLE I--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS\n\nSEC. 101. FISCAL YEAR 2015.\n\n There are authorized to be appropriated to the Administration for \nfiscal year 2015 $18,010,200,000 as follows:\n (1) For Space Exploration, $4,356,700,000, of which--\n (A) $1,700,000,000 shall be for the Space Launch \n System;\n (B) $351,300,000 shall be for Exploration Ground \n Systems;\n (C) $1,194,000,000 shall be for the Orion crew \n capsule;\n (D) $306,400,000 shall be for Exploration Research \n and Development; and\n (E) $805,000,000 shall be for Commercial Crew \n Development activities.\n (2) For Space Operations, $3,827,800,000.\n (3) For Science, $5,244,700,000, of which--\n (A) $1,772,500,000 shall be for Earth Science;\n (B) $1,437,800,000 shall be for Planetary Science, \n with up to $30,000,000 for the Astrobiology Institute;\n (C) $684,800,000 shall be for Astrophysics;\n (D) $645,400,000 shall be for the James Webb Space \n Telescope;\n (E) $662,200,000 shall be for Heliophysics; and\n (F) $42,000,000 shall be for Education.\n (4) For Aeronautics, $651,000,000.\n (5) For Space Technology, $596,000,000.\n (6) For Education, $119,000,000.\n (7) For Safety, Security, and Mission Services, \n $2,758,900,000.\n (8) For Construction and Environmental Compliance and \n Restoration, $419,100,000.\n (9) For Inspector General, $37,000,000.\n\n TITLE II--HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT\n\n Subtitle A--Exploration\n\nSEC. 201. SPACE EXPLORATION POLICY.\n\n (a) Policy.--Human exploration deeper into the solar system shall \nbe a core mission of the Administration. It is the policy of the United \nStates that the goal of the Administration's exploration program shall \nbe to successfully conduct a crewed mission to the surface of Mars to \nbegin human exploration of that planet. The use of the surface of the \nMoon, cis-lunar space, near-Earth asteroids, Lagrangian points, and \nMartian moons may be pursued provided they are properly incorporated \ninto the Human Exploration Roadmap described in section 70504 of title \n51, United States Code.\n (b) Vision for Space Exploration.--Section 20302 of title 51, \nUnited States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) Orion crew capsule.--The term `Orion crew capsule' \n means the multipurpose crew vehicle described in section 303 of \n the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization \n Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).\n ``(2) Space launch system.--The term `Space Launch System' \n means the follow-on Government-owned civil launch system \n developed, managed, and operated by the Administration to serve \n as a key component to expand human presence beyond low-Earth \n orbit, as described in section 302 of the National Aeronautics \n and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. \n 18322).''.\n (c) Key Objectives.--Section 202(b) of the National Aeronautics and \nSpace Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18312(b)) is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and'' after the \n semicolon;\n (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ``; and''; and\n (3) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(5) to accelerate the development of capabilities to \n enable a human exploration mission to the surface of Mars and \n beyond through the prioritization of those technologies and \n capabilities best suited for such a mission in accordance with \n the Human Exploration Roadmap under section 70504 of title 51, \n United States Code.''.\n (d) Use of Non-United States Human Space Flight Transportation \nCapabilities.--Section 201(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space \nAdministration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18311(a)) is \namended to read as follows:\n ``(a) Use of Non-United States Human Space Flight Transportation \nCapabilities.--\n ``(1) In general.--NASA may not obtain non-United States \n human space flight capabilities unless no domestic commercial \n or public-private partnership provider that the Administrator \n has determined to meet safety and affordability requirements \n established by NASA for the transport of its astronauts is \n available to provide such capabilities.\n ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the \n term `domestic commercial provider' means a person providing \n space transportation services or other space-related \n activities, the majority control of which is held by persons \n other than a Federal, State, local, or foreign government, \n foreign company, or foreign national.''.\n (e) Repeal of Space Shuttle Capability Assurance.--Section 203 of \nthe National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of \n2010 (42 U.S.C. 18313) is amended--\n (1) by striking subsection (b);\n (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and \n inserting ``subsection (b)''; and\n (3) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections \n (b) and (c), respectively.\n\nSEC. 202. STEPPING STONE APPROACH TO EXPLORATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 70504 of title 51, United States Code, is \namended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 70504. Stepping stone approach to exploration\n ``(a) In General.--In order to maximize the cost effectiveness of \nthe long-term space exploration and utilization activities of the \nUnited States, the Administrator shall direct the Human Exploration and \nOperations Mission Directorate, or its successor division, to develop a \nHuman Exploration Roadmap to define the specific capabilities and \ntechnologies necessary to extend human presence to the surface of Mars \nand the sets and sequences of missions required to demonstrate such \ncapabilities and technologies.\n ``(b) International Participation.--The President should invite the \nUnited States partners in the International Space Station program and \nother nations, as appropriate, to participate in an international \ninitiative under the leadership of the United States to achieve the \ngoal of successfully conducting a crewed mission to the surface of \nMars.\n ``(c) Roadmap Requirements.--In developing the Human Exploration \nRoadmap, the Administrator shall--\n ``(1) include the specific set of capabilities and \n technologies that contribute to extending human presence to the \n surface of Mars and the sets and sequences of missions \n necessary to demonstrate the proficiency of these capabilities \n and technologies with an emphasis on using or not using the \n International Space Station, lunar landings, cis-lunar space, \n trans-lunar space, Lagrangian points, and the natural \n satellites of Mars, Phobos and Deimos, as testbeds, as \n necessary, and shall include the most appropriate process for \n developing such capabilities and technologies;\n ``(2) include information on the phasing of planned \n intermediate destinations, Mars mission risk areas and \n potential risk mitigation approaches, technology requirements \n and phasing of required technology development activities, the \n management strategy to be followed, related International Space \n Station activities, and planned international collaborative \n activities, potential commercial contributions, and other \n activities relevant to the achievement of the goal established \n in section 201(a) of the National Aeronautics and Space \n Administration Authorization Act of 2015;\n ``(3) describe those technologies already under development \n across the Federal Government or by nongovernment entities \n which meet or exceed the needs described in paragraph (1);\n ``(4) provide a specific process for the evolution of the \n capabilities of the fully integrated Orion crew capsule with \n the Space Launch System and how these systems demonstrate the \n capabilities and technologies described in paragraph (1);\n ``(5) provide a description of the capabilities and \n technologies that need to be demonstrated or research data that \n could be gained through the utilization of the International \n Space Station and the status of the development of such \n capabilities and technologies;\n ``(6) describe a framework for international cooperation in \n the development of all technologies and capabilities required \n in this section, as well as an assessment of the risks posed by \n relying on international partners for capabilities and \n technologies on the critical path of development;\n ``(7) describe a process for utilizing nongovernmental \n entities for future human exploration beyond lunar landings and \n cis-lunar space and specify what, if any, synergy could be \n gained from--\n ``(A) partnerships using Space Act Agreements (as \n defined in section 2 of the National Aeronautics and \n Space Administration Authorization Act of 2015); or\n ``(B) other acquisition instruments;\n ``(8) include in the Human Exploration Roadmap an addendum \n from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Advisory \n Council, and an addendum from the Aerospace Safety Advisory \n Panel, each with a statement of review of the Human Exploration \n Roadmap that shall include--\n ``(A) subjects of agreement;\n ``(B) areas of concern; and\n ``(C) recommendations; and\n ``(9) include in the Human Exploration Roadmap an \n examination of the benefits of utilizing current Administration \n launch facilities for trans-lunar missions.\n ``(d) Updates.--The Administrator shall update such Human \nExploration Roadmap as needed but no less frequently than every 2 years \nand include it in the budget for that fiscal year transmitted to \nCongress under section 1105(a) of title 31, and describe--\n ``(1) the achievements and goals reached in the process of \n developing such capabilities and technologies during the 2-year \n period prior to the submission of the update to Congress; and\n ``(2) the expected goals and achievements in the following \n 2-year period.\n ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `Orion crew capsule' \nand `Space Launch System' have the meanings given such terms in section \n20302.''.\n (b) Report.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit a copy \n of the Human Exploration Roadmap developed under section 70504 \n of title 51, United States Code, to the Committee on Science, \n Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \n Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the \n Senate.\n (2) Updates.--The Administrator shall transmit a copy of \n each updated Human Exploration Roadmap to the Committee on \n Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives \n and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of \n the Senate not later than 7 days after such Human Exploration \n Roadmap is updated.\n\nSEC. 203. SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEM.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--\n (1) the Space Launch System is the most practical approach \n to reaching the Moon, Mars, and beyond, and Congress reaffirms \n the policy and minimum capability requirements for the Space \n Launch System contained in section 302 of the National \n Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 \n (42 U.S.C. 18322);\n (2) the primary goal for the design of the fully integrated \n Space Launch System, including an upper stage needed to go \n beyond low-Earth orbit, is to safely carry a total payload to \n enable human space exploration of the Moon, Mars, and beyond \n over the course of the next century as required in section \n 302(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration \n Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)); and\n (3) in order to promote safety and reduce programmatic \n risk, the Administrator shall budget for and undertake a robust \n ground test and uncrewed and crewed flight test and \n demonstration program for the Space Launch System and the Orion \n crew capsule and shall budget for an operational flight rate \n sufficient to maintain safety and operational readiness.\n (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the \nPresident's annual budget requests for the Space Launch System and \nOrion crew capsule development, test, and operational phases should \nstrive to accurately reflect the resource requirements of each of those \nphases, consistent with the policy established in section 201(a) of \nthis Act.\n (c) In General.--Given the critical importance of a heavy-lift \nlaunch vehicle and crewed spacecraft to enable the achievement of the \ngoal established in section 201(a) of this Act, as well as the \naccomplishment of intermediate exploration milestones and the provision \nof a backup capability to transfer crew and cargo to the International \nSpace Station, the Administrator shall make the expeditious \ndevelopment, test, and achievement of operational readiness of the \nSpace Launch System and the Orion crew capsule the highest priority of \nthe exploration program.\n (d) Government Accountability Office Review.--Not later than 270 \ndays after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General \nshall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of \nthe House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate a report on the Administration's \nacquisition of ground systems in support of the Space Launch System. \nThe report shall assess the extent to which ground systems acquired in \nsupport of the Space Launch System are focused on the direct support of \nthe Space Launch System and shall identify any ground support projects \nor activities that the Administration is undertaking that do not solely \nor primarily support the Space Launch System.\n (e) Utilization Report.--The Administrator, in consultation with \nthe Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, \nshall prepare a report that addresses the effort and budget required to \nenable and utilize a cargo variant of the 130-ton Space Launch System \nconfiguration described in section 302(c) of the National Aeronautics \nand Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. \n18322(c)). This report shall also include consideration of the \ntechnical requirements of the scientific and national security \ncommunities related to such Space Launch System and shall directly \nassess the utility and estimated cost savings obtained by using such \nSpace Launch System for national security and space science missions. \nThe Administrator shall transmit such report to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate not \nlater than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.\n (f) Naming Competition.--Beginning not later than 180 days after \nthe date of enactment of this Act and concluding not later than 1 year \nafter such date of enactment, the Administrator shall conduct a well-\npublicized competition among students in elementary and secondary \nschools to name the elements of the Administration's exploration \nprogram, including--\n (1) a name for the deep space human exploration program as \n a whole, which includes the Space Launch System, the Orion crew \n capsule, and future missions; and\n (2) a name for the Space Launch System.\n (g) Advanced Booster Competition.--\n (1) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Associate Administrator of the \n Administration shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \n Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \n Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the \n Senate a report that--\n (A) describes the estimated total development cost \n of an advanced booster for the Space Launch System;\n (B) details any reductions or increases to the \n development cost of the Space Launch System which may \n result from conducting a competition for an advanced \n booster; and\n (C) outlines any potential schedule delay to the \n Space Launch System 2017 Exploration Mission-1 launch \n as a result of increased costs associated with \n conducting a competition for an advanced booster.\n (2) Competition.--If the Associate Administrator reports \n reductions pursuant to paragraph (1)(B), and no adverse \n schedule impact pursuant to paragraph (1)(C), then the \n Administration shall conduct a full and open competition for an \n advanced booster for the Space Launch System to meet the \n requirements described in section 302(c) of the National \n Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 \n (42 U.S.C. 18322(c)), to begin as soon as practicable after the \n development of the upper stage has been initiated.\n\nSEC. 204. ORION CREW CAPSULE.\n\n (a) In General.--The Orion crew capsule shall meet the practical \nneeds and the minimum capability requirements described in section 303 \nof the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act \nof 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18323).\n (b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate--\n (1) detailing those components and systems of the Orion \n crew capsule that ensure it is in compliance with section \n 303(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18323(b));\n (2) detailing the expected date that the Orion crew capsule \n will be available to transport crew and cargo to the \n International Space Station; and\n (3) certifying that the requirements of section 303(b)(3) \n of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18323(b)(3)) will be met by the \n Administration.\n\nSEC. 205. SPACE RADIATION.\n\n (a) Strategy and Plan.--\n (1) In general.--The Administrator shall develop a space \n radiation mitigation and management strategy and implementation \n plan to enable the achievement of the goal established in \n section 201 that includes key research and monitoring \n requirements, milestones, a timetable, and an estimate of \n facility and budgetary requirements.\n (2) Coordination.--The strategy shall include a mechanism \n for coordinating Administration research, technology, \n facilities, engineering, operations, and other functions \n required to support the strategy and plan.\n (3) Transmittal.--Not later than 1 year after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the \n strategy and plan to the Committee on Science, Space, and \n Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \n Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n (b) Space Radiation Research Facilities.--The Administrator, in \nconsultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, \nshall assess the national capabilities for carrying out critical \nground-based research on space radiation biology and shall identify any \nissues that could affect the ability to carry out that research.\n\nSEC. 206. PLANETARY PROTECTION FOR HUMAN EXPLORATION MISSIONS.\n\n (a) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with \nthe National Academies for a study to explore the planetary protection \nramifications of potential future missions by astronauts such as to the \nlunar polar regions, near-Earth asteroids, the moons of Mars, and the \nsurface of Mars.\n (b) Scope.--The study shall--\n (1) collate and summarize what has been done to date with \n respect to planetary protection measures to be applied to \n potential human missions such as to the lunar polar regions, \n near-Earth asteroids, the moons of Mars, and the surface of \n Mars;\n (2) identify and document planetary protection concerns \n associated with potential human missions such as to the lunar \n polar regions, near-Earth asteroids, the moons of Mars, and the \n surface of Mars;\n (3) develop a methodology, if possible, for defining and \n classifying the degree of concern associated with each likely \n destination;\n (4) assess likely methodologies for addressing planetary \n protection concerns; and\n (5) identify areas for future research to reduce current \n uncertainties.\n (c) Completion Date.--Not later than 2 years after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide the results of \nthe study to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate.\n\n Subtitle B--Space Operations\n\nSEC. 211. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:\n (1) The International Space Station is an ideal testbed for \n future exploration systems development, including long-duration \n space travel.\n (2) The use of the private market to provide cargo and crew \n transportation services is currently the most expeditious \n process to restore domestic access to the International Space \n Station and low-Earth orbit.\n (3) Government access to low-Earth orbit is paramount to \n the continued success of the International Space Station and \n National Laboratory.\n (b) In General.--The following is the policy of the United States:\n (1) The United States International Space Station program \n shall have two primary objectives: supporting achievement of \n the goal established in section 201 of this Act and pursuing a \n research program that advances knowledge and provides benefits \n to the Nation. It shall continue to be the policy of the United \n States to, in consultation with its international partners in \n the International Space Station program, support full and \n complete utilization of the International Space Station.\n (2) The International Space Station shall be utilized to \n the maximum extent practicable for the development of \n capabilities and technologies needed for the future of human \n exploration beyond low-Earth orbit and shall be considered in \n the development of the Human Exploration Roadmap developed \n under section 70504 of title 51, United States Code.\n (3) The Administrator shall, in consultation with the \n International Space Station partners--\n (A) take all necessary measures to support the \n operation and full utilization of the International \n Space Station; and\n (B) seek to minimize, to the extent practicable, \n the operating costs of the International Space Station.\n (4) Reliance on foreign carriers for crew transfer is \n unacceptable, and the Nation's human space flight program must \n acquire the capability to launch United States astronauts on \n United States rockets from United States soil as soon as is \n safe and practically possible, whether on Government-owned and \n operated space transportation systems or privately owned \n systems that have been certified for flight by the appropriate \n Federal agencies.\n (c) Reaffirmation of Policy.--Congress reaffirms--\n (1) its commitment to the development of a commercially \n developed launch and delivery system to the International Space \n Station for crew missions as expressed in the National \n Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2005 \n (Public Law 109-155), the National Aeronautics and Space \n Administration Authorization Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-422), \n and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration \n Authorization Act of 2010 (Public Law 111-267);\n (2) that the Administration shall make use of United States \n commercially provided International Space Station crew transfer \n and crew rescue services to the maximum extent practicable;\n (3) that the Orion crew capsule shall provide an \n alternative means of delivery of crew and cargo to the \n International Space Station, in the event other vehicles, \n whether commercial vehicles or partner-supplied vehicles, are \n unable to perform that function; and\n (4) the policy stated in section 501(b) of the National \n Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 \n (42 U.S.C. 18351(b)) that the Administration shall pursue \n international, commercial, and intragovernmental means to \n maximize International Space Station logistics supply, \n maintenance, and operational capabilities, reduce risks to \n International Space Station systems sustainability, and offset \n and minimize United States operations costs relating to the \n International Space Station.\n (d) Assured Access to Low-Earth Orbit.--Section 70501(a) of title \n51, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n ``(a) Policy Statement.--It is the policy of the United States to \nmaintain an uninterrupted capability for human space flight and \noperations in low-Earth orbit, and beyond, as an essential instrument \nof national security and the capability to ensure continued United \nStates participation and leadership in the exploration and utilization \nof space.''.\n (e) Repeals.--\n (1) Use of space shuttle or alternatives.--Chapter 701 of \n title 51, United States Code, and the item relating to such \n chapter in the table of chapters for such title, are repealed.\n (2) Shuttle pricing policy for commercial and foreign \n users.--Chapter 703 of title 51, United States Code, and the \n item relating to such chapter in the table of chapters for such \n title, are repealed.\n (3) Shuttle privatization.--Section 50133 of title 51, \n United States Code, and the item relating to such section in \n the table of sections for chapter 501 of such title, are \n repealed.\n (f) Extension Criteria Report.--Not later than 1 year after the \ndate of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate a report on the feasibility of extending \nthe operation of the International Space Station that includes--\n (1) criteria for defining the International Space Station \n as a research success;\n (2) any necessary contributions to enabling execution of \n the Human Exploration Roadmap developed under section 70504 of \n title 51, United States Code;\n (3) cost estimates for operating the International Space \n Station to achieve the criteria required under paragraph (1);\n (4) cost estimates for extending operations to 2024 and \n 2030;\n (5) an assessment of how the defined criteria under \n paragraph (1) respond to the National Academies Decadal Survey \n on Biological and Physical Sciences in Space; and\n (6) an identification of the actions and cost estimate \n needed to deorbit the International Space Station once a \n decision is made to deorbit the laboratory.\n (g) Strategic Plan for International Space Station Research.--\n (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Science and \n Technology Policy, in consultation with the Administrator, \n academia, other Federal agencies, the International Space \n Station National Laboratory Advisory Committee, and other \n potential stakeholders, shall develop and transmit to the \n Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \n Transportation of the Senate a strategic plan for conducting \n competitive, peer-reviewed research in physical and life \n sciences and related technologies on the International Space \n Station through at least 2020.\n (2) Plan requirements.--The strategic plan shall--\n (A) be consistent with the priorities and \n recommendations established by the National Academies \n in its Decadal Survey on Biological and Physical \n Sciences in Space;\n (B) provide a research timeline and identify \n resource requirements for its implementation, including \n the facilities and instrumentation necessary for the \n conduct of such research; and\n (C) identify--\n (i) criteria for the proposed research, \n including--\n (I) a justification for the \n research to be carried out in the space \n microgravity environment;\n (II) the use of model systems;\n (III) the testing of flight \n hardware to understand and ensure its \n functioning in the microgravity \n environment;\n (IV) the use of controls to help \n distinguish among the direct and \n indirect effects of microgravity, among \n other effects of the flight or space \n environment;\n (V) approaches for facilitating \n data collection, analysis, and \n interpretation;\n (VI) procedures to ensure \n repetition of experiments, as needed;\n (VII) support for timely \n presentation of the peer-reviewed \n results of the research;\n (VIII) defined metrics for the \n success of each study; and\n (IX) how these activities enable \n the Human Exploration Roadmap described \n in section 70504 of title 51, United \n States Code;\n (ii) instrumentation required to support \n the measurements and analysis of the research \n to be carried out under the strategic plan;\n (iii) the capabilities needed to support \n direct, real-time communications between \n astronauts working on research experiments \n onboard the International Space Station and the \n principal investigator on the ground;\n (iv) a process for involving the external \n user community in research planning, including \n planning for relevant flight hardware and \n instrumentation, and for utilization of the \n International Space Station, free flyers, or \n other research platforms;\n (v) the acquisition strategy the \n Administration plans to use to acquire any new \n support capabilities which are not operational \n on the International Space Station as of the \n date of enactment of this Act, and the criteria \n the Administration will apply if less than full \n and open competition is selected; and\n (vi) defined metrics for success of the \n research plan.\n (3) Report.--\n (A) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the \n date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General \n of the United States shall transmit to the Committee on \n Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \n and Transportation of the Senate a report on the \n progress of the organization chosen for the management \n of the International Space Station National Laboratory \n as directed in section 504 of the National Aeronautics \n and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 (42 \n U.S.C. 18354).\n (B) Specific requirements.--The report shall assess \n the management, organization, and performance of such \n organization and shall include a review of the status \n of each of the 7 required activities listed in section \n 504(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 18354(c)).\n\nSEC. 212. BARRIERS IMPEDING ENHANCED UTILIZATION OF THE ISS'S NATIONAL \n LABORATORY BY COMMERCIAL COMPANIES.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) enhanced utilization of the International Space \n Station's National Laboratory requires a full understanding of \n the barriers impeding such utilization and actions needed to be \n taken to remove or mitigate them to the maximum extent \n practicable; and\n (2) doing so will allow the Administration to encourage \n commercial companies to invest in microgravity research using \n National Laboratory research facilities.\n (b) Assessment.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement \nwith the National Academies for an assessment to--\n (1) identify barriers impeding enhanced utilization of the \n International Space Station's National Laboratory;\n (2) recommend ways to encourage commercial companies to \n make greater use of the International Space Station's National \n Laboratory, including corporate investment in microgravity \n research; and\n (3) identify any legislative changes that may be required.\n (c) Transmittal.--Not later than one year after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate the results of the assessment described in \nsubsection (b).\n\nSEC. 213. UTILIZATION OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR SCIENCE \n MISSIONS.\n\n The Administrator shall utilize the International Space Station for \nScience Mission Directorate missions in low-Earth orbit wherever it is \npractical and cost effective to do so.\n\nSEC. 214. INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION CARGO RESUPPLY SERVICES LESSONS \n LEARNED.\n\n Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, \nthe Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate that--\n (1) identifies the lessons learned to date from the \n Commercial Resupply Services contract;\n (2) indicates whether changes are needed to the manner in \n which the Administration procures and manages similar services \n upon the expiration of the existing Commercial Resupply \n Services contract; and\n (3) identifies any lessons learned from the Commercial \n Resupply Services contract that should be applied to the \n procurement and management of commercially provided crew \n transfer services to and from the International Space Station.\n\nSEC. 215. COMMERCIAL CREW PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that once \ndeveloped and certified to meet the Administration's safety and \nreliability requirements, United States commercially provided crew \ntransportation systems offer the potential of serving as the primary \nmeans of transporting American astronauts and international partner \nastronauts to and from the International Space Station and serving as \nInternational Space Station emergency crew rescue vehicles. At the same \ntime, the budgetary assumptions used by the Administration in its \nplanning for the Commercial Crew Program have consistently assumed \nsignificantly higher funding levels than have been authorized and \nappropriated by Congress. It is the sense of Congress that credibility \nin the Administration's budgetary estimates for the Commercial Crew \nProgram can be enhanced by an independently developed cost estimate. \nSuch credibility in budgetary estimates is an important factor in \nunderstanding program risk.\n (b) Objective.--The objective of the Administration's Commercial \nCrew Program shall be to assist the development of at least one crew \ntransportation system to carry Administration astronauts safely, \nreliably, and affordably to and from the International Space Station \nand to serve as an emergency crew rescue vehicle as soon as practicable \nwithin the funding levels authorized. The Administration shall not use \nany considerations beyond this objective in the overall acquisition \nstrategy.\n (c) Safety.--Consistent with the findings and recommendations of \nthe Columbia Accident Investigation Board, the Administration shall \nensure that safety and the minimization of the probability of loss of \ncrew are the highest priorities of the commercial crew transportation \nprogram.\n (d) Cost Minimization.--The Administrator shall strive through the \ncompetitive selection process to minimize the life cycle cost to the \nAdministration through the planned period of commercially provided crew \ntransportation services.\n (e) Transparency.--Transparency is the cornerstone of ensuring a \nsafe and reliable commercial crew transportation service to the \nInternational Space Station. The Administrator shall, to the greatest \nextent practicable, ensure that every commercial crew transportation \nservices provider has provided evidence-based support for their costs \nand schedule.\n (f) Independent Cost and Schedule Estimate.--\n (1) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the Federal \n Acquisition Regulation-based contract for the Commercial Crew \n Transportation Capability Contract is awarded, the \n Administrator shall arrange for the initiation of an \n Independent Cost and Schedule Estimate for--\n (A) all activities associated with the development, \n test, demonstration, and certification of commercial \n crew transportation systems;\n (B) transportation and rescue services required by \n the Administration for International Space Station \n operations through calendar year 2020 or later if \n Administration requirements so dictate; and\n (C) the estimated date of operational readiness for \n the program each assumption listed in paragraph (2) of \n this subsection.\n (2) Assumptions.--The Independent Cost and Schedule \n Estimate shall provide an estimate for each of the following \n scenarios:\n (A) An appropriation of $600,000,000 over the next \n 3 fiscal years.\n (B) An appropriation of $700,000,000 over the next \n 3 fiscal years.\n (C) An appropriation of $800,000,000 over the next \n 3 fiscal years.\n (D) The funding level assumptions over the next 3 \n fiscal years that are included as part of commercial \n crew transportation capability contract awards.\n (3) Transmittal.--Not later than 180 days after initiation \n of the Independent Cost and Schedule Estimate under paragraph \n (1), the Administrator shall transmit the results of the \n Independent Cost and Schedule Estimate to the Committee on \n Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives \n and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of \n the Senate.\n (g) Implementation Strategies.--\n (1) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the completion of \n the Independent Cost and Schedule Estimate under subsection \n (f), the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on \n Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives \n and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of \n the Senate a report containing 4 distinct implementation \n strategies based on such Independent Cost and Schedule Estimate \n for the final stages of the commercial crew program.\n (2) Requirements.--These options shall include--\n (A) a strategy that assumes an appropriation of \n $600,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal years;\n (B) a strategy that assumes an appropriation of \n $700,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal years;\n (C) a strategy that assumes an appropriation of \n $800,000,000 over the next 3 fiscal years; and\n (D) a strategy that has yet to be considered \n previously in any budget submission but that the \n Administration believes could ensure the flight \n readiness date of 2017 for at least one provider.\n (3) Inclusions.--Each strategy shall include the \n contracting instruments the Administration will employ to \n acquire the services in each phase of development or \n acquisition and the number of commercial providers the \n Administration will include in the program.\n\nSEC. 216. SPACE COMMUNICATIONS.\n\n (a) Plan.--The Administrator shall develop a plan, in consultation \nwith relevant Federal agencies, for updating the Administration's space \ncommunications and navigation architecture for low-Earth orbital and \ndeep space operations so that it is capable of meeting the \nAdministration's communications needs over the next 20 years. The plan \nshall include lifecycle cost estimates, milestones, estimated \nperformance capabilities, and 5-year funding profiles. The plan shall \nalso include an estimate of the amounts of any reimbursements the \nAdministration is likely to receive from other Federal agencies during \nthe expected life of the upgrades described in the plan. At a minimum, \nthe plan shall include a description of the following:\n (1) Steps to sustain the existing space communications and \n navigation network and infrastructure and priorities for how \n resources will be applied and cost estimates for the \n maintenance of existing space communications network \n capabilities.\n (2) Upgrades needed to support space communications and \n navigation network and infrastructure requirements, including \n cost estimates and schedules and an assessment of the impact on \n missions if resources are not secured at the level needed.\n (3) Projected space communications and navigation network \n requirements for the next 20 years, including those in support \n of human space exploration missions.\n (4) Projected Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System \n requirements for the next 20 years, including those in support \n of other relevant Federal agencies, and cost and schedule \n estimates to maintain and upgrade the Tracking and Data Relay \n Satellite System to meet projected requirements.\n (5) Steps the Administration is taking to meet future space \n communications requirements after all Tracking and Data Relay \n Satellite System third-generation communications satellites are \n operational.\n (6) Steps the Administration is taking to mitigate threats \n to electromagnetic spectrum use.\n (b) Schedule.--The Administrator shall transmit the plan developed \nunder this section to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology \nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate not later than 1 year after the date \nof enactment of this Act.\n\n TITLE III--SCIENCE\n\n Subtitle A--General\n\nSEC. 301. SCIENCE PORTFOLIO.\n\n (a) Balanced and Adequately Funded Activities.--Section 803 of the \nNational Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010 \n(124 Stat. 2832) is amended to read as follows:\n\n``SEC. 803. OVERALL SCIENCE PORTFOLIO--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.\n\n ``Congress reaffirms its sense, expressed in the National \nAeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2010, that a \nbalanced and adequately funded set of activities, consisting of \nresearch and analysis grants programs, technology development, small, \nmedium, and large space missions, and suborbital research activities, \ncontributes to a robust and productive science program and serves as a \ncatalyst for innovation and discovery.''.\n (b) Decadal Surveys.--In proposing the funding of programs and \nactivities for the Administration for each fiscal year, the \nAdministrator shall to the greatest extent practicable follow guidance \nprovided in the current decadal surveys from the National Academies' \nSpace Studies Board.\n\nSEC. 302. RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that conducting \ndeep space exploration requires radioisotope power systems, and \nestablishing continuity in the production of the material needed to \npower these systems is paramount to the success of these future deep \nspace missions. It is further the sense of Congress that Federal \nagencies supporting the Administration through the production of such \nmaterial should do so in a cost effective manner so as not to impose \nexcessive reimbursement requirements on the Administration.\n (b) Analysis of Requirements and Risks.--The Director of the Office \nof Science and Technology Policy and the Administrator, in consultation \nwith other Federal agencies, shall conduct an analysis of--\n (1) the requirements of the Administration for radioisotope \n power system material that is needed to carry out planned, high \n priority robotic missions in the solar system and other surface \n exploration activities beyond low-Earth orbit; and\n (2) the risks to missions of the Administration in meeting \n those requirements, or any additional requirements, due to a \n lack of adequate radioisotope power system material.\n (c) Contents of Analysis.--The analysis conducted under subsection \n(b) shall--\n (1) detail the Administration's current projected mission \n requirements and associated timeframes for radioisotope power \n system material;\n (2) explain the assumptions used to determine the \n Administration's requirements for the material, including--\n (A) the planned use of advanced thermal conversion \n technology such as advanced thermocouples and Stirling \n generators and converters; and\n (B) the risks and implications of, and \n contingencies for, any delays or unanticipated \n technical challenges affecting or related to the \n Administration's mission plans for the anticipated use \n of advanced thermal conversion technology;\n (3) assess the risk to the Administration's programs of any \n potential delays in achieving the schedule and milestones for \n planned domestic production of radioisotope power system \n material;\n (4) outline a process for meeting any additional \n Administration requirements for the material;\n (5) estimate the incremental costs required to increase the \n amount of material produced each year, if such an increase is \n needed to support additional Administration requirements for \n the material;\n (6) detail how the Administration and other Federal \n agencies will manage, operate, and fund production facilities \n and the design and development of all radioisotope power \n systems used by the Administration and other Federal agencies \n as necessary;\n (7) specify the steps the Administration will take, in \n consultation with the Department of Energy, to preserve the \n infrastructure and workforce necessary for production of \n radioisotope power systems and ensure that its reimbursements \n to the Department of Energy associated with such preservation \n are equitable and justified; and\n (8) detail how the Administration has implemented or \n rejected the recommendations from the National Research \n Council's 2009 report titled ``Radioisotope Power Systems: An \n Imperative for Maintaining U.S. Leadership in Space \n Exploration''.\n (d) Transmittal.--Not later than 180 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the results of \nthe analysis to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 303. CONGRESSIONAL DECLARATION OF POLICY AND PURPOSE.\n\n Section 20102(d) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by \nadding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(10) The direction of the unique competence of the \n Administration to the search for life's origin, evolution, \n distribution, and future in the Universe. In carrying out this \n objective, the Administration may use any practicable ground-\n based, airborne, or space-based technical means and spectra of \n electromagnetic radiation.''.\n\nSEC. 304. UNIVERSITY CLASS SCIENCE MISSIONS.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that principal \ninvestigator-led small orbital science missions, including CubeSat \nclass, University Explorer (UNEX) class, Small Explorer (SMEX) class, \nand Venture class, offer valuable opportunities to advance science at \nlow cost, train the next generation of scientists and engineers, and \nenable participants in the program to acquire skills in systems \nengineering and systems integration that are critical to maintaining \nthe Nation's leadership in space and to enhancing the United States \ninnovation and competitiveness abroad.\n (b) Review of Principal Investigator-Led Small Orbital Science \nMissions.--The Administrator shall conduct a review of the science \nmissions described in subsection (a). The review shall include--\n (1) the status, capability, and availability of existing \n small orbital science mission programs and the extent to which \n each program enables the participation of university scientists \n and students;\n (2) the opportunities such mission programs provide for \n scientific research;\n (3) the opportunities such mission programs provide for \n training and education, including scientific and engineering \n workforce development, including for the Administration's \n scientific and engineering workforce; and\n (4) the extent to which commercial applications such as \n hosted payloads, free flyers, and data buys could provide \n measurable benefits for such mission programs, while preserving \n the principle of independent peer review as the basis for \n mission selection.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the \nreview required under subsection (b) and on recommendations to enhance \nprincipal investigator-led small orbital science missions conducted by \nthe Administration in accordance with the results of the review \nrequired by subsection (b).\n\nSEC. 305. ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE MISSION EXTENSIONS.\n\n Section 30504 of title 51, United States Code, is amended to read \nas follows:\n``Sec. 30504. Assessment of science mission extensions\n ``(a) Assessment.--The Administrator shall carry out biennial \nreviews within each of the Science divisions to assess the cost and \nbenefits of extending the date of the termination of data collection \nfor those missions that exceed their planned missions' lifetime. The \nassessment shall take into consideration how extending missions impacts \nthe start of future missions.\n ``(b) Consultation and Consideration of Potential Benefits of \nInstruments on Missions.--When deciding whether to extend a mission \nthat has an operational component, the Administrator shall consult with \nany affected Federal agency and shall take into account the potential \nbenefits of instruments on missions that are beyond their planned \nmission lifetime.\n ``(c) Report.--The Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, at \nthe same time as the submission to Congress of the Administration's \nannual budget request for each fiscal year, a report detailing any \nassessment required by subsection (a) that was carried out during the \nprevious year.''.\n\n Subtitle B--Astrophysics\n\nSEC. 311. DECADAL CADENCE.\n\n In carrying out section 301(b), the Administrator shall seek to \nensure to the extent practicable a steady cadence of large, medium, and \nsmall astrophysics missions.\n\nSEC. 312. EXTRASOLAR PLANET EXPLORATION STRATEGY.\n\n (a) Strategy.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement \nwith the National Academies to develop a science strategy for the study \nand exploration of extrasolar planets, including the use of the \nTransiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite, the James Webb Space Telescope, \na potential Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope mission, or any other \ntelescope, spacecraft, or instrument as appropriate. Such strategy \nshall--\n (1) outline key scientific questions;\n (2) identify the most promising research in the field;\n (3) indicate the extent to which the mission priorities in \n existing decadal surveys address the key extrasolar planet \n research goals;\n (4) identify opportunities for coordination with \n international partners, commercial partners, and other not-for-\n profit partners; and\n (5) make recommendations on the above as appropriate.\n (b) Use of Strategy.--The Administrator shall use the strategy to--\n (1) inform roadmaps, strategic plans, and other activities \n of the Administration as they relate to extrasolar planet \n research and exploration; and\n (2) provide a foundation for future activities and \n initiatives.\n (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the National Academies shall transmit a report \nto the Administrator, and to the Committee on Science, Space, and \nTechnology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, containing the \nstrategy developed under subsection (a).\n\nSEC. 313. JAMES WEBB SPACE TELESCOPE.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) the James Webb Space Telescope will revolutionize our \n understanding of star and planet formation and how galaxies \n evolved, and advance the search for the origins of the \n universe;\n (2) the James Webb Space Telescope will enable American \n scientists to maintain their leadership in astrophysics and \n other disciplines;\n (3) the James Webb Space Telescope program is making steady \n progress towards a launch in 2018;\n (4) the on-time and on-budget delivery of the James Webb \n Space Telescope is a high congressional priority; and\n (5) maintaining this progress will require the \n Administrator to ensure that integrated testing is \n appropriately timed and sufficiently comprehensive to enable \n potential issues to be identified and addressed early enough to \n be handled within the James Webb Space Telescope's development \n schedule prior to launch.\n\nSEC. 314. NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE OFFICE TELESCOPE DONATION.\n\n Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the \nAdministrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate outlining the \ncost of the Administration's potential plan for developing the Wide-\nField Infrared Survey Telescope as described in the 2010 National \nAcademies' astronomy and astrophysics decadal survey, including an \nalternative plan for the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope 2.4, \nwhich includes the donated 2.4-meter aperture National Reconnaissance \nOffice telescope. Due to the budget constraints on the Administration's \nscience programs, this report shall include--\n (1) an assessment of cost efficient approaches to develop \n the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope;\n (2) a comparison to the development of mission concepts \n that exclude the utilization of the donated asset;\n (3) an assessment of how the Administration's existing \n science missions will be affected by the utilization of the \n donated asset described in this section; and\n (4) a description of the cost associated with storing and \n maintaining the donated asset.\n\nSEC. 315. WIDE-FIELD INFRARED SURVEY TELESCOPE.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the \nAdministrator, to the extent practicable, should make progress on the \ntechnologies and capabilities needed to position the Administration to \nmeet the objectives of the Wide-Field Infrared Survey Telescope \nmission, as outlined in the 2010 National Academies' astronomy and \nastrophysics decadal survey, in a way that maximizes the scientific \nproductivity of meeting those objectives for the resources invested. It \nis further the sense of Congress that the Wide-Field Infrared Survey \nTelescope mission has the potential to enable scientific discoveries \nthat will transform our understanding of the universe.\n (b) Continuity of Development.--The Administrator shall ensure that \nthe concept definition and pre-formulation activities of a Wide-Field \nInfrared Survey Telescope mission continue while the James Webb Space \nTelescope is being completed.\n\nSEC. 316. STRATOSPHERIC OBSERVATORY FOR INFRARED ASTRONOMY.\n\n The Administrator shall not use any funding appropriated to the \nAdministration for fiscal year 2015 for the shutdown of the \nStratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or for the preparation \ntherefor.\n\n Subtitle C--Planetary Science\n\nSEC. 321. DECADAL CADENCE.\n\n In carrying out section 301(b), the Administrator shall seek to \nensure to the greatest extent practicable that the Administration \ncarries out a balanced set of planetary science programs in accordance \nwith the priorities established in the most recent decadal survey for \nplanetary science. Such programs shall include, at a minimum--\n (1) a Discovery-class mission at least once every 24 \n months;\n (2) a New Frontiers-class mission at least once every 60 \n months; and\n (3) at least one Flagship-class mission per decadal survey \n period, including a Europa mission with a goal of launching by \n 2021.\n\nSEC. 322. NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Near-Earth objects pose a serious and credible threat \n to humankind, as many scientists believe that a major asteroid \n or comet was responsible for the mass extinction of the \n majority of the Earth's species, including the dinosaurs, \n approximately 65,000,000 years ago.\n (2) Similar objects have struck the Earth or passed through \n the Earth's atmosphere several times in the Earth's history and \n pose a similar threat in the future.\n (3) Several such near-Earth objects have only been \n discovered within days of the objects' closest approach to \n Earth, and recent discoveries of such large objects indicate \n that many large near-Earth objects remain to be discovered.\n (4) The efforts undertaken by the Administration for \n detecting and characterizing the hazards of near-Earth objects \n should continue to seek to fully determine the threat posed by \n such objects to cause widespread destruction and loss of life.\n (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term ``near-\nEarth object'' means an asteroid or comet with a perihelion distance of \nless than 1.3 Astronomical Units from the Sun.\n (c) Near-Earth Object Survey.--The Administrator shall continue to \ndetect, track, catalogue, and characterize the physical characteristics \nof near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 meters in diameter \nin order to assess the threat of such near-Earth objects to the Earth, \npursuant to the George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act (42 \nU.S.C. 16691). It shall be the goal of the Survey program to achieve 90 \npercent completion of its near-Earth object catalogue (based on \nstatistically predicted populations of near-Earth objects) by 2020.\n (d) Warning and Mitigation of Potential Hazards of Near-Earth \nObjects.--Congress reaffirms the policy set forth in section 20102(g) \nof title 51, United States Code (relating to detecting, tracking, \ncataloguing, and characterizing asteroids and comets).\n (e) Program Report.--The Director of the Office of Science and \nTechnology Policy and the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee \non Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and \nthe Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, \nnot later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, an \ninitial report that provides--\n (1) recommendations for carrying out the Survey program and \n an associated proposed budget;\n (2) analysis of possible options that the Administration \n could employ to divert an object on a likely collision course \n with Earth; and\n (3) a description of the status of efforts to coordinate \n and cooperate with other countries to discover hazardous \n asteroids and comets, plan a mitigation strategy, and implement \n that strategy in the event of the discovery of an object on a \n likely collision course with Earth.\n (f) Annual Reports.--Subsequent to the initial report the \nAdministrator shall annually transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that \nprovides--\n (1) a summary of all activities carried out pursuant to \n subsection (c) since the date of enactment of this Act, \n including the progress toward achieving 90 percent completion \n of the survey described in subsection (c); and\n (2) a summary of expenditures for all activities carried \n out pursuant to subsection (c) since the date of enactment of \n this Act.\n (g) Study.--The Administrator, in collaboration with other relevant \nFederal agencies, shall carry out a technical and scientific assessment \nof the capabilities and resources to--\n (1) accelerate the survey described in subsection (c); and\n (2) expand the Administration's Near-Earth Object Program \n to include the detection, tracking, cataloguing, and \n characterization of potentially hazardous near-Earth objects \n less than 140 meters in diameter.\n (h) Transmittal.--Not later than 270 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the results of \nthe assessment carried out under subsection (g) to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 323. NEAR-EARTH OBJECTS PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the \nAdministration should seek to leverage the capabilities of the private \nsector and philanthropic organizations to the maximum extent \npracticable in carrying out the Near-Earth Object Survey program in \norder to meet the goal of the Survey program.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report \ndescribing how the Administration can expand collaborative partnerships \nto detect, track, catalogue, and categorize near-Earth objects.\n\nSEC. 324. RESEARCH ON NEAR-EARTH OBJECT TSUNAMI EFFECTS.\n\n (a) Report on Potential Tsunami Effects From Near-Earth Object \nImpact.--The Administrator, in collaboration with the Administrator of \nthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other relevant \nagencies, shall prepare a report identifying and describing existing \nresearch activities and further research objectives that would increase \nour understanding of the nature of the effects of potential tsunamis \nthat could occur if a near-Earth object were to impact an ocean of \nEarth.\n (b) Transmittal.--Not later than 180 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the report \nrequired and prepared under subsection (a) to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 325. ASTROBIOLOGY STRATEGY.\n\n (a) Strategy.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement \nwith the National Academies to develop a science strategy for \nastrobiology that would outline key scientific questions, identify the \nmost promising research in the field, and indicate the extent to which \nthe mission priorities in existing decadal surveys address the search \nfor life's origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the Universe. \nThe strategy shall include recommendations for coordination with \ninternational partners.\n (b) Use of Strategy.--The Administrator shall use the strategy \ndeveloped under subsection (a) in planning and funding research and \nother activities and initiatives in the field of astrobiology.\n (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 18 months after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the National Academies shall transmit a report \nto the Administrator, and to the Committee on Science, Space, and \nTechnology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, containing the \nstrategy developed under subsection (a).\n\nSEC. 326. ASTROBIOLOGY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.\n\n Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, \nthe Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, \nand Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing \nhow the Administration can expand collaborative partnerships to study \nlife's origin, evolution, distribution, and future in the Universe.\n\nSEC. 327. ASSESSMENT OF MARS ARCHITECTURE.\n\n (a) Assessment.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement \nwith the National Academies to assess--\n (1) the Administration's revised post-2016 Mars exploration \n architecture and its responsiveness to the strategies, \n priorities, and guidelines put forward by the National \n Academies' planetary science decadal surveys and other relevant \n National Academies Mars-related reports;\n (2) the long-term goals of the Administration's Mars \n Exploration Program and such program's ability to optimize the \n science return, given the current fiscal posture of the \n program;\n (3) the Mars architecture's relationship to Mars-related \n activities to be undertaken by agencies and organizations \n outside of the United States; and\n (4) the extent to which the Mars architecture represents a \n reasonably balanced mission portfolio.\n (b) Transmittal.--Not later than 18 months after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the results of \nthe assessment to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of \nthe House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate.\n\n Subtitle D--Heliophysics\n\nSEC. 331. DECADAL CADENCE.\n\n In carrying out section 301(b), the Administrator shall seek to \nensure to the extent practicable a steady cadence of large, medium, and \nsmall heliophysics missions.\n\nSEC. 332. REVIEW OF SPACE WEATHER.\n\n (a) Review.--The Director of the Office of Science and Technology \nPolicy, in consultation with the Administrator, the Administrator of \nthe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the Director of \nthe National Science Foundation, and heads of other relevant Federal \nagencies, shall enter into an arrangement with the National Academies \nto provide a comprehensive study that reviews current and planned \nground-based and space-based space weather monitoring requirements and \ncapabilities, identifies gaps, and identifies options for a robust and \nresilient capability. The study shall inform the process of identifying \nnational needs for future space weather monitoring, forecasts, and \nmitigation. The National Academies shall give consideration to \ninternational and private sector efforts and collaboration that could \npotentially contribute to national space weather needs. The study shall \nalso review the current state of research capabilities in observing, \nmodeling, and prediction and provide recommendations to ensure future \nadvancement of predictive capability.\n (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 14 months after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the National Academies shall transmit a report \ncontaining the results of the study provided under subsection (a) to \nthe Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy, and to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate.\n\n Subtitle E--Earth Science\n\nSEC. 341. GOAL.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the \nAdministration is being asked to undertake important Earth science \nactivities in an environment of increasingly constrained fiscal \nresources, and that any transfer of additional responsibilities to the \nAdministration, such as climate instrument development and measurements \nthat are currently part of the portfolio of the National Oceanic and \nAtmospheric Administration, should be accompanied by the provision of \nadditional resources to allow the Administration to carry out the \nincreased responsibilities without adversely impacting its \nimplementation of its existing Earth science programs and priorities.\n (b) General.--The Administrator shall continue to carry out a \nbalanced Earth science program that includes Earth science research, \nEarth systematic missions, competitive Venture class missions, other \nmissions and data analysis, mission operations, technology development, \nand applied sciences, consistent with the recommendations and \npriorities established in the National Academies' Earth Science Decadal \nSurvey.\n (c) Collaboration.--The Administrator shall collaborate with other \nFederal agencies, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric \nAdministration, non-government entities, and international partners, as \nappropriate, in carrying out the Administration's Earth science \nprogram. The Administration shall continue to develop first-of-a-kind \ninstruments that, once proved, can be transitioned to other agencies \nfor operations.\n (d) Reimbursement.--Whenever responsibilities for the development \nof sensors or for measurements are transferred to the Administration \nfrom another agency, the Administration shall seek, to the extent \npossible, to be reimbursed for the assumption of such responsibilities.\n\nSEC. 342. DECADAL CADENCE.\n\n In carrying out section 341(b), the Administrator shall seek to \nensure to the extent practicable a steady cadence of large, medium, and \nsmall Earth science missions.\n\nSEC. 343. VENTURE CLASS MISSIONS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that the Administration's Venture class \nmissions provide opportunities for innovation in the Earth science \nprogram, offer low-cost approaches for high-quality competitive science \ninvestigations, enable frequent flight opportunities to engage the \nEarth science and applications community, and serve as a training \nground for students and young scientists. It is further the sense of \nCongress that the Administration should seek to increase the number of \nVenture class projects to the extent practicable as part of a balanced \nEarth science program.\n\nSEC. 344. ASSESSMENT.\n\n The Administrator shall carry out a scientific assessment of the \nAdministration's Earth science global datasets for the purpose of \nidentifying those datasets that are useful for understanding regional \nchanges and variability, and for informing applied science research. \nThe Administrator shall complete and transmit the assessment to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate not later than 180 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n\n TITLE IV--AERONAUTICS\n\nSEC. 401. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) a robust aeronautics research portfolio will help \n maintain the United States status as a leader in aviation, \n enhance the competitiveness of the United States in the world \n economy and improve the quality of life of all citizens;\n (2) aeronautics research is essential to the \n Administration's mission, continues to be an important core \n element of the Administration's mission and should be \n supported;\n (3) the Administrator should coordinate and consult with \n relevant Federal agencies and the private sector to minimize \n duplication and leverage resources; and\n (4) carrying aeronautics research to a level of maturity \n that allows the Administration's research results to be \n transitioned to the users, whether private or public sector, is \n critical to their eventual adoption.\n\nSEC. 402. AERONAUTICS RESEARCH GOALS.\n\n The Administrator shall ensure that the Administration maintains a \nstrong aeronautics research portfolio ranging from fundamental research \nthrough integrated systems research with specific research goals, \nincluding the following:\n (1) Enhance airspace operations and safety.--The \n Administration's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall \n address research needs of the Next Generation Air \n Transportation System and identify critical gaps in technology \n which must be bridged to enable the implementation of the Next \n Generation Air Transportation System so that safety and \n productivity improvements can be achieved as soon as possible.\n (2) Improve air vehicle performance.--The Administration's \n Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall conduct research \n to improve aircraft performance and minimize environmental \n impacts. The Associate Administrator for the Aeronautics \n Research Mission Directorate shall consider and pursue concepts \n to reduce noise, emissions, and fuel consumption while \n maintaining high safety standards, and shall conduct research \n related to the impact of alternative fuels on the safety, \n reliability and maintainability of current and new air \n vehicles.\n (3) Strengthen aviation safety.--The Administration's \n Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall proactively \n address safety challenges associated with current and new air \n vehicles and with operations in the Nation's current and future \n air transportation system.\n (4) Demonstrate concepts at the system level.--The \n Administration's Aeronautics Research Mission Directorate shall \n mature the most promising technologies to the point at which \n they can be demonstrated in a relevant environment and shall \n integrate individual components and technologies as appropriate \n to ensure that they perform in an integrated manner as well as \n they do when operated individually.\n\nSEC. 403. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.\n\n (a) In General.--The Administrator, in consultation with the \nAdministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration and other Federal \nagencies, shall carry out research and technological development to \nfacilitate the safe integration of unmanned aerial systems into the \nNational Airspace System, including--\n (1) positioning and navigation systems;\n (2) sense and avoid capabilities;\n (3) secure data and communication links;\n (4) flight recovery systems; and\n (5) human systems integration.\n (b) Roadmap.--The Administrator shall update a roadmap for unmanned \naerial systems research and development and transmit this roadmap to \nthe Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate not later than 180 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n (c) Cooperative Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Activities.--Section 31504 \nof title 51, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``Operational \nflight data derived from these cooperative agreements shall be made \navailable, in appropriate and usable formats, to the Administration and \nthe Federal Aviation Administration for the development of regulatory \nstandards.'' after ``in remote areas.''.\n\nSEC. 404. RESEARCH PROGRAM ON COMPOSITE MATERIALS USED IN AERONAUTICS.\n\n (a) Purpose of Research.--The Administrator shall continue the \nAdministration's cooperative research program with industry to identify \nand demonstrate more effective and safe ways of developing, \nmanufacturing, and maintaining composite materials for use in \nairframes, subsystems, and propulsion components.\n (b) Exposure of Research to Next Generation of Engineers and \nTechnicians.--To the extent practicable, the Administration's \ncooperative research program with industry on composite materials shall \nprovide timely access to that research to the next generation of \nengineers and technicians at universities, community colleges, and \nvocational schools, thereby helping to develop a workforce ready to \ntake on the development, manufacture, and maintenance of components \nreliant on advanced composite materials.\n (c) Consultation.--The Administrator, in overseeing the \nAdministration's work on composite materials, shall consult with \nrelevant Federal agencies and partners in industry to accelerate safe \ndevelopment and certification processes for new composite materials and \ndesign methods while maintaining rigorous inspection of new composite \nmaterials.\n (d) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate \ndetailing the Administration's work on new composite materials and the \ncoordination efforts among Federal agencies and industry partners.\n\nSEC. 405. HYPERSONIC RESEARCH.\n\n Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the \nAdministrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall \ndevelop and transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology \nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate a research and development roadmap for \nhypersonic aircraft research with the objective of exploring hypersonic \nscience and technology using air-breathing propulsion concepts, through \na mix of theoretical work, basic and applied research, and development \nof flight research demonstration vehicles. The roadmap shall prescribe \nappropriate agency contributions, coordination efforts, and technology \nmilestones.\n\nSEC. 406. SUPERSONIC RESEARCH.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--\n (1) the ability to fly commercial aircraft over land at \n supersonic speeds without adverse impacts on the environment or \n on local communities could open new global markets and enable \n new transportation capabilities; and\n (2) continuing the Administration's research program is \n necessary to assess the impact in a relevant environment of \n commercial supersonic flight operations and provide the basis \n for establishing appropriate sonic boom standards for such \n flight operations.\n (b) Roadmap for Supersonic Research.--Not later than 1 year after \nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall develop and \ntransmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate a roadmap that allows for flexible funding \nprofiles for supersonic aeronautics research and development with the \nobjective of developing and demonstrating, in a relevant environment, \nairframe and propulsion technologies to minimize the environmental \nimpact, including noise, of supersonic overland flight in an efficient \nand economical manner. The roadmap shall include--\n (1) the baseline research as embodied by the \n Administration's existing research on supersonic flight;\n (2) a list of specific technological, environmental, and \n other challenges that must be overcome to minimize the \n environmental impact, including noise, of supersonic overland \n flight;\n (3) a research plan to address such challenges, as well as \n a project timeline for accomplishing relevant research goals;\n (4) a plan for coordination with stakeholders, including \n relevant government agencies and industry; and\n (5) a plan for how the Administration will ensure that \n sonic boom research is coordinated as appropriate with relevant \n Federal agencies.\n\nSEC. 407. RESEARCH ON NEXTGEN AIRSPACE MANAGEMENT CONCEPTS AND TOOLS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Administrator shall, in consultation with \nother Federal agencies, review at least annually the alignment and \ntiming of the Administration's research and development activities in \nsupport of the NextGen airspace management modernization initiative, \nand shall make any necessary adjustments by reprioritizing or \nretargeting the Administration's research and development activities in \nsupport of the NextGen initiative.\n (b) Annual Reports.--The Administrator shall report to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate annually regarding the progress of the \nAdministration's research and development activities in support of the \nNextGen airspace management modernization initiative, including details \nof technologies transferred to relevant Federal agencies for eventual \noperation implementation, consultation with other Federal agencies, and \nany adjustments made to research activities.\n\nSEC. 408. ROTORCRAFT RESEARCH.\n\n Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the \nAdministrator, in consultation with other Federal agencies, shall \nprepare and transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology \nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate a roadmap for research relating to \nrotorcraft and other runway-independent air vehicles, with the \nobjective of developing and demonstrating improved safety, noise, and \nenvironmental impact in a relevant environment. The roadmap shall \ninclude specific goals for the research, a timeline for implementation, \nmetrics for success, and guidelines for collaboration and coordination \nwith industry and other Federal agencies.\n\nSEC. 409. TRANSFORMATIVE AERONAUTICS RESEARCH.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator, in looking \nstrategically into the future and ensuring that the Administration's \nCenter personnel are at the leading edge of aeronautics research, \nshould encourage investigations into the early-stage advancement of new \nprocesses, novel concepts, and innovative technologies that have the \npotential to meet national aeronautics needs. The Administrator shall \ncontinue to ensure that awards for the investigation of these concepts \nand technologies are open for competition among Administration civil \nservants at its Centers, separate from other awards open only to non-\nAdministration sources.\n\nSEC. 410. STUDY OF UNITED STATES LEADERSHIP IN AERONAUTICS RESEARCH.\n\n (a) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with \nthe National Academies for a study to benchmark the position of the \nUnited States in civil aeronautics research compared to the rest of the \nworld. The study shall--\n (1) seek to define metrics by which relative leadership in \n civil aeronautics research can be determined;\n (2) ascertain how the United States compares to other \n countries in the field of civil aeronautics research and any \n relevant trends; and\n (3) provide recommendations on what can be done to regain \n or retain global leadership, including--\n (A) identifying research areas where United States \n expertise has been or is at risk of being overtaken;\n (B) defining appropriate roles for the \n Administration;\n (C) identifying public-private partnerships that \n could be formed; and\n (D) estimating the impact on the Administration's \n budget should such recommendations be implemented.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment \nof this Act, the Administrator shall provide the results of the study \nto the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate.\n\n TITLE V--SPACE TECHNOLOGY\n\nSEC. 501. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that space technology is critical to--\n (1) enabling a new class of Administration missions beyond \n low-Earth orbit;\n (2) developing technologies and capabilities that will make \n the Administration's missions more affordable and more \n reliable; and\n (3) improving technological capabilities and promoting \n innovation for the Administration and the Nation.\n\nSEC. 502. SPACE TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Amendment.--Section 70507 of title 51, United States Code, is \namended to read as follows:\n``Sec. 70507. Space Technology Program authorized\n ``(a) Program Authorized.--The Administrator shall establish a \nSpace Technology Program to pursue the research and development of \nadvanced space technologies that have the potential of delivering \ninnovative solutions and to support human exploration of the solar \nsystem or advanced space science. The program established by the \nAdministrator shall take into consideration the recommendations of the \nNational Academies' review of the Administration's Space Technology \nroadmaps and priorities, as well as applicable enabling aspects of the \nHuman Exploration Roadmap specified in section 70504. In conducting the \nspace technology program established under this section, the \nAdministrator shall--\n ``(1) to the maximum extent practicable, use a competitive \n process to select projects to be supported as part of the \n program;\n ``(2) make use of small satellites and the Administration's \n suborbital and ground-based platforms, to the extent \n practicable and appropriate, to demonstrate space technology \n concepts and developments; and\n ``(3) undertake partnerships with other Federal agencies, \n universities, private industry, and other spacefaring nations, \n as appropriate.\n ``(b) Small Business Programs.--The Administrator shall organize \nand manage the Administration's Small Business Innovation Research \nprogram and Small Business Technology Transfer Program within the Space \nTechnology Program.\n ``(c) Nonduplication Certification.--The Administrator shall \ninclude in the budget for each fiscal year, as transmitted to Congress \nunder section 1105(a) of title 31, a certification that no project, \nprogram, or mission undertaken by the Space Technology Program is \nduplicative of any other project, program, or mission conducted by \nanother office or directorate of the Administration.''.\n (b) Collaboration, Coordination, and Alignment.--The Administrator \nshall ensure that the Administration's projects, programs, and \nactivities in support of technology research and development of \nadvanced space technologies are fully coordinated and aligned and that \nresults from such work are shared and leveraged within the \nAdministration. Projects, programs, and activities being conducted by \nthe Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate in support of \nresearch and development of advanced space technologies and systems \nfocusing on human space exploration should continue in that \nDirectorate. The Administrator shall ensure that organizational \nresponsibility for research and development activities in support of \nhuman space exploration not initiated as of the date of enactment of \nthis Act is established on the basis of a sound rationale. The \nAdministrator shall provide the rationale in the report specified in \nsubsection (d).\n (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall provide to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report \ncomparing the Administration's space technology investments with the \nhigh-priority technology areas identified by the National Academies in \nthe National Research Council's report on the Administration's Space \nTechnology Roadmaps. The Administrator shall identify how the \nAdministration will address any gaps between the agency's investments \nand the recommended technology areas, including a projection of funding \nrequirements.\n (d) Annual Report.--The Administrator shall include in the \nAdministration's annual budget request for each fiscal year the \nrationale for assigning organizational responsibility for, in the year \nprior to the budget fiscal year, each initiated project, program, and \nmission focused on research and development of advanced technologies \nfor human space exploration.\n (e) Table of Sections Amendment.--The item relating to section \n70507 in the table of sections for chapter 705 of title 51, United \nStates Code, is amended to read as follows:\n\n``70507. Space Technology Program authorized.''.\n\nSEC. 503. UTILIZATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FOR TECHNOLOGY \n DEMONSTRATIONS.\n\n The Administrator shall utilize the International Space Station and \ncommercial services for space technology demonstration missions in low-\nEarth orbit whenever it is practical and cost effective to do so.\n\n TITLE VI--EDUCATION\n\nSEC. 601. EDUCATION.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) the Administration's missions are an inspiration for \n Americans and in particular for the next generation, and that \n this inspiration has a powerful effect in stimulating interest \n in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (in this \n section referred to as ``STEM'') education and careers;\n (2) the Administration's Office of Education and mission \n directorates have been effective in delivering Administration \n educational content because of the strong engagement of \n Administration scientists and engineers in the Administration's \n education and outreach activities; and\n (3) the Administration should be a central partner in \n contributing to the goals of the National Science and \n Technology Council's Federal Science, Technology, Engineering, \n and Mathematics (STEM) Education 5-Year Strategic Plan.\n (b) In General.--The Administration shall continue its education \nand outreach efforts to--\n (1) increase student interest and participation in STEM \n education;\n (2) improve public literacy in STEM;\n (3) employ proven strategies for improving student learning \n and teaching;\n (4) provide curriculum support materials; and\n (5) create and support opportunities for professional \n development for STEM teachers.\n (c) Organization.--In order to ensure the inspiration and \nengagement of children and the general public, the Administration shall \ncontinue its STEM education and outreach activities within the Science, \nAeronautics Research, Space Operations, and Exploration Mission \nDirectorates.\n (d) Continuation of Education and Outreach Activities and \nPrograms.--The Administrator shall continue to carry out education and \noutreach programs and activities through the Office of Education and \nthe Administration mission directorates and shall continue to engage, \nto the maximum extent practicable, Administration and Administration-\nsupported researchers and engineers in carrying out those programs and \nactivities.\n (e) Continuation of Space Grant Program.--The Administrator shall \ncontinue to operate the National Space Grant College and Fellowship \nprogram through a national network consisting of a State-based \nconsortium in each State that provides flexibility to the States, with \nthe objective of providing hands-on research, training, and education \nprograms, with measurable outcomes, to enhance America's STEM education \nand workforce.\n (f) Reaffirmation of Policy.--Congress reaffirms its commitment to \ninformal science education at science centers and planetariums as set \nforth in section 616 of the National Aeronautics and Space \nAdministration Authorization Act of 2005 (51 U.S.C. 40907).\n\nSEC. 602. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF THE NATIONAL SPACE GRANT COLLEGE AND \n FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the \nNational Space Grant College and Fellowship Program, which was \nestablished in the National Aeronautics and Space Administration \nAuthorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 2486 et seq.), has been an \nimportant program by which the Federal Government has partnered with \nState and local governments, universities, private industry, and other \norganizations to enhance the understanding and use of space and \naeronautics activities and their benefits through education, fostering \nof interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary space research and training, \nand supporting Federal funding for graduate fellowships in space-\nrelated fields, among other purposes.\n (b) Review.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with \nthe National Academies for--\n (1) a review of the National Space Grant College and \n Fellowship Program, including its structure and capabilities \n for supporting science, technology, engineering, and \n mathematics education and training consistent with the National \n Science and Technology Council's Federal Science, Technology, \n Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education 5-Year Strategic \n Plan; and\n (2) recommendations on measures, if needed, to enhance the \n Program's effectiveness and mechanisms by which any increases \n in funding appropriated by Congress can be applied.\n (c) National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program \nAmendments.--\n (1) Purposes.--Section 40301 of title 51, United States \n Code, is amended--\n (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph \n (5);\n (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph \n (6) and inserting ``; and''; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following new \n paragraph:\n ``(7) support outreach to primary and secondary schools to \n help support STEM engagement and learning at the K-12 level and \n to encourage K-12 students to pursue postsecondary degrees in \n fields related to space.''.\n (2) Regional consortium.--Section 40306 of title 51, United \n States Code, is amended--\n (A) in subsection (a)--\n (i) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) \n as paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively; and\n (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the \n following new paragraph:\n ``(2) Inclusion of 2-year institutions.--A space grant \n regional consortium designated in paragraph (1)(B) may include \n one or more 2-year institutions of higher education.''; and\n (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``paragraphs \n (2)(C) and (3)(D)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (3)(C) \n and (4)(D)''.\n\nSEC. 603. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator should make the \ncontinuation of the Administration's Minority University Research and \nEducation Program a priority in order to further STEM education for \nunderrepresented students.\n\n TITLE VII--POLICY PROVISIONS\n\nSEC. 701. ASTEROID RETRIEVAL MISSION.\n\n (a) Asteroid Retrieval Report.--Not later than 180 days after the \ndate of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate a report on the proposed Asteroid \nRetrieval Mission. Such report shall include--\n (1) a detailed budget profile, including cost estimates for \n the development of all necessary technologies and spacecraft \n required for the mission;\n (2) a detailed technical plan that includes milestones and \n a specific schedule;\n (3) a description of the technologies and capabilities \n anticipated to be gained from the proposed mission that will \n enable future human missions to Mars which could not be gained \n by lunar missions;\n (4) a description of the technologies and capabilities \n anticipated to be gained from the proposed mission that will \n enable future planetary defense missions, against impact \n threats from near-Earth objects equal to or greater than 140 \n meters in diameter, which could not be gained by robotic \n missions; and\n (5) a complete assessment by the Small Bodies Assessment \n Group and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration \n Advisory Council of how the proposed mission is in the \n strategic interests of the United States in space exploration.\n (b) Mars Flyby Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, an independent, private systems engineering and \ntechnical assistance organization contracted by the Human Exploration \nOperations Mission Directorate shall transmit to the Administrator, the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate a report analyzing the proposal for a Mars \nFlyby human spaceflight mission to be launched in 2021. Such report \nshall include--\n (1) a technical development, test, fielding, and operations \n plan using the Space Launch System and other systems to \n successfully mount a Mars Flyby mission by 2021;\n (2) a description of the benefits in scientific knowledge \n and technologies demonstrated by a Mars Flyby mission to be \n launched in 2021 suitable for future Mars missions; and\n (3) an annual budget profile, including cost estimates, for \n the development test, fielding, and operations plan to carry \n out a Mars Flyby mission through 2021 and comparison of that \n budget profile to the 5-year budget profile contained in the \n President's Budget request for fiscal year 2016.\n (c) Assessment.--Not later than 60 days after transmittal of the \nreport specified in subsection (b), the Administrator shall transmit to \nthe Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate an assessment by the National Aeronautics \nand Space Administration Advisory Council of whether the proposal for a \nMars Flyby Mission to be launched in 2021 is in the strategic interests \nof the United States in space exploration.\n (d) Crewed Mission.--The report transmitted under subsection (b) \nmay consider a crewed mission with the Space Launch System in cis-lunar \nspace prior to the Mars Flyby mission in 2021.\n\nSEC. 702. TERMINATION LIABILITY SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that:\n (1) The International Space Station, the Space Launch \n System, and the Orion crew capsule will enable the Nation to \n continue operations in low-Earth orbit and to send its \n astronauts to deep space. The James Webb Space Telescope will \n revolutionize our understanding of star and planet formation \n and how galaxies evolved and advance the search for the origins \n of our universe. As a result of their unique capabilities and \n their critical contribution to the future of space exploration, \n these systems have been designated by Congress and the \n Administration as priority investments.\n (2) In addition, contractors are currently holding program \n funding, estimated to be in the hundreds of millions of \n dollars, to cover the potential termination liability should \n the Government choose to terminate a program for convenience. \n As a result, hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are \n unavailable for meaningful work on these programs.\n (3) According to the Government Accountability Office, the \n Administration procures most of its goods and services through \n contracts, and it terminates very few of them. In fiscal year \n 2010, the Administration terminated 28 of 16,343 active \n contracts and orders--a termination rate of about 0.17 percent.\n (4) The Administration should vigorously pursue a policy on \n termination liability that maximizes the utilization of its \n appropriated funds to make maximum progress in meeting \n established technical goals and schedule milestones on these \n high-priority programs.\n\nSEC. 703. BASELINE AND COST CONTROLS.\n\n Section 30104 of title 51, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Procedural \n Requirements 7120.5c, dated March 22, 2005'' and inserting \n ``Procedural Requirements 7120.5E, dated August 14, 2012''; and\n (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``beginning 18 months \n after the date the Administrator transmits a report under \n subsection (e)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``beginning 18 months \n after the Administrator makes such determination''.\n\nSEC. 704. PROJECT AND PROGRAM RESERVES.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the \njudicious use of program and project reserves provides the \nAdministration's project and program managers with the flexibility \nneeded to manage projects and programs to ensure that the impacts of \ncontingencies can be mitigated.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report \ndescribing--\n (1) the Administration's criteria for establishing the \n amount of reserves held at the project and program levels;\n (2) how such criteria relate to the agency's policy of \n budgeting at a 70-percent confidence level; and\n (3) the Administration's criteria for waiving the policy of \n budgeting at a 70-percent confidence level and alternative \n strategies and mechanisms aimed at controlling program and \n project costs when a waiver is granted.\n\nSEC. 705. INDEPENDENT REVIEWS.\n\n Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this Act, \nthe Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, \nand Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report \ndescribing--\n (1) the Administration's procedures for conducting \n independent reviews of projects and programs at lifecycle \n milestones and how the Administration ensures the independence \n of the individuals who conduct those reviews prior to their \n assignment;\n (2) the internal and external entities independent of \n project and program management that conduct reviews of projects \n and programs at life cycle milestones; and\n (3) how the Administration ensures the independence of such \n entities and their members.\n\nSEC. 706. COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAM.\n\n Section 50116(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by \ninserting ``, while protecting national security'' after ``research \ncommunity''.\n\nSEC. 707. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION ADVISORY \n COUNCIL.\n\n (a) Study.--The Administrator shall enter into an arrangement with \nthe National Academy of Public Administration to assess the \neffectiveness of the NASA Advisory Council and to make recommendations \nto Congress for any change to--\n (1) the functions of the Council;\n (2) the appointment of members to the Council;\n (3) qualifications for members of the Council;\n (4) duration of terms of office for members of the Council;\n (5) frequency of meetings of the Council;\n (6) the structure of leadership and Committees of the \n Council; and\n (7) levels of professional staffing for the Council.\nIn carrying out the assessment, the Academy shall also assess the \nimpacts of broadening the Council's role to advising Congress, and any \nother issues that the Academy determines could potentially impact the \neffectiveness of the Council. The Academy shall consider the past \nactivities of the NASA Advisory Council, as well as the activities of \nother analogous Federal advisory bodies in conducting its assessment. \nThe results of the assessment, including any recommendations, shall be \ntransmitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate.\n (b) Consultation and Advice.--Section 20113(g) of title 51, United \nStates Code, is amended by inserting ``and Congress'' after ``advice to \nthe Administration''.\n (c) Sunset.--Effective on September 30, 2015, section 20113(g) of \ntitle 51, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and Congress''.\n\nSEC. 708. COST ESTIMATION.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that realistic \ncost estimating is critically important to the ultimate success of \nmajor space development projects. The Administration has devoted \nsignificant efforts over the past five years to improving its cost \nestimating capabilities, but it is important that the Administration \ncontinue its efforts to develop and implement guidance in establishing \nrealistic cost estimates.\n (b) Guidance and Criteria.--The Administrator shall provide to \nprograms and projects and in a manner consistent with the \nAdministration's Space Flight Program and Project Management \nRequirements--\n (1) guidance on when an Independent Cost Estimate and \n Independent Cost Assessment should be used; and\n (2) the criteria to be used to make such a determination.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report--\n (1) describing efforts to enhance internal cost estimation \n and assessment expertise;\n (2) describing the mechanisms the Administration is using \n and will continue to use to ensure that adequate resources are \n dedicated to cost estimation;\n (3) listing the steps the Administration is undertaking to \n advance consistent implementation of the joint cost and \n schedule process;\n (4) identifying criteria used by programs and projects in \n determining when to conduct an Independent Cost Estimate and \n Independent Cost Assessment; and\n (5) listing--\n (A) the costs of each individual Independent Cost \n Estimate or Independent Cost Assessment activity \n conducted in fiscal year 2012, fiscal year 2013, and \n fiscal year 2014;\n (B) the purpose of the activity;\n (C) identification of the primary Administration \n unit or outside body that conducted the activity; and\n (D) key findings and recommendations.\n (d) Updated Report.--Subsequent to submission of the report under \nsubsection (c), for each subsequent year, the Administrator shall \nprovide an update of listed elements in conjunction with subsequent \ncongressional budget justifications.\n\nSEC. 709. AVOIDING ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN MAJOR \n ADMINISTRATION ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.\n\n (a) Revised Regulations Required.--Not later than 270 days after \nthe date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise the \nAdministration Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation to \nprovide uniform guidance and recommend revised requirements for \norganizational conflicts of interest by contractors in major \nacquisition programs in order to address elements identified in \nsubsection (b).\n (b) Elements.--The revised regulations required by subsection (a) \nshall, at a minimum--\n (1) address organizational conflicts of interest that could \n potentially arise as a result of--\n (A) lead system integrator contracts on major \n acquisition programs and contracts that follow lead \n system integrator contracts on such programs, \n particularly contracts for production;\n (B) the ownership of business units performing \n systems engineering and technical assistance functions, \n professional services, or management support services \n in relation to major acquisition programs by \n contractors who simultaneously own business units \n competing to perform as either the prime contractor or \n the supplier of a major subsystem or component for such \n programs;\n (C) the award of major subsystem contracts by a \n prime contractor for a major acquisition program to \n business units or other affiliates of the same parent \n corporate entity, and particularly the award of \n subcontracts for software integration or the \n development of a proprietary software system \n architecture; or\n (D) the performance by, or assistance of, \n contractors in technical evaluations on major \n acquisition programs;\n (2) ensure that the Administration receives advice on \n systems architecture and systems engineering matters with \n respect to major acquisition programs from objective sources \n independent of the prime contractor;\n (3) require that a contract for the performance of systems \n engineering and technical assistance functions for a major \n acquisition program contains a provision prohibiting the \n contractor or any affiliate of the contractor from \n participating as a prime contractor or a major subcontractor in \n the development of a system under the program; and\n (4) establish such limited exceptions to the requirement in \n paragraphs (2) and (3) as may be necessary to ensure that the \n Administration has continued access to advice on systems \n architecture and systems engineering matters from highly \n qualified contractors with domain experience and expertise, \n while ensuring that such advice comes from sources that are \n objective and unbiased.\n\nSEC. 710. FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) the Administration must reverse the deteriorating \n condition of its facilities and infrastructure, as this \n condition is hampering the effectiveness and efficiency of \n research performed by both the Administration and industry \n participants making use of Administration facilities, thus \n reducing the competitiveness of the United States aerospace \n industry;\n (2) the Administration has a role in providing laboratory \n capabilities to industry participants that are economically \n viable as commercial entities and thus are not available \n elsewhere;\n (3) to ensure continued access to reliable and efficient \n world-class facilities by researchers, the Administration \n should seek to establish strategic partnerships with other \n Federal agencies, academic institutions, and industry, as \n appropriate; and\n (4) decisions on whether to dispose of, maintain, or \n modernize existing facilities must be made in the context of \n meeting future Administration and other Federal agencies' \n laboratory needs, including those required to meet the \n activities supporting the Human Exploration Roadmap required by \n section 70504 of title 51, United States Code.\n (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States that the \nAdministration maintain reliable and efficient facilities and that \ndecisions on whether to dispose of, maintain, or modernize existing \nfacilities be made in the context of meeting future Administration \nneeds.\n (c) Plan.--The Administrator shall develop a plan that has the goal \nof positioning the Administration to have the facilities, laboratories, \ntools, and approaches necessary to address future Administration \nrequirements. Such plan shall identify--\n (1) future Administration research and development and \n testing needs;\n (2) a strategy for identifying facilities that are \n candidates for disposal, that is consistent with the national \n strategic direction set forth in--\n (A) the National Space Policy;\n (B) the National Aeronautics Research, Development, \n Test, and Evaluation Infrastructure Plan;\n (C) National Aeronautics and Space Administration \n Authorization Acts; and\n (D) the Human Exploration Roadmap specified in \n section 70504 of title 51, United States Code;\n (3) a strategy for the maintenance, repair, upgrading, and \n modernization of the Administration's laboratories, facilities, \n and equipment;\n (4) criteria for prioritizing deferred maintenance tasks \n and also for upgrading or modernizing laboratories, facilities, \n and equipment and implementing processes, plans, and policies \n for guiding the Administration's Centers on whether to \n maintain, repair, upgrade, or modernize a facility and for \n determining the type of instrument to be used;\n (5) an assessment of modifications needed to maximize usage \n of facilities that offer unique and highly specialized benefits \n to the aerospace industry and the American public; and\n (6) implementation steps, including a timeline, milestones, \n and an estimate of resources required for carrying out the \n plan.\n (d) Policy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall establish and make publically \navailable a policy that guides the Administration's use of existing \nauthorities to out-grant, lease, excess to the General Services \nAdministration, sell, decommission, demolish, or otherwise transfer \nproperty, facilities, or infrastructure. This policy shall establish \ncriteria for the use of authorities, best practices, standardized \nprocedures, and guidelines for how to appropriately manage property, \ninfrastructure, and facilities.\n (e) Transmittal.--Not later than one year after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the plan \ndeveloped under subsection (c) to the Committee on Science, Space, and \nTechnology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on \nCommerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n (f) Establishment of Capital Fund.--The Administrator shall \nestablish a capital fund for the modernization of facilities and \nlaboratories. The Administrator shall ensure to the maximum extent \npracticable that all financial savings achieved by closing outdated or \nsurplus facilities at an Administration Center shall be made available \nto that Center for the purpose of modernizing the Center's facilities \nand laboratories and for upgrading the infrastructure at the Center.\n (g) Report on Capital Fund.--Expenditures and other activities of \nthe fund established under subsection (f) shall require review and \napproval by the Administrator and the status, including the amounts \nheld in the capital fund, shall be reported to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate in \nconjunction with the Administration's annual budget request \njustification for each fiscal year.\n\nSEC. 711. DETECTION AND AVOIDANCE OF COUNTERFEIT ELECTRONIC PARTS.\n\n (a) Regulations.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall revise the \n National Aeronautics and Space Administration Supplement to the \n Federal Acquisition Regulation to address the detection and \n avoidance of counterfeit electronic parts.\n (2) Contractor responsibilities.--The revised regulations \n issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall provide that--\n (A) Administration contractors who supply \n electronic parts or products that include electronic \n parts are responsible for detecting and avoiding the \n use or inclusion of counterfeit electronic parts or \n suspect counterfeit electronic parts in such products \n and for any rework or corrective action that may be \n required to remedy the use or inclusion of such parts; \n and\n (B) the cost of counterfeit electronic parts and \n suspect counterfeit electronic parts and the cost of \n rework or corrective action that may be required to \n remedy the use or inclusion of such parts are not \n allowable costs under Administration contracts, \n unless--\n (i) the covered contractor has an \n operational system to detect and avoid \n counterfeit parts and suspect counterfeit \n electronic parts that has been reviewed and \n approved by the Administration or the \n Department of Defense;\n (ii) the covered contractor provides timely \n notice to the Administration pursuant to \n paragraph (4); or\n (iii) the counterfeit electronic parts or \n suspect counterfeit electronic parts were \n provided to the contractor as Government \n property in accordance with part 45 of the \n Federal Acquisition Regulation.\n (3) Suppliers of electronic parts.--The revised regulations \n issued pursuant to paragraph (1) shall--\n (A) require that the Administration and \n Administration contractors and subcontractors at all \n tiers--\n (i) obtain electronic parts that are in \n production or currently available in stock from \n the original manufacturers of the parts or \n their authorized dealers, or from suppliers who \n obtain such parts exclusively from the original \n manufacturers of the parts or their authorized \n dealers; and\n (ii) obtain electronic parts that are not \n in production or currently available in stock \n from suppliers that meet qualification \n requirements established pursuant to \n subparagraph (C);\n (B) establish documented requirements consistent \n with published industry standards or Government \n contract requirements for--\n (i) notification of the Administration; and\n (ii) inspection, testing, and \n authentication of electronic parts that the \n Administration or an Administration contractor \n or subcontractor obtains from any source other \n than a source described in subparagraph (A);\n (C) establish qualification requirements, \n consistent with the requirements of section 2319 of \n title 10, United States Code, pursuant to which the \n Administration may identify suppliers that have \n appropriate policies and procedures in place to detect \n and avoid counterfeit electronic parts and suspect \n counterfeit electronic parts; and\n (D) authorize Administration contractors and \n subcontractors to identify and use additional suppliers \n beyond those identified pursuant to subparagraph (C) \n provided that--\n (i) the standards and processes for \n identifying such suppliers comply with \n established industry standards;\n (ii) the contractor or subcontractor \n assumes responsibility for the authenticity of \n parts provided by such suppliers as provided in \n paragraph (2); and\n (iii) the selection of such suppliers is \n subject to review and audit by appropriate \n Administration officials.\n (4) Timely notification.--The revised regulations issued \n pursuant to paragraph (1) shall require that any Administration \n contractor or subcontractor who becomes aware, or has reason to \n suspect, that any end item, component, part, or material \n contained in supplies purchased by the Administration, or \n purchased by a contractor or subcontractor for delivery to, or \n on behalf of, the Administration, contains counterfeit \n electronic parts or suspect counterfeit electronic parts, shall \n provide notification to the applicable Administration \n contracting officer within 30 calendar days.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the revised regulations \nspecified in subsection (a) have been implemented, the Administrator \nshall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate a report updating the Administration's \nactions to prevent counterfeit electronic parts from entering the \nsupply chain as described in its October 2011 report pursuant to \nsection 1206(d) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration \nAuthorization Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18444(d)).\n (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``electronic part'' \nmeans a discrete electronic component, including a microcircuit, \ntransistor, capacitor, resistor, or diode that is intended for use in a \nsafety or mission critical application.\n\nSEC. 712. SPACE ACT AGREEMENTS.\n\n (a) Cost Sharing.--To the extent that the Administrator determines \npracticable, the funds provided by the Government under a funded Space \nAct Agreement shall not exceed the total amount provided by other \nparties to the Space Act Agreement.\n (b) Need.--A funded Space Act Agreement may be used only when the \nuse of a standard contract, grant, or cooperative agreement is not \nfeasible or appropriate, as determined by the Associate Administrator \nfor Procurement.\n (c) Public Notice and Comment.--The Administrator shall make \navailable for public notice and comment each proposed Space Act \nAgreement at least 30 days before entering into such agreement, with \nappropriate redactions for proprietary, sensitive, or classified \ninformation.\n (d) Transparency.--The Administrator shall publicly disclose on the \nAdministration's website and make available in a searchable format each \nSpace Act Agreement, with appropriate redactions for proprietary, \nsensitive, or classified information, not later than 60 days after such \nagreement is signed.\n (e) Annual Report.--\n (1) Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the end of \n each fiscal year, the Administrator shall submit to the \n Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \n Transportation of the Senate a report on the use of Space Act \n Agreement authority by the Administration during the previous \n fiscal year.\n (2) Contents.--The report shall include for each Space Act \n Agreement in effect at the time of the report--\n (A) an indication of whether the agreement is a \n reimbursable, nonreimbursable, or funded Space Act \n Agreement;\n (B) a description of--\n (i) the subject and terms;\n (ii) the parties;\n (iii) the responsible--\n (I) mission directorate;\n (II) center; or\n (III) headquarters element;\n (iv) the value;\n (v) the extent of the cost sharing among \n Federal Government and non-Federal sources;\n (vi) the time period or schedule; and\n (vii) all milestones; and\n (C) an indication of whether the agreement was \n renewed during the previous fiscal year.\n (3) Anticipated agreements.--The report shall also include \n a list of all anticipated reimbursable, nonreimbursable, and \n funded Space Act Agreements for the upcoming fiscal year.\n (4) Cumulative program benefits.--The report shall also \n include, with respect to the Space Act Agreements covered by \n the report, a summary of--\n (A) the technology areas in which research projects \n were conducted under such agreements;\n (B) the extent to which the use of the Space Act \n Agreements--\n (i) has contributed to a broadening of the \n technology and industrial base available for \n meeting Administration needs; and\n (ii) has fostered within the technology and \n industrial base new relationships and practices \n that support the United States; and\n (C) the total amount of value received by the \n Federal Government during the fiscal year pursuant to \n such Space Act Agreements.\n\nSEC. 713. HUMAN SPACEFLIGHT ACCIDENT INVESTIGATIONS.\n\n Section 70702(a) of title 51, United States Code, is amended by \nstriking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:\n ``(3) any other orbital or suborbital space vehicle \n carrying humans--\n ``(A) that is owned by the Federal Government; or\n ``(B) that is being used pursuant to a contract or \n Space Act Agreement, as defined in section 2 of the \n National Aeronautics and Space Administration \n Authorization Act of 2015, with the Federal Government \n for carrying a researcher or payload funded by the \n Federal Government; or''.\n\nSEC. 714. FULLEST COMMERCIAL USE OF SPACE.\n\n (a) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on \ncurrent and continuing efforts by the Administration to ``seek and \nencourage, to the maximum extent possible, the fullest commercial use \nof space,'' as described in section 20102(c) of title 51, United States \nCode.\n (b) Elements.--The report required under subsection (a) shall \ninclude--\n (1) an assessment of the Administration's efforts to comply \n with the policy;\n (2) an explanation of criteria used to define compliance;\n (3) a description of programs, policies, and activities the \n Administration is using, and will continue to use, to ensure \n compliance;\n (4) an explanation of how the Administration could expand \n on the efforts to comply; and\n (5) a summary of all current and planned activities \n pursuant to this policy.\n (c) Barriers to Fullest Commercial Use of Space.--Not later than 90 \ndays after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall \ntransmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the \nHouse of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate a report on current and continuing efforts \nby the Administration to reduce impediments, bureaucracy, redundancy, \nand burdens to ensure the fullest commercial use of space as required \nby section 20102(c) of title 51, United States Code.\n\nSEC. 715. ORBITAL DEBRIS.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds that orbital debris poses serious \nrisks to the operational space capabilities of the United States and \nthat an international commitment and integrated strategic plan are \nneeded to mitigate the growth of orbital debris wherever possible. \nCongress finds the delay in the Office of Science and Technology \nPolicy's submission of a report on the status of international \ncoordination and development of mitigation strategies to be \ninconsistent with such risks.\n (b) Reports.--\n (1) Coordination.--Not later than 90 days after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide the \n Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \n Transportation of the Senate with a report on the status of \n efforts to coordinate with countries within the Inter-Agency \n Space Debris Coordination Committee to mitigate the effects and \n growth of orbital debris as required by section 1202(b)(1) of \n the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization \n Act of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18441(b)(1)).\n (2) Mitigation strategy.--Not later than 90 days after the \n date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of \n Science and Technology Policy shall provide the Committee on \n Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives \n and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of \n the Senate with a report on the status of the orbital debris \n mitigation strategy required under section 1202(b)(2) of the \n National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act \n of 2010 (42 U.S.C. 18441(b)(2)).\n\nSEC. 716. REVIEW OF ORBITAL DEBRIS REMOVAL CONCEPTS.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that the amount \nof orbital debris in low-Earth orbit poses risks for human activities \nand robotic spacecraft and that this debris may increase due to \ncollisions between existing debris objects. Understanding options to \naddress and remove orbital debris is important for ensuring safe and \neffective spacecraft operations in low-Earth orbit.\n (b) Review.--The Administrator, in collaboration with other \nrelevant Federal agencies, shall solicit and review concepts and \ntechnological options for removing orbital debris from low-Earth orbit. \nThe solicitation and review shall also address the requirements for and \nfeasibility of developing and implementing each of the options.\n (c) Transmittal.--Not later than 270 days after the date of \nenactment of this Act, the Administrator shall provide a report to the \nCommittee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate on the solicitation and review required \nunder subsection (b).\n\nSEC. 717. USE OF OPERATIONAL COMMERCIAL SUBORBITAL VEHICLES FOR \n RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND EDUCATION.\n\n (a) Policy.--The Administrator shall develop a policy on the use of \noperational commercial reusable suborbital flight vehicles for carrying \nout scientific and engineering investigations and educational \nactivities.\n (b) Plan.--The Administrator shall prepare a plan on the \nAdministration's use of operational commercial reusable suborbital \nflight vehicles for carrying out scientific and engineering \ninvestigations and educational activities. The plan shall--\n (1) describe the purposes for which the Administration \n intends to use such vehicles;\n (2) describe the processes required to support such use, \n including the criteria used to determine which scientific and \n engineering investigations and educational activities are \n selected for a suborbital flight;\n (3) describe Administration, space flight operator, and \n supporting contractor responsibilities for developing standard \n payload interfaces and conducting payload safety analyses, \n payload integration and processing, payload operations, and \n safety assurance for Administration-sponsored space flight \n participants, among other functions required to fly \n Administration-sponsored payloads and space flight participants \n on operational commercial suborbital vehicles;\n (4) identify Administration-provided hardware, software, or \n services that may be provided to commercial reusable suborbital \n space flight operators on a cost-reimbursable basis, through \n agreements or contracts entered into under section 20113(e) of \n title 51, United States Code; and\n (5) describe the United States Government and space flight \n operator responsibilities for liability and indemnification \n with respect to commercial suborbital vehicle flights that \n involve Administration-sponsored payloads or activities, \n Administration-supported space flight participants, or other \n Administration-related contributions.\n (c) Assessment of Capabilities and Risks.--The Administrator shall \nassess and characterize the potential capabilities and performance of \ncommercial reusable suborbital vehicles for addressing scientific \nresearch, including research requiring access to low-gravity and \nmicrogravity environments, for carrying out technology demonstrations \nrelated to science, exploration, or space operations requirements, and \nfor providing opportunities for educating and training space scientists \nand engineers, once those vehicles become operational. The assessment \nshall also characterize the risks of using potential commercial \nreusable suborbital flights to Administration-sponsored researchers and \nscientific investigations and flight hardware.\n (d) Transmittal.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment \nof this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the plan and assessment \ndescribed in subsections (b) and (c) to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n (e) Annual Progress Reports.--In conjunction with the \nAdministration's annual budget request justification for each fiscal \nyear, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate \ndescribing progress in carrying out the Commercial Reusable Suborbital \nResearch Program, including the number and type of suborbital missions \nplanned in each fiscal year.\n (f) Indemnification and Liability.--The Administrator shall not \nproceed with a request for proposals, award any contract, commit any \nUnited States Government funds, or enter into any other agreement for \nthe provision of a commercial reusable suborbital vehicle launch \nservice for an Administration-sponsored spaceflight participant until \ntransmittal of the plan and assessment specified in subsections (b) and \n(c), the liability issues associated with the use of such systems by \nthe United States Government have been addressed, and the liability and \nindemnification provisions that are planned to be included in such \ncontracts or agreements have been provided to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 718. FUNDAMENTAL SPACE LIFE AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It the sense of Congress that fundamental, \ndiscovery-based space life and physical sciences research is critical \nfor enabling space exploration, protecting humans in space, and \nproviding societal benefits, and that the space environment facilitates \nthe advancement of understanding of the life sciences and physical \nsciences. Space life and physical science research contributes to \nadvancing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics research, \nand provides careers and training opportunities in academia, Federal \nlaboratories, and commercial industry. Congress encourages the \nAdministrator to augment discovery-based fundamental research and to \nestablish requirements reflecting the importance of such research in \nkeeping with the priorities established in the National Academies' \ndecadal survey entitled ``Recapturing a Future for Space Exploration: \nLife and Physical Sciences Research for a New Era''.\n (b) Budget Request.--The Administrator shall include as part of the \nAdministration's annual budget request for each fiscal year a budget \nline for fundamental space life and physical sciences research, devoted \nto competitive, peer-reviewed grants, that is separate from the \nInternational Space Station Operations account.\n (c) Strategic Plan.--\n (1) Development.--The Administrator, in consultation with \n academia, other Federal agencies, and other potential \n stakeholders, shall develop a strategic plan for carrying out \n competitive, peer-reviewed fundamental space life science and \n physical sciences and related technology research, among other \n activities, consistent with the priorities in the National \n Academies' decadal survey described in subsection (a).\n (2) Transmittal.--Not later than 270 days after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit the \n strategic plan developed under paragraph (1) to the Committee \n on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \n Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \n Transportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 719. RESTORING COMMITMENT TO ENGINEERING RESEARCH.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that \nengineering excellence has long been a hallmark of the Administration's \nability to make significant advances in aeronautics and space \nexploration. However, as has been noted in recent National Academies \nreports, increasingly constrained funding and competing priorities have \nled to an erosion of the Administration's commitment to basic \nengineering research. This research provides the basis for the \ntechnology development that enables the Administration's many \nchallenging missions to succeed. If current trends continue, the \nAdministration's ability to attract and maintain the best and brightest \nengineering workforce at its Centers as well as its ability to remain \non the cutting edge of aeronautical and space technology will continue \nto erode and will threaten the Administration's ability to be a world \nleader in aeronautics research and development and space exploration.\n (b) Plan.--The Administrator shall develop a plan for restoring a \nmeaningful basic engineering research program at the Administration's \nCenters, including, as appropriate, collaborations with industry, \nuniversities, and other relevant organizations. The plan shall identify \nthe organizational approach to be followed, an initial set of basic \nresearch priorities, and a proposed budget.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit the plan specified in \nsubsection (b) to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of \nthe House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 720. LIQUID ROCKET ENGINE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.\n\n The Administrator shall consult with the Secretary of Defense to \nensure that any next generation liquid rocket engine made in the United \nStates for national security space launch objectives can contribute, to \nthe extent practicable, to the space programs and missions carried out \nby the Administration.\n\nSEC. 721. REMOTE SATELLITE SERVICING DEMONSTRATIONS.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--\n (1) the Administration plays a key role in demonstrating \n the feasibility of using robotic technologies for a spacecraft \n that could autonomously access, inspect, repair, and refuel \n satellites;\n (2) demonstrating this feasibility would both assist the \n Administration in its future missions and provide other Federal \n agencies and private sector entities with enhanced confidence \n in the feasibility to robotically refuel, inspect, repair, and \n maintain their satellites in both near and distant orbits; and\n (3) the capability to refuel, inspect, repair, and maintain \n satellites robotically could add years of functional life to \n satellites.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator shall transmit a report to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate \ndescribing the Administration's--\n (1) activities, tools, and techniques associated with the \n ultimate goal of autonomously servicing satellites using \n robotic spacecraft;\n (2) efforts to coordinate its technology development and \n demonstrations with other Federal agencies and private sector \n entities that conduct programs, projects, or activities on on-\n orbit satellite inspection and servicing capabilities;\n (3) efforts to leverage the work of these Federal agencies \n and private sector entities into the Administration's plans;\n (4) accomplishments to date in demonstrating various \n servicing technologies;\n (5) major technical and operational challenges encountered \n and mitigation measures taken; and\n (6) demonstrations needed to increase confidence in the use \n of the technologies for operational missions, and the timeframe \n for these demonstrations.\n\nSEC. 722. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GOVERNANCE.\n\n (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that \ninformation security is central to the Administration's ability to \nprotect information and information systems vital to its mission.\n (b) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall \nconduct a study to assess the effectiveness of the Administration's \nInformation Technology Governance. The study shall include an \nassessment of--\n (1) the resources available for overseeing Administration-\n wide information technology operations, investments, and \n security measures and the Chief Information Officer's \n visibility into and access to those resources;\n (2) the effectiveness of the Administration's decentralized \n information technology structure, decisionmaking processes and \n authorities and its ability to enforce information security; \n and\n (3) the impact of providing the Chief Information Officer \n approval authority over information technology investments that \n exceed a defined monetary threshold and any potential impacts \n of the Chief Information Officer having such authority on the \n Administration's missions, flights programs and projects, \n research activities, and Center operations.\n (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit a report detailing the \nresults of the study conducted under subsection (b) to the Committee on \nScience, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate.\n\nSEC. 723. STRENGTHENING ADMINISTRATION SECURITY.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) Following the public disclosure of security and export \n control violations at its research centers, the Administration \n contracted with the National Academy of Public Administration \n to conduct an independent assessment of how the Administration \n carried out Foreign National Access Management practices and \n other security matters.\n (2) The assessment by the National Academy of Public \n Administration concluded that ``NASA networks are \n compromised'', that the Administration lacked a standardized \n and systematic approach to export compliance, and that \n individuals within the Administration were not held accountable \n when making serious, preventable errors in carrying out Foreign \n National Access Management practices and other security \n matters.\n (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administration shall report to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on how it plans \nto address each of the recommendations made in the security assessment \nby the National Academy of Public Administration and the \nrecommendations made by the Government Accountability Office and the \nAdministration's Office of the Inspector General regarding security and \nsafeguarding export control information.\n (c) Review.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to \nthe Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and \nTransportation of the Senate its assessment of how the Administration \nhas complied with the recommendations described in subsection (b).\n\nSEC. 724. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CONTRACTORS THAT HAVE \n COMMITTED FRAUD OR OTHER CRIMES.\n\n None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made \navailable for fiscal year 2015 or any fiscal year thereafter for the \nAdministration may be used to enter into a contract with any offeror or \nany of its principals if the offeror certifies, pursuant to the Federal \nAcquisition Regulation, that the offeror or any of its principals--\n (1) within a three-year period preceding the offer has been \n convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against it for--\n (A) commission of fraud or a criminal offense in \n connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or \n performing a public (Federal, State, or local) contract \n or subcontract;\n (B) violation of Federal or State antitrust \n statutes relating to the submission of offers; or\n (C) commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, \n bribery, falsification or destruction of records, \n making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal \n criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property;\n (2) are presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or \n civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of \n any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (1); or\n (3) within a three-year period preceding the offer, has \n been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that \n exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.\n\nSEC. 725. PROTECTION OF APOLLO LANDING SITES.\n\n (a) Assessment.--The Director of the Office of Science and \nTechnology Policy, in consultation with all relevant agencies of the \nFederal Government and other appropriate entities and individuals, \nshall carry out a review and assessment of the issues involved in \nprotecting and preserving historically important Apollo Program lunar \nlanding sites and Apollo program artifacts residing on the lunar \nsurface, including those pertaining to Apollo 11 and Apollo 17. The \nreview and assessment shall, at a minimum, include determination of \nwhat risks to the protection and preservation of those sites and \nartifacts exist or may exist in the future, what measures are required \nto ensure such protection and preservation, the extent to which \nadditional domestic legislation or international treaties or agreements \nwill be required, and specific recommendations for protecting and \npreserving those lunar landing sites and artifacts.\n (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Director shall transmit to the Committee on Science, \nSpace, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the results of \nthe assessment required under subsection (a).\n\nSEC. 726. ASTRONAUT OCCUPATIONAL HEALTHCARE.\n\n (a) In General.--The National Academies' Institute of Medicine \nreport ``Health Standards for Long Duration and Exploration \nSpaceflight: Ethics Principles, Responsibilities, and Decision \nFramework'' found that the Administration has ethical responsibilities \nfor and should adopt policies and processes related to health standards \nfor long duration and exploration spaceflights that recognize those \nethical responsibilities. In particular, the report recommended that \nthe Administration ``provide preventative long-term health screening \nand surveillance of astronauts and lifetime health care to protect \ntheir health, support ongoing evaluation of health standards, improve \nmission safety, and reduce risks for current and future astronauts''.\n (b) Response.--The Administration shall prepare a response to the \nNational Academies report recommendation described in subsection (a). \nThe response shall include the estimated budgetary resources required \nfor the implementation of those recommendations, and any options that \nmight be considered as part of the response.\n (c) Transmittal.--The response required under subsection (b) shall \nbe transmitted to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of \nthe House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, \nand Transportation of the Senate not later than 6 months after the date \nof enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 727. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ACCESS TO OBSERVATIONAL DATA SETS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that the Administration should \nprioritize the development of tools and interfaces that make publicly \navailable observational data sets more easy to access, analyze, \nmanipulate, and understand for students, teachers, and the American \npublic at large, with a particular focus on K-12 and undergraduate STEM \neducation settings.\n \n", "frequency": [["space", 347], ["administration", 277], ["shall", 249], ["science", 219], ["technology", 165], ["administrator", 154], ["research", 142], ["committee", 136], ["mission", 122], ["national", 113], ["system", 94], ["transportation", 85], ["section", 81], ["state", 80], ["report", 74], ["exploration", 72], ["united", 70], ["aeronautics", 69], ["international", 69], ["date", 69], ["house", 69], ["representative", 68], ["congress", 68], ["senate", 67], ["commerce", 66], ["later", 66], ["development", 65], ["year", 61], ["enactment", 61], ["sense", 61], ["cost", 59], ["federal", 58], ["human", 55], ["capability", 55], ["activity", 55], ["station", 54], ["use", 54], ["commercial", 52], ["subsection", 50], ["transmit", 49], ["crew", 48], ["plan", 47], ["assessment", 45], ["day", 45], ["requirement", 43], ["launch", 42], ["agency", 42], ["including", 41], ["policy", 38], ["flight", 37], ["include", 37], ["fiscal", 35], ["strategy", 35], ["required", 35], ["academy", 34], ["provide", 33], ["ensure", 32], ["support", 32], ["review", 32], ["object", 31], ["extent", 31], ["authorization", 31], ["operation", 31], ["code", 31], ["agreement", 30], ["mar", 30], ["future", 30], ["paragraph", 30], ["survey", 30], ["education", 29], ["report.", 28], ["near-earth", 28], ["estimate", 27], ["roadmap", 27], ["earth", 26], ["project", 26], ["facility", 25], ["potential", 25], ["goal", 25], ["described", 25], ["budget", 25], ["contractor", 25], ["vehicle", 25], ["telescope", 24], ["electronic", 23], ["service", 23], ["independent", 23], ["appropriate", 23], ["contract", 23], ["practicable", 23], ["u.s.c", 23], ["engineering", 23], ["government", 23], ["recommendation", 23], ["relevant", 22], ["decadal", 22], ["carrying", 21], ["material", 21], ["congress.", 21], ["office", 20]]}, "hr473": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 473 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 473\n\nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of \n employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other \n purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 22, 2015\n\nMr. Miller of Florida introduced the following bill; which was referred \nto the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee \n on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of \n employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other \n purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Increasing the Department of \nVeterans Affairs Accountability to Veterans Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REDUCTION OF BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE \n SERVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS \n CONVICTED OF CERTAIN CRIMES.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 715. Senior executives: reduction of benefits of individuals \n convicted of certain crimes\n ``(a) Reduction of Annuity for Removed Employee.--The covered \nservice of an individual removed from a senior executive position under \nsection 713 shall not be taken into account for purposes of calculating \nan annuity with respect to such individual under chapter 83 or chapter \n84 of title 5, if the individual is convicted of a felony that \ninfluenced the individual's performance while employed in the senior \nexecutive position.\n ``(b) Reduction of Annuity for Retired Employee.--(1) The Secretary \nmay order that the covered service of an individual who is subject to a \nremoval or transfer action under section 713 but who leaves employment \nat the Department prior to the issuance of a final decision with \nrespect to such action shall not be taken into account for purposes of \ncalculating an annuity with respect to such individual under chapter 83 \nor chapter 84 of title 5, if the individual is convicted of a felony \nthat influenced the individual's performance while employed in the \nsenior executive position.\n ``(2) The Secretary shall make such an order not later than 7 days \nafter the date on which such individual is convicted of such felony.\n ``(3) Not later than 30 days after the Secretary issues any order \nwith respect to an individual under paragraph (1), the Director of the \nOffice of Personnel Management shall recalculate the annuity of the \nindividual.\n ``(c) Lump-Sum Annuity Credit.--Any individual with respect to whom \nan annuity is reduced under subsection (a) or (b) shall be entitled to \nbe paid so much of such individual's lump-sum credit as is attributable \nto the period of covered service.\n ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) The term `covered service' means, with respect to an \n individual subject to a removal or transfer action under \n section 713, the period of service beginning on the date that \n the Secretary determines under such section that such \n individual engaged in activity that gave rise to such action \n and ending on the date that such individual is removed from the \n civil service or leaves employment at the Department prior to \n the issuance of a final decision with respect to such action, \n as the case may be.\n ``(2) The term `lump-sum credit' has the meaning given such \n term in section 8331(8) or section 8401(19) of title 5, as the \n case may be.\n ``(3) The term `senior executive position' has the meaning \n given such term in section 713(g)(3).\n ``(4) The term `service' has the meaning given such term in \n section 8331(12) or section 8401(26) of title 5, as the case \n may be.''.\n (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply \nto any action of removal or transfer under section 713 of title 38, \nUnited States Code, commencing on or after the date of enactment of \nthis section.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:\n\n``715. Senior executives: reduction of benefits of individuals \n convicted of certain crimes.''.\n\nSEC. 3. REFORM OF PERFORMANCE APPRAISAL SYSTEM FOR SENIOR EXECUTIVE \n SERVICE EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) Performance Appraisal System.--\n (1) In general.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, \n as amended by section 2, is further amended by adding at the \n end the following new section:\n``Sec. 717. Senior executives: performance appraisal\n ``(a) Performance Appraisal System.--(1) The performance appraisal \nsystem for individuals employed in senior executive positions in the \nDepartment required by section 4312 of title 5 shall provide, in \naddition to the requirements of such section, for five annual summary \nratings of levels of performance as follows:\n ``(A) One outstanding level.\n ``(B) One exceeds fully successful level.\n ``(C) One fully successful level.\n ``(D) One minimally satisfactory level.\n ``(E) One unsatisfactory level.\n ``(2) The following limitations apply to the rating of the \nperformance of such individuals:\n ``(A) For any year, not more than 10 percent of such \n individuals who receive a performance rating during that year \n may receive the outstanding level under paragraph (1)(A).\n ``(B) For any year, not more than 20 percent of such \n individuals who receive a performance rating during that year \n may receive the exceeds fully successful level under paragraph \n (1)(B).\n ``(3) In evaluating the performance of an individual under the \nperformance appraisal system, the Secretary shall take into \nconsideration any complaint or report (including any pending or \npublished report) submitted by the Inspector General of the Department, \nthe Comptroller General of the United States, the Equal Employment \nOpportunity Commission, or any other appropriate person or entity, \nrelated to any facility or program managed by the individual.\n ``(b) Change of Position.--(1) At least once every five years, the \nSecretary shall reassign each individual employed in a senior executive \nposition to a position at a different location that does not include \nthe supervision of the same personnel or programs.\n ``(2) The Secretary may waive the requirement under paragraph (1) \nfor any such individual, if the Secretary submits to the Committees on \nVeterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives notice of \nthe waiver and an explanation of the reasons for the waiver.\n ``(c) Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the Secretary \nshall submit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and \nHouse of Representatives a report on the performance appraisal system \nof the Department under subsection (a). Each such report shall include, \nfor the year preceding the year during which the report is submitted, \nall documentation concerning each of the following for each individual \nemployed in a senior executive position in the Department:\n ``(1) The initial performance appraisal.\n ``(2) The higher level review, if requested.\n ``(3) The recommendations of the performance review board.\n ``(4) The final summary review.\n ``(5) The review of the Inspector General of the Department \n of the information described in paragraphs (1) through (4).\n ``(d) Definition of Senior Executive Position.--In this section, \nthe term `senior executive position' has the meaning given that term in \nsection 713(g)(3) of this title.''.\n (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the \n beginning of such chapter is further amended by adding at the \n end the following new item:\n\n``717. Senior executives: performance appraisal.''.\n (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 4312(b) of title 5, \n United States Code, is amended--\n (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the \n end;\n (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the \n end and inserting ``; and''; and\n (C) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(4) that, in the case of the Department of \n Veterans Affairs, the performance appraisal system \n meets the requirements of section 716 of title 38.''.\n (b) Review of SES Management Training.--\n (1) Review.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the \n enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall \n enter into a contract with a nongovernmental entity to review \n the management training program for individuals employed in \n senior executive positions (as such term is defined in section \n 713(g)(3) of title 38, United States Code) of the Department of \n Veterans Affairs that is being provided as of the date of the \n enactment of this Act. Such review shall include a comparison \n of the training provided by the Department of Veterans Affairs \n to the management training provided for senior executives of \n other Federal departments and agencies and to the management \n training provided to senior executives in the private sector. \n The contract shall provide that the nongovernmental entity must \n complete and submit to the Secretary a report containing the \n findings and conclusions of the review by not later than 180 \n days after the date on which the Secretary and the \n nongovernmental entity enter into the contract.\n (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 60 days after the \n date on which the Secretary receives the report under paragraph \n (1), the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans' \n Affairs of the Senate and House of Representatives the report \n together with a plan for carrying out the recommendations \n contained in the report.\n\nSEC. 4. LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SENIOR \n EXECUTIVE SERVICE WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS \n AFFAIRS.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, is \nfurther amended by adding after section 717 (as added by section 3) the \nfollowing new section:\n``Sec. 719. Administrative leave limitation and report\n ``(a) Limitation Applicable to Members of the Senior Executive \nService Within the Department of Veterans Affairs.--(1) The Secretary \nmay not place any covered individual on administrative leave, or any \nother type of paid non-duty status, for more than a total of 14 days \nduring any 365-day period.\n ``(2) The Secretary may waive the limitation under paragraph (1) \nand extend the administrative leave or other paid non-duty status of a \ncovered individual placed on such leave or status under paragraph (1) \nif the Secretary submits to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the \nSenate and House of Representatives a detailed explanation of the \nreasons the individual was placed on administrative leave or other paid \nnon-duty status and the reasons for the extension of such leave or \nstatus. Such explanation shall include the name of the covered \nindividual, the location where the individual is employed, and the \nindividual's job title.\n ``(3) In this subsection, the term `covered individual' means an \nindividual (as defined in section 713(g)(1)) occupying a senior \nexecutive position (as defined in section 714(g)(3))--\n ``(A) who is subject to an investigation for purposes of \n determining whether such individual should be subject to any \n disciplinary action under this title or title 5; or\n ``(B) against whom any disciplinary action is proposed or \n initiated under this title or title 5.\n ``(b) Report on Administrative Leave.--(1) Not later than 30 days \nafter the end of each quarter of any calendar year, the Secretary shall \nsubmit to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the House of \nRepresentatives and the Senate a report listing the name of any \nemployee of the Department (if any) who has been placed on \nadministrative leave, or any other type of paid non-duty status, for a \nperiod longer than 7 days during such quarter.\n ``(2) Any report submitted under subsection (a) shall include, with \nrespect to any employee listed in such report, the position occupied by \nthe employee, the number of days of such leave, and the reason that \nsuch employee was placed on such leave.''.\n (b) Application.--\n (1) Administrative leave limitation.--Section 719(a) of \n title 38, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), \n shall apply to any action of removal or transfer under section \n 713 of such title or title 5, United States Code, commencing on \n or after the date of enactment of this section.\n (2) Report.--The report under section 719(b) of such title \n (as added by subsection (a)) shall begin to apply in the \n quarter that ends after the date that is 6 months after the \n date of enactment of this section.\n (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nsuch chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:\n\n``719. 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R. 317\n\n To provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the \n Union.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Ms. Norton (for herself, Ms. Adams, Ms. Bass, Mrs. Beatty, Mr. Bishop \n of Georgia, Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bordallo, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. \n Butterfield, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Chu of \n California, Mr. Cicilline, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. Clarke of \nNew York, Mr. Clay, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Connolly, \n Mr. Conyers, Mr. Courtney, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Danny K. \nDavis of Illinois, Mrs. Davis of California, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeGette, \nMr. Delaney, Ms. Edwards, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, \nMs. Frankel of Florida, Ms. Fudge, Mr. Grayson, Mr. Al Green of Texas, \n Mr. Hastings, Mr. Himes, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Eddie \n Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Ms. Kelly of \n Illinois, Mrs. Kirkpatrick, Mrs. Lawrence, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, \n Ms. Lee, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis, Mr. Lieu of California, Mr. Lipinski, \nMr. Lowenthal, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico, Mr. Lynch, Mr. \n McDermott, Mr. McNerney, Mr. Meeks, Ms. Moore, Mr. Nadler, Mr. \n O'Rourke, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Payne, Mr. Pierluisi, Ms. Plaskett, Mr. \n Pocan, Mr. Polis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richmond, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sablan, Mr. \n Sarbanes, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Mr. David Scott of \n Georgia, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Speier, Ms. Sewell of Alabama, Mr. Takai, \n Mr. Takano, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Mr. Thompson of California, \nMs. Tsongas, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vargas, Mr. Veasey, Ms. Maxine Waters \n of California, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Mr. Welch, Ms. Wilson of Florida, \nMr. Huffman, Mr. Yarmuth, and Mrs. Napolitano) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government \n Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be \nsubsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration \n of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee \n concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into the \n Union.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``New Columbia \nAdmission Act''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\n TITLE I--STATE OF NEW COLUMBIA\n\n Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission\n\nSec. 101. Admission into the Union.\nSec. 102. Process for admission.\nSec. 103. Election of officials of State.\nSec. 104. Issuance of presidential proclamation.\n Subtitle B--Description of New Columbia Territory\n\nSec. 111. Territories and boundaries of New Columbia.\nSec. 112. Description of District of Columbia after admission of State.\nSec. 113. Continuation of title to lands and property.\n Subtitle C--General Provisions Relating to Laws of New Columbia\n\nSec. 121. Limitation on authority of State to tax Federal property.\nSec. 122. Effect of admission of State on current laws.\nSec. 123. Continuation of judicial proceedings.\nSec. 124. United States nationality.\n TITLE II--RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT\n\nSec. 201. Continuation of revised District of Columbia as seat of \n Federal Government.\nSec. 202. Treatment of military lands.\nSec. 203. Waiver of claims to Federal lands and property.\nSec. 204. Permitting individuals residing in new seat of government to \n vote in Federal elections in State of most \n recent domicile.\nSec. 205. Repeal of law providing for participation of District of \n Columbia in election of President and Vice-\n President.\nSec. 206. Expedited consideration of constitutional amendment.\n TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSec. 301. General definitions.\nSec. 302. Certification of enactment by President.\n\n TITLE I--STATE OF NEW COLUMBIA\n\n Subtitle A--Procedures for Admission\n\nSEC. 101. ADMISSION INTO THE UNION.\n\n (a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of this Act, upon \nissuance of the proclamation required by section 104(b), the State of \nNew Columbia is declared to be a State of the United States of America, \nand is declared admitted into the Union on an equal footing with the \nother States in all respects whatever.\n (b) Constitution of State.--The State Constitution shall always be \nrepublican in form and shall not be repugnant to the Constitution of \nthe United States and the principles of the Declaration of \nIndependence.\n\nSEC. 102. PROCESS FOR ADMISSION.\n\n (a) Approval of Admission by Voters of District of Columbia.--\n (1) Election procedures.--At an election designated by \n proclamation of the Mayor, which may be the primary or the \n general election held pursuant to section 103(a), a general \n election, or a special election, there shall be submitted to \n the electors qualified to vote in such election the following \n propositions for adoption or rejection:\n ``(A) New Columbia shall immediately be admitted \n into the Union as a State.\n ``(B) The proposed Constitution for the State of \n New Columbia, as adopted by the Council of the District \n of Columbia pursuant to the Constitution for the State \n of New Columbia Approval Act of 1987 (D.C. Law 7-8), \n shall be deemed ratified and shall replace the \n Constitution for the State of New Columbia ratified on \n November 2, 1982.\n ``(C) The boundaries of the State of New Columbia \n shall be as prescribed in the New Columbia Admission \n Act.\n ``(D) All provisions of the New Columbia Admission \n Act, including provisions reserving rights or powers to \n the United States and provisions prescribing the terms \n or conditions of the grants of lands or other property \n made to the State of New Columbia, are consented to \n fully by the State and its people.''.\n (2) Responsibilities of mayor.--The Mayor of the District \n of Columbia is authorized and directed to take such action as \n may be necessary or appropriate to ensure the submission of \n such propositions to the people. The return of the votes cast \n on such propositions shall be made by the election officers \n directly to the Board of Elections of the District of Columbia, \n which shall certify the results of the submission to the Mayor. \n The Mayor shall certify the results of such submission to the \n President of the United States.\n (b) Effect of Vote.--\n (1) Adoption of propositions.--In the event the \n propositions described in subsection (a) are adopted in an \n election under such subsection by a majority of the legal votes \n cast on such submission--\n (A) the State Constitution shall be deemed \n ratified; and\n (B) the President shall issue a proclamation \n pursuant to section 104.\n (2) Rejection of proposition.--In the event any one of the \n propositions described in subsection (a) is not adopted in an \n election under such subsection by a majority of the legal votes \n cast on such submission, the provisions of this Act shall cease \n to be effective.\n\nSEC. 103. ELECTION OF OFFICIALS OF STATE.\n\n (a) Issuance of Proclamation.--\n (1) In general.--Not more than 30 days after receiving \n certification of the enactment of this Act from the President \n pursuant to section 302, the Mayor of the District of Columbia \n shall issue a proclamation for the first elections, subject to \n the provisions of this section, for two Senators and one \n Representative in Congress.\n (2) Special rule for election of senators.--In the election \n of Senators from the State pursuant to paragraph (1), the 2 \n Senate offices shall be separately identified and designated, \n and no person may be a candidate for both offices. No such \n identification or designation of either of the offices shall \n refer to or be taken to refer to the terms of such offices, or \n in any way impair the privilege of the Senate to determine the \n class to which each of the Senators elected shall be assigned.\n (b) Rules for Conducting Election.--\n (1) In general.--The proclamation of the Mayor issued under \n subsection (a) shall provide for the holding of a primary \n election and a general election and at such elections the \n officers required to be elected as provided in subsection (a) \n shall be chosen by the qualified electors of the District of \n Columbia in the manner required by law.\n (2) Certification of returns.--Election returns shall be \n made and certified in the manner required by law, except that \n the Mayor shall also certify the results of such elections to \n the President of the United States.\n (c) Assumption of Duties.--Upon the admission of the State into the \nUnion, the Senators and Representative elected at the election \ndescribed in subsection (a) shall be entitled to be admitted to seats \nin Congress and to all the rights and privileges of Senators and \nRepresentatives of other States in the Congress of the United States.\n (d) Transfer of Offices of Mayor and Members and Chair of \nCouncil.--Upon the admission of the State into the Union, the Mayor, \nmembers of the Council, and the Chair of the Council at the time of \nadmission shall be deemed the Governor, members of the House of \nDelegates, and the President of the House of Delegates of the State, \nrespectively, as provided by the State Constitution and the laws of the \nState.\n (e) Continuation of Authority and Duties and Judicial and Executive \nOfficers.--Upon the admission of the State into the Union, members of \nexecutive and judicial offices of the District of Columbia shall be \ndeemed members of the respective executive and judicial offices of the \nState, as provided by the State Constitution and the laws of the State.\n (f) Special Rule for House of Representatives Membership.--The \nState upon its admission into the Union shall be entitled to one \nRepresentative until the taking effect of the next reapportionment, and \nsuch Representative shall be in addition to the membership of the House \nof Representatives as now prescribed by law, except that such temporary \nincrease in the membership shall not operate to either increase or \ndecrease the permanent membership of the House of Representatives or \naffect the basis of apportionment for the Congress.\n\nSEC. 104. ISSUANCE OF PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION.\n\n (a) In General.--If the President finds that the propositions set \nforth in section 102(a) have been duly adopted by the people of the \nState, the President, upon certification of the returns of the election \nof the officers required to be elected as provided in section 103(a), \nshall, not later than 90 days after receiving such certification, issue \na proclamation announcing the results of such elections as so \nascertained.\n (b) Admission of State Upon Issuance of Proclamation.--Upon the \nissuance of the proclamation by the President under subsection (a), the \nState shall be deemed admitted into the Union as provided in section \n101.\n\n Subtitle B--Description of New Columbia Territory\n\nSEC. 111. TERRITORIES AND BOUNDARIES OF NEW COLUMBIA.\n\n (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the State \nshall consist of all of the territory of the District of Columbia as of \nthe date of the enactment of this Act, subject to the results of the \ntechnical survey conducted under subsection (c).\n (b) Exclusion of Portion of District of Columbia Remaining as \nNational Capital.--The territory of the State shall not include the \narea described in section 112, which shall remain as the District of \nColumbia for purposes of serving as the seat of the government of the \nUnited States.\n (c) Technical Survey.--Not later than 6 months after the date of \nthe enactment of this Act, the President (in consultation with the \nChair of the National Capital Planning Commission) shall conduct a \ntechnical survey of the metes and bounds of the District of Columbia \nand of the territory described in section 112(b).\n\nSEC. 112. DESCRIPTION OF DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AFTER ADMISSION OF STATE.\n\n (a) In General.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of this \nsection, after the admission of the State into the Union, the District \nof Columbia shall consist of the property described in subsection (b) \nand shall include the principal Federal monuments, the White House, the \nCapitol Building, the United States Supreme Court Building, and the \nFederal executive, legislative, and judicial office buildings located \nadjacent to the Mall and the Capitol Building.\n (b) Specific Description of Metes and Bounds.--After the admission \nof the State into the Union, the specific metes and bounds of the \nDistrict of Columbia shall be as follows:\n Beginning at the point on the present Virginia-District of \n Columbia boundary due west of the northernmost point of \n Theodore Roosevelt Island and running due east of the eastern \n shore of the Potomac River;\n thence generally south along the shore at the mean high \n water mark to the northwest corner of the Kennedy Center;\n thence east along the north side of the Kennedy Center to a \n point where it reaches the E Street Expressway;\n thence east on the expressway to E Street Northwest and \n thence east on E Street Northwest to Eighteenth Street \n Northwest;\n thence south on Eighteenth Street Northwest to Constitution \n Avenue Northwest;\n thence east on Constitution Avenue to Seventeenth Street \n Northwest;\n thence north on Seventeenth Street Northwest to \n Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest;\n thence east on Pennsylvania Avenue to Jackson Place \n Northwest; thence north on Jackson Place to H Street Northwest;\n thence east on H Street Northwest to Madison Place \n Northwest;\n thence south on Madison Place Northwest to Pennsylvania \n Avenue Northwest;\n thence east on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to Fifteenth \n Street Northwest;\n thence south on Fifteenth Street Northwest to Pennsylvania \n Avenue Northwest;\n thence southeast on Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest to John \n Marshall Place Northwest;\n thence north on John Marshall Place Northwest to C Street \n Northwest;\n thence east on C Street Northwest to Third Street \n Northwest;\n thence north on Third Street Northwest to D Street \n Northwest;\n thence east on D Street Northwest to Second Street \n Northwest;\n thence south on Second Street Northwest to the intersection \n of Constitution Avenue Northwest and Louisiana Avenue \n Northwest;\n thence northeast on Louisiana Avenue Northwest to North \n Capitol Street;\n thence north on North Capitol Street to Massachusetts \n Avenue Northwest;\n thence southeast on Massachusetts Avenue Northwest so as to \n encompass Union Square;\n thence following Union Square to F Street Northeast;\n thence east on F Street Northeast to Second Street \n Northeast;\n thence south on Second Street Northeast to D Street \n Northeast;\n thence west on D Street Northeast to First Street \n Northeast;\n thence south on First Street Northeast to Maryland Avenue \n Northeast;\n thence generally north and east on Maryland Avenue to \n Second Street Northeast;\n thence south on Second Street Northeast to C Street \n Southeast;\n thence west on C Street Southeast to New Jersey Avenue \n Southeast;\n thence south on New Jersey Avenue Southeast to D Street \n Southeast;\n thence west on D Street Southeast to Washington Avenue \n Southwest;\n thence southeast on Washington Avenue Southwest to E Street \n Southeast;\n thence west on E Street Southeast to the intersection of \n Washington Avenue Southwest and South Capitol Street;\n thence northwest on Washington Avenue Southwest to Second \n Street Southwest;\n thence south on Second Street Southwest to Virginia Avenue \n Southwest;\n thence generally west on Virginia Avenue to Third Street \n Southwest;\n thence north on Third Street Southwest to C Street \n Southwest;\n thence west on C Street Southwest to Sixth Street \n Southwest;\n thence north on Sixth Street Southwest to Independence \n Avenue;\n thence west on Independence Avenue to Twelfth Street \n Southwest;\n thence south on Twelfth Street Southwest to D Street \n Southwest;\n thence west on D Street Southwest to Fourteenth Street \n Southwest;\n thence south on Fourteenth Street Southwest to the middle \n of the Washington Channel;\n thence generally south and east along the midchannel of the \n Washington Channel to a point due west of the northern boundary \n line of Fort Lesley McNair;\n thence due east to the side of the Washington Channel;\n thence following generally south and east along the side of \n the Washington Channel at the mean high water mark, to the \n point of confluence with the Anacostia River, and along the \n northern shore at the mean high water mark to the northernmost \n point of the Eleventh Street Bridge;\n thence generally south and east along the northern side of \n the Eleventh Street Bridge to the eastern shore of the \n Anacostia River;\n thence generally south and west along such shore at the \n mean high water mark to the point of confluence of the \n Anacostia and Potomac Rivers;\n thence generally south along the eastern shore at the mean \n high water mark of the Potomac River to the point where it \n meets the present southeastern boundary line of the District of \n Columbia;\n thence south and west along such southeastern boundary line \n to the point where it meets the present Virginia-District of \n Columbia boundary; and\n thence generally north and west up the Potomac River along \n the present Virginia-District of Columbia boundary to the point \n of beginning.\n (c) Treatment of Certain Property.--\n (1) Streets and sidewalks bounding area.--After the \n admission of the State into the Union, the District of Columbia \n shall be deemed to include any street (together with any \n sidewalk thereof) bounding the District of Columbia.\n (2) Exclusion of district building.--Notwithstanding any \n other provision of this section, the District of Columbia shall \n not be considered to include the District Building after the \n admission of the State into the Union.\n (3) Inclusion of certain military property.--After the \n admission of the State into the Union, the District of Columbia \n shall be deemed to include Fort Lesley McNair, the Washington \n Navy Yard, the Anacostia Naval Annex, the United States Naval \n Station, Bolling Air Force Base, and the Naval Research \n Laboratory.\n\nSEC. 113. CONTINUATION OF TITLE TO LANDS AND PROPERTY.\n\n (a) Continuation of Title to Lands of District of Columbia.--\n (1) In general.--The State and its political subdivisions \n shall have and retain title or jurisdiction for purposes of \n administration and maintenance to all property, real and \n personal, with respect to which title or jurisdiction for \n purposes of administration and maintenance is held by the \n District of Columbia on the day before the State is admitted \n into the Union.\n (2) Conveyance of interest in certain bridges and \n tunnels.--On the day before the State is admitted into the \n Union, the District of Columbia shall convey to the United \n States any and all interest of the District of Columbia in any \n bridge or tunnel that will connect the Commonwealth of Virginia \n with the District of Columbia after the admission of the State \n into the Union.\n (b) Continuation of Federal Title to Property in State.--The United \nStates shall have and retain title or jurisdiction for purposes of \nadministration and maintenance to all property in the State with \nrespect to which the United States holds title or jurisdiction on the \nday before the State is admitted into the Union.\n\n Subtitle C--General Provisions Relating to Laws of New Columbia\n\nSEC. 121. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF STATE TO TAX FEDERAL PROPERTY.\n\n The State may not impose any taxes upon any lands or other property \nowned or acquired by the United States, except to the extent as \nCongress may permit.\n\nSEC. 122. EFFECT OF ADMISSION OF STATE ON CURRENT LAWS.\n\n (a) Legislative Power of State.--The legislative power of the State \nshall extend to all rightful subjects of legislation within the State, \nconsistent with the Constitution of the United States (including the \nrestrictions and limitations imposed upon the States by article I, \nsection 10) and subject to the provisions of this Act.\n (b) Treatment of Federal Laws.--To the extent that any law of the \nUnited States applies to the States generally, the law shall have the \nsame force and effect within the State as elsewhere in the United \nStates, except as such law may otherwise provide.\n\nSEC. 123. CONTINUATION OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS.\n\n (a) Pending Proceedings.--\n (1) In general.--No writ, action, indictment, cause, or \n proceeding pending in any court of the District of Columbia or \n in the United States District Court for the District of \n Columbia shall abate by reason of the admission of the State \n into the Union, but shall be transferred and shall proceed \n within such appropriate State courts as shall be established \n under the State Constitution, or shall continue in the United \n States District Court for the District of Columbia, as the \n nature of the case may require.\n (2) Succession of courts.--The appropriate courts of the \n State shall be the successors of the courts of the District of \n Columbia as to all cases arising within the limits embraced \n within the jurisdiction of such courts, with full power to \n proceed with such cases, and award mesne or final process \n therein, and all files, records, indictments, and proceedings \n relating to any such writ, action, indictment, cause, or \n proceeding shall be transferred to such appropriate State \n courts and shall be proceeded with therein in due course of \n law.\n (b) Unfiled Proceedings Based on Actions Prior to Admission.--All \ncivil causes of action and all criminal offenses which shall have \narisen or been committed prior to the admission of the State into the \nUnion, but as to which no writ, action, indictment, or proceeding shall \nbe pending at the date of such admission, shall be subject to \nprosecution in the appropriate State courts or in the United States \nDistrict Court for the District of Columbia in like manner, to the same \nextent, and with like right of appellate review, as if the State had \nbeen admitted and such State courts had been established prior to the \naccrual of such causes of action or the commission of such offenses.\n (c) Maintenance of Rights to and Jurisdiction Over Appeals.--\n (1) Cases decided prior to admission.--Parties shall have \n the same rights of appeal from and appellate review of final \n decisions of the United States District Court for the District \n of Columbia or the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in any \n case finally decided prior to the admission of the State into \n the Union, whether or not an appeal therefrom shall have been \n perfected prior to such admission. The United States Court of \n Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme \n Court of the United States shall have the same jurisdiction in \n such cases as by law provided prior to the admission of the \n State into the Union.\n (2) Cases decided after admission.--Parties shall have the \n same rights of appeal from and appellate review of all orders, \n judgments, and decrees of the United States District Court for \n the District of Columbia and of the highest court of the State, \n as successor to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, in \n any case pending at the time of admission of the State into the \n Union, and the United States Court of Appeals for the District \n of Columbia Circuit and the Supreme Court of the United States \n shall have the same jurisdiction therein, as by law provided in \n any case arising subsequent to the admission of the State into \n the Union.\n (3) Issuance of subsequent mandates.--Any mandate issued \n subsequent to the admission of the State shall be to the United \n States District Court for the District of Columbia or a court \n of the State, as appropriate.\n (d) Conforming Amendments Relating to Federal Courts.--Effective \nupon the admission of the State into the Union--\n (1) section 41 of title 28, United States Code, is amended \n in the second column by inserting ``, New Columbia'' after \n ``District of Columbia''; and\n (2) the first paragraph of section 88 of title 28, United \n States Code, is amended to read as follows:\n ``The District of Columbia and the State of New Columbia \n comprise one judicial district.''.\n\nSEC. 124. UNITED STATES NATIONALITY.\n\n No provision of this Act shall operate to confer United States \nnationality, to terminate nationality lawfully acquired, or to restore \nnationality terminated or lost under any law of the United States or \nunder any treaty to which the United States is or was a party.\n\n TITLE II--RESPONSIBILITIES AND INTERESTS OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT\n\nSEC. 201. CONTINUATION OF REVISED DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AS SEAT OF \n FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.\n\n After the admission of the State into the Union, the seat of the \nGovernment of the United States shall be the District of Columbia as \ndescribed in section 112 (also known as ``Washington, DC'').\n\nSEC. 202. TREATMENT OF MILITARY LANDS.\n\n (a) Reservation of Federal Authority.--\n (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2) and subsection \n (b) and notwithstanding the admission of the State into the \n Union, authority is reserved in the United States for the \n exercise by Congress of the power of exclusive legislation in \n all cases whatsoever over such tracts or parcels of land \n located within the State that, immediately prior to the \n admission of the State, are controlled or owned by the United \n States and held for defense or Coast Guard purposes.\n (2) Limitation on authority.--The power of exclusive \n legislation described in paragraph (1) shall vest and remain in \n the United States only so long as the particular tract or \n parcel of land involved is controlled or owned by the United \n States and used for defense or Coast Guard purposes.\n (b) Authority of State.--\n (1) In general.--The reservation of authority in the United \n States for the exercise by the Congress of the United States of \n the power of exclusive legislation over military lands under \n subsection (a) shall not operate to prevent such lands from \n being a part of the State, or to prevent the State from \n exercising over or upon such lands, concurrently with the \n United States, any jurisdiction which it would have in the \n absence of such reservation of authority and which is \n consistent with the laws hereafter enacted by Congress pursuant \n to such reservation of authority.\n (2) Service of process.--The State shall have the right to \n serve civil or criminal process within such tracts or parcels \n of land in which the authority of the United States is reserved \n under subsection (a) in suits or prosecutions for or on account \n of rights acquired, obligations incurred, or crimes committed \n within the State but outside of such tracts or parcels of land.\n\nSEC. 203. WAIVER OF CLAIMS TO FEDERAL LANDS AND PROPERTY.\n\n (a) In General.--As a compact with the United States, the State and \nits people disclaim all right and title to any lands or other property \nnot granted or confirmed to the State or its political subdivisions by \nor under the authority of this Act, the right or title to which is held \nby the United States or subject to disposition by the United States.\n (b) Effect on Claims Against United States.--\n (1) In general.--Nothing contained in this Act shall \n recognize, deny, enlarge, impair, or otherwise affect any claim \n against the United States, and any such claim shall be governed \n by applicable laws of the United States.\n (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act is intended \n or shall be construed as a finding, interpretation, or \n construction by the Congress that any applicable law \n authorizes, establishes, recognizes, or confirms the validity \n or invalidity of any claim referred to in paragraph (1), and \n the determination of the applicability or effect of any law to \n any such claim shall be unaffected by anything in this Act.\n\nSEC. 204. PERMITTING INDIVIDUALS RESIDING IN NEW SEAT OF GOVERNMENT TO \n VOTE IN FEDERAL ELECTIONS IN STATE OF MOST RECENT \n DOMICILE.\n\n (a) Requirement for States To Permit Individuals To Vote by \nAbsentee Ballot.--\n (1) In general.--Each State shall--\n (A) permit absent District of Columbia voters to \n use absentee registration procedures and to vote by \n absentee ballot in general, special, primary, and \n runoff elections for Federal office; and\n (B) accept and process, with respect to any \n general, special, primary, or runoff election for \n Federal office, any otherwise valid voter registration \n application from an absent District of Columbia voter, \n if the application is received by the appropriate State \n election official not less than 30 days before the \n election.\n (2) Absent district of columbia voter defined.--In this \n section, the term ``absent District of Columbia voter'' means, \n with respect to a State, a person who resides in the District \n of Columbia after the admission of the State of New Columbia \n into the Union and is qualified to vote in the State (or who \n would be qualified to vote in the State but for residing in the \n District of Columbia), but only if the State is the last place \n in which the person was domiciled before residing in the \n District of Columbia.\n (3) State defined.--In this section, the term ``State'' \n means each of the several States, including the State of New \n Columbia.\n (b) Recommendations to States To Maximize Access to Polls by Absent \nDistrict of Columbia Voters.--To afford maximum access to the polls by \nabsent District of Columbia voters, it is recommended that the States--\n (1) waive registration requirements for absent District of \n Columbia voters who, by reason of residence in the District of \n Columbia, do not have an opportunity to register;\n (2) expedite processing of balloting materials with respect \n to such individuals; and\n (3) assure that absentee ballots are mailed to such \n individuals at the earliest opportunity.\n (c) Enforcement.--The Attorney General may bring a civil action in \nappropriate district court for such declaratory or injunctive relief as \nmay be necessary to carry out this section.\n (d) Effect on Certain Other Laws.--The exercise of any right under \nthis section shall not affect, for purposes of any Federal, State, or \nlocal tax, the residence or domicile of a person exercising such right.\n (e) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect upon the date \nof the admission of the State into the Union, and shall apply with \nrespect to elections for Federal office taking place on or after such \ndate.\n\nSEC. 205. REPEAL OF LAW PROVIDING FOR PARTICIPATION OF DISTRICT OF \n COLUMBIA IN ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE-PRESIDENT.\n\n (a) In General.--Title 3, United States Code, is amended by \nstriking section 21.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall \ntake effect upon the date of the admission of the State into the Union, \nand shall apply to any election of the President and Vice-President of \nthe United States taking place on or after such date.\n\nSEC. 206. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT.\n\n (a) Exercise of Rulemaking Authority.--This section is enacted by \nCongress--\n (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate \n and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such \n these provisions are deemed a part of the rule of each House, \n respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure \n to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution \n described in subsection (b), and they supersede other rules \n only to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and\n (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of \n either House to change the rule (so far as relating to the \n procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner and to \n the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.\n (b) Expedited Consideration of Repeal of 23rd Amendment.--\n (1) Motion made in order.--At any time after the date of \n the enactment of this Act, it shall be in order in either the \n House of Representatives or the Senate to offer a motion to \n proceed to the consideration of a joint resolution proposing an \n amendment to the Constitution of the United States repealing \n the 23rd article of amendment to the Constitution.\n (2) Procedures relating to motion.--With respect to the \n motion described in paragraph (1), the following rules shall \n apply:\n (A) The motion is highly privileged and is not \n debatable.\n (B) An amendment to the motion is not in order, and \n it is not in order to move to reconsider the vote by \n which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to.\n (C) A motion to postpone shall be decided without \n debate.\n\n TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSEC. 301. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act, the following definitions shall apply:\n (1) The term ``Council'' means the Council of the District \n of Columbia.\n (2) The term ``Governor'' means the Governor of the State \n of New Columbia.\n (3) The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the District of \n Columbia.\n (4) The term ``State Constitution'' means the constitution \n of the State of New Columbia, as adopted by the Council of the \n District of Columbia in the Constitution for the State of New \n Columbia Approval Act of 1987 (D.C. Law 7-8).\n (5) Except as otherwise provided, the term ``State'' means \n the State of New Columbia.\n\nSEC. 302. CERTIFICATION OF ENACTMENT BY PRESIDENT.\n\n Not more than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the \nPresident shall certify such enactment to the Mayor of the District of \nColumbia.\n \n", "frequency": [["state", 162], ["columbia", 88], ["shall", 81], ["district", 68], ["mr.", 61], ["street", 56], ["united", 52], ["thence", 52], ["admission", 44], ["northwest", 36], ["new", 34], ["union", 34], ["election", 33], ["ms.", 25], ["avenue", 25], ["section", 24], ["court", 24], ["law", 24], ["federal", 20], ["southwest", 19], ["constitution", 19], ["south", 19], ["land", 17], ["president", 16], ["provision", 16], ["house", 16], ["subsection", 16], ["east", 16], ["general.", 14], ["upon", 14], ["west", 13], ["case", 13], ["property", 13], ["right", 13], ["congress", 13], ["office", 12], ["mayor", 12], ["northeast", 12], ["mean", 12], ["representative", 12], ["north", 12], ["general", 12], ["vote", 11], ["southeast", 11], ["may", 10], ["jurisdiction", 10], ["point", 10], ["along", 10], ["described", 10], ["effect", 10], ["government", 10], ["authority", 10], ["washington", 10], ["generally", 10], ["rule", 10], ["second", 9], ["date", 9], ["term", 9], ["place", 9], ["proclamation", 9], ["subject", 9], ["boundary", 9], ["continuation", 9], ["respect", 9], ["provided", 9], ["within", 9], ["voter", 8], ["deemed", 8], ["prior", 8], ["action", 8], ["enactment", 8], ["admitted", 8], ["power", 8], ["appropriate", 8], ["appeal", 7], ["claim", 7], ["purpose", 7], ["day", 7], ["motion", 7], ["seat", 7], ["territory", 7], ["judicial", 7], ["issuance", 7], ["amendment", 7], ["proceeding", 7], ["absent", 7], ["proposition", 6], ["paragraph", 6], ["following", 6], ["council", 6], ["shore", 6], ["certification", 6], ["pursuant", 6], ["river", 6], ["water", 6], ["subtitle", 6], ["procedure", 6], ["pennsylvania", 6], ["except", 6], ["relating", 6]]}, "hr316": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 316 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 316\n\n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the ``James L. \n Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building''.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Nolan (for himself, Mr. Kline, Mr. Walz, Mr. Peterson, Ms. \n McCollum, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Ellison, and Mr. Emmer) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and \n Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located \n at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the ``James L. \n Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building''.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. JAMES L. OBERSTAR MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING.\n\n (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service \nlocated at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, shall be known \nand designated as the ``James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office \nBuilding''.\n (b) References.--Any references in a law, map, regulation, \ndocument, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility \nreferred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the \n``James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building''.\n \n", "frequency": [["mr.", 7], ["office", 6], ["memorial", 5], ["united", 5], ["state", 5], ["oberstar", 5], ["post", 5], ["building", 5], ["james", 5], ["facility", 4], ["house", 3], ["chisholm", 3], ["avenue", 3], ["3rd", 3], ["minnesota", 3], ["located", 3], ["congress", 3], ["postal", 3], ["service", 3], ["bill", 3], ["114th", 2], ["designate", 2], ["government", 2], ["representative", 2], ["reference", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["referred", 2], ["senate", 1], ["ellison", 1], ["america", 1], ["emmer", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["peterson", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["walz", 1], ["paulsen", 1], ["designation.", 1], ["reform", 1], ["law", 1], ["section", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["record", 1], ["document", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["map", 1], ["deemed", 1], ["kline", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["designated", 1], ["paper", 1], ["nolan", 1], ["regulation", 1], ["known", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["mccollum", 1], ["references.", 1], ["ms.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["january", 1], ["following", 1]]}, "hr315": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 315 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 315\n\nTo require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine \nwhether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during \nWorld War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the \n Missouri List, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Ms. Meng (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. Brady of \n Pennsylvania, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Takano, and Mr. Peters) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \nVeterans' Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, \nfor a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case \nfor consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of \n the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo require the Secretary of Defense to establish a process to determine \nwhether individuals claiming certain service in the Philippines during \nWorld War II are eligible for certain benefits despite not being on the \n Missouri List, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Filipino Veterans Promise Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF CERTAIN SERVICE IN PHILIPPINES DURING WORLD \n WAR II.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the \nSecretary of Veterans Affairs and such military historians as the \nSecretary of Defense considers appropriate, shall establish a process \nto determine whether a covered individual served as described in \nsubsection (a) or (b) of section 107 of title 38, United States Code, \nfor purposes of determining whether such covered individual is eligible \nfor benefits described in such subsections.\n (b) Covered Individuals.--For purposes of this section, a covered \nindividual is any individual who--\n (1) claims service described in subsection (a) or (b) of \n section 107 of title 38, United States Code; and\n (2) is not included in the Approved Revised Reconstructed \n Guerilla Roster of 1948, known as the ``Missouri List''.\n \n", "frequency": [["individual", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["service", 5], ["certain", 5], ["secretary", 5], ["covered", 4], ["section", 4], ["defense", 4], ["whether", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["committee", 3], ["world", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["subsection", 3], ["list", 3], ["benefit", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["determine", 3], ["establish", 3], ["described", 3], ["war", 3], ["bill", 3], ["process", 3], ["philippine", 3], ["united", 3], ["veteran", 3], ["congress", 3], ["missouri", 3], ["affair", 2], ["code", 2], ["despite", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["require", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["claiming", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["meng", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["government", 1], ["honda", 1], ["fall", 1], ["lowenthal", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["served", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["revised", 1], ["peter", 1], ["armed", 1], ["roster", 1], ["printing", 1], ["takano", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["rangel", 1], ["consideration", 1], ["filipino", 1], ["determining", 1], ["military", 1], ["within", 1], ["period", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["promise", 1], ["1st", 1], ["considers", 1], ["addition", 1], ["historian", 1], ["consultation", 1], ["individuals.", 1], ["guerilla", 1], ["determination", 1], ["known", 1], ["case", 1], ["determined", 1], ["following", 1], ["claim", 1], ["cited", 1], ["bordallo", 1], ["reconstructed", 1], ["speaker", 1], ["shall", 1], ["may", 1], ["included", 1], ["america", 1], ["approved", 1], ["short", 1], ["brady", 1], ["pennsylvania", 1], ["subsequently", 1]]}, "hr314": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 314 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 314\n\n To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who \n attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum \n payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit \n computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition \n to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social \n Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\nMs. Meng (for herself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, \n Ms. McCollum, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Gene Green \n of Texas, and Mr. Peterson) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who \n attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either lump sum \n payments over four years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit \n computation formula under a new 10-year rule governing the transition \n to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social \n Security Amendments of 1977, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Notch Fairness Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. NEW GUARANTEED MINIMUM PRIMARY INSURANCE AMOUNT WHERE \n ELIGIBILITY ARISES DURING TRANSITIONAL PERIOD.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 215(a) of the Social Security Act is \namended--\n (1) in paragraph (4)(B), by inserting ``(with or without \n the application of paragraph (8))'' after ``would be made'', \n and by striking ``1984'' in clause (i) and inserting ``1989''; \n and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(8)(A) In the case of an individual described in paragraph (4)(B) \n(subject to subparagraphs (F) and (G) of this paragraph), the amount of \nthe individual's primary insurance amount as computed or recomputed \nunder paragraph (1) shall be deemed equal to the sum of--\n ``(i) such amount, and\n ``(ii) the applicable transitional increase amount (if \n any).\n ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the term `applicable \ntransitional increase amount' means, in the case of any individual, the \nproduct derived by multiplying--\n ``(i) the excess under former law, by\n ``(ii) the applicable percentage in relation to the year in \n which the individual becomes eligible for old-age insurance \n benefits, as determined by the following table:\n\n``If the individual becomes The applicable\neligible for such benefits in: percentage is:\n 1979................................................... 55 \n 1980................................................... 45 \n 1981................................................... 35 \n 1982................................................... 32 \n 1983................................................... 25 \n 1984................................................... 20 \n 1985................................................... 16 \n 1986................................................... 10 \n 1987................................................... 3 \n 1988................................................... 5.\n ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term `excess under \nformer law' means, in the case of any individual, the excess of--\n ``(i) the applicable former law primary insurance amount, \n over\n ``(ii) the amount which would be such individual's primary \n insurance amount if computed or recomputed under this section \n without regard to this paragraph and paragraphs (4), (5), and \n (6).\n ``(D) For purposes of subparagraph (C)(i), the term `applicable \nformer law primary insurance amount' means, in the case of any \nindividual, the amount which would be such individual's primary \ninsurance amount if it were--\n ``(i) computed or recomputed (pursuant to paragraph \n (4)(B)(i)) under section 215(a) as in effect in December 1978, \n or\n ``(ii) computed or recomputed (pursuant to paragraph \n (4)(B)(ii)) as provided by subsection (d),\n(as applicable) and modified as provided by subparagraph (E).\n ``(E) In determining the amount which would be an individual's \nprimary insurance amount as provided in subparagraph (D)--\n ``(i) subsection (b)(4) shall not apply;\n ``(ii) section 215(b) as in effect in December 1978 shall \n apply, except that section 215(b)(2)(C) (as then in effect) \n shall be deemed to provide that an individual's `computation \n base years' may include only calendar years in the period after \n 1950 (or 1936 if applicable) and ending with the calendar year \n in which such individual attains age 61, plus the 3 calendar \n years after such period for which the total of such \n individual's wages and self-employment income is the largest; \n and\n ``(iii) subdivision (I) in the last sentence of paragraph \n (4) shall be applied as though the words `without regard to any \n increases in that table' in such subdivision read `including \n any increases in that table'.\n ``(F) This paragraph shall apply in the case of any individual only \nif such application results in a primary insurance amount for such \nindividual that is greater than it would be if computed or recomputed \nunder paragraph (4)(B) without regard to this paragraph.\n ``(G)(i) This paragraph shall apply in the case of any individual \nsubject to any timely election to receive lump sum payments under this \nsubparagraph.\n ``(ii) A written election to receive lump sum payments under this \nsubparagraph, in lieu of the application of this paragraph to the \ncomputation of the primary insurance amount of an individual described \nin paragraph (4)(B), may be filed with the Commissioner of Social \nSecurity in such form and manner as shall be prescribed in regulations \nof the Commissioner. Any such election may be filed by such individual \nor, in the event of such individual's death before any such election is \nfiled by such individual, by any other beneficiary entitled to benefits \nunder section 202 on the basis of such individual's wages and self-\nemployment income. Any such election filed after December 31, 2015, \nshall be null and void and of no effect.\n ``(iii) Upon receipt by the Commissioner of a timely election filed \nby the individual described in paragraph (4)(B) in accordance with \nclause (ii)--\n ``(I) the Commissioner shall certify receipt of such \n election to the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of \n the Treasury, after receipt of such certification, shall pay \n such individual, from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and \n Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a total amount equal to $5,000, \n in 4 annual lump sum installments of $1,250, the first of which \n shall be made during fiscal year 2016 not later than July 1, \n 2016, and\n ``(II) subparagraph (A) shall not apply in determining such \n individual's primary insurance amount.\n ``(iv) Upon receipt by the Commissioner as of December 31, 2015, of \na timely election filed in accordance with clause (ii) by at least one \nbeneficiary entitled to benefits on the basis of the wages and self-\nemployment income of a deceased individual described in paragraph \n(4)(B), if such deceased individual has filed no timely election in \naccordance with clause (ii)--\n ``(I) the Commissioner shall certify receipt of all such \n elections received as of such date to the Secretary of the \n Treasury, and the Secretary of the Treasury, after receipt of \n such certification, shall pay each beneficiary filing such a \n timely election, from amounts in the Federal Old-Age and \n Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, a total amount equal to $5,000 \n (or, in the case of 2 or more such beneficiaries, such amount \n distributed evenly among such beneficiaries), in 4 equal annual \n lump sum installments, the first of which shall be made during \n fiscal year 2016 not later than July 1, 2016, and\n ``(II) solely for purposes of determining the amount of \n such beneficiary's benefits, subparagraph (A) shall be deemed \n not to apply in determining the deceased individual's primary \n insurance amount.''.\n (b) Effective Date and Related Rules.--\n (1) Applicability of amendments.--\n (A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph \n (2), the amendments made by this Act shall be effective \n as though they had been included or reflected in \n section 201 of the Social Security Amendments of 1977.\n (B) Applicability.--No monthly benefit or primary \n insurance amount under title II of the Social Security \n Act shall be increased by reason of such amendments for \n any month before July 2016.\n (2) Recomputation to reflect benefit increases.--In any \n case in which an individual is entitled to monthly insurance \n benefits under title II of the Social Security Act for June \n 2016, if such benefits are based on a primary insurance amount \n computed--\n (A) under section 215 of such Act as in effect (by \n reason of the Social Security Amendments of 1977) after \n December 1978, or\n (B) under section 215 of such Act as in effect \n prior to January 1979 by reason of subsection (a)(4)(B) \n of such section (as amended by the Social Security \n Amendments of 1977),\n the Commissioner of Social Security (notwithstanding section \n 215(f)(1) of the Social Security Act) shall recompute such \n primary insurance amount so as to take into account the \n amendments made by this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["individual", 28], ["amount", 26], ["shall", 20], ["paragraph", 19], ["insurance", 18], ["primary", 14], ["benefit", 13], ["security", 13], ["social", 13], ["section", 12], ["election", 11], ["subparagraph", 9], ["year", 9], ["amendment", 8], ["case", 8], ["mr.", 8], ["sum", 7], ["commissioner", 7], ["filed", 7], ["applicable", 6], ["receipt", 6], ["apply", 6], ["purpose", 6], ["computed", 6], ["beneficiary", 6], ["effect", 6], ["lump", 6], ["recomputed", 5], ["made", 5], ["timely", 5], ["computation", 5], ["would", 5], ["december", 5], ["secretary", 4], ["treasury", 4], ["provided", 4], ["increase", 4], ["determining", 4], ["equal", 4], 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Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 313 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 313\n\n To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new \n Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability \n rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical \n treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Lynch (for himself, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Farenthold, Mr. Jones, Mr. \n Connolly, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Butterfield) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government \n Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide leave to any new \n Federal employee who is a veteran with a service-connected disability \n rated at 30 percent or more for purposes of undergoing medical \n treatment for such disability, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act \nof 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. ADDITIONAL LEAVE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WHO ARE DISABLED \n VETERANS.\n\n (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 63 of title 5, United \nStates Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:\n``Sec. 6329. Disabled veteran leave\n ``(a) During the 12-month period beginning on the first day of \nemployment, any employee who is a veteran with a service-connected \ndisability rated at 30 percent or more is entitled to leave, without \nloss or reduction in pay, for purposes of undergoing medical treatment \nfor such disability for which sick leave could regularly be used.\n ``(b)(1) The leave credited to an employee under subsection (a) may \nnot exceed 104 hours.\n ``(2) Any leave credited to an employee pursuant to subsection (a) \nthat is not used during the 12-month period described in such \nsubsection may not be carried over and shall be forfeited.\n ``(c) In order to verify that leave credited to an employee \npursuant to subsection (a) is used for treating a service-connected \ndisability, such employee shall submit to the head of the employing \nagency certification, in such form and manner as the Director of the \nOffice of Personnel Management may prescribe, that such employee used \nsuch leave for purposes of being furnished treatment for such \ndisability by a health care provider.\n ``(d) In this section--\n ``(1) the term `employee' has the meaning given such term \n in section 2105, and includes an officer or employee of the \n United States Postal Service or of the Postal Regulatory \n Commission;\n ``(2) the term `service-connected' has the meaning given \n such term in section 101(16) of title 38; and\n ``(3) the term `veteran' has the meaning given such term in \n section 101(2) of such title.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 63 of \ntitle 5, United States Code, is amended by adding after the item \nrelating to section 6328 the following:\n\n``6329. Disabled veteran leave.''.\n (c) Application.--The amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply \nwith respect to any employee (as that term is defined in section \n6329(d)(1) of title 5, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)) \nhired on or after the date that is one year after the date of enactment \nof this Act.\n (d) Regulations.--Not later than 9 months after the date of \nenactment of this Act--\n (1) the Director of the Office of Personnel Management \n shall prescribe regulations with respect to the leave provided \n by the amendment in subsection (a) for employees, but not \n including employees of the United States Postal Service or the \n Postal Regulatory Commission; and\n (2) the Postmaster General shall prescribe regulations for \n such leave with respect to officers and employees of the United \n States Postal Service and the Postal Regulatory Commission.\n \n", "frequency": [["employee", 14], ["leave", 13], ["state", 9], ["united", 9], ["section", 8], ["disability", 8], ["term", 7], ["subsection", 7], ["postal", 6], ["veteran", 6], ["purpose", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["code", 5], ["shall", 5], ["treatment", 4], ["federal", 4], ["service-connected", 4], ["used", 4], ["may", 4], ["office", 3], ["disabled", 3], ["credited", 3], ["house", 3], ["respect", 3], ["congress", 3], ["prescribe", 3], ["regulatory", 3], ["given", 3], ["rated", 3], ["service", 3], ["commission", 3], ["bill", 3], ["following", 3], ["percent", 3], ["undergoing", 3], ["meaning", 3], ["date", 3], ["medical", 3], ["pursuant", 2], ["adding", 2], ["amended", 2], ["government", 2], ["personnel", 2], ["officer", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["new", 2], ["management", 2], ["chapter", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["12-month", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["period", 2], ["114th", 2], ["regulation", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["provide", 2], ["director", 2], ["certification", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["furnished", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["regularly", 1], ["leave.", 1], ["lynch", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["treating", 1], ["loss", 1], ["january", 1], ["item", 1], ["connolly", 1], ["regulations.", 1], ["farenthold", 1], ["referred", 1], ["exceed", 1], ["employing", 1], ["senate", 1], ["added", 1], ["table", 1], ["employment", 1], ["provided", 1], ["reform", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["health", 1], ["provider", 1], ["apply", 1], ["general.", 1], ["warrior", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["title.", 1], ["relating", 1], ["beginning", 1], ["care", 1], ["carried", 1]]}, "hr312": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 312 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 312\n\nTo amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to require death \nbenefits to be paid to a deceased employee's designated beneficiary or \n next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or \n act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\nMr. Lynch (for himself and Mr. Connolly) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) to require death \nbenefits to be paid to a deceased employee's designated beneficiary or \n next of kin in the case of death resulting from a war-risk hazard or \n act of terrorism occurring on or after September 11, 2001.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Glen Anthony Doherty Overseas \nSecurity Personnel Fairness Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. DEFENSE BASE ACT AMENDMENTS RELATING TO DEATH BENEFITS.\n\n The Defense Base Act (42 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) is amended by adding \nat the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 6. DEATH BENEFITS.\n\n ``(a) In General.--In the case of a person covered by this Act who \ndies as a result of a war-risk hazard or act of terrorism, if there is \nno person eligible for a death benefit of the deceased under section 9 \nof the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 909), \nthen the benefits provided under section 9(b) of such Act to a widow or \nwidower of the deceased shall be paid--\n ``(1) to a beneficiary designated by the deceased; or\n ``(2) if there is no designated beneficiary, to the next of \n kin or the estate of the deceased under applicable State law.\n ``(b) Payment of Benefits.--Benefits found to be due under this \nsection shall be paid from the compensation fund established pursuant \nto section 8147 of title 5, United States Code.\n ``(c) War-Risk Hazard Defined.--In this section, the term `war-risk \nhazard' has the meaning provided in section 201(b) of the War Hazards \nCompensation Act (42 U.S.C. 1711(b)).\n ``(d) Effective Date.--The death benefit payable under this section \nshall apply with respect to deaths occurring on or after September 11, \n2001.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["death", 9], ["section", 9], ["benefit", 8], ["hazard", 6], ["deceased", 6], ["u.s.c", 5], ["designated", 4], ["defense", 4], ["base", 4], ["war-risk", 4], ["beneficiary", 4], ["paid", 4], ["september", 3], ["occurring", 3], ["seq", 3], ["house", 3], ["state", 3], ["next", 3], ["case", 3], ["bill", 3], ["compensation", 3], ["terrorism", 3], ["congress", 3], ["shall", 3], ["kin", 3], ["employee", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["provided", 2], ["resulting", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["require", 2], ["following", 2], ["united", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["person", 2], ["code", 1], ["office", 1], ["pursuant", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["fairness", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["glen", 1], ["adding", 1], ["eligible", 1], ["covered", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["defined.", 1], ["lynch", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["harbor", 1], ["january", 1], ["applicable", 1], ["connolly", 1], ["found", 1], ["security", 1], ["referred", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["doherty", 1], ["senate", 1], ["result", 1], ["respect", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["relating", 1], ["widow", 1], ["widower", 1], ["1st", 1], ["apply", 1], ["america", 1], ["due", 1], ["war", 1], ["`war-risk", 1], ["worker", 1], ["anthony", 1], ["fund", 1], ["short", 1], ["printing", 1], ["estate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["education", 1], ["end", 1], ["personnel", 1], ["longshore", 1], ["may", 1], ["workforce", 1], ["meaning", 1], ["law", 1], ["payment", 1], ["benefits.", 1], ["effective", 1], ["payable", 1]]}, "hr311": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 311 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 311\n\n To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act with respect to \n adoption and other pregnancy options counseling.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Long introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title X of the Public Health Service Act with respect to \n adoption and other pregnancy options counseling.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Adoption Promotion Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. ADOPTION AND OTHER PREGNANCY OPTIONS COUNSELING.\n\n Title X of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a-1) is \namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n\n``SEC. 1009. ADOPTION AND OTHER PREGNANCY OPTIONS COUNSELING.\n\n ``(a) Inclusion of Adoption Counseling.--The Secretary shall ensure \nthat any pregnancy options counseling funded under this title includes \nadoption counseling.\n ``(b) Qualified Counselors.--The Secretary shall ensure that any \npregnancy options counseling funded under this title is provided by \nindividuals who--\n ``(1) are licensed social workers or counselors in the \n States in which they practice; and\n ``(2) have knowledge and experience in adoption practice.\n ``(c) Training.--Any training provided to an individual under \nsection 1003 shall include training on the adoption process.\n ``(d) Research.--\n ``(1) In general.--Research funded under section 1004 shall \n include--\n ``(A) the collection of data on the number of \n pregnancy tests administered to individuals served by \n programs under this title and the results of those \n tests; and\n ``(B) the evaluation of the quality, consistency, \n and outcomes of pregnancy options counseling funded \n under this title.\n ``(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection \n shall be construed to authorize the collection of personally \n identifiable information.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["adoption", 9], ["pregnancy", 8], ["counseling", 8], ["option", 7], ["shall", 5], ["section", 4], ["funded", 4], ["house", 3], ["individual", 3], ["health", 3], ["public", 3], ["service", 3], ["bill", 3], ["congress", 3], ["include", 2], ["practice", 2], ["secretary", 2], ["respect", 2], ["provided", 2], ["state", 2], ["training", 2], ["ensure", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["test", 2], ["collection", 2], ["office", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["adding", 1], ["knowledge", 1], ["information.", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["qualified", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["january", 1], ["served", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["licensed", 1], ["result", 1], ["research", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["evaluation", 1], ["general.", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["outcome", 1], ["identifiable", 1], ["experience", 1], ["social", 1], ["promotion", 1], ["authorize", 1], ["inclusion", 1], ["counselors.", 1], ["number", 1], ["1st", 1], ["training.", 1], ["quality", 1], ["long", 1], ["300a-1", 1], ["construed", 1], ["worker", 1], ["personally", 1], ["counseling.", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["printing", 1], ["counselor", 1], ["process", 1], ["cited", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["research.", 1], ["united", 1], ["end", 1], ["administered", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["may", 1], ["includes", 1], ["nothing", 1], ["america", 1], ["data", 1], ["short", 1], ["rule", 1], ["consistency", 1], ["construction.", 1]]}, "hr310": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 310 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 310\n\nTo require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational \n and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced \n and disseminated at taxpayer expense.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Long (for himself and Mr. Farenthold) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government \n Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo require a Federal agency to include language in certain educational \n and advertising materials indicating that such materials are produced \n and disseminated at taxpayer expense.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Taxpayer Transparency Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRINTED MATERIALS AND ADVERTISEMENTS BY \n FEDERAL AGENCIES.\n\n (a) Requirement To Identify Funding Source for Communication Funded \nby Federal Agency.--Each communication funded by a Federal agency that \nis an advertisement, or that provides information about any Federal \nGovernment program, benefit, or service, shall clearly state--\n (1) in the case of a printed communication, including mass \n mailings, signs, and billboards, that the communication is \n printed or published at taxpayer expense; and\n (2) in the case of a communication transmitted through \n radio, television, the Internet, or any means other than the \n means referred to in paragraph (1), that the communication is \n produced or disseminated at taxpayer expense.\n (b) Additional Requirements.--\n (1) Printed communication.--Any printed communication \n described in subsection (a)(1) shall--\n (A) be of sufficient type size to be clearly \n readable by the recipient of the communication;\n (B) to the extent feasible, be contained in a \n printed box set apart from the other contents of the \n communication; and\n (C) to the extent feasible, be printed with a \n reasonable degree of color contrast between the \n background and the printed statement.\n (2) Radio, television, and internet communication.--\n (A) Audio communication.--Any audio communication \n described in subsection (a)(2) shall include an audio \n statement that communicates the information required \n under that subsection in a clearly spoken manner.\n (B) Video communication.--Any video communication \n described in subsection (a)(2) shall include a \n statement with the information referred to under that \n subsection--\n (i) that is conveyed in a clearly spoken \n manner;\n (ii) that is conveyed by a voice-over or \n screen view of the person making the statement; \n and\n (iii) to the extent feasible, that also \n appears in writing at the end of the \n communication in a clearly readable manner with \n a reasonable degree of color contrast between \n the background and the printed statement, for a \n period of at least 4 seconds.\n (C) E-mail communication.--Any e-mail communication \n described in subsection (a)(2) shall include the \n information required under that subsection, displayed \n in a manner that--\n (i) is of sufficient type size to be \n clearly readable by the recipient of the \n communication;\n (ii) is set apart from the other contents \n of the communication; and\n (iii) includes a reasonable degree of color \n contrast between the background and the printed \n statement.\n (c) Identification of Other Funding Source for Certain \nCommunications.--In the case of a communication funded entirely by user \nfees, by any other source that does not include Federal funds, or by a \ncombination of such fees or other source, a Federal agency may apply \nthe requirements of subsections (a) and (b) by substituting ``by the \nUnited States Government'' for ``at taxpayer expense''.\n (d) Definitions.--In this Act:\n (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' has the \n meaning given the term ``Executive agency'' in section 133 of \n title 41, United States Code.\n (2) Mass mailing.--The term ``mass mailing'' means any \n mailing or distribution of 499 or more newsletters, pamphlets, \n or other printed matter with substantially identical content, \n whether such matter is deposited singly or in bulk, or at the \n same time or different times, except that such term does not \n include any mailing--\n (A) in direct response to a communication from a \n person to whom the matter is mailed; or\n (B) of a news release to the communications media.\n (e) Source of Funds.--The funds used by a Federal agency to carry \nout this Act shall be derived from amounts made available to the agency \nfor advertising, or for providing information about any Federal \nGovernment program, benefit, or service.\n (f) Effective Date.--This section shall apply only to \ncommunications printed or otherwise produced after the date of the \nenactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 3. GUIDANCE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.\n\n Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of this \nAct, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall develop \nand issue guidance on implementing the requirements of this Act.\n\nSEC. 4. JUDICIAL REVIEW AND ENFORCEABILITY.\n\n (a) Judicial Review.--There shall be no judicial review of \ncompliance or noncompliance with any provision of this Act.\n (b) Enforceability.--No provision of this Act shall be construed to \ncreate any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable by \nany administrative or judicial action.\n \n", "frequency": [["communication", 19], ["federal", 12], ["printed", 12], ["shall", 10], ["agency", 9], ["subsection", 8], ["include", 7], ["taxpayer", 6], ["statement", 6], ["clearly", 6], ["communication.", 5], ["source", 5], ["government", 5], ["material", 5], ["expense", 5], ["information", 5], ["produced", 4], ["term", 4], ["requirement", 4], ["state", 4], ["described", 4], ["judicial", 4], ["manner", 4], ["mailing", 4], ["background", 3], ["benefit", 3], ["reasonable", 3], ["referred", 3], ["mean", 3], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["content", 3], ["contrast", 3], ["degree", 3], ["extent", 3], ["funded", 3], ["feasible", 3], ["advertising", 3], ["color", 3], ["readable", 3], ["case", 3], ["bill", 3], ["matter", 3], ["certain", 3], ["united", 3], ["congress", 3], ["disseminated", 3], ["mass", 3], ["audio", 3], ["office", 2], ["provision", 2], ["guidance", 2], ["indicating", 2], ["apart", 2], ["recipient", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["agency.", 2], ["set", 2], ["video", 2], ["funding", 2], ["e-mail", 2], ["internet", 2], ["conveyed", 2], ["language", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["apply", 2], ["size", 2], ["fee", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["type", 2], ["sufficient", 2], ["spoken", 2], ["fund", 2], ["representative", 2], ["television", 2], ["require", 2], ["radio", 2], ["educational", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["may", 2], ["advertisement", 2], ["date", 2], ["required", 2], ["doe", 2], ["person", 2], ["time", 2], ["review", 2], ["code", 1], ["executive", 1], ["displayed", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["identify", 1], ["committee", 1], ["substituting", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["implementation", 1], ["contained", 1], ["writing", 1]]}, "hr434": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 434 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 434\n\n To repeal certain amendments to the Clean Air Act relating to the \n expansion of the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 21, 2015\n\n Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To repeal certain amendments to the Clean Air Act relating to the \n expansion of the renewable fuel program, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Leave Ethanol Volumes at Existing \nLevels Act'' or the ``LEVEL Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. REPEAL OF EXPANSION OF RENEWABLE FUEL PROGRAM.\n\n (a) Definitions.--Section 211(o)(1) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. \n7545(o)(1)) is amended to read as follows:\n ``(1) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(A) Cellulosic biomass ethanol.--The term \n `cellulosic biomass ethanol' means ethanol derived from \n any lignocellulosic or hemicellulosic matter that is \n available on a renewable or recurring basis, \n including--\n ``(i) dedicated energy crops and trees;\n ``(ii) wood and wood residues;\n ``(iii) plants;\n ``(iv) grasses;\n ``(v) agricultural residues;\n ``(vi) fibers;\n ``(vii) animal wastes and other waste \n materials; and\n ``(viii) municipal solid waste.\n The term also includes any ethanol produced in \n facilities where animal wastes or other waste materials \n are digested or otherwise used to displace 90 percent \n or more of the fossil fuel normally used in the \n production of ethanol.\n ``(B) Waste derived ethanol.--The term `waste \n derived ethanol' means ethanol derived from--\n ``(i) animal wastes, including poultry fats \n and poultry wastes, and other waste materials; \n or\n ``(ii) municipal solid waste.\n ``(C) Renewable fuel.--\n ``(i) In general.--The term `renewable \n fuel' means motor vehicle fuel that--\n ``(I)(aa) is produced from grain, \n starch, oilseeds, vegetable, animal, or \n fish materials including fats, greases, \n and oils, sugarcane, sugar beets, sugar \n components, tobacco, potatoes, or other \n biomass; or\n ``(bb) is natural gas produced from \n a biogas source, including a landfill, \n sewage waste treatment plant, feedlot, \n or other place where decaying organic \n material is found; and\n ``(II) is used to replace or reduce \n the quantity of fossil fuel present in \n a fuel mixture used to operate a motor \n vehicle.\n ``(ii) Inclusion.--The term renewable fuel \n includes--\n ``(I) cellulosic biomass ethanol \n and waste derived ethanol; and\n ``(II) biodiesel (as defined in \n section 312(f) of the Energy Policy Act \n of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13220(f))) and any \n blending components derived from \n renewable fuel (provided that only the \n renewable fuel portion of any such \n blending component shall be considered \n part of the applicable volume under the \n renewable fuel program established by \n this subsection).\n ``(D) Small refinery.--The term `small refinery' \n means a refinery for which the average aggregate daily \n crude oil throughput for a calendar year (as determined \n by dividing the aggregate throughput for the calendar \n year by the number of days in the calendar year) does \n not exceed 75,000 barrels.''.\n (b) Renewable Fuel Program.--Paragraph (2) of section 211(o) of the \nClean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(2)) is amended as follows:\n (1) Regulations.--Clause (i) of subparagraph (A) is amended \n by striking the last sentence.\n (2) Applicable volumes of renewable fuel.--Subparagraph (B) \n is amended to read as follows:\n ``(B) Applicable volume.--For the purpose of \n subparagraph (A), the applicable volume of renewable \n fuel for each calendar year shall be 7,500,000,000 \n gallons.''.\n (c) Applicable Percentages.--Paragraph (3) of section 211(o) of the \nClean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(3)) is amended as follows:\n (1) In subparagraph (A), by striking ``each of calendar \n years 2005 through 2021'' and inserting ``each calendar year''.\n (2) In subparagraph (A), by striking ``transportation fuel, \n biomass-based diesel, and cellulosic biofuel'' and inserting \n ``gasoline''.\n (3) In subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``each of calendar \n years 2005 through 2021'' and inserting ``each calendar year''.\n (4) In subparagraph (B), by striking ``transportation \n fuel'' and inserting ``gasoline'' in clause (ii)(II).\n (d) Cellulosic Biomass Ethanol or Waste Derived Ethanol.--Paragraph \n(4) of section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(4)) is \namended to read as follows:\n ``(4) Cellulosic biomass ethanol or waste derived \n ethanol.--For the purpose of paragraph (2), 1 gallon of \n cellulosic biomass ethanol or waste derived ethanol shall be \n considered to be the equivalent of 2.5 gallons of renewable \n fuel.''.\n (e) Credit Program.--Paragraph (5) of section 211(o) of the Clean \nAir Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(5)) is amended by striking subparagraph (E).\n (f) Waivers.--\n (1) In general.--Paragraph (7) of section 211(o) of the \n Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)) is amended--\n (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, by any \n person subject to the requirements of this subsection, \n or by the Administrator on his own motion''; and\n (B) by inserting ``State'' before ``petition for a \n waiver'' in subparagraph (B).\n (2) Cellulosic biofuel.--Paragraph (7) of section 211(o) of \n the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)) is amended by striking \n subparagraph (D).\n (3) Biomass-based diesel.--Paragraph (7) of section 211(o) \n of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(o)(7)) is amended by \n striking subparagraphs (E) and (F).\n (g) Periodic Reviews.--Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 \nU.S.C. 7545(o)) is amended by striking paragraph (11).\n (h) Savings Clause.--Section 211(o) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. \n7545(o)) is amended by striking paragraph (12).\n (i) Regulations.--Section 211 of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545) \nis amended by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (v).\n (j) Other Provisions.--\n (1) Environmental and resource conservation impacts.--\n Section 204(b) of the Energy Independence and Security Act of \n 2007 (Public Law 110-140) is repealed.\n (2) Effective date, savings provision, and transition \n rules.--Section 210 of the Energy Independence and Security Act \n of 2007 (Public Law 110-140) is repealed.\n (k) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take \neffect on January 1 of the first calendar year following the date of \nenactment of this Act.\n (l) Estimates for First Calendar Year.--Prior to January 1 of the \nfirst calendar year following the date of enactment of this Act--\n (1) the Administrator of the Energy Information \n Administration shall provide to the Administrator of the \n Environmental Protection Agency an estimate, under section \n 211(o)(3) of the Clean Air Act, as amended by this Act, with \n respect to such calendar year, of the volumes of gasoline \n projected to be sold or introduced into commerce in the United \n States; and\n (2) based on the estimate provided under paragraph (1), the \n Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall \n determine and publish in the Federal Register, with respect to \n such calendar year, the renewable fuel obligation for such \n calendar year under section 211(o)(3) of the Clean Air Act, as \n amended by this Act.\n\nSEC. 3. PROHIBITION OF AUTHORIZATION OF HIGHER ETHANOL BLENDS.\n\n (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any provision of the Clean Air \nAct (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Administrator of the Environmental \nProtection Agency may not permit or authorize (including by granting a \nwaiver through the fuels and fuel additives waiver process under \nsection 211(f)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4))) the introduction \ninto commerce of gasoline that--\n (1) contains greater than 10-volume-percent ethanol;\n (2) is intended for general use in conventional gasoline-\n powered onroad or nonroad vehicles or engines; and\n (3) is not, on or before the date of enactment of this \n Act--\n (A) registered in accordance with section 211(b) of \n such Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(b)); and\n (B) lawfully sold in the United States.\n (b) Repeal of Existing Waivers.--\n (1) In general.--Any waiver described in paragraph (2) is \n repealed and shall have no force or effect.\n (2) Waiver.--A waiver described in this paragraph--\n (A) is a waiver granted pursuant to section \n 211(f)(4) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7545(f)(4)) \n prior to the date of enactment of this Act that permits \n or authorizes the introduction into commerce of \n gasoline that contains greater than 10-volume-percent \n ethanol for general use in conventional gasoline-\n powered onroad or nonroad vehicles or engines; and\n (B) includes the following:\n (i) ``Partial Grant and Partial Denial of \n Clean Air Act Waiver Application Submitted by \n Growth Energy To Increase the Allowable Ethanol \n Content of Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of \n the Administrator'' published at 75 Fed. Reg. \n 68094 (November 4, 2010).\n (ii) ``Partial Grant of Clean Air Act \n Waiver Application Submitted by Growth Energy \n To Increase the Allowable Ethanol Content of \n Gasoline to 15 Percent; Decision of the \n Administrator'' published at 76 Fed. Reg. 4662 \n (January 26, 2011).\n (3) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect \n to a waiver to the extent such waiver permits or authorizes the \n introduction into commerce of gasoline--\n (A) that is described in paragraph (2)(A); and\n (B) that is, on or before the date of enactment of \n this Act--\n (i) registered in accordance with section \n 211(b) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. \n 7545(b)); and\n (ii) lawfully sold in the United States.\n (c) Study.--Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of \nthis Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency \nshall conduct, and submit to Congress the results of, a comprehensive \nstudy on--\n (1) the effects of the introduction into commerce of an \n ethanol-gasoline blend described in subsection (b)(2)(A) on \n consumer products, including--\n (A) onroad and nonroad vehicles;\n (B) nonroad engines (such as lawn mowers); and\n (C) any other applicable gasoline-powered vehicles, \n engines, and devices;\n (2) the impact of an ethanol-gasoline blend described in \n subsection (b)(2)(A) on--\n (A) engine performance of conventional gasoline-\n powered onroad and nonroad vehicles and nonroad \n engines;\n (B) emissions from the use of the blend; and\n (C) materials compatibility and consumer safety \n issues associated with the use of such blend (including \n the identification of insufficient data or information \n for some or all of such vehicles and engines with \n respect to each of the issues described in this \n subparagraph and subparagraphs (A) and (B)); and\n (3) the ability of wholesale and retail gasoline \n distribution infrastructure, including bulk storage, retail \n storage configurations, and retail equipment (including \n certification of equipment compatibility by independent \n organizations), to introduce such an ethanol-gasoline blend \n into commerce without widespread intentional or unintentional \n misfueling by consumers.\n \n", "frequency": [["section", 23], ["air", 20], ["clean", 20], ["fuel", 19], ["ethanol", 18], ["u.s.c", 17], ["paragraph", 16], ["waste", 15], ["amended", 15], ["year", 14], ["calendar", 14], ["renewable", 14], ["striking", 12], ["subparagraph", 12], ["waiver", 10], ["including", 9], ["gasoline", 9], ["shall", 9], ["derived", 9], ["energy", 8], ["administrator", 8], ["vehicle", 8], ["biomass", 7], ["date", 7], ["engine", 7], ["commerce", 7], ["cellulosic", 7], ["material", 6], ["term", 6], ["applicable", 6], ["described", 6], ["enactment", 6], ["blend", 6], ["nonroad", 6], ["environmental", 5], ["follows", 5], ["inserting", 5], ["state", 5], ["subsection", 5], ["volume", 5], ["january", 4], ["onroad", 4], ["ethanol.", 4], ["protection", 4], ["respect", 4], ["use", 4], ["repeal", 4], ["mean", 4], ["introduction", 4], ["following", 4], ["united", 4], ["animal", 4], ["used", 4], ["congress", 4], ["purpose", 4], ["agency", 4], ["partial", 3], ["produced", 3], ["retail", 3], ["introduced", 3], ["first", 3], ["read", 3], ["amendment", 3], ["house", 3], ["general.", 3], ["component", 3], ["conventional", 3], ["expansion", 3], ["permit", 3], ["repealed", 3], ["gasoline-", 3], ["ethanol-gasoline", 3], ["estimate", 3], ["sold", 3], ["bill", 3], ["powered", 3], ["percent", 3], ["consumer", 3], ["fuel.", 3], ["effect", 3], ["includes", 3], ["existing", 2], ["content", 2], ["application", 2], ["lawfully", 2], ["sugar", 2], ["wood", 2], ["authorizes", 2], ["municipal", 2], ["fat", 2], ["law", 2], ["provision", 2], ["level", 2], ["public", 2], ["regulations.", 2], ["definitions.", 2], ["independence", 2], ["security", 2], ["storage", 2], ["blending", 2]]}, "hr319": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 319 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 319\n\n To provide that a former Member of Congress or former Congressional \nemployee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible \n for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \nCommittee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on \n Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently \n determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such \n provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide that a former Member of Congress or former Congressional \nemployee who receives compensation as a lobbyist shall not be eligible \n for retirement benefits or certain other Federal benefits.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``End the Congressional Revolving Door \nAct''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION RELATING TO CERTAIN FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR A FORMER \n MEMBER OF CONGRESS OR FORMER CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEE WHO \n RECEIVES COMPENSATION AS A LOBBYIST.\n\n (a) In General.--A covered individual who is a registered lobbyist \nshall not be eligible for any covered benefits for any month--\n (1) which begins after the date of the enactment of this \n Act; and\n (2) in or for which such covered individual is--\n (A) employed as a lobbyist; and\n (B) entitled to compensation as a lobbyist.\n (b) Covered Individual.--For purposes of this section, the term \n``covered individual'' means an individual who becomes a former Member \nof Congress or a former Congressional employee after the date of the \nenactment of this Act.\n (c) Covered Benefits.--For purposes of this section, the term \n``covered benefits'', as used with respect to a covered individual, \nmeans any payment or other benefit which is payable, by virtue of \nservice performed by such covered individual, under any of the \nfollowing:\n (1) The Civil Service Retirement System, including the \n Thrift Savings Plan.\n (2) The Federal Employees' Retirement System, including the \n Thrift Savings Plan.\n (3) The Federal Employees' Health Benefits Program, \n including enhanced dental benefits and enhanced vision benefits \n under chapters 89A and 89B, respectively, of title 5, United \n States Code.\n (4) The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance Program.\n (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--\n (1) the term ``Member of Congress'' means a Senator, Member \n of the House of Representatives, or Delegate to the House of \n Representatives, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto \n Rico;\n (2) the term ``Congressional employee'' has the meaning \n given such term by section 2107 of title 5, United States Code;\n (3) the term ``registered lobbyist'' means--\n (A) a lobbyist registered or required to register, \n or on whose behalf a registration is filed or required \n to be filed, under section 4 of the Lobbying Disclosure \n Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1603); and\n (B) an individual registered or required to \n register as the agent of a foreign principal under the \n Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended (22 \n U.S.C. 611 et seq.); and\n (4) the term ``lobbyist'' has the meaning given such term \n by section 3 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. \n 1602).\n (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be \nconsidered to prevent the payment of--\n (1) any lump-sum credit, as defined by section 8331(8) or \n 8401(19) of title 5, United States Code, to which an individual \n is entitled; or\n (2) any amount in the account of an individual in the \n Thrift Savings Fund which, as of the date on which paragraphs \n (1) and (2) of subsection (a) are first met with respect to \n such individual, is nonforfeitable.\n (f) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out this \nsection may be prescribed--\n (1) except as provided in paragraph (2), by the Director of \n the Office of Personnel Management; and\n (2) to the extent that this Act relates to the Thrift \n Savings Plan, by the Executive Director (as defined by section \n 8401(13) of title 5, United States Code).\n \n", "frequency": [["benefit", 11], ["section", 11], ["individual", 10], ["covered", 9], ["lobbyist", 9], ["employee", 8], ["term", 8], ["former", 8], ["congress", 8], ["congressional", 7], ["house", 6], ["federal", 6], ["member", 6], ["state", 5], ["united", 5], ["code", 4], ["retirement", 4], ["mean", 4], ["thrift", 4], ["saving", 4], ["registered", 4], ["compensation", 4], ["shall", 4], ["representative", 4], ["including", 3], ["committee", 3], ["eligible", 3], ["receives", 3], ["plan", 3], ["bill", 3], ["certain", 3], ["u.s.c", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["date", 3], ["required", 3], ["office", 2], ["government", 2], ["registration", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["enhanced", 2], ["foreign", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["disclosure", 2], ["enactment", 2], ["respect", 2], ["defined", 2], ["given", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["system", 2], ["lobbying", 2], ["following", 2], ["register", 2], ["agent", 2], ["provide", 2], ["entitled", 2], ["may", 2], ["director", 2], ["meaning", 2], ["payment", 2], ["filed", 2], ["jurisdiction", 1], ["month", 1], ["session", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["principal", 1], ["whose", 1], ["group", 1], ["concerned", 1], ["except", 1], ["individual.", 1], ["rico", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["executive", 1], ["amended", 1], ["nonforfeitable", 1], ["prohibition", 1], ["posey", 1], ["fall", 1], ["provision", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["january", 1], ["regulations.", 1], ["definitions.", 1], ["delegate", 1], ["referred", 1], ["vision", 1], ["prevent", 1], ["seq", 1], ["senate", 1], ["relates", 1], ["insurance", 1], ["provided", 1], ["reform", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["health", 1], ["revolving", 1], ["dental", 1]]}, "hr318": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 318 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 318\n\n To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment \n restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and \n employees of the legislative branch.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 13, 2015\n\n Mr. Posey introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on the Judiciary\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 18, United States Code, to extend the post-employment \n restrictions on lobbying by Members of Congress and officers and \n employees of the legislative branch.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Stop the Revolving Door in \nWashington Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXTENSION OF POST-EMPLOYMENT RESTRICTIONS.\n\n (a) Extension of Restrictions.--Section 207(e) of title 18, United \nStates Code, is amended--\n (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:\n ``(1) Members of congress.--Any person who is a Senator or \n a Member of the House of Representatives and who, within 5 \n years after that person leaves office, knowingly makes, with \n the intent to influence, any communication to or appearance \n before any Member, officer, or employee of either House of \n Congress or any employee of any other legislative office of the \n Congress, on behalf of any other person (except the United \n States) in connection with any matter on which such former \n Senator or Member seeks action by a Member, officer, or \n employee of either House of Congress, in his or her official \n capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this \n title.'';\n (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) and \n inserting the following:\n ``(2) Officers of the congress.--Any person who is an \n elected officer of the Senate or of the House of \n Representatives and who, within 2 years after that person \n leaves office, knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, \n any communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, \n or employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any \n other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any \n other person (except the United States) in connection with any \n matter on which such former elected officer seeks action by a \n Member, officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in \n his or her official capacity, shall be punished as provided in \n section 216 of this title.\n ``(3) Employees of the congress.--Any person who is an \n employee of the Senate, or an employee of the House of \n Representatives, to whom paragraph (5)(A) applies and who, \n within 2 years after the termination of that employment, \n knowingly makes, with the intent to influence, any \n communication to or appearance before any Member, officer, or \n employee of either House of Congress or any employee of any \n other legislative office of the Congress, on behalf of any \n other person (except the United States) in connection with any \n matter on which such former employee seeks action by a Member, \n officer, or employee of either House of Congress, in his or her \n official capacity, shall be punished as provided in section 216 \n of this title.\n ``(4) Employees of other legislative offices.--Any person \n who is an employee of any other legislative office of the \n Congress to whom paragraph (5)(B) applies and who, within 2 \n years after the termination of that employment, knowingly \n makes, with the intent to influence, any communication to or \n appearance before any Member, officer, or employee of either \n House of Congress or any employee of any other legislative \n office of the Congress, on behalf of any other person (except \n the United States) in connection with any matter on which such \n former employee seeks action by a Member, officer, or employee \n of either House of Congress, in his or her official capacity, \n shall be punished as provided in section 216 of this title.'';\n (3) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9), as \n paragraphs (5), (6), and (7), respectively;\n (4) in paragraph (5), as redesignated--\n (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``paragraphs \n (2), (3), (4), and (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph \n (3)''; and\n (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph \n (6)'' and inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and\n (5) in paragraph (7)(G), as redesignated, by striking \n ``(3), (4), or (5)'' and inserting ``or (3)''.\n (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 103(a) of the Honest Leadership \nand Open Government Act of 2007 (2 U.S.C. 4702(a)) is amended by \nstriking ``paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph \n(3)''.\n\nSEC. 3. 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R. 43\n\n To provide for emergency deployments of United States Border Patrol \n agents and to increase the number of DEA and ATF agents along the \n international border of the United States to increase resources to \nidentify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms into Mexico for use \n by violent drug trafficking organizations and for other lawful \n activities, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 6, 2015\n\n Ms. Jackson Lee introduced the following bill; which was referred to \nthe Committee on Homeland Security, and in addition to the Committee on \n the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the \n Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall \n within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To provide for emergency deployments of United States Border Patrol \n agents and to increase the number of DEA and ATF agents along the \n international border of the United States to increase resources to \nidentify and eliminate illicit sources of firearms into Mexico for use \n by violent drug trafficking organizations and for other lawful \n activities, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Border Security, \nCooperation, and Act Now Drug War Prevention Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Findings.\n TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSec. 101. Emergency deployment of United States Border Patrol agents.\nSec. 102. Emergency deployment of DEA agents.\nSec. 103. Emergency deployment of ATF agents.\nSec. 104. Elimination of fixed deployment of United States Border \n Patrol agents.\nSec. 105. Helicopters and power boats.\nSec. 106. Control of United States Border Patrol assets.\nSec. 107. Motor vehicles.\nSec. 108. Portable computers.\nSec. 109. Radio communications.\nSec. 110. Hand-held global positioning system devices.\nSec. 111. Night vision equipment.\nSec. 112. Border armor.\nSec. 113. Weapons.\nSec. 114. Uniforms.\nSec. 115. Task force.\n TITLE II--BORDER RELIEF\n\nSec. 201. Border relief grant program.\nSec. 202. Authorization of appropriations.\nSec. 203. Enforcement of Federal immigration law.\nSec. 204. Regulations.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) In 2008, the violence between Mexican drug gangs \n fighting for trafficking routes to the United States killed \n approximately 6,000 people in Mexico, including more than 500 \n police officers and soldiers.\n (2) In the first eight weeks of 2009, more than 1,000 \n people were killed as a result of the drug war.\n (3) In March 2009, Mexico sent an additional 3,200 soldiers \n to the border, increasing the total number of Mexican solders \n combating drug cartels to more than 45,000.\n (4) Over 200 United States citizens have been killed in the \n drug war, either because they were involved in the cartels or \n were innocent bystanders.\n (5) The drug trade in Mexico include marijuana, heroin, \n cocaine, and methamphetamine (meth).\n (6) Mexico is the conduit for most of the cocaine--\n approximately 90 percent--in the United States, the source for \n much of the heroin consumed in this country, and the largest \n foreign supplier of marijuana and meth to other markets.\n (7) Estimates indicate a vast majority of the cocaine \n available in the United States market is smuggled by Mexican \n cartels across the United States-Mexico border.\n (8) Cartels are becoming increasingly involved in the \n trafficking of meth because of the large profit margins they \n obtain from controlling the drug from manufacture to \n distribution.\n (9) The drug cartels have criminal earnings in excess of \n $25 billion per year and physically send more than $10 billion \n a year in bulk cash back into Mexico from the United States.\n (10) According to the 2009 National Drug Threat Assessment, \n Mexican drug trafficking organizations are the greatest drug \n trafficking threat to the United States.\n (11) Mexico's cartels have existed for some time, but have \n become increasingly powerful in recent years with the demise of \n once powerful cartels in Colombia and the closure of \n trafficking routes through Florida.\n (12) The Colombian cartels still play a role in the United \n States drug trade.\n (13) The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) maintains \n that the Mexican cartels now command and control the drug trade \n and show the hallmarks of organized crime, such as organizing \n into distinct cells with subordinate cells, including gangs, \n which operate throughout the United States.\n (14) Mexican cartels control drug distribution in most \n United States cities, and they are gaining strength in markets \n that they do not yet control. The 2009 National Drug Threat \n Assessment indicates that Mexican cartels maintain drug \n distribution networks or supply drugs to distributors in at \n least 230 United States cities, including in Alaska and Hawaii.\n (15) The Federal Government provides States and local \n governments with assistance in covering the costs related to \n the fight against the drug cartels and the prosecution of such \n drug cases, local law enforcement along the border is in need \n of assistance in covering expenses. Local law enforcement uses \n its limited resources to combat drug trafficking, human \n smuggling, kidnappings, the destruction of private property, \n and other border security related crimes. The United States \n shares 1,989 miles along its border with Mexico. Federal \n assistance is required to help local law enforcement.\n\n TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS\n\nSEC. 101. EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL AGENTS.\n\n (a) In General.--If the Governor of a State on an international \nborder of the United States declares an international border security \nemergency, including actions involving Mexican drug gangs fighting for \ntrafficking routes involved in violent drug wars, and requests \nadditional United States Border Patrol agents from the Secretary of \nHomeland Security, the Secretary is authorized, subject to subsections \n(b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 additional United \nStates Border Patrol agents for the purpose of patrolling and defending \nthe international border in order to prevent individuals from crossing \nthe international border and entering the United States at any location \nother than an authorized port of entry.\n (b) Consultation.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult \nwith the President upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and \nshall grant such request to the extent that providing the requested \nassistance will not significantly impair the Department of Homeland \nSecurity's ability to provide border security for any other State.\n (c) Collective Bargaining.--Emergency deployments under this \nsection shall be made in accordance with all collective bargaining \nagreements and obligations.\n\nSEC. 102. EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF DEA AGENTS.\n\n (a) In General.--If the Governor of a State on an international \nborder of the United States declares an international border security \nemergency and requests additional Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) \nagents from the Attorney General, the Attorney General is authorized, \nsubject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide the State with up to 500 \nadditional DEA agents for the purpose of combating the inflow of drugs \nalong trafficking routes to the United States.\n (b) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the \nPresident upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall \ngrant such request to the extent that providing the requested \nassistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General's ability \nto provide DEA agents for any other State.\n (c) Collective Bargaining.--Emergency deployments under this \nsection shall be made in accordance with all collective bargaining \nagreements and obligations.\n\nSEC. 103. EMERGENCY DEPLOYMENT OF ATF AGENTS.\n\n (a) In General.--If the Governor of a State on an international \nborder of the United States declares an international border security \nemergency and requests additional Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, \nand Explosives (ATF) agents from the Attorney General, the Attorney \nGeneral is authorized, subject to subsections (b) and (c), to provide \nthe State with up to 500 additional ATF agents for the purpose of \ncombating the inflow of firearms, explosives, alcohol, and tobacco \nalong smuggling routes to the United States.\n (b) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult with the \nPresident upon receipt of a request under subsection (a), and shall \ngrant such request to the extent that providing the requested \nassistance will not significantly impair the Attorney General's ability \nto provide ATF agents for any other State.\n (c) Collective Bargaining.--Emergency deployments under this \nsection shall be made in accordance with all collective bargaining \nagreements and obligations.\n\nSEC. 104. ELIMINATION OF FIXED DEPLOYMENT OF UNITED STATES BORDER \n PATROL AGENTS.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that no United \nStates Border Patrol agent is precluded from performing patrol duties \nand apprehending violators of law, except in unusual circumstances \nwhere the temporary use of fixed deployment positions is necessary.\n\nSEC. 105. HELICOPTERS AND POWER BOATS.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall increase \nby not fewer than 100 the number of United States Border Patrol \nhelicopters, and shall increase by not fewer than 250 the number of \nUnited States Border Patrol power boats. The Secretary of Homeland \nSecurity shall ensure that appropriate types of helicopters are \nprocured for the various missions being performed. The Secretary of \nHomeland Security also shall ensure that the types of power boats that \nare procured are appropriate for both the waterways in which they are \nused and the mission requirements.\n (b) Use and Training.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall \nestablish an overall policy on how the helicopters and power boats \ndescribed in subsection (a) will be used and implement training \nprograms for the agents who use them, including safe operating \nprocedures and rescue operations.\n\nSEC. 106. CONTROL OF UNITED STATES BORDER PATROL ASSETS.\n\n The United States Border Patrol shall have complete and exclusive \nadministrative and operational control over all the assets utilized in \ncarrying out its mission, including aircraft, watercraft, vehicles, \ndetention space, transportation, and all of the personnel associated \nwith such assets.\n\nSEC. 107. MOTOR VEHICLES.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall establish a fleet of motor \nvehicles appropriate for use by the United States Border Patrol that \nwill permit a ratio of at least one police-type vehicle per every three \nUnited States Border Patrol agents. Additionally, the Secretary of \nHomeland Security shall ensure that there are sufficient numbers and \ntypes of other motor vehicles to support the mission of the United \nStates Border Patrol. All vehicles will be chosen on the basis of \nappropriateness for use by the United States Border Patrol, and each \nvehicle shall have a ``panic button'' and a global positioning system \ndevice that is activated solely in emergency situations for the purpose \nof tracking the location of an agent in distress. The police-type \nvehicles shall be replaced at least every three years.\n\nSEC. 108. PORTABLE COMPUTERS.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each police-\ntype motor vehicle in the fleet of the United States Border Patrol is \nequipped with a portable computer with access to all necessary law \nenforcement databases and otherwise suited to the unique operational \nrequirements of the United States Border Patrol.\n\nSEC. 109. RADIO COMMUNICATIONS.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall augment the existing radio \ncommunications system so all law enforcement personnel working in every \narea where United States Border Patrol operations are conducted have \nclear and encrypted two-way radio communication capabilities at all \ntimes. Each portable communications device shall be equipped with a \n``panic button'' and a global positioning system device that is \nactivated solely in emergency situations for the purpose of tracking \nthe location of the agent in distress.\n\nSEC. 110. HAND-HELD GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM DEVICES.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that each United \nStates Border Patrol agent is issued a state-of-the-art hand-held \nglobal positioning system device for navigational purposes.\n\nSEC. 111. NIGHT VISION EQUIPMENT.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that sufficient \nquantities of state-of-the-art night vision equipment are procured and \nmaintained to enable each United States Border Patrol agent working \nduring the hours of darkness to be equipped with a portable night \nvision device.\n\nSEC. 112. BORDER ARMOR.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that every United \nStates Border Patrol agent is issued high-quality body armor that is \nappropriate for the climate and risks faced by the individual officer. \nEach officer shall be allowed to select from among a variety of \napproved brands and styles. Officers shall be strongly encouraged, but \nnot mandated, to wear such body armor whenever practicable. All body \narmor shall be replaced at least every five years.\n\nSEC. 113. WEAPONS.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that United States \nBorder Patrol agents are equipped with weapons that are reliable and \neffective to protect themselves, their fellow officers, and innocent \nthird parties from the threats posed by armed criminals. In addition, \nthe Secretary shall ensure that the policies of the Department of \nHomeland Security allow all such officers to carry weapons that are \nsuited to the potential threats that they face.\n\nSEC. 114. UNIFORMS.\n\n The Secretary of Homeland Security shall ensure that all United \nStates Border Patrol agents are provided with all necessary uniform \nitems, including outerwear suited to the climate, footwear, belts, \nholsters, and personal protective equipment, at no cost to such agents. \nSuch items shall be replaced at no cost to such agents as they become \nworn, unserviceable, or no longer fit properly.\n\nSEC. 115. TASK FORCE.\n\n (a) In General.--There is established a task force to be known as \nthe ATF, DEA, and Border Patrol Task Force. The task force shall be \ncomposed of members appointed by the President from among \nrepresentatives of the United States Border Patrol, the Drug \nEnforcement Administration, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, \nFirearms, and Explosives. There shall be an equal number of \nrepresentatives from each agency.\n (b) Duties.--The task force shall meet not less than once per month \nduring a two-year period in order to monitor and report to the Congress \nand to the President on the trade and sale of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, \nfirearms, and explosives along the borders of the United States. Twice \na year during such period, the task force shall submit a report to the \nCommittee on the Judiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security of \nthe United States House of Representatives and the Committee on the \nJudiciary and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental \nAffairs of the Senate.\n (c) Termination.--The task force shall terminate upon the \nexpiration of the two-year period beginning on the date of the \nappointment of the last member appointed under this section.\n\n TITLE II--BORDER RELIEF\n\nSEC. 201. BORDER RELIEF GRANT PROGRAM.\n\n (a) In General.--From amounts made available under section 202, the \nAttorney General may make border security grants to--\n (1) sheriffs' offices of counties any part of which is \n within 25 miles of the southern border of the United States; \n and\n (2) police departments serving a city, town, or other \n political subdivision in a county any part of which is within \n 25 miles of the southern border of the United States (including \n tribal police departments serving a community any part of which \n is within 25 miles of such border).\n (b) Use of Funds.--\n (1) In general.--Grant funds received under subsection (a) \n may be used for the following activities:\n (A) To conduct law enforcement operations to \n enforce criminal laws, prevent and punish criminal \n activity, and protect the lives, property, and security \n of the people within the jurisdiction of the grant \n recipient.\n (B) To transfer to appropriate Federal law \n enforcement officials aliens unlawfully present in the \n United States who are detained or in the custody of the \n grant recipient.\n (C) To enforce State and Federal laws relating to \n securing the border and enforce other State and Federal \n criminal laws.\n (2) Payment of costs.--Use of funds under paragraph (1) \n shall include payment for costs of hiring, equipping, training, \n and otherwise controlling the operations and deployment of law \n enforcement officials engaged in duties described in paragraph \n (1), as well as the costs of paying overtime to such officials.\n (c) Application.--\n (1) In general.--Each eligible law enforcement agency \n seeking a grant under this section shall submit to the Attorney \n General an application at such time, in such manner, and \n accompanied by such information as the Attorney General may \n require.\n (2) Contents.--Each application submitted pursuant to \n paragraph (1) shall--\n (A) describe the activities for which assistance \n under this section is sought; and\n (B) provide such additional assurances as the \n Attorney General determines to be essential to ensure \n compliance with the requirements of this section.\n\nSEC. 202. 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nginx/1.4.6 (Ubuntu)\r\n\r\n\r\n", "frequency": [["/center", 2], ["center", 2], ["found", 2], ["body", 1], ["head", 1], ["/body", 1], ["nginx/1.4.6", 1], ["/title", 1], ["/html", 1], ["html", 1], ["bgcolor=", 1], ["white", 1], ["/head", 1], ["/h1", 1], ["ubuntu", 1]]}, "hr908": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 908 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 908\n\n To include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands in the California \n Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape \n Conservation System, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\n Ms. Eshoo introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To include the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands in the California \n Coastal National Monument as a part of the National Landscape \n Conservation System, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; DEFINITIONS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``California Coastal \nNational Monument Santa Cruz Redwoods Expansion Act''.\n (b) Definitions.--In this Act:\n (1) Map.--The term ``map'' means the map created by the \n Bureau of Land Management, entitled ``Santa Cruz Redwoods \n California Coastal National Monument Addition'' and dated \n February 3, 2015.\n (2) Monument.--The term ``Monument'' means the California \n Coastal National Monument established by Presidential \n Proclamation 7264.\n (3) Santa cruz redwoods public lands.--The term ``Santa \n Cruz Redwoods Public Lands'' means the Federal land comprising \n approximately 5,800 acres in Santa Cruz County, California, as \n generally depicted on the map.\n (4) Presidential proclamation 7264.--The term \n ``Presidential Proclamation 7264'' means Presidential \n Proclamation Number 7264, dated January 11, 2000 (65 Fed. Reg. \n 2821).\n (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS; PURPOSE.\n\n (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--\n (1) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands contain \n significant and diverse natural landscapes including six \n watersheds, redwood and riparian forests, freshwater wetlands, \n and rolling coastal terrace grasslands in the Santa Cruz \n Mountains that should be preserved for present and future \n generations;\n (2) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands are habitat for \n numerous wildlife populations including endangered and rare \n species such as the California red-legged frog, the American \n peregrine falcon, coho salmon, and steelhead trout;\n (3) the ocean and coastal ecosystems adjacent to and \n visible from the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands are within \n the California Coastal Monument, and contain habitat for \n endangered and unique marine species including gray whales, sea \n otters, and harbor seals;\n (4) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands contain threatened \n vegetation communities such as purple needlegrass and riparian \n red alder forest;\n (5) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands and surrounding \n coastal lands have been used by humans since prehistoric times \n and were historically inhabited by the native Ohlone people;\n (6) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands are historically \n associated with adjacent lands managed for the enjoyment of \n current and future generations, including Coast Dairies State \n Park and Wilder Ranch State Park;\n (7) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands represent a model \n partnership where future management can be successfully \n accomplished among the Federal Government, State of California, \n Santa Cruz County, local communities, and private landowners;\n (8) permanent protection of the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public \n Lands will provide important economic benefits to surrounding \n communities, and has broad public support in the community;\n (9) the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands will make a \n significant addition to the California Coastal National \n Monument and National Landscape Conservation System \n administered by the Bureau of Land Management of the Department \n of the Interior; and\n (10) statutory protection would ensure that the Santa Cruz \n Redwoods Public Lands remain a part of the historical, \n cultural, and natural heritage of the United States and a \n source of inspiration for the people of the United States.\n (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this Act is to protect, conserve, and \nenhance for the benefit and enjoyment of present and future generations \nthe unique and nationally important historical, natural, cultural, \nscientific, educational, and scenic values of the Santa Cruz Redwoods \nPublic Lands, while allowing certain recreational and research \nactivities to continue.\n\nSEC. 3. EXPANSION OF CALIFORNIA COASTAL NATIONAL MONUMENT.\n\n (a) In General.--The boundary of the Monument established by \nPresidential Proclamation 7264 is expanded to include the Federal land \nshown on the map.\n (b) Map and Legal Description.--\n (1) In general.--As soon as practicable after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall create a map and \n boundary description of the land added to the Monument by this \n Act.\n (2) Force and effect.--The map and boundary description \n described under paragraph (1) shall have the same force and \n effect as if included in this Act, except that the Secretary \n may correct any minor errors in the map and boundary \n descriptions.\n (3) Availability of map and boundary description.--The map \n and boundary description described under paragraph (1) shall be \n on file and available for public inspection in appropriate \n offices of the Bureau of Land Management.\n\nSEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION.\n\n (a) In General.--Subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary \nshall manage the land added to the Monument by this Act--\n (1) as a part of the Monument;\n (2) by allowing only such uses of the Monument as will \n further the purposes for which the Monument is established; and\n (3) in accordance with Presidential Proclamation 7264.\n (b) Management Plan.--\n (1) In general.--Not later than 2 years after the date of \n enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall finalize an \n amendment to the Monument management plan for the long-term \n protection and management of the land added to the Monument by \n this Act.\n (2) Requirements.--The plan amendment shall--\n (A) be developed with an opportunity for full \n public participation; and\n (B) describe the appropriate uses and management of \n the land consistent with this Act.\n (c) Motorized and Mechanized Transport.--Except as needed for \nemergency or authorized administrative purposes, the use of motorized \nand mechanized vehicles in the Monument shall be permitted only on \nroads and trails designated for their use.\n (d) Incorporation of Land and Interests.--\n (1) Authority.--The Secretary may acquire non-Federal land \n or interests in land within or adjacent to the land added to \n the Monument by this Act only through exchange, donation, or \n purchase from a willing seller.\n (2) Management.--Any land or interests in land within or \n adjacent to the land added to the Monument by this Act acquired \n by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act \n shall be added to and administered as part of the Monument.\n (e) Overflights.--Nothing in this Act--\n (1) restricts or precludes overflights, including low-level \n overflights or military, commercial, and general aviation \n overflights that can be seen or heard within the land added to \n the Monument by this Act;\n (2) restricts or precludes the designation or creation of \n new units of special use airspace or the establishment of \n military flight training routes over the land added to the \n Monument by this Act; or\n (3) modifies regulations governing low-level overflights \n above the adjacent Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.\n (f) Restoration.--Nothing in this Act affects the ongoing \nrestoration and reclamation being performed pursuant to the December 2, \n1968 lease between the Coast Dairies and Land Company and the Lone Star \nCement Corporation, or under a renegotiation or renewal of that lease, \nas long as such restoration and reclamation furthers the purpose of the \nMonument described in section 2(b) and is performed in accordance \nwith--\n (1) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 \n U.S.C. 4321 et seq.); and\n (2) any other applicable law.\n (g) Native American Uses.--Nothing in this Act enlarges, \ndiminishes, or modifies the rights of any Indian Tribe or Indian \nreligious community.\n (h) Buffer Zones.--\n (1) In general.--The expansion of the Monument is not \n intended to lead to the establishment of protective perimeters \n or buffer zones around the land included in the Monument by \n this Act.\n (2) Activities outside the monument.--The fact that \n activities outside the Monument can be seen or heard within the \n land added to the Monument by this Act shall not, of itself, \n preclude those activities or uses up to the boundary of the \n Monument.\n (i) Grazing.--Nothing in this Act affects the grazing of livestock \nwithin the Santa Cruz Redwoods Public Lands.\n (j) Withdrawal.--Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land \nwithin the Santa Cruz Redwoods expansion to the Monument is withdrawn \nfrom--\n (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land \n laws;\n (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and\n (3) leasing or disposition under all laws relating to--\n (A) minerals; and\n (B) operation of the mineral leasing, mineral \n materials, and geothermal leasing laws.\n (k) National Landscape Conservation System.--The Secretary shall \nmanage the Monument as part of the National Landscape Conservation \nSystem.\n \n", "frequency": [["land", 40], ["monument", 31], ["cruz", 22], ["santa", 22], ["public", 20], ["redwood", 20], ["national", 14], ["california", 11], ["coastal", 11], ["map", 10], ["shall", 10], ["added", 9], ["management", 8], ["secretary", 8], ["state", 7], ["boundary", 7], ["purpose", 7], ["within", 7], ["presidential", 6], ["proclamation", 6], ["landscape", 6], ["general.", 5], ["adjacent", 5], ["law", 5], ["including", 5], ["mean", 5], ["community", 5], ["term", 5], ["conservation", 5], ["united", 4], ["description", 4], ["natural", 4], ["activity", 4], ["system", 4], ["future", 4], ["nothing", 4], ["federal", 4], ["overflight", 4], ["expansion", 4], ["congress", 4], ["include", 3], ["bill", 3], ["established", 3], ["protection", 3], ["enactment", 3], ["use", 3], ["may", 3], ["date", 3], ["generation", 3], ["house", 3], ["mineral", 3], ["contain", 3], ["leasing", 3], ["bureau", 3], ["described", 3], ["right", 3], ["existing", 2], ["dairy", 2], ["affect", 2], ["force", 2], ["surrounding", 2], ["section", 2], ["indian", 2], ["military", 2], ["manage", 2], ["county", 2], ["114th", 2], ["historically", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["modifies", 2], ["heard", 2], ["performed", 2], ["native", 2], ["forest", 2], ["establishment", 2], ["short", 2], ["office", 2], ["february", 2], ["motorized", 2], ["marine", 2], ["american", 2], ["lease", 2], ["park", 2], ["accordance", 2], ["historical", 2], ["seen", 2], ["endangered", 2], ["buffer", 2], ["plan", 2], ["significant", 2], ["precludes", 2], ["monument.", 2], ["outside", 2], ["coast", 2], ["subject", 2], ["description.", 2], ["dated", 2], ["addition", 2], ["interest", 2], ["representative", 2]]}, "hr909": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 909 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 909\n\n To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to \n expanding access for breakthrough drugs, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\n Mr. McCaul (for himself, Mr. Butterfield, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Griffith, \n Ms. Matsui, and Mr. Lance) introduced the following bill; which was \n referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to \n expanding access for breakthrough drugs, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Andrea Sloan Compassionate Use \nReform and Enhancement Act'' or the ``Andrea Sloan CURE Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. EXPANDED ACCESS POLICY AS CONDITION OF EXPEDITED APPROVAL.\n\n Section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. \n360bbb) is amended--\n (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections \n (e) and (f), respectively; and\n (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new \n subsection:\n ``(d) Expanded Access Policy Required for Covered Investigational \nDrugs.--\n ``(1) In general.--With respect to a covered \n investigational drug, not later than 30 days after the date on \n which the drug meets the definition of a covered \n investigational drug (as specified in paragraph (2)), the \n sponsor of the covered investigational drug shall submit to the \n Secretary, and make publicly available, the policy of the \n sponsor with respect to requests submitted under subsection \n (b). In the case of such a policy under which the sponsor \n accepts such requests, such policy shall include--\n ``(A) a single point of contact who receives and \n processes such requests;\n ``(B) procedures for making such requests;\n ``(C) the general criteria for the sponsor's \n consideration or approval of such requests; and\n ``(D) the amount of time the sponsor anticipates \n will be necessary to respond to such requests.\n ``(2) Covered investigational drug.--In this subsection, \n the term `covered investigational drug' means a drug that--\n ``(A) is designated as a breakthrough therapy or as \n a fast track product;\n ``(B) is designated under section 505E(d) as a \n qualified infectious disease product; or\n ``(C) is designated under section 526 as a drug for \n a rare disease or condition.''.\n\nSEC. 3. NOTIFICATION OF SUBMITTERS OF EXPANDED ACCESS REQUESTS.\n\n Section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. \n360bbb), as amended by section 2, is further amended--\n (1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) (as \n redesignated by section 2(1)) as subsections (f) and (g), \n respectively; and\n (2) by inserting after subsection (d) (as inserted by \n section 2(2)) the following new subsection:\n ``(e) Notification of Submitters of Requests.--In the case of the \ndenial by a manufacturer or distributor of a request under subsection \n(b), not later than 5 days after the date of such denial, the \nmanufacturer or distributor, as applicable, shall submit to the person \n(or physician) who made the request written notice of the denial, \nincluding an explanation for the denial.''.\n\nSEC. 4. GAO QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS ON INDIVIDUAL PATIENT ACCESS TO \n UNAPPROVED THERAPIES AND DIAGNOSTICS.\n\n Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act \nand every two years thereafter through 2023, the Comptroller General of \nthe United States shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce \nof the House of Representatives and the Committee on Health, Education, \nLabor and Pensions of the Senate a report containing a qualitative \nanalysis of the extent to which individual patients have access to \ninvestigational drugs pursuant to subsection (b) of section 561 of the \nFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb) and \nrecommendations for improving such access. In preparing such report, \nthe Comptroller General shall conduct a qualitative analysis of the \nfollowing:\n (1) Whether there are any identifiable patterns in requests \n submitted under subsection (b) of such section, such as the \n types of indications for which requests for individual patient \n access are sought or the reasons for the denial of such \n requests.\n (2) What the primary barriers are to drug sponsors granting \n requests for individual patient access.\n (3) How the Secretary evaluates safety and efficacy data \n submitted in connection with such requests.\n (4) The amount of time that--\n (A) a physician typically takes to complete the \n paperwork necessary to make such a request;\n (B) a drug sponsor takes to process such a request \n and to issue a decision with respect to the request; \n and\n (C) the Secretary takes to process such a request \n and to issue a decision with respect to the request.\n (5) How regulations, guidance, policies, or practices may \n be modified, streamlined, expanded, or discontinued to reduce \n or prevent delays in approving such requests.\n (6) The number of such requests that, for the period \n covered by the report--\n (A) were approved by drug sponsors and the Food and \n Drug Administration;\n (B) were approved by drug sponsors but denied by \n the Food and Drug Administration; and\n (C) were denied by drug sponsors.\n (7) How to encourage drug sponsors to grant requests for \n expanded access under such section 561, including requests for \n emergency use, intermediate-size patient populations, and large \n patient populations under a specified indication.\n (8) Whether and to what extent adverse events reported to \n the Secretary as a result of individual use of an \n investigational drug or investigational device under such \n section 561 affected the development or approval of any drug or \n device.\n\nSEC. 5. EXPANDED ACCESS TASK FORCE.\n\n (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services \nshall establish a task force within the Department of Health and Human \nServices to explore mechanisms for improving the access individual \npatients have to investigational drugs pursuant to subsection (b) of \nsection 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. \n360bbb), to be known as the ``Expanded Access Task Force'' (in this \nsection referred to as the ``Task Force''). Not later than 90 days \nafter the date on which the Comptroller General of the United States \nsubmits the first report required under section 4, the Task Force shall \nbe convened.\n (b) Membership.--\n (1) Composition.--The Task Force shall be composed of not \n more than 13 voting members appointed as follows:\n (A) One member to serve as Chairman of the Task \n Force, appointed by the Speaker of the House of \n Representatives.\n (B) One representative from the Department of \n Health and Human Services, appointed by the Secretary \n of Health and Human Services.\n (C) Six representatives appointed by the majority \n leader of the House of Representatives, in consultation \n with the minority leader of the House of \n Representatives, and the chairman and the ranking \n member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the \n House of Representatives, including--\n (i) one current or former representative of \n the biopharmaceutical industry of not less than \n 250 full-time employees;\n (ii) one representative of a \n biopharmaceutical company of less than 250 \n full-time employees;\n (iii) one representative of the patient \n community;\n (iv) one representative of the rare disease \n patient community;\n (v) one representative of the health care \n provider community; and\n (vi) one bioethicist.\n (D) Five representatives appointed by majority \n leader of the Senate, in consultation with the minority \n leader of the Senate, and the chairman and the ranking \n member of the Committee on Health, Education, Labor and \n Pensions of the Senate, including--\n (i) one representative of the \n biopharmaceutical industry of not less than 250 \n full-time employees;\n (ii) one current or former representative \n of a biopharmaceutical company of less than 250 \n full-time employees;\n (iii) one representative of the patient \n community;\n (iv) one representative of the rare disease \n patient community; and\n (v) one representative of the health care \n payor community.\n (2) Compensation.--Members of the Task Force shall serve \n without compensation.\n (c) Duties.--The Task Force shall comprehensively evaluate the \naccess individual patients have to investigational drugs pursuant to \nsubsection (b) of section 561 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic \nAct (21 U.S.C. 360bbb), taking into account--\n (1) the unique challenges faced by children with likely \n fatal diseases for which there is not a comparable or \n satisfactory alternative therapy available;\n (2) possible incentives for biopharmaceutical companies and \n providers to approve requests submitted under such subsection;\n (3) ways to improve followup reporting of adverse event \n data and compliance with such reporting requirements;\n (4) how the Secretary of Health and Human Services \n interprets and takes into consideration adverse event data \n reported in the case of data from use under a request submitted \n under such subsection;\n (5) ways to streamline and standardize the process for \n submitting requests under such subsection; and\n (6) the costs incurred by biopharmaceutical companies for \n the time, effort, and delivery of investigational drugs to \n patients for the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of a \n serious disease or condition under such subsection.\n (d) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which the \nTask Force is convened, the Task Force shall submit to the Committee on \nEnergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee \non Health, Education, Labor and Pensions of the Senate a report in an \nelectronic format describing the specific recommendations of the Task \nForce for improving the access individual patients have to \ninvestigational drugs pursuant to subsection (b) of section 561 of the \nFederal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360bbb).\n (e) Termination.--The task force shall terminate upon submission of \nthe report required under subsection (d).\n\nSEC. 6. FINALIZING DRAFT GUIDANCE ON EXPANDED ACCESS.\n\n (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which \nthe Expanded Access Task Force established under section 5 submits the \nreport under subsection (d) of such section, the Secretary of Health \nand Human Services shall finalize the draft guidance entitled \n``Expanded Access to Investigational Drugs for Treatment Use--Qs & As'' \nand dated May 2013.\n (b) Contents.--The final guidance referred to in subsection (a) \nshall--\n (1) clearly define how the Secretary interprets and uses \n adverse drug event data reported by investigators in the case \n of data reported from use under a request submitted under \n section 561(b) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 \n U.S.C. 360bbb(b)); and\n (2) take into account the report of the Expanded Access \n Task Force submitted under section 5(d) and the first report of \n the Comptroller General of the United States submitted under \n section 4.\n \n", "frequency": [["drug", 35], ["request", 27], ["subsection", 23], ["section", 22], ["representative", 21], ["access", 20], ["force", 15], ["task", 15], ["investigational", 14], ["patient", 14], ["shall", 14], ["one", 13], ["food", 11], ["health", 11], ["expanded", 11], ["sponsor", 11], ["report", 9], ["federal", 9], ["secretary", 9], ["cosmetic", 9], ["house", 9], ["individual", 8], ["submitted", 8], ["committee", 7], ["u.s.c", 7], ["360bbb", 7], ["policy", 6], ["covered", 6], ["day", 6], ["human", 6], ["senate", 6], ["biopharmaceutical", 6], ["community", 6], ["respect", 6], ["use", 6], ["service", 6], ["data", 6], ["date", 6], ["later", 6], ["disease", 6], ["member", 5], ["appointed", 5], ["general", 5], ["mr.", 5], ["take", 5], ["pursuant", 4], ["including", 4], ["guidance", 4], ["energy", 4], ["event", 4], ["state", 4], ["leader", 4], ["full-time", 4], ["reported", 4], ["submit", 4], ["employee", 4], ["comptroller", 4], ["case", 4], ["commerce", 4], ["following", 4], ["process", 4], ["united", 4], ["adverse", 4], ["company", 4], ["denial", 4], ["labor", 3], ["chairman", 3], ["amended", 3], ["designated", 3], ["therapy", 3], ["qualitative", 3], ["referred", 3], ["bill", 3], ["breakthrough", 3], ["approval", 3], ["rare", 3], ["improving", 3], ["required", 3], ["education", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["analysis", 3], ["pension", 3], ["time", 3], ["majority", 2], ["device", 2], ["consideration", 2], ["interprets", 2], ["ranking", 2], ["provider", 2], ["submits", 2], ["condition", 2], ["necessary", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["whether", 2], ["indication", 2], ["available", 2], ["physician", 2], ["specified", 2], ["distributor", 2]]}, "hr1094": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1094 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1094\n\n To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor \n posthumously to Navy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor \n during Operation Iraqi Freedom.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\n Mr. Williams (for himself and Mr. Barton) introduced the following \n bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize and request the President to award the Medal of Honor \n posthumously to Navy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor \n during Operation Iraqi Freedom.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Chris Kyle Medal of Honor Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. AUTHORIZATION FOR AWARD OF MEDAL OF HONOR TO NAVY SEAL \n CHRISTOPHER SCOTT KYLE FOR ACTS OF VALOR DURING OPERATION \n IRAQI FREEDOM.\n\n Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections 6248(a) \nand 6250 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation \nwith respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in \nthe Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested to award \nthe Medal of Honor posthumously under section 6241 of such title to \nNavy Seal Christopher Scott Kyle for acts of valor during Operation \nIraqi Freedom.\n \n", "frequency": [["medal", 6], ["kyle", 5], ["honor", 5], ["scott", 4], ["seal", 4], ["navy", 4], ["operation", 4], ["iraqi", 4], ["valor", 4], ["award", 4], ["christopher", 4], ["freedom", 4], ["house", 3], ["section", 3], ["congress", 3], ["president", 3], ["bill", 3], ["posthumously", 3], ["authorize", 2], ["armed", 2], ["united", 2], ["114th", 2], ["state", 2], ["mr.", 2], ["limitation", 2], ["representative", 2], ["request", 2], ["time", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["code", 1], ["force", 1], ["office", 1], ["requested", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["1st", 1], ["certain", 1], ["notwithstanding", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["respect", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["service", 1], ["specified", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["barton", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["awarding", 1], ["authorization", 1], ["chris", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["person", 1], ["printing", 1], ["williams", 1], ["following", 1], ["served", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr902": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 902 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 902\n\nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the \n earned income tax credit.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Neal (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Clark of Massachusetts, Ms. \n DeLauro, Mr. Doggett, Ms. Norton, Mr. Takano, Mr. McDermott, Ms. \n Brownley of California, Mr. Cummings, Ms. Moore, Mr. Pascrell, Mrs. \n Davis of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Langevin, Mr. Thompson of \n California, Mr. Kilmer, Mr. Lynch, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, Mr. \n Blumenauer, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Ms. Linda T. Saanchez of \nCalifornia, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. McGovern, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Becerra, \n Mr. Welch, Mr. Kennedy, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kind, Ms. \nPingree, Mr. Crowley, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. \n Ben Ray Lujaan of New Mexico, Ms. Maxine Waters of California, Mr. \n Rush, Mr. Keating, Mr. Cicilline, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Esty, Ms. McCollum, \n Mr. Lewis, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. Fudge) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make improvements in the \n earned income tax credit.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Earned Income Tax \nCredit Improvement and Simplification Act 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Certain improvements in the earned income tax credit made \n permanent.\nSec. 3. Strengthening the earned income tax credit for individuals with \n no qualifying children.\nSec. 4. Taxpayer eligible for credit for individuals with no qualifying \n children if qualifying children do not have \n valid Social Security numbers.\nSec. 5. Credit allowed in case of certain separated spouses.\nSec. 6. Taxpayer eligible for credit without qualifying child if \n qualifying child claimed by another member \n of family.\nSec. 7. Elimination of disqualified investment income test.\n\nSEC. 2. CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT MADE \n PERMANENT.\n\n (a) Increase in Credit Percentage for Three or More Qualifying \nChildren Made Permanent.--Section 32(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code \nof 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(1) Percentages.--The credit percentage and the phaseout \n percentage shall be determined in accordance with the following \n table:\n\n\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n ``In the case of an eligible The credit The phaseout\n individual with: percentage is: percentage is:\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n1 qualifying child................... 34 15.98\n2 qualifying children................ 40 21.06\n3 or more qualifying children........ 45 21.06\nNo qualifying children............... 7.65 7.65''.\n------------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n (b) Reduction of Marriage Penalty Made Permanent.--\n (1) In general.--Section 32(b)(2)(B) of such Code is \n amended to read as follows:\n ``(B) Joint returns.--\n ``(i) In general.--In the case of a joint \n return filed by an eligible individual and such \n individual's spouse, the phaseout amount \n determined under subparagraph (A) shall be \n increased by $5,000.\n ``(ii) Inflation adjustment.--In the case \n of any taxable year beginning after 2014, the \n $5,000 amount in clause (i) shall be increased \n by an amount equal to--\n ``(I) such dollar amount, \n multiplied by\n ``(II) the cost of living \n adjustment determined under section \n 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which \n the taxable year begins determined by \n substituting `calendar year 2009' for \n `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph \n (B) thereof.\n ``(iii) Rounding.--Subparagraph (A) of \n subsection (j)(2) shall apply after taking into \n account any increase under clause (ii).''.\n (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 32(b) of such Code is amended by \nstriking paragraph (3).\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 3. STRENGTHENING THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH \n NO QUALIFYING CHILDREN.\n\n (a) Credit for Certain Individuals Over Age 21.--\n (1) In general.--Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue \n Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new \n subparagraph:\n ``(G) Special rule for working individuals over age \n 20 and without qualifying child.--\n ``(i) In general.--In the case of an \n individual (or, if the individual is married, \n either the individual or the individual's \n spouse) who--\n ``(I) has attained the age of 21 \n but not attained age 25 before the \n close of the taxable year, and\n ``(II) is not a full-time student \n at any time during the taxable year,\n paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II) shall not apply for \n purposes of determining whether such individual \n is an eligible individual.\n ``(ii) Student.--For purposes of this \n subparagraph, an individual shall be considered \n a full-time student if such individual is \n carrying more than \\1/2\\ the normal full-time \n work load for the course of study the \n individual is pursuing.''.\n (2) Information return matching.--Not later than 1 year \n after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of \n the Treasury shall develop and implement procedures for \n checking an individual's claim for a credit under section 32 of \n the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by reason of subsection \n (c)(1)(G) thereof, against any information return made with \n respect to such individual under section 6050S (relating to \n returns relating to higher education tuition and related \n expenses).\n (b) Increased Credit.--\n (1) Credit percentage and phaseout percentage.--The table \n contained in section 32(b)(1)(A) of such Code, as amended by \n this Act, is amended by striking ``7.65'' each place it appears \n and inserting ``15.3''.\n (2) Earned income amount and phaseout amount.--\n (A) In general.--The table contained in section \n 32(b)(2)(A) of such Code is amended--\n (i) by striking ``$4,220'' and inserting \n ``$8,820'', and\n (ii) by striking ``$5,280'' and inserting \n ``$10,425''.\n (B) Inflation adjustments.--Section 32(j)(1)(B) of \n such Code is amended--\n (i) by inserting ``except as provided in \n clause (iii)'' in clause (i) before ``in the \n case of amounts'',\n (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of \n clause (i), by striking the period at the end \n of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and by \n adding at the end the following new clause:\n ``(iii) in the case of the $8,820 and \n $10,425 amounts in subsection (b)(2)(A), by \n substituting `calendar year 2012' for `calendar \n year 1992' in subparagraph (B) of such section \n 1.''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 4. TAXPAYER ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH NO QUALIFYING \n CHILDREN IF QUALIFYING CHILDREN DO NOT HAVE VALID SOCIAL \n SECURITY NUMBERS.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1)(F) of the Internal Revenue Code \nof 1986 is amended to read as follows:\n ``(F) Individuals who do not include tin, etc., of \n any qualifying child.--In the case of any eligible \n individual who has one or more qualifying children, \n if--\n ``(i) no qualifying child of such \n individual is taken into account under \n subsection (b) by reason of paragraph (3)(D), \n and\n ``(ii) no child of such individual is taken \n into account for purposes of any other child \n tax benefit under this chapter,\n for purposes of the credit allowed under this section, \n such individual may be considered an eligible \n individual without a qualifying child.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto taxable years beginning after December 31, 2014.\n\nSEC. 5. CREDIT ALLOWED IN CASE OF CERTAIN SEPARATED SPOUSES.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 32(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 \nis amended--\n (1) by striking ``Married Individuals.--In the case of'' \n and inserting the following: ``Married Individuals.--\n ``(1) In general.--In the case of'', and\n (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(2) Special rule for separated spouse.--An individual \n shall not be treated as married for purposes of this section if \n such individual--\n ``(A) is married (within the meaning of section \n 7703(a)) and files a separate return for the taxable \n year,\n ``(B) lives with a qualifying child of the \n individual for more than one-half of such taxable year, \n and\n ``(C)(i) during the last 6 months such taxable \n year, does not have the same principal place of abode \n as the individual's spouse, or\n ``(ii) has a legally binding separation agreement \n with the individual's spouse and is not a member of the \n same household with the individual's spouse by the end \n of the taxable year.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 6. TAXPAYER ELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT WITHOUT QUALIFYING CHILD IF \n QUALIFYING CHILD CLAIMED BY ANOTHER MEMBER OF FAMILY.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of \n1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:\n ``(G) Taxpayer eligible for credit without \n qualifying child if qualifying child claimed by another \n member of family.--\n ``(i) In general.--If--\n ``(I) an individual is claimed as a \n qualifying child by an eligible \n individual for any taxable year of such \n eligible individual beginning in a \n calendar year, and\n ``(II) such individual is the \n qualifying child of another eligible \n individual for any taxable year \n beginning in such calendar year,\n such other eligible individual may be treated \n as an eligible individual without a qualifying \n child for purposes of this section for such \n taxable year.\n ``(ii) Exception for qualifying child \n claimed by parent.--If an individual is claimed \n as a qualifying child for any taxable year by a \n parent of such child, clause (i) shall not \n apply with respect to any other custodial \n parent of such child.''.\n (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply \nto taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.\n\nSEC. 7. ELIMINATION OF DISQUALIFIED INVESTMENT INCOME TEST.\n\n (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is \namended by striking subsection (i).\n (b) Conforming Amendments.--\n (1) Section 32(j)(1)(B)(i) of such Code is amended by \n striking ``subsections (b)(2)(A) and (i)(1)'' and inserting \n ``subsection (b)(2)(A)''.\n (2) Section 32(j)(2) of such Code is amended--\n (A) by striking paragraph (2), and\n (B) by striking ``Rounding.--'' and all that \n follows through ``If any dollar amount'' and inserting \n the following: ``Rounding.--If any dollar amount''.\n (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of \nthis Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["individual", 40], ["mr.", 29], ["section", 28], ["qualifying", 28], ["child", 28], ["year", 25], ["credit", 21], ["taxable", 18], ["code", 16], ["eligible", 15], ["ms.", 15], ["shall", 15], ["amended", 14], ["general.", 11], ["case", 11], ["made", 11], ["striking", 11], ["income", 10], ["apply", 9], ["beginning", 9], ["amount", 9], ["revenue", 9], ["internal", 9], ["earned", 8], ["inserting", 8], ["clause", 8], ["following", 8], ["tax", 8], ["subsection", 7], ["subparagraph", 7], ["table", 7], ["spouse", 7], ["end", 7], ["enactment", 6], ["amendment", 6], ["purpose", 6], ["date.", 6], ["date", 6], ["claimed", 6], ["effective", 6], ["percentage", 6], ["without", 6], ["taxpayer", 5], ["phaseout", 5], ["improvement", 5], ["return", 5], ["married", 5], ["follows", 5], ["paragraph", 5], ["new", 5], ["california", 5], ["certain", 5], ["determined", 4], ["member", 4], ["child.", 4], ["`calendar", 4], ["adding", 4], ["another", 4], ["age", 4], ["dollar", 3], ["house", 3], ["calendar", 3], ["rounding.", 3], ["content", 3], ["full-time", 3], ["increased", 3], ["separated", 3], ["bill", 3], ["allowed", 3], ["read", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["short", 3], ["account", 3], ["substituting", 2], ["family", 2], ["contained", 2], ["permanent", 2], ["conforming", 2], ["joint", 2], ["thereof", 2], ["security", 2], ["valid", 2], ["investment", 2], ["special", 2], ["parent", 2], ["reason", 2], ["relating", 2], ["place", 2], ["davis", 2], ["disqualified", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["student", 2], ["permanent.", 2], ["number", 2], ["114th", 2], ["treated", 2], ["individuals.", 2], ["attained", 2], ["representative", 2]]}, "hr903": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 903 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 903\n\n To require notification of individuals of breaches of personally \nidentifiable information through Exchanges under the Patient Protection \n and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Pitts introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Energy and Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To require notification of individuals of breaches of personally \nidentifiable information through Exchanges under the Patient Protection \n and Affordable Care Act, and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Health Exchange Security and \nTransparency Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. NOTIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS OF BREACHES OF PERSONALLY \n IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION THROUGH PPACA EXCHANGES.\n\n Not later than two business days after the discovery of a breach of \nsecurity of any system maintained by an Exchange established under \nsection 1311 or 1321 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act \n(42 U.S.C. 18031, 18041) which is known to have resulted in personally \nidentifiable information of an individual being stolen or unlawfully \naccessed, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall provide \nnotice of such breach to each such individual.\n \n", "frequency": [["exchange", 5], ["breach", 5], ["individual", 5], ["information", 4], ["personally", 4], ["identifiable", 4], ["house", 3], ["notification", 3], ["affordable", 3], ["patient", 3], ["congress", 3], ["protection", 3], ["care", 3], ["bill", 3], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["health", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["require", 2], ["security", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["representative", 2], ["system", 1], ["later", 1], ["ppaca", 1], ["human", 1], ["office", 1], ["senate", 1], ["energy", 1], ["secretary", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["two", 1], ["maintained", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["united", 1], ["business", 1], ["service", 1], ["provide", 1], ["state", 1], ["shall", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["resulted", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["cited", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["discovery", 1], ["notice", 1], ["government", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["stolen", 1], ["known", 1], ["america", 1], ["day", 1], ["commerce", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["established", 1], ["pitt", 1], ["unlawfully", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["transparency", 1], ["following", 1], ["accessed", 1]]}, "hr900": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 900 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 900\n\nTo amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and \n State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of \n national monuments.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Labrador (for himself, Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Benishek, \n Mr. Cook, Mr. Gosar, and Mr. Pearce) introduced the following bill; \n which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \nTo amend title 54, United States Code, to provide for congressional and \n State approval of national monuments and restrictions on the use of \n national monuments.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``National Monument Designation \nTransparency and Accountability Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MONUMENTS.\n\n Section 320301 of title 54, United States Code, is amended--\n (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The President may'' \n and inserting ``After obtaining congressional approval of the \n proposed national monument, certifying compliance with the \n National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et \n seq.) with respect to the proposed national monument, and \n determining that the State in which the proposed national \n monument is to be located has enacted legislation approving the \n designation of the proposed national monument, the President \n may''; and\n (2) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(e) Restrictions on Public Use.--The Secretary shall not \nimplement any restrictions on the public use of a national monument \nuntil the expiration of an appropriate review period (as determined by \nthe Secretary) providing for public input and congressional \napproval.''.\n \n", "frequency": [["national", 12], ["monument", 11], ["state", 7], ["mr.", 6], ["congressional", 5], ["restriction", 4], ["united", 4], ["proposed", 4], ["code", 3], ["house", 3], ["use", 3], ["congress", 3], ["may", 3], ["approval", 3], ["designation", 3], ["bill", 3], ["public", 3], ["president", 2], ["secretary", 2], ["provide", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["enacted", 2], ["amend", 2], ["following", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["labrador", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["obtaining", 1], ["period", 1], ["pearce", 1], ["session", 1], ["approval.", 1], ["adding", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["compliance", 1], ["respect", 1], ["determined", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["lamalfa", 1], ["end", 1], ["expiration", 1], ["legislation", 1], ["accountability", 1], ["located", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["gosar", 1], ["use.", 1], ["policy", 1], ["input", 1], ["determining", 1], ["cited", 1], ["subsection", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["radewagen", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["providing", 1], ["approving", 1], ["environmental", 1], ["shall", 1], ["cook", 1], ["america", 1], ["seq", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["natural", 1], ["resource", 1], ["appropriate", 1], ["mrs.", 1], ["certifying", 1], ["printing", 1], ["benishek", 1], ["transparency", 1], ["implement", 1], ["review", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr901": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 901 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 901\n\n To prohibit accessing pornographic web sites from Federal computers, \n and for other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Meadows introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Oversight and Government Reform\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To prohibit accessing pornographic web sites from Federal computers, \n and for other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Eliminating Pornography from \nAgencies Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON ACCESSING PORNOGRAPHIC WEB SITES FROM FEDERAL \n COMPUTERS.\n\n (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), not later \nthan 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director \nof the Office of Management and Budget shall issue guidelines that \nprohibit the access of a pornographic or other explicit web site from a \nFederal computer.\n (b) Exception.--The prohibition described in subsection (a) shall \nnot apply to any Federal computer that is used for an investigative \npurpose that requires accessing a pornographic web site.\n \n", "frequency": [["site", 5], ["web", 5], ["pornographic", 5], ["federal", 5], ["computer", 5], ["accessing", 4], ["prohibit", 3], ["house", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["purpose", 3], ["office", 2], ["114th", 2], ["subsection", 2], ["government", 2], ["prohibition", 2], ["representative", 2], ["shall", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["agency", 1], ["meadow", 1], ["senate", 1], ["cited", 1], ["used", 1], ["prohibition.", 1], ["session", 1], ["referred", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["pornography", 1], ["apply", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["united", 1], ["described", 1], ["exception.", 1], ["reform", 1], ["section", 1], ["state", 1], ["guideline", 1], ["access", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["printing", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["oversight", 1], ["except", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["may", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["investigative", 1], ["director", 1], ["management", 1], ["date", 1], ["provided", 1], ["america", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["february", 1], ["short", 1], ["issue", 1], ["explicit", 1], ["budget", 1], ["later", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["following", 1], ["requires", 1], ["eliminating", 1]]}, "hr906": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 906 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 906\n\n To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Whitfield (for himself, Mr. Welch, Mr. Latta, Mr. Loebsack, Mr. \n Cramer, and Mr. Michael F. Doyle of Pennsylvania) introduced the \n following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and \n Commerce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To modify the efficiency standards for grid-enabled water heaters.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. GRID-ENABLED WATER HEATERS.\n\n Part B of title III of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 \nU.S.C. 6291 et seq.) is amended--\n (1) in section 325(e) (42 U.S.C. 6295(e)), by adding at the \n end the following:\n ``(6) Additional standards for grid-enabled water \n heaters.--\n ``(A) Definitions.--In this paragraph:\n ``(i) Activation lock.--The term \n `activation lock' means a control mechanism \n (either a physical device directly on the water \n heater or a control system integrated into the \n water heater) that is locked by default and \n contains a physical, software, or digital \n communication that must be activated with an \n activation key to enable the product to operate \n at its designed specifications and capabilities \n and without which activation the product will \n provide not greater than 50 percent of the \n rated first hour delivery of hot water \n certified by the manufacturer.\n ``(ii) Grid-enabled water heater.--The term \n `grid-enabled water heater' means an electric \n resistance water heater that--\n ``(I) has a rated storage tank \n volume of more than 75 gallons;\n ``(II) is manufactured on or after \n April 16, 2016;\n ``(III) has--\n ``(aa) an energy factor of \n not less than 1.061 minus the \n product obtained by \n multiplying--\n\n ``(AA) the rated \n storage volume of the \n tank, expressed in \n gallons; and\n\n ``(BB) 0.00168; or\n\n ``(bb) an equivalent \n alternative standard prescribed \n by the Secretary and developed \n pursuant to paragraph (5)(E);\n ``(IV) is equipped at the point of \n manufacture with an activation lock; \n and\n ``(V) bears a permanent label \n applied by the manufacturer that--\n ``(aa) is made of material \n not adversely affected by \n water;\n ``(bb) is attached by means \n of non-water-soluble adhesive; \n and\n ``(cc) advises purchasers \n and end-users of the intended \n and appropriate use of the \n product with the following \n notice printed in 16.5 point \n Arial Narrow Bold font:\n```IMPORTANT INFORMATION: This water heater is intended only for use as \npart of an electric thermal storage or demand response program. It will \nnot provide adequate hot water unless enrolled in such a program and \nactivated by your utility company or another program operator. Confirm \nthe availability of a program in your local area before purchasing or \ninstalling this product.'.\n ``(B) Requirement.--The manufacturer or private \n labeler shall provide the activation key for a grid-\n enabled water heater only to a utility or other company \n that operates an electric thermal storage or demand \n response program that uses such a grid-enabled water \n heater.\n ``(C) Reports.--\n ``(i) Manufacturers.--The Secretary shall \n require each manufacturer of grid-enabled water \n heaters to report to the Secretary annually the \n quantity of grid-enabled water heaters that the \n manufacturer ships each year.\n ``(ii) Operators.--The Secretary shall \n require utilities and other demand response and \n thermal storage program operators to report \n annually the quantity of grid-enabled water \n heaters activated for their programs using \n forms of the Energy Information Agency or using \n such other mechanism that the Secretary \n determines appropriate after an opportunity for \n notice and comment.\n ``(iii) Confidentiality requirements.--The \n Secretary shall treat shipment data reported by \n manufacturers as confidential business \n information.\n ``(D) Publication of information.--\n ``(i) In general.--In 2017 and 2019, the \n Secretary shall publish an analysis of the data \n collected under subparagraph (C) to assess the \n extent to which shipped products are put into \n use in demand response and thermal storage \n programs.\n ``(ii) Prevention of product diversion.--If \n the Secretary determines that sales of grid-\n enabled water heaters exceed by 15 percent or \n greater the quantity of such products activated \n for use in demand response and thermal storage \n programs annually, the Secretary shall, after \n opportunity for notice and comment, establish \n procedures to prevent product diversion for \n non-program purposes.\n ``(E) Compliance.--\n ``(i) In general.--Subparagraphs (A) \n through (D) shall remain in effect until the \n Secretary determines under this section that--\n ``(I) grid-enabled water heaters do \n not require a separate efficiency \n requirement; or\n ``(II) sales of grid-enabled water \n heaters exceed by 15 percent or greater \n the quantity of such products activated \n for use in demand response and thermal \n storage programs annually and \n procedures to prevent product diversion \n for non-program purposes would not be \n adequate to prevent such product \n diversion.\n ``(ii) Effective date.--If the Secretary \n exercises the authority described in clause (i) \n or amends the efficiency requirement for grid-\n enabled water heaters, that action will take \n effect on the date described in subsection \n (m)(4)(A)(ii).\n ``(iii) Consideration.--In carrying out \n this section with respect to electric water \n heaters, the Secretary shall consider the \n impact on thermal storage and demand response \n programs, including any impact on energy \n savings, electric bills, peak load reduction, \n electric reliability, integration of renewable \n resources, and the environment.\n ``(iv) Requirements.--In carrying out this \n paragraph, the Secretary shall require that \n grid-enabled water heaters be equipped with \n communication capability to enable the grid-\n enabled water heaters to participate in \n ancillary services programs if the Secretary \n determines that the technology is available, \n practical, and cost-effective.'';\n (2) in section 332(a) (42 U.S.C. 6302(a))--\n (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``or'' at the \n end;\n (B) in the first paragraph (6), by striking the \n period at the end and inserting a semicolon;\n (C) by redesignating the second paragraph (6) as \n paragraph (7);\n (D) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (7) (as so \n redesignated), by striking the period at the end and \n inserting ``; or''; and\n (E) by adding at the end the following:\n ``(8) for any person to--\n ``(A) activate an activation lock for a grid-\n enabled water heater with knowledge that such water \n heater is not used as part of an electric thermal \n storage or demand response program;\n ``(B) distribute an activation key for a grid-\n enabled water heater with knowledge that such \n activation key will be used to activate a grid-enabled \n water heater that is not used as part of an electric \n thermal storage or demand response program;\n ``(C) otherwise enable a grid-enabled water heater \n to operate at its designed specification and \n capabilities with knowledge that such water heater is \n not used as part of an electric thermal storage or \n demand response program; or\n ``(D) knowingly remove or render illegible the \n label of a grid-enabled water heater described in \n section 325(e)(6)(A)(ii)(V).'';\n (3) in section 333(a) (42 U.S.C. 6303(a))--\n (A) by striking ``section 332(a)(5)'' and inserting \n ``paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)''; \n and\n (B) by striking ``paragraph (1), (2), or (5) of \n section 332(a)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), \n (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)''; and\n (4) in section 334 (42 U.S.C. 6304)--\n (A) by striking ``section 332(a)(5)'' and inserting \n ``paragraph (5), (6), (7), or (8) of section 332(a)''; \n and\n (B) by striking ``section 332(a)(6)'' and inserting \n ``section 332(a)(7)''.\n \n", "frequency": [["water", 32], ["heater", 27], ["section", 16], ["grid-enabled", 15], ["secretary", 14], ["storage", 12], ["paragraph", 12], ["product", 11], ["thermal", 10], ["demand", 10], ["response", 10], ["electric", 9], ["shall", 9], ["activation", 8], ["striking", 7], ["grid-", 6], ["manufacturer", 6], ["inserting", 6], ["enabled", 6], ["mr.", 6], ["activated", 5], ["energy", 5], ["use", 5], ["u.s.c", 5], ["end", 5], ["annually", 4], ["standard", 4], ["efficiency", 4], ["key", 4], ["determines", 4], ["require", 4], ["bill", 4], ["following", 4], ["used", 4], ["quantity", 4], ["knowledge", 3], ["greater", 3], ["capability", 3], ["mean", 3], ["prevent", 3], ["house", 3], ["notice", 3], ["utility", 3], ["rated", 3], ["described", 3], ["enable", 3], ["lock", 3], ["information", 3], ["provide", 3], ["percent", 3], ["congress", 3], ["diversion", 3], ["using", 2], ["impact", 2], ["adding", 2], ["hot", 2], ["operator", 2], ["adequate", 2], ["first", 2], ["non-program", 2], ["period", 2], ["report", 2], ["tank", 2], ["term", 2], ["exceed", 2], ["intended", 2], ["label", 2], ["general.", 2], ["modify", 2], ["requirements.", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["comment", 2], ["114th", 2], ["point", 2], ["communication", 2], ["requirement", 2], ["appropriate", 2], ["activate", 2], ["data", 2], ["company", 2], ["equipped", 2], ["carrying", 2], ["representative", 2], ["subparagraph", 2], ["procedure", 2], ["control", 2], ["gallon", 2], ["physical", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["mechanism", 2], ["effect", 2], ["designed", 2], ["opportunity", 2], ["volume", 2], ["sale", 2], ["operate", 2], ["specification", 2], ["load", 1], ["whitfield", 1], ["consider", 1]]}, "hr907": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 907 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 907\n\n To improve defense cooperation between the United States and the \n Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 12, 2015\n\nMs. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Ms. Granger, Mr. Deutch, and Mrs. Lowey) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Foreign Affairs\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To improve defense cooperation between the United States and the \n Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``United States-Jordan Defense \nCooperation Act of 2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) As of January 22, 2015, the United States Government \n has provided $3,046,343,000 in assistance to the Syria \n humanitarian response, of which nearly $467,000,000 has been to \n the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.\n (2) As of January 2015, according to the United Nations \n High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), there are 621,937 \n registered Syrian refugees in Jordan and 83.8 percent of those \n refugees live outside refugee camps.\n (3) In 2000, the United States and Jordan signed a free-\n trade agreement that went into force in 2001.\n (4) In 1996, the United States granted Jordan major non-\n NATO ally status.\n (5) Jordan is suffering from the Syrian refugee crisis and \n the threat of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).\n (6) The Government of Jordan was elected as a non-permanent \n member of the United Nations Security Council beginning in \n January 2014 and terminating in December 2015.\n (7) Enhanced support for defense cooperation with Jordan is \n important to the national security of the United States, \n including through creation of a status in law for Jordan \n similar to the countries in the North Atlantic Treaty \n Organization, Japan, Australia, the Republic of Korea, Israel, \n and New Zealand, with respect to consideration by Congress of \n foreign military sales to Jordan.\n (8) Jordanian pilot Moaz al-Kasasbeh was brutally murdered \n by ISIL.\n (9) On February 3, 2015, Secretary of State John Kerry and \n Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh signed a new Memorandum \n of Understanding that reflects the intention to increase United \n States assistance to the Government of Jordan from $660,000,000 \n to $1,000,000,000 per year for the years 2015 through 2017.\n\nSEC. 3. STATEMENT OF POLICY.\n\n It should be the policy of the United States to support the \nHashemite Kingdom of Jordan in its response to the Syrian refugee \ncrisis, provide necessary assistance to alleviate the domestic burden \nto provide basic needs for the assimilated Syrian refugees, cooperate \nwith Jordan to combat the terrorist threat from the Islamic State of \nIraq and the Levant (ISIL) or other terrorist organizations, and help \nsecure the border between Jordan and its neighbors Syria and Iraq.\n\nSEC. 4. SENSE OF CONGRESS.\n\n It is the sense of Congress that expeditious consideration of \ncertifications of letters of offer to sell defense articles, defense \nservices, design and construction services, and major defense equipment \nto the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan under section 36(b) of the Arms \nExport Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)) is fully consistent with United \nStates security and foreign policy interests and the objectives of \nworld peace and security.\n\nSEC. 5. AMENDMENTS TO ARMS EXPORT CONTROL ACT.\n\n The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended--\n (1) in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2753)--\n (A) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``the \n Government of Jordan,'' before ``or the Government of \n New Zealand''; and\n (B) in subsection (d)--\n (i) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand'';\n (ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand''; and\n (iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand'';\n (2) in section 21 (22 U.S.C. 2761)--\n (A) in subsection (e)(2)(A), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand''; and\n (B) in subsection (h)--\n (i) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or Israel''; and\n (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or Israel'' both places it \n appears;\n (3) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)--\n (A) in subsection (b)--\n (i) in paragraph (1), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand'';\n (ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand''; and\n (iii) in paragraph (6), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand'';\n (B) in subsection (c), by inserting ``Jordan,'' \n before ``or New Zealand'' both places it appears; and\n (C) in subsection (d)(2)(A), by inserting \n ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand'';\n (4) in section 62(c)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2796a(c)(1)), by \n inserting ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand''; and\n (5) in section 63(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a)(2)), by \n inserting ``Jordan,'' before ``or New Zealand''.\n\nSEC. 6. AMENDMENTS TO FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1961.\n\n Section 656(a)(2) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. \n2416(a)(2)) is amended by inserting ``Jordan,'' before ``or New \nZealand''.\n\nSEC. 7. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.\n\n The Secretary of State is authorized, subject to the availability \nof appropriations, to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding with \nJordan to increase economic support funds, military cooperation, \nincluding joint military exercises, personnel exchanges, support for \ninternational peacekeeping missions, and enhanced strategic dialogue.\n \n", "frequency": [["jordan", 32], ["new", 15], ["inserting", 15], ["state", 14], ["zealand", 14], ["united", 13], ["paragraph", 8], ["section", 8], ["u.s.c", 8], ["subsection", 7], ["defense", 7], ["refugee", 7], ["congress", 7], ["government", 6], ["foreign", 6], ["hashemite", 5], ["kingdom", 5], ["cooperation", 5], ["assistance", 5], ["security", 4], ["support", 4], ["syrian", 4], ["policy", 3], ["january", 3], ["house", 3], ["arm", 3], ["understanding", 3], ["iraq", 3], ["memorandum", 3], ["military", 3], ["bill", 3], ["export", 3], ["isil", 3], ["control", 3], ["israel", 3], ["secretary", 2], ["terrorist", 2], ["including", 2], ["amended", 2], ["nation", 2], ["february", 2], ["jordanian", 2], ["amendment", 2], ["enhanced", 2], ["year", 2], ["increase", 2], ["consideration", 2], ["improve", 2], ["place", 2], ["threat", 2], ["syria", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["major", 2], ["crisis", 2], ["service", 2], ["114th", 2], ["levant", 2], ["appears", 2], ["representative", 2], ["signed", 2], ["ms.", 2], ["following", 2], ["sense", 2], ["provide", 2], ["finding", 2], ["status", 2], ["islamic", 2], ["organization", 2], ["response", 2], ["affair", 1], ["help", 1], ["office", 1], ["domestic", 1], ["trade", 1], ["states-jordan", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["japan", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["make", 1], ["certification", 1], ["outside", 1], ["nato", 1], ["expeditious", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["australia", 1], ["objective", 1], ["suffering", 1], ["appropriation", 1], ["nearly", 1], ["burden", 1], ["international", 1], ["world", 1], ["strategic", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["necessary", 1], ["nasser", 1], ["authorized", 1], ["fully", 1], ["went", 1]]}, "hr904": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 904 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 904\n\n To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to \n determine the feasibility of designating the study area as the Black \n Metropolis National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for \n other purposes.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\n Mr. Rush introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to \n determine the feasibility of designating the study area as the Black \n Metropolis National Heritage Area in the State of Illinois, and for \n other purposes.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Black Metropolis National Heritage \nArea Study Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds the following:\n (1) The Black Metropolis area on Chicago, Illinois' South \n Side has a cohesive and distinctive history as well as an \n important streetscape that distinguishes the area as worthy of \n designation as a National Heritage Area.\n (2) The historic features of Chicago's Black Metropolis \n predate the Great Migration of 1916-1919 and illustrate its \n influence on African-American life in Chicago and the Nation as \n a result of this demographic phenomenon in which 500,000 \n African-Americans migrated to the North in search of work and \n other opportunities, with 50,000 of that aggregate relocating \n in Chicago.\n (3) The Black Metropolis, as a setting, witnessed some of \n the finest accomplishments in African-American contributions to \n Chicago, the State of Illinois, and the Nation, while its \n legally and socially proscribed citizens challenged their \n environment and their Nation to fulfill its promise as a place \n of opportunity for all.\n (4) These contributions and accomplishments fall into the \n following main categories:\n (A) Business and entrepreneurial pursuits.--With \n State Street developing as the Black Metropolis' ``Wall \n Street'', the area produced two of the largest Black \n banking operations in the Nation in the Binga State and \n Douglass National Banks and scores of smaller \n businesses ranging from print shops to restaurants to \n clothing stores to hair salons and barbershops.\n (B) Culture and aesthetics.--The area emerged as a \n musical mecca ranging from jazz to gospel to delta and \n urban blues to rhythm and blues and was home for \n institutions such as the George Cleveland Hall Branch \n Library, which nurtured literary giants such as \n Langston Hughes, the South Side Community Arts Center, \n and the DuSable Museum of African American History and \n Culture.\n (C) Education.--The area includes the first public \n secondary school in the State of Illinois built \n specifically to accommodate the educational needs of \n African-American students, which opened in 1934 at 4934 \n South Wabash Avenue and was named in honor of Chicago's \n first non-native inhabitant and trader, Jean Baptiste \n Pointe du Sable, a Black man from Haiti, and whose \n illustrious graduates include Nat ``King'' Cole and \n Chicago Mayor Harold Washington.\n (D) Governance and politics.--From its political \n bases in the area's Second Ward and the First \n Congressional District, Chicago's Black Metropolis \n proved itself a political center for all African-\n Americans, producing the first African-American to sit \n in Congress in the 20th century, the Honorable Oscar \n DePriest, as well as the first African-American \n Democratic congressman, the Honorable Arthur W. \n Mitchell, succeeded by Honorable William L. Dawson, the \n Honorable Ralph H. Metcalfe, the Honorable Bennett M. \n Stewart, and the Honorable Harold Washington, later the \n city's first elected African-American mayor, and the \n Honorable Charles A. Hayes.\n (E) Health care.--The area includes Provident \n Hospital, founded in 1891 by the brilliant African-\n American surgeon, Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, and site of \n the first successful suturing of the human heart by Dr. \n Williams in 1893.\n (F) Labor.--The area was home to millions of \n unskilled and semi-skilled African-American workers, \n including the packinghouse workers who arrived during \n the Great Migration and constituted 25 percent of the \n stockyards work force during World War I, and the \n Pullman porters who represented a full 20 percent of \n the Nation's African-American workforce during the \n early 1900s.\n (G) Military life and patriotism.--African-American \n men enlisted in the Union Army on the grounds of Camp \n Douglass within the Black Metropolis area as part of \n the 29th Infantry Regiment of the United States Colored \n Troops, and a generation later trained at the Eighth \n Regiment Armory nearby before embarking for France as \n part of what President Wilson referred to as the great \n crusade to ``make the world safe for democracy'' during \n World War I.\n (H) Recreation and competitive sports.--Early on, \n the Nation's most popular sports (baseball, boxing, \n football, track and basketball) enjoyed support from \n the Black Metropolis' population and drew participants \n who earned widespread recognition such as Rube Foster, \n a native Chicagoan, who founded the Negro Baseball \n League and its local team, the American Giants.\n (I) Religion and church activism.--The area \n includes Quinn Chapel African Methodist Episcopal \n (A.M.E) Church, an antebellum center of abolitionist \n activity, and a major station on the Underground \n Railroad, and with emancipation, there was another \n religious movement to provide and protect the civil \n rights of all citizens led by Black Metropolis churches \n such as Quinn Chapel and Bethel A.M.E.\n (J) Social justice and civil rights.--It was from \n within the Black Metropolis area in the early 20th \n century that Ida B. Wells-Barnett waged her crusade for \n justice for African-Americans and women and worked to \n establish the first National Association for the \n Advancement of Colored People branch in that group's \n national network in 1912.\n (K) Streetscapes.--The area includes many historic \n locations, including those along State Street and 35th \n Street, ranging from the Overton Hygienic Manufacturing \n Building at 3617 South State Street and the Chicago Bee \n Building at 3647 South State Street (both designated as \n Chicago City Landmarks) to Liberty Life Insurance \n Company at 3501 South Parkway and a monument and park \n dedicated to United States Senator Stephen Douglas \n (designated as a State Landmark) at Lake Park Avenue \n and 35th Street, green and public spaces, stretching \n from Chicago's lakefront to historic park and boulevard \n systems to the West, and is now the proposed site for \n the 2016 Olympics in the City of Chicago's bid to host \n this event.\n\nSEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this Act:\n (1) Heritage area.--The term ``Heritage Area'' means the \n Black Metropolis National Heritage Area.\n (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (3) Study area.--The term ``study area'' means the region \n bounded as follows:\n (A) 18th Street on the North and 22nd Street on the \n South, from Lake Michigan on the East to Wentworth \n Avenue to the West.\n (B) 22nd Street on the North to 35th Street on the \n South, from Lake Michigan on the East to the Dan Ryan \n Expressway on the West.\n (C) 35th Street on the North and 47th Street on the \n South, from Lake Michigan on the East to the B&O \n Railroad (Stewart Avenue) on the West.\n (D) 47th Street on the North to 55th Street on the \n South, from Cottage Grove Avenue on the East to the Dan \n Ryan Expressway on the West.\n (E) 55th Street on the North to 67th Street on the \n South, from State Street on the West to Cottage Grove \n Avenue/South Chicago Avenue on the East.\n (F) 67th Street on the North to 71st Street on the \n South, from Cottage Grove Avenue/South Chicago Avenue \n on the West to the Metra Railroad tracks on the East.\n\nSEC. 4. BLACK METROPOLIS NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA STUDY.\n\n (a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with the managers \nof any Federal land within the Heritage Area, appropriate State and \nlocal governmental agencies, and any interested organizations, shall \nconduct a study to determine the feasibility of designating the study \narea as the Black Metropolis National Heritage Area.\n (b) Requirements.--The study shall include analysis, documentation, \nand determinations on whether--\n (1) the study area--\n (A) has an assemblage of natural, historic, \n cultural, educational, scenic, or recreational \n resources that together are nationally important to the \n heritage of the United States;\n (B) represents distinctive aspects of the heritage \n of the United States worthy of recognition, \n conservation, interpretation, and continuing use;\n (C) is best managed through agreements between \n public and private entities at the local or regional \n level;\n (D) reflects traditions, customs, beliefs, and \n folklife that are a valuable part of the heritage of \n the United States;\n (E) provides outstanding opportunities to conserve \n natural, historical, cultural, or scenic features;\n (F) provides outstanding recreational and \n educational opportunities; and\n (G) has resources and traditional uses that have \n national importance;\n (2) residents, business interests, nonprofit organizations, \n the Federal Government (including relevant Federal land \n management agencies), and State, local, and tribal governments \n within the study area--\n (A) are involved in the planning; and\n (B) have demonstrated significant support through \n letters and other means for designation and management \n of the Heritage Area; and\n (3) the study area has been identified and supported by the \n public, private business, and local and State agencies.\n\nSEC. 5. REPORT.\n\n Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds are \nmade available to carry out this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the \nCommittee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the \nCommittee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report that \ndescribes the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the \nSecretary with respect to the study.\n \n", "frequency": [["area", 29], ["street", 20], ["state", 20], ["black", 17], ["study", 15], ["metropolis", 15], ["chicago", 14], ["heritage", 14], ["south", 12], ["national", 11], ["african-american", 11], ["first", 8], ["avenue", 7], ["honorable", 7], ["secretary", 7], ["west", 7], ["north", 7], ["united", 6], ["nation", 6], ["east", 6], ["natural", 5], ["local", 5], ["resource", 5], ["illinois", 5], ["congress", 5], ["lake", 4], ["public", 4], ["35th", 4], ["house", 4], ["american", 4], ["mean", 4], ["opportunity", 4], ["historic", 4], ["business", 4], ["within", 4], ["includes", 4], ["feasibility", 3], ["designating", 3], ["following", 3], ["educational", 3], ["including", 3], ["committee", 3], ["douglas", 3], ["city", 3], ["ranging", 3], ["park", 3], ["agency", 3], ["shall", 3], ["grove", 3], ["later", 3], ["michigan", 3], ["conduct", 3], ["federal", 3], ["church", 3], ["life", 3], ["great", 3], ["representative", 3], ["bill", 3], ["center", 3], ["government", 3], ["term", 3], ["early", 3], ["interior", 3], ["world", 3], ["railroad", 3], ["determine", 3], ["cottage", 3], ["founded", 2], ["include", 2], ["chapel", 2], ["ryan", 2], ["20th", 2], ["blue", 2], ["dr.", 2], ["baseball", 2], ["colored", 2], ["authorize", 2], ["private", 2], ["regiment", 2], ["114th", 2], ["expressway", 2], ["accomplishment", 2], ["history", 2], ["feature", 2], ["african-", 2], ["african", 2], ["mayor", 2], ["recreational", 2], ["dan", 2], ["designation", 2], ["scenic", 2], ["side", 2], ["referred", 2], ["67th", 2], ["harold", 2], ["culture", 2], ["williams", 2], ["outstanding", 2], ["55th", 2], ["finding", 2]]}, "hr905": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 905 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 905\n\n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the \nequalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy \n equivalent of diesel.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMr. Thornberry (for himself, Mr. Larson of Connecticut, and Mr. Lance) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Ways and Means\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the \nequalization of the excise tax on liquefied natural gas and per energy \n equivalent of diesel.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``LNG Excise Tax Equalization Act of \n2015''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n The Congress finds the following:\n (1) Liquefied natural gas has an energy content of 74,700 \n Btu per gallon (lower heating value).\n (2) Diesel has an energy content of 128,700 Btu per gallon \n (lower heating value).\n (3) A gallon of liquefied natural gas only produces 58.04 \n percent of the energy produced from a gallon of diesel; \n however, the Federal excise taxes on liquefied natural gas and \n diesel are both 24.3 cents per gallon.\n (4) The Federal excise tax on compressed natural gas is \n 18.3 cents per energy equivalent of a gallon of gasoline.\n\nSEC. 3. EQUALIZATION OF EXCISE TAX ON LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS AND PER \n ENERGY EQUIVALENT OF DIESEL.\n\n (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 4041(a)(2) of the \nInternal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking the period at the \nend of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after \nclause (ii) the following new clause:\n ``(iii) in the case of liquefied natural \n gas, 24.3 cents per energy equivalent of a \n gallon of diesel.''.\n (b) Energy Equivalent of a Gallon of Diesel and Administrative \nProvision.--Paragraph (2) of section 4041(a) of such Code is amended by \nadding at the end the following:\n ``(C) Energy equivalent of a gallon of diesel.--For \n purposes of this paragraph, the term `energy equivalent \n of a gallon of diesel' means, with respect to a \n liquefied natural gas fuel, the amount of such fuel \n having a Btu content of 128,700 (lower heating value).\n ``(D) Administrative provisions.--For purposes of \n applying this title with respect to the taxes imposed \n by this subsection, references to any liquid subject to \n tax under this subsection shall be treated as including \n references to liquefied natural gas subject to tax \n under this paragraph.''.\n (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 4041(a)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code \nis amended--\n (1) by striking ``liquefied natural gas,'', and\n (2) by striking ``peat), and'' and inserting ``peat) and''.\n (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall \napply to any sale or use of liquefied natural gas after 14 days after \nthe date of the enactment of this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["gas", 12], ["natural", 12], ["liquefied", 11], ["energy", 10], ["gallon", 10], ["tax", 9], ["diesel", 8], ["per", 8], ["equivalent", 8], ["excise", 6], ["code", 5], ["section", 5], ["equalization", 4], ["following", 4], ["congress", 4], ["striking", 3], ["amended", 3], ["btu", 3], ["bill", 3], ["house", 3], ["content", 3], ["inserting", 3], ["heating", 3], ["revenue", 3], ["clause", 3], ["cent", 3], ["value", 3], ["mr.", 3], ["internal", 3], ["lower", 3], ["subsection", 2], ["fuel", 2], ["diesel.", 2], ["mean", 2], ["reference", 2], ["subject", 2], ["federal", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["respect", 2], ["114th", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["administrative", 2], ["paragraph", 2], ["end", 2], ["provide", 2], ["shall", 2], ["peat", 2], ["purpose", 2], ["office", 1], ["produced", 1], ["session", 1], ["including", 1], ["committee", 1], ["provision.", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["larson", 1], ["subparagraph", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["government", 1], ["february", 1], ["day", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["term", 1], ["imposed", 1], ["thornberry", 1], ["referred", 1], ["senate", 1], ["apply", 1], ["lng", 1], ["find", 1], ["state", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["new", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["general.", 1], ["date.", 1], ["adding", 1], ["however", 1], ["compressed", 1], ["amendments.", 1], ["amount", 1], ["amendment", 1], ["enactment", 1], ["period", 1], ["1st", 1], ["use", 1], ["way", 1], ["connecticut", 1], ["case", 1], ["made", 1], ["applying", 1], ["effective", 1], ["`energy", 1], ["gasoline", 1], ["treated", 1], ["cited", 1], ["united", 1], ["percent", 1], ["conforming", 1]]}, "hr202": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 202 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 202\n\n To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to \n rename a site of the park.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n January 7, 2015\n\n Mr. Turner introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to \n rename a site of the park.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO THE DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACT \n OF 1992.\n\n Section 101(b)(5) of the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act \nof 1992 (16 U.S.C. 410ww(b)(5)) is amended by striking ``Aviation \nCenter'' and inserting ``National Museum''.\n \n", "frequency": [["aviation", 5], ["preservation", 4], ["heritage", 4], ["dayton", 4], ["house", 3], ["congress", 3], ["bill", 3], ["rename", 2], ["site", 2], ["section", 2], ["114th", 2], ["park", 2], ["representative", 2], ["amend", 2], ["introduced", 2], ["amendment", 1], ["410ww", 1], ["office", 1], ["striking", 1], ["senate", 1], ["national", 1], ["u.s.c", 1], ["session", 1], ["committee", 1], ["1st", 1], ["turner", 1], ["assembled", 1], ["resource", 1], ["united", 1], ["state", 1], ["mr.", 1], ["h.r", 1], ["congressional", 1], ["inserting", 1], ["amended", 1], ["government", 1], ["u.s.", 1], ["america", 1], ["enacted", 1], ["natural", 1], ["center", 1], ["january", 1], ["printing", 1], ["following", 1], ["museum", 1], ["referred", 1]]}, "hr872": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 872 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 872\n\n To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the \nChickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, \n the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the \n Nansemond Indian Tribe.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 11, 2015\n\nMr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Scott of Virginia, and Mr. \n Beyer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the \n Committee on Natural Resources\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the \nChickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, \n the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the \n Nansemond Indian Tribe.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.\n\n (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Thomasina E. \nJordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015''.\n (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act is as \nfollows:\n\nSec. 1. Short title; table of contents.\nSec. 2. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978.\n TITLE I--CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE\n\nSec. 101. Findings.\nSec. 102. Definitions.\nSec. 103. Federal recognition.\nSec. 104. Membership; governing documents.\nSec. 105. Governing body.\nSec. 106. Reservation of the Tribe.\nSec. 107. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights.\n TITLE II--CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE--EASTERN DIVISION\n\nSec. 201. Findings.\nSec. 202. Definitions.\nSec. 203. Federal recognition.\nSec. 204. Membership; governing documents.\nSec. 205. Governing body.\nSec. 206. Reservation of the Tribe.\nSec. 207. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights.\n TITLE III--UPPER MATTAPONI TRIBE\n\nSec. 301. Findings.\nSec. 302. Definitions.\nSec. 303. Federal recognition.\nSec. 304. Membership; governing documents.\nSec. 305. Governing body.\nSec. 306. Reservation of the Tribe.\nSec. 307. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights.\n TITLE IV--RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE, INC.\n\nSec. 401. Findings.\nSec. 402. Definitions.\nSec. 403. Federal recognition.\nSec. 404. Membership; governing documents.\nSec. 405. Governing body.\nSec. 406. Reservation of the Tribe.\nSec. 407. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights.\n TITLE V--MONACAN INDIAN NATION\n\nSec. 501. Findings.\nSec. 502. Definitions.\nSec. 503. Federal recognition.\nSec. 504. Membership; governing documents.\nSec. 505. Governing body.\nSec. 506. Reservation of the Tribe.\nSec. 507. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights.\n TITLE VI--NANSEMOND INDIAN TRIBE\n\nSec. 601. Findings.\nSec. 602. Definitions.\nSec. 603. Federal recognition.\nSec. 604. Membership; governing documents.\nSec. 605. Governing body.\nSec. 606. Reservation of the Tribe.\nSec. 607. Hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, and water rights.\n TITLE VII--EMINENT DOMAIN\n\nSec. 701. Limitation.\n\nSEC. 2. INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT OF 1978.\n\n Nothing in this Act affects the application of section 109 of the \nIndian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1919).\n\n TITLE I--CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE\n\nSEC. 101. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) in 1607, when the English settlers set shore along the \n Virginia coastline, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe was one of \n about 30 tribes that received them;\n (2) in 1614, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe entered into a \n treaty with Sir Thomas Dale, Governor of the Jamestown Colony, \n under which--\n (A) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe agreed to provide \n 2 bushels of corn per man and send warriors to protect \n the English; and\n (B) Sir Thomas Dale agreed in return to allow the \n Tribe to continue to practice its own tribal \n governance;\n (3) in 1646, a treaty was signed which forced the \n Chickahominy from their homeland to the area around the York \n Mattaponi River in present-day King William County, leading to \n the formation of a reservation;\n (4) in 1677, following Bacon's Rebellion, the Queen of \n Pamunkey signed the Treaty of Middle Plantation on behalf of \n the Chickahominy;\n (5) in 1702, the Chickahominy were forced from their \n reservation, which caused the loss of a land base;\n (6) in 1711, the College of William and Mary in \n Williamsburg established a grammar school for Indians called \n Brafferton College;\n (7) a Chickahominy child was one of the first Indians to \n attend Brafferton College;\n (8) in 1750, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe began to migrate \n from King William County back to the area around the \n Chickahominy River in New Kent and Charles City Counties;\n (9) in 1793, a Baptist missionary named Bradby took refuge \n with the Chickahominy and took a Chickahominy woman as his \n wife;\n (10) in 1831, the names of the ancestors of the modern-day \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe began to appear in the Charles City \n County census records;\n (11) in 1901, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe formed Samaria \n Baptist Church;\n (12) from 1901 to 1935, Chickahominy men were assessed a \n tribal tax so that their children could receive an education;\n (13) the Tribe used the proceeds from the tax to build the \n first Samaria Indian School, buy supplies, and pay a teacher's \n salary;\n (14) in 1919, C. Lee Moore, Auditor of Public Accounts for \n Virginia, told Chickahominy Chief O.W. Adkins that he had \n instructed the Commissioner of Revenue for Charles City County \n to record Chickahominy tribal members on the county tax rolls \n as Indian, and not as White or colored;\n (15) during the period of 1920 through 1930, various \n Governors of the Commonwealth of Virginia wrote letters of \n introduction for Chickahominy Chiefs who had official business \n with Federal agencies in Washington, DC;\n (16) in 1934, Chickahominy Chief O.O. Adkins wrote to John \n Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, requesting money to \n acquire land for the Chickahominy Indian Tribe's use, to build \n school, medical, and library facilities and to buy tractors, \n implements, and seed;\n (17) in 1934, John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, \n wrote to Chickahominy Chief O.O. Adkins, informing him that \n Congress had passed the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as \n the ``Indian Reorganization Act'') (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.), but \n had not made the appropriation to fund the Act;\n (18) in 1942, Chickahominy Chief O.O. Adkins wrote to John \n Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, asking for help in \n getting the proper racial designation on Selective Service \n records for Chickahominy soldiers;\n (19) in 1943, John Collier, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, \n asked Douglas S. Freeman, editor of the Richmond News-Leader \n newspaper of Richmond, Virginia, to help Virginia Indians \n obtain proper racial designation on birth records;\n (20) Collier stated that his office could not officially \n intervene because it had no responsibility for the Virginia \n Indians, ``as a matter largely of historical accident'', but \n was ``interested in them as descendants of the original \n inhabitants of the region'';\n (21) in 1948, the Veterans' Education Committee of the \n Virginia State Board of Education approved Samaria Indian \n School to provide training to veterans;\n (22) that school was established and run by the \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe;\n (23) in 1950, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe purchased and \n donated to the Charles City County School Board land to be used \n to build a modern school for students of the Chickahominy and \n other Virginia Indian tribes;\n (24) the Samaria Indian School included students in grades \n 1 through 8;\n (25) in 1961, Senator Sam Ervin, Chairman of the \n Subcommittee on Constitutional Rights of the Committee on the \n Judiciary of the Senate, requested Chickahominy Chief O.O. \n Adkins to provide assistance in analyzing the status of the \n constitutional rights of Indians ``in your area'';\n (26) in 1967, the Charles City County school board closed \n Samaria Indian School and converted the school to a countywide \n primary school as a step toward full school integration of \n Indian and non-Indian students;\n (27) in 1972, the Charles City County school board began \n receiving funds under the Indian Self-Determination and \n Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aa et seq.) on behalf of \n Chickahominy students, which funding is provided as of the date \n of enactment of this Act under title V of the Indian Self-\n Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 458aaa et \n seq.);\n (28) in 1974, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe bought land and \n built a tribal center using monthly pledges from tribal members \n to finance the transactions;\n (29) in 1983, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe was granted \n recognition as an Indian tribe by the Commonwealth of Virginia, \n along with 5 other Indian tribes; and\n (30) in 1985, Governor Gerald Baliles was the special guest \n at an intertribal Thanksgiving Day dinner hosted by the \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe.\n\nSEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (2) Tribal member.--The term ``tribal member'' means--\n (A) an individual who is an enrolled member of the \n Tribe as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (B) an individual who has been placed on the \n membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this \n title.\n (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Chickahominy \n Indian Tribe.\n\nSEC. 103. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) Federal Recognition.--\n (1) In general.--Federal recognition is extended to the \n Tribe.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--All laws (including \n regulations) of the United States of general applicability to \n Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians \n (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) \n that are not inconsistent with this title shall be applicable \n to the Tribe and tribal members.\n (b) Federal Services and Benefits.--\n (1) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this \n Act, the Tribe and tribal members shall be eligible for all \n services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to \n federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the \n existence of a reservation for the Tribe.\n (2) Service area.--For the purpose of the delivery of \n Federal services to tribal members, the service area of the \n Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of New Kent \n County, James City County, Charles City County, and Henrico \n County, Virginia.\n\nSEC. 104. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.\n\n The membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be \nthe most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, \nsubmitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 105. GOVERNING BODY.\n\n The governing body of the Tribe shall be--\n (1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as of the date \n of enactment of this Act; or\n (2) any subsequent governing body elected in accordance \n with the election procedures specified in the governing \n documents of the Tribe.\n\nSEC. 106. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE.\n\n (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary of \nthe Interior--\n (1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe that was acquired by the Tribe on \n or before January 1, 2007, if such lands are located within the \n boundaries of New Kent County, James City County, Charles City \n County, or Henrico County, Virginia; and\n (2) may take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within \n the boundaries of New Kent County, James City County, Charles \n City County, or Henrico County, Virginia.\n (b) Deadline for Determination.--The Secretary shall make a final \nwritten determination not later than three years of the date which the \nTribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under \nsubsection (a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination \navailable to the Tribe.\n (c) Reservation Status.--Any land taken into trust for the benefit \nof the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the \nTribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.\n (d) Gaming.--The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a \nmatter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any \nFederal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 \net seq.) or under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the \nSecretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.\n\nSEC. 107. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any manner \nany hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe \nand members of the Tribe.\n\n TITLE II--CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE--EASTERN DIVISION\n\nSEC. 201. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) in 1607, when the English settlers set shore along the \n Virginia coastline, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe was one of \n about 30 tribes that received them;\n (2) in 1614, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe entered into a \n treaty with Sir Thomas Dale, Governor of the Jamestown Colony, \n under which--\n (A) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe agreed to provide \n 2 bushels of corn per man and send warriors to protect \n the English; and\n (B) Sir Thomas Dale agreed in return to allow the \n Tribe to continue to practice its own tribal \n governance;\n (3) in 1646, a treaty was signed which forced the \n Chickahominy from their homeland to the area around the York \n River in present-day King William County, leading to the \n formation of a reservation;\n (4) in 1677, following Bacon's Rebellion, the Queen of \n Pamunkey signed the Treaty of Middle Plantation on behalf of \n the Chickahominy;\n (5) in 1702, the Chickahominy were forced from their \n reservation, which caused the loss of a land base;\n (6) in 1711, the College of William and Mary in \n Williamsburg established a grammar school for Indians called \n Brafferton College;\n (7) a Chickahominy child was one of the first Indians to \n attend Brafferton College;\n (8) in 1750, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe began to migrate \n from King William County back to the area around the \n Chickahominy River in New Kent and Charles City Counties;\n (9) in 1793, a Baptist missionary named Bradby took refuge \n with the Chickahominy and took a Chickahominy woman as his \n wife;\n (10) in 1831, the names of the ancestors of the modern-day \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe began to appear in the Charles City \n County census records;\n (11) in 1870, a census revealed an enclave of Indians in \n New Kent County that is believed to be the beginning of the \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division;\n (12) other records were destroyed when the New Kent County \n courthouse was burned, leaving a State census as the only \n record covering that period;\n (13) in 1901, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe formed Samaria \n Baptist Church;\n (14) from 1901 to 1935, Chickahominy men were assessed a \n tribal tax so that their children could receive an education;\n (15) the Tribe used the proceeds from the tax to build the \n first Samaria Indian School, buy supplies, and pay a teacher's \n salary;\n (16) in 1910, a 1-room school covering grades 1 through 8 \n was established in New Kent County for the Chickahominy Indian \n Tribe--Eastern Division;\n (17) during the period of 1920 through 1921, the \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division began forming a \n tribal government;\n (18) E.P. Bradby, the founder of the Tribe, was elected to \n be Chief;\n (19) in 1922, Tsena Commocko Baptist Church was organized;\n (20) in 1925, a certificate of incorporation was issued to \n the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division;\n (21) in 1950, the 1-room Indian school in New Kent County \n was closed and students were bused to Samaria Indian School in \n Charles City County;\n (22) in 1967, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe and the \n Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division lost their schools \n as a result of the required integration of students;\n (23) during the period of 1982 through 1984, Tsena Commocko \n Baptist Church built a new sanctuary to accommodate church \n growth;\n (24) in 1983 the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern \n Division was granted State recognition along with 5 other \n Virginia Indian tribes;\n (25) in 1985--\n (A) the Virginia Council on Indians was organized \n as a State agency; and\n (B) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division \n was granted a seat on the Council;\n (26) in 1988, a nonprofit organization known as the \n ``United Indians of Virginia'' was formed; and\n (27) Chief Marvin ``Strongoak'' Bradby of the Eastern Band \n of the Chickahominy presently chairs the organization.\n\nSEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (2) Tribal member.--The term ``tribal member'' means--\n (A) an individual who is an enrolled member of the \n Tribe as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (B) an individual who has been placed on the \n membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this \n title.\n (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Chickahominy \n Indian Tribe--Eastern Division.\n\nSEC. 203. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) Federal Recognition.--\n (1) In general.--Federal recognition is extended to the \n Tribe.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--All laws (including \n regulations) of the United States of general applicability to \n Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians \n (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) \n that are not inconsistent with this title shall be applicable \n to the Tribe and tribal members.\n (b) Federal Services and Benefits.--\n (1) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this \n Act, the Tribe and tribal members shall be eligible for all \n future services and benefits provided by the Federal Government \n to federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the \n existence of a reservation for the Tribe.\n (2) Service area.--For the purpose of the delivery of \n Federal services to tribal members, the service area of the \n Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of New Kent \n County, James City County, Charles City County, and Henrico \n County, Virginia.\n\nSEC. 204. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.\n\n The membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be \nthe most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, \nsubmitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 205. GOVERNING BODY.\n\n The governing body of the Tribe shall be--\n (1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as of the date \n of enactment of this Act; or\n (2) any subsequent governing body elected in accordance \n with the election procedures specified in the governing \n documents of the Tribe.\n\nSEC. 206. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE.\n\n (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary of \nthe Interior--\n (1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe that was acquired by the Tribe on \n or before January 1, 2007, if such lands are located within the \n boundaries of New Kent County, James City County, Charles City \n County, or Henrico County, Virginia; and\n (2) may take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within \n the boundaries of New Kent County, James City County, Charles \n City County, or Henrico County, Virginia.\n (b) Deadline for Determination.--The Secretary shall make a final \nwritten determination not later than three years of the date which the \nTribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under \nsubsection (a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination \navailable to the Tribe.\n (c) Reservation Status.--Any land taken into trust for the benefit \nof the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the \nTribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.\n (d) Gaming.--The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a \nmatter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any \nFederal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 \net seq.) or under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the \nSecretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.\n\nSEC. 207. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any manner \nany hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe \nand members of the Tribe.\n\n TITLE III--UPPER MATTAPONI TRIBE\n\nSEC. 301. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) during the period of 1607 through 1646, the \n Chickahominy Indian Tribes--\n (A) lived approximately 20 miles from Jamestown; \n and\n (B) were significantly involved in English-Indian \n affairs;\n (2) Mattaponi Indians, who later joined the Chickahominy \n Indians, lived a greater distance from Jamestown;\n (3) in 1646, the Chickahominy Indians moved to Mattaponi \n River basin, away from the English;\n (4) in 1661, the Chickahominy Indians sold land at a place \n known as ``the cliffs'' on the Mattaponi River;\n (5) in 1669, the Chickahominy Indians--\n (A) appeared in the Virginia Colony's census of \n Indian bowmen; and\n (B) lived in ``New Kent'' County, which included \n the Mattaponi River basin at that time;\n (6) in 1677, the Chickahominy and Mattaponi Indians were \n subjects of the Queen of Pamunkey, who was a signatory to the \n Treaty of 1677 with the King of England;\n (7) in 1683, after a Mattaponi town was attacked by Seneca \n Indians, the Mattaponi Indians took refuge with the \n Chickahominy Indians, and the history of the 2 groups was \n intertwined for many years thereafter;\n (8) in 1695, the Chickahominy and Mattaponi Indians--\n (A) were assigned a reservation by the Virginia \n Colony; and\n (B) traded land of the reservation for land at the \n place known as ``the cliffs'' (which, as of the date of \n enactment of this Act, is the Mattaponi Indian \n Reservation), which had been owned by the Mattaponi \n Indians before 1661;\n (9) in 1711, a Chickahominy boy attended the Indian School \n at the College of William and Mary;\n (10) in 1726, the Virginia Colony discontinued funding of \n interpreters for the Chickahominy and Mattaponi Indian Tribes;\n (11) James Adams, who served as an interpreter to the \n Indian tribes known as of the date of enactment of this Act as \n the ``Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe'' and ``Chickahominy Indian \n Tribe'', elected to stay with the Upper Mattaponi Indians;\n (12) today, a majority of the Upper Mattaponi Indians have \n ``Adams'' as their surname;\n (13) in 1787, Thomas Jefferson, in Notes on the \n Commonwealth of Virginia, mentioned the Mattaponi Indians on a \n reservation in King William County and said that Chickahominy \n Indians were ``blended'' with the Mattaponi Indians and nearby \n Pamunkey Indians;\n (14) in 1850, the census of the United States revealed a \n nucleus of approximately 10 families, all ancestral to modern \n Upper Mattaponi Indians, living in central King William County, \n Virginia, approximately 10 miles from the reservation;\n (15) during the period of 1853 through 1884, King William \n County marriage records listed Upper Mattaponis as ``Indians'' \n in marrying people residing on the reservation;\n (16) during the period of 1884 through the present, county \n marriage records usually refer to Upper Mattaponis as \n ``Indians'';\n (17) in 1901, Smithsonian anthropologist James Mooney heard \n about the Upper Mattaponi Indians but did not visit them;\n (18) in 1928, University of Pennsylvania anthropologist \n Frank Speck published a book on modern Virginia Indians with a \n section on the Upper Mattaponis;\n (19) from 1929 until 1930, the leadership of the Upper \n Mattaponi Indians opposed the use of a ``colored'' designation \n in the 1930 United States census and won a compromise in which \n the Indian ancestry of the Upper Mattaponis was recorded but \n questioned;\n (20) during the period of 1942 through 1945--\n (A) the leadership of the Upper Mattaponi Indians, \n with the help of Frank Speck and others, fought against \n the induction of young men of the Tribe into \n ``colored'' units in the Armed Forces of the United \n States; and\n (B) a tribal roll for the Upper Mattaponi Indians \n was compiled;\n (21) from 1945 to 1946, negotiations took place to admit \n some of the young people of the Upper Mattaponi to high schools \n for Federal Indians (especially at Cherokee) because no high \n school coursework was available for Indians in Virginia \n schools; and\n (22) in 1983, the Upper Mattaponi Indians applied for and \n won State recognition as an Indian tribe.\n\nSEC. 302. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (2) Tribal member.--The term ``tribal member'' means--\n (A) an individual who is an enrolled member of the \n Tribe as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (B) an individual who has been placed on the \n membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this \n title.\n (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Upper Mattaponi \n Tribe.\n\nSEC. 303. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) Federal Recognition.--\n (1) In general.--Federal recognition is extended to the \n Tribe.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--All laws (including \n regulations) of the United States of general applicability to \n Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians \n (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) \n that are not inconsistent with this title shall be applicable \n to the Tribe and tribal members.\n (b) Federal Services and Benefits.--\n (1) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this \n Act, the Tribe and tribal members shall be eligible for all \n services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to \n federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the \n existence of a reservation for the Tribe.\n (2) Service area.--For the purpose of the delivery of \n Federal services to tribal members, the service area of the \n Tribe shall be considered to be the area within 25 miles of the \n Sharon Indian School at 13383 King William Road, King William \n County, Virginia.\n\nSEC. 304. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.\n\n The membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be \nthe most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, \nsubmitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 305. GOVERNING BODY.\n\n The governing body of the Tribe shall be--\n (1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as of the date \n of enactment of this Act; or\n (2) any subsequent governing body elected in accordance \n with the election procedures specified in the governing \n documents of the Tribe.\n\nSEC. 306. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE.\n\n (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary of \nthe Interior--\n (1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe that was acquired by the Tribe on \n or before January 1, 2007, if such lands are located within the \n boundaries of King William County, Caroline County, Hanover \n County, King and Queen County, and New Kent County, Virginia; \n and\n (2) may take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within \n the boundaries of King William County, Caroline County, Hanover \n County, King and Queen County, and New Kent County, Virginia.\n (b) Deadline for Determination.--The Secretary shall make a final \nwritten determination not later than three years of the date which the \nTribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under \nsubsection (a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination \navailable to the Tribe.\n (c) Reservation Status.--Any land taken into trust for the benefit \nof the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the \nTribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.\n (d) Gaming.--The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a \nmatter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any \nFederal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 \net seq.) or under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the \nSecretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.\n\nSEC. 307. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any manner \nany hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe \nand members of the Tribe.\n\n TITLE IV--RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE, INC.\n\nSEC. 401. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) during the initial months after Virginia was settled, \n the Rappahannock Indians had 3 encounters with Captain John \n Smith;\n (2) the first encounter occurred when the Rappahannock \n weroance (headman)--\n (A) traveled to Quiyocohannock (a principal town \n across the James River from Jamestown), where he met \n with Smith to determine whether Smith had been the \n ``great man'' who had previously sailed into the \n Rappahannock River, killed a Rappahannock weroance, and \n kidnapped Rappahannock people; and\n (B) determined that Smith was too short to be that \n ``great man'';\n (3) on a second meeting, during John Smith's captivity \n (December 16, 1607, to January 8, 1608), Smith was taken to the \n Rappahannock principal village to show the people that Smith \n was not the ``great man'';\n (4) a third meeting took place during Smith's exploration \n of the Chesapeake Bay (July to September 1608), when, after the \n Moraughtacund Indians had stolen 3 women from the Rappahannock \n King, Smith was prevailed upon to facilitate a peaceful truce \n between the Rappahannock and the Moraughtacund Indians;\n (5) in the settlement, Smith had the 2 Indian tribes meet \n on the spot of their first fight;\n (6) when it was established that both groups wanted peace, \n Smith told the Rappahannock King to select which of the 3 \n stolen women he wanted;\n (7) the Moraughtacund King was given second choice among \n the 2 remaining women, and Mosco, a Wighcocomoco (on the \n Potomac River) guide, was given the third woman;\n (8) in 1645, Captain William Claiborne tried unsuccessfully \n to establish treaty relations with the Rappahannocks, as the \n Rappahannocks had not participated in the Pamunkey-led uprising \n in 1644, and the English wanted to ``treat with the \n Rappahannocks or any other Indians not in amity with \n Opechancanough, concerning serving the county against the \n Pamunkeys'';\n (9) in April 1651, the Rappahannocks conveyed a tract of \n land to an English settler, Colonel Morre Fauntleroy;\n (10) the deed for the conveyance was signed by Accopatough, \n weroance of the Rappahannock Indians;\n (11) in September 1653, Lancaster County signed a treaty \n with Rappahannock Indians, the terms of which treaty--\n (A) gave Rappahannocks the rights of Englishmen in \n the county court; and\n (B) attempted to make the Rappahannocks more \n accountable under English law;\n (12) in September 1653, Lancaster County defined and marked \n the bounds of its Indian settlements;\n (13) according to the Lancaster clerk of court, ``the tribe \n called the great Rappahannocks lived on the Rappahannock Creek \n just across the river above Tappahannock'';\n (14) in September 1656, (Old) Rappahannock County (which, \n as of the date of enactment of this Act, is comprised of \n Richmond and Essex Counties, Virginia) signed a treaty with \n Rappahannock Indians that--\n (A) mirrored the Lancaster County treaty from 1653; \n and\n (B) stated that--\n (i) Rappahannocks were to be rewarded, in \n Roanoke, for returning English fugitives; and\n (ii) the English encouraged the \n Rappahannocks to send their children to live \n among the English as servants, who the English \n promised would be well-treated;\n (15) in 1658, the Virginia Assembly revised a 1652 Act \n stating that ``there be no grants of land to any Englishman \n whatsoever de futuro until the Indians be first served with the \n proportion of 50 acres of land for each bowman'';\n (16) in 1669, the colony conducted a census of Virginia \n Indians;\n (17) as of the date of that census--\n (A) the majority of the Rappahannocks were residing \n at their hunting village on the north side of the \n Mattaponi River; and\n (B) at the time of the visit, census-takers were \n counting only the Indian tribes along the rivers, which \n explains why only 30 Rappahannock bowmen were counted \n on that river;\n (18) the Rappahannocks used the hunting village on the \n north side of the Mattaponi River as their primary residence \n until the Rappahannocks were removed in 1684;\n (19) in May 1677, the Treaty of Middle Plantation was \n signed with England;\n (20) the Pamunkey Queen Cockacoeske signed on behalf of the \n Rappahannocks, ``who were supposed to be her tributaries'', but \n before the treaty could be ratified, the Queen of Pamunkey \n complained to the Virginia Colonial Council ``that she was \n having trouble with Rappahannocks and Chickahominies, \n supposedly tributaries of hers'';\n (21) in November 1682, the Virginia Colonial Council \n established a reservation for the Rappahannock Indians of 3,474 \n acres ``about the town where they dwelt'';\n (22) the Rappahannock ``town'' was the hunting village on \n the north side of the Mattaponi River, where the Rappahannocks \n had lived throughout the 1670s;\n (23) the acreage allotment of the reservation was based on \n the 1658 Indian land act, which translates into a bowman \n population of 70, or an approximate total Rappahannock \n population of 350;\n (24) in 1683, following raids by Iroquoian warriors on both \n Indian and English settlements, the Virginia Colonial Council \n ordered the Rappahannocks to leave their reservation and unite \n with the Nanzatico Indians at Nanzatico Indian Town, which was \n located across and up the Rappahannock River some 30 miles;\n (25) between 1687 and 1699, the Rappahannocks migrated out \n of Nanzatico, returning to the south side of the Rappahannock \n River at Portobacco Indian Town;\n (26) in 1706, by order of Essex County, Lieutenant Richard \n Covington ``escorted'' the Portobaccos and Rappahannocks out of \n Portobacco Indian Town, out of Essex County, and into King and \n Queen County where they settled along the ridgeline between the \n Rappahannock and Mattaponi Rivers, the site of their ancient \n hunting village and 1682 reservation;\n (27) during the 1760s, 3 Rappahannock girls were raised on \n Thomas Nelson's Bleak Hill Plantation in King William County;\n (28) of those girls--\n (A) one married a Saunders man;\n (B) one married a Johnson man; and\n (C) one had 2 children, Edmund and Carter Nelson, \n fathered by Thomas Cary Nelson;\n (29) in the 19th century, those Saunders, Johnson, and \n Nelson families are among the core Rappahannock families from \n which the modern Tribe traces its descent;\n (30) in 1819 and 1820, Edward Bird, John Bird (and his \n wife), Carter Nelson, Edmund Nelson, and Carter Spurlock (all \n Rappahannock ancestors) were listed on the tax roles of King \n and Queen County and taxed at the county poor rate;\n (31) Edmund Bird was added to the tax roles in 1821;\n (32) those tax records are significant documentation \n because the great majority of pre-1864 records for King and \n Queen County were destroyed by fire;\n (33) beginning in 1819, and continuing through the 1880s, \n there was a solid Rappahannock presence in the membership at \n Upper Essex Baptist Church;\n (34) that was the first instance of conversion to \n Christianity by at least some Rappahannock Indians;\n (35) while twenty-six identifiable and traceable \n Rappahannock surnames appear on the pre-1863 membership list, \n and twenty-eight were listed on the 1863 membership roster, the \n number of surnames listed had declined to twelve in 1878 and \n had risen only slightly to fourteen by 1888;\n (36) a reason for the decline is that in 1870, a Methodist \n circuit rider, Joseph Mastin, secured funds to purchase land \n and construct St. Stephens Baptist Church for the Rappahannocks \n living nearby in Caroline County;\n (37) Mastin referred to the Rappahannocks during the period \n of 1850 to 1870 as ``Indians, having a great need for moral and \n Christian guidance'';\n (38) St. Stephens was the dominant tribal church until the \n Rappahannock Indian Baptist Church was established in 1964;\n (39) at both churches, the core Rappahannock family names \n of Bird, Clarke, Fortune, Johnson, Nelson, Parker, and \n Richardson predominate;\n (40) during the early 1900s, James Mooney, noted \n anthropologist, maintained correspondence with the \n Rappahannocks, surveying them and instructing them on how to \n formalize their tribal government;\n (41) in November 1920, Speck visited the Rappahannocks and \n assisted them in organizing the fight for their sovereign \n rights;\n (42) in 1921, the Rappahannocks were granted a charter from \n the Commonwealth of Virginia formalizing their tribal \n government;\n (43) Speck began a professional relationship with the Tribe \n that would last more than 30 years and document Rappahannock \n history and traditions as never before;\n (44) in April 1921, Rappahannock Chief George Nelson asked \n the Governor of Virginia, Westmoreland Davis, to forward a \n proclamation to the President of the United States, along with \n an appended list of tribal members and a handwritten copy of \n the proclamation itself;\n (45) the letter concerned Indian freedom of speech and \n assembly nationwide;\n (46) in 1922, the Rappahannocks established a formal school \n at Lloyds, Essex County, Virginia;\n (47) prior to establishment of the school, Rappahannock \n children were taught by a tribal member in Central Point, \n Caroline County, Virginia;\n (48) in December 1923, Rappahannock Chief George Nelson \n testified before Congress appealing for a $50,000 appropriation \n to establish an Indian school in Virginia;\n (49) in 1930, the Rappahannocks were engaged in an ongoing \n dispute with the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States \n Census Bureau about their classification in the 1930 Federal \n census;\n (50) in January 1930, Rappahannock Chief Otho S. Nelson \n wrote to Leon Truesdell, Chief Statistician of the United \n States Census Bureau, asking that the 218 enrolled \n Rappahannocks be listed as Indians;\n (51) in February 1930, Truesdell replied to Nelson saying \n that ``special instructions'' were being given about \n classifying Indians;\n (52) in April 1930, Nelson wrote to William M. Steuart at \n the Census Bureau asking about the enumerators' failure to \n classify his people as Indians, saying that enumerators had not \n asked the question about race when they interviewed his people;\n (53) in a followup letter to Truesdell, Nelson reported \n that the enumerators were ``flatly denying'' his people's \n request to be listed as Indians and that the race question was \n completely avoided during interviews;\n (54) the Rappahannocks had spoken with Caroline and Essex \n County enumerators, and with John M.W. Green at that point, \n without success;\n (55) Nelson asked Truesdell to list people as Indians if he \n sent a list of members;\n (56) the matter was settled by William Steuart, who \n concluded that the Bureau's rule was that people of Indian \n descent could be classified as ``Indian'' only if Indian \n ``blood'' predominated and ``Indian'' identity was accepted in \n the local community;\n (57) the Virginia Vital Statistics Bureau classed all \n nonreservation Indians as ``Negro'', and it failed to see why \n ``an exception should be made'' for the Rappahannocks;\n (58) therefore, in 1925, the Indian Rights Association took \n on the Rappahannock case to assist the Rappahannocks in \n fighting for their recognition and rights as an Indian tribe;\n (59) during the Second World War, the Pamunkeys, \n Mattaponis, Chickahominies, and Rappahannocks had to fight the \n draft boards with respect to their racial identities;\n (60) the Virginia Vital Statistics Bureau insisted that \n certain Indian draftees be inducted into Negro units;\n (61) finally, 3 Rappahannocks were convicted of violating \n the Federal draft laws and, after spending time in a Federal \n prison, were granted conscientious objector status and served \n out the remainder of the war working in military hospitals;\n (62) in 1943, Frank Speck noted that there were \n approximately 25 communities of Indians left in the Eastern \n United States that were entitled to Indian classification, \n including the Rappahannocks;\n (63) in the 1940s, Leon Truesdell, Chief Statistician, of \n the United States Census Bureau, listed 118 members in the \n Rappahannock Tribe in the Indian population of Virginia;\n (64) on April 25, 1940, the Office of Indian Affairs of the \n Department of the Interior included the Rappahannocks on a list \n of Indian tribes classified by State and by agency;\n (65) in 1948, the Smithsonian Institution Annual Report \n included an article by William Harlen Gilbert entitled, \n ``Surviving Indian Groups of the Eastern United States'', which \n included and described the Rappahannock Tribe;\n (66) in the late 1940s and early 1950s, the Rappahannocks \n operated a school at Indian Neck;\n (67) the State agreed to pay a tribal teacher to teach 10 \n students bused by King and Queen County to Sharon Indian School \n in King William County, Virginia;\n (68) in 1965, Rappahannock students entered Marriott High \n School (a White public school) by executive order of the \n Governor of Virginia;\n (69) in 1972, the Rappahannocks worked with the Coalition \n of Eastern Native Americans to fight for Federal recognition;\n (70) in 1979, the Coalition established a pottery and \n artisans company, operating with other Virginia tribes;\n (71) in 1980, the Rappahannocks received funding through \n the Administration for Native Americans of the Department of \n Health and Human Services to develop an economic program for \n the Tribe; and\n (72) in 1983, the Rappahannocks received State recognition \n as an Indian tribe.\n\nSEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (2) Tribal member.--The term ``tribal member'' means--\n (A) an individual who is an enrolled member of the \n Tribe as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (B) an individual who has been placed on the \n membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this \n title.\n (3) Tribe.--\n (A) In general.--The term ``Tribe'' means the \n organization possessing the legal name Rappahannock \n Tribe, Inc.\n (B) Exclusions.--The term ``Tribe'' does not \n include any other Indian tribe, subtribe, band, or \n splinter group the members of which represent \n themselves as Rappahannock Indians.\n\nSEC. 403. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) Federal Recognition.--\n (1) In general.--Federal recognition is extended to the \n Tribe.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--All laws (including \n regulations) of the United States of general applicability to \n Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians \n (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) \n that are not inconsistent with this title shall be applicable \n to the Tribe and tribal members.\n (b) Federal Services and Benefits.--\n (1) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this \n Act, the Tribe and tribal members shall be eligible for all \n services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to \n federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the \n existence of a reservation for the Tribe.\n (2) Service area.--For the purpose of the delivery of \n Federal services to tribal members, the service area of the \n Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of King and \n Queen County, Caroline County, Essex County, and King William \n County, Virginia.\n\nSEC. 404. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.\n\n The membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be \nthe most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, \nsubmitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 405. GOVERNING BODY.\n\n The governing body of the Tribe shall be--\n (1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as of the date \n of enactment of this Act; or\n (2) any subsequent governing body elected in accordance \n with the election procedures specified in the governing \n documents of the Tribe.\n\nSEC. 406. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE.\n\n (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary of \nthe Interior--\n (1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe that was acquired by the Tribe on \n or before January 1, 2007, if such lands are located within the \n boundaries of King and Queen County, Stafford County, \n Spotsylvania County, Richmond County, Essex County, and \n Caroline County, Virginia; and\n (2) may take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within \n the boundaries of King and Queen County, Richmond County, \n Lancaster County, King George County, Essex County, Caroline \n County, New Kent County, King William County, and James City \n County, Virginia.\n (b) Deadline for Determination.--The Secretary shall make a final \nwritten determination not later than three years of the date which the \nTribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under \nsubsection (a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination \navailable to the Tribe.\n (c) Reservation Status.--Any land taken into trust for the benefit \nof the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the \nTribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.\n (d) Gaming.--The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a \nmatter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any \nFederal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 \net seq.) or under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the \nSecretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.\n\nSEC. 407. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any manner \nany hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe \nand members of the Tribe.\n\n TITLE V--MONACAN INDIAN NATION\n\nSEC. 501. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) in 1677, the Monacan Tribe signed the Treaty of Middle \n Plantation between Charles II of England and 12 Indian ``Kings \n and Chief Men'';\n (2) in 1722, in the Treaty of Albany, Governor Spotswood \n negotiated to save the Virginia Indians from extinction at the \n hands of the Iroquois;\n (3) specifically mentioned in the negotiations were the \n Monacan tribes of the Totero (Tutelo), Saponi, Ocheneeches \n (Occaneechi), Stengenocks, and Meipontskys;\n (4) in 1790, the first national census recorded Benjamin \n Evans and Robert Johns, both ancestors of the present Monacan \n community, listed as ``white'' with mulatto children;\n (5) in 1782, tax records also began for those families;\n (6) in 1850, the United States census recorded 29 families, \n mostly large, with Monacan surnames, the members of which are \n genealogically related to the present community;\n (7) in 1870, a log structure was built at the Bear Mountain \n Indian Mission;\n (8) in 1908, the structure became an Episcopal Mission and, \n as of the date of enactment of this Act, the structure is \n listed as a landmark on the National Register of Historic \n Places;\n (9) in 1920, 304 Amherst Indians were identified in the \n United States census;\n (10) from 1930 through 1931, numerous letters from Monacans \n to the Bureau of the Census resulted from the decision of Dr. \n Walter Plecker, former head of the Bureau of Vital Statistics \n of the Commonwealth of Virginia, not to allow Indians to \n register as Indians for the 1930 census;\n (11) the Monacans eventually succeeded in being allowed to \n claim their race, albeit with an asterisk attached to a note \n from Dr. Plecker stating that there were no Indians in \n Virginia;\n (12) in 1947, D'Arcy McNickle, a Salish Indian, saw some of \n the children at the Amherst Mission and requested that the \n Cherokee Agency visit them because they appeared to be Indian;\n (13) that letter was forwarded to the Department of the \n Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, Chicago, Illinois;\n (14) Chief Jarrett Blythe of the Eastern Band of Cherokee \n did visit the Mission and wrote that he ``would be willing to \n accept these children in the Cherokee school'';\n (15) in 1979, a Federal Coalition of Eastern Native \n Americans established the entity known as ``Monacan Co-\n operative Pottery'' at the Amherst Mission;\n (16) some important pieces were produced at Monacan Co-\n operative Pottery, including a piece that was sold to the \n Smithsonian Institution;\n (17) the Mattaponi-Pamunkey-Monacan Consortium, established \n in 1981, has since been organized as a nonprofit corporation \n that serves as a vehicle to obtain funds for those Indian \n tribes from the Department of Labor under Native American \n programs;\n (18) in 1989, the Monacan Tribe was recognized by the \n Commonwealth of Virginia, which enabled the Tribe to apply for \n grants and participate in other programs; and\n (19) in 1993, the Monacan Tribe received tax-exempt status \n as a nonprofit corporation from the Internal Revenue Service.\n\nSEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (2) Tribal member.--The term ``tribal member'' means--\n (A) an individual who is an enrolled member of the \n Tribe as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (B) an individual who has been placed on the \n membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this \n title.\n (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Monacan Indian \n Nation.\n\nSEC. 503. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) Federal Recognition.--\n (1) In general.--Federal recognition is extended to the \n Tribe.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--All laws (including \n regulations) of the United States of general applicability to \n Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians \n (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) \n that are not inconsistent with this title shall be applicable \n to the Tribe and tribal members.\n (b) Federal Services and Benefits.--\n (1) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this \n Act, the Tribe and tribal members shall be eligible for all \n services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to \n federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the \n existence of a reservation for the Tribe.\n (2) Service area.--For the purpose of the delivery of \n Federal services to tribal members, the service area of the \n Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of all land \n within 25 miles from the center of Amherst, Virginia.\n\nSEC. 504. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.\n\n The membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be \nthe most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, \nsubmitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 505. GOVERNING BODY.\n\n The governing body of the Tribe shall be--\n (1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as of the date \n of enactment of this Act; or\n (2) any subsequent governing body elected in accordance \n with the election procedures specified in the governing \n documents of the Tribe.\n\nSEC. 506. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE.\n\n (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary of \nthe Interior--\n (1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe that was acquired by the Tribe on \n or before January 1, 2007, if such lands are located within the \n boundaries of Amherst County, Virginia; and\n (2) may take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within \n the boundaries of Amherst County, Virginia, and those parcels \n in Rockbridge County, Virginia (subject to the consent of the \n local unit of government), owned by Mr. J. Poole, described as \n East 731 Sandbridge (encompassing approximately 4.74 acres) and \n East 731 (encompassing approximately 5.12 acres).\n (b) Deadline for Determination.--The Secretary shall make a final \nwritten determination not later than three years of the date which the \nTribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under \nsubsection (a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination \navailable to the Tribe.\n (c) Reservation Status.--Any land taken into trust for the benefit \nof the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the \nTribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.\n (d) Gaming.--The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a \nmatter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any \nFederal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 \net seq.) or under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the \nSecretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.\n\nSEC. 507. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any manner \nany hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe \nand members of the Tribe.\n\n TITLE VI--NANSEMOND INDIAN TRIBE\n\nSEC. 601. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress finds that--\n (1) from 1607 until 1646, Nansemond Indians--\n (A) lived approximately 30 miles from Jamestown; \n and\n (B) were significantly involved in English-Indian \n affairs;\n (2) after 1646, there were 2 sections of Nansemonds in \n communication with each other, the Christianized Nansemonds in \n Norfolk County, who lived as citizens, and the traditionalist \n Nansemonds, who lived further west;\n (3) in 1638, according to an entry in a 17th century sermon \n book still owned by the Chief's family, a Norfolk County \n Englishman married a Nansemond woman;\n (4) that man and woman are lineal ancestors of all of \n members of the Nansemond Indian tribe alive as of the date of \n enactment of this Act, as are some of the traditionalist \n Nansemonds;\n (5) in 1669, the 2 Nansemond sections appeared in Virginia \n Colony's census of Indian bowmen;\n (6) in 1677, Nansemond Indians were signatories to the \n Treaty of 1677 with the King of England;\n (7) in 1700 and 1704, the Nansemonds and other Virginia \n Indian tribes were prevented by Virginia Colony from making a \n separate peace with the Iroquois;\n (8) Virginia represented those Indian tribes in the final \n Treaty of Albany, 1722;\n (9) in 1711, a Nansemond boy attended the Indian School at \n the College of William and Mary;\n (10) in 1727, Norfolk County granted William Bass and his \n kinsmen the ``Indian privileges'' of clearing swamp land and \n bearing arms (which privileges were forbidden to other non-\n Whites) because of their Nansemond ancestry, which meant that \n Bass and his kinsmen were original inhabitants of that land;\n (11) in 1742, Norfolk County issued a certificate of \n Nansemond descent to William Bass;\n (12) from the 1740s to the 1790s, the traditionalist \n section of the Nansemond tribe, 40 miles west of the \n Christianized Nansemonds, was dealing with reservation land;\n (13) the last surviving members of that section sold out in \n 1792 with the permission of the Commonwealth of Virginia;\n (14) in 1797, Norfolk County issued a certificate stating \n that William Bass was of Indian and English descent, and that \n his Indian line of ancestry ran directly back to the early 18th \n century elder in a traditionalist section of Nansemonds on the \n reservation;\n (15) in 1833, Virginia enacted a law enabling people of \n European and Indian descent to obtain a special certificate of \n ancestry;\n (16) the law originated from the county in which Nansemonds \n lived, and mostly Nansemonds, with a few people from other \n counties, took advantage of the new law;\n (17) a Methodist mission established around 1850 for \n Nansemonds is currently a standard Methodist congregation with \n Nansemond members;\n (18) in 1901, Smithsonian anthropologist James Mooney--\n (A) visited the Nansemonds; and\n (B) completed a tribal census that counted 61 \n households and was later published;\n (19) in 1922, Nansemonds were given a special Indian school \n in the segregated school system of Norfolk County;\n (20) the school survived only a few years;\n (21) in 1928, University of Pennsylvania anthropologist \n Frank Speck published a book on modern Virginia Indians that \n included a section on the Nansemonds; and\n (22) the Nansemonds were organized formally, with elected \n officers, in 1984, and later applied for and received State \n recognition.\n\nSEC. 602. DEFINITIONS.\n\n In this title:\n (1) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary \n of the Interior.\n (2) Tribal member.--The term ``tribal member'' means--\n (A) an individual who is an enrolled member of the \n Tribe as of the date of enactment of this Act; and\n (B) an individual who has been placed on the \n membership rolls of the Tribe in accordance with this \n title.\n (3) Tribe.--The term ``Tribe'' means the Nansemond Indian \n Tribe.\n\nSEC. 603. FEDERAL RECOGNITION.\n\n (a) Federal Recognition.--\n (1) In general.--Federal recognition is extended to the \n Tribe.\n (2) Applicability of laws.--All laws (including \n regulations) of the United States of general applicability to \n Indians or nations, Indian tribes, or bands of Indians \n (including the Act of June 18, 1934 (25 U.S.C. 461 et seq.)) \n that are not inconsistent with this title shall be applicable \n to the Tribe and tribal members.\n (b) Federal Services and Benefits.--\n (1) In general.--On and after the date of enactment of this \n Act, the Tribe and tribal members shall be eligible for all \n services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to \n federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the \n existence of a reservation for the Tribe.\n (2) Service area.--For the purpose of the delivery of \n Federal services to tribal members, the service area of the \n Tribe shall be considered to be the area comprised of the \n cities of Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, \n Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.\n\nSEC. 604. MEMBERSHIP; GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.\n\n The membership roll and governing documents of the Tribe shall be \nthe most recent membership roll and governing documents, respectively, \nsubmitted by the Tribe to the Secretary before the date of enactment of \nthis Act.\n\nSEC. 605. GOVERNING BODY.\n\n The governing body of the Tribe shall be--\n (1) the governing body of the Tribe in place as of the date \n of enactment of this Act; or\n (2) any subsequent governing body elected in accordance \n with the election procedures specified in the governing \n documents of the Tribe.\n\nSEC. 606. RESERVATION OF THE TRIBE.\n\n (a) In General.--Upon the request of the Tribe, the Secretary of \nthe Interior--\n (1) shall take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe that was acquired by the Tribe on \n or before January 1, 2007, if such lands are located within the \n boundaries of the city of Suffolk, the city of Chesapeake, or \n Isle of Wight County, Virginia; and\n (2) may take into trust for the benefit of the Tribe any \n land held in fee by the Tribe, if such lands are located within \n the boundaries of the city of Suffolk, the city of Chesapeake, \n or Isle of Wight County, Virginia.\n (b) Deadline for Determination.--The Secretary shall make a final \nwritten determination not later than three years of the date which the \nTribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust under \nsubsection (a)(2) and shall immediately make that determination \navailable to the Tribe.\n (c) Reservation Status.--Any land taken into trust for the benefit \nof the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall, upon request of the \nTribe, be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe.\n (d) Gaming.--The Tribe may not conduct gaming activities as a \nmatter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any \nFederal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 \net seq.) or under any regulations thereunder promulgated by the \nSecretary or the National Indian Gaming Commission.\n\nSEC. 607. HUNTING, FISHING, TRAPPING, GATHERING, AND WATER RIGHTS.\n\n Nothing in this title expands, reduces, or affects in any manner \nany hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the Tribe \nand members of the Tribe.\n\n TITLE VII--EMINENT DOMAIN\n\nSEC. 701. LIMITATION.\n\n Eminent domain may not be used to acquire lands in fee or in trust \nfor an Indian tribe recognized under this Act.\n \n", "frequency": [["tribe", 281], ["indian", 228], ["county", 110], ["rappahannock", 81], ["chickahominy", 75], ["virginia", 72], ["governing", 60], ["federal", 58], ["shall", 54], ["land", 54], ["member", 47], ["tribal", 46], ["reservation", 46], ["school", 37], ["date", 37], ["secretary", 36], ["membership", 33], ["service", 33], ["mattaponi", 33], ["king", 31], ["document", 31], ["body", 30], ["enactment", 30], ["recognition", 28], ["city", 27], ["state", 27], ["william", 26], ["trust", 25], ["benefit", 24], ["right", 24], ["hunting", 22], ["census", 21], ["upper", 20], ["term", 20], ["including", 20], ["roll", 20], ["general.", 19], ["united", 19], ["request", 19], ["river", 19], ["new", 18], ["water", 18], ["gaming", 18], ["gathering", 18], ["trapping", 18], ["treaty", 18], ["mean", 18], ["eastern", 18], ["fishing", 18], ["law", 17], ["area", 17], ["charles", 16], ["chief", 16], ["kent", 16], ["u.s.c", 16], ["may", 15], ["seq", 15], ["nansemond", 15], ["monacan", 15], ["interior", 14], ["queen", 14], ["nansemonds", 14], ["english", 14], ["within", 14], ["nelson", 14], ["fee", 13], ["taken", 13], ["located", 13], ["make", 13], ["determination", 13], ["child", 13], ["upon", 13], ["division", 12], ["established", 12], ["held", 12], ["james", 12], ["definition", 12], ["regulation", 12], ["accordance", 12], ["take", 12], ["considered", 12], ["individual", 12], ["record", 12], ["boundary", 12], ["applicability", 12], ["finding", 12], ["authority", 12], ["nation", 11], ["place", 11], ["smith", 11], ["government", 11], ["people", 11], ["congress", 11], ["church", 10], ["signed", 10], ["essex", 9], ["section", 9], ["tax", 9], ["band", 9], ["first", 9]]}, "hr1095": {"text": "\n[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]\n[From the U.S. Government Printing Office]\n[H.R. 1095 Introduced in House (IH)]\n\n114th CONGRESS\n 1st Session\n H. R. 1095\n\n To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of \n Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the \n Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 26, 2015\n\nMr. Johnson of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Carson of Indiana, Mr. Polis, \n Mr. Himes, Mr. Honda, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Cartwright, Ms. Lee, Ms. \nDeLauro, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Cohen, Ms. Clarke of New York, Mr. Gutieerrez, \nMr. Clay, Mr. Lowenthal, Mr. McGovern, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. \n Slaughter, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Connolly, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Conyers, \n Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Carolyn B. \nMaloney of New York) introduced the following bill; which was referred \n to the Committee on Armed Services\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary of \n Defense to use only human-based methods for training members of the \n Armed Forces in the treatment of severe combat injuries.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Battlefield Excellence through \nSuperior Training Practices Act'' or ``BEST Practices Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. FINDINGS.\n\n Congress makes the following findings:\n (1) The Department of Defense has made impressive strides \n in the development and use of methods of medical training and \n troop protection, such as the use of tourniquets and \n improvements in body armor, that have led to decreased \n battlefield fatalities.\n (2) The Department of Defense uses more than 8,500 live \n animals each year to train physicians, medics, corpsmen, and \n other personnel methods of responding to severe battlefield \n injuries.\n (3) The civilian sector has almost exclusively phased in \n the use of superior human-based training methods for numerous \n medical procedures currently taught in military courses using \n animals.\n (4) Human-based medical training methods such as simulators \n replicate human anatomy and can allow for repetitive practice \n and data collection.\n (5) According to scientific, peer-reviewed literature, \n medical simulation increases patient safety and decreases \n errors by healthcare providers.\n (6) The Army Research, Development and Engineering Command \n and other entities of the Department of Defense have taken \n significant steps to develop methods to replace live animal-\n based training.\n (7) According to the report by the Department of Defense \n titled ``Final Report on the use of Live Animals in Medical \n Education and Training Joint Analysis Team'', published on July \n 12, 2009--\n (A) validated, high-fidelity simulators were to \n have been available for nearly every high-volume or \n high-value battlefield medical procedure by the end of \n 2011, and many were available as of 2009; and\n (B) validated, high-fidelity simulators were to \n have been available to teach all other procedures to \n respond to common battlefield injuries by 2014.\n (8) The Center for Sustainment of Trauma and Readiness \n Skills of the Air Force exclusively uses human-based training \n methods in its courses and does not use animals.\n (9) In 2013, the Army instituted a policy forbidding non-\n medical personnel from participating in training courses \n involving the use of animals.\n (10) In 2013, the medical school of the Department of \n Defense, part of the Uniformed Services University of the \n Health Sciences, replaced animal use within its medical student \n curriculum.\n (11) The Coast Guard announced in 2014 that it would reduce \n by half the number of animals it uses for combat trauma \n training courses but stated that animals would continue to be \n used in courses designed for Department of Defense personnel.\n (12) Effective January 1, 2015, the Department of Defense \n replaced animal use in six areas of medical training, including \n Advanced Trauma Life Support courses and the development and \n maintenance of surgical and critical care skills for field \n operational surgery and field assessment and skills tests for \n international students offered at the Defense Institute of \n Medical Operations.\n\nSEC. 3. REQUIREMENT TO USE HUMAN-BASED METHODS FOR CERTAIN MEDICAL \n TRAINING.\n\n (a) In General.--Chapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is \namended by adding at the end the following new section:\n``Sec. 2017. Requirement to use human-based methods for certain medical \n training\n ``(a) Combat Trauma Injuries.--(1) Not later than October 1, 2018, \nthe Secretary of Defense shall develop, test, and validate human-based \ntraining methods for the purpose of training members of the armed \nforces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries with the goal of \nreplacing live animal-based training methods.\n ``(2) Not later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary--\n ``(A) shall only use human-based training methods for the \n purpose of training members of the armed forces in the \n treatment of combat trauma injuries; and\n ``(B) may not use animals for such purpose.\n ``(b) Annual Reports.--Not later than October 1, 2016, and each \nyear thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional \ndefense committees a report on the development and implementation of \nhuman-based training methods for the purpose of training members of the \narmed forces in the treatment of combat trauma injuries under this \nsection.\n ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:\n ``(1) The term `combat trauma injuries' means severe \n injuries likely to occur during combat, including--\n ``(A) hemorrhage;\n ``(B) tension pneumothorax;\n ``(C) amputation resulting from blast injury;\n ``(D) compromises to the airway; and\n ``(E) other injuries.\n ``(2) The term `human-based training methods' means, with \n respect to training individuals in medical treatment, the use \n of systems and devices that do not use animals, including--\n ``(A) simulators;\n ``(B) partial task trainers;\n ``(C) moulage;\n ``(D) simulated combat environments;\n ``(E) human cadavers; and\n ``(F) rotations in civilian and military trauma \n centers.\n ``(3) The term `partial task trainers' means training aids \n that allow individuals to learn or practice specific medical \n procedures.''.\n (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of \nchapter 101 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at \nthe end the following new item:\n\n``2017. 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R. 649\n\n To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal \n Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be \n equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification.\n\n\n\n\n\n IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES\n\n February 2, 2015\n\nMr. Pocan (for himself, Mr. Lowenthal, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Cartwright, \n Mr. Schrader, Ms. Wilson of Florida, Ms. Chu of California, Mr. \n Ellison, Mr. Kind, Mr. Cohen, and Ms. Brownley of California) \n introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on \n Education and the Workforce\n\n\n\n A BILL\n\n\n \n To authorize borrowers of loans under the William D. Ford Federal \n Direct Loan Program to modify the interest rate of such loans to be \n equal to the interest rate for such loans at the time of modification.\n\n Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the \nUnited States of America in Congress assembled,\n\nSECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.\n\n This Act may be cited as the ``Student Loan Refinancing Act''.\n\nSEC. 2. BORROWER MODIFICATION OF INTEREST RATES UNDER THE WILLIAM D. \n FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM.\n\n Section 455(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. \n1087e(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:\n ``(11) Borrower modification of interest rate.--\n ``(A) Modification.--Notwithstanding the preceding \n paragraphs of this subsection, the borrower of a \n Federal Direct Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct \n Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, a Federal Direct PLUS Loan, \n or a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan may elect to \n modify the interest rate of the loan to be equal to the \n interest rate that would be applicable to such loan if \n such loan were first disbursed (or in the case of a \n Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, first applied for) \n on the date on which such borrower elects to modify the \n interest rate of such loan.\n ``(B) Fixed rate.--Except as provided in \n subparagraph (C), an interest rate elected under \n subparagraph (A) for a loan shall be fixed for the life \n of the loan.\n ``(C) Continuing authority to modify.--A borrower \n may elect to modify the interest rate of a loan in \n accordance with subparagraph (A) at any time during the \n life of the loan.''.\n