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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HB3FDA95CB0D9456B9509837C70518F38" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 651 IH: Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 651 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S001145"> Ms. Schakowsky </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committees on <committee-name committee-id="HFA00"> Foreign Affairs </committee-name> and <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Ways and Means </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To modify provisions of law relating to refugee resettlement, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H7EBFC09AA432449BA4BADD278572F95C" style="OLC"> <section id="H6723779F5760409DA544D0F9566BFF05" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; table of contents </header> <subsection commented="no" id="HE5799E849CFE421DAA2985FE75102A00"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short Title </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HEB9CA893BC9E47D49B3468319DF405F2"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of Contents </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The table of contents for this Act is as follows: </text> <toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry idref="H6723779F5760409DA544D0F9566BFF05" level="section"> Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H8DD0918CBBDB4CD49DC9BA22469D0472" level="section"> Sec. 2. Security checks. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HCF6434F6FD6348639EE00648E4C167A6" level="section"> Sec. 3. English language and work orientation training for approved refugee applicants. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HBEA27DF7322A44B49AF7F0C536AFACF2" level="section"> Sec. 4. Lawful permanent resident status of refugees and aliens granted asylum. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H82D085D53D2B4467BC7A1357E7E1B86C" level="section"> Sec. 5. Update of reception and placement grants. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H5BD51EE5A1804284891898724F3B43D4" level="section"> Sec. 6. Coordination of refugee program agencies. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H3A2977878FCC41F29813EA4B3C336A2B" level="section"> Sec. 7. Case management. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H1205A5121AB84079A9FCF84CBCC55F08" level="section"> Sec. 8. Increase in cash payments. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HA83E35BA5557438C82E40982B29833D0" level="section"> Sec. 9. Refugee integration grants. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H5E77FC76FF77412D8C123484A083E989" level="section"> Sec. 10. Matching grant program expansion. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H1895B4FBB5D44802A84BFD7F489DCC59" level="section"> Sec. 11. Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H9A9A68FEA62B4D87BA62922B874488CF" level="section"> Sec. 12. Supplemental Security Income benefits. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H48D55B740DD141D1B3CA275B7C0E4E04" level="section"> Sec. 13. Making special immigrant juvenile status beneficiaries and unaccompanied children granted <quote> U </quote> visa protection eligible for refugee benefits. </toc-entry> </toc> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8DD0918CBBDB4CD49DC9BA22469D0472"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Security checks </header> <subsection id="H026E81D3350941A5932C0362498500E7"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Although effective security checks are needed to ensure that the United States and the Nation’s refugee admissions program are adequately protected, it is the sense of the Congress that the failure to properly coordinate security and non-security clearance procedures has had negative impacts on the processing of vulnerable individuals who are in need of, and eligible for, resettlement to the United States. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H11871C7F805A4F4984C08E3CA41D0432"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Review of refugee processing </header> <text> The Secretary of Homeland Security shall work with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of State, to conduct a review of refugee processing, including security clearances, with the goal of streamlining processing, consistent with maintaining thorough security vetting. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H11C737E5C4E14D509924B555DC2FC10B"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Report </header> <text> Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (b). The report shall include a description of recommended changes to streamline processing and the costs associated with any unfunded needs. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HCF6434F6FD6348639EE00648E4C167A6"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> English language and work orientation training for approved refugee applicants </header> <subsection id="H4FF9BD159F0E4FDAB0EEBFE572DD626F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary of State shall establish overseas refugee training programs to provide English as a second language and work orientation training for refugees who have been approved for admission to the United States before their departure for the United States. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5712F6E5AD624910A108BFC4F0CE12AC"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Design and implementation </header> <text> In designing and implementing the programs referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with or use— </text> <paragraph id="HF2DE2897DFAC41F1BC84DD1B32A505BA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> nongovernmental or international organizations with direct ties to the United States refugee resettlement program; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H81A1F6C197CF42979B0FE5C1DDD70C7E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> nongovernmental or international organizations with appropriate expertise in developing curriculum and teaching English as a second language. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3A897FB96E3145FCB732DB7E6B339322"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Impact on processing times </header> <text> The Secretary shall ensure that such training programs occur within applicable processing times and do not unduly delay the departure for the United States of refugees who have been approved for admission to the United States. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE6036EABE72A47B3B85977D1DE02096A"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Timeline for implementation </header> <paragraph id="H99107B92696143C2A9079223B2778396"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Initial implementation </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such training programs are fully and continually operational in at least 3 refugee processing regions. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE512182243674DE4AAC9207CF62BFCD8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Additional implementation </header> <text> Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees that such training programs are fully and consistently operational in 5 refugee processing regions. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H642B9E5248CB4A089452E30DCABA1F90"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> GAO report </header> <text> Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the implementation of this section, including an assessment of the quality of English as a second language curriculum and instruction, the benefits of the work orientation and English as a second language training program to refugees, and recommendations on whether such programs should be continued, broadened, or modified, and shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of such study. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8FC73135783F4C4EA66B36A701CF06BE"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Rule of construction </header> <text> Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that a refugee participate in such a training program as a precondition for the admission to the United States of such refugee. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBEA27DF7322A44B49AF7F0C536AFACF2"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Lawful permanent resident status of refugees and aliens granted asylum </header> <subsection id="H93166491AE1D4172A5621EEE303D2F0A"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Admission of emergency situation refugees </header> <text> Section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157"> 8 U.S.C. 1157(c) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H2963F1A4719B4A2B8BAF47BE56DFF826"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in paragraph (1)— </text> <subparagraph id="HBBD7E64C13E14748974B5D08E36ED6ED"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> Attorney General </quote> the first time it appears and inserting <quote> Secretary of Homeland Security </quote> ; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7396329B4307440F98EE03BE78E550C0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> Attorney General </quote> each additional place it appears and inserting <quote> Secretary </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F228C2D91574ECA9F8EB9774031CEBF"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (except as otherwise provided under paragraph (3)) as an immigrant under this Act. </quote> and inserting <quote> (except as provided under subsections (b) and (c) of section 209) as an immigrant under this Act. Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien admitted under this paragraph shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien’s admission to the United States. </quote> ; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9E2A2C4121734C1395FC801169C7AC15"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in paragraph (2)(A)— </text> <subparagraph id="HE5E5DFE0AF9D4095A4D8FC60FAE99A94"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (except as otherwise provided under paragraph (3)) </quote> and inserting <quote> (except as provided under subsections (b) and (c) of section 209) </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CDF09634AAD42BBBC1B45A5735FA925"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: <quote> An alien admitted to the United States as a refugee may petition for his or her spouse or child to follow to join him or her in the United States at any time after such alien’s admission, notwithstanding his or her treatment as a lawful permanent resident as of the date of his or her admission to the United States. </quote> ; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BD09F1D6EBD430F9C2DA00E3CC2CA82"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking paragraph (3); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H73747F9174004822965086931AAA13F7"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF47162AE3964C70A529771473A8395B"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> in paragraph (3), as redesignated— </text> <subparagraph id="H119E62E0E8864021BFD610D314D14D60"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> Attorney General </quote> the first place it appears and inserting <quote> Secretary of Homeland Security </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71AFB75E05F348AFA4E5770417AEA306"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> Attorney General </quote> each additional place it appears and inserting <quote> Secretary </quote> . </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1DB03D6CFBED4111AF2B90A8EBF0A0D3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Treatment of spouse and children </header> <text> Section 208(b)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H61C779D234934961A98C13D41B78E2CE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H46E0E6F6CE864DD8B58E6C7B63CF10E9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HFCBA334290FF46D6A71DFE178F0166D2" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H8F184CF5743440E8AD024104AB837785"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Petition </header> <text> An alien granted asylum under this subsection may petition for the same status to be conferred on his or her spouse or child at any time after such alien is granted asylum whether or not such alien has applied for, or been granted, adjustment to permanent resident status under section 209. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFF68736383EE4DE2A776B0181C11A463"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Permanent resident status </header> <text> Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, a spouse or child admitted to the United States as an asylee following to join a spouse or parent previously granted asylum shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such spouse’s or child’s admission to the United States. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDB649F36601E4E52ABFA846490ABF61A"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Application for adjustment of status </header> <text> A spouse or child who was not admitted to the United States pursuant to a grant of asylum, but who was granted asylum under this subparagraph after his or her arrival as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum under section 208, may apply for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident under section 209 at any time after being granted asylum. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1CDB10D13EEE4E88BD88B012C0029A89"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Refugees </header> <text> Section 209 of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1159"> 8 U.S.C. 1159 </external-xref> ) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block id="H87114EE257F24EEE8DE6956E31E86DF0" style="OLC"> <section id="H9F0827457490433A97BAAF4D73A6019D"> <enum> 209. </enum> <header> Treatment of aliens admitted as refugees and aliens granted asylum </header> <subsection id="HF2CD891C30064C48A0197F03D023240B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <paragraph id="H74AC9BFF9E4C48F490284FA8E3034127"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Treatment of refugees </header> <text> Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien who has been admitted to the United States under section 207 shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such admission. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H700639A430F644FC992EA31C7B5AC6DB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Treatment of spouse and children </header> <text> Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien admitted to the United States under section 208(b)(3) as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum under section 208(b)(1) shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such admission. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA35AD200EA3745B3B9FD570D622F4A05"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Adjustment of status </header> <text> The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust, to the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, the status of any alien who, while in the United States— </text> <subparagraph id="HE4705BB7A83448B5810BF4EA9EF39F28"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> is granted— </text> <clause id="H6D86C4642DF94BF99D1465F8AF5EF17E"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> asylum under section 208(b) (as a principal alien or as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum); or </text> </clause> <clause id="H2488D23F3A9A4368B85F3BBC8345DFAA"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> refugee status under section 207 as the spouse or child of a refugee; </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFB2BD23F16E4115991F4D6779702D55"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> applies for such adjustment of status at any time after being granted asylum or refugee status; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B733A96ADA6487CBF98AEE80708145C"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> is not firmly resettled in any foreign country; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA6B7EB7F59F645F292EC1B6D6ABB4E6D"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsections (b) and (c)) as an immigrant under this Act at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H73481907377446D88620528669583FF3"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Record </header> <text> Upon approval of an application under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall establish a record of the alien’s admission for lawful permanent residence as of the date such alien was granted asylum or refugee status. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC14A41BBCA4F4DEBAF2966B12C9647A1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Document issuance </header> <text> An alien who has been admitted to the United States under section 207 or 208 or who adjusts to the status of a lawful permanent resident as a refugee or asylee under this section shall be issued documentation indicating that such alien is a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB9A417416C5F4E499C47121D0629128E"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Inapplicability of certain inadmissibility grounds to refugees, aliens granted asylum, and such aliens seeking adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident </header> <text> Paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) shall not apply to— </text> <paragraph id="H6A587FB7DA8043E9AE99EA128C7100CD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> any refugee under section 207; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C5165888CF74ABC94B2672640AD4CC5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> any alien granted asylum under section 208; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H37E6FF8E927444B6904E39745524908F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> any alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF63131D659784F70893882334E99F957"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Waiver of inadmissibility or deportability for refugees, aliens granted asylum, and such aliens seeking adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident </header> <paragraph id="H37B077F93A0748A0A268B263817D6B8E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may waive any ground of inadmissibility under section 212 or any ground of deportability under section 237 for a refugee admitted under section 207, an alien granted asylum under section 208, or an alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status if the Secretary or the Attorney General determines that such waiver is justified by humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or is otherwise in the public interest. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFBC2F66B89B24988BE4BF26E43B4C563"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Ineligibility </header> <text> A refugee under section 207, an alien granted asylum under section 208, or an alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status shall be ineligible for a waiver under paragraph (1) if it has been established that the alien is— </text> <subparagraph id="HC97FB9529C6E40C1913C7B31B9537BFB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> inadmissible under section 212(a)(2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of section 212(a)(3); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7FE41313A81A44ECBAAE491ACBB27975"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) for an offense described in section 101(a)(43)(B); or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB00F82B5F1F94A418AC53480F20900E5"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> deportable under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 237(a)(4). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H3F5F8F21D41E401594875F8FB9B09C5D"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Technical amendments </header> <paragraph id="H0AAFBE99E5974159879F29DA77BABF72"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations </header> <text> Section 201(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1151"> 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)(B) </external-xref> ) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block id="H358B485B4AF9496FA82270A0C14A1125" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HB52CF49B992C4BDFA7EEBF65FFC46EF8" indent="up1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Aliens who are admitted to the United States as permanent residents under section 207 or 208 or whose status is adjusted under section 209. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC55B22689F343C6860BA5ECDD53C201"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Training </header> <text> Section 207(f)(1) of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157"> 8 U.S.C. 1157(f)(1) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> Attorney General </quote> and inserting <quote> Secretary of Homeland Security </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H962A89874BC4407EBD25AEDAACFEF370"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text> The table of contents for such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 209 and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HC56F05F0663D4CD8B94C8D83F93A6F1E" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> Sec. 209. Treatment of aliens admitted as refugees and aliens granted asylum. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7F4B06D1167D4EE287ECB7F087C09A11"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Savings provisions </header> <paragraph id="HD91B8F319FAD4B7BB8CDC2A9226CD2C8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Nothing in the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit access to the benefits described at chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1521"> 8 U.S.C. 1521 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF551FC1356E64C33BB7B9B2334E101EF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Clarification </header> <text> Aliens admitted for lawful permanent residence under section 207 or 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157"> 8 U.S.C. 1157 </external-xref> ; 1158) or who adjust status to lawful permanent resident under section 209 of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1159"> 8 U.S.C. 1159 </external-xref> ) shall be considered to be refugees and aliens granted asylum in accordance with sections 402, 403, 412, and 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1612"> 8 U.S.C. 1612 </external-xref> ; 1613; 1622; 1641). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6F2C15D395FE47E9A228A3A28C404894"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall become effective on the earlier of— </text> <paragraph id="HAE46AA6B34014C208807652FAFB42E5A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H51D3D61554A347BE918CF751ADEACA63"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the date on which a final rule is promulgated to implement this section. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H82D085D53D2B4467BC7A1357E7E1B86C"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Update of reception and placement grants </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Beginning with fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of State shall, when setting the amount of the reception and placement grants for refugees, ensure that— </text> <paragraph id="H8F8940142C7841D5AD58A4D5BA35155A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the grant amount is adjusted so that it is adequate to provide for the anticipated initial resettlement needs of refugees, including adjusting the amount for inflation and the cost of living; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD357147D6EB74BEFAB3453C1D1B04786"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the administrative proportion of the grant is provided at the beginning of the fiscal year to each national resettlement agency that is sufficient to ensure adequate local and national capacity to serve the initial resettlement needs of refugees the Secretary anticipates the agency will resettle throughout the fiscal year; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDC472F9F3D041ADA2B3B7E8BCE26187"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> additional amounts are provided to each national resettlement agency promptly upon the arrival of refugees that, exclusive of the amounts provided pursuant to paragraph (2), are sufficient to meet the anticipated initial resettlement needs of such refugees and support local and national operational costs in excess of the estimates described in paragraph (1). </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H5BD51EE5A1804284891898724F3B43D4"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Coordination of refugee program agencies </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> It is the sense of the Congress that— </text> <paragraph id="H15994EBEABBB4EC9810602D4C9D6DCB3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the President should appoint a White House Coordinator on Refugee Protection and grant such official the authority and staff necessary to coordinate, prioritize, and lead efforts to address refugee protection issues that involve multiple agencies, including the refugee admissions program, and to resolve interagency differences in a timely, efficient, and effective manner; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDA07648A9DC4F068B4799D20B3FA0DA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> this position should be at a senior level and require as a condition for appointment a significant level of prior experience in the refugee protection field. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H3A2977878FCC41F29813EA4B3C336A2B"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Case management </header> <subsection id="H37AE0C5D1BA04506BA63249DB4F880F8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <paragraph id="H5A7A68854CD245F9B3B9FE759F6A9A63"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Establishment of grant program </header> <text> The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall make grants to national resettlement agencies to operate a case management system to assist qualified individuals in accessing services, benefits, and assistance for which they are eligible that are provided by— </text> <subparagraph id="HC9E1EA53E83149EDA40C1B7056B5620B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Office of Refugee Resettlement (the <quote> Office </quote> ); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E5BE977A48B4B4D8433D34CB5D54671"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> other Federal, State, or local agencies; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1058235B33E84AE0BC191C3C31A2DBB4"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> private or nonprofit organizations. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3BEC106FFAE94B018FA1859C40760327"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Qualified individuals </header> <text> Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any individual who was at any time eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services provided by the Office shall be qualified to receive the case management services described in paragraph (1). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D1EEA3608214110ACA6AA57274F124A"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Period of qualification </header> <text> Except as provided in paragraph (4), an individual described in paragraph (2) shall be qualified to receive the case management services described in paragraph (1) during the period beginning on the date such individual was determined to be eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services provided by the Office, and continuing for 1 year after the date on which such individual ceases to be eligible for such resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence service. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BF48AF6E0FC4747A194163E2184D714"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Exceptions for exceptional circumstances </header> <subparagraph id="HA76FB6A0459448C4ABA4CE28218DF0DA"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding paragraph (3), an individual described in subparagraph (B) shall be qualified to receive the case management services described in paragraph (1) during the period beginning on the date on which such individual was determined eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services provided by the Office, and continuing for 3 years after the date on which such individual ceases to be eligible for such resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72C8A02D865449E489221EA95F9A69B2"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Exceptional circumstances </header> <text> An individual described in paragraph (2) may be treated in accordance with subparagraph (A) if such individual— </text> <clause id="H1C2E521A787741209E905847E1B633C6"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is elderly; </text> </clause> <clause id="HDD2D1A465ACA438A9D46284527BEB052"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> has extraordinary resettlement or acculturation needs that impede such individual’s ability to achieve durable self-sufficiency; </text> </clause> <clause id="H1D2F81A3D5DC4BAC8647D50BF7E744E3"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> is a refugee who was resettled from a situation of protracted displacement; </text> </clause> <clause id="H07A07E5116DB44D292D392664333332B"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> is a member of a family caring for an unattached refugee minor; or </text> </clause> <clause id="H999121E4B4FF403B939B3BC8D294CFCE"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> at the time of entry— </text> <subclause id="H67DF1B91A0F343F4AB41FD54239BBE83"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> had a disability or serious medical condition; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HE6A2F9C5B89447A98B88B9AD882EF2AA"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> had mental health conditions; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H756A4B2E65704FCDB05C7C2A6770E877"> <enum> (III) </enum> <text> was part of a household headed by a single parent; or </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H06158BAE1E7941619742DBDC1087DA00"> <enum> (IV) </enum> <text> had been the victim of a severe form of violence. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA68A357B22D44CF7A4081B6FF1CC3B6A"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Definition of resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services </header> <text> For the purposes of this section, the term, <quote> resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services </quote> shall include all of the services provided by the Office to aliens, with the exception of the case management services provided under paragraph (1). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFC85F1D5D38D46048AC4B50C228123F8"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H6367AFFDFD054D168FC457659D796FA6"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Savings clause </header> <text> Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Director under section 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1522"> 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7)(A) </external-xref> ), or of any other section of such Act, to provide case management services to individuals who have been in the United States for longer than 36 months. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H1205A5121AB84079A9FCF84CBCC55F08"> <enum> 8. </enum> <header> Increase in cash payments </header> <subsection id="H82101B0E74B046B4B43BA07B97628073"> <enum> (a) </enum> <text> Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1522"> 8 U.S.C. 1522 </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H09C3C2C90559421FBB6DC9BEAEA3C98D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in subsection (a)(1)(B), by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H665FA7CAF30B4063BB10904C2096B5F5" style="OLC"> <clause id="HA99DD086F5AD47078EB7877D8DCAFF65" indent="up2"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, assistance and social services for employment, health and living expenses shall be available for a period of not less than 12 months. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9F70786222D4B3B8589916B645E6168"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subsection (a)(5), by adding at the end the following: <quote> Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, assistance and services shall be made available to refugees for a period of not less than 12 months. </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE550528248024250A2E56718C7B57C76"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> in subsection (e)(1)— </text> <subparagraph id="HC6D7FF6142664281B3EABD5932AC2C23"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) </quote> and inserting <quote> (1)(A) </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7238458AA49C4815AD0A3B9A7E42C5A3"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCFC5F697AD9F4A62AD17B86B6E38E51D" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H640AE193C1774CE697A695DDE1AFD82C" indent="up2"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, such assistance shall be provided for a minimum of 12 months beginning with the first month in which such refugee entered the United States. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDCBE7930F3444B72A65FD08CF3C2C60F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendments made by subsection (a) shall become effective on the earlier of— </text> <paragraph id="H02868623032F4734A5D3D41EA36BC550"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H353A1F30EE974475B880BDE77DED4408"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the date on which a final rule is promulgated to implement this section. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H01F7FFA1031B4E2EBAE5306B653BA41E"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Rule of construction </header> <text> The 12-month specification contained in the amendments made by subsection (a) is a minimum standard for the provision of services to the refugee community. No part of this Act shall be interpreted as limiting or reducing assistance already provided for a period longer than 12 months. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HA83E35BA5557438C82E40982B29833D0"> <enum> 9. </enum> <header> Refugee integration grants </header> <subsection id="H8F769D7099F34914986D82B6878096EB"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment of refugee integration grants </header> <text> The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement is authorized to award grants to community-based organizations, national nonprofit organizations having experience and expertise in immigration law and the legal, social, educational, or cultural needs of immigrants, and national resettlement agencies for the design and implementation of programs to offer training and orientation to newcomers to the United States to assist them in integrating into the civic life of the United States. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H0949492619944DC2BFFE55B1B236BE74"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Services funded </header> <text> Programs funded under subsection (a) shall be used— </text> <paragraph id="HE51B39830E634B4E84CD9A4E8C4F6CDA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to offer assistance and instruction to aliens described in subsection (c), on— </text> <subparagraph id="HB3B91C5F8362401286556E2691CD0031"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the naturalization process; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09D46198FA39434B9367E7E1C02BB687"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the legal requirements for naturalization; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB1BB1CFC8F004B83BC5351B22612A7A2"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC7AF39165D74642966FFA4C0B651737"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> cultural orientation; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4FF2013FDBA47238DAF2B04B9A4B3A7"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> English as a second language; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1493DAC6931D4E46BDF4E72B4E82A42E"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> civics and United States history; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8C5D7AE5721E46EAAAD81B15A882F084"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> housing; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H80D85C7E7E1A4C49B1D490FD761EE0BE"> <enum> (H) </enum> <text> transportation; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85E267AFBE69442B9A58D8C0FFAF3349"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> recertification; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A0D0984E60941E0BB9BC93A157EC2DF"> <enum> (J) </enum> <text> employment training; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H286935C20CB942D09567BCA6D88C9DE5"> <enum> (K) </enum> <text> mental health services; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4098C990D16F449B98D65703E0CE07A8"> <enum> (L) </enum> <text> childcare services; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H227F0863BFB8435FBF3B6C896601312B"> <enum> (M) </enum> <text> other topics the Director identifies as aiding the orientation and adjustment of new arrivals to the United States; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD8F8EAB3E8B4EC99A351DDEEA66AE74"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to offer orientation and assistance to Federal, State, and local institutions that serve newcomers to the United States so as to assist such institutions in meeting their needs; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5F4A61BC9834037B5294C19D60CCC72"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> to provide technical assistance and training to community-based organizations providing instruction in English as a second language, civics, and United States history and technical assistance and training to community-based organizations providing naturalization outreach and application assistance. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H36A2813F00A048B8B5D2B35CC36B0AA7"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Eligible persons </header> <text> Persons eligible for assistance and instruction under this subsection include— </text> <paragraph id="HCC422929A4794FDD8920E9F6CE0C9CC4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> aliens admitted as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5404920B28B4435AAACC5CA742EF32BB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> aliens granted asylum under section 208 of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158"> 8 U.S.C. 1158 </external-xref> ); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H125A15F1B10542DC90B47C1D56E49EC8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> aliens admitted as special immigrants from Iraq or Afghanistan pursuant to section 1244 of Public Law 110–181; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3393767E3BF6463D8ACE8353936B4125"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> any alien who was at any time eligible to receive services from the Office of Refugee Resettlement; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC97C70ECA374BE6B072E420F19A6C7B"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> other aliens designated by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H33D7E78DCC3C4FD2AC387D235F00E8DE"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Application for grants </header> <text> Each entity desiring a refugee integration grant under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time and in such manner as the Director may require. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4D685DAD577C4AA8B98EF822EEBED6F7"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Priority </header> <text> In selecting grantees, the Director shall give priority to organizations either with experience in resettling refugees or in administering services for refugees and asylum seekers. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7B5DE2560B894542A1DD1E85D2D5DF4A"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Reports to Congress </header> <text> Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director shall report to the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section. The report shall include information regarding the grants issued pursuant to this section and the results of those grants. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H5E77FC76FF77412D8C123484A083E989"> <enum> 10. </enum> <header> Matching grant program expansion </header> <subsection id="H1F2FA91B163E4C9D8C3E763F5946AF38"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Use of the refugee matching grant program </header> <paragraph id="HD008E13C716A4157A10BF0900C2ECB61"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In recognition of the positive outcomes achieved for individuals served through the refugee matching grant program, under which Federal funds are matched by private sector contributions of cash, goods, and volunteers, the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall ensure that the thresholds described in paragraph (2) are met with respect to participation by eligible individuals in such program. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H17AB73DEC5AB4C8D8716456B9CC423C8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Annual thresholds </header> <subparagraph id="H24425D751FDD4B658D43FDA7B172138C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, the percentage of eligible individuals who apply for services under the matching grant program who shall be served through such program is set at the following levels in each of the following fiscal years— </text> <clause id="HF78D3DFFC40A4D80883E4C5F64C85B5A"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> at least 60 percent in fiscal year 2014; </text> </clause> <clause id="H5E7364DA8C304B4EA07CC9D84919833B"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> at least 70 percent in fiscal year 2015; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H41C340FEBC514899BC7B6698D11A69B7"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> at least 80 percent in fiscal year 2016, and thereafter. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCCF0EC94301F479F9EFEF07F0272B9DF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Exceptions </header> <text> In determining the thresholds in this paragraph, the Director shall exclude individuals who are disabled, under the age of 18, or over the age of 65 unless such individuals are being served as members of an eligible family. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H045F5AB6E9EC401B8E6886366386A75F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Length of eligibility for grant </header> <text> Individuals as described in subparagraph (2)(B) shall be eligible for services under the matching grant program, and therefore be expected to achieve self-sufficiency, within 180 to 240 days of their enrollment in the program. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE5E50ADE71694CFFA0796BE4B9DBEC02"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Amount of grant </header> <subparagraph id="H180F91067D2C4115A084C6B9FB613C0A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Annual update </header> <text> Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the Director shall, when setting the amount of the matching grants, ensure that the grant amount is adjusted annually so that it is adequate to provide for services intended to help refugees become self-sufficient within 180 to 240 days, including adjusting the amount for inflation and the cost of living. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H75B05F60E4B147BF8EC11B27E2767A78"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Assessment </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall undertake an assessment of the per capita amount that is provided in the matching grant program. The assessment shall— </text> <clause id="H9FFB4C1D0BE0498E8C2AB5CD2BA4A070"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> examine the adequacy of the current per capita grant amount to provide the assistance necessary to enable individuals who are served by the program to achieve self-sufficiency within 240 days; </text> </clause> <clause id="HAB93C132F6D44702A4035583E20BD3F9"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> determine the per capita grant amount that would be necessary in order to provide the assistance necessary to enable individuals who are served by the program achieve self-sufficiency within 240 days; </text> </clause> <clause id="H981F13F93630409094D8AF9B7CEAB427"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> assess the potential impact of any other changes to the operation of the program that the Director or the Office’s non-Federal partners suggest to improve the effectiveness of the program. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6EE09E407AAC4F7EBB7CB3FA288F7C1C"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Consultation with partners </header> <text> In conducting the assessment referred to in subparagraph (B), the Director shall consult with representatives of national and local resettlement agencies with experience in providing services under the matching grant program to learn their views on the program, including their views with respect to clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F8C05BFF4AA4C429F2EA4706B5CC1B1"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Report to Congress </header> <text> Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of the assessment made pursuant to subparagraph (B). Such report shall include— </text> <clause id="H5E540D4B1BB541EBB57F55E0133AA376"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Director’s findings pursuant to subparagraph (B); </text> </clause> <clause id="HA00BF93A4EDE4E55A5625E3867EAA025"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the amount of the per capita grant that will be provided beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HD5CB9344166E4E5EA93073F36B27D747"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> a summary of the views expressed by the entities described in subparagraph (C). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H85EF16566E0B43CAAEF1108AE114ACAF"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Grant amount in absence of report </header> <text> If for any reason the report described in subparagraph (D) is not filed with the appropriate committees of the Congress on or before the required date for the submission of such report, the per capita matching grant amount for the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act shall be set at the amount set for such grant on September 30 of the previous fiscal year and prorated to reflect a 180- to 240-day grant period. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H1895B4FBB5D44802A84BFD7F489DCC59"> <enum> 11. </enum> <header> Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund </header> <subsection id="HE66D5F77538B4FC6A593B7FCA5B5612F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> There is established a Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund that shall be available to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to meet unanticipated resettlement needs. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9930DEC3576C4268949D5D62364CB639"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Drawdown of funds </header> <text> Whenever the Director determines it to be important to the national interest, the Director is authorized to furnish on such terms and conditions as the Director may determine, assistance under this chapter for the purpose of meeting unexpected urgent resettlement needs of populations and communities served pursuant to this chapter, including communities experiencing high numbers of arrivals of refugees due to secondary migration. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB641E679298341978F593525E2A43825"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Allowable uses </header> <text> The Director may furnish assistance to eligible entities for the purposes of providing resettlement assistance to refugees, including transportation, housing, employment, health, mental health, English language training services, recertification, and other purposes as determined by the Director. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HBAD565126EA2439F82FE592F03C1C54C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Eligible entities defined </header> <text> National resettlement agencies, community-based organizations, torture survivor rehabilitation centers and programs, and States. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA360AD99E3DB4136B94932DAF0691691"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Congressional notification </header> <text> No amounts may be withdrawn from the fund authorized by subsection (a) unless the Director has determined that a domestic resettlement emergency exists and has certified such fact to appropriate committees of Congress. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC72856374CB34009959761C174DD72B8"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Cap on fund </header> <text> No funds may be appropriated which when added to the amounts previously appropriated but not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $50,000,000. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5369F93C95D344AAAF0E53433E7F0DA9"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available until expended. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H9A9A68FEA62B4D87BA62922B874488CF"> <enum> 12. </enum> <header> Supplemental Security Income benefits </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H0D60E488DA2B491F9807BF58E0E58289"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block id="H87B8EED31BD1497EB258A36E86C9E33A" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA20285E0A66F48EB8D717D5E6BC571A5"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Exception for refugees and asylees </header> <text> With respect to the specified Federal programs described in paragraph (3), paragraph (1) shall not apply to— </text> <clause id="H2BA760866EBE458FA9AC999083A1FC8D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1157"> 8 U.S.C. 1157 </external-xref> ; </text> </clause> <clause id="H12B6E46D8BE740EBB38767AFF3070811"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> an alien granted asylum under section 208 of such Act <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158"> 8 U.S.C. 1158 </external-xref> ; </text> </clause> <clause id="HDADE9184581049468895A5A1E2D1FB67"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> an alien whose deportation is withheld under section 243(h) of such Act 8 U.S.C. 1253 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of section 307 of division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208"> Public Law 104–208 </external-xref> ) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1231"> 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) </external-xref> (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/208"> Public Law 104–208 </external-xref> ); </text> </clause> <clause id="H6E1A75DC9BDF42769477F7FD6E8A7370"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> an alien who is granted status as a Cuban and Haitian entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980); or </text> </clause> <clause id="HB2F30DC2D15F4423A1DE0A014CA2C433"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> an alien who is admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100–202 and amended by the 9th proviso under migration and refugee assistance in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989, <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/100/461"> Public Law 100–461 </external-xref> , as amended). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HDD00FE9293AB43E7A4223E8616549376"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H29EDDEA94E1947A8BE40E1D0205E5336" style="OLC"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H82F8E74F17B948A989F0B1BEF9943337"> <enum> (N) </enum> <header> SSI benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, any qualified alien (as defined in section 431(b)), victim of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 107(b)(1)(C) of division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386)), or alien granted status under section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(ii) </external-xref> ) rendered ineligible for the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(A) solely by reason of the termination of the 7-year period described in subparagraph (A) prior to the enactment of this subparagraph shall be eligible for benefits under such program without regard to subparagraph (A). </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H48D55B740DD141D1B3CA275B7C0E4E04"> <enum> 13. </enum> <header> Making special immigrant juvenile status beneficiaries and unaccompanied children granted <quote> U </quote> visa protection eligible for foster care and refugee benefits </header> <subsection id="H5B1856E598284B17A4F74D46B51129C9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 235(d)(4) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1232"> 8 U.S.C. 1232(d)(4) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HE9E0CA98BA0144D78281522369D746C0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (A)— </text> <subparagraph id="HD85275FD6763467D906DB803BA88F386"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> either </quote> ; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C93C2FFA6864D72BA98B3578BB49399"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> or who </quote> and inserting a comma; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H22719C5A43A342E6BE7F27BDE5765348"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by inserting <quote> , or has been granted status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U) </external-xref> ) </quote> before <quote> , shall </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H630047594D23480FBF0AEA0A80C4F643"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> be eligible for </quote> and inserting <quote> receive </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H74669F448A7E418B8B064DBF6024ACAC"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (B), by inserting <quote> or status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U) </external-xref> ), </quote> after <quote> ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J) </external-xref> ) </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H52B3D140076743CF9E2C785E233B71A0"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Eligibility for benefits and services </header> <text> Section 107(b)(1)(A) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7105"> 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(A) </external-xref> ) is amended by inserting <quote> , an alien who has been granted special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)), a child who has been granted status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15(U)), </quote> after <quote> trafficking in persons, </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1B64009D5A674408AA0A7A3F0A2B5859"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> State reimbursement </header> <text> Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, if State foster care funds are expended on behalf of a child who has been granted special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J) </external-xref> ), the Federal Government shall reimburse the State in which the child resides for such expenditures by the State. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 651 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Ellison (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky , and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To modify provisions of law relating to refugee resettlement, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short Title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act . (b) Table of Contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Security checks. Sec. 3. English language and work orientation training for approved refugee applicants. Sec. 4. Lawful permanent resident status of refugees and aliens granted asylum. Sec. 5. Update of reception and placement grants. Sec. 6. Coordination of refugee program agencies. Sec. 7. Case management. Sec. 8. Increase in cash payments. Sec. 9. Refugee integration grants. Sec. 10. Matching grant program expansion. Sec. 11. Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund. Sec. 12. Supplemental Security Income benefits. Sec. 13. Making special immigrant juvenile status beneficiaries and unaccompanied children granted U visa protection eligible for refugee benefits. 2. Security checks (a) Sense of Congress Although effective security checks are needed to ensure that the United States and the Nation’s refugee admissions program are adequately protected, it is the sense of the Congress that the failure to properly coordinate security and non-security clearance procedures has had negative impacts on the processing of vulnerable individuals who are in need of, and eligible for, resettlement to the United States. (b) Review of refugee processing The Secretary of Homeland Security shall work with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, including the Department of State, to conduct a review of refugee processing, including security clearances, with the goal of streamlining processing, consistent with maintaining thorough security vetting. (c) Report Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of the review conducted under subsection (b). The report shall include a description of recommended changes to streamline processing and the costs associated with any unfunded needs. 3. English language and work orientation training for approved refugee applicants (a) In general The Secretary of State shall establish overseas refugee training programs to provide English as a second language and work orientation training for refugees who have been approved for admission to the United States before their departure for the United States. (b) Design and implementation In designing and implementing the programs referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with or use— (1) nongovernmental or international organizations with direct ties to the United States refugee resettlement program; and (2) nongovernmental or international organizations with appropriate expertise in developing curriculum and teaching English as a second language. (c) Impact on processing times The Secretary shall ensure that such training programs occur within applicable processing times and do not unduly delay the departure for the United States of refugees who have been approved for admission to the United States. (d) Timeline for implementation (1) Initial implementation Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that such training programs are fully and continually operational in at least 3 refugee processing regions. (2) Additional implementation Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall notify the appropriate congressional committees that such training programs are fully and consistently operational in 5 refugee processing regions. (e) GAO report Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the implementation of this section, including an assessment of the quality of English as a second language curriculum and instruction, the benefits of the work orientation and English as a second language training program to refugees, and recommendations on whether such programs should be continued, broadened, or modified, and shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the findings of such study. (f) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to require that a refugee participate in such a training program as a precondition for the admission to the United States of such refugee. 4. Lawful permanent resident status of refugees and aliens granted asylum (a) Admission of emergency situation refugees Section 207(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157(c) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)— (A) by striking Attorney General the first time it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; (B) by striking Attorney General each additional place it appears and inserting Secretary ; and (C) by striking (except as otherwise provided under paragraph (3)) as an immigrant under this Act. and inserting (except as provided under subsections (b) and (c) of section 209) as an immigrant under this Act. Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien admitted under this paragraph shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such alien’s admission to the United States. ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A)— (A) by striking (except as otherwise provided under paragraph (3)) and inserting (except as provided under subsections (b) and (c) of section 209) ; and (B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the following: An alien admitted to the United States as a refugee may petition for his or her spouse or child to follow to join him or her in the United States at any time after such alien’s admission, notwithstanding his or her treatment as a lawful permanent resident as of the date of his or her admission to the United States. ; (3) by striking paragraph (3); (4) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— (A) by striking Attorney General the first place it appears and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security ; and (B) by striking Attorney General each additional place it appears and inserting Secretary . (b) Treatment of spouse and children Section 208(b)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(3)) is amended— (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (E); and (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following: (B) Petition An alien granted asylum under this subsection may petition for the same status to be conferred on his or her spouse or child at any time after such alien is granted asylum whether or not such alien has applied for, or been granted, adjustment to permanent resident status under section 209. (C) Permanent resident status Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, a spouse or child admitted to the United States as an asylee following to join a spouse or parent previously granted asylum shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such spouse’s or child’s admission to the United States. (D) Application for adjustment of status A spouse or child who was not admitted to the United States pursuant to a grant of asylum, but who was granted asylum under this subparagraph after his or her arrival as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum under section 208, may apply for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident under section 209 at any time after being granted asylum. . (c) Refugees Section 209 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1159 ) is amended to read as follows: 209. Treatment of aliens admitted as refugees and aliens granted asylum (a) In general (1) Treatment of refugees Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien who has been admitted to the United States under section 207 shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such admission. (2) Treatment of spouse and children Notwithstanding any numerical limitations specified in this Act, any alien admitted to the United States under section 208(b)(3) as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum under section 208(b)(1) shall be regarded as lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence as of the date of such admission. (3) Adjustment of status The Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General, in the discretion of the Secretary or the Attorney General, and under such regulations as the Secretary or the Attorney General may prescribe, may adjust, to the status of an alien lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent residence, the status of any alien who, while in the United States— (A) is granted— (i) asylum under section 208(b) (as a principal alien or as the spouse or child of an alien granted asylum); or (ii) refugee status under section 207 as the spouse or child of a refugee; (B) applies for such adjustment of status at any time after being granted asylum or refugee status; (C) is not firmly resettled in any foreign country; and (D) is admissible (except as otherwise provided under subsections (b) and (c)) as an immigrant under this Act at the time of examination for adjustment of such alien. (4) Record Upon approval of an application under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General shall establish a record of the alien’s admission for lawful permanent residence as of the date such alien was granted asylum or refugee status. (5) Document issuance An alien who has been admitted to the United States under section 207 or 208 or who adjusts to the status of a lawful permanent resident as a refugee or asylee under this section shall be issued documentation indicating that such alien is a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status. (b) Inapplicability of certain inadmissibility grounds to refugees, aliens granted asylum, and such aliens seeking adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident Paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)(A) of section 212(a) shall not apply to— (1) any refugee under section 207; (2) any alien granted asylum under section 208; or (3) any alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status. (c) Waiver of inadmissibility or deportability for refugees, aliens granted asylum, and such aliens seeking adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General may waive any ground of inadmissibility under section 212 or any ground of deportability under section 237 for a refugee admitted under section 207, an alien granted asylum under section 208, or an alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status if the Secretary or the Attorney General determines that such waiver is justified by humanitarian purposes, to ensure family unity, or is otherwise in the public interest. (2) Ineligibility A refugee under section 207, an alien granted asylum under section 208, or an alien seeking admission as a lawful permanent resident pursuant to a grant of refugee or asylum status shall be ineligible for a waiver under paragraph (1) if it has been established that the alien is— (A) inadmissible under section 212(a)(2)(C) or subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (E) of section 212(a)(3); (B) deportable under section 237(a)(2)(A)(iii) for an offense described in section 101(a)(43)(B); or (C) deportable under subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of section 237(a)(4). . (d) Technical amendments (1) Aliens not subject to direct numerical limitations Section 201(b)(1)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b)(1)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: (B) Aliens who are admitted to the United States as permanent residents under section 207 or 208 or whose status is adjusted under section 209. . (2) Training Section 207(f)(1) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157(f)(1) ) is amended by striking Attorney General and inserting Secretary of Homeland Security . (3) Table of contents The table of contents for such Act is amended by striking the item relating to section 209 and inserting the following: Sec. 209. Treatment of aliens admitted as refugees and aliens granted asylum. . (e) Savings provisions (1) In general Nothing in the amendments made by this section may be construed to limit access to the benefits described at chapter 2 of title IV of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1521 et seq. ). (2) Clarification Aliens admitted for lawful permanent residence under section 207 or 208 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1157 ; 1158) or who adjust status to lawful permanent resident under section 209 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1159 ) shall be considered to be refugees and aliens granted asylum in accordance with sections 402, 403, 412, and 431 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1612 ; 1613; 1622; 1641). (f) Effective date This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall become effective on the earlier of— (1) the date that is 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) the date on which a final rule is promulgated to implement this section. 5. Update of reception and placement grants Beginning with fiscal year 2014, the Secretary of State shall, when setting the amount of the reception and placement grants for refugees, ensure that— (1) the grant amount is adjusted so that it is adequate to provide for the anticipated initial resettlement needs of refugees, including adjusting the amount for inflation and the cost of living; (2) the administrative proportion of the grant is provided at the beginning of the fiscal year to each national resettlement agency that is sufficient to ensure adequate local and national capacity to serve the initial resettlement needs of refugees the Secretary anticipates the agency will resettle throughout the fiscal year; and (3) additional amounts are provided to each national resettlement agency promptly upon the arrival of refugees that, exclusive of the amounts provided pursuant to paragraph (2), are sufficient to meet the anticipated initial resettlement needs of such refugees and support local and national operational costs in excess of the estimates described in paragraph (1). 6. Coordination of refugee program agencies It is the sense of the Congress that— (1) the President should appoint a White House Coordinator on Refugee Protection and grant such official the authority and staff necessary to coordinate, prioritize, and lead efforts to address refugee protection issues that involve multiple agencies, including the refugee admissions program, and to resolve interagency differences in a timely, efficient, and effective manner; and (2) this position should be at a senior level and require as a condition for appointment a significant level of prior experience in the refugee protection field. 7. Case management (a) In general (1) Establishment of grant program The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall make grants to national resettlement agencies to operate a case management system to assist qualified individuals in accessing services, benefits, and assistance for which they are eligible that are provided by— (A) the Office of Refugee Resettlement (the Office ); (B) other Federal, State, or local agencies; and (C) private or nonprofit organizations. (2) Qualified individuals Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any individual who was at any time eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services provided by the Office shall be qualified to receive the case management services described in paragraph (1). (3) Period of qualification Except as provided in paragraph (4), an individual described in paragraph (2) shall be qualified to receive the case management services described in paragraph (1) during the period beginning on the date such individual was determined to be eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services provided by the Office, and continuing for 1 year after the date on which such individual ceases to be eligible for such resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence service. (4) Exceptions for exceptional circumstances (A) In general Notwithstanding paragraph (3), an individual described in subparagraph (B) shall be qualified to receive the case management services described in paragraph (1) during the period beginning on the date on which such individual was determined eligible for resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services provided by the Office, and continuing for 3 years after the date on which such individual ceases to be eligible for such resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services. (B) Exceptional circumstances An individual described in paragraph (2) may be treated in accordance with subparagraph (A) if such individual— (i) is elderly; (ii) has extraordinary resettlement or acculturation needs that impede such individual’s ability to achieve durable self-sufficiency; (iii) is a refugee who was resettled from a situation of protracted displacement; (iv) is a member of a family caring for an unattached refugee minor; or (v) at the time of entry— (I) had a disability or serious medical condition; (II) had mental health conditions; (III) was part of a household headed by a single parent; or (IV) had been the victim of a severe form of violence. (5) Definition of resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services For the purposes of this section, the term, resettlement, acculturation, or subsistence services shall include all of the services provided by the Office to aliens, with the exception of the case management services provided under paragraph (1). (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this section. (c) Savings clause Nothing in this section shall be construed as affecting the authority of the Director under section 412(e)(7)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(7)(A) ), or of any other section of such Act, to provide case management services to individuals who have been in the United States for longer than 36 months. 8. Increase in cash payments (a) Section 412 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1522 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)(B), by adding at the end the following: (iv) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, assistance and social services for employment, health and living expenses shall be available for a period of not less than 12 months. ; (2) in subsection (a)(5), by adding at the end the following: Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, assistance and services shall be made available to refugees for a period of not less than 12 months. ; and (3) in subsection (e)(1)— (A) by striking (1) and inserting (1)(A) ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (B) Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, such assistance shall be provided for a minimum of 12 months beginning with the first month in which such refugee entered the United States. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall become effective on the earlier of— (1) the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (2) the date on which a final rule is promulgated to implement this section. (c) Rule of construction The 12-month specification contained in the amendments made by subsection (a) is a minimum standard for the provision of services to the refugee community. No part of this Act shall be interpreted as limiting or reducing assistance already provided for a period longer than 12 months. 9. Refugee integration grants (a) Establishment of refugee integration grants The Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement is authorized to award grants to community-based organizations, national nonprofit organizations having experience and expertise in immigration law and the legal, social, educational, or cultural needs of immigrants, and national resettlement agencies for the design and implementation of programs to offer training and orientation to newcomers to the United States to assist them in integrating into the civic life of the United States. (b) Services funded Programs funded under subsection (a) shall be used— (1) to offer assistance and instruction to aliens described in subsection (c), on— (A) the naturalization process; (B) the legal requirements for naturalization; (C) rights and responsibilities of U.S. citizens; (D) cultural orientation; (E) English as a second language; (F) civics and United States history; (G) housing; (H) transportation; (I) recertification; (J) employment training; (K) mental health services; (L) childcare services; and (M) other topics the Director identifies as aiding the orientation and adjustment of new arrivals to the United States; (2) to offer orientation and assistance to Federal, State, and local institutions that serve newcomers to the United States so as to assist such institutions in meeting their needs; and (3) to provide technical assistance and training to community-based organizations providing instruction in English as a second language, civics, and United States history and technical assistance and training to community-based organizations providing naturalization outreach and application assistance. (c) Eligible persons Persons eligible for assistance and instruction under this subsection include— (1) aliens admitted as refugees under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157); (2) aliens granted asylum under section 208 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158 ); (3) aliens admitted as special immigrants from Iraq or Afghanistan pursuant to section 1244 of Public Law 110–181; (4) any alien who was at any time eligible to receive services from the Office of Refugee Resettlement; and (5) other aliens designated by the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement. (d) Application for grants Each entity desiring a refugee integration grant under this section shall submit an application to the Director at such time and in such manner as the Director may require. (e) Priority In selecting grantees, the Director shall give priority to organizations either with experience in resettling refugees or in administering services for refugees and asylum seekers. (f) Reports to Congress Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director shall report to the Judiciary Committees of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the implementation of this section. The report shall include information regarding the grants issued pursuant to this section and the results of those grants. 10. Matching grant program expansion (a) Use of the refugee matching grant program (1) In general In recognition of the positive outcomes achieved for individuals served through the refugee matching grant program, under which Federal funds are matched by private sector contributions of cash, goods, and volunteers, the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement shall ensure that the thresholds described in paragraph (2) are met with respect to participation by eligible individuals in such program. (2) Annual thresholds (A) In general Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, the percentage of eligible individuals who apply for services under the matching grant program who shall be served through such program is set at the following levels in each of the following fiscal years— (i) at least 60 percent in fiscal year 2014; (ii) at least 70 percent in fiscal year 2015; and (iii) at least 80 percent in fiscal year 2016, and thereafter. (B) Exceptions In determining the thresholds in this paragraph, the Director shall exclude individuals who are disabled, under the age of 18, or over the age of 65 unless such individuals are being served as members of an eligible family. (3) Length of eligibility for grant Individuals as described in subparagraph (2)(B) shall be eligible for services under the matching grant program, and therefore be expected to achieve self-sufficiency, within 180 to 240 days of their enrollment in the program. (4) Amount of grant (A) Annual update Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, beginning with fiscal year 2014, the Director shall, when setting the amount of the matching grants, ensure that the grant amount is adjusted annually so that it is adequate to provide for services intended to help refugees become self-sufficient within 180 to 240 days, including adjusting the amount for inflation and the cost of living. (B) Assessment Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall undertake an assessment of the per capita amount that is provided in the matching grant program. The assessment shall— (i) examine the adequacy of the current per capita grant amount to provide the assistance necessary to enable individuals who are served by the program to achieve self-sufficiency within 240 days; (ii) determine the per capita grant amount that would be necessary in order to provide the assistance necessary to enable individuals who are served by the program achieve self-sufficiency within 240 days; (iii) assess the potential impact of any other changes to the operation of the program that the Director or the Office’s non-Federal partners suggest to improve the effectiveness of the program. (C) Consultation with partners In conducting the assessment referred to in subparagraph (B), the Director shall consult with representatives of national and local resettlement agencies with experience in providing services under the matching grant program to learn their views on the program, including their views with respect to clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (B). (D) Report to Congress Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall report to the appropriate committees of Congress the results of the assessment made pursuant to subparagraph (B). Such report shall include— (i) the Director’s findings pursuant to subparagraph (B); (ii) the amount of the per capita grant that will be provided beginning on the first day of the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act; and (iii) a summary of the views expressed by the entities described in subparagraph (C). (E) Grant amount in absence of report If for any reason the report described in subparagraph (D) is not filed with the appropriate committees of the Congress on or before the required date for the submission of such report, the per capita matching grant amount for the first fiscal year that begins after the date of enactment of this Act shall be set at the amount set for such grant on September 30 of the previous fiscal year and prorated to reflect a 180- to 240-day grant period. 11. Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund (a) In general There is established a Domestic Emergency Refugee Resettlement Fund that shall be available to the Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement to meet unanticipated resettlement needs. (b) Drawdown of funds Whenever the Director determines it to be important to the national interest, the Director is authorized to furnish on such terms and conditions as the Director may determine, assistance under this chapter for the purpose of meeting unexpected urgent resettlement needs of populations and communities served pursuant to this chapter, including communities experiencing high numbers of arrivals of refugees due to secondary migration. (c) Allowable uses The Director may furnish assistance to eligible entities for the purposes of providing resettlement assistance to refugees, including transportation, housing, employment, health, mental health, English language training services, recertification, and other purposes as determined by the Director. (d) Eligible entities defined National resettlement agencies, community-based organizations, torture survivor rehabilitation centers and programs, and States. (e) Congressional notification No amounts may be withdrawn from the fund authorized by subsection (a) unless the Director has determined that a domestic resettlement emergency exists and has certified such fact to appropriate committees of Congress. (f) Cap on fund No funds may be appropriated which when added to the amounts previously appropriated but not yet obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $50,000,000. (g) Authorization of appropriations Funds appropriated pursuant to this section shall be available until expended. 12. Supplemental Security Income benefits Section 402(a)(2) of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1612(a)(2)) is amended— (1) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) Exception for refugees and asylees With respect to the specified Federal programs described in paragraph (3), paragraph (1) shall not apply to— (i) an alien admitted to the United States as a refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 8 U.S.C. 1157 ; (ii) an alien granted asylum under section 208 of such Act 8 U.S.C. 1158 ; (iii) an alien whose deportation is withheld under section 243(h) of such Act 8 U.S.C. 1253 (as in effect immediately before the effective date of section 307 of division C of Public Law 104–208 ) or section 241(b)(3) of such Act 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) (as amended by section 305(a) of division C of Public Law 104–208 ); (iv) an alien who is granted status as a Cuban and Haitian entrant (as defined in section 501(e) of the Refugee Education Assistance Act of 1980); or (v) an alien who is admitted to the United States as an Amerasian immigrant pursuant to section 584 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (as contained in section 101(e) of Public Law 100–202 and amended by the 9th proviso under migration and refugee assistance in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1989, Public Law 100–461 , as amended). ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (N) SSI benefits for certain aliens and victims of trafficking Beginning on the date of the enactment of this subparagraph, any qualified alien (as defined in section 431(b)), victim of trafficking in persons (as defined in section 107(b)(1)(C) of division A of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 (Public Law 106–386)), or alien granted status under section 101(a)(15)(T)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(T)(ii) ) rendered ineligible for the specified Federal program described in paragraph (3)(A) solely by reason of the termination of the 7-year period described in subparagraph (A) prior to the enactment of this subparagraph shall be eligible for benefits under such program without regard to subparagraph (A). . 13. Making special immigrant juvenile status beneficiaries and unaccompanied children granted U visa protection eligible for foster care and refugee benefits (a) In general Section 235(d)(4) of the William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( 8 U.S.C. 1232(d)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)— (A) by striking either ; (B) by striking or who and inserting a comma; (C) by inserting , or has been granted status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U) ) before , shall ; and (D) by striking be eligible for and inserting receive ; and (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting or status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(U) ), after ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J) ) . (b) Eligibility for benefits and services Section 107(b)(1)(A) of the Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000 ( 22 U.S.C. 7105(b)(1)(A) ) is amended by inserting , an alien who has been granted special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J)), a child who has been granted status under section 101(a)(15)(U) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15(U)), after trafficking in persons, . (c) State reimbursement Subject to the availability of funds appropriated for this purpose, if State foster care funds are expended on behalf of a child who has been granted special immigrant status under section 101(a)(27)(J) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(27)(J) ), the Federal Government shall reimburse the State in which the child resides for such expenditures by the State.

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 652 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Gowdy introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to limit assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices. 1. Limitation on assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices (a) In general Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 620N. Limitation on assistance to countries that engage in certain discriminatory religious, educational, or freedom of movement practices (a) Limitation No assistance may be provided under this Act or any other Act to any foreign country the government of which the President determines, and notifies Congress, is engaging in any of the practices described in subsection (b). (b) Practices described The practices referred to in subsection (a) are the following: (1) The government engages in state-sanctioned religious persecution of minority religious groups as evidenced by anti-blasphemy laws or penalties applied to minority religious groups for sharing their faith. (2) The government prevents equal access to education on the basis of gender, race, or ethnicity. (3) The government does not accept the return of nationals of the country who have been removed from another country following a removal proceeding. (c) Exception The limitation on assistance under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to humanitarian assistance. (d) Waiver The President may waive subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the President determines and notifies Congress that it is in the national security interests of the United States to do so. . (b) Effective date Section 620N of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to amounts made available for assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other Act that are unobligated on or after such date of enactment.

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R. 653 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="G000553"> Mr. Al Green of Texas </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="B001227"> Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HHA00"> Committee on House Administration </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HF280C2F8860B4834990659FD30038F10" style="OLC"> <section id="H4BF77F33B45C49CEB432EDFEEA7D36C7" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HB40549AB6978413D96F0DA18435177E8"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Pilot program for providing voter registration information to secondary school students prior to graduation </header> <subsection id="HAEA189ACDB634CB2B37359DA459C1D8F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Pilot program </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the <term> Commission </term> ) shall carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds during fiscal year 2013 to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to provide information on registering to vote in elections for public office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7B38F8E39EB94A0D8A0D17FEDC4749B8"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Eligibility </header> <text> A local educational agency is eligible to receive funds under the pilot program under this Act if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— </text> <paragraph id="HF01031F3BE1E4E26AA67D43DE02A08F7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> a description of the initiatives the agency intends to carry out with the funds; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H18D1CE89FC974B7EAC295F1F67975A0E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> an estimate of the costs associated with such initiatives; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H577F9AF18B654D43A1951AEA6705E206"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H9F8961832CDE47B3AC8912EC45C938D6"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Consultation with election officials </header> <text> A local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program shall consult with the State and local election officials who are responsible for administering elections for public office in the area served by the agency in developing the initiatives the agency will carry out with the funds. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H25B55D663240463DBFAF5709B0A41CD3"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this Act, the terms <term> local educational agency </term> and <term> secondary school </term> have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/7801"> 20 U.S.C. 7801 </external-xref> ). </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HB01FF3CD17294329B7A71E428FE783F9"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Reports </header> <subsection id="H1D65D3897ABF45708806F737F0CAC176"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Reports by recipients of funds </header> <text> Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the receipt of the funds, each local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program under this Act shall submit a report to the Commission describing the initiatives carried out with the funds and analyzing their effectiveness. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD7216580424149D28676C10024184103"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Report by Commission </header> <text> Not later than the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date the Commission receives the final report submitted by a local educational agency under subsection (a), the Commission shall submit a report to Congress on the pilot program under this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HB571D90047E942B6BFEC896E93E6F470"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 653 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Al Green of Texas (for himself and Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration A BILL To direct the Election Assistance Commission to carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds to local educational agencies for initiatives to provide voter registration information to secondary school students in the 12th grade. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Students Voicing Opinions in Today’s Elections (VOTE) Act . 2. Pilot program for providing voter registration information to secondary school students prior to graduation (a) Pilot program The Election Assistance Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the Commission ) shall carry out a pilot program under which the Commission shall provide funds during fiscal year 2013 to eligible local educational agencies for initiatives to provide information on registering to vote in elections for public office to secondary school students in the 12th grade. (b) Eligibility A local educational agency is eligible to receive funds under the pilot program under this Act if the agency submits to the Commission, at such time and in such form as the Commission may require, an application containing— (1) a description of the initiatives the agency intends to carry out with the funds; (2) an estimate of the costs associated with such initiatives; and (3) such other information and assurances as the Commission may require. (c) Consultation with election officials A local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program shall consult with the State and local election officials who are responsible for administering elections for public office in the area served by the agency in developing the initiatives the agency will carry out with the funds. (d) Definitions In this Act, the terms local educational agency and secondary school have the meanings given such terms in section 9101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 ). 3. Reports (a) Reports by recipients of funds Not later than the expiration of the 90-day period which begins on the date of the receipt of the funds, each local educational agency receiving funds under the pilot program under this Act shall submit a report to the Commission describing the initiatives carried out with the funds and analyzing their effectiveness. (b) Report by Commission Not later than the expiration of the 60-day period which begins on the date the Commission receives the final report submitted by a local educational agency under subsection (a), the Commission shall submit a report to Congress on the pilot program under this Act. 4. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out this Act.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HA6522800AEFD41FE809A0D43D14EAC2D" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 654 IH: Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 654 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="H001045"> Mr. Harper </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="M001142"> Mr. Matheson </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001180"> Mr. McKinley </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000796"> Mr. Westmoreland </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000255"> Mr. Jones </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000186"> Mr. Nunnelee </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000449"> Mr. Fortenberry </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="T000193"> Mr. Thompson of Mississippi </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H8DDE3E9777184EA586FFB5ADD282ECD3" style="OLC"> <section id="H593FACA8584A47EA98DB7044DE8A7C1A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H200A3AF723BF444D8F1125B062DC34E0"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Congress finds that— </text> <paragraph id="HA8448419000D4790B77653EA4CC65C04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/104/182"> Public Law 104–182 </external-xref> ) authorized technical assistance for small and rural communities to assist those communities in complying with regulations promulgated pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300f"> 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. </external-xref> ); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7870900DB49D4EDC94820FC9C824DA89"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> technical assistance and compliance training— </text> <subparagraph id="HB729A64935834AA1B3D4035F52C53DEC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> ensures that Federal regulations do not overwhelm the resources of small and rural communities; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3514ADE6BBA941BB8D699B5AF29A3DF4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> provides small and rural communities lacking technical resources with the necessary skills to improve and protect water resources; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H66ADA2A350F54C7C8EBA53B03BA6434C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> across the United States, more than 90 percent of the community water systems serve a population of less than 10,000 individuals; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A34FABD846C4D7F905A99BE63858133"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> small and rural communities have the greatest difficulty providing safe, affordable public drinking water and wastewater services due to limited economies of scale and lack of technical expertise; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBED322D4E74B4099B4E355DB972AF01F"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> in addition to being the main source of compliance assistance, small and rural water technical assistance has been the main source of emergency response assistance in small and rural communities. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HC7877FC12DF640D9A275D81730B6EE5A"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> It is the sense of Congress that— </text> <paragraph id="H036F9B03DD6E4CA1B650934BF70AA0ED"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to most effectively assist small and rural communities, the Environmental Protection Agency should prioritize the types of technical assistance that are most beneficial to those communities, based on input from those communities; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H837D2B0BF5784C2D9C95D5AA954A063A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> local support is the key to making Federal assistance initiatives work in small and rural communities to the maximum benefit. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H9B3BEB9229E645529208FD58697394F5"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Funding priorities </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/300j-1"> 42 U.S.C. 300j–1(e) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HB1966F30FFA845DD8DC15B64A9F4498D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by designating the first through seventh sentences as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H09ABB629068A489BA7845635350F8835"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in paragraph (5) (as so designated), by striking <quote> 1997 through 2003 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2014 through 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB23A7DF8131943418DF875E4CD0E93BE"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H538D045B286644A583867AECC095BDDE" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCE7BCE7201240AB83C7EAEF9A771D56"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Nonprofit organizations </header> <subparagraph id="H9C42DC94751D4FD38E222E78696B7061"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Administrator may use amounts made available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that provide to small public water systems onsite technical assistance, circuit-rider technical assistance programs, onsite and regional training, assistance with implementing source water protection plans, and assistance with implementing monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H309F6F18F1DD4D42BCEF4CB5EF73B1BF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Preference </header> <text> To ensure that technical assistance funding under this subsection is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities of a State, the Administrator shall give preference under this paragraph to nonprofit organizations that, as determined by the Administrator, are the most qualified and experienced and that the small public water systems in that State find to be the most beneficial and effective. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 654 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Harper (for himself, Mr. Matheson , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Jones , Mr. Nunnelee , Mr. Fortenberry , and Mr. Thompson of Mississippi ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize technical assistance to small public water systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Safe Drinking Water Act Amendments of 1996 ( Public Law 104–182 ) authorized technical assistance for small and rural communities to assist those communities in complying with regulations promulgated pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f et seq. ); (2) technical assistance and compliance training— (A) ensures that Federal regulations do not overwhelm the resources of small and rural communities; and (B) provides small and rural communities lacking technical resources with the necessary skills to improve and protect water resources; (3) across the United States, more than 90 percent of the community water systems serve a population of less than 10,000 individuals; (4) small and rural communities have the greatest difficulty providing safe, affordable public drinking water and wastewater services due to limited economies of scale and lack of technical expertise; and (5) in addition to being the main source of compliance assistance, small and rural water technical assistance has been the main source of emergency response assistance in small and rural communities. 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) to most effectively assist small and rural communities, the Environmental Protection Agency should prioritize the types of technical assistance that are most beneficial to those communities, based on input from those communities; and (2) local support is the key to making Federal assistance initiatives work in small and rural communities to the maximum benefit. 4. Funding priorities Section 1442(e) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–1(e) ) is amended— (1) by designating the first through seventh sentences as paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; (2) in paragraph (5) (as so designated), by striking 1997 through 2003 and inserting 2014 through 2019 ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) Nonprofit organizations (A) In general The Administrator may use amounts made available to carry out this subsection to provide technical assistance to nonprofit organizations that provide to small public water systems onsite technical assistance, circuit-rider technical assistance programs, onsite and regional training, assistance with implementing source water protection plans, and assistance with implementing monitoring plans, rules, regulations, and water security enhancements. (B) Preference To ensure that technical assistance funding under this subsection is used in a manner that is most beneficial to the small and rural communities of a State, the Administrator shall give preference under this paragraph to nonprofit organizations that, as determined by the Administrator, are the most qualified and experienced and that the small public water systems in that State find to be the most beneficial and effective. .

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 655 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Joyce (for himself, Ms. Fudge , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To authorize States to use assistance provided under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Department of the Treasury to demolish blighted structures, and for other purposes. 1. Use of Hardest Hit Fund amounts for demolition activities Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq. ), any regulation, guidance, order, or other directive of the Secretary of the Treasury, or any agreement (or amendment thereto) entered into under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Secretary under such title I, any amounts of assistance that have been, or are, allocated for or provided to a State or State agency through the Hardest Hit Fund program may be used, without limitation, to demolish blighted structures.

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R. 656 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="J000295"> Mr. Joyce </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="F000455"> Ms. Fudge </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="K000009"> Ms. Kaptur </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Committee on Ways and Means </committee-name> , and in addition to the <committee-name committee-id="HBA00"> Committee on Financial Services </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide $4,000,000,000 in new funding through bonding to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects in urban and other targeted areas, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H2796FDBE394A458086647CD39FEA9AFF" style="OLC"> <section id="HF7182F771434485CA849025B003BDF65" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H1182AD4865274271B97DB625D57FFF81"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Credit to holders of qualified urban demolition bonds </header> <subsection id="HB469D4DD00B54DE2AB77FB5F0F15CE0F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/1"> chapter 1 </external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text> <quoted-block id="H16D963B68FDE4734B955B46FAFF910C9" style="OLC"> <section id="H7B1F26857B2A41D79EAC40B84A1AFC60"> <enum> 54G. </enum> <header> Qualified urban demolition bonds </header> <subsection id="HA0DF1B2AB289439B8DCE38872F14F07E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Qualified urban demolition bond </header> <text> For purposes of this subchapter, the term <term> qualified urban demolition bond </term> means any bond issued as part of an issue if— </text> <paragraph id="HCE03DD1027CA4527A033FA880511FFE1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred after the date of the enactment of this section for 1 or more qualified projects pursuant to an allocation of such proceeds to such project or projects by a qualified issuer, </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9F1063B5F684A20B22F0E95A12F91B8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the bond is issued by a qualified issuer and is in registered form (within the meaning of section 149(a)), </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16DA06D610254CD782DBFD3F98FA2C79"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the qualified issuer designates such bond for purposes of this section, </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7B5E45630F064A5E966F1DE4A278499B"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> the term of each bond which is part of such issue does not exceed 30 years, </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H946BA913327E4A129DA6368E1F085B1A"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> such bond is issued during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB932D951BF444C55BDEABBC5B85169FA"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> the issue meets the requirements of subsection (e). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD0770F947D914D77915656F9BD65FFE7"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Limitation on amount of bonds designated </header> <paragraph id="H53D6147CDDA04756AA27328F8ABE423D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The maximum aggregate face amount of bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by a State shall not exceed the qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount allocated to such State under paragraph (3). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H65AD7E6634834E2994A0CCA790AA88D1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> National qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount </header> <text> There is a national qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount of $4,000,000,000. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC271F9F90BB74BC1993DD2F6846DBB66"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Allocation to States </header> <subparagraph id="HF5002A607EB646B1A1CD2109A0589C5B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The national qualified urban demolition bond limitation shall be allocated by the Secretary among the States on the following basis and in such manner so as to ensure that all of such limitation amount is allocated before the date which is 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section: </text> <clause id="HC98A058E38344AF09E31FD533EB3B4A9"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> $2,000,000,000 to be allocated among the qualified States in accordance with subparagraph (B), and </text> </clause> <clause id="H8DECFA95E64944AA9B025521AF49D2C4"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> $2,000,000,000 to be equally allocated among all States. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCDCC1D8EE85147F7A23AEA33CC478728"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Formula for allocation among qualified States </header> <clause id="H510D5C5BBD734EE1B75858BD9813807A"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The amount allocated to a State under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be an amount equal to the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(i) multiplied by the ratio that the nonseasonal vacant properties in the State bears to the total nonseasonal vacant properties of all qualified States. </text> </clause> <clause id="H04B35ECCDBCA491F882C16BD706DAB39"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Nonseasonal vacant properties </header> <text> For purposes of clause (i), nonseasonal vacant properties shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of 2010 decennial census. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7458887D2E994144872D5E949AB1AE6A"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Allocation of limitation amount by States </header> <text> The limitation amount allocated to a State under paragraph (3) shall be allocated by the State to qualified issuers within such State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD21AA76E5035453EBBE1EB59DC34D3E2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Reallocation of unused issuance limitation </header> <text> If at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, the national qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount under paragraph (2) exceeds the total amount of qualified urban demolition bonds issued during such period, such excess shall be reallocated among the qualified States in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate so as to ensure to the extent possible that all of such limitation amount is issued in the form of qualified urban demolition bonds before the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1144B32FF27548A99C01A85EBB805048"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Qualified project </header> <text> For purposes of this section, the term <term> qualified project </term> means the direct and indirect demolition costs properly attributable to any project proposed and approved by a qualified issuer, but does not include costs of operation or maintenance with respect to such project. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF39ADC3C67AF4439A4B64E7DEE4C55AB"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Applicable credit rate </header> <text> In lieu of section 54A(b)(3), for purposes of section 54A(b)(2), the applicable credit rate with respect to an issue under this section is the rate equal to an average market yield (as of the day before the date of sale of the issue) on outstanding long-term corporate debt obligations (determined in such manner as the Secretary prescribes). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H39916DE80AB1483689604001F330AF00"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Special rules relating to expenditures </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In lieu of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 54A(d)— </text> <paragraph id="H8ADEC84124EB4639AAEA0EBBE500B15D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> An issue shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this subsection if, as of the date of issuance, the qualified issuer reasonably expects— </text> <subparagraph id="HAB9FDA5546854021B69225713F827AEF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> at least 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are to be spent for 1 or more qualified projects within the 5-year expenditure period beginning on such date, and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBCB9C370405460E87650E4B2EA68BA1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> to incur a binding commitment with a third party to spend at least 10 percent of the proceeds of such issue with respect to such projects within the 12-month period beginning on such date. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DB145E48CB84E97BE6814092513E214"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Rules regarding continuing compliance after 5-year determination </header> <text> To the extent that less than 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are expended by the close of the 5-year expenditure period beginning on the date of issuance, the qualified issuer shall redeem all of the nonqualified bonds within 90 days after the end of such period. For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of the nonqualified bonds required to be redeemed shall be determined in the same manner as under section 142. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H9211DC61058046F08CBFF7920C9E15B2"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Recapture of portion of credit where cessation of compliance </header> <text> If any bond which when issued purported to be a qualified urban demolition bond ceases to be such a bond, the qualified issuer shall pay to the United States (at the time required by the Secretary) an amount equal to the sum of— </text> <paragraph id="HB96BA0E3CDB2450C852D488642BDC744"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the aggregate of the credits allowable under section 54A with respect to such bond (determined without regard to section 54A(c)) for taxable years ending during the calendar year in which such cessation occurs and each succeeding calendar year ending with the calendar year in which such bond is redeemed by the land bank, and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82C27820F5C6418EA775D5C6B7758EED"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> interest at the underpayment rate under section 6621 on the amount determined under paragraph (1) for each calendar year for the period beginning on the first day of such calendar year. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA763C5FBDB3040018A8C6AA650E038E7"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Other definitions and special rules </header> <text> For purposes of this section— </text> <paragraph id="HD0D5C59F19E248A9B9C24FDAD062CEFE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Qualified issuer </header> <text> The term <term> qualified issuer </term> means— </text> <subparagraph id="HB093DB569E804EA3A84C34EA8EBE0AE5"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a State-authorized land bank, or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD90D7E482B1D4C3CABAE4CB51AB138B7"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> with respect a State that does not have one or more State-authorized land banks, the State or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE667DAD5DE7941DABC4746A937501861"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> State-authorized land bank </header> <text> The term <term> State-authorized land bank </term> means a special unit of government or public purpose corporation— </text> <subparagraph id="H7934CD67F86F45E9B4DBE5A452E46F47"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> expressly charged under State law with the reclamation, repurposing and redevelopment of vacant and abandoned land, </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6A1BF6B9EE5442E0908459A2A2DBE98B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> enabled under State law to conduct large scale demolition projects, </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5A5218C0EA1944BB82955CCD83D22291"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> organized in a State which has enacted legislation allowing for the expedited tax foreclosure of vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent property, and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5FCAFDF6B63D457AB6DCB3DAD3B6426A"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> which may include a joint venture among 2 or more State-authorized land banks or among other entities with whom such special unit of government or public purpose corporation is authorized to enter into a joint venture. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9F036220DB2464C995A4800CA10B97F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Qualified state </header> <text> The term <term> qualified State </term> means a State— </text> <subparagraph id="HD4CEF9D46E2E4009AD799D06490E533A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in which at least 49 percent of the State’s total housing units in the State were built before 1980, according to the 2010 census, and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7477978550042A18D0E9F5EEBB45EF0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> which meets 3 of the following 4 requirements: </text> <clause id="H14DC9EBD1A5345EC9333434C6C49426D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> The State ranks in the top 20 among all States in percentage change in nonseasonal vacancies in the time period between the 2000 decennial census and the 2010 decennial census. </text> </clause> <clause id="HEBB0643237F5400A8ED981D0300142FE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The State ranks in the top 25 among all States in unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for the most recent January through November period beginning before the issuance of the qualified urban demolition bond. </text> </clause> <clause id="H876492C701B8420083768875D1760BF4"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The State ranks in the top 25 among all States in percentages of mortgages in foreclosure for the 3rd quarter of 2012. </text> </clause> <clause id="HCD9535C99CBF49A7AFF0311021F6D2DB"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The State ranks in the top 20 among all States in the lowest percentage change in population growth in the time period between the 2000 decennial census and the 2010 decennial census. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC40424A57DE04575810E614E37F8FD44"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Credits may be transferred </header> <text> Notwithstanding in any law or rule of law shall be construed to limit the transferability of the credit or bond allowed by this section through sale and repurchase agreements. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H1CEEE5ECF3FE4396A79336C895FA1B1B"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conforming amendments </header> <paragraph id="HC7D9CBE0EDDB4A19AEED033CD1ED4355"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) of such Code is amended by striking <quote> or </quote> at the end of subparagraph (D), by inserting <quote> or </quote> at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block id="H13EAAC5B083146B4AC49101A0DBEBDE9" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HA9E051444F8941499AA05FEE60721FB8"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> a qualified urban demolition bond, </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H964B2273D9B5408195EE3DA3B1E53235"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) is amended by striking <quote> and </quote> at the end of clause (iv), by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting <quote> , and </quote> , and by adding at the end the following new clause: </text> <quoted-block id="H50614737B3DF4093A4D5D811C11078FF" style="OLC"> <clause id="H60127BC1EB7442A2940597FF53E713BF" indent="up3"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <text> in the case of a qualified urban demolition bond, a purpose specified in section 54G(a)(1). </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9224674167E4CA1B6CBAFB431D388C8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The table of sections for subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9442E97000A24CEB993FDBFA73F4DFA0" style="OLC"> <toc container-level="quoted-block-container" idref="H16D963B68FDE4734B955B46FAFF910C9" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry idref="H7B1F26857B2A41D79EAC40B84A1AFC60" level="section"> Sec. 54G. Qualified urban demolition bonds. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8CF303BE14A4403E8D4F621C5E715D10"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HA5385C6321D346F593EF87CA2C68845F"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Use of Hardest Hit Fund amounts for demolition activities </header> <subsection id="H06A7848A52F847F7B7D73F5DDFD20975"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Authority </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/5211"> 12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq. </external-xref> ), any regulation, guidance, order, or other directive of the Secretary of the Treasury, or any agreement (or amendment thereto) entered into under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Secretary under such title I, any amounts of assistance that have been, or are, allocated for or provided to a State or State agency through the Hardest Hit Fund program may be used, without limitation, to demolish blighted structures. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9E731F7C405A4DA49125437DCBBE8C03"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Failure To use HHF amounts </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> If, upon the expiration of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, any State or State agency is holding any amounts of assistance described in subsection (a) or any amounts of such assistance allocated for such State or State agency have not been disbursed to such State or agency, the Secretary shall remit to the Treasury an amount equal to 25 percent of the aggregate amount, as of such date, of such held and undisbursed funds. The Secretary shall recapture from such State or State agency any amounts of such held funds necessary to carry out this subsection. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 656 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Joyce (for himself, Ms. Fudge , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide $4,000,000,000 in new funding through bonding to empower States to undertake significant residential and commercial structure demolition projects in urban and other targeted areas, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore our Neighborhoods Act of 2013 . 2. Credit to holders of qualified urban demolition bonds (a) In general Subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 54G. Qualified urban demolition bonds (a) Qualified urban demolition bond For purposes of this subchapter, the term qualified urban demolition bond means any bond issued as part of an issue if— (1) 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are to be used for expenditures incurred after the date of the enactment of this section for 1 or more qualified projects pursuant to an allocation of such proceeds to such project or projects by a qualified issuer, (2) the bond is issued by a qualified issuer and is in registered form (within the meaning of section 149(a)), (3) the qualified issuer designates such bond for purposes of this section, (4) the term of each bond which is part of such issue does not exceed 30 years, (5) such bond is issued during the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, and (6) the issue meets the requirements of subsection (e). (b) Limitation on amount of bonds designated (1) In general The maximum aggregate face amount of bonds which may be designated under subsection (a) by a State shall not exceed the qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount allocated to such State under paragraph (3). (2) National qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount There is a national qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount of $4,000,000,000. (3) Allocation to States (A) In general The national qualified urban demolition bond limitation shall be allocated by the Secretary among the States on the following basis and in such manner so as to ensure that all of such limitation amount is allocated before the date which is 3 months after the date of the enactment of this section: (i) $2,000,000,000 to be allocated among the qualified States in accordance with subparagraph (B), and (ii) $2,000,000,000 to be equally allocated among all States. (B) Formula for allocation among qualified States (i) In general The amount allocated to a State under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be an amount equal to the amount specified in subparagraph (A)(i) multiplied by the ratio that the nonseasonal vacant properties in the State bears to the total nonseasonal vacant properties of all qualified States. (ii) Nonseasonal vacant properties For purposes of clause (i), nonseasonal vacant properties shall be determined by the Secretary on the basis of 2010 decennial census. (4) Allocation of limitation amount by States The limitation amount allocated to a State under paragraph (3) shall be allocated by the State to qualified issuers within such State. (5) Reallocation of unused issuance limitation If at the end of the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section, the national qualified urban demolition bond limitation amount under paragraph (2) exceeds the total amount of qualified urban demolition bonds issued during such period, such excess shall be reallocated among the qualified States in such manner as the Secretary determines appropriate so as to ensure to the extent possible that all of such limitation amount is issued in the form of qualified urban demolition bonds before the end of the 5-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this section. (c) Qualified project For purposes of this section, the term qualified project means the direct and indirect demolition costs properly attributable to any project proposed and approved by a qualified issuer, but does not include costs of operation or maintenance with respect to such project. (d) Applicable credit rate In lieu of section 54A(b)(3), for purposes of section 54A(b)(2), the applicable credit rate with respect to an issue under this section is the rate equal to an average market yield (as of the day before the date of sale of the issue) on outstanding long-term corporate debt obligations (determined in such manner as the Secretary prescribes). (e) Special rules relating to expenditures In lieu of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 54A(d)— (1) In general An issue shall be treated as meeting the requirements of this subsection if, as of the date of issuance, the qualified issuer reasonably expects— (A) at least 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are to be spent for 1 or more qualified projects within the 5-year expenditure period beginning on such date, and (B) to incur a binding commitment with a third party to spend at least 10 percent of the proceeds of such issue with respect to such projects within the 12-month period beginning on such date. (2) Rules regarding continuing compliance after 5-year determination To the extent that less than 100 percent of the available project proceeds of such issue are expended by the close of the 5-year expenditure period beginning on the date of issuance, the qualified issuer shall redeem all of the nonqualified bonds within 90 days after the end of such period. For purposes of this paragraph, the amount of the nonqualified bonds required to be redeemed shall be determined in the same manner as under section 142. (f) Recapture of portion of credit where cessation of compliance If any bond which when issued purported to be a qualified urban demolition bond ceases to be such a bond, the qualified issuer shall pay to the United States (at the time required by the Secretary) an amount equal to the sum of— (1) the aggregate of the credits allowable under section 54A with respect to such bond (determined without regard to section 54A(c)) for taxable years ending during the calendar year in which such cessation occurs and each succeeding calendar year ending with the calendar year in which such bond is redeemed by the land bank, and (2) interest at the underpayment rate under section 6621 on the amount determined under paragraph (1) for each calendar year for the period beginning on the first day of such calendar year. (g) Other definitions and special rules For purposes of this section— (1) Qualified issuer The term qualified issuer means— (A) a State-authorized land bank, or (B) with respect a State that does not have one or more State-authorized land banks, the State or any political subdivision or instrumentality thereof. (2) State-authorized land bank The term State-authorized land bank means a special unit of government or public purpose corporation— (A) expressly charged under State law with the reclamation, repurposing and redevelopment of vacant and abandoned land, (B) enabled under State law to conduct large scale demolition projects, (C) organized in a State which has enacted legislation allowing for the expedited tax foreclosure of vacant, abandoned, and tax delinquent property, and (D) which may include a joint venture among 2 or more State-authorized land banks or among other entities with whom such special unit of government or public purpose corporation is authorized to enter into a joint venture. (3) Qualified state The term qualified State means a State— (A) in which at least 49 percent of the State’s total housing units in the State were built before 1980, according to the 2010 census, and (B) which meets 3 of the following 4 requirements: (i) The State ranks in the top 20 among all States in percentage change in nonseasonal vacancies in the time period between the 2000 decennial census and the 2010 decennial census. (ii) The State ranks in the top 25 among all States in unemployment rate (seasonally adjusted) for the most recent January through November period beginning before the issuance of the qualified urban demolition bond. (iii) The State ranks in the top 25 among all States in percentages of mortgages in foreclosure for the 3rd quarter of 2012. (iv) The State ranks in the top 20 among all States in the lowest percentage change in population growth in the time period between the 2000 decennial census and the 2010 decennial census. (4) Credits may be transferred Notwithstanding in any law or rule of law shall be construed to limit the transferability of the credit or bond allowed by this section through sale and repurchase agreements. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Paragraph (1) of section 54A(d) of such Code is amended by striking or at the end of subparagraph (D), by inserting or at the end of subparagraph (E), and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraph: (E) a qualified urban demolition bond, . (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 54A(d)(2) is amended by striking and at the end of clause (iv), by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and inserting , and , and by adding at the end the following new clause: (vi) in the case of a qualified urban demolition bond, a purpose specified in section 54G(a)(1). . (3) The table of sections for subpart I of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Sec. 54G. Qualified urban demolition bonds. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3. Use of Hardest Hit Fund amounts for demolition activities (a) Authority Notwithstanding any provision of title I of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 ( 12 U.S.C. 5211 et seq. ), any regulation, guidance, order, or other directive of the Secretary of the Treasury, or any agreement (or amendment thereto) entered into under the Hardest Hit Fund program of the Secretary under such title I, any amounts of assistance that have been, or are, allocated for or provided to a State or State agency through the Hardest Hit Fund program may be used, without limitation, to demolish blighted structures. (b) Failure To use HHF amounts If, upon the expiration of the 24-month period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, any State or State agency is holding any amounts of assistance described in subsection (a) or any amounts of such assistance allocated for such State or State agency have not been disbursed to such State or agency, the Secretary shall remit to the Treasury an amount equal to 25 percent of the aggregate amount, as of such date, of such held and undisbursed funds. The Secretary shall recapture from such State or State agency any amounts of such held funds necessary to carry out this subsection.

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R. 657 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="L000573"> Mr. Labrador </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001059"> Mr. Costa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000565"> Mr. Gosar </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001177"> Mr. McClintock </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000184"> Mrs. Noem </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000467"> Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000470"> Mr. Tipton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001148"> Mr. Simpson </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="W000791"> Mr. Walden </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Agriculture </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HD686E190240E47EA8B76D46BBE2555FA" style="OLC"> <section id="H552F210B841F4858A5626DF459094D35" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Grazing Improvement Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H78C2AD983C3D48A597E67807D4FB322E"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Terms of grazing permits and leases </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1752"> 43 U.S.C. 1752 </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H8E0FAFE2E07541DDA67553A8F9509A92"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> ten years </quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote> 20 years </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H46D342A7A7264A3CB75D0EFB2EF98ECC"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subsection (b)— </text> <subparagraph id="H1417AB77E4904BFFB45B0527E9F7815D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> or </quote> at the end of each of paragraphs (1) and (2); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CF20BB62BD64FD98C49B812E52027AC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote> ; or </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1EB6D019DEBF4A508CB0E590B594D917"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA462BCE0FA614852A8F2AED51C694D89" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H76400DB129644E459A162801FED04909"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the initial environmental analysis under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) regarding a grazing allotment, permit, or lease has not been completed. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H5CDD2DD149224CF4A8A980C0F91EDDF9"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases </header> <subsection id="H6F7E7D3460E445C990B066A9B00306FC"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Amendment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1751"> 43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3C1650F709AC44FA864073B0F90B89F3" style="OLC"> <section id="H7D8523EBC4D04AF0A8EA7754A5911CEC"> <enum> 405. </enum> <header> Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases </header> <subsection id="H9B5C3B334C7C4878A8D608BAFF56B2D8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H57852199FED94B29B8039934F1463AB5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Current grazing management </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> current grazing management </term> means grazing in accordance with the terms and conditions of an existing permit or lease and includes any modifications that are consistent with an applicable Department of Interior resource management plan or Department of Agriculture land use plan. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD2AB9D4C98384D3E9A21066283611932"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Secretary concerned </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary concerned </term> means— </text> <subparagraph id="H87DD937BEACC420E8D82578247E3D717"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H81A331A975CD4DA88A26690DCDCB1D03"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H997FA73D2E39438290C0F161ED16A19F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Renewal, Transfer, reissuance, and pending processing </header> <text> A grazing permit or lease issued by the Secretary of the Interior, or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding National Forest System land, that expires, is transferred, or is waived shall be renewed or reissued under, as appropriate— </text> <paragraph id="HCF6E3EDEF356441E980A64420E0B65B9"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> section 402; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F4B8714582547028823A0FCC4065789"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> section 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the <quote> <act-name> Granger-Thye Act </act-name> </quote> ; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/580l"> 16 U.S.C. 580l </external-xref> ); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFAF3E1DF599A422FB62798DFBA529E47"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1010"> 7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq. </external-xref> ); or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4D43F29724149E798089EDF593D7963"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> section 510 the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/410aaa-50"> 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–50 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H80200660E64E45B4A659BCC1FDCA1FE6"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Terms; conditions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms and conditions (except the termination date) contained in an expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease described in subsection (b) shall continue in effect under a renewed or reissued permit or lease until the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, in compliance with each applicable law. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB71740C9A2B54283AC27E40787BE53EF"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Cancellation; suspension; modification </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding subsection (c), a permit or lease described in subsection (b) may be cancelled, suspended, or modified in accordance with applicable law. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H93C356D21B624BD4858B3A9C61539EA0"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Renewal transfer reissuance after processing </header> <text> When the Secretary concerned has completed the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, the Secretary concerned shall renew or reissue the permit or lease for a term of 20 years after completion of processing. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H90AC49110D99415D969DC7CB9EA770F9"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Compliance with National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if— </text> <paragraph id="HDDAA261B677D49208B2F40F9FF6A690D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the decision continues to renew, reissue, or transfer the current grazing management of the allotment; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D837A3BE9F249A9B67D9E5F11AF29BA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> monitoring of the allotment has indicated that the current grazing management has met, or has satisfactorily progressed towards meeting, objectives contained in the land use and resource management plan of the allotment, as determined by the Secretary concerned; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F26A20E2A3345E790E3E8ACDA837E13"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the decision is consistent with the policy of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, regarding extraordinary circumstances. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H4E7454A75C214428956D28766353AB93"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Priority and timing for completing environmental analyses </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned, shall determine the priority and timing for completing each required environmental analysis regarding any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the environmental significance of the allotment, permit, or lease and available funding for that purpose. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H05E2A92B6C4C4BB292379C3B6B7B5548"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> NEPA exemptions </header> <text> The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) shall not apply to the following: </text> <paragraph id="H4766E9D5DAF344CC8BCADDF1CF1F6AFE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Crossing and trailing authorizations of domestic livestock. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DE11D3FF77345DB963C3A7BB3B36EE4"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Transfer of grazing preference. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H55106B87B3EC4DCB909B3E8291211F35"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The table of contents for the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 is amended by adding after the item for section 404, the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF861E3D3AD864F79ABB985229BCF9969" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> Sec. 405. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 657 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Labrador (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Costa , Mr. Gosar , Mr. McClintock , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Simpson , and Mr. Walden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grazing Improvement Act . 2. Terms of grazing permits and leases Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1752 ) is amended— (1) by striking ten years each place it appears and inserting 20 years ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking or at the end of each of paragraphs (1) and (2); (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) the initial environmental analysis under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) regarding a grazing allotment, permit, or lease has not been completed. . 3. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases (a) Amendment Title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 405. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Current grazing management The term current grazing management means grazing in accordance with the terms and conditions of an existing permit or lease and includes any modifications that are consistent with an applicable Department of Interior resource management plan or Department of Agriculture land use plan. (2) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. (b) Renewal, Transfer, reissuance, and pending processing A grazing permit or lease issued by the Secretary of the Interior, or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding National Forest System land, that expires, is transferred, or is waived shall be renewed or reissued under, as appropriate— (1) section 402; (2) section 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the Granger-Thye Act ; 16 U.S.C. 580l ); (3) title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq. ); or (4) section 510 the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–50 ). (c) Terms; conditions The terms and conditions (except the termination date) contained in an expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease described in subsection (b) shall continue in effect under a renewed or reissued permit or lease until the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, in compliance with each applicable law. (d) Cancellation; suspension; modification Notwithstanding subsection (c), a permit or lease described in subsection (b) may be cancelled, suspended, or modified in accordance with applicable law. (e) Renewal transfer reissuance after processing When the Secretary concerned has completed the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, the Secretary concerned shall renew or reissue the permit or lease for a term of 20 years after completion of processing. (f) Compliance with National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 The renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if— (1) the decision continues to renew, reissue, or transfer the current grazing management of the allotment; (2) monitoring of the allotment has indicated that the current grazing management has met, or has satisfactorily progressed towards meeting, objectives contained in the land use and resource management plan of the allotment, as determined by the Secretary concerned; or (3) the decision is consistent with the policy of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, regarding extraordinary circumstances. (g) Priority and timing for completing environmental analyses The Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned, shall determine the priority and timing for completing each required environmental analysis regarding any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the environmental significance of the allotment, permit, or lease and available funding for that purpose. (h) NEPA exemptions The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) shall not apply to the following: (1) Crossing and trailing authorizations of domestic livestock. (2) Transfer of grazing preference. . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 is amended by adding after the item for section 404, the following: Sec. 405. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H805B4BC4AD834E9FA88681367177D186" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 657 RH: Grazing Improvement Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-07-09 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IB </distribution-code> <calendar display="yes"> Union Calendar No. 105 </calendar> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 657 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–145, Part 1] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="L000573"> Mr. Labrador </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001059"> Mr. Costa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000565"> Mr. Gosar </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001177"> Mr. McClintock </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000184"> Mrs. Noem </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000467"> Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000470"> Mr. Tipton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001148"> Mr. Simpson </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="W000791"> Mr. Walden </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HII00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> , and in addition to the <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Committee on Agriculture </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130709"> July 9, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="L000571"> Mrs. Lummis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000618"> Mr. Daines </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000588"> Mr. Pearce </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001096"> Mr. Cramer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000578"> Mr. LaMalfa </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001192"> Mr. Stewart </cosponsor> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130709"> July 9, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported from the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HII00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> with an amendment </action-desc> <action-instruction> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic </action-instruction> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130709"> July 9, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> The <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Committee on Agriculture </committee-name> discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed </action-desc> <action-instruction> For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 </action-instruction> </action> <action display="yes"> <action-desc display="yes"> <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HA7EAD039770D43EEB77274C1AF29BDEE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="H98A2E92295D64F08BC67AFA66C8A7EE0" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Grazing Improvement Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFE4573CD6C4644C0ABBEA381178BD2CD"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Terms of grazing permits and leases </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1752"> 43 U.S.C. 1752 </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H7B094DF187CC4E718ADB675200399BF8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> ten years </quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote> 20 years </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7343287D40C4F44BE6CE9037C2331A2"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subsection (b)— </text> <subparagraph id="H0F04355489AD4664BAA916246D6CE76D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> or </quote> at the end of each of paragraphs (1) and (2); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A31189BD02B45C48693E5F587C0BA25"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote> ; or </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7DEE06DB90A948C895FAD975B1E598FB"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6127444996054F63BE5BA5261924AEBE" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H5A1983796DE841D0A7843804C1D453B8"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the initial environmental analysis under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) regarding a grazing allotment, permit, or lease has not been completed. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC85DE4B15E7A4DFA9645F0EFC41E731E"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> after subsection (h), insert the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC0FD16BCB0CD4CEF84A823D731C6A9E8" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HCE25C06B0CAD466DA7FBE001EB8C343C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Only applicants, permittees and lessees whose interest in grazing livestock is directly affected by a final grazing decision may appeal the decision to an administrative law judge. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H65B96278D61A4D858A4F87DEB13BBC8D"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases </header> <subsection id="H96200F3580AC448DBAD5F64209E1B865"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Amendment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1751"> 43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14DBB7F8CADC42EBBE62EFB7B65BEABC" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="HB9EA4E9C0C11404380C07F49F8A8370D"> <enum> 405. </enum> <header> Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases </header> <subsection id="HF04381B107E645F493CCD4126F57F22E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H27638E89E5464107B7B9CD442EDFF4D9"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Current grazing management </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> current grazing management </term> means grazing in accordance with the terms and conditions of an existing permit or lease and includes any modifications that are consistent with an applicable Department of Interior resource management plan or Department of Agriculture land use plan. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DF579407EA04F2BAD3C595DE32BADED"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Secretary concerned </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary concerned </term> means— </text> <subparagraph id="H2CE05BD216804F3691BCF7E83EC17332"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0E837E294B54EBCAFF28D575659A062"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H384FC4336BA5443CAE7BD5AA2F2CAC65"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Renewal, Transfer, reissuance, and pending processing </header> <text> A grazing permit or lease issued by the Secretary of the Interior, or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding National Forest System land, that expires, is transferred, or is waived shall be renewed or reissued under, as appropriate— </text> <paragraph id="HBB5228424D6548918A67F3D79162800E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> section 402; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB90D769BA66B486A95747569E49348CB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> section 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the <quote> <act-name> Granger-Thye Act </act-name> </quote> ; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/580l"> 16 U.S.C. 580l </external-xref> ); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD166B55FA8CB4196B0BA51E4B7908AA4"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1010"> 7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq. </external-xref> ); or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD36DBA7BC29B4190BD83CA3E7E915EC3"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> section 510 the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/410aaa-50"> 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–50 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA5F56ED77A45447093D0C1175C59CADE"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Terms; conditions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms and conditions (except the termination date) contained in an expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease described in subsection (b) shall continue in effect under a renewed or reissued permit or lease until the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, in compliance with each applicable law. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HCD881B2328334D4F81ADF3F501184E31"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Cancellation; suspension; modification </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding subsection (c), a permit or lease described in subsection (b) may be cancelled, suspended, or modified in accordance with applicable law. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3C4DA21D2BCC4FD9898ECCEF918A22E0"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Renewal transfer reissuance after processing </header> <text> When the Secretary concerned has completed the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, the Secretary concerned shall renew or reissue the permit or lease for a term of 20 years after completion of processing. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H04F36C8DF12640AA945E7DF3B43E60C5"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Compliance with National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if— </text> <paragraph id="HD1F5B39107A843F6928AE522DC461FDB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the decision continues to renew, reissue, or transfer the current grazing management of the allotment; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD75E21E64C94E91B8677D74171B2857"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> monitoring of the allotment has indicated that the current grazing management has met, or has satisfactorily progressed towards meeting, objectives contained in the land use and resource management plan of the allotment, as determined by the Secretary concerned; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7F356116F908448086F14A46CA7D7DC1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the decision is consistent with the policy of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, regarding extraordinary circumstances. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H80AD1BB8F8E24C3DB25ED20A7078B11F"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Priority and timing for completing environmental analyses </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned, shall determine the priority and timing for completing each required environmental analysis regarding any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the environmental significance of the allotment, permit, or lease and available funding for that purpose. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8A033181AD324A94913FCFAFF76D9D34"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> NEPA exemptions </header> <text> The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall not apply to the following: </text> <paragraph id="H10C9A7746BB341D2BF4E2123AB74E14C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Crossing and trailing authorizations of domestic livestock. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDF7150CA80D4B98AC9AB9DFF09892DB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Transfer of grazing preference. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B5A266278C44133873E97110EAC6322"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Range improvements as defined under 43 U.S.C. 315c and 16 U.S.C. 580h. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H5ABABF2F52C34652AA3ECA9AA211E7B4"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The table of contents for the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 is amended by adding after the item for section 404, the following: </text> <quoted-block changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3FE92D8BCACF4E04950FB990BFE51543" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HII00" regeneration="no-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry level="section"> Sec. 405. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date date="20130709"> July 9, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported from the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HII00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> with an amendment </action-desc> <action-date date="20130709"> July 9, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> The <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Committee on Agriculture </committee-name> discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 105 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 657 [Report No. 113–145, Part 1] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Labrador (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Costa , Mr. Gosar , Mr. McClintock , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Tipton , Mr. Simpson , and Mr. Walden ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned July 9, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Daines , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Cramer , Mr. LaMalfa , and Mr. Stewart July 9, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic July 9, 2013 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 A BILL To amend the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 to improve the management of grazing leases and permits, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Grazing Improvement Act . 2. Terms of grazing permits and leases Section 402 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1752 ) is amended— (1) by striking ten years each place it appears and inserting 20 years ; (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking or at the end of each of paragraphs (1) and (2); (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (4) the initial environmental analysis under National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) regarding a grazing allotment, permit, or lease has not been completed. ; and (3) after subsection (h), insert the following new subsection: (i) Only applicants, permittees and lessees whose interest in grazing livestock is directly affected by a final grazing decision may appeal the decision to an administrative law judge. . 3. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases (a) Amendment Title IV of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1751 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 405. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Current grazing management The term current grazing management means grazing in accordance with the terms and conditions of an existing permit or lease and includes any modifications that are consistent with an applicable Department of Interior resource management plan or Department of Agriculture land use plan. (2) Secretary concerned The term Secretary concerned means— (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to National Forest System land; and (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to land under the jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior. (b) Renewal, Transfer, reissuance, and pending processing A grazing permit or lease issued by the Secretary of the Interior, or a grazing permit issued by the Secretary of Agriculture regarding National Forest System land, that expires, is transferred, or is waived shall be renewed or reissued under, as appropriate— (1) section 402; (2) section 19 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (commonly known as the Granger-Thye Act ; 16 U.S.C. 580l ); (3) title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq. ); or (4) section 510 the California Desert Protection Act of 1994 ( 16 U.S.C. 410aaa–50 ). (c) Terms; conditions The terms and conditions (except the termination date) contained in an expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease described in subsection (b) shall continue in effect under a renewed or reissued permit or lease until the date on which the Secretary concerned completes the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, in compliance with each applicable law. (d) Cancellation; suspension; modification Notwithstanding subsection (c), a permit or lease described in subsection (b) may be cancelled, suspended, or modified in accordance with applicable law. (e) Renewal transfer reissuance after processing When the Secretary concerned has completed the processing of the renewed or reissued permit or lease that is the subject of the expired, transferred, or waived permit or lease, the Secretary concerned shall renew or reissue the permit or lease for a term of 20 years after completion of processing. (f) Compliance with National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 The renewal, reissuance, or transfer of a grazing permit or lease by the Secretary concerned shall be categorically excluded from the requirement to prepare an environmental assessment or an environmental impact statement if— (1) the decision continues to renew, reissue, or transfer the current grazing management of the allotment; (2) monitoring of the allotment has indicated that the current grazing management has met, or has satisfactorily progressed towards meeting, objectives contained in the land use and resource management plan of the allotment, as determined by the Secretary concerned; or (3) the decision is consistent with the policy of the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture, as appropriate, regarding extraordinary circumstances. (g) Priority and timing for completing environmental analyses The Secretary concerned, in the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned, shall determine the priority and timing for completing each required environmental analysis regarding any grazing allotment, permit, or lease based on the environmental significance of the allotment, permit, or lease and available funding for that purpose. (h) NEPA exemptions The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) shall not apply to the following: (1) Crossing and trailing authorizations of domestic livestock. (2) Transfer of grazing preference. (3) Range improvements as defined under 43 U.S.C. 315c and 16 U.S.C. 580h. . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 is amended by adding after the item for section 404, the following: Sec. 405. Renewal, transfer, and reissuance of grazing permits and leases. . July 9, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with an amendment July 9, 2013 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 658 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Latta (for himself, Mr. Jordan , and Ms. Kaptur ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To authorize and request the President to award the congressional Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for actions behind enemy lines during World War II while a member of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic Services. 1. Authorization and request for award of Medal of Honor to Arthur Jibilian for acts of valor during World War II (a) Authorization Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in sections 6248 and 6250 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the Armed Forces, the President is authorized and requested to award the Medal of Honor under section 6241 of such title to Arthur Jibilian for the acts of valor described in subsection (b) during World War II while a member of the United States Navy and the Office of Strategic Services. (b) Acts of valor described The acts of valor referred to in subsection (a) are the actions of Arthur Jibilian during the successful 1944 operation by the Office of Strategic Services, code-named Operation Halyard , to protect and facilitate in the rescue of over 500 allied airmen behind enemy lines.

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R. 659 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="L000566"> Mr. Latta </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="P000096"> Mr. Pascrell </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00"> Committee on Oversight and Government Reform </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend title 5, United States Code, to reform the provisions of law commonly referred to as the <quote> Hatch Act </quote> . </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H6B6BBEAEDAC44397ACD4018DCD168E7E" style="OLC"> <section id="H7563A10281484761BDB875AA1A147F33" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H9BC4687E1A3F433983ED9F013D8C93D6"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Political activities </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/1502"> Section 1502 </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H77FADE5ABA524FEA861A29690BA3B590" style="USC"> <subsection id="H9F003D1BC3534593818645875A9B0C6C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subsection (a)(1) does not prohibit a sheriff from participating in political campaigns for, or endorsing, political candidates running for elective office by— </text> <paragraph id="H925A020E708F42A890C62E7116043DB6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> attending or speaking at political campaign rallies or events; 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 659 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Latta (for himself and Mr. Pascrell ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to reform the provisions of law commonly referred to as the Hatch Act . 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2013 . 2. Political activities Section 1502 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Subsection (a)(1) does not prohibit a sheriff from participating in political campaigns for, or endorsing, political candidates running for elective office by— (1) attending or speaking at political campaign rallies or events; (2) holding or sponsoring political fundraisers; or (3) appearing on political advertisements, including print, radio, television, or any other form of advertising. . 3. Statute of limitations Section 1504 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) by inserting (a) In general.— before When ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) Statute of limitations for law enforcement officers With respect to paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 1502(a), the Special Counsel may not present any charges against a law enforcement officer under subsection (a) after the end of the 6-month period beginning on the later of— (1) the date of the alleged violation of paragraph (1) or (3) of section 1502(a), as the case may be; or (2) the date of the enactment of the State and Local Law Enforcement Hatch Act Reform Act of 2013 . . 4. Definitions Section 1501 of title 5, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking and after the semicolon; (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period and inserting a semicolon; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (5) sheriff means an individual who holds the elected Office of Sheriff, as defined by State constitution or State statute, of a county, town, township, parish, village, or other general purpose political subdivision of a State; and (6) law enforcement officer means a State or local officer or employee whose duties are primarily the investigation, apprehension, or detention of individuals suspected or convicted of offenses against the criminal laws of a State or local jurisdiction, including an officer or employee engaged in this activity who is transferred to a supervisory or administrative position. .

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R. 660 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H4F3E29F61F5A468BA90059B1C659EF6B" style="OLC"> <section id="HCA12324854C940B59EF63405D0D4B5A9" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HA8B7AB5D7C164F50958A3976CBA37C67"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="H1B3C6813FA214B5ABDC5189CE063E8D7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic disease leading to blindness and paralysis. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B8E10379D814358BF51E720441C8D42"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> There are an estimated 11,000 patients with NMO in the United States. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD546492C5FCF40EFB729D080D92E8D4B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Women are affected 7 to 9 times more than men, and a large proportion of NMO patients are African-American. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2183B89298104EB19522901FB0D2ADC8"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> The average age at diagnosis is 41 years, but the range is broad and includes children as young as 2 years of age and adults as old as 89 years of age. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H32BA04D0B32040D2A9BD1A7A2771D6D5"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> NMO incurs substantial costs for affected patients and their families. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DF70B985EC6417BA581214B847EBBF5"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> The cause of NMO is unknown, but it is hypothesized to be autoimmune in nature. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D44AD8D800D479AAAAF98C03036D07C"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> More than 90 percent of NMO patients will suffer recurrent disease and accumulate neurologic disability. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB123F6A89097452D9A83BAAB994F245E"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> Because of their relatively low overall incidence, orphan diseases like NMO frequently do not receive sufficient attention and research funding. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7935682066B34202A6A59B1E102CD50C"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> No single institution has a sufficient number of patients to independently conduct research that will adequately address the cause of NMO. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2542EFB3F73B4B89B435C7C417EDFB2C"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> There has been no comprehensive study analyzing all relevant clinical, biological, and epidemiological aspects of NMO to identify potential risk factors and biomarkers for NMO. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D2B8A6AE6FD4CA98965F717AA72BAEE"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> We can apply our understanding of NMO to the study of other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H71020FF278294A5DA0C894954FF5EBCA"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Sense of congress </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> It is the sense of Congress that there is a need— </text> <paragraph id="H6674888DA6FD421582E1CCCE46D5532A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to establish and coordinate a multicenter research effort based on collaboration between regional consortia and governmental and nongovernmental entities in order to— </text> <subparagraph id="HDC03928503F14DF9AB047A9A18542676"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> comprehensively study the causes of NMO; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3B9DA9B00F544BF399E007313D576C1F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> identify potential biomarkers of disease activity; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4CCA2EBD82F5436F83EBE71ABC5E7BCD"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to encourage a collaborative effort among academic medical centers with epidemiological study groups to gather comprehensive and detailed information for each patient enrolled in those groups, in order to investigate environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors with respect to, and the pathological and epidemiological characteristics of, NMO. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H6CE16A334FA9400F96C6081D3CA3DF76"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Establishment of the national neuromyelitis optica consortium </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/284"> 42 U.S.C. 284 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding after section 409J the following new section: </text> <quoted-block id="H468E6B6BF85743C8BA74059847552332" style="OLC"> <section id="HE2C4836150EC4AD1AFF07D7BCBE5224E"> <enum> 409K. </enum> <header> National neuromyelitis optica consortium </header> <subsection id="H861C9F7A28904CFDB65F586EC55A06F0"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment of the national neuromyelitis optica consortium </header> <paragraph id="HA834C06FF7024842817C0C9D2BDABE30"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, and in coordination with the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, shall establish, administer, and coordinate a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (in this section referred to as the <quote> NNO Consortium </quote> ) for the purposes described in paragraph (2). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EF8868E73AE4EFE8EB00C8910D8CCBF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Purposes </header> <text> The purposes of the NNO Consortium shall be the following: </text> <subparagraph id="H26A61D32A7204F99BAD022BC62DADDD5"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Providing grants of not fewer than 5 years duration to eligible consortia for the purpose of conducting research with respect to the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6519307AD74C4BBBA3F4981C0E790AFF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Assembling a panel of experts to provide, with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium, ongoing guidance and recommendations for the development of the following: </text> <clause id="H872B25402DE543BEA66F5C486BC773E2"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> A common study design. </text> </clause> <clause id="H4F0625C9493745D781C22D3BAA70C71D"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> Standard protocols, methods, procedures, and assays for collecting from individuals enrolled as study participants a minimum dataset that includes the following: </text> <subclause id="HCEDBCE3E28AD49C88F1511E4FF805225"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> Complete medical history. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H245A96F3087B474C98A9EE74880F1BFD"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> Neurologic examination. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H853C7D84C2AA473F99260C8439A2F789"> <enum> (III) </enum> <text> Biospecimens, including blood, spinal fluid, DNA, and RNA. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCA18590D0B61406F9173933BF6666651"> <enum> (IV) </enum> <text> Radiological data including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HBCE923E76E004E21B5040221DB03EC82"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> Specific analytical methods for examining data. </text> </clause> <clause id="HDA1BCE28F40849BD94BAE5667B4684B8"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> Provisions for consensus review of enrolled cases. </text> </clause> <clause id="H84C089BE11F843A19FB94B5323A791F3"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> An integrated data collection network. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F673B30A8CF4877A4B11E6692D1EE12"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Designating a central laboratory to collect, analyze, and aggregate data with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium and to make such data and analysis available to researchers. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC11ABE5F3BCC48709F3712F73D8CE4E6"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Eligible consortia </header> <text> To be eligible for a grant under this section, a consortium shall demonstrate the following: </text> <subparagraph id="HAC682B89F3D74CCCAAAF8A8427314F6D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> The consortium has the capability to enroll as research participants a minimum of 25 individuals with a diagnosis of NMO from the consortium’s designated catchment area. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD3D925F063FC418198E03F24B25A784E"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> The designated catchment area of the consortium does not overlap with the designated catchment area of another consortium already receiving a grant under this section. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6362AF4373DD4F54A07B26BCE77DBC9A"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Report </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall submit to Congress a report with respect to the NNO Consortium, to be made publicly available, including a summary of research funded by the NNO Consortium and a list of consortia receiving grants through the NNO Consortium. At the discretion of the Secretary, such report may be combined with other similar or existing reports. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H38003A39501E46F8889A7D6440F98E44"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <subparagraph id="HDFD82B1761EB499F93D5FF4DF72E71F7"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8FEBA46CBF7647E484F6305D31B89138"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Sense of congress </header> <text> It is the sense of Congress that funds appropriated to carry out this section should be in addition to funds otherwise available or appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7A4869C483564E6A92866DA724D40354"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> For purposes of this section: </text> <paragraph id="HC59A96B7817B401587CF1245C8AD4DFB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Catchment area </header> <text> The term <quote> catchment area </quote> means a defined area for which population data are available. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF57DC2C3D844681BE7EED68683F5C73"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Consortium </header> <text> The term <quote> consortium </quote> means a partnership of 2 or more universities, health care organizations, or government agencies, or any combination of such entities, serving a designated catchment area. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 660 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Lee of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to create a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium to provide grants and coordinate research with respect to the causes of, and risk factors associated with, neuromyelitis optica, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium Act . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a devastating neurologic disease leading to blindness and paralysis. (2) There are an estimated 11,000 patients with NMO in the United States. (3) Women are affected 7 to 9 times more than men, and a large proportion of NMO patients are African-American. (4) The average age at diagnosis is 41 years, but the range is broad and includes children as young as 2 years of age and adults as old as 89 years of age. (5) NMO incurs substantial costs for affected patients and their families. (6) The cause of NMO is unknown, but it is hypothesized to be autoimmune in nature. (7) More than 90 percent of NMO patients will suffer recurrent disease and accumulate neurologic disability. (8) Because of their relatively low overall incidence, orphan diseases like NMO frequently do not receive sufficient attention and research funding. (9) No single institution has a sufficient number of patients to independently conduct research that will adequately address the cause of NMO. (10) There has been no comprehensive study analyzing all relevant clinical, biological, and epidemiological aspects of NMO to identify potential risk factors and biomarkers for NMO. (11) We can apply our understanding of NMO to the study of other autoimmune diseases, including multiple sclerosis and systemic lupus erythematosus. 3. Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that there is a need— (1) to establish and coordinate a multicenter research effort based on collaboration between regional consortia and governmental and nongovernmental entities in order to— (A) comprehensively study the causes of NMO; and (B) identify potential biomarkers of disease activity; and (2) to encourage a collaborative effort among academic medical centers with epidemiological study groups to gather comprehensive and detailed information for each patient enrolled in those groups, in order to investigate environmental, nutritional, and genetic factors with respect to, and the pathological and epidemiological characteristics of, NMO. 4. Establishment of the national neuromyelitis optica consortium Part B of title IV of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 284 et seq. ) is amended by adding after section 409J the following new section: 409K. National neuromyelitis optica consortium (a) Establishment of the national neuromyelitis optica consortium (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, and in coordination with the Director of the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, shall establish, administer, and coordinate a National Neuromyelitis Optica Consortium (in this section referred to as the NNO Consortium ) for the purposes described in paragraph (2). (2) Purposes The purposes of the NNO Consortium shall be the following: (A) Providing grants of not fewer than 5 years duration to eligible consortia for the purpose of conducting research with respect to the causes of, and the risk factors and biomarkers associated with, NMO. (B) Assembling a panel of experts to provide, with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium, ongoing guidance and recommendations for the development of the following: (i) A common study design. (ii) Standard protocols, methods, procedures, and assays for collecting from individuals enrolled as study participants a minimum dataset that includes the following: (I) Complete medical history. (II) Neurologic examination. (III) Biospecimens, including blood, spinal fluid, DNA, and RNA. (IV) Radiological data including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). (iii) Specific analytical methods for examining data. (iv) Provisions for consensus review of enrolled cases. (v) An integrated data collection network. (C) Designating a central laboratory to collect, analyze, and aggregate data with respect to research funded by the NNO Consortium and to make such data and analysis available to researchers. (3) Eligible consortia To be eligible for a grant under this section, a consortium shall demonstrate the following: (A) The consortium has the capability to enroll as research participants a minimum of 25 individuals with a diagnosis of NMO from the consortium’s designated catchment area. (B) The designated catchment area of the consortium does not overlap with the designated catchment area of another consortium already receiving a grant under this section. (4) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section and annually thereafter, the Secretary, acting through the Director of NIH, shall submit to Congress a report with respect to the NNO Consortium, to be made publicly available, including a summary of research funded by the NNO Consortium and a list of consortia receiving grants through the NNO Consortium. At the discretion of the Secretary, such report may be combined with other similar or existing reports. (5) Authorization of appropriations (A) In general There is authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018, to remain available until expended, to carry out this section. (B) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that funds appropriated to carry out this section should be in addition to funds otherwise available or appropriated to carry out the activities described in this section. (b) Definitions For purposes of this section: (1) Catchment area The term catchment area means a defined area for which population data are available. (2) Consortium The term consortium means a partnership of 2 or more universities, health care organizations, or government agencies, or any combination of such entities, serving a designated catchment area. .

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R. 661 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000480"> Mrs. Lowey </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000216"> Ms. DeLauro </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Q000023"> Mr. Quigley </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000030"> Mr. Farr </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001143"> Ms. McCollum </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000523"> Mr. Price of North Carolina </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001150"> Mr. Schiff </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000248"> Mr. Serrano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000486"> Ms. Roybal-Allard </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="F000043"> Mr. Fattah </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H35CA1EB1BF2A49E6BA817E16B6B5C022" style="OLC"> <section id="H1D69FF5D2443448F80B6E860CC6EF531" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HA85DB95A88F543E38E79F0A9B7167B46"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Congress finds as follows: </text> <paragraph id="H734BEBEDE81A4C43ADB555886F10B2ED"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) to disclose crime gun trace data to the public. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9D4839021324CD68DB3788356CB0CD8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collection of valuable information, and the establishment of effective policies to prevent illegal guns. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA613F8783BB94185AD4F74ED68106B22"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Having effective policies to prevent illegal gun trafficking makes our families and communities safer. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1CC175665494B1A85F1573462F731D1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforcement of the gun laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours, and by barring the government from requiring annual inventory audits by owners of gun shops </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FE0AB946A4C4C5890213CF13A48A4F7"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would support law enforcement efforts and give the public vital information needed to craft the most effective policies against illegal guns. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H71ABA053CEE048B68F214D983D7B0FCB"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Repeal of certain limitations on the use of database information of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives </header> <subsection id="HE2805F2AA95C41A78883213483C759ED"> <enum> (a) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The matter under the heading <quote> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses </quote> in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55"> Public Law 112–55 </external-xref> ; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 6th proviso. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4AB0D5FD515E4C1399D63FF822379CA0"> <enum> (b) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The 6th proviso under the heading <quote> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses </quote> in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/117"> Public Law 111–117 </external-xref> ; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended by striking <quote> beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter </quote> and inserting <quote> in fiscal year 2010 </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE24C0BB4116E401EA07E5357840C2026"> <enum> (c) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The 6th proviso under the heading <quote> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses </quote> in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/8"> Public Law 111–8 </external-xref> ; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking <quote> beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter </quote> and inserting <quote> in fiscal year 2009 </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H20574E95B5E74BA091A60B1A7FA33A99"> <enum> (d) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The 6th proviso under the heading <quote> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses </quote> in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/161"> Public Law 110–161 </external-xref> ; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended by striking <quote> beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter </quote> and inserting <quote> in fiscal year 2008 </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H01BF994D82864A60AE40EFD6C5FFF8EE"> <enum> (e) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The 6th proviso under the heading <quote> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses </quote> in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/109/108"> Public Law 109–108 </external-xref> ; 119 Stat. 2295–2296) is amended by striking <quote> with respect to any fiscal year </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HDA596227F6CC419780FD726120EB20E8"> <enum> (f) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/447"> Public Law 108–447 </external-xref> ; 118 Stat. 2859–2860) is amended by striking <quote> with respect to any fiscal year </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7E856687F818454595671B0680DCCA33"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Repeal of limitation on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers to conduct physical check of firearms inventory </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The matter under the heading <quote> Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses </quote> in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/923"> 18 U.S.C. 923 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55"> Public Law 112–55 </external-xref> ; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 7th proviso. </text> </section> <section id="H0255B003974F4DE8942F41DFF78A320E"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Repeal of requirement to destroy instant criminal background check records within 24 hours </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/922"> 18 U.S.C. 922 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/55"> Public Law 112–55 </external-xref> ; 125 Stat. 632) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H4E1DB8C3A139439596F960E05898FAC0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> for— </quote> and all that follows through <quote> (1) </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7E73F6425D84AFF8A852CA2B9AA16CE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period. </text> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 661 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Lee of California (for herself, Mr. Moran , Mrs. Lowey , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Farr , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Price of North Carolina , Mr. Honda , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Roybal-Allard , and Mr. Fattah ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To repeal certain impediments to the administration of the firearms laws. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Tiahrt Restrictions Repeal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds as follows: (1) The Tiahrt Amendments severely limit the authority of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE) to disclose crime gun trace data to the public. (2) The Tiahrt Amendments prevent the collection of valuable information, and the establishment of effective policies to prevent illegal guns. (3) Having effective policies to prevent illegal gun trafficking makes our families and communities safer. (4) The Tiahrt Amendments impede enforcement of the gun laws by requiring most background check records to be destroyed within 24 hours, and by barring the government from requiring annual inventory audits by owners of gun shops (5) Repealing the Tiahrt Amendments would support law enforcement efforts and give the public vital information needed to craft the most effective policies against illegal guns. 3. Repeal of certain limitations on the use of database information of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (a) The matter under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 6th proviso. (b) The 6th proviso under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–117 ; 123 Stat. 3128–3129) is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year 2010 and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year 2010 . (c) The 6th proviso under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title II of division B of the Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 111–8 ; 123 Stat. 574–576) is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year 2009 and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year 2009 . (d) The 6th proviso under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title II of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 110–161 ; 121 Stat. 1903–1904) is amended by striking beginning in fiscal year 2008 and thereafter and inserting in fiscal year 2008 . (e) The 6th proviso under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title I of the Science, State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2006 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 109–108 ; 119 Stat. 2295–2296) is amended by striking with respect to any fiscal year . (f) The 6th proviso under the heading in title I of division B of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 108–447 ; 118 Stat. 2859–2860) is amended by striking with respect to any fiscal year . 4. Repeal of limitation on imposition of requirement that firearms dealers to conduct physical check of firearms inventory The matter under the heading Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives—Salaries and Expenses in title I of division B of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 18 U.S.C. 923 note; Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 609–610) is amended by striking the 7th proviso. 5. Repeal of requirement to destroy instant criminal background check records within 24 hours Section 511 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2012 ( 18 U.S.C. 922 note; Public Law 112–55 ; 125 Stat. 632) is amended— (1) by striking for— and all that follows through (1) ; and (2) by striking the semicolon and all that follows and inserting a period.

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 662 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Luetkemeyer (for himself, Mr. King of Iowa , Mr. Latta , Mrs. Black , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mrs. Lummis , Mr. Duncan of South Carolina , Mr. Huelskamp , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Long , Mr. Posey , Mr. Broun of Georgia , Mr. Nugent , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Kingston , Mr. McKinley , and Mr. Stockman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To prohibit United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. 1. Prohibition on United States contributions to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds made available to any Federal department or agency may be used to make assessed or voluntary contributions on behalf of the United States to or for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) or the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). (b) Effective date The prohibition on use of funds contained in subsection (a) applies with respect to funds made available for fiscal year 2014 and subsequent fiscal years.

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 663 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To adjust the boundary of the Carson National Forest, New Mexico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act . 2. Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment (a) In general The boundary of the Carson National Forest in the State of New Mexico is adjusted to incorporate the approximately 4,990 acres of land generally depicted as “Miranda Canyon Boundary” on the map entitled Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment and dated September 21, 2010. (b) Land and Water Conservation Fund For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( 16 U.S.C. 460 l –9 ), the boundaries of the Carson National Forest, as modified under subsection (a), shall be considered to be the boundaries of the Carson National Forest as in existence on January 1, 1965.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H2CA34A81403F4772BA60FCB2F7A48FC3" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 664 IH: Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 664 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M001171"> Mr. Maffei </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="H001051"> Mr. Hanna </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000480"> Ms. Slaughter </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000290"> Ms. Edwards </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="V000128"> Mr. Van Hollen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001168"> Mr. Sarbanes </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000984"> Mr. Cummings </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001038"> Mr. Higgins </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000469"> Mr. Tonko </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000053"> Mr. Rangel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001067"> Ms. Clarke </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001137"> Mr. Meeks </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000294"> Mr. Jeffries </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000087"> Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000133"> Mr. Markey </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000576"> Mr. Ruppersberger </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000620"> Mr. Delaney </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001049"> Mr. Clay </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H34E3AEB9861148468BDFCC6CA7190A5D" style="OLC"> <section id="H63C000D5CC7840F5B1531935C0F6C708" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2896F23AACCB4B4A86F585CDB8524102"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland </header> <subsection id="H60E2F5A6071C47B89864B53617C12A58"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H65E331ADB19247969B71CD0650C4EAC3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Historical park </header> <text> The term <term> historical park </term> means the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H98C25C249EC04F9EAABB56195442027B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Authorized Acquisition Area for the Proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park </quote> , numbered T20/80,001, and dated July 2010. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCA571B294A074D04A7E457F77C0293FF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H59462D0A08A14314A6E049C1A29BC95D"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <quote> State </quote> means the State of Maryland. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBD79F192624A43ED8B0713A6D531A4B3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Harriet tubman underground railroad national historical park </header> <paragraph id="H7DA81C3779F846DBB7BD3B15A8C884F2"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <subparagraph id="H70799B6148FE4DC0AC1E92176C2CD9A9"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to subparagraph (B), there is established the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, as a unit of the National Park System. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF85EA6569AEE4408BED66E4B701AE088"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Determination by secretary </header> <text> The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC6D0276D97374339AF2BF46E0AB6F96A"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Notice </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the historical park, including an official boundary map for the historical park. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA38ED7866AC044AD9257D8B201BDF0A3"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Availability of map </header> <text> The official boundary map published under subparagraph (C) shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H74182D70A6DA40BFB1DD1A8707AE9706"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Purpose </header> <text> The purpose of the historical park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated with the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBBD2A907B27473F91D68220B44AE9E7"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Land acquisition </header> <subparagraph id="H543473E831D24C2B88B43C6237E57BD9"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the areas depicted on the map as <quote> Authorized Acquisition Areas </quote> by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H12C64ABAF8BC40E4BA005F0971A13789"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Boundary adjustment </header> <text> On acquisition of land or an interest in land under subparagraph (A), the boundary of the historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8BDC33B8A1CE48A29623F8003895E5A2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <paragraph id="HA1DCCEF118E24BAF98CBCB805707E1EA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— </text> <subparagraph id="H0987CA274CDB4DC7A9EB05F8D3E6B33F"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the National Park System Organic Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1"> 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09A6521DB8EC489283D0AF0D6484BC0F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the Act of August 21, 1935 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461"> 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DEE632CF3754D82B3423A6FB4C0C950"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Interagency agreement </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date on which the historical park is established, the Director of the National Park Service and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement to allow the National Park Service to provide for public interpretation of historic resources located within the boundary of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge that are associated with the life of Harriet Tubman, consistent with the management requirements of the Refuge. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE95ED516BC3F4D49836C2F71B5066A12"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Interpretive tours </header> <text> The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the boundary of the historical park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, relating to the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H30820A443C554BAD94FC4DF2B6DD43EB"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Cooperative agreements </header> <subparagraph id="H2110B549D267468FA7F1262AB402C801"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and individuals— </text> <clause id="H0BD342E74A1446BF9A99E9986316597F"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources relating to the life of Harriet Tubman or the Underground Railroad within the boundaries of the historical park, if the agreement provides for reasonable public access; or </text> </clause> <clause id="HF7B593BF6B974A22821445D075857764"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> to conduct research relating to the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H99AE6A03B381487EA8BAC2F1427F93B0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Visitor center </header> <text> The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State to design, construct, operate, and maintain a joint visitor center on land owned by the State— </text> <clause id="H5C702FD0153747388896D75039D9945D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> to provide for National Park Service visitor and interpretive facilities for the historical park; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H82C8059EF57044969FC10697AACA216D"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> to provide to the Secretary, at no additional cost, sufficient office space to administer the historical park. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H90BBF54AD8EA4E0A9E157D95A379F857"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Cost-sharing requirement </header> <clause id="H4994ADA5840A4D3EA54CA89A835B5D81"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Federal share </header> <text> The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent. </text> </clause> <clause id="H86D104EFF84542129177694B02D81AE7"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Form of non-federal share </header> <text> The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this paragraph may be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFEEE8338552B47208319DB12128EA2BA"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> General management plan </header> <paragraph id="H34272B2FD3CB4718830F5D243309EADD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park Service General Authorities Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a"> 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H13239145F18B4858AB9164B98B7AE240"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text> The general management plan shall be prepared in consultation with the State (including political subdivisions of the State). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H06FBBEA90FC448C3A4F24F142A0C9F8E"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Coordination </header> <text> The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan with— </text> <subparagraph id="H752341F47CB849B29E268916B1739ABE"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5F89988EBF4343ACB758D7E4DC096E38"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by section 3(b)(1)(A); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H54007D275527422BB2C53362AC146AEE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE38A5AB1D39E4D9B9AE2B62A1662FD8F"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HDE9FD2B4B2C640DD8DC77F6C7CECB87C"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Harriet tubman national historical park, auburn, New York </header> <subsection id="HE8017C6041074B1EB9FFEB072F87ED5F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H74A0D5488F314998939552DFB17220AA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Historical park </header> <text> The term <term> historical park </term> means the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H90E16EA4BE1449A0948EDDA3DE3DC58A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Home </header> <text> The term <term> Home </term> means The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., located in Auburn, New York. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H52CD03A528C14A5DBA7D56A04900BEEE"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Harriet Tubman National Historical Park </quote> , numbered T18/80,000, and dated March 2009. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDF04D820936548AE8AE9DF0FFD86F74E"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE38DAB4ADDB4D0EB57D2CD8E6718442"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <quote> State </quote> means the State of New York. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H08AB78891B3549F8982EBFA31FC6F1B1"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Harriet tubman national historical park </header> <paragraph id="H138B92E51BCC406BA4489471CE291C2E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <subparagraph id="H8D2F12E2021C4FD0AB19E49A2E0A2A03"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to subparagraph (B), there is established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, as a unit of the National Park System. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H02259BD5C9E34998A41375AB606AE223"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Determination by secretary </header> <text> The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC264275DC6EB494B8F79EBA4E477A929"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Notice </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the historical park. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD28719FD0CCA49DCAB9C1C591A053099"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H148C698CA8FA4EA1B1E72C64914EF32A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Boundary </header> <text> The historical park shall include the Harriet Tubman Home, the Tubman Home for the Aged, the Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory, and associated land, as identified in the area entitled <quote> National Historical Park Proposed Boundary </quote> on the map. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFEFA2E25EC9F484295185C5ECE5D045C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Purpose </header> <text> The purpose of the historical park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated with the life of Harriet Tubman. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF5CFCC905CE6420C87933497ADBFF269"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Land acquisition </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the areas depicted on the map by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFFBD8B9C657F49B0BD203FDA2E02DA2F"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <paragraph id="H040EF94DB1664D6CA140F026205DAC1F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— </text> <subparagraph id="H3C2B097FD6184AA59CCCC4D1E26D6426"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the National Park System Organic Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1"> 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H056FF21ED1D14C569B7AA2D9DA88D7C5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the Act of August 21, 1935 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461"> 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF885128F945D474EB56EFA6189627E9A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Interpretive tours </header> <text> The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the boundary of the historical park in Auburn, New York, relating to the life of Harriet Tubman. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD74CFF9522E4430BBD47BF4078D1D936"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Cooperative agreements </header> <subparagraph id="H023E0AA1CB024FEA9CD2B4E56C62F9E1"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the owner of any land within the historical park to mark, interpret, or restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources relating to the life of Harriet Tubman, if the agreement provides that— </text> <clause id="H7E7804ADB40245C39C8B996792526548"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Secretary shall have the right of access to any public portions of the land covered by the agreement to allow for— </text> <subclause id="H26011255D882481883CC2D4C1D0B85C7"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> access at reasonable times by historical park visitors to the land; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H9E91252E452249F9B01C41C50DCD8ED9"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> interpretation of the land for the public; and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H34268B1432D8496F99333489F1EFCE8A"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> no changes or alterations shall be made to the land except by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the owner of the land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4AB5C82E4FD9401A914EF6C756143804"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Research </header> <text> The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, institutions of higher education, the Home and other nonprofit organizations, and individuals to conduct research relating to the life of Harriet Tubman. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3366483459ED460B9A44225D11520185"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Cost-sharing requirement </header> <clause id="H546345A0766146ADBC8111C82D8B1546"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Federal share </header> <text> The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent. </text> </clause> <clause id="H13D24BC02FB8412DAEE8022CDC36D19D"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Form of non-Federal share </header> <text> The non-Federal share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD30E04108D764F90962639146F8F33C1"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Attorney general </header> <clause id="H65E48224692D490693E13757D456E634"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall submit to the Attorney General for review any cooperative agreement under this paragraph involving religious property or property owned by a religious institution. </text> </clause> <clause id="H0B890B1738584BDF91F3ADDF8F45EF9C"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Finding </header> <text> No cooperative agreement subject to review under this subparagraph shall take effect until the date on which the Attorney General issues a finding that the proposed agreement does not violate the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the Constitution. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB5B30F2EA6F742A5B8F1BCDA42748FEC"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> General management plan </header> <paragraph id="H923F79B38FC145279CC3E2548C704511"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park Service General Authorities Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a"> 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A67541FAAC84EAC8949CFCD6E07D440"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Coordination </header> <text> The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan with— </text> <subparagraph id="HCA02E2C6E75C4D1DB7D5E35EAB3891CC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park established by section 2(b)(1); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H29D71AB2B4CF42A9BC595967504BD00A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H82FA4830116D4D7494A3811FC69BA919"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, except that not more than $7,500,000 shall be available to provide financial assistance under subsection (c)(3). </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 664 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Maffei (for himself, Mr. Hanna , Ms. Slaughter , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Sarbanes , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Higgins , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Clarke , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Jeffries , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Markey , Mr. Ruppersberger , Mr. Delaney , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Moore , and Mr. Clay ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, and the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Harriet Tubman National Historical Parks Act . 2. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park, Maryland (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Historical park The term historical park means the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Authorized Acquisition Area for the Proposed Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park , numbered T20/80,001, and dated July 2010. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) State The term State means the State of Maryland. (b) Harriet tubman underground railroad national historical park (1) Establishment (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), there is established the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, as a unit of the National Park System. (B) Determination by secretary The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. (C) Notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the historical park, including an official boundary map for the historical park. (D) Availability of map The official boundary map published under subparagraph (C) shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (2) Purpose The purpose of the historical park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated with the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. (3) Land acquisition (A) In general The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the areas depicted on the map as Authorized Acquisition Areas by purchase from willing sellers, donation, or exchange. (B) Boundary adjustment On acquisition of land or an interest in land under subparagraph (A), the boundary of the historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. (c) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (A) the National Park System Organic Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (2) Interagency agreement Not later than 1 year after the date on which the historical park is established, the Director of the National Park Service and the Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service shall enter into an agreement to allow the National Park Service to provide for public interpretation of historic resources located within the boundary of the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge that are associated with the life of Harriet Tubman, consistent with the management requirements of the Refuge. (3) Interpretive tours The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the boundary of the historical park in Caroline, Dorchester, and Talbot Counties, Maryland, relating to the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. (4) Cooperative agreements (A) In general The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, colleges and universities, non-profit organizations, and individuals— (i) to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources relating to the life of Harriet Tubman or the Underground Railroad within the boundaries of the historical park, if the agreement provides for reasonable public access; or (ii) to conduct research relating to the life of Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. (B) Visitor center The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State to design, construct, operate, and maintain a joint visitor center on land owned by the State— (i) to provide for National Park Service visitor and interpretive facilities for the historical park; and (ii) to provide to the Secretary, at no additional cost, sufficient office space to administer the historical park. (C) Cost-sharing requirement (i) Federal share The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent. (ii) Form of non-federal share The non-Federal share of the cost of carrying out an activity under this paragraph may be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued. (d) General management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park Service General Authorities Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) ). (2) Consultation The general management plan shall be prepared in consultation with the State (including political subdivisions of the State). (3) Coordination The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan with— (A) the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge; (B) the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by section 3(b)(1)(A); and (C) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this section. 3. Harriet tubman national historical park, auburn, New York (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Historical park The term historical park means the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park established by subsection (b)(1)(A). (2) Home The term Home means The Harriet Tubman Home, Inc., located in Auburn, New York. (3) Map The term map means the map entitled Harriet Tubman National Historical Park , numbered T18/80,000, and dated March 2009. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (5) State The term State means the State of New York. (b) Harriet tubman national historical park (1) Establishment (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), there is established the Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, New York, as a unit of the National Park System. (B) Determination by secretary The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that a sufficient quantity of land, or interests in land, has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit. (C) Notice Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Secretary makes a determination under subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register notice of the establishment of the historical park. (D) Map The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (2) Boundary The historical park shall include the Harriet Tubman Home, the Tubman Home for the Aged, the Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church and Rectory, and associated land, as identified in the area entitled National Historical Park Proposed Boundary on the map. (3) Purpose The purpose of the historical park is to preserve and interpret for the benefit of present and future generations the historical, cultural, and natural resources associated with the life of Harriet Tubman. (4) Land acquisition The Secretary may acquire land and interests in land within the areas depicted on the map by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange. (c) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with this section and the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (A) the National Park System Organic Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (2) Interpretive tours The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources located outside the boundary of the historical park in Auburn, New York, relating to the life of Harriet Tubman. (3) Cooperative agreements (A) In general The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the owner of any land within the historical park to mark, interpret, or restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources relating to the life of Harriet Tubman, if the agreement provides that— (i) the Secretary shall have the right of access to any public portions of the land covered by the agreement to allow for— (I) access at reasonable times by historical park visitors to the land; and (II) interpretation of the land for the public; and (ii) no changes or alterations shall be made to the land except by mutual agreement of the Secretary and the owner of the land. (B) Research The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, institutions of higher education, the Home and other nonprofit organizations, and individuals to conduct research relating to the life of Harriet Tubman. (C) Cost-sharing requirement (i) Federal share The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under this paragraph shall not exceed 50 percent. (ii) Form of non-Federal share The non-Federal share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued. (D) Attorney general (i) In general The Secretary shall submit to the Attorney General for review any cooperative agreement under this paragraph involving religious property or property owned by a religious institution. (ii) Finding No cooperative agreement subject to review under this subparagraph shall take effect until the date on which the Attorney General issues a finding that the proposed agreement does not violate the Establishment Clause of the first amendment to the Constitution. (d) General management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the historical park in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park Service General Authorities Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) ). (2) Coordination The Secretary shall coordinate the preparation and implementation of the management plan with— (A) the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park established by section 2(b)(1); and (B) the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. (e) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act, except that not more than $7,500,000 shall be available to provide financial assistance under subsection (c)(3).

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H2387F6799AC84E21BDF18C4C21000FB4" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 665 IH: Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 665 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M000087"> Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="P000034"> Mr. Pallone </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000522"> Mr. Smith of New Jersey </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000535"> Mr. Gutierrez </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001245"> Ms. Bordallo </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="H001032"> Mr. Holt </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To allow certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H6336B65BF0C442199B5E9A5BBFA89C71" style="OLC"> <section id="HE8FBB91C33D14234895E6CB651D3393A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2A963BDB63F9406ABAD93866D2C92081"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Motion to reopen asylum claims </header> <subsection id="H75CD06003F0E42D8B213093D4E1E5A79"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158"> 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2) </external-xref> ) and section 240(c)(7) of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1229a"> 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7) </external-xref> ), and notwithstanding any other provision of law on motions to reopen removal or deportation proceedings, an alien may file one motion to reopen an asylum claim during the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act if the alien— </text> <paragraph id="HBD8B94F6D58743A6AFE5E6C3C04F41C2"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> is a citizen of Indonesia; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H604DF606E1A94E3DBD6CA985E91120E1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> entered the United States after January 1, 1997, and before November 30, 2002; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H12CECF9925C1497AB342311B568A05BF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> filed an application for asylum that was denied asylum based solely upon a failure to meet the 1-year application filing deadline; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H885DF78B1C9E4296A23CEDE7404F784F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> is not subject to the safe third country exception under section 208(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158"> 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A) </external-xref> ); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC299EBA0130C4956AFF90A0F9CB6A9FB"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> is not subject to a bar from seeking asylum under section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1158"> 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2) </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H315FA2B0C6D94CBAA3F44089E3118237"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Application from abroad </header> <text> The motion to reopen referred to in subsection (a) may be filed in the United States or from outside the United States. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC59620BB7CCC49FF87A68DB3A2C5ECDD"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Return of applicants abroad </header> <text> An alien who meets the requirements under subsection (a) may be admitted or otherwise authorized to enter the United States solely to prosecute a motion to reopen under this section or otherwise to pursue relief under this section. Hearings pursuant to this section may be held in the United States or abroad, with the alien appearing in person or by video phone or similar device. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1CE87043FF9548B483969961C2A85596"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> For purposes of this Act, the terms used in this Act shall have the same meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) </external-xref> ). </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 665 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York (for herself, Mr. Pallone , Mr. Smith of New Jersey , Mr. Gutierrez , Ms. Bordallo , and Mr. Holt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To allow certain Indonesian citizens to file a motion to reopen their asylum claims. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Indonesian Family Refugee Protection Act . 2. Motion to reopen asylum claims (a) In general Notwithstanding subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 208(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2) ) and section 240(c)(7) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(7) ), and notwithstanding any other provision of law on motions to reopen removal or deportation proceedings, an alien may file one motion to reopen an asylum claim during the 2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act if the alien— (1) is a citizen of Indonesia; (2) entered the United States after January 1, 1997, and before November 30, 2002; (3) filed an application for asylum that was denied asylum based solely upon a failure to meet the 1-year application filing deadline; (4) is not subject to the safe third country exception under section 208(a)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A) ); and (5) is not subject to a bar from seeking asylum under section 208(b)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2) ). (b) Application from abroad The motion to reopen referred to in subsection (a) may be filed in the United States or from outside the United States. (c) Return of applicants abroad An alien who meets the requirements under subsection (a) may be admitted or otherwise authorized to enter the United States solely to prosecute a motion to reopen under this section or otherwise to pursue relief under this section. Hearings pursuant to this section may be held in the United States or abroad, with the alien appearing in person or by video phone or similar device. (d) Definitions For purposes of this Act, the terms used in this Act shall have the same meanings given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a) ).

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R. 666 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M000133"> Mr. Markey </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="H001050"> Ms. Hanabusa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000570"> Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000380"> Mr. Kildee </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000034"> Mr. Pallone </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000287"> Mr. Becerra </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000465"> Ms. Tsongas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000010"> Mr. Faleomavaega </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="M001143"> Ms. McCollum </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H0B60CC038CA140C09D80D1E1ABAEC483" style="OLC"> <section id="HEDD80EED4BC3445FB9B8B4BD032AEFEF" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Reaffirmation of authority </header> <subsection id="H8ABC2A8A5F5445989C6F26F5CBD38A27"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Modification </header> <paragraph id="H8E55C7572C034664A811E1DE3B2896BF"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The first sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the <quote> <act-name> Indian Reorganization Act </act-name> </quote> ; 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<external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/461"> 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ), for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on that date of the action is ratified and confirmed, to the extent such action is subjected to challenge based on whether the Indian tribe was federally recognized or under Federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934, ratified and confirmed as fully to all intents and purposes as if the action had, by prior Act of Congress, been specifically authorized and directed. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H36DC3F32217A481F81B17EF0AC8607DA"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Effect on other laws </header> <paragraph id="H287AF4465343455890BB52F2D75DF7A6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall affect— </text> <subparagraph id="HD8E3EBF493B34C4CB1797166FE30244A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the application or effect of any Federal law other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/461"> 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ), as amended by subsection (a) of this section; 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 666 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Markey (for himself, Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Ben Ray Luján of New Mexico , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Pallone , Ms. Moore , Mr. Becerra , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Faleomavaega , and Ms. McCollum ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes. 1. Reaffirmation of authority (a) Modification (1) In general The first sentence of section 19 of the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ; 25 U.S.C. 479 ), is amended— (A) by striking The term and inserting Effective beginning on June 18, 1934, the term ; and (B) by striking any recognized Indian tribe now under Federal jurisdiction and inserting any federally recognized Indian tribe . (2) Effective date The amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as if included in the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ; 25 U.S.C. 479 ), on the date of the enactment of that Act. (b) Ratification and confirmation of actions Any action taken by the Secretary of the Interior pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Indian Reorganization Act ; 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), for any Indian tribe that was federally recognized on that date of the action is ratified and confirmed, to the extent such action is subjected to challenge based on whether the Indian tribe was federally recognized or under Federal jurisdiction on June 18, 1934, ratified and confirmed as fully to all intents and purposes as if the action had, by prior Act of Congress, been specifically authorized and directed. (c) Effect on other laws (1) In general Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall affect— (A) the application or effect of any Federal law other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), as amended by subsection (a) of this section; or (B) any limitation on the authority of the Secretary of the Interior under any Federal law or regulation other than the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), as so amended. (2) References in other laws An express reference to the Act of June 18, 1934 ( 25 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ), contained in any other Federal law shall be considered to be a reference to that Act as amended by subsection (a) of this Act.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Engrossed-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H7EA524F4D5E043D0A8DC8A95ABAAC625" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 667 EH: To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="no"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 667 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H324F4BCBA4F94221888F4083E5AF4D4C" style="OLC"> <section id="H13303C14177C44839B1A3D805241C0F6" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center </header> <subsection id="H71C248A75C2D437A9F50A7826582A36F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Redesignation </header> <text> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the <quote> NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4EA2158BE8A448C886127350F1FB297E"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> References </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote> NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8F708A537CB9448E8E98B827BC569EEC"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range </header> <subsection id="H70908B4BCFB14DCA878EEF3677F48974"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Redesignation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the <quote> NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H75A21FCA77E54B4485227D952E309D94"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> References </header> <text> Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote> NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130226"> Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> <endorsement display="yes"/> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 667 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. 1. Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . 2. Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Enrolled-Bill" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H7EA524F4D5E043D0A8DC8A95ABAAC625" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> HR 667 ENR: To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="no"> I </distribution-code> <congress> One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America </congress> <session> At the Second Session </session> <enrolled-dateline> Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen </enrolled-dateline> <legis-num> H. R. 667 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"/> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H324F4BCBA4F94221888F4083E5AF4D4C" style="OLC"> <section id="H13303C14177C44839B1A3D805241C0F6" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center </header> <subsection id="H71C248A75C2D437A9F50A7826582A36F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Redesignation </header> <text> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the <quote> NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4EA2158BE8A448C886127350F1FB297E"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> References </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote> NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8F708A537CB9448E8E98B827BC569EEC"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range </header> <subsection id="H70908B4BCFB14DCA878EEF3677F48974"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Redesignation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the <quote> NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H75A21FCA77E54B4485227D952E309D94"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> References </header> <text> Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote> NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <role> Speaker of the House of Representatives. </role> </attestation-group> <attestation-group> <role> Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> </bill>

I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 667 AN ACT To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. 1. Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . 2. Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H7EA524F4D5E043D0A8DC8A95ABAAC625" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 667 IH: To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 667 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M001165"> Mr. McCarthy of California </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="C000059"> Mr. Calvert </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000583"> Mr. Smith of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000409"> Mr. Rohrabacher </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000601"> Mr. Palazzo </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H000067"> Mr. Hall </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000508"> Mr. McKeon </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000289"> Mr. Jordan </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001150"> Mr. Schiff </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HSY00"> Committee on Science, Space, and Technology </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H324F4BCBA4F94221888F4083E5AF4D4C" style="OLC"> <section id="H13303C14177C44839B1A3D805241C0F6" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center </header> <subsection id="H71C248A75C2D437A9F50A7826582A36F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Redesignation </header> <text> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the <quote> NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4EA2158BE8A448C886127350F1FB297E"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> References </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote> NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8F708A537CB9448E8E98B827BC569EEC"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range </header> <subsection id="H70908B4BCFB14DCA878EEF3677F48974"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Redesignation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the <quote> NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H75A21FCA77E54B4485227D952E309D94"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> References </header> <text> Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the <quote> NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 667 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. McCarthy of California (for himself, Mr. Calvert , Mr. Smith of Texas , Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Palazzo , Mr. Hall , Mr. McKeon , Mr. Jordan , and Mr. Schiff ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology A BILL To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. 1. Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . 2. Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range .

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IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 667 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 26, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range. 1. Redesignation of Dryden Flight Research Center (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Hugh L. Dryden Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is redesignated as the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the flight research center referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center . 2. Redesignation of Western Aeronautical Test Range (a) Redesignation The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Western Aeronautical Test Range in California is redesignated as the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . (b) References Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the test range referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the NASA Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range . Passed the House of Representatives February 25, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. 1. Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) redesignating paragraph (37) (relating to the list of outdated or duplicative plans and reports) as paragraph (39); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (40) in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. . Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HA633549939944ACABFB6320542F442EA" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 668 IH: To amend <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105"> section 1105(a) </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 668 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M001189"> Mr. Messer </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="Y000064"> Mr. Young of Indiana </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="M001182"> Mr. Mulvaney </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HBU00"> Committee on the Budget </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105"> section 1105(a) </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HB0FBD94F9C2F43F1B507D2F2EC0C1F9F" style="OLC"> <section id="H32083993CEDB4550A744304F36CACC2A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105"> Section 1105(a) </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H37D6998BC46944358C19F3B1EA329410"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> redesignating paragraph (37) (relating to the list of outdated or duplicative plans and reports) as paragraph (39); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E2B26C9C4204A0294311AF1172317EE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16D19F4C5B4A447A9382FB55A18D26F9" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HDE337965E8B842049DB224764655D165"> <enum> (40) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 668 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Messer (for himself, Mr. Young of Indiana , and Mr. Mulvaney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. 1. Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) redesignating paragraph (37) (relating to the list of outdated or duplicative plans and reports) as paragraph (39); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (40) in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Referred-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HA633549939944ACABFB6320542F442EA" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 668 : To amend <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105"> section 1105(a) </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-03-07 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IIB </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 668 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130307"> March 7, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSBU00"> Committee on the Budget </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HB0FBD94F9C2F43F1B507D2F2EC0C1F9F" style="OLC"> <section id="H32083993CEDB4550A744304F36CACC2A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H37D6998BC46944358C19F3B1EA329410"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> redesignating paragraph (37) (relating to the list of outdated or duplicative plans and reports) as paragraph (39); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E2B26C9C4204A0294311AF1172317EE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16D19F4C5B4A447A9382FB55A18D26F9" style="USC"> <paragraph id="HDE337965E8B842049DB224764655D165"> <enum> (40) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130305"> Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="yes"> Karen L. Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> </bill>

IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 668 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget AN ACT To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes. 1. Requirement in budget submission with respect to the cost per taxpayer of the deficit Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended— (1) redesignating paragraph (37) (relating to the list of outdated or duplicative plans and reports) as paragraph (39); and (2) by adding at the end the following: (40) in the case of a fiscal year in which the budget is projected to result in a deficit, an estimate of the pro rata cost of such deficit for taxpayers who will file individual income tax returns for taxable years ending during such fiscal year. . Passed the House of Representatives March 5, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE amendment-doc PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/amend.dtd//EN" "amend.dtd"> <amendment-doc amend-degree="first" amend-type="engrossed-amendment"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 669 EAS: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2014-11-20 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <engrossed-amendment-form> <congress display="no"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="no"> 2d Session </session> <legis-num display="no"> H.R. 669 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> In the Senate of the United States, </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20141120"> November 20, 2014. </action-date> </action> <legis-type display="yes"> Amendments: </legis-type> </engrossed-amendment-form> <engrossed-amendment-body> <section id="idbaaf63a85cdc4ce78d27601b1a265957" section-type="resolved"> <text> That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 669) entitled <quote> An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. </quote> , do pass with the following </text> </section> <amendment> <amendment-instruction blank-lines-after="0"> <text> Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: </text> </amendment-instruction> <amendment-block blank-lines-after="1" changed="added" reported-display-style="italic"> <section id="S1" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="id39AFE0636DB94724942710EF247C0591"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood </header> <subsection id="idDFE236AA6B924EAB889297504E06E63F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue activities related to still birth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including, as appropriate— </text> <paragraph id="id4bc046b6a6924a7ea83f5a9a9a9bf6f6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> collecting information, such as socio-demographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information, on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood through the utilization of existing surveillance systems and collaborating with States to improve the quality, consistency, and collection of such data; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="id5622d5fd97c44c5f90c6bc3adea6a68f"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> disseminating information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="id2efb6c5f7e7f4f56ad4f18c1b2ffed0d"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> collaborating with the Attorney General, State and local departments of health, and other experts, as appropriate, to provide consistent information for medical examiners and coroners, law enforcement personnel, and health care providers related to death scene investigations and autopsies for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, in order to improve the quality and consistency of the data collected at such death scenes and to promote consistent reporting on the cause of death after autopsy to inform prevention, intervention, and other activities. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="idE545D12BCADF4785B3F61435DC0C5D22"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Report to Congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes a description of any activities that are being carried out by agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including those activities identified under subsection (a). </text> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="id5375CE1EDFD54720A6E7E794ECED2A22" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> No additional appropriations </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. </text> </section> </amendment-block> </amendment> </engrossed-amendment-body> <title-amends> <official-title-amendment> Amend the title so as to read: <quote> An Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. </quote> . </official-title-amendment> </title-amends> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestor/> <role> Secretary </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> <endorsement/> </amendment-doc>

113th CONGRESS 2d Session H.R. 669 In the Senate of the United States, November 20, 2014. Amendments: That the bill from the House of Representatives (H.R. 669) entitled An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. , do pass with the following Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the following: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue activities related to still birth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including, as appropriate— (1) collecting information, such as socio-demographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information, on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood through the utilization of existing surveillance systems and collaborating with States to improve the quality, consistency, and collection of such data; (2) disseminating information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; and (3) collaborating with the Attorney General, State and local departments of health, and other experts, as appropriate, to provide consistent information for medical examiners and coroners, law enforcement personnel, and health care providers related to death scene investigations and autopsies for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, in order to improve the quality and consistency of the data collected at such death scenes and to promote consistent reporting on the cause of death after autopsy to inform prevention, intervention, and other activities. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes a description of any activities that are being carried out by agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including those activities identified under subsection (a). 3. No additional appropriations This Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. Amend the title so as to read: An Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. . Secretary

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R. 669 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HE95583175B4740D29813CD04634E2502" style="OLC"> <section id="HA71FCCDB16494D8A9C616DC73DED5831" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2B0BD05BF99246B4BD90223F25E70C81"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247b-13"> 42 U.S.C. 247b–13 </external-xref> ) the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H704558024FF345B2ACC36BBD908E6BE7" style="OLC"> <section id="H28524494D721400CB01F9FFEE37D0F6E"> <enum> 317L–1. </enum> <header> Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young </header> <subsection id="H21D7ADDBC8974202A118BF0CA53C57DE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Stillbirth activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: </text> <paragraph id="H33FABBB30F2E450AB23F534F401CC4EB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <subparagraph id="H8859030CF96E431C93949627316F4A6B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEA9F34CABCB473CB8D041BF85E240EB"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— </text> <clause id="H75A4016C2CF9461382C50E45B33AA33C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H1524E1BBA4274A71939CE6BF4908FC46"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D9DDAE88CC74EC787832457BCE9C23F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Postmortem data collection and evaluation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— </text> <subparagraph id="H284B8C5274B04667ADB4A2E19E747ED8"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4180C41F51241A2BF2CC162A516C904"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFB7A5E38F6A144D485F2DB040DA3047A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sudden unexpected infant death activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: </text> <paragraph id="H180E3CFF3E464194B4335EB5315BE872"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <subparagraph id="H3B023D6E98704ED7A3AEF557BC33ECB3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8D3E728A58474C13921976A9AC5F3811"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— </text> <clause id="HDFFD9E8731FD4C21A3161A61D5632265"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HDAFF1C139736476ABD59AFA0C7FC56FE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7F923A088AE4D6DBD026A2F4139B9AB"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Goals for enhancing surveillance </header> <text> In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: </text> <clause id="HD3717B1788014612ADF5E3936C9A6CE4"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. </text> </clause> <clause id="H83CBEF679D93464D9746CB9920CA08D6"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). </text> </clause> <clause id="HC9B1C99E13E348DE8495EB0D45FC1E4D"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. </text> </clause> <clause id="H5598199DB62B4ACFA189012921E4D093"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H05A4A182BF2946FBA63F084C6B4F61FD"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for death scene investigation </header> <subparagraph id="H29FCB52EED5840D4ABC519754F5688F3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In General </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— </text> <clause id="HF88520CD2FA943A492F75B0DACAA7C31"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; 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and </text> </clause> <clause id="HEB33469E4BC74514B7CF0335D1CDE7EB"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD093FDED02A44E8B850A1244C7B604DF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— </text> <subparagraph id="H54309786C0454FABBA8FC7B2CF8A01FB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0450C120AC814F58BDD12A23A04B4CE2"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8065EA6A38F42E0A7D77184C33F59CE"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Training </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— </text> <subparagraph id="H2CE66DB355F545E7904197BFBA9E2C5C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> conduct or support— </text> <clause id="HFBEB221AA3AF4613AB17BF93617853DD"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H333F6DACC21E49FFA0CD5A77DC608742"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31E7B1B8409C4B36B9CF7A31D2EA2F2A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE42769EE27DC4D05B7D5D2B798DCBA26"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: </text> <paragraph id="HD5590C22A77C496B8B4C1696D44207B4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94D47266B79042BFAD41A0306B8CE506"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— </text> <subparagraph id="H0F74E4BD1A3F4D33AB36C8DFC2E46E75"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4515F8654C4948008FB9E7C3E9C6EAEC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC60D13E3F599481A8A5DBBC12F179A5B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Review of applicability of programs and activities </header> <text> Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEA75D53483ED4678BE3A3F12F45D5C71"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Report to Congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— </text> <paragraph id="H8932907CABDB42068FCA6CD496D2BADB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H52291B8F8B084207BAEF7F224A898EE0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> a description of any activities that— </text> <subparagraph id="H594EBFEFBF8649D7ADA3C1951B88D751"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F7B80A2369B488091BA128AC98844CF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEA867406A4024E6DA13CC9BA5388B0C9"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H15A5C84800414BADB597691E616EA654"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> stillbirth </quote> means a spontaneous fetal death that— </text> <subparagraph id="H7AFB2A2930604F3A9404BC15C6EE54AC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H696091ECF83643F4B49198AE8C484416"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H673DC26098B44CD6ADBF349C8668B3CE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <quote> sudden unexpected infant death </quote> and <quote> SUID </quote> mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— </text> <subparagraph id="HF0976A8CD9CA4A8995D0E7FE1FC22DB7"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63C95C3CB1744336BF0B21A14562087F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> whose cause— </text> <clause id="H4453880103E94F58A9FBE99F82617AD7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H7DC26A72FED84A20BC027120D173195C"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDDF3E01A0C3B4FDD9833C3243DA1C707"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <quote> sudden unexplained death in childhood </quote> and <quote> SUDC </quote> mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="H7D72E316038A4CD6A4D34AC097FE6892"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA211459BA967413C9F213226DC7FD21B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H40EFC50030AE412288E07196487A1294"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Funding </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20140909"> Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. 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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–13 ) the following: 317L–1. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young (a) Stillbirth activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— (A) upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and (B) develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. (b) Sudden unexpected infant death activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (C) Goals for enhancing surveillance In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (i) Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. (ii) Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). (iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. (iv) Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. (2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation (A) In General The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (i) provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (B) Content of Death Scene Protocol The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— (i) the current and past medical history of the infant; (ii) family medical history; (iii) the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; (iv) the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and (v) any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. (3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (4) Training The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— (A) conduct or support— (i) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and (ii) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and (B) make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. (c) Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: (1) Surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). (2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (3) Review of applicability of programs and activities Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and (2) a description of any activities that— (A) are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and (B) are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death that— (A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or (B) if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (2) The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— (A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and (B) whose cause— (i) is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and (ii) is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. (3) The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— (A) a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and (B) performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. (f) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. . Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 669 AN ACT To improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Continuing activities related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood (a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall continue activities related to still birth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including, as appropriate— (1) collecting information, such as socio-demographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information, on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood through the utilization of existing surveillance systems and collaborating with States to improve the quality, consistency, and collection of such data; (2) disseminating information to educate the public, health care providers, and other stakeholders on stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; and (3) collaborating with the Attorney General, State and local departments of health, and other experts, as appropriate, to provide consistent information for medical examiners and coroners, law enforcement personnel, and health care providers related to death scene investigations and autopsies for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, in order to improve the quality and consistency of the data collected at such death scenes and to promote consistent reporting on the cause of death after autopsy to inform prevention, intervention, and other activities. (b) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit to Congress a report that includes a description of any activities that are being carried out by agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health, related to stillbirth, sudden unexpected infant death, and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including those activities identified under subsection (a). 3. No additional appropriations This Act shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1BC824CBCD944A44AAB0B1EA0BFBFB70" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 669 IH: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 669 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="P000034"> Mr. Pallone </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="K000210"> Mr. King of New York </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HE95583175B4740D29813CD04634E2502" style="OLC"> <section id="HFC0EDFAFD8C947DABAD86F3945C7AEDB" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H830435F0032145CEA32C52294FB9134C"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Amendment to the Public Health Service Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/241"> 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H16C59FDA96974885957B8DD8D5D52C65" style="OLC"> <part id="H9F6F2296067A48C0990E10478FA783CC"> <enum> W </enum> <header> Sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood </header> <section id="HD01EB3AAE53D48D7AB155995B8DA389F"> <enum> 399OO. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this part: </text> <paragraph id="H4840254CEA1C4FC191E01C1A023DE5EE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Administrator </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> Administrator </term> means the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB33664771AD476B8E1851B15B592B34"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Death scene investigator </header> <text> The term <quote> death scene investigator </quote> means an individual certified as a death scene investigator by an accredited professional certification board. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H285B8CAE5F944CE48331D19268CADD8F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Director </header> <text> The term <term> Director </term> means the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H428DDD73DF26472B892252164EEA027D"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> State </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> State </term> has the meaning given to such term in section 2, except that such term includes tribes and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H76E81F17A42D4519BF82E36EFD6B18BD"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Sudden unexpected infant death; SUID </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <term> sudden unexpected infant death </term> and <term> SUID </term> mean the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that when first discovered did not have an obvious cause. Such terms include those deaths that are later determined to be from explained as well as unexplained causes. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DDF8F1A18E24BFA8D2B651A74FBA798"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Sudden unexplained death in childhood; SUDC </header> <text> The terms <term> sudden unexplained death in childhood </term> and <term> SUDC </term> mean the sudden death of a child older than 1 year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death and performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HB6D627F666C0437A88ECB29374BFFABA"> <enum> 399OO–1. </enum> <header> Death scene investigation and autopsy </header> <subsection id="H501644AEAC1148F3A64DC6FEAD38341D"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Investigations </header> <paragraph id="HDE57AA38C51745BEB8DD438489D24080"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Grants </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to States to enable such States to improve the completion of comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFD20FBC715EB47F39DEA460979790C8E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5789B2E6BF674BB185467CE34745721B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <subparagraph id="H4E7C1893CC6F49068FBB1915262D4B06"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> A State shall use amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) to improve the completion of comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including through the awarding of subgrants to local jurisdictions to be used to implement standard death scene investigation protocols for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and conduct comprehensive, standardized autopsies. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE538206C51AF464393C179DD827618F8"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Protocols </header> <text> A standard death scene protocol implemented under subparagraph (A) shall include the obtaining of information on current and past medical history of the infant/child, the circumstances surrounding the death including any suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether there were any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death. The Director in consultation with medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals or groups determined necessary by the Director shall develop a standard death scene protocol for children from 1 to 4 years of age, using existing protocols developed for SUID. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0979D3CBFF9A41B88C99C955A78713DE"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Autopsies </header> <paragraph id="H1602E4A912514370B3DCD6B0C7F6382E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to States to enable such States to increase the rate at which comprehensive, standardized autopsies are performed for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0AE3DEA50A2B461EA2C65DBA9430AFA3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE90B1EC08A54130B1917E434F9BF6B8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Comprehensive autopsy </header> <text> For purposes of this subsection, a comprehensive autopsy shall include a full external and internal examination, including microscopic examination, of all major organs and tissues including the brain, complete radiographs, vitreous fluid analysis, photo documentation, selected microbiology when indicated, metabolic testing, and toxicology screening of the infant or child involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3AC0F562BC804A66830CB2740971B4A1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Guidelines </header> <text> The Director, in consultation with board certified forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists and geneticists, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Director shall develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. The Director shall ensure that the majority of such consultation is with board certified forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and coroners. The Director is encouraged to seek additional input from child abuse experts, bereavement specialists, parents, and public health agencies on nonmedical aspects of the autopsy guidelines. In developing such protocol, the Director shall consider autopsy protocols used by State and local jurisdictions. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEF80FFD5786E4D4E8C1DBB449968CAA5"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Study on genetic testing </header> <text> The Director, in consultation with medical examiners, coroners, forensic pathologists, geneticists, researchers, public health officials, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Director, shall commission a study to determine the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after a complete death scene investigation and comprehensive, standardized autopsy. Such study shall include recommendations on developing a standard protocol for use in determining when to utilize genetic testing and standard protocols for the collection and storage of specimens suitable for genetic testing. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H82E46DF4522C4A28AA43B757A7F484B4"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this section. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HA0F71F4057A341E5B4AE1F44F884ECF9"> <enum> 399OO–2. </enum> <header> Training </header> <subsection id="HC6EF34DC81CC429E9B96CB4DCEC573E8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Grants </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to eligible entities for the provision of training on death scene investigation specific for SUID and SUDC. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H60BD054B14A24588B5ED35F968AC49A8"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Eligible entities </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— </text> <paragraph id="HD1174EE8FB2C461993EC7ED520DD426D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> be— </text> <subparagraph id="H0855B974315A4D97BAE1D967A84E5140"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a State or local government entity; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDFE6DC1AA040400EBB05CA9F7AA4CCDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> a nonprofit private entity; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H65E4D6404E014ED4AD9C4F482C116CA8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H370D64D2CB38455EACD535F52E558884"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <text> An eligible entity shall use amounts received under a grant under this section to— </text> <paragraph id="HA8C953C972A04967BD3ED66F47E1FAFE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> provide training to medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID and SUDC, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols that include information on the current and past medical history of the infant/child, the circumstances surrounding the death including any suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether there were any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6B2D0EE4232145ACB3278FDDB7B99EE2"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> provide training directly to individuals who are responsible for conducting and reviewing death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB21A117BBA534EBC96A8D4063A0CBE69"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> provide training to multidisciplinary teams, including teams that have a medical examiner or coroner, death scene investigator, law enforcement representative, and an emergency medical technician or paramedic; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H96D69902F17142FB9ED5D06ACE7469BA"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> in the case of national and State-based grantees that are comprised of medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, or emergency medical technicians and paramedics, integrate training under the grant on death scene investigation of SUID and SUDC into professional accreditation and training programs; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H17FB39713BFA4330966A3A25C79BF1FF"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> in the case of State and local government entity grantees, obtain equipment, including computer equipment, to aid in the completion of standard death scene investigation; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H77BC5C13EC364F0E8D1D4A26AFDB6603"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> conduct training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and integrate the training under the grant on standard autopsy protocols in SUID and SUDC into professional accreditation and training programs. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HCC91C75ADEE847589B15043A748B57E3"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H26C484DD708B446F843558279FC24591"> <enum> 399OO–3. </enum> <header> Child death review </header> <subsection id="H24EF3A7206084AA2BC3D3CECE84EDD79"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Prevention </header> <paragraph id="H9AC29918736649439B4BF431F93F22B8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Core capacity grants </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to States to build and strengthen State capacity and implement State and local child death review programs and prevention strategies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1ED472D4021446B7A98B9E3CCB049927"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Planning grants </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award planning grants to States that have no existing child death review program or States in which the only child death review programs are State-based, for the development of local child death review programs and prevention strategies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B44F14753AE42A58394C101C1463098"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1) or (2), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H812122F577E342358BD154B2F1A6ACD1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Technical assistance </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall provide technical assistance to assist States— </text> <subparagraph id="HACBC409D24364DCA91496CDD00FB2A54"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in developing the capacity for comprehensive child death review programs, including the development of best practices for the implementation of such programs; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD0C4AA5ADA6D4D28B91BF13F45D5B985"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in maintaining the national child death case reporting system. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HB141DF8E3FEC49AA9BD17498DD712998"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out subsection (a). </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HF83A2D66F85C48F3AFD527700F6EDE25"> <enum> 399OO–4. </enum> <header> Enhancing the national child death case reporting system </header> <subsection id="HF567B708424A474082200843389C0E61"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director and in consultation with the national child death case reporting system, national health organizations, and professional societies with experience and expertise relating to reducing SUID and SUDC, shall modify such national death case reporting system, in accordance with subsection (b), to assure that such system provides for population-based data for ages 0 through 4 years of age and facilitates the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID and SUDC with respect to such ages. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H85BB24F87F4C4ADDB702FC31E8683A24"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Goals of modified national child death case reporting system </header> <text> The modifications under subsection (a) to the national child death case reporting system shall facilitate the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data by— </text> <paragraph id="H2E434BDA6F384A09953FB08C5BB50AAB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> implementing a surveillance and monitoring system based on thorough and complete death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0E9A957FE2AC4BCB9EAD6943BA3E453D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> collecting standardized information about the environmental, medical, genetic, and social circumstances of death (including sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation) if determined that such may correlate with infant and early childhood deaths, as well as information from other law enforcement, medical examiner, coroner, emergency medical services (EMS), medical records, and vital records (if possible); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H524794F8CEF14398AF223D67932BE83D"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> supporting multidisciplinary infant and early childhood death reviews such as those performed by child death review committees to collect and review the standardized information and accurately and consistently classify and characterize SUID and SUDC; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD424FC79BF274F00B33979732EBEAB5D"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID and SUDC; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6F2F30734434015892EB080E6B27455"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> utilizing current infrastructure of existing surveillance systems. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HF058D0C0FAA746DC8FCE3BAB5224AEAC"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H3745C953EE3F4394871596D8F47003EC"> <enum> 399OO–5. </enum> <header> Public awareness and education campaign </header> <subsection id="H606C07C89EE8459295CAF283CDBE05C0"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Administrator and in consultation with the Director and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall establish and implement a culturally competent research-based public health awareness and education campaign to provide information that is focused on decreasing the risk factors that contribute to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including educating individuals and organizations about safe sleep environments, sleep positions, and reducing exposure to smoking during pregnancy and after birth. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H36EC852F86FC48389EA36315459F4A9A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Targeted populations </header> <text> The campaign under subsection (a) shall be designed to reduce health disparities through the targeting of populations with high rates of sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4E1A4DD0DF5940408F244AD2EA95AB58"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text> In establishing and implementing the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with national organizations representing health care providers, including nurses and physicians, parents, child care providers, children's advocacy and safety organizations, maternal and child health programs and women’s, infants’, and children’s nutrition professionals, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Secretary for such establishment and implementation. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9E0E02C387B346BCAB4CF9FF38AC0E05"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Grants </header> <paragraph id="HB10F29EF9797415B927D2296A34CA0D3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In carrying out the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations for the conduct of education and outreach programs for health care providers, parents, child care providers, public health agencies, and community organizations. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD55004772C5C45B6BF72D0E849D2216C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H6CC0DFC264244101BF536A197F632893"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H03F39D1B947A44BBA823A32AD596CF2A"> <enum> 399OO–6. </enum> <header> Grants for support services </header> <subsection id="HF5DDF2807F3C485EB562E86499CA73FD"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations, for the provisions of support services to families who have had a child die of sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA4BEA21B7C5F47DFAE149AD1949DEC05"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3E2A2ADED7A4496E855557447F2C7D63"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <text> Amounts received under a grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used to provide grief counseling, education, home visits, 24-hour hotlines, and support groups for families who have lost a child to sudden unexpected infant death or sudden unexplained death in childhood. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE51CE0301EE54489A201D901B17C8198"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Preference </header> <text> In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to community-based applicants that have a proven history of effective direct support services and interventions for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and can demonstrate experience through collaborations and partnerships for delivering services throughout a State or region. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H8E6DE7CC7BB24A41B70A805B7911F314"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBC89FCE0A9B0498CA60253EE3D8F67BA"> <enum> 399OO–7. </enum> <header> Evaluation of State and regional needs </header> <subsection id="HFFD7945899174487B3514F89A1F3FD19"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director and in consultation with the Administrator, shall conduct a needs assessment on a State and regional basis of the availability of personnel, training, technical assistance, and resources for investigating and determining sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and make recommendations to increase collaboration on a State and regional level for investigation and determination. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H5C18C35A374E4325A8F635E9300BE44F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> </part> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="HDEDDEC171D0447878B9324095DF7B2AA"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Enhancing public health activities related to stillbirth </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part P of title III of the <act-name parsable-cite="PHSA"> Public Health Service Act </act-name> ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280g"> 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA8F60DD89803464AAF63F26428FEBB99" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0FEFF1D4C72641B99646597F55204BC2"> <enum> 399V–6. </enum> <header> Enhancing public health activities related to stillbirth </header> <subsection id="HD3D703F44CD04A3AB915A105232E52DC"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Grants </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to eligible States and metropolitan areas to enhance and expand surveillance efforts to collect thorough and complete epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of the infrastructure of existing surveillance systems (including vital statistics systems). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA9AC27AE6C774923B941C1BC282356A0"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Eligibility </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— </text> <paragraph id="HF680CB68DF8544F3AC308DC810D434C3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> be a State or a major metropolitan area (as defined by the Secretary); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H07C63F80F0304CAEB805F7A7A8C40C3D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— </text> <subparagraph id="H79D9D9825D224190ACED18CE4105DF8F"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> an assurance that the applicant will implement the standardized surveillance protocol developed under subsection (c); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H530D0BF94080490E986BFF6A47A8353C"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> a description of the infrastructure of existing surveillance systems in the State or major metropolitan area, as applicable. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H194D37B42F5E4025912665018B5C14EA"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Surveillance protocol </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— </text> <paragraph id="H7699F07EA7394052ABF482D682706A4D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance, in consultation with representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and other interested entities determined appropriate by the Secretary; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5960DC8ED4DD4A318DA0950E6852CC99"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> monitor trends and identify potential risk factors for further study using existing sources of surveillance data and expanded sources of data from targeted surveillance efforts, and methods for the evaluation of stillbirth prevention efforts; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H51869F8D06354D0290C110EA5D69ADF0"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> develop and evaluate methods to link existing data to provide more complete information for research into the causes and conditions associated with stillbirth. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC3D80E4FB4AC421A81672437077D51BE"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Postmortem evaluation and Data Collection </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with physicians, nurses, pathologists, geneticists, parents, and other groups determined necessary by the Director, shall develop guidelines for increasing the performance and data collection of postmortem stillbirth evaluation, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing. The guidelines should take into account cultural competency issues related to postmortem stillbirth evaluation. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4C10CDF9201F41EF9A9C9236FBEACD1F"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Public health programmatic activities related to stillbirth </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— </text> <paragraph id="HC6F958378C174FE7A843524FD7612508"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> develop behavioral surveys for women experiencing stillbirth, using existing State-based infrastructure for pregnancy-related information gathering; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H20DEC493DF20431BA04FFE6E2339F2EA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> increase the technical assistance provided to States, Indian tribes, territories, and local communities to enhance capacity for improved investigation of medical and social factors surrounding stillbirth events. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEBD747D40BF24E4EA609BF5CB7426FC7"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Public education and prevention programs </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with health care providers, public health organizations, maternal and child health programs, parents, and other groups deemed necessary by the Director, shall directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to eligible entities, develop and conduct evidence-based public education and prevention programs aimed at reducing the occurrence of stillbirth overall and addressing the racial and ethnic disparities in its occurrence, including— </text> <paragraph id="H6F9F14FBEC964286BEDF11D0153FCF7F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> public education programs, services, and demonstrations which are designed to increase general awareness of stillbirths; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7090EFD069364138A38DB914A70828F6"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the development of tools for the education of health professionals and women concerning the known risk factors for stillbirth, promotion of fetal movement awareness, and the importance of early and regular prenatal care to monitor the health and development of the fetus up to and during delivery. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB6CCA322AD734A5A9C5BC49CBD0BE299"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Task force </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and health care providers, researchers, parents, and other groups deemed necessary by the Directors, shall establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirth. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HCACB471BEDAA4BB4BE8CC0C60DAF06DD"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Grants for support services </header> <paragraph id="HAD51997251684AD2A6F8E148990FE253"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations, for the provisions of support services to families who have experienced stillbirth. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9853ECBBE1514C40BDFDF4B11D0B37EF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8DF989366C8642F49C3A9AF692729546"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <text> Amounts received under a grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used to provide grief counseling, education, home visits, 24-hour hotlines, and support groups for families who have experienced stillbirth. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H670FF9E6E62B45DCBA04E4A50B4D7070"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Preference </header> <text> In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that are community-based organizations that have a proven history of providing effective direct support services and interventions related to stillbirths and can demonstrate experience through collaborations and partnerships for delivering services throughout a State or region. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3776459770A047269B1A9BC8101DDB05"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H2AA65D37B0834C9F8F3D406CCE3DB177"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> State </term> has the meaning given to such term in section 2, except that such term includes tribes and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3EB35ED60B84BA5BCC497573146FCF0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The term <term> stillbirth </term> means a spontaneous, not induced, pregnancy loss 20 weeks or later after gestation, or if the age of the fetus is not known, then a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H12ECFA489BC049B2A352CDB359422535"> <enum> (j) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="HBD3D0F97EBFB45C192C81E67F85C1D94"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Report to Congress </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made in implementing this Act (and the amendments made by this Act). </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 669 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Amendment to the Public Health Service Act Title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 241 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: W Sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood 399OO. Definitions In this part: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. (2) Death scene investigator The term death scene investigator means an individual certified as a death scene investigator by an accredited professional certification board. (3) Director The term Director means the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (4) State The term State has the meaning given to such term in section 2, except that such term includes tribes and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act). (5) Sudden unexpected infant death; SUID The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the sudden death of an infant under 1 year of age that when first discovered did not have an obvious cause. Such terms include those deaths that are later determined to be from explained as well as unexplained causes. (6) Sudden unexplained death in childhood; SUDC The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child older than 1 year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death and performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. 399OO–1. Death scene investigation and autopsy (a) Investigations (1) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to States to enable such States to improve the completion of comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3) Use of funds (A) In general A State shall use amounts received under a grant under paragraph (1) to improve the completion of comprehensive death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including through the awarding of subgrants to local jurisdictions to be used to implement standard death scene investigation protocols for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and conduct comprehensive, standardized autopsies. (B) Protocols A standard death scene protocol implemented under subparagraph (A) shall include the obtaining of information on current and past medical history of the infant/child, the circumstances surrounding the death including any suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether there were any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death. The Director in consultation with medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals or groups determined necessary by the Director shall develop a standard death scene protocol for children from 1 to 4 years of age, using existing protocols developed for SUID. (b) Autopsies (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to States to enable such States to increase the rate at which comprehensive, standardized autopsies are performed for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3) Comprehensive autopsy For purposes of this subsection, a comprehensive autopsy shall include a full external and internal examination, including microscopic examination, of all major organs and tissues including the brain, complete radiographs, vitreous fluid analysis, photo documentation, selected microbiology when indicated, metabolic testing, and toxicology screening of the infant or child involved. (4) Guidelines The Director, in consultation with board certified forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists and geneticists, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Director shall develop national guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. The Director shall ensure that the majority of such consultation is with board certified forensic pathologists, medical examiners, and coroners. The Director is encouraged to seek additional input from child abuse experts, bereavement specialists, parents, and public health agencies on nonmedical aspects of the autopsy guidelines. In developing such protocol, the Director shall consider autopsy protocols used by State and local jurisdictions. (c) Study on genetic testing The Director, in consultation with medical examiners, coroners, forensic pathologists, geneticists, researchers, public health officials, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Director, shall commission a study to determine the benefits and appropriateness of genetic testing for infant and early childhood deaths that remain unexplained after a complete death scene investigation and comprehensive, standardized autopsy. Such study shall include recommendations on developing a standard protocol for use in determining when to utilize genetic testing and standard protocols for the collection and storage of specimens suitable for genetic testing. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $8,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this section. 399OO–2. Training (a) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall award grants to eligible entities for the provision of training on death scene investigation specific for SUID and SUDC. (b) Eligible entities To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be— (A) a State or local government entity; or (B) a nonprofit private entity; and (2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of funds An eligible entity shall use amounts received under a grant under this section to— (1) provide training to medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID and SUDC, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols that include information on the current and past medical history of the infant/child, the circumstances surrounding the death including any suspicious circumstances, the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant/child, and whether there were any accidental or environmental factors associated with the death; (2) provide training directly to individuals who are responsible for conducting and reviewing death scene investigations for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood; (3) provide training to multidisciplinary teams, including teams that have a medical examiner or coroner, death scene investigator, law enforcement representative, and an emergency medical technician or paramedic; (4) in the case of national and State-based grantees that are comprised of medical examiners, coroners, death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, or emergency medical technicians and paramedics, integrate training under the grant on death scene investigation of SUID and SUDC into professional accreditation and training programs; (5) in the case of State and local government entity grantees, obtain equipment, including computer equipment, to aid in the completion of standard death scene investigation; or (6) conduct training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and integrate the training under the grant on standard autopsy protocols in SUID and SUDC into professional accreditation and training programs. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $2,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 399OO–3. Child death review (a) Prevention (1) Core capacity grants The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to States to build and strengthen State capacity and implement State and local child death review programs and prevention strategies. (2) Planning grants The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award planning grants to States that have no existing child death review program or States in which the only child death review programs are State-based, for the development of local child death review programs and prevention strategies. (3) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1) or (2), a State shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (4) Technical assistance The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall provide technical assistance to assist States— (A) in developing the capacity for comprehensive child death review programs, including the development of best practices for the implementation of such programs; and (B) in maintaining the national child death case reporting system. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out subsection (a). 399OO–4. Enhancing the national child death case reporting system (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director and in consultation with the national child death case reporting system, national health organizations, and professional societies with experience and expertise relating to reducing SUID and SUDC, shall modify such national death case reporting system, in accordance with subsection (b), to assure that such system provides for population-based data for ages 0 through 4 years of age and facilitates the understanding of the root causes, rates, and trends of SUID and SUDC with respect to such ages. (b) Goals of modified national child death case reporting system The modifications under subsection (a) to the national child death case reporting system shall facilitate the collection, analysis, and dissemination of data by— (1) implementing a surveillance and monitoring system based on thorough and complete death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings; (2) collecting standardized information about the environmental, medical, genetic, and social circumstances of death (including sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation) if determined that such may correlate with infant and early childhood deaths, as well as information from other law enforcement, medical examiner, coroner, emergency medical services (EMS), medical records, and vital records (if possible); (3) supporting multidisciplinary infant and early childhood death reviews such as those performed by child death review committees to collect and review the standardized information and accurately and consistently classify and characterize SUID and SUDC; (4) facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID and SUDC; and (5) utilizing current infrastructure of existing surveillance systems. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 399OO–5. Public awareness and education campaign (a) Establishment The Secretary, acting through the Administrator and in consultation with the Director and the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall establish and implement a culturally competent research-based public health awareness and education campaign to provide information that is focused on decreasing the risk factors that contribute to sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood, including educating individuals and organizations about safe sleep environments, sleep positions, and reducing exposure to smoking during pregnancy and after birth. (b) Targeted populations The campaign under subsection (a) shall be designed to reduce health disparities through the targeting of populations with high rates of sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. (c) Consultation In establishing and implementing the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with national organizations representing health care providers, including nurses and physicians, parents, child care providers, children's advocacy and safety organizations, maternal and child health programs and women’s, infants’, and children’s nutrition professionals, and other individuals and groups determined necessary by the Secretary for such establishment and implementation. (d) Grants (1) In general In carrying out the campaign under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations for the conduct of education and outreach programs for health care providers, parents, child care providers, public health agencies, and community organizations. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under paragraph (1), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $7,000,000 for fiscal year 2014 and $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2015 through 2018. 399OO–6. Grants for support services (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations, for the provisions of support services to families who have had a child die of sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood. (b) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (c) Use of funds Amounts received under a grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used to provide grief counseling, education, home visits, 24-hour hotlines, and support groups for families who have lost a child to sudden unexpected infant death or sudden unexplained death in childhood. (d) Preference In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to community-based applicants that have a proven history of effective direct support services and interventions for sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and can demonstrate experience through collaborations and partnerships for delivering services throughout a State or region. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. 399OO–7. Evaluation of State and regional needs (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director and in consultation with the Administrator, shall conduct a needs assessment on a State and regional basis of the availability of personnel, training, technical assistance, and resources for investigating and determining sudden unexpected infant death and sudden unexplained death in childhood and make recommendations to increase collaboration on a State and regional level for investigation and determination. (b) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $250,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 3. Enhancing public health activities related to stillbirth Part P of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 399V–6. Enhancing public health activities related to stillbirth (a) Grants The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall award grants to eligible States and metropolitan areas to enhance and expand surveillance efforts to collect thorough and complete epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of the infrastructure of existing surveillance systems (including vital statistics systems). (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be a State or a major metropolitan area (as defined by the Secretary); and (2) submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require, including— (A) an assurance that the applicant will implement the standardized surveillance protocol developed under subsection (c); and (B) a description of the infrastructure of existing surveillance systems in the State or major metropolitan area, as applicable. (c) Surveillance protocol The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance, in consultation with representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and other interested entities determined appropriate by the Secretary; (2) monitor trends and identify potential risk factors for further study using existing sources of surveillance data and expanded sources of data from targeted surveillance efforts, and methods for the evaluation of stillbirth prevention efforts; and (3) develop and evaluate methods to link existing data to provide more complete information for research into the causes and conditions associated with stillbirth. (d) Postmortem evaluation and Data Collection The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with physicians, nurses, pathologists, geneticists, parents, and other groups determined necessary by the Director, shall develop guidelines for increasing the performance and data collection of postmortem stillbirth evaluation, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing. The guidelines should take into account cultural competency issues related to postmortem stillbirth evaluation. (e) Public health programmatic activities related to stillbirth The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall— (1) develop behavioral surveys for women experiencing stillbirth, using existing State-based infrastructure for pregnancy-related information gathering; and (2) increase the technical assistance provided to States, Indian tribes, territories, and local communities to enhance capacity for improved investigation of medical and social factors surrounding stillbirth events. (f) Public education and prevention programs The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with health care providers, public health organizations, maternal and child health programs, parents, and other groups deemed necessary by the Director, shall directly or through grants, cooperative agreements, or contracts to eligible entities, develop and conduct evidence-based public education and prevention programs aimed at reducing the occurrence of stillbirth overall and addressing the racial and ethnic disparities in its occurrence, including— (1) public education programs, services, and demonstrations which are designed to increase general awareness of stillbirths; and (2) the development of tools for the education of health professionals and women concerning the known risk factors for stillbirth, promotion of fetal movement awareness, and the importance of early and regular prenatal care to monitor the health and development of the fetus up to and during delivery. (g) Task force The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and health care providers, researchers, parents, and other groups deemed necessary by the Directors, shall establish a task force to develop a national research plan to determine the causes of, and how to prevent, stillbirth. (h) Grants for support services (1) In general The Secretary, acting through the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall award grants to national organizations, State and local health departments, and community-based organizations, for the provisions of support services to families who have experienced stillbirth. (2) Application To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall submit to the Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Secretary may require. (3) Use of funds Amounts received under a grant awarded under subsection (a) may be used to provide grief counseling, education, home visits, 24-hour hotlines, and support groups for families who have experienced stillbirth. (4) Preference In awarding grants under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give preference to applicants that are community-based organizations that have a proven history of providing effective direct support services and interventions related to stillbirths and can demonstrate experience through collaborations and partnerships for delivering services throughout a State or region. (i) Definitions In this section: (1) The term State has the meaning given to such term in section 2, except that such term includes tribes and tribal organizations (as such terms are defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act). (2) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous, not induced, pregnancy loss 20 weeks or later after gestation, or if the age of the fetus is not known, then a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (j) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, $3,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 4. Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health and the Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration, shall submit to Congress a report describing the progress made in implementing this Act (and the amendments made by this Act).

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Referred-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1BC824CBCD944A44AAB0B1EA0BFBFB70" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 669 : Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2014-09-10 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IIB </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 2d Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 669 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20140910"> September 10, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSHR00"> Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HE95583175B4740D29813CD04634E2502" style="OLC"> <section id="HA71FCCDB16494D8A9C616DC73DED5831" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2B0BD05BF99246B4BD90223F25E70C81"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–13) the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H704558024FF345B2ACC36BBD908E6BE7" style="OLC"> <section id="H28524494D721400CB01F9FFEE37D0F6E"> <enum> 317L–1. </enum> <header> Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young </header> <subsection id="H21D7ADDBC8974202A118BF0CA53C57DE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Stillbirth activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: </text> <paragraph id="H33FABBB30F2E450AB23F534F401CC4EB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <subparagraph id="H8859030CF96E431C93949627316F4A6B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFEA9F34CABCB473CB8D041BF85E240EB"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— </text> <clause id="H75A4016C2CF9461382C50E45B33AA33C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H1524E1BBA4274A71939CE6BF4908FC46"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H7D9DDAE88CC74EC787832457BCE9C23F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Postmortem data collection and evaluation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— </text> <subparagraph id="H284B8C5274B04667ADB4A2E19E747ED8"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF4180C41F51241A2BF2CC162A516C904"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFB7A5E38F6A144D485F2DB040DA3047A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sudden unexpected infant death activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: </text> <paragraph id="H180E3CFF3E464194B4335EB5315BE872"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <subparagraph id="H3B023D6E98704ED7A3AEF557BC33ECB3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8D3E728A58474C13921976A9AC5F3811"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— </text> <clause id="HDFFD9E8731FD4C21A3161A61D5632265"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HDAFF1C139736476ABD59AFA0C7FC56FE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE7F923A088AE4D6DBD026A2F4139B9AB"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Goals for enhancing surveillance </header> <text> In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: </text> <clause id="HD3717B1788014612ADF5E3936C9A6CE4"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. </text> </clause> <clause id="H83CBEF679D93464D9746CB9920CA08D6"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). </text> </clause> <clause id="HC9B1C99E13E348DE8495EB0D45FC1E4D"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. </text> </clause> <clause id="H5598199DB62B4ACFA189012921E4D093"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H05A4A182BF2946FBA63F084C6B4F61FD"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for death scene investigation </header> <subparagraph id="H29FCB52EED5840D4ABC519754F5688F3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In General </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— </text> <clause id="HF88520CD2FA943A492F75B0DACAA7C31"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H03C01F53200B4C259B2785C691A49744"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB451694E5788479F91645AD643704050"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Content of Death Scene Protocol </header> <text> The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— </text> <clause id="H4ED2264DFCFB43BFB5A6DAFED4535E5C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the current and past medical history of the infant; </text> </clause> <clause id="H1D68AEC1452041EB9D7EF8031C31BECA"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> family medical history; </text> </clause> <clause id="HC3A500CA6F174F89A5E0EE79833440F0"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; </text> </clause> <clause id="HEA33A087DE844A18B198AC237363DC45"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HEB33469E4BC74514B7CF0335D1CDE7EB"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD093FDED02A44E8B850A1244C7B604DF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— </text> <subparagraph id="H54309786C0454FABBA8FC7B2CF8A01FB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0450C120AC814F58BDD12A23A04B4CE2"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8065EA6A38F42E0A7D77184C33F59CE"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Training </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— </text> <subparagraph id="H2CE66DB355F545E7904197BFBA9E2C5C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> conduct or support— </text> <clause id="HFBEB221AA3AF4613AB17BF93617853DD"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H333F6DACC21E49FFA0CD5A77DC608742"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H31E7B1B8409C4B36B9CF7A31D2EA2F2A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE42769EE27DC4D05B7D5D2B798DCBA26"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: </text> <paragraph id="HD5590C22A77C496B8B4C1696D44207B4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94D47266B79042BFAD41A0306B8CE506"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— </text> <subparagraph id="H0F74E4BD1A3F4D33AB36C8DFC2E46E75"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4515F8654C4948008FB9E7C3E9C6EAEC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC60D13E3F599481A8A5DBBC12F179A5B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Review of applicability of programs and activities </header> <text> Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEA75D53483ED4678BE3A3F12F45D5C71"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Report to Congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— </text> <paragraph id="H8932907CABDB42068FCA6CD496D2BADB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H52291B8F8B084207BAEF7F224A898EE0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> a description of any activities that— </text> <subparagraph id="H594EBFEFBF8649D7ADA3C1951B88D751"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F7B80A2369B488091BA128AC98844CF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEA867406A4024E6DA13CC9BA5388B0C9"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H15A5C84800414BADB597691E616EA654"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> stillbirth </quote> means a spontaneous fetal death that— </text> <subparagraph id="H7AFB2A2930604F3A9404BC15C6EE54AC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H696091ECF83643F4B49198AE8C484416"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H673DC26098B44CD6ADBF349C8668B3CE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <quote> sudden unexpected infant death </quote> and <quote> SUID </quote> mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— </text> <subparagraph id="HF0976A8CD9CA4A8995D0E7FE1FC22DB7"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H63C95C3CB1744336BF0B21A14562087F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> whose cause— </text> <clause id="H4453880103E94F58A9FBE99F82617AD7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H7DC26A72FED84A20BC027120D173195C"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDDF3E01A0C3B4FDD9833C3243DA1C707"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <quote> sudden unexplained death in childhood </quote> and <quote> SUDC </quote> mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="H7D72E316038A4CD6A4D34AC097FE6892"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA211459BA967413C9F213226DC7FD21B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H40EFC50030AE412288E07196487A1294"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Funding </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20140909"> Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. </attestation-date> <attestor display="yes"> Karen L. 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IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 669 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 10, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions AN ACT To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act (42 U.S.C. 247b–13) the following: 317L–1. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young (a) Stillbirth activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— (A) upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and (B) develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. (b) Sudden unexpected infant death activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (C) Goals for enhancing surveillance In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (i) Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. (ii) Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). (iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. (iv) Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. (2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation (A) In General The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (i) provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (B) Content of Death Scene Protocol The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— (i) the current and past medical history of the infant; (ii) family medical history; (iii) the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; (iv) the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and (v) any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. (3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (4) Training The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— (A) conduct or support— (i) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and (ii) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and (B) make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. (c) Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: (1) Surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). (2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (3) Review of applicability of programs and activities Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and (2) a description of any activities that— (A) are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and (B) are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death that— (A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or (B) if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (2) The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— (A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and (B) whose cause— (i) is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and (ii) is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. (3) The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— (A) a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and (B) performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. (f) Funding No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the purpose of carrying out this section, and this section shall be carried out using amounts otherwise available for such purpose. . Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1BC824CBCD944A44AAB0B1EA0BFBFB70" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 669 RH: Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2014-07-24 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IB </distribution-code> <calendar display="yes"> Union Calendar No. 417 </calendar> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 2d Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 669 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–557] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="P000034"> Mr. Pallone </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="K000210"> Mr. King of New York </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HIF00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20140724"> July 24, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="S001175"> Ms. Speier </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000053"> Mr. Rangel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000087"> Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001285"> Ms. Brownley of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000382"> Ms. Kuster </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001087"> Mr. Crawford </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000309"> Mrs. McCarthy of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="V000128"> Mr. Van Hollen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000255"> Mr. Jones </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001150"> Mr. Schiff </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H000324"> Mr. Hastings of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001145"> Ms. Schakowsky </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000380"> Mrs. Christensen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001163"> Ms. Matsui </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001084"> Mr. Cicilline </cosponsor> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20140724"> July 24, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> <action-instruction> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic </action-instruction> <action-instruction> For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 </action-instruction> </action> <action display="yes"> <action-desc display="yes"> <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body changed="added" committee-id="HIF00" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HE1C806EA9FCC4D02AF029CF450A7B846" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="H45F746E72C4B46428286998BFA33C0BD" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HCEFD270E6AA144CE9378D06CFA93CF1D"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/247b-13"> 42 U.S.C. 247b–13 </external-xref> ) the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H05806F51BDF0484087A2BF501384FD43" style="OLC"> <section id="H322C89489ECD49999B968C115D446149"> <enum> 317L–1. </enum> <header> Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young </header> <subsection id="H2B56077F8E434FB0A78231DB868DADBC"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Stillbirth activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: </text> <paragraph id="HA574127BA9AC46E0B4258C42891CC184"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <subparagraph id="H4CDBD73BE1474F55B3412A048CF67E7F"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDE19E95806D447CC813394F737AA14F9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— </text> <clause id="HE53D594BCC3B4EFEA502E2F0B0F2C77E"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3F26807B2F7F40D8B3AF1B4F57C1C378"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC27F4EC5DAA147BE93131FEE643D4FC5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Postmortem data collection and evaluation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— </text> <subparagraph id="HA859760971694C94A145B54AE54C7A43"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H896DBDD24367415280402B29DF1D7311"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5D8C71676DE34808BD8C6332D683E707"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sudden unexpected infant death activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: </text> <paragraph id="H5E56343249814D64AD06BDB3E45EFF72"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <subparagraph id="H6AD369B0E08B47729F8066C7E01D3596"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D7FBE5578CD48DB86B0556376B61160"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— </text> <clause id="H76FEBE1BA3A24730BC19A7BC4CE75947"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H7B6213ED7537429288AC67BF934D6021"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFDF99280D3F543B6AAFFC0E87BB35867"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Goals for enhancing surveillance </header> <text> In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: </text> <clause id="H27995537734A4F9A81AFCCF24895CE60"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. </text> </clause> <clause id="HD83C8EEDB4614CC8B0CB1E0EB1F464D2"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). </text> </clause> <clause id="HE3CB12D950CD4A6B882F9AEF073FB296"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. </text> </clause> <clause id="HAEACADF032CF4559BC6CB504057AF7B9"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB13A90A49203464B9D1FEAB50A3C7A2A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Standard protocol for death scene investigation </header> <subparagraph id="H860779B8E3A249319994C47049337C1C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In General </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— </text> <clause id="H1A43ECB0A5FA41428225C80B1AB094D8"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HBC9D9174358444BE86E2F85C0A9C93E0"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8587EA93F98457CBBAABE2A5412B7F3"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Content of Death Scene Protocol </header> <text> The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— </text> <clause id="H999C52E740364A5E95390E027F39EF2C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the current and past medical history of the infant; </text> </clause> <clause id="HC4905F40E536499883D5FE14D813A915"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> family medical history; </text> </clause> <clause id="H7B98B53193884B24B7511775A1534977"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; </text> </clause> <clause id="HC8849359AD9F465E815628F1FDE41666"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H58A5ACDBC6A14BBF89FFDDA860BDCBC1"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4190786005474E1A94D846957A459A96"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— </text> <subparagraph id="HAEB3585ACDC145B9B8021C3C4F360358"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE35E3AC02034A0C8ECCC7F0A254FE9C"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBAAED3347CD248A39096FA47A0A8B9F9"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Training </header> <text> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— </text> <subparagraph id="H41006132586B42DF9B9A5F2118844404"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> conduct or support— </text> <clause id="H26F7784170474A64A2BFDE4CB60B8191"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H082680E153304E33A9443860915EDAF6"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFFC77DCBF0DB4BF9906FC6DD25917D4F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5BA7C20F9EA745B5A80870460446A462"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: </text> <paragraph id="HEBC24749D8D54562B0AA7101ABC95B50"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Surveillance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB562CD200DC843C3945E66394528C581"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— </text> <subparagraph id="HD14D16696F9A4005822B667CD41BA806"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H168F3A6D4CB04307AEE11B2F685133BC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H34FEBA4BE29F4349AA473785BDB8AC85"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Review of applicability of programs and activities </header> <text> Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1744E2528D5040AA8506B6A3B02CF36C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Report to Congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— </text> <paragraph id="H01009F01E45D4C4FB05C5E1A074984B2"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H991A12D116104895AB0060550A96E263"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> a description of any activities that— </text> <subparagraph id="HBB7D6F5DF4684A2BB80B4663F878E804"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H04C461EDA6F049ECA32122FF17BD69D4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA1E5128E515446198C705716549A6879"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="HE0019D63B69044F7ACB067D57E3B09F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> stillbirth </quote> means a spontaneous fetal death that— </text> <subparagraph id="H5252C1E17D064D1B92509B277B3D19CA"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBA8F925CF0F64BAB966063FF0FF708C5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A0805F69CF84150B659495831E37F83"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <quote> sudden unexpected infant death </quote> and <quote> SUID </quote> mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— </text> <subparagraph id="HBECBB10560C44CEB9EF3EE176A3E0048"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE640739CFEDE4D13ABDAA0118F799931"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> whose cause— </text> <clause id="HE870989E92CA45838077F7934593A184"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HE566CBFE31144079A8E42976BAB3F33B"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B3282E4E2E44D75830159B017A3425E"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The terms <quote> sudden unexplained death in childhood </quote> and <quote> SUDC </quote> mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="H8931627D6E734A98BEDC3B4B5B192E57"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDED525D7196B45A99CA5F4730A1A9659"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H8F553C2953AE42ABA4DE22749E520CA6"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Funding </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This section shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date date="20140724"> July 24, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 417 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 669 [Report No. 113–557] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Pallone (for himself and Mr. King of New York ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 24, 2014 Additional sponsors: Ms. Speier , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Connolly , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Ms. Brownley of California , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Crawford , Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Mr. Van Hollen , Mr. Moran , Mr. Jones , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Ellison , Ms. Matsui , and Mr. Cicilline July 24, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to improve the health of children and help better understand and enhance awareness about unexpected sudden death in early life. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sudden Unexpected Death Data Enhancement and Awareness Act . 2. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young The Public Health Service Act is amended by inserting after section 317L of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 247b–13 ) the following: 317L–1. Stillbirth and sudden deaths in the young (a) Stillbirth activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to stillbirth, including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to collect thorough, complete, and high-quality epidemiologic information on stillbirths, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the National Vital Statistics System (NVSS) and other appropriately equipped birth defects surveillance programs). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, public health officials, and health researchers, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for stillbirth data collection and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (2) Postmortem data collection and evaluation The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health professional organizations, shall— (A) upon the enactment of this section, and not less than every 5 years thereafter, review existing guidelines for increasing and improving the quality and completeness of postmortem stillbirth evaluation and related data collection, including conducting and reimbursing autopsies, placental histopathology, and cytogenetic testing; and (B) develop strategies for implementing such guidelines and addressing any barriers to implementation of such guidelines. (b) Sudden unexpected infant death activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), including the following: (1) Surveillance (A) In general The Secretary shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUID cases through the review of existing records on SUID, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the national child death review case reporting system and SUID case registries). (B) Standard protocol for surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with qualified individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, to include representatives of health and advocacy organizations, State and local governments, and public health officials, shall— (i) provide for the continued development and dissemination of a standard protocol for SUID data reporting and surveillance; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (C) Goals for enhancing surveillance In carrying out activities under this subsection, the Secretary shall seek to accomplish the following goals: (i) Collecting thorough, complete, and high-quality death scene investigation data, clinical history, and autopsy findings. (ii) Collecting standardized information about the environmental and medical circumstances of death (including the sleep environment and quality of the death scene investigation). (iii) Supporting multidisciplinary infant death reviews, such as those performed by child death review committees, to collect and review the information and classify and characterize SUID using a standardized classification system. (iv) Facilitating the sharing of information to improve the public reporting of surveillance and vital statistics describing the epidemiology of SUID. (2) Standard protocol for death scene investigation (A) In General The Secretary, in consultation with forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical technicians and paramedics, public health agencies, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (i) provide for the continued dissemination of a standard death scene investigation protocol; and (ii) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such protocol. (B) Content of Death Scene Protocol The protocol disseminated under subparagraph (A) shall include information on— (i) the current and past medical history of the infant; (ii) family medical history; (iii) the circumstances surrounding the death, including any suspicious circumstances; (iv) the sleep position and sleep environment of the infant; and (v) any accidental or environmental factors associated with death. (3) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, shall— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUID; and (C) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (4) Training The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, may— (A) conduct or support— (i) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, medicolegal death scene investigators, law enforcement personnel, and emergency medical technicians or paramedics concerning death scene investigations for SUID, including the use of standard death scene investigation protocols disseminated under paragraph (2); and (ii) training activities for medical examiners, coroners, and forensic pathologists concerning standard autopsy protocols for SUID developed under paragraph (3); and (B) make recommendations to health professional organizations regarding the integration of protocols disseminated or developed under this subsection, and training conducted or supported under this paragraph, into existing training and continuing education programs. (c) Sudden unexplained death in childhood activities The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall continue to carry out activities of the Centers relating to sudden unexpected death in childhood (SUDC), including the following: (1) Surveillance The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall provide for surveillance efforts to gather sociodemographic, death scene investigation, clinical history, and autopsy information on SUDC cases through the review of existing records on SUDC, including through the utilization of existing surveillance systems (including the Sudden Death in the Young Registry). (2) Guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol The Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General of the United States, forensic pathologists, medical examiners, coroners, pediatric pathologists, pediatric cardiologists, pediatric neuropathologists, geneticists, infectious disease specialists, and other individuals and organizations determined appropriate by the Secretary, may— (A) develop guidelines for a standard autopsy protocol for SUDC; and (B) not less than every 5 years, review and, as appropriate, update such guidelines. (3) Review of applicability of programs and activities Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and in consultation with the Director of the National Institutes of Health, shall complete an evaluation of the possibility of carrying out or intensifying, with respect to SUDC, the types of programs and activities that are authorized to be carried out under subsection (b) with respect to SUID. (d) Report to Congress Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, shall submit to the Congress a report on the implementation of this section. Such report shall include— (1) the results of the evaluation under subsection (c)(3); and (2) a description of any activities that— (A) are being carried out by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in consultation with the National Institutes of Health relating to stillbirth, SUID, or SUDC; and (B) are in addition to the activities being carried out pursuant to this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) The term stillbirth means a spontaneous fetal death that— (A) occurs at 20 or more weeks gestation; or (B) if the age of the fetus is not known, involves a fetus weighing 350 grams or more. (2) The terms sudden unexpected infant death and SUID mean the death of an infant less than 1 year of age— (A) which occurs suddenly and unexpectedly; and (B) whose cause— (i) is not immediately obvious prior to investigation; and (ii) is either explained upon investigation or remains unexplained. (3) The terms sudden unexplained death in childhood and SUDC mean the sudden death of a child 1 year of age or older which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation that includes— (A) a review of the clinical history and circumstances of death; and (B) performance of a complete autopsy with appropriate ancillary testing. (f) Funding This section shall not be construed to increase the amount of appropriations that are authorized to be appropriated for any fiscal year. . July 24, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H7136FD5AFB224659A815A19D51C50F06" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 670 IH: Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 670 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="P000596"> Mr. Pierluisi </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="R000053"> Mr. Rangel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000486"> Ms. Roybal-Allard </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000556"> Mr. Grayson </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001245"> Ms. Bordallo </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000010"> Mr. Faleomavaega </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000380"> Mrs. Christensen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000248"> Mr. Serrano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="V000081"> Ms. Velázquez </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Ways and Means </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend part B of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents of Puerto Rico and to provide a special enrollment period and a reduction in the late enrollment penalties for certain residents of Puerto Rico. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H75580B494F754B028EF0C1D6B6AEC1AF" style="OLC"> <section id="H0A40638AE02540ECA2FB0158FD79D10E" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H5C13B0DB869C407BBDAAEFDD322C4E49" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties </header> <subsection id="HD00F00E2152141F8B27C130CFB1FE955"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 1837(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395p"> 42 U.S.C. 1395p(f)(3) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> , exclusive of Puerto Rico </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H18514399DA784A73BB86095FBD93A21E"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals whose initial enrollment period under section 1837(d) of the Social Security Act begins on or after the first day of the effective month, specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1839(j)(1)(C) of such Act, as added by subsection (c)(2). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB667A0449C18473D802EF50C3899620C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Transition providing special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 1839 of the Social Security Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395r"> 42 U.S.C. 1395r </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H2BB95AACE4114BE09AA8BCB38108EE24"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting <quote> subject to section 1839(j)(2), </quote> after <quote> subsection (i)(4) or (l) of section 1837, </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7F99CBB7A934BE887C05CBAD5A577A0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H03495828FB264151B8DEF72F45FD6CC9" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H683E4CE621944322BAF9F76D659BB05D"> <enum> (j) </enum> <header> Special rules for certain residents of Puerto Rico </header> <paragraph id="HF74E7F8CA3BF421CB3123B1FB52EF63F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Special enrollment period, coverage period for residents who are eligible but not enrolled </header> <subparagraph id="H10F2025C6ED64B15870CA20360FC0851"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In the case of a transition individual (as defined in paragraph (3)) who is not enrolled under this part as of the day before the first day of the effective month (as defined in subparagraph (C)), the Secretary shall provide for a special enrollment period under section 1837 of 7 months beginning with such effective month during which the individual may be enrolled under this part. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3931CA492FCA4F20B8728CA9E550C03B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Coverage period </header> <text> In the case of such an individual who enrolls during such special enrollment period, the coverage period under section 1838 shall begin on the first day of the second month after the month in which the individual enrolls. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC403A24A7BF349C0A692A614A8455C01"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Effective month defined </header> <text> In this section, the term <term> effective month </term> means a month, not earlier than October 2014 and not later than January 2015, specified by the Secretary. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4FEBDA2FBC34CFFB9B6FD2A9680F9B0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Reduction in late enrollment penalties for current enrollees and individuals enrolling during transition </header> <subparagraph id="HF533279CA6AD42F99548B400D1EA4FF1"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In the case of a transition individual who is enrolled under this part as of the day before the first day of the effective month or who enrolls under this part on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection but before the end of the special enrollment period under paragraph (1)(A), the amount of the late enrollment penalty imposed under section 1839(b) shall be recalculated by reducing the penalty to 15 percent of the penalty otherwise established. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF05140D847844B098A37B9F7BA54F992"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subparagraph (A) shall be applied in the case of a transition individual who— </text> <clause id="H89E7264012D6436682C50BB3D52E9DB1"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is enrolled under this part as of the month before the effective month, for premiums for months beginning with such effective month; 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 670 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Pierluisi (for himself, Mr. Rangel , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Grayson , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Bordallo , Mr. Faleomavaega , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Serrano , Ms. Velázquez , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend part B of the title XVIII of the Social Security Act to apply deemed enrollment to residents of Puerto Rico and to provide a special enrollment period and a reduction in the late enrollment penalties for certain residents of Puerto Rico. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Puerto Rico Medicare Part B Equity Act of 2013 . 2. Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico; special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties (a) Application of part B deemed enrollment process to residents of Puerto Rico Section 1837(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395p(f)(3) ) is amended by striking , exclusive of Puerto Rico . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to individuals whose initial enrollment period under section 1837(d) of the Social Security Act begins on or after the first day of the effective month, specified by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 1839(j)(1)(C) of such Act, as added by subsection (c)(2). (c) Transition providing special enrollment period and limit on late enrollment penalties for certain Medicare beneficiaries Section 1839 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395r ) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b), by inserting subject to section 1839(j)(2), after subsection (i)(4) or (l) of section 1837, ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: (j) Special rules for certain residents of Puerto Rico (1) Special enrollment period, coverage period for residents who are eligible but not enrolled (A) In general In the case of a transition individual (as defined in paragraph (3)) who is not enrolled under this part as of the day before the first day of the effective month (as defined in subparagraph (C)), the Secretary shall provide for a special enrollment period under section 1837 of 7 months beginning with such effective month during which the individual may be enrolled under this part. (B) Coverage period In the case of such an individual who enrolls during such special enrollment period, the coverage period under section 1838 shall begin on the first day of the second month after the month in which the individual enrolls. (C) Effective month defined In this section, the term effective month means a month, not earlier than October 2014 and not later than January 2015, specified by the Secretary. (2) Reduction in late enrollment penalties for current enrollees and individuals enrolling during transition (A) In general In the case of a transition individual who is enrolled under this part as of the day before the first day of the effective month or who enrolls under this part on or after the date of the enactment of this subsection but before the end of the special enrollment period under paragraph (1)(A), the amount of the late enrollment penalty imposed under section 1839(b) shall be recalculated by reducing the penalty to 15 percent of the penalty otherwise established. (B) Application Subparagraph (A) shall be applied in the case of a transition individual who— (i) is enrolled under this part as of the month before the effective month, for premiums for months beginning with such effective month; or (ii) enrolls under this part on or after the date of the enactment of this Act and before the end of the special enrollment period under paragraph (1)(A), for premiums for months during the coverage period under this part which occur during or after the effective month. (C) Loss of reduction if individual terminates enrollment Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a transition individual if the individual terminates enrollment under this part after the end of the special enrollment period under paragraph (1). (3) Transition individual defined In this section, the term transition individual means an individual who resides in Puerto Rico and who would have been deemed enrolled under this part pursuant to section 1837(f) before the first day of the effective month but for the fact that the individual was a resident of Puerto Rico, regardless of whether the individual is enrolled under this part as of such first day. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Engrossed-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1843545CB08A4F3AA9D43F28237C46EB" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 671 EH: Ruth Moore Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="no"> IB </distribution-code> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 671 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HD41085C0EE284C029A7EE0F98BF466FD" style="OLC"> <section id="H3AEB6B5492494C88BB7DB394C86A5978" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Ruth Moore Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HCB55A9FBCE2F47BC9E96D460E2B839E1" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H5C22D73EDD9C4892B26A389D97A7CAAF"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Annual reports </header> <paragraph id="HB939E0AC260A45ADB325EDDA9F85DC64"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subchapter VI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/11"> chapter 11 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA54CC2FF19E4488AE2ACAD14DC9DDA0" style="USC"> <section id="HA077545F09EA4A3386A9D3321F3433BD"> <enum> 1164. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H4BB07FC29B7C4955ACD9D8A5F0A749F8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Reports </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5B9BB8BFACEE4B03936F6AE1B1D63957"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Elements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text> <paragraph id="H9CB6A8C1A9804AAB803C472C6077DE19"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H45C90FDFA1B245FEA1412EBAA198111D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— </text> <subparagraph id="HA9C621803F754CDEA753E3DB6B31E320"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submitted by each sex; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67F1671E471A4C159AA5519AECB16A37"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8C860E0433140C49AF5B5DB7B0535FE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFCCE38EA8CB141E2A9351C5C580BE133"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H73A36CD7C75442108E2047F1F4F52C09"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— </text> <subparagraph id="H2CA839E9CBF04AC8901170B246F336AF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC71B4708CF214EF7ADC6E7113C95D6D5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF89E67FE70E47219BEDA119B6DE9EFA"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C496C55DFE241D6BBB84939B0E382D5"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9378FF95C41437AA841EEE789374CD4"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H017CB88BB59C475EA8CB60DE314E0ACE"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79E02B0ADF774490AF1665A0B25C4BFD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered claims </term> means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4DB0E32ECCC74C758AD5302ACAFDCBB6"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered mental health condition </term> means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HABA31340FDF34E6FAE7B2F88B6C92EC8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> military sexual trauma </term> means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1A86C303D6447D397A4428835F00731"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0294F40E088E4FB39C035069F0106B41" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF724ACB655B460BB4F884F2E93507F5"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Initial report </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an initial report described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such initial report shall be in addition to the annual reports required under such section beginning in December 2014. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H33C0565558874288846BE7A9D5B022D3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text> It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and improve the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to military sexual trauma by— </text> <paragraph id="H6A028755ECCA4098AFC9A2768D728B6F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> ensuring that military sexual trauma is specified as an in-service stressor in determining the service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder by including military sexual trauma as a stressor described in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/38/3.304"> section 3.304(f)(3) </external-xref> of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H61EF31976FE5443D867756BFDBAD12CA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> recognizing the full range of physical and mental disabilities (including depression, anxiety, and other disabilities as indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association) that can result from military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6395C8225EF7445DBD0C95B44C23AB9C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Provision of information </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> During the period beginning on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary updates and improves regulations as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— </text> <paragraph id="H84814B8B2A1542BE93F6C556D0FB30EA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> provide to each veteran who has submitted a covered claim or been treated for military sexual trauma at a medical facility of the Department with a copy of the report under subsection (a)(3) or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), that has most recently been submitted to Congress; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F52C16C52474DB3A36FFD38E0912EB8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> provide on a monthly basis to each veteran who has submitted any claim for disability compensation or been treated at a medical facility of the Department information that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="HB28E0300F1884FE3ADF913F89DCC199B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the date that the Secretary plans to complete such updates and improvements to such regulations; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5301E6376FCA4B8CB998C95E017C1857"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of covered claims that have been granted or denied during the month covered by such information; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00C935ECC56942A2BF1A0F9A360CBB4A"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> a comparison to such rate of grants and denials with the rate for other claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6D958DB8A68462D83FEABB8FC269574"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons for such denials; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C22713EAB674271B59F150D7D512ED5"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> the average time for completion of covered claims; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2152370F77844234B947640F4A2E4420"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> the average time for processing covered claims at each regional office; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H58722765F501449C8D7DD7DD3DF52C67"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> any information the Secretary determines relevant with respect to submitting a covered claim; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86AA785DA2894ABEB6EE9CD0B9F90171"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in addition to providing to veterans the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available on a monthly basis such information on a conspicuous location of the Internet website of the Department; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C9C73F0D22246E68C34A6C79C2BCEA7"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submit to Congress on a monthly basis a report that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="HE7218C4137394D19A6DFE2E2A8F2626E"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a list of all adjudicated covered claims, including ancillary claims, during the month covered by the report; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H389FA386101343C58CD923B4E02563B0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the outcome with respect to each medical condition included in the claim; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE55E23AC9F34C958627D9A96D08C878"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the reason given for any denial of such a claim. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H26131325AD2B48EFBD5CBDC10EBE318C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Military sexual trauma defined </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H86E21188E4364E2B8E25EBBE472CD53A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> covered claim </quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164(c)(1) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0924D23C72CE46BBB66339B6615CFC4A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The term <quote> military sexual trauma </quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164(c)(3) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="H45DCC7830BCA47F4A926D07D7B7227D8"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Extension of rounding down of percentage increases of rates of certain educational assistance </header> <subsection commented="no" id="HBB7AA8729EE942D6A92F45B718E015E6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Montgomery GI Bill </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3015"> Section 3015(h)(2) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD076E4F5DE3D4E68986BFC68737DBDEA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCB96929B5F3E4AEEAF2FC96701D82D5F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2018 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HAF2521FBED6746448FF0A2ED8A0FBDD9"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance </header> <text> Section 3564(b) of such title is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB1BB5FD361264C4FBEF711659822C2F6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD3443809DC4D4D1D9B3936DEE13C444B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2018 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130604"> Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> <endorsement display="yes"/> </bill>

IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 . 2. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Annual reports (1) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Reports Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. (2) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— (A) submitted by each sex; (B) that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and (C) that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. (3) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. (4) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— (A) the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and (B) the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. (5) The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. (6) For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. (7) A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered claims means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. (2) The term covered mental health condition means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. (3) The term military sexual trauma means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. . (3) Initial report The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an initial report described in section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such initial report shall be in addition to the annual reports required under such section beginning in December 2014. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and improve the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to military sexual trauma by— (1) ensuring that military sexual trauma is specified as an in-service stressor in determining the service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder by including military sexual trauma as a stressor described in section 3.304(f)(3) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) recognizing the full range of physical and mental disabilities (including depression, anxiety, and other disabilities as indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association) that can result from military sexual trauma. (c) Provision of information During the period beginning on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary updates and improves regulations as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— (1) provide to each veteran who has submitted a covered claim or been treated for military sexual trauma at a medical facility of the Department with a copy of the report under subsection (a)(3) or section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), that has most recently been submitted to Congress; (2) provide on a monthly basis to each veteran who has submitted any claim for disability compensation or been treated at a medical facility of the Department information that includes— (A) the date that the Secretary plans to complete such updates and improvements to such regulations; (B) the number of covered claims that have been granted or denied during the month covered by such information; (C) a comparison to such rate of grants and denials with the rate for other claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder; (D) the three most common reasons for such denials; (E) the average time for completion of covered claims; (F) the average time for processing covered claims at each regional office; and (G) any information the Secretary determines relevant with respect to submitting a covered claim; (3) in addition to providing to veterans the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available on a monthly basis such information on a conspicuous location of the Internet website of the Department; and (4) submit to Congress on a monthly basis a report that includes— (A) a list of all adjudicated covered claims, including ancillary claims, during the month covered by the report; (B) the outcome with respect to each medical condition included in the claim; and (C) the reason given for any denial of such a claim. (d) Military sexual trauma defined In this section: (1) The term covered claim has the meaning given that term in section 1164(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). (2) The term military sexual trauma has the meaning given that term in section 1164(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). 3. Extension of rounding down of percentage increases of rates of certain educational assistance (a) Montgomery GI Bill Section 3015(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2014 and inserting fiscal year 2019 ; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 . (b) Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance Section 3564(b) of such title is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2014 and inserting fiscal year 2019 ; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 . Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1843545CB08A4F3AA9D43F28237C46EB" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 671 IH: Ruth Moore Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 671 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="M001149"> Mr. Michaud </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000465"> Ms. Tsongas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000560"> Mr. Larsen of Washington </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000312"> Mr. McGovern </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001036"> Mrs. Capps </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000515"> Mr. Rush </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000287"> Mr. Lewis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001285"> Ms. Brownley of California </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001170"> Ms. Shea-Porter </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00"> Committee on Veterans’ Affairs </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDC1622B2B29642CD8F24ED0B340225C1" style="OLC"> <section id="H14FA085A63934AF583AB50638A4D055E" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Ruth Moore Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H1784BD1BF01D4FA09DEF9DEE2A55D936" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Standard of proof for service-connection of mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H790B5262CE47424AA6DF86DF34858153"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Standard of proof </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1154"> Section 1154 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4DD1D02912364CB6AB8E6759BF233C36" style="USC"> <subsection id="H12A8E1A6FF1F45E7B705C16137DC9AEC"> <enum> (c) </enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HF3BD4959B0274717A87A153D076A7A94"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In the case of any veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active military, naval, or air service, the Secretary shall accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis of such mental health condition by a mental health professional together with satisfactory lay or other evidence of such trauma and an opinion by the mental health professional that such covered mental health condition is related to such military sexual trauma, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and, to that end, shall resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. Service-connection of such covered mental health condition may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. The reasons for granting or denying service-connection in each case shall be recorded in full. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H716D9B6B3FDC4F508B9ACA2CA784AC19" indent="up1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For purposes of this subsection, in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, and provided that the claimed military sexual trauma is consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of the veteran’s service, the veteran’s lay testimony alone may establish the occurrence of the claimed military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H44ED1ACBF7D44E5E9C085DAED4433AE9" indent="up1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H69D7AF048339469A967D6AAEDDD70168"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered mental health condition </term> means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD16C0160FB4D450B82CA12CD51AC31B4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> military sexual trauma </term> means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HAF017F52D9A94C0BA876B989D7C343EC"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Annual reports </header> <paragraph id="H2288A7CD61EE409C8092B2E365E6F465"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subchapter VI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/11"> chapter 11 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0075CFC106F146A09E20D280B5D1EA72" style="USC"> <section id="H5A0F4306FF73402B8CCCEA700574271A"> <enum> 1164. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H1F2A2DE2C4D34C6980CA83B50E9B0B25"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Reports </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE1C7042BE1A0473FAF4229291D050304"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Elements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text> <paragraph id="H1FF64536C0914ECEB654E18E455CB21E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0EFA80F6C87743658E40FF12312ADFC9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— </text> <subparagraph id="HC5F9292D9C544E2BA7292A387880F47D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submitted by each sex; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0742F0378A824A098FE21F6B631177C9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA5629D34C1C942A291390D6781099215"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEF4DF87146654704A6DB5C174DBFE49E"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H735BA4E2F91044C3B2E7219D28AC0E8A"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— </text> <subparagraph id="HED0B879E9E6A4EB69008720B6676C218"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFFCEB99F5E9041D490FED9E6EC0F0801"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3D2DAE4180294548B9616D63591F91A1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1732C086327D4DB2B86F2139CA23846A"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H41FE1A0138C74520A838D253526ED3F9"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5CB6C016708C45C8806B6C9F0F98FA68"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2F941B2B162841F19D63AD3C221FA0E5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered claims </term> means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF896DB37B0FB4CB2BBCA9887C822E12F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The term <term> covered mental health condition </term> has the meaning given that term in subparagraph (A) of section 1154(c)(3) of this title. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H34D8F7E958DB4DC5B1427EC4B8A3FD33"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The term <term> military sexual trauma </term> has the meaning given that term in subparagraph (B) of such section. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE215298409148E29405929E6D018A9B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB197001E269245F7945FA9CBD189418A" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 1164. Annual reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE01522AD7ADD4A45B268AD3ABDBBB9EA"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subsection (c) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1154"> section 1154 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to any claim for disability compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for which no final decision has been made before the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Pingree of Maine (for herself, Mr. Michaud , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Rush , Mr. Honda , Mr. Lewis , Ms. Brownley of California , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 . 2. Standard of proof for service-connection of mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma (a) Standard of proof Section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (c) (1) In the case of any veteran who claims that a covered mental health condition was incurred in or aggravated by military sexual trauma during active military, naval, or air service, the Secretary shall accept as sufficient proof of service-connection a diagnosis of such mental health condition by a mental health professional together with satisfactory lay or other evidence of such trauma and an opinion by the mental health professional that such covered mental health condition is related to such military sexual trauma, if consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of such service, notwithstanding the fact that there is no official record of such incurrence or aggravation in such service, and, to that end, shall resolve every reasonable doubt in favor of the veteran. Service-connection of such covered mental health condition may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence to the contrary. The reasons for granting or denying service-connection in each case shall be recorded in full. (2) For purposes of this subsection, in the absence of clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, and provided that the claimed military sexual trauma is consistent with the circumstances, conditions, or hardships of the veteran’s service, the veteran’s lay testimony alone may establish the occurrence of the claimed military sexual trauma. (3) In this subsection: (A) The term covered mental health condition means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. (B) The term military sexual trauma means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. . (b) Annual reports (1) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Reports Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. (2) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— (A) submitted by each sex; (B) that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and (C) that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. (3) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. (4) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— (A) the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and (B) the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. (5) The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. (6) For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. (7) A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered claims means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. (2) The term covered mental health condition has the meaning given that term in subparagraph (A) of section 1154(c)(3) of this title. (3) The term military sexual trauma has the meaning given that term in subparagraph (B) of such section. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1164. Annual reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. . (c) Effective date Subsection (c) of section 1154 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to any claim for disability compensation under laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for which no final decision has been made before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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R. 671 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130606"> June 6, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSVA00"> Committee on Veterans' Affairs </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HD41085C0EE284C029A7EE0F98BF466FD" style="OLC"> <section id="H3AEB6B5492494C88BB7DB394C86A5978" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Ruth Moore Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HCB55A9FBCE2F47BC9E96D460E2B839E1" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H5C22D73EDD9C4892B26A389D97A7CAAF"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Annual reports </header> <paragraph id="HB939E0AC260A45ADB325EDDA9F85DC64"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subchapter VI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/11"> chapter 11 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA54CC2FF19E4488AE2ACAD14DC9DDA0" style="USC"> <section id="HA077545F09EA4A3386A9D3321F3433BD"> <enum> 1164. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H4BB07FC29B7C4955ACD9D8A5F0A749F8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Reports </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5B9BB8BFACEE4B03936F6AE1B1D63957"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Elements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text> <paragraph id="H9CB6A8C1A9804AAB803C472C6077DE19"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H45C90FDFA1B245FEA1412EBAA198111D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— </text> <subparagraph id="HA9C621803F754CDEA753E3DB6B31E320"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submitted by each sex; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67F1671E471A4C159AA5519AECB16A37"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8C860E0433140C49AF5B5DB7B0535FE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFCCE38EA8CB141E2A9351C5C580BE133"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H73A36CD7C75442108E2047F1F4F52C09"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— </text> <subparagraph id="H2CA839E9CBF04AC8901170B246F336AF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC71B4708CF214EF7ADC6E7113C95D6D5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF89E67FE70E47219BEDA119B6DE9EFA"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C496C55DFE241D6BBB84939B0E382D5"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9378FF95C41437AA841EEE789374CD4"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H017CB88BB59C475EA8CB60DE314E0ACE"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79E02B0ADF774490AF1665A0B25C4BFD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered claims </term> means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4DB0E32ECCC74C758AD5302ACAFDCBB6"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered mental health condition </term> means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HABA31340FDF34E6FAE7B2F88B6C92EC8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> military sexual trauma </term> means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1A86C303D6447D397A4428835F00731"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0294F40E088E4FB39C035069F0106B41" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF724ACB655B460BB4F884F2E93507F5"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Initial report </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an initial report described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such initial report shall be in addition to the annual reports required under such section beginning in December 2014. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H33C0565558874288846BE7A9D5B022D3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text> It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and improve the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to military sexual trauma by— </text> <paragraph id="H6A028755ECCA4098AFC9A2768D728B6F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> ensuring that military sexual trauma is specified as an in-service stressor in determining the service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder by including military sexual trauma as a stressor described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3"> section 3.304(f)(3) </external-xref> of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H61EF31976FE5443D867756BFDBAD12CA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> recognizing the full range of physical and mental disabilities (including depression, anxiety, and other disabilities as indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association) that can result from military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6395C8225EF7445DBD0C95B44C23AB9C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Provision of information </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> During the period beginning on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary updates and improves regulations as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— </text> <paragraph id="H84814B8B2A1542BE93F6C556D0FB30EA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> provide to each veteran who has submitted a covered claim or been treated for military sexual trauma at a medical facility of the Department with a copy of the report under subsection (a)(3) or section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), that has most recently been submitted to Congress; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F52C16C52474DB3A36FFD38E0912EB8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> provide on a monthly basis to each veteran who has submitted any claim for disability compensation or been treated at a medical facility of the Department information that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="HB28E0300F1884FE3ADF913F89DCC199B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the date that the Secretary plans to complete such updates and improvements to such regulations; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5301E6376FCA4B8CB998C95E017C1857"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of covered claims that have been granted or denied during the month covered by such information; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00C935ECC56942A2BF1A0F9A360CBB4A"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> a comparison to such rate of grants and denials with the rate for other claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6D958DB8A68462D83FEABB8FC269574"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons for such denials; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C22713EAB674271B59F150D7D512ED5"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> the average time for completion of covered claims; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2152370F77844234B947640F4A2E4420"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> the average time for processing covered claims at each regional office; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H58722765F501449C8D7DD7DD3DF52C67"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> any information the Secretary determines relevant with respect to submitting a covered claim; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86AA785DA2894ABEB6EE9CD0B9F90171"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in addition to providing to veterans the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available on a monthly basis such information on a conspicuous location of the Internet website of the Department; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C9C73F0D22246E68C34A6C79C2BCEA7"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submit to Congress on a monthly basis a report that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="HE7218C4137394D19A6DFE2E2A8F2626E"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a list of all adjudicated covered claims, including ancillary claims, during the month covered by the report; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H389FA386101343C58CD923B4E02563B0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the outcome with respect to each medical condition included in the claim; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE55E23AC9F34C958627D9A96D08C878"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the reason given for any denial of such a claim. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H26131325AD2B48EFBD5CBDC10EBE318C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Military sexual trauma defined </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H86E21188E4364E2B8E25EBBE472CD53A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> covered claim </quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164(c)(1) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0924D23C72CE46BBB66339B6615CFC4A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The term <quote> military sexual trauma </quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164(c)(3) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="H45DCC7830BCA47F4A926D07D7B7227D8"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Extension of rounding down of percentage increases of rates of certain educational assistance </header> <subsection commented="no" id="HBB7AA8729EE942D6A92F45B718E015E6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Montgomery GI Bill </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 3015(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD076E4F5DE3D4E68986BFC68737DBDEA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCB96929B5F3E4AEEAF2FC96701D82D5F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2018 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HAF2521FBED6746448FF0A2ED8A0FBDD9"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance </header> <text> Section 3564(b) of such title is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB1BB5FD361264C4FBEF711659822C2F6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD3443809DC4D4D1D9B3936DEE13C444B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2018 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130604"> Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="yes"> Karen L. Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> </bill>

IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 671 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 6, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs AN ACT To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 . 2. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Annual reports (1) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Reports Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. (2) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— (A) submitted by each sex; (B) that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and (C) that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. (3) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. (4) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— (A) the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and (B) the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. (5) The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. (6) For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. (7) A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered claims means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. (2) The term covered mental health condition means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. (3) The term military sexual trauma means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. . (3) Initial report The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an initial report described in section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such initial report shall be in addition to the annual reports required under such section beginning in December 2014. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and improve the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to military sexual trauma by— (1) ensuring that military sexual trauma is specified as an in-service stressor in determining the service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder by including military sexual trauma as a stressor described in section 3.304(f)(3) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) recognizing the full range of physical and mental disabilities (including depression, anxiety, and other disabilities as indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association) that can result from military sexual trauma. (c) Provision of information During the period beginning on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary updates and improves regulations as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— (1) provide to each veteran who has submitted a covered claim or been treated for military sexual trauma at a medical facility of the Department with a copy of the report under subsection (a)(3) or section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), that has most recently been submitted to Congress; (2) provide on a monthly basis to each veteran who has submitted any claim for disability compensation or been treated at a medical facility of the Department information that includes— (A) the date that the Secretary plans to complete such updates and improvements to such regulations; (B) the number of covered claims that have been granted or denied during the month covered by such information; (C) a comparison to such rate of grants and denials with the rate for other claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder; (D) the three most common reasons for such denials; (E) the average time for completion of covered claims; (F) the average time for processing covered claims at each regional office; and (G) any information the Secretary determines relevant with respect to submitting a covered claim; (3) in addition to providing to veterans the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available on a monthly basis such information on a conspicuous location of the Internet website of the Department; and (4) submit to Congress on a monthly basis a report that includes— (A) a list of all adjudicated covered claims, including ancillary claims, during the month covered by the report; (B) the outcome with respect to each medical condition included in the claim; and (C) the reason given for any denial of such a claim. (d) Military sexual trauma defined In this section: (1) The term covered claim has the meaning given that term in section 1164(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). (2) The term military sexual trauma has the meaning given that term in section 1164(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). 3. Extension of rounding down of percentage increases of rates of certain educational assistance (a) Montgomery GI Bill Section 3015(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2014 and inserting fiscal year 2019 ; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 . (b) Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance Section 3564(b) of such title is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2014 and inserting fiscal year 2019 ; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 . Passed the House of Representatives June 4, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

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R. 671 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–63] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="M001149"> Mr. Michaud </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000465"> Ms. Tsongas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000560"> Mr. Larsen of Washington </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000312"> Mr. McGovern </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001036"> Mrs. Capps </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000515"> Mr. Rush </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000287"> Mr. Lewis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001285"> Ms. Brownley of California </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001170"> Ms. Shea-Porter </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HVR00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Veterans’ Affairs </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130517"> May 17, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="P000598"> Mr. Polis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000604"> Mr. Payne </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000468"> Ms. Titus </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000255"> Mr. Jones </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000574"> Mr. Blumenauer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000617"> Ms. DelBene </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="O000170"> Mr. O'Rourke </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000191"> Mr. DeFazio </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000187"> Mrs. Negrete McLeod </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000382"> Ms. Kuster </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001191"> Mr. Murphy of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001242"> Mr. Bishop of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000381"> Mr. Kilmer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000480"> Ms. Slaughter </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000577"> Mr. Ryan of Ohio </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001165"> Mr. Sires </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001259"> Mr. Braley of Iowa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001142"> Mr. Matheson </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000563"> Mr. Lipinski </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000397"> Ms. Lofgren </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001278"> Ms. Bonamici </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001143"> Ms. McCollum </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000111"> Mr. Latham </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="T000472"> Mr. Takano </cosponsor> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130517"> May 17, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> <action-instruction> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic </action-instruction> <action-instruction> For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 </action-instruction> </action> <action display="yes"> <action-desc display="yes"> <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body changed="added" committee-id="HVR00" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HD41085C0EE284C029A7EE0F98BF466FD" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="H3AEB6B5492494C88BB7DB394C86A5978" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Ruth Moore Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HCB55A9FBCE2F47BC9E96D460E2B839E1" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H5C22D73EDD9C4892B26A389D97A7CAAF"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Annual reports </header> <paragraph id="HB939E0AC260A45ADB325EDDA9F85DC64"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subchapter VI of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/11"> chapter 11 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA54CC2FF19E4488AE2ACAD14DC9DDA0" style="USC"> <section id="HA077545F09EA4A3386A9D3321F3433BD"> <enum> 1164. </enum> <header> Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma </header> <subsection id="H4BB07FC29B7C4955ACD9D8A5F0A749F8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Reports </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5B9BB8BFACEE4B03936F6AE1B1D63957"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Elements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: </text> <paragraph id="H9CB6A8C1A9804AAB803C472C6077DE19"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H45C90FDFA1B245FEA1412EBAA198111D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— </text> <subparagraph id="HA9C621803F754CDEA753E3DB6B31E320"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submitted by each sex; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H67F1671E471A4C159AA5519AECB16A37"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8C860E0433140C49AF5B5DB7B0535FE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFCCE38EA8CB141E2A9351C5C580BE133"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H73A36CD7C75442108E2047F1F4F52C09"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— </text> <subparagraph id="H2CA839E9CBF04AC8901170B246F336AF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC71B4708CF214EF7ADC6E7113C95D6D5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF89E67FE70E47219BEDA119B6DE9EFA"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C496C55DFE241D6BBB84939B0E382D5"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9378FF95C41437AA841EEE789374CD4"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H017CB88BB59C475EA8CB60DE314E0ACE"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79E02B0ADF774490AF1665A0B25C4BFD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered claims </term> means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H4DB0E32ECCC74C758AD5302ACAFDCBB6"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> covered mental health condition </term> means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HABA31340FDF34E6FAE7B2F88B6C92EC8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> military sexual trauma </term> means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1A86C303D6447D397A4428835F00731"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0294F40E088E4FB39C035069F0106B41" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF724ACB655B460BB4F884F2E93507F5"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Initial report </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an initial report described in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such initial report shall be in addition to the annual reports required under such section beginning in December 2014. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H33C0565558874288846BE7A9D5B022D3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text> It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and improve the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to military sexual trauma by— </text> <paragraph id="H6A028755ECCA4098AFC9A2768D728B6F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> ensuring that military sexual trauma is specified as an in-service stressor in determining the service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder by including military sexual trauma as a stressor described in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/38/3.304"> section 3.304(f)(3) </external-xref> of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H61EF31976FE5443D867756BFDBAD12CA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> recognizing the full range of physical and mental disabilities (including depression, anxiety, and other disabilities as indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association) that can result from military sexual trauma. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6395C8225EF7445DBD0C95B44C23AB9C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Provision of information </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> During the period beginning on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary updates and improves regulations as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— </text> <paragraph id="H84814B8B2A1542BE93F6C556D0FB30EA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> provide to each veteran who has submitted a covered claim or been treated for military sexual trauma at a medical facility of the Department with a copy of the report under subsection (a)(3) or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), that has most recently been submitted to Congress; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F52C16C52474DB3A36FFD38E0912EB8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> provide on a monthly basis to each veteran who has submitted any claim for disability compensation or been treated at a medical facility of the Department information that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="HB28E0300F1884FE3ADF913F89DCC199B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the date that the Secretary plans to complete such updates and improvements to such regulations; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5301E6376FCA4B8CB998C95E017C1857"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the number of covered claims that have been granted or denied during the month covered by such information; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00C935ECC56942A2BF1A0F9A360CBB4A"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> a comparison to such rate of grants and denials with the rate for other claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6D958DB8A68462D83FEABB8FC269574"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> the three most common reasons for such denials; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7C22713EAB674271B59F150D7D512ED5"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> the average time for completion of covered claims; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2152370F77844234B947640F4A2E4420"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> the average time for processing covered claims at each regional office; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H58722765F501449C8D7DD7DD3DF52C67"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> any information the Secretary determines relevant with respect to submitting a covered claim; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86AA785DA2894ABEB6EE9CD0B9F90171"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in addition to providing to veterans the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available on a monthly basis such information on a conspicuous location of the Internet website of the Department; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C9C73F0D22246E68C34A6C79C2BCEA7"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submit to Congress on a monthly basis a report that includes— </text> <subparagraph id="HE7218C4137394D19A6DFE2E2A8F2626E"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> a list of all adjudicated covered claims, including ancillary claims, during the month covered by the report; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H389FA386101343C58CD923B4E02563B0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the outcome with respect to each medical condition included in the claim; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE55E23AC9F34C958627D9A96D08C878"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the reason given for any denial of such a claim. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H26131325AD2B48EFBD5CBDC10EBE318C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Military sexual trauma defined </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H86E21188E4364E2B8E25EBBE472CD53A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> covered claim </quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164(c)(1) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0924D23C72CE46BBB66339B6615CFC4A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The term <quote> military sexual trauma </quote> has the meaning given that term in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/1164"> section 1164(c)(3) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="H45DCC7830BCA47F4A926D07D7B7227D8"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Extension of rounding down of percentage increases of rates of certain educational assistance </header> <subsection commented="no" id="HBB7AA8729EE942D6A92F45B718E015E6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Montgomery GI Bill </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/3015"> Section 3015(h)(2) </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD076E4F5DE3D4E68986BFC68737DBDEA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCB96929B5F3E4AEEAF2FC96701D82D5F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2018 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HAF2521FBED6746448FF0A2ED8A0FBDD9"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance </header> <text> Section 3564(b) of such title is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HB1BB5FD361264C4FBEF711659822C2F6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2019 </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HD3443809DC4D4D1D9B3936DEE13C444B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> fiscal year 2018 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <official-title-amendment> Amend the title so as to read: <quote> A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. </quote> . </official-title-amendment> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date date="20130517"> May 17, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 38 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 671 [Report No. 113–63] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Pingree of Maine (for herself, Mr. Michaud , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. McGovern , Mrs. Capps , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Rush , Mr. Honda , Mr. Lewis , Ms. Brownley of California , and Ms. Shea-Porter ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs May 17, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Polis , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Payne , Ms. Titus , Mr. Jones , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. DelBene , Mr. O'Rourke , Mr. DeFazio , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Kuster , Mr. Murphy of Florida , Mr. Bishop of New York , Mr. Kilmer , Ms. Slaughter , Mr. Moran , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. Sires , Mr. Braley of Iowa , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Matheson , Mr. Lipinski , Ms. Lofgren , Ms. Bonamici , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Latham , and Mr. Takano May 17, 2013 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 13, 2013 A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the disability compensation evaluation procedure of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for veterans with mental health conditions related to military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Ruth Moore Act of 2013 . 2. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Annual reports (1) In general Subchapter VI of chapter 11 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma (a) Reports Not later than December 1, 2014, and each year thereafter through 2018, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on covered claims submitted during the previous fiscal year. (b) Elements Each report under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) The number of covered claims submitted to or considered by the Secretary during the fiscal year covered by the report. (2) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1), the number and percentage of such claims— (A) submitted by each sex; (B) that were approved, including the number and percentage of such approved claims submitted by each sex; and (C) that were denied, including the number and percentage of such denied claims submitted by each sex. (3) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were approved, the number and percentage, listed by each sex, of claims assigned to each rating percentage. (4) Of the covered claims listed under paragraph (1) that were denied— (A) the three most common reasons given by the Secretary under section 5104(b)(1) of this title for such denials; and (B) the number of denials that were based on the failure of a veteran to report for a medical examination. (5) The number of covered claims that, as of the end of the fiscal year covered by the report, are pending and, separately, the number of such claims on appeal. (6) For the fiscal year covered by the report, the average number of days that covered claims take to complete beginning on the date on which the claim is submitted. (7) A description of the training that the Secretary provides to employees of the Veterans Benefits Administration specifically with respect to covered claims, including the frequency, length, and content of such training. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) The term covered claims means claims for disability compensation submitted to the Secretary based on a covered mental health condition alleged to have been incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. (2) The term covered mental health condition means post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety, depression, or other mental health diagnosis described in the current version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association that the Secretary determines to be related to military sexual trauma. (3) The term military sexual trauma means, with respect to a veteran, psychological trauma, which in the judgment of a mental health professional, resulted from a physical assault of a sexual nature, battery of a sexual nature, or sexual harassment which occurred during active military, naval, or air service. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 1164. Reports on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma. . (3) Initial report The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to Congress an initial report described in section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), by not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. Such initial report shall be in addition to the annual reports required under such section beginning in December 2014. (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should update and improve the regulations of the Department of Veterans Affairs with respect to military sexual trauma by— (1) ensuring that military sexual trauma is specified as an in-service stressor in determining the service-connection of post-traumatic stress disorder by including military sexual trauma as a stressor described in section 3.304(f)(3) of title 38, Code of Federal Regulations; and (2) recognizing the full range of physical and mental disabilities (including depression, anxiety, and other disabilities as indicated in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American Psychiatric Association) that can result from military sexual trauma. (c) Provision of information During the period beginning on the date that is 15 months after the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which the Secretary updates and improves regulations as described in subsection (b), the Secretary shall— (1) provide to each veteran who has submitted a covered claim or been treated for military sexual trauma at a medical facility of the Department with a copy of the report under subsection (a)(3) or section 1164 of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1), that has most recently been submitted to Congress; (2) provide on a monthly basis to each veteran who has submitted any claim for disability compensation or been treated at a medical facility of the Department information that includes— (A) the date that the Secretary plans to complete such updates and improvements to such regulations; (B) the number of covered claims that have been granted or denied during the month covered by such information; (C) a comparison to such rate of grants and denials with the rate for other claims regarding post-traumatic stress disorder; (D) the three most common reasons for such denials; (E) the average time for completion of covered claims; (F) the average time for processing covered claims at each regional office; and (G) any information the Secretary determines relevant with respect to submitting a covered claim; (3) in addition to providing to veterans the information described in paragraph (2), the Secretary shall make available on a monthly basis such information on a conspicuous location of the Internet website of the Department; and (4) submit to Congress on a monthly basis a report that includes— (A) a list of all adjudicated covered claims, including ancillary claims, during the month covered by the report; (B) the outcome with respect to each medical condition included in the claim; and (C) the reason given for any denial of such a claim. (d) Military sexual trauma defined In this section: (1) The term covered claim has the meaning given that term in section 1164(c)(1) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). (2) The term military sexual trauma has the meaning given that term in section 1164(c)(3) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1). 3. Extension of rounding down of percentage increases of rates of certain educational assistance (a) Montgomery GI Bill Section 3015(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2014 and inserting fiscal year 2019 ; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 . (b) Survivors’ and dependents’ educational assistance Section 3564(b) of such title is amended— (1) by striking fiscal year 2014 and inserting fiscal year 2019 ; and (2) by striking fiscal year 2013 and inserting fiscal year 2018 . Amend the title so as to read: A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress an annual report on claims for disabilities incurred or aggravated by military sexual trauma, and for other purposes. . May 17, 2013 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H464EF83A66194FD48EF4514984DAA581" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 672 IH: Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 672 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="R000011"> Mr. Rahall </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Judiciary </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H2CCF75307F03462EB1EEB8F48D96BDFD" style="OLC"> <section id="H4E1527344F2B405F919B148D51D8C696" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HF28F456491894576A4E72782EFE0E048"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Congress makes the following findings: </text> <paragraph id="H6D9983CEB62C4763BD8C3707680A9B9E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers is a matter of increasing public health concern. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the proportion of all substance abuse treatment admissions aged 12 or older that reported any pain reliever abuse increased more than 400 percent between 1998 and 2008, from 2.2 to 9.8 percent. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC5B038E297AB4B8A93E0B23DC676CD7F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> In 2008, among the population of the United States aged 12 or older, nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers was the second most prevalent type of illicit drug use, after marijuana use. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H283D4FFF712B42E691EF10428992C4CC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> When used properly under medical supervision, prescription opiates enable individuals with chronic pain to lead productive lives. However, when taken without a physician’s oversight and direction, opiates can cause serious adverse health effects, resulting in dependence, abuse, and death. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6DCE29B0F1CD465CBF5FF7B84B2CCBA5"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> As with any controlled substance, there is a risk of abuse of methadone and other opiates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB7AA35A72829423B8A84781AA13492A1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Methadone is an extensively tested, federally approved, and widely accepted method of treating addiction to prescription pain relievers or opiates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H787F97CA96C94C97B7B7F4B296CA05A4"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> For more than 30 years, this synthetic prescription drug has been used for pain management and treatment for addiction to heroin, morphine, and other opioid drugs. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB9AF05B6E201443F8D8059A4C8D455E2"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> The efficacy and lower cost of methadone has resulted in its being prescribed for pain management. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A8B9A88BDDE4F8CB7B9BC80EE76E7DF"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> Prescriptions for methadone have increased by nearly 700 percent from 1998 through 2006. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H950B608AA7AF451BB498DFB40E9123DF"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of poisoning deaths involving methadone increased nearly 7-fold from almost 790 in 1999 to almost 5,420 in 2006, which is the most rapid increase among opioid analgesics and other narcotics involved in poisoning deaths. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H66660A97FFC649ACAB9218AF1350BF2B"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> The age-specific rates of methadone death are higher for persons age 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 than for other age groups. However, the rate of methadone deaths in younger individuals (age 15 to 24) increased 11-fold from 1999 through 2005. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB53A057C084F47ADA516B53A889620C1"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> Deaths from methadone and other opiates may actually be underreported. There is no comprehensive database of drug-related deaths in the United States. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H20EBE206BE864B3A9BCF0D55C8ABAD02"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> The lack of standardized reporting by Medical Examiners precludes a uniform definition of <quote> cause of death </quote> on death certificates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3B6AAAEF44914A8EB110A5610441E28D"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text> The Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801"> 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. </external-xref> ) requires that every person who dispenses or who proposes to dispense controlled narcotics, including methadone, whether for pain management or opioid treatment obtain a registration from Drug Enforcement Administration. Unfortunately there is no requirement as a condition of receiving the registration that these practitioners receive any education on the use of these controlled narcotics, including methadone. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D4E29CDC6784C1FBDF0D6EFA7D97F44"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> Current Federal oversight of methadone and other opioids is inadequate to address the growing number of opioid-related overdoses and deaths. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF70EF61146EE4D78B79CD9877305CFA6"> <enum> (15) </enum> <text> Federal legislation is needed to avert opioid abuse, misuse, and death, without reducing patient access to needed care. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H603B021F393841B496AC8F498FC014DD"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Consumer education campaign </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290aa"> 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFD928A453C0405193EFE99878FFEA44" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3619D3E4B5E54C0E8139F75163EA64BA"> <enum> 506C. </enum> <header> Consumer education campaign </header> <subsection id="HCB9D2856BC794361BA464A4EFE9EDB86"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Administrator shall award grants to States and nonprofit entities for the purpose of conducting culturally sensitive consumer education about opioid abuse, including methadone abuse. Such education shall include information on the dangers of opioid abuse, how to prevent opioid abuse including through safe disposal of prescription medications and other safety precautions, and detection of early warning signs of addiction. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HEBF36F6D24F7412F83C89EC3E29BD1A9"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Eligibility </header> <text> To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— </text> <paragraph id="H45D66515879041FDADB0CAABA6FB5BEA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> be a State or nonprofit entity; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEF80A2FF72245A8AD3AEB3598338083"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H9CCDBB5ECF4A4642B6F51A98C3C1F2B2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Priority </header> <text> In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to applicants that are States or communities with a high incidence of abuse of methadone and other opioids, and opioid-related deaths. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE6F3B047F42341D69BDD2FB2CB8272F1"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Evaluations </header> <text> The Administrator shall develop a process to evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried out by grantees under this section at reducing abuse of methadone and other opioids. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H05C2895AB77D4C43B881C72525896092"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="HDA8D9CE9234E4BE08730BE51FDC8FB0F"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Practitioner education </header> <subsection id="H19ECF26A575D468CB6A5A5F31DECAB64"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Education requirements </header> <paragraph id="HD3CACB1C74A44954AE1A347801C4649F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Registration consideration </header> <text> Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/823"> 21 U.S.C. 823(f) </external-xref> ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0ADA78EBD4D24FA1911B988BDB354535" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H895530DE96504445B4F7DDF474EF636F"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> The applicant's compliance with the training requirements described in subsection (g)(3) during any previous period in which the applicant has been subject to such training requirements. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93B5404D1A674F978A847F8D192C51DF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Training requirements </header> <text> Section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/823"> 21 U.S.C. 823(g) </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBAC18B86A1D64D03A8E66C82B23C086E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1CEF6B1F089F4AC3B0BDC0AEB5642B3F" indent="up1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H90DD5B61156D4A87A96663D37BE66241"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> To be registered to prescribe or otherwise dispense methadone or other opioids, a practitioner described in paragraph (1) shall comply with the 16-hour training requirement of subparagraph (B) at least once during each 3-year period. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD53999B1A1114B9AB1848787B450E260" indent="up1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> The training requirement of this subparagraph is that the practitioner has completed not less than 16 hours of training (through classroom situations, seminars at professional society meetings, electronic communications, or otherwise) with respect to— </text> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9627AA310B3545ADBE1821A004D29188"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the treatment and management of opioid-dependent patients; </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6C9F7BE14E23418BB53D6A97AA01FBB7"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> pain management treatment guidelines; and </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE2A484A607884BC2BF5E48B8CFF4CC0F"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> early detection of opioid addiction, including through such methods as Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), </text> </clause> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph" indent="subsection"> that is provided by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, or any other organization that the Secretary determines is appropriate for purposes of this subparagraph. </continuation-text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H376466BE05B345C39C46A5CA1D54A0C4"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Requirements for participation in opioid treatment programs </header> <text> Effective July 1, 2014, a physician practicing in an opioid treatment program shall comply with the requirements of section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by subsection (a)) with respect to required minimum training at least once during each 3-year period. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H09F0ADC35CBD4110AA2A0537F2E91447"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Definition </header> <text> In this section, the term <term> opioid treatment program </term> has the meaning given such term in <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/42/8.2"> section 8.2 </external-xref> of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H602C9068EF50427BB61842907AFC02BD"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Funding </header> <text> The Drug Enforcement Administration shall fund the enforcement of the requirements specified in section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by subsection (a)) through the use of a portion of the licensing fees paid by controlled substance prescribers under the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801"> 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="H34DB664AB0D640E79E540CE3A8C521DF"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Moratorium on methadone hydrochloride tablets </header> <subsection commented="no" id="H767EF023EFB349F3B2C14C1C52829E02"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date described in subsection (b), no individual or entity may prescribe or otherwise dispense a 40-mg diskette of methadone unless such prescription or dispensation is consistent with the methadone 40-mg diskette policy of the Drug Enforcement Administration as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such prohibition shall extend to hospitals unless such hospitals provide for direct patient supervision with respect to such methadone. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HABA02F17102B4ADFB5485EE2707E37B3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Ending date of moratorium </header> <text> The moratorium under subsection (a) shall cease to have force and effect— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H605CD477C5C640BB8419761B138ACA21"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> on the date that the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission publishes in the Federal Register dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone, in accordance with section 506D(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 7); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA1653647816E452A9BF7C67622592506"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> if, as part of such dosing guidelines, such Commission finds that 40-mg diskettes of methadone are safe and clinically appropriate. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HF4AD35CCAB5A4FA09559C4CBDE468CC6"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Operation of opioid treatment programs </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/823"> 21 U.S.C. 823 </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC708F833B2D347D28C33E698420AF4BC" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HF5BFA8E096B743B6B44302E591E6369B"> <enum> (i) </enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5C8B2A2CC31A418BAA3332AFE980D9A5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> An opioid treatment program that is registered under this section, and that closes for business on any weekday or weekend day, including a Federal or State holiday, shall comply with the requirements of this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA20CF3E3A1F34992BB75B88000839E8C" indent="up1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The program shall make acceptable arrangements for each patient who is restricted, by Federal regulation or guideline or by the determination of the program medical director, from having a take home dose of a controlled substance related to the treatment involved, to receive a dose of that substance under appropriate supervision during the closure. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7D8B0EA3DD34DC7BADFE01A6F9A9195" indent="up1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall issue a notice that references regulations on acceptable arrangements under this subsection, or shall promulgate regulations on such acceptable arrangements. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H9D88F67D36D6412CB43817527C9B8883"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Establishment of the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290aa"> 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. </external-xref> ), as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2FF5306C4DEF4485BB3D4E4FE0DB316B" style="OLC"> <section id="HA0B7223B5DB34A29B9525343F45EFA83"> <enum> 506D. </enum> <header> Establishment of the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission </header> <subsection id="H699FC45E52C74CCCA0067536308E0AC9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall establish a Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission (referred to in this section as the <term> Commission </term> ), to be composed of representatives from the Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Pain Management Consortia of the National Institutes of Health, and other agencies that the Secretary may deem necessary, to develop— </text> <paragraph id="H3A0D867BB7764ED18C729E3E91BA3B4A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> appropriate and safe dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone, including recommendations for maximum daily doses of all forms as provided for in subsection (b)(1); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B85C21B8E30410785181676570522F4"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> benchmark guidelines for the reduction of methadone abuse, as provided for in subsection (b)(2); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC0B8225C7E94DAE9B63715BAAB3BB45"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> appropriate conversion factors for use by health care providers in transitioning patients from one opioid to another; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE6776FDCDDF34F2283F378D902AB1BE3"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> specific guidelines for initiating pain management with methadone that prescribing practitioners shall comply with in order to meet certification requirements set forth in part C of the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/821"> 21 U.S.C. 821 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD96268CA1905406CA596B840AEB11C9F"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> patient and practitioner education guidelines for both methadone maintenance therapy and pain management that apply to safe and effective use and include detoxification. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H07AD05951E5B455394077C746EA0C69D"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Guidelines </header> <paragraph id="H7A5EA35490B84CA0815ABF68D39AB4D7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Publication of dosing guidelines </header> <subparagraph id="H7CEF3AAE2FBD4A8C9E5831ECC1312B18"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission established under subsection (a) shall publish in the Federal Register— </text> <clause id="H103B4BC9FA6244CCB750533B64F5B16C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> safe and clinically appropriate dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone used for both pain management and opioid treatment programs, including recommendations for maximum daily doses of all forms, including recommendations for the induction process for patients who are newly prescribed methadone; </text> </clause> <clause id="H2BC7B46A73A74DF7AEEDA5958CA5EE44"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> requirements for individual patient care plans, including initial and follow-up patient physical examination guidelines, and recommendations for screening patients for chronic or acute medical conditions that may cause an immediate and adverse reaction to methadone; </text> </clause> <clause id="H0FE265B197974F0398CD77607E38AE86"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> appropriate conversion factors for use by health care providers in transitioning patients from one opioid to another; </text> </clause> <clause id="H0E51ED3E5E424D6E9AEADA5DB92B239A"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> specific guidelines for initiating pain management with methadone, that prescribing physicians or other clinicians shall comply with in order to meet Drug Enforcement Administration certification and re-certification requirements; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HF419C720E9084F089134041AF31ACFEE"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> consensus guidelines for pain management with prescription opioid drugs. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H65FC07A5D87D4A39837D1D5A8CD4D436"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Updating of guidelines </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the publication of guidelines under subparagraph (A), and at least every 3 years thereafter, the Commission shall update such guidelines. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD966277CA6F84A429E98398DA4D7FD38"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Publication of benchmark guidelines </header> <subparagraph id="H4C156E1C7E6647DD8A4208CB4AADF354"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission established under subsection (a) shall publish in the Federal Register— </text> <clause id="HC13ECC62E4144C6E9E41B7A8312CB662"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the initial benchmark guidelines for the reduction of methadone abuse to be used— </text> <subclause id="HB7F98AA94A414F399DF4BBBA8437A13A"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> by opioid treatment programs in providing methadone therapy; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H3635FD045E3C48D584D3D4DF3F1F45D3"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> by entities in the initial accreditation or certification, and the re-accreditation and re-certification, of such opioid treatment programs; </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H125535DE9728492A81D8841AFCF8B48A"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> a model policy for dispensing methadone to be used by pharmacists that dispense methadone, which should include education and training guidelines for such pharmacists; </text> </clause> <clause id="H078F858A1D2F455F831C36028B900514"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the continuing education guidelines that all prescribers shall comply with in order to meet Drug Enforcement Administration certification and re-certification requirements, as set forth in section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/823"> 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(3) </external-xref> ), which should include a minimum of 16 training hours at least every 3 years that include the integration of both addiction and pain management curricula; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HBAB46A8733A54B51A5DB2715163DEA15"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> patient education guidelines for both opioid treatment programs and pain management, including recommendations for patient counseling prior to and during opioid addiction treatment or treatment for pain. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDE475AA58B92497B8EACECC43CFD5E88"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Updating of guidelines </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the publication of guidelines under subparagraph (A), and at least annually thereafter, the Commission shall update the guidelines published under clauses (iii) and (iv) of such subparagraph. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2CEB609E4AC34669B0D86C47D90B25C8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text> In developing and publishing the guidelines under this section, the Commission shall consult with relevant professional organizations with expertise in the area of addiction, relevant professional organizations with expertise in the area of pain management, physician groups, pharmacy groups (including the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy), patient representatives, and any other organization that the Secretary determines is appropriate for purposes of this section. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2C538A7472E34BF6AB2AB015E36FCE53"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Website </header> <text> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall establish and operate a Commission website. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD30DC1AD6EE14330B024384F32EA5BFA"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Methadone toolkit </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall establish, and distribute to practitioners that are registered to prescribe or otherwise dispense methadone, a methadone toolkit. The Commission shall make the components of the toolkit that are available in electronic form available on the Commission website. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HADD88AD0CC9E466D9192328C38AD700A"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Practitioner education program </header> <text> The Commission shall develop a practitioner education program that shall be used for the practitioner education described in section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, and shall make such program available to providers of such practitioner education. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB40AA8C2F99048BB9BB23D64E2CE1DBA"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H3921D562B439432A896BA1892319CC58"> <enum> 8. </enum> <header> Prescription monitoring program </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 399O of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/280g-3"> 42 U.S.C. 280g–3 </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HA9BA13782C9E45E98EE148F7F9865FA5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in subsection (d)(1), by inserting <quote> (including prescribers of methadone) </quote> after <quote> dispensers </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD215CBA9B5F049A097B6C5B9C9C9AA86"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H62BC7C704F614D0986AD47924714A695" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H66801952908340518844C22F47C3F53A"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Subject to the requirements of section 543, the State shall, at the request of a Federal, State, or local officer whose duties include enforcing laws relating to drugs, provide to such officer information from the database relating to an individual who is the subject of an active drug-related investigation conducted by the officer's employing government entity. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1B375A6F678B4731A13A03958ED2199C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking subsection (n) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2E9A54692A44475F83BA793C716A392C" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H4D7BF118D25E471A9DFEFBCB648700CD"> <enum> (n) </enum> <header> Appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HF3895EDC03B0447C91A28119510ED8B4"> <enum> 9. </enum> <header> Mortality reporting </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290aa"> 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. </external-xref> ), as amended by section 7, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3F2994DD7967416F97905E547F95F5B4" style="OLC"> <section id="HBC0DFE8F87894249B5E444E614B7EBAB"> <enum> 506E. </enum> <header> Mortality reporting </header> <subsection id="H5C90453410D74C3097A33BF4648A7FAF"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report </header> <paragraph id="HD3AB70D1A47D496C868B7C77782F114F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than July 1, 2014, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall require that a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report be completed and submitted to the Administrator for each individual who dies while receiving treatment in an opioid treatment program. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H02F8C4DFBCF94098AB46A4C7BA11F733"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Requirement of States that receive funding for the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program </header> <text> As a condition for receiving funds under section 399O, each State shall require that any individual who signs a death certificate where an opioid drug is detected in the body of the deceased, or where such drug is otherwise associated with the death, report such death to the Administrator by submitting a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report described in paragraph (3). Such report shall be submitted to the Administrator on or before the later of— </text> <subparagraph id="HD2A96373CF6E4D2B9808FA3B1AD9A444"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> 90 days after the date of signing the death certificate; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0AE1EAF3B10F45D9B20EDE63370E16E1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> as soon as practicable after the date on which the necessary postmortem and toxicology reports become available to such individual, as required by the Secretary. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H76D2610736AC485E949FA238B2757482"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Development </header> <text> The Administrator, in consultation with State and local medical examiners, prescribing physicians, hospitals, and any other organization that the Administrator determines appropriate, shall develop a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report to be used under paragraphs (1) and (2). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H4E53BC85317A4FE19FCE0FD581D4CC58"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> National Opioid Death Registry </header> <paragraph id="H8E09DF5154054EF1B082AE5B60660D25"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than July 1, 2014, the Administrator shall establish and implement, through the National Center for Health Statistics, a National Opioid Death Registry (referred to in this subsection as the <term> Registry </term> ) to track opioid-related deaths and information related to such deaths. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H69A69F4EB25C405EA6770C486C10FB03"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text> In establishing the uniform reporting criteria for the Registry, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall consult with the Administrator, State and local medical examiners, prescribing physicians, hospitals, and any other organization that the Director determines is appropriate for purposes of this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H23BDE28B283B4EDDBF57010D0AA4547D"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The registry shall be designed as a uniform reporting system for opioid-related deaths and shall require the reporting of information with respect to such deaths, including— </text> <subparagraph id="H9E2FC2202FD24D529A852805C3596D0C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the particular drug formulation used at the time of death; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4DECFF0C729D48049FE8A157FA68D795"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the dosage level; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7CE2E6A384F446D8A1131F280DC8DE4"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> a description of the circumstances surrounding the death in relation to the recommended dosage involved; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H191CCC52A0484A44BF67F4917C97F9C0"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> a disclosure of whether the medication involved can be traced back to a physician’s prescription; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E72D7659D95476E95FAD1F104B43140"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> a disclosure of whether the individual was in an opioid treatment program at the time of death; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96D7357CACD24355AFF8DB99AA2711DF"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> the age and sex of the individual; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27552411D05345F899C8D8BAC19E5C02"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> other non-personal information such as that included in filed National Association of Medical Examiners Pediatric Toxicology Registry case reports as required under the privacy standard for the de-identification of health information pursuant to the regulations contained in part 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H41389833E60D4CF2831E9AD4D7470FC6"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this subsection. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE44B5F853FC846809D4271855F0A128F"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Report on Registry information </header> <text> Not later than the January 1 of the first fiscal year beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and each January 1 thereafter, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to the Secretary a report, based on information contained in the Registry described in subsection (b), concerning the number of methadone-related deaths in the United States for the year for which the report is submitted. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H375EAF58DBF54C47B230BC7DCAFD0B00"> <enum> 10. </enum> <header> Additional reporting </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/290aa"> 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. </external-xref> ), as amended by section 9, is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0983A498E31E47B8969FFA89CA3C3236" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC89497A1B7B446ABBCC130D9E1A093F8"> <enum> 506F. </enum> <header> Additional reporting </header> <subsection id="H0C0721A66C3D43769BABA08DA2E94B75"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Report on methadone usage </header> <paragraph id="HFC3FFC2CE9BB4E1D9CD1ACC4E9279DC0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than January 1 of the first fiscal year beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and each January 1 thereafter, the Administrator and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall submit to the Secretary a report containing detailed statistics on methadone usage for opioid treatment and pain management. Such statistics shall include— </text> <subparagraph id="HCCB12B82539A41DBB005FC525B606C69"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> information on the distribution of prescribed doses of methadone at federally qualified health centers, opioid treatment clinics, other health-related clinics, physician offices, pharmacies, and hospitals; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A00D1E5817D4E53986063A649D5F475"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> information relating to adverse health events resulting from such methadone usage. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB4201C8D4F0F4FDDBE3430B49DAA5974"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Availability of information </header> <text> The Secretary shall make the reports submitted under paragraph (1) available to the general public, including through the use of the Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H27E0D8D7E5764C8E9541628763ACF3CC"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Annual report on effectiveness </header> <text> Not later than September 30, 2014, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report concerning the effectiveness of the methadone maintenance therapy program. Such report shall evaluate the success of efforts to reduce opioid addiction and methadone-related deaths, including the impact of health care provider and patient education. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3793BAC1F86640C9969E7D5CE7787302"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text> There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HADB90D9EBDA6404899F0E3CF51DB2F97"> <enum> 11. </enum> <header> Development of prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures across each relevant provider setting </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Subpart I of part D of title IX of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/299b-31"> 42 U.S.C. 299b-31 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H443C54AC343D49F69FA86026B0255839" style="OLC"> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3ADC6F9108EB4B3F8382EA860A6AB5E4"> <enum> 932. </enum> <header> Development of prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures across each relevant provider setting </header> <subsection id="HAA18F1B57FC94C0DBD0178BDEF8949A4"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Director of the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services, shall require the development and application of specific prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures for each relevant health care provider setting, as identified by the Director. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H528B247071ED4E769775BFD7365C26C1"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Dissemination </header> <text> Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall disseminate the quality measure requirements developed under subsection (a) to all affected providers. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H38D7EE4D338E43DD8A502A11BEF9C212"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Types of measures </header> <text> Quality measures developed under this section may be structure-oriented (such as the required presence of a hospital-based treatment program), process-oriented (such as requiring patients to be informed of the addictive qualities of the medication being prescribed), or outcome-oriented (such as assessing family satisfaction with care). </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 672 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Rahall introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for increased Federal oversight of prescription opioid treatment and assistance to States in reducing opioid abuse, diversion, and deaths. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers is a matter of increasing public health concern. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the proportion of all substance abuse treatment admissions aged 12 or older that reported any pain reliever abuse increased more than 400 percent between 1998 and 2008, from 2.2 to 9.8 percent. (2) In 2008, among the population of the United States aged 12 or older, nonmedical use of prescription pain relievers was the second most prevalent type of illicit drug use, after marijuana use. (3) When used properly under medical supervision, prescription opiates enable individuals with chronic pain to lead productive lives. However, when taken without a physician’s oversight and direction, opiates can cause serious adverse health effects, resulting in dependence, abuse, and death. (4) As with any controlled substance, there is a risk of abuse of methadone and other opiates. (5) Methadone is an extensively tested, federally approved, and widely accepted method of treating addiction to prescription pain relievers or opiates. (6) For more than 30 years, this synthetic prescription drug has been used for pain management and treatment for addiction to heroin, morphine, and other opioid drugs. (7) The efficacy and lower cost of methadone has resulted in its being prescribed for pain management. (8) Prescriptions for methadone have increased by nearly 700 percent from 1998 through 2006. (9) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of poisoning deaths involving methadone increased nearly 7-fold from almost 790 in 1999 to almost 5,420 in 2006, which is the most rapid increase among opioid analgesics and other narcotics involved in poisoning deaths. (10) The age-specific rates of methadone death are higher for persons age 35 to 44 and 45 to 54 than for other age groups. However, the rate of methadone deaths in younger individuals (age 15 to 24) increased 11-fold from 1999 through 2005. (11) Deaths from methadone and other opiates may actually be underreported. There is no comprehensive database of drug-related deaths in the United States. (12) The lack of standardized reporting by Medical Examiners precludes a uniform definition of cause of death on death certificates. (13) The Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) requires that every person who dispenses or who proposes to dispense controlled narcotics, including methadone, whether for pain management or opioid treatment obtain a registration from Drug Enforcement Administration. Unfortunately there is no requirement as a condition of receiving the registration that these practitioners receive any education on the use of these controlled narcotics, including methadone. (14) Current Federal oversight of methadone and other opioids is inadequate to address the growing number of opioid-related overdoses and deaths. (15) Federal legislation is needed to avert opioid abuse, misuse, and death, without reducing patient access to needed care. 3. Consumer education campaign Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 506C. Consumer education campaign (a) In general The Administrator shall award grants to States and nonprofit entities for the purpose of conducting culturally sensitive consumer education about opioid abuse, including methadone abuse. Such education shall include information on the dangers of opioid abuse, how to prevent opioid abuse including through safe disposal of prescription medications and other safety precautions, and detection of early warning signs of addiction. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to receive a grant under subsection (a), an entity shall— (1) be a State or nonprofit entity; and (2) submit to the Administrator an application at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. (c) Priority In awarding grants under this section, the Administrator shall give priority to applicants that are States or communities with a high incidence of abuse of methadone and other opioids, and opioid-related deaths. (d) Evaluations The Administrator shall develop a process to evaluate the effectiveness of activities carried out by grantees under this section at reducing abuse of methadone and other opioids. (e) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 4. Practitioner education (a) Education requirements (1) Registration consideration Section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(f) ) is amended by inserting after paragraph (5) the following: (6) The applicant's compliance with the training requirements described in subsection (g)(3) during any previous period in which the applicant has been subject to such training requirements. . (2) Training requirements Section 303(g) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) (A) To be registered to prescribe or otherwise dispense methadone or other opioids, a practitioner described in paragraph (1) shall comply with the 16-hour training requirement of subparagraph (B) at least once during each 3-year period. (B) The training requirement of this subparagraph is that the practitioner has completed not less than 16 hours of training (through classroom situations, seminars at professional society meetings, electronic communications, or otherwise) with respect to— (i) the treatment and management of opioid-dependent patients; (ii) pain management treatment guidelines; and (iii) early detection of opioid addiction, including through such methods as Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT), that is provided by the American Society of Addiction Medicine, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, the American Medical Association, the American Osteopathic Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Academy of Pain Management, the American Pain Society, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Pain Medicine, the American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians, or any other organization that the Secretary determines is appropriate for purposes of this subparagraph. . (b) Requirements for participation in opioid treatment programs Effective July 1, 2014, a physician practicing in an opioid treatment program shall comply with the requirements of section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by subsection (a)) with respect to required minimum training at least once during each 3-year period. (c) Definition In this section, the term opioid treatment program has the meaning given such term in section 8.2 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation). (d) Funding The Drug Enforcement Administration shall fund the enforcement of the requirements specified in section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act (as added by subsection (a)) through the use of a portion of the licensing fees paid by controlled substance prescribers under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ). 5. Moratorium on methadone hydrochloride tablets (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date described in subsection (b), no individual or entity may prescribe or otherwise dispense a 40-mg diskette of methadone unless such prescription or dispensation is consistent with the methadone 40-mg diskette policy of the Drug Enforcement Administration as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, except that such prohibition shall extend to hospitals unless such hospitals provide for direct patient supervision with respect to such methadone. (b) Ending date of moratorium The moratorium under subsection (a) shall cease to have force and effect— (1) on the date that the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission publishes in the Federal Register dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone, in accordance with section 506D(b)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act (as added by section 7); and (2) if, as part of such dosing guidelines, such Commission finds that 40-mg diskettes of methadone are safe and clinically appropriate. 6. Operation of opioid treatment programs Section 303 of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) (1) An opioid treatment program that is registered under this section, and that closes for business on any weekday or weekend day, including a Federal or State holiday, shall comply with the requirements of this subsection. (2) The program shall make acceptable arrangements for each patient who is restricted, by Federal regulation or guideline or by the determination of the program medical director, from having a take home dose of a controlled substance related to the treatment involved, to receive a dose of that substance under appropriate supervision during the closure. (3) The Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration shall issue a notice that references regulations on acceptable arrangements under this subsection, or shall promulgate regulations on such acceptable arrangements. . 7. Establishment of the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. ), as amended by section 3, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 506D. Establishment of the Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission (a) In general The Secretary shall establish a Controlled Substances Clinical Standards Commission (referred to in this section as the Commission ), to be composed of representatives from the Administration, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Food and Drug Administration, the Pain Management Consortia of the National Institutes of Health, and other agencies that the Secretary may deem necessary, to develop— (1) appropriate and safe dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone, including recommendations for maximum daily doses of all forms as provided for in subsection (b)(1); (2) benchmark guidelines for the reduction of methadone abuse, as provided for in subsection (b)(2); (3) appropriate conversion factors for use by health care providers in transitioning patients from one opioid to another; (4) specific guidelines for initiating pain management with methadone that prescribing practitioners shall comply with in order to meet certification requirements set forth in part C of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 821 et seq. ); and (5) patient and practitioner education guidelines for both methadone maintenance therapy and pain management that apply to safe and effective use and include detoxification. (b) Guidelines (1) Publication of dosing guidelines (A) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission established under subsection (a) shall publish in the Federal Register— (i) safe and clinically appropriate dosing guidelines for all forms of methadone used for both pain management and opioid treatment programs, including recommendations for maximum daily doses of all forms, including recommendations for the induction process for patients who are newly prescribed methadone; (ii) requirements for individual patient care plans, including initial and follow-up patient physical examination guidelines, and recommendations for screening patients for chronic or acute medical conditions that may cause an immediate and adverse reaction to methadone; (iii) appropriate conversion factors for use by health care providers in transitioning patients from one opioid to another; (iv) specific guidelines for initiating pain management with methadone, that prescribing physicians or other clinicians shall comply with in order to meet Drug Enforcement Administration certification and re-certification requirements; and (v) consensus guidelines for pain management with prescription opioid drugs. (B) Updating of guidelines Not later than 3 years after the publication of guidelines under subparagraph (A), and at least every 3 years thereafter, the Commission shall update such guidelines. (2) Publication of benchmark guidelines (A) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission established under subsection (a) shall publish in the Federal Register— (i) the initial benchmark guidelines for the reduction of methadone abuse to be used— (I) by opioid treatment programs in providing methadone therapy; and (II) by entities in the initial accreditation or certification, and the re-accreditation and re-certification, of such opioid treatment programs; (ii) a model policy for dispensing methadone to be used by pharmacists that dispense methadone, which should include education and training guidelines for such pharmacists; (iii) the continuing education guidelines that all prescribers shall comply with in order to meet Drug Enforcement Administration certification and re-certification requirements, as set forth in section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(g)(3) ), which should include a minimum of 16 training hours at least every 3 years that include the integration of both addiction and pain management curricula; and (iv) patient education guidelines for both opioid treatment programs and pain management, including recommendations for patient counseling prior to and during opioid addiction treatment or treatment for pain. (B) Updating of guidelines Not later than 1 year after the publication of guidelines under subparagraph (A), and at least annually thereafter, the Commission shall update the guidelines published under clauses (iii) and (iv) of such subparagraph. (3) Consultation In developing and publishing the guidelines under this section, the Commission shall consult with relevant professional organizations with expertise in the area of addiction, relevant professional organizations with expertise in the area of pain management, physician groups, pharmacy groups (including the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy), patient representatives, and any other organization that the Secretary determines is appropriate for purposes of this section. (c) Website Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall establish and operate a Commission website. (d) Methadone toolkit Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall establish, and distribute to practitioners that are registered to prescribe or otherwise dispense methadone, a methadone toolkit. The Commission shall make the components of the toolkit that are available in electronic form available on the Commission website. (e) Practitioner education program The Commission shall develop a practitioner education program that shall be used for the practitioner education described in section 303(g)(3) of the Controlled Substances Act, and shall make such program available to providers of such practitioner education. (f) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 8. Prescription monitoring program Section 399O of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 280g–3 ) is amended— (1) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting (including prescribers of methadone) after dispensers ; (2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following: (5) Subject to the requirements of section 543, the State shall, at the request of a Federal, State, or local officer whose duties include enforcing laws relating to drugs, provide to such officer information from the database relating to an individual who is the subject of an active drug-related investigation conducted by the officer's employing government entity. ; and (3) by striking subsection (n) and inserting the following: (n) Appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 9. Mortality reporting Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. ), as amended by section 7, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 506E. Mortality reporting (a) Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report (1) In general Not later than July 1, 2014, the Secretary, acting through the Administrator, shall require that a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report be completed and submitted to the Administrator for each individual who dies while receiving treatment in an opioid treatment program. (2) Requirement of States that receive funding for the Controlled Substance Monitoring Program As a condition for receiving funds under section 399O, each State shall require that any individual who signs a death certificate where an opioid drug is detected in the body of the deceased, or where such drug is otherwise associated with the death, report such death to the Administrator by submitting a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report described in paragraph (3). Such report shall be submitted to the Administrator on or before the later of— (A) 90 days after the date of signing the death certificate; or (B) as soon as practicable after the date on which the necessary postmortem and toxicology reports become available to such individual, as required by the Secretary. (3) Development The Administrator, in consultation with State and local medical examiners, prescribing physicians, hospitals, and any other organization that the Administrator determines appropriate, shall develop a Model Opioid Treatment Program Mortality Report to be used under paragraphs (1) and (2). (b) National Opioid Death Registry (1) In general Not later than July 1, 2014, the Administrator shall establish and implement, through the National Center for Health Statistics, a National Opioid Death Registry (referred to in this subsection as the Registry ) to track opioid-related deaths and information related to such deaths. (2) Consultation In establishing the uniform reporting criteria for the Registry, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall consult with the Administrator, State and local medical examiners, prescribing physicians, hospitals, and any other organization that the Director determines is appropriate for purposes of this subsection. (3) Requirements The registry shall be designed as a uniform reporting system for opioid-related deaths and shall require the reporting of information with respect to such deaths, including— (A) the particular drug formulation used at the time of death; (B) the dosage level; (C) a description of the circumstances surrounding the death in relation to the recommended dosage involved; (D) a disclosure of whether the medication involved can be traced back to a physician’s prescription; (E) a disclosure of whether the individual was in an opioid treatment program at the time of death; (F) the age and sex of the individual; and (G) other non-personal information such as that included in filed National Association of Medical Examiners Pediatric Toxicology Registry case reports as required under the privacy standard for the de-identification of health information pursuant to the regulations contained in part 164 of title 45, Code of Federal Regulations. (4) Authorization There is authorized to be appropriated $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018 to carry out this subsection. (c) Report on Registry information Not later than the January 1 of the first fiscal year beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and each January 1 thereafter, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shall submit to the Secretary a report, based on information contained in the Registry described in subsection (b), concerning the number of methadone-related deaths in the United States for the year for which the report is submitted. . 10. Additional reporting Part A of title V of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 290aa et seq. ), as amended by section 9, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 506F. Additional reporting (a) Report on methadone usage (1) In general Not later than January 1 of the first fiscal year beginning 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, and each January 1 thereafter, the Administrator and the Commissioner of Food and Drugs shall submit to the Secretary a report containing detailed statistics on methadone usage for opioid treatment and pain management. Such statistics shall include— (A) information on the distribution of prescribed doses of methadone at federally qualified health centers, opioid treatment clinics, other health-related clinics, physician offices, pharmacies, and hospitals; and (B) information relating to adverse health events resulting from such methadone usage. (2) Availability of information The Secretary shall make the reports submitted under paragraph (1) available to the general public, including through the use of the Internet website of the Department of Health and Human Services. (b) Annual report on effectiveness Not later than September 30, 2014, and annually thereafter until September 30, 2016, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, a report concerning the effectiveness of the methadone maintenance therapy program. Such report shall evaluate the success of efforts to reduce opioid addiction and methadone-related deaths, including the impact of health care provider and patient education. (c) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section such sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 2014 through 2018. . 11. Development of prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures across each relevant provider setting Subpart I of part D of title IX of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 299b-31 et seq. ) is amended by adding at the end the following: 932. Development of prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures across each relevant provider setting (a) In general The Secretary, acting through the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and in consultation with the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, and the Director of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, shall require the development and application of specific prescription drug abuse prevention and treatment quality measures for each relevant health care provider setting, as identified by the Director. (b) Dissemination Not later than April 1, 2016, the Secretary shall disseminate the quality measure requirements developed under subsection (a) to all affected providers. (c) Types of measures Quality measures developed under this section may be structure-oriented (such as the required presence of a hospital-based treatment program), process-oriented (such as requiring patients to be informed of the addictive qualities of the medication being prescribed), or outcome-oriented (such as assessing family satisfaction with care). .

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R. 673 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="R000435"> Ms. Ros-Lehtinen </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="C000266"> Mr. Chabot </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000567"> Mr. Lance </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000448"> Mr. Franks of Arizona </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000795"> Mr. Wilson of South Carolina </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001257"> Mr. Bilirakis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000814"> Mr. Weber of Texas </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="D000615"> Mr. Duncan of South Carolina </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HFA00"> Committee on Foreign Affairs </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Ways and Means </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HAB18F9F253FC44B5B06DF84FCD146ABD" style="OLC"> <section id="H37C9799F5D7343F9BAE4C1F7B902E9A6" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H695EE00B65564D94A4167E0E4AED2C35"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="H4834318B0A83454A802E8F58F2A36F59"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> North Korean negotiators in the Six-Party diplomatic process did not act in good faith by their refusal to agree to a transparent verification process for denuclearization consistent with <quote> international standards </quote> , including provisions for nuclear sampling, following North Korea’s removal on October 11, 2008, from the list of state sponsors of terrorism maintained by the Department of State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1EC19A659F1C43FCA79B8DB59AAE06A9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> International press reports indicate that North Korea has continued to provide support to Iran in the areas of missile technology and nuclear development and has provided Iran’s surrogates, Hezbollah and Hamas, with both missile technology and training in tunneling techniques with which to attack Israel, an ally of the United States. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9D10220B17B4D5C8194B2B11DFBCB31"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> International press reports indicate that North Korea was engaged for a number of years in assistance to Syria in the construction of a nuclear reactor in the Syrian desert which was destroyed in a strike by Israeli forces on September 6, 2007. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC14920BE371A4CB4B0FE2FD32BC4E84F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> North Korean negotiators continue to refuse to address in a humane and sincere manner the issue of the abduction of civilians of Japan and the Republic of Korea, both allies of the United States, as well as the abductions of citizens from a number of other countries, including France, Lebanon, Romania, and Thailand. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H47063BCF24974D20825AEA1608D16F47"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Defectors coming out of North Korea have provided testimony that United States permanent resident, Reverend Kim Dong-shik, the spouse and father of United States citizens, was tortured and murdered inside North Korea after his abduction by Pyongyang’s agents on the Chinese border in January 2000 and that his remains are currently being held at a military facility inside North Korea. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CEF5F07F63A49FBBEF180BD4A33BAA6"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Congress authoritatively expressed its view, in section 202(b)(2) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/108/333"> Public Law 108–333 </external-xref> ; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/22/7832"> 22 U.S.C. 7832(b)(2) </external-xref> ) that <quote> United States nonhumanitarian assistance to North Korea shall be contingent on North Korea’s substantial progress </quote> on human rights improvements, release of and accounting for abductees, family reunification, reform of North Korea’s labor camp system, and the decriminalization of political expression, none of which has occurred. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D997B17CBDA487D943A172E5BAE3A7D"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Congress further authoritatively expressed its view, in section 2 of the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/346"> Public Law 110–346 </external-xref> ) that <quote> human rights and humanitarian conditions inside North Korea are deplorable </quote> and that <quote> North Korean refugees remain acutely vulnerable </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H41A04B1C478145B18FA649AFC923A998"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Congress has determined that any missile test or launch conducted by North Korea would be in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1695, adopted on July 16, 2006, which <quote> condemns the multiple launches by the DPRK (North Korea) of ballistic missiles on July 5 2006 local time </quote> , and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, adopted on October 9, 2006, which <quote> demands that the DPRK (North Korea) not conduct any further nuclear test or launch of a ballistic missile </quote> and <quote> decides that the DPRK shall suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme and in this context re-establish its pre-existing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching </quote> , and further determines that the resulting sanctions imposed under such resolution 1718 would again come into full effect following a missile test or launch. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A88621F897A4F55ACF15A5B5673371A"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> Congress has further determined that a return by North Korea to the Six-Party diplomatic process following any missile test or launch by Pyongyang must include a firm and transparent commitment to the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all of North Korea’s nuclear programs, including those derived both from plutonium as well as highly enriched uranium. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H70F1D161068144268A91160A4DBB13F9"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> Japanese press reports have indicated that a delegation of approximately fifteen Iranian missile experts arrived in North Korea in March 2009 <quote> to help Pyongyang prepare for a rocket launch </quote> , including senior officials with the Iranian rocket and satellite producer Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, and that they brought with them a letter from their President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il stressing the importance of cooperating on space technology. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C6ED755F31A4BA4A89A9B8D6ECAB83E"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> North Korea, in defiance of the international community’s efforts to end nuclear proliferation and in violation of its international obligations, conducted a second underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009 (local time), in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, which resulted in the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 on June 12, 2009, which imposed additional sanctions and inspection requirements with regard to North Korea. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD918C3AE0A24482799A57EAD69A991A7"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> North Korea, according to Western press reports, transshipped missile parts, used to run Iran’s solid fuel ballistic missile program, to Tehran via Air Iran flights which landed in Beijing, China in 2007. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA3DFDD1EA6BF411F81981D2D4316C510"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Press reports in March 2011 indicated that opposition forces in Libya, when they took positions from Qaddafi forces, discovered North Korean weapons caches, including rockets and anti-aircraft guns, unpacked from crates labeled “bulldozer parts,” which would represent a clear violation of United Nations sanctions. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C250F7792D64174BD259F0A296AD9D5"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> On August 16, 2012, the President signed into law the Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 ( <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/172"> Public Law 112–172 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6725C2426F54F50A4F667064C4D4606"> <enum> (15) </enum> <text> Congress further authoritatively expressed its view in section 2 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/112/172"> Public Law 112–172 </external-xref> that <quote> although the transition to the leadership of Kim Jong-Un after the death of Kim Jong-Il has introduced new uncertainties and possibilities, the fundamental human rights and humanitarian conditions inside North Korea remain deplorable, North Korean refugees remain acutely vulnerable, and the findings in the 2004 Act and 2008 Reauthorization remain substantially accurate today. </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBB2AAAC5113420EA326CA5AD3AD0715"> <enum> (16) </enum> <text> Notwithstanding the succession of Kim Jong-Un as supreme leader of North Korea following the death of his father in December 2011, Pyongyang has continued a policy of horrendous human rights violations, including the issuance of new <quote> shoot to kill </quote> orders for refugees attempting to cross the border into China and an increased reliance on public executions to intimidate the North Korean populace. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCA6A162FD794D7A812758976664B69C"> <enum> (17) </enum> <text> The new Kim Jong-Un regime also displayed duplicity in its negotiations with the United States and other Six-Party partners by launching a missile in April 2012 in direct violation of its <quote> Leap Day Agreement </quote> to carry out a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2A06B027ACA4C3B8883B4A22D3E1F0C"> <enum> (18) </enum> <text> Pyongyang defied the international community and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions by launching a long-range missile on December 12, 2012, resulting in the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2087 on January 22, 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H015C181669284BF0AC797A649AEA4905"> <enum> (19) </enum> <text> The regime in Pyongyang further defied the international community and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions by conducting a nuclear test on February 12, 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H506A79F6625F4E9C996DDB1361AC44F5"> <enum> (20) </enum> <text> According to the United States Geological Survey, seismic activity was detected in North Korea with an earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude, larger than the 2006 and 2009 explosions, and the epicenter of the quake was close to a North Korean nuclear test site. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HF8DDF04D3DFC47CBAC83070366B21564"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Continuation of restrictions against the Government of North Korea </header> <subsection id="HB100E832C0F1447FAAA7215D75487860"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Finding </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Congress finds that subsequent to the decision of the Secretary of State on October 11, 2008, to rescind the designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, North Korea has committed acts that can be defined as international terrorism or as highly provocative, including— </text> <paragraph id="HD28E7333F53947BFB6F4676C2BB06692"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the dispatch of a covert team of two North Korean military-trained agents to South Korea with orders to assassinate the late North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop who were apprehended by South Korean officials in April 2010; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H87E6D2B6E8384095B164DDD2D0DFFB63"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> complicity in the sinking of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, which resulted in the deaths of 46 South Korean naval personnel; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDCF3CA3183824A22B9680EEA70729B85"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the shipment of weapons by North Korea, seized in Bangkok in December 2009, which were bound for delivery to foreign terrorist organizations Hezbollah and Hamas, according to a statement made by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Tokyo on May 12, 2010; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD4582F56C67044E2BDA07F25C0090F6B"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> the sudden and unprovoked bombardment by North Korean artillery of the civilian-populated South Korean island of Yeonpyeong-do on November 23, 2010, which resulted in the deaths of two South Korean civilians and two Republic of Korea (ROK) marines; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H52B13A2876E045BB87B84CC755AC5A5A"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> the sentencing by Seoul Central District Court in January 2011 of North Korean agent Ri Dong Sam to 10 years in prison for impersonating a refugee in August 2010 to enter South Korea under orders to assassinate leading North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HE1F984FC2D784A449604E8A7F78D371C"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Continuation of restrictions </header> <text> Notwithstanding the decision by the Secretary of State on October 11, 2008, to rescind the designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, and in light of the congressional finding described in subsection (a), restrictions against the Government of North Korea that were imposed by reason of a determination of the Secretary of State that the Government of North Korea is a state sponsor of terrorism, as well as sanctions against the Government of North Korea (including sanctions that ban the importation into the United States of North Korean products and goods), that are in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in effect, and shall not be lifted, unless the President makes the certification described in subsection (c). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA4343E1E7B514ABF9602782083BAADA9"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Certification </header> <text> The certification referred to in subsection (b) is a certification to Congress containing a determination of the President that the Government of North Korea— </text> <paragraph id="HCC9C88DC25FA4B5FB34F711C594313DD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> is no longer engaged in the illegal transfer of missile or nuclear technology, particularly to the governments of Iran, Syria, or any other state sponsor of terrorism, or to Burma; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H14FA8441B8254B7AA90C9AC1F1AA3DE6"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> is no longer engaged in training in combat operations or tunneling, or harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way— </text> <subparagraph id="HC556E619441C4612A8BD78FDE0D4DFBC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Hamas, Hezbollah, the Japanese Red Army, or any member of such organizations; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1F5D3CD1AB1742008F11100FCCB7E6CA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> any organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1189"> 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5EE73BD689E446A194F3517991B60338"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> any person included on the annex to Executive Order 13224 (September 21, 2001) and any other person identified under section 1 of that Executive Order whose property and interests are blocked by that section (commonly known as a <quote> specially designated global terrorist </quote> ); </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEC4F3F8C4A2448FB1EB9DA4B2A26021"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> is no longer engaged in the counterfeiting of United States currency <quote> supernotes </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD240A96B1FC445018C29A2E16F9B87BC"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> is no longer engaged in the international trafficking of illicit narcotics into the United States, Japan, Australia, or other allied countries of the United States; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD6A3361C406F42A79D7891A48C708931"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> has returned the last remains of United States permanent resident, Reverend Kim Dong-shik, to his United States citizen widow, family, and church members, so that he may be provided with a proper Christian burial in Chicago; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H03D92EB573E748C2BA8AC2266E0642BE"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> has released the Japanese nationals recognized as abduction victims by the Government of Japan as well as abduction victims recognized by the Government of the Republic of Korea; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DC427FD71604681862A94A4FC167CEE"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> has released an estimated 600 surviving South Korean POWs, and any other surviving POWs from the Korean War, who have been held in North Korea against their will and in violation of the Armistice Agreement since hostilities ended in July 1953; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HADCE907782F94581A1663971D999E4F5"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> has made concrete provisions for unrestricted family reunification meetings for those individuals among the two-million strong Korean-American community who maintain family ties with relatives inside North Korea; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H164CAAE6BD564F42B1B85DBFE3E72663"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> has opened the North Korean penal system, including the gulag of concentration camps holding an estimated 200,000 political and religious prisoners, to unrestricted and regular visits by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H64B9C37BD8B3482CA52B6385D3E65B34"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> has made provision for unrestricted and regular access by representatives of the United National High Commissioner for Refugees to refugees forcibly repatriated to North Korea to determine their general health and welfare; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H402BFC1AA8E94828841A94BFC02951C0"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> has made concrete provisions for unrestricted contact, including direct communications and meetings, between representatives of international and South Korean religious organizations, including Christians and Buddhists, and their co-believers inside North Korea; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H18397DDDF4794D8F824AABEB40B07E3D"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> has offered apologies to the government and people of the Republic of Korea for the deaths that North Korea inflicted due to the unprovoked attacks on the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, and on the island of Yeonpyeong-do on November 23, 2010. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H55A70849397842F3BBAA048F544095F4"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> It is the sense of Congress that, in light of the congressional finding described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism immediately upon the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HBA3DD959FCF64FBBA66D06A893D417BA"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> State sponsor of terrorism defined </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section, the term <term> state sponsor of terrorism </term> means any country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any other provision of law. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H4E042430D2B0485991FE1F9D69D97CB2"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Continuation of diplomatic nonrecognition of North Korea </header> <subsection id="HC2E64B61BD82496CBD05BB08E1BE8E42"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Finding </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Congress finds that the United States did not grant diplomatic recognition to North Korea upon its establishment as a client regime of the former Soviet Union in 1948. The United States has consistently continued to withhold such formal diplomatic recognition during the 61 years since the sudden and unprovoked attack by North Korean forces on the Republic of Korea on June 25, 1950, an attack which led directly to the Korean War and the deaths of over 36,000 United States military personnel as well as at least 2,000,000 Koreans and over 3,000 soldiers from Allied countries. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3F3B2A142A734B9B9449FAF0F8766EBB"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Continuation of diplomatic nonrecognition </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> No funds may be expended for the establishment of a United States diplomatic presence in North Korea, including an Embassy, Consulate, or liaison office, until such time as the President certifies to Congress that the Government of North Korea has met all of the benchmarks specified in section 3. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H21DCB3B13A114C5DB0F5181AB2EC441C"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> International response to a North Korean missile launch or nuclear test </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Given North Korea’s third nuclear weapons test on February 12, 2013, in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, 1874, and 2087, the President shall instruct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to secure adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning North Korea’s action as a violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, 1874, and 2087 and requiring the implementation of comprehensive sanctions and an inspection regime against North Korea. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 673 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Ros-Lehtinen (for herself, Mr. Chabot , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Lance , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Duncan of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To continue restrictions against and prohibit diplomatic recognition of the Government of North Korea, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the North Korea Sanctions and Diplomatic Nonrecognition Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) North Korean negotiators in the Six-Party diplomatic process did not act in good faith by their refusal to agree to a transparent verification process for denuclearization consistent with international standards , including provisions for nuclear sampling, following North Korea’s removal on October 11, 2008, from the list of state sponsors of terrorism maintained by the Department of State. (2) International press reports indicate that North Korea has continued to provide support to Iran in the areas of missile technology and nuclear development and has provided Iran’s surrogates, Hezbollah and Hamas, with both missile technology and training in tunneling techniques with which to attack Israel, an ally of the United States. (3) International press reports indicate that North Korea was engaged for a number of years in assistance to Syria in the construction of a nuclear reactor in the Syrian desert which was destroyed in a strike by Israeli forces on September 6, 2007. (4) North Korean negotiators continue to refuse to address in a humane and sincere manner the issue of the abduction of civilians of Japan and the Republic of Korea, both allies of the United States, as well as the abductions of citizens from a number of other countries, including France, Lebanon, Romania, and Thailand. (5) Defectors coming out of North Korea have provided testimony that United States permanent resident, Reverend Kim Dong-shik, the spouse and father of United States citizens, was tortured and murdered inside North Korea after his abduction by Pyongyang’s agents on the Chinese border in January 2000 and that his remains are currently being held at a military facility inside North Korea. (6) Congress authoritatively expressed its view, in section 202(b)(2) of the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 ( Public Law 108–333 ; 22 U.S.C. 7832(b)(2) ) that United States nonhumanitarian assistance to North Korea shall be contingent on North Korea’s substantial progress on human rights improvements, release of and accounting for abductees, family reunification, reform of North Korea’s labor camp system, and the decriminalization of political expression, none of which has occurred. (7) Congress further authoritatively expressed its view, in section 2 of the North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–346 ) that human rights and humanitarian conditions inside North Korea are deplorable and that North Korean refugees remain acutely vulnerable . (8) Congress has determined that any missile test or launch conducted by North Korea would be in direct violation of United Nations Security Council resolution 1695, adopted on July 16, 2006, which condemns the multiple launches by the DPRK (North Korea) of ballistic missiles on July 5 2006 local time , and United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, adopted on October 9, 2006, which demands that the DPRK (North Korea) not conduct any further nuclear test or launch of a ballistic missile and decides that the DPRK shall suspend all activities related to its ballistic missile programme and in this context re-establish its pre-existing commitments to a moratorium on missile launching , and further determines that the resulting sanctions imposed under such resolution 1718 would again come into full effect following a missile test or launch. (9) Congress has further determined that a return by North Korea to the Six-Party diplomatic process following any missile test or launch by Pyongyang must include a firm and transparent commitment to the complete, verifiable and irreversible dismantlement of all of North Korea’s nuclear programs, including those derived both from plutonium as well as highly enriched uranium. (10) Japanese press reports have indicated that a delegation of approximately fifteen Iranian missile experts arrived in North Korea in March 2009 to help Pyongyang prepare for a rocket launch , including senior officials with the Iranian rocket and satellite producer Shahid Hemmat Industrial Group, and that they brought with them a letter from their President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to North Korean leader Kim Jong-Il stressing the importance of cooperating on space technology. (11) North Korea, in defiance of the international community’s efforts to end nuclear proliferation and in violation of its international obligations, conducted a second underground nuclear test on May 25, 2009 (local time), in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1718, which resulted in the passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1874 on June 12, 2009, which imposed additional sanctions and inspection requirements with regard to North Korea. (12) North Korea, according to Western press reports, transshipped missile parts, used to run Iran’s solid fuel ballistic missile program, to Tehran via Air Iran flights which landed in Beijing, China in 2007. (13) Press reports in March 2011 indicated that opposition forces in Libya, when they took positions from Qaddafi forces, discovered North Korean weapons caches, including rockets and anti-aircraft guns, unpacked from crates labeled “bulldozer parts,” which would represent a clear violation of United Nations sanctions. (14) On August 16, 2012, the President signed into law the Ambassador James R. Lilley and Congressman Stephen J. Solarz North Korea Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–172 ). (15) Congress further authoritatively expressed its view in section 2 of Public Law 112–172 that although the transition to the leadership of Kim Jong-Un after the death of Kim Jong-Il has introduced new uncertainties and possibilities, the fundamental human rights and humanitarian conditions inside North Korea remain deplorable, North Korean refugees remain acutely vulnerable, and the findings in the 2004 Act and 2008 Reauthorization remain substantially accurate today. . (16) Notwithstanding the succession of Kim Jong-Un as supreme leader of North Korea following the death of his father in December 2011, Pyongyang has continued a policy of horrendous human rights violations, including the issuance of new shoot to kill orders for refugees attempting to cross the border into China and an increased reliance on public executions to intimidate the North Korean populace. (17) The new Kim Jong-Un regime also displayed duplicity in its negotiations with the United States and other Six-Party partners by launching a missile in April 2012 in direct violation of its Leap Day Agreement to carry out a moratorium on nuclear and long-range missile tests. (18) Pyongyang defied the international community and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions by launching a long-range missile on December 12, 2012, resulting in the unanimous passage of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2087 on January 22, 2013. (19) The regime in Pyongyang further defied the international community and relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions by conducting a nuclear test on February 12, 2013. (20) According to the United States Geological Survey, seismic activity was detected in North Korea with an earthquake measuring 4.9 magnitude, larger than the 2006 and 2009 explosions, and the epicenter of the quake was close to a North Korean nuclear test site. 3. Continuation of restrictions against the Government of North Korea (a) Finding Congress finds that subsequent to the decision of the Secretary of State on October 11, 2008, to rescind the designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, North Korea has committed acts that can be defined as international terrorism or as highly provocative, including— (1) the dispatch of a covert team of two North Korean military-trained agents to South Korea with orders to assassinate the late North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop who were apprehended by South Korean officials in April 2010; (2) complicity in the sinking of the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, which resulted in the deaths of 46 South Korean naval personnel; (3) the shipment of weapons by North Korea, seized in Bangkok in December 2009, which were bound for delivery to foreign terrorist organizations Hezbollah and Hamas, according to a statement made by Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman in Tokyo on May 12, 2010; (4) the sudden and unprovoked bombardment by North Korean artillery of the civilian-populated South Korean island of Yeonpyeong-do on November 23, 2010, which resulted in the deaths of two South Korean civilians and two Republic of Korea (ROK) marines; and (5) the sentencing by Seoul Central District Court in January 2011 of North Korean agent Ri Dong Sam to 10 years in prison for impersonating a refugee in August 2010 to enter South Korea under orders to assassinate leading North Korean defector Hwang Jang-yop. (b) Continuation of restrictions Notwithstanding the decision by the Secretary of State on October 11, 2008, to rescind the designation of North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism, and in light of the congressional finding described in subsection (a), restrictions against the Government of North Korea that were imposed by reason of a determination of the Secretary of State that the Government of North Korea is a state sponsor of terrorism, as well as sanctions against the Government of North Korea (including sanctions that ban the importation into the United States of North Korean products and goods), that are in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act shall remain in effect, and shall not be lifted, unless the President makes the certification described in subsection (c). (c) Certification The certification referred to in subsection (b) is a certification to Congress containing a determination of the President that the Government of North Korea— (1) is no longer engaged in the illegal transfer of missile or nuclear technology, particularly to the governments of Iran, Syria, or any other state sponsor of terrorism, or to Burma; (2) is no longer engaged in training in combat operations or tunneling, or harboring, supplying, financing, or supporting in any way— (A) Hamas, Hezbollah, the Japanese Red Army, or any member of such organizations; (B) any organization designated by the Secretary of State as a foreign terrorist organization in accordance with section 219(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1189(a) ); and (C) any person included on the annex to Executive Order 13224 (September 21, 2001) and any other person identified under section 1 of that Executive Order whose property and interests are blocked by that section (commonly known as a specially designated global terrorist ); (3) is no longer engaged in the counterfeiting of United States currency supernotes ; (4) is no longer engaged in the international trafficking of illicit narcotics into the United States, Japan, Australia, or other allied countries of the United States; (5) has returned the last remains of United States permanent resident, Reverend Kim Dong-shik, to his United States citizen widow, family, and church members, so that he may be provided with a proper Christian burial in Chicago; (6) has released the Japanese nationals recognized as abduction victims by the Government of Japan as well as abduction victims recognized by the Government of the Republic of Korea; (7) has released an estimated 600 surviving South Korean POWs, and any other surviving POWs from the Korean War, who have been held in North Korea against their will and in violation of the Armistice Agreement since hostilities ended in July 1953; (8) has made concrete provisions for unrestricted family reunification meetings for those individuals among the two-million strong Korean-American community who maintain family ties with relatives inside North Korea; (9) has opened the North Korean penal system, including the gulag of concentration camps holding an estimated 200,000 political and religious prisoners, to unrestricted and regular visits by representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC); (10) has made provision for unrestricted and regular access by representatives of the United National High Commissioner for Refugees to refugees forcibly repatriated to North Korea to determine their general health and welfare; (11) has made concrete provisions for unrestricted contact, including direct communications and meetings, between representatives of international and South Korean religious organizations, including Christians and Buddhists, and their co-believers inside North Korea; and (12) has offered apologies to the government and people of the Republic of Korea for the deaths that North Korea inflicted due to the unprovoked attacks on the South Korean naval vessel Cheonan on March 26, 2010, and on the island of Yeonpyeong-do on November 23, 2010. (d) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, in light of the congressional finding described in subsection (a), the Secretary of State should redesignate North Korea as a state sponsor of terrorism immediately upon the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) State sponsor of terrorism defined In this section, the term state sponsor of terrorism means any country the government of which the Secretary of State determines has repeatedly provided support for acts of international terrorism pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979 (as continued in effect pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act), section 40 of the Arms Export Control Act, section 620A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or any other provision of law. 4. Continuation of diplomatic nonrecognition of North Korea (a) Finding Congress finds that the United States did not grant diplomatic recognition to North Korea upon its establishment as a client regime of the former Soviet Union in 1948. The United States has consistently continued to withhold such formal diplomatic recognition during the 61 years since the sudden and unprovoked attack by North Korean forces on the Republic of Korea on June 25, 1950, an attack which led directly to the Korean War and the deaths of over 36,000 United States military personnel as well as at least 2,000,000 Koreans and over 3,000 soldiers from Allied countries. (b) Continuation of diplomatic nonrecognition No funds may be expended for the establishment of a United States diplomatic presence in North Korea, including an Embassy, Consulate, or liaison office, until such time as the President certifies to Congress that the Government of North Korea has met all of the benchmarks specified in section 3. 5. International response to a North Korean missile launch or nuclear test Given North Korea’s third nuclear weapons test on February 12, 2013, in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, 1874, and 2087, the President shall instruct the United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to secure adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution condemning North Korea’s action as a violation of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1695, 1718, 1874, and 2087 and requiring the implementation of comprehensive sanctions and an inspection regime against North Korea.

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IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 674 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act . (b) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. (2) The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. (3) The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. Latte stone houses are remnants of the ancient Chamorro culture. (4) Four prehistoric sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Monchon Archeological District (also known locally as Monchon Latte Stone Village), Taga Latte Stone Quarry, the Dugi Archeological Site that contains latte stone structures, and the Chugai Pictograph Cave that contains examples of ancient Chamorro rock art. Alaguan Bay Ancient Village is another latte stone prehistoric site that is surrounded by tall-canopy limestone forest. (5) In addition to prehistoric sites, the island of Rota boasts historic sites remaining from the Japanese period (1914–1945). Several of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places: Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Sugar Mill, Japanese Coastal Defense Gun, and the Japanese Hospital. (6) The island of Rota’s natural resources are significant because of the extent and intact condition of its native limestone forest that provides habitat for several federally endangered listed species, the Mariana crow, and the Rota bridled white-eye birds, that are also native to the island of Rota. Three endangered plant species are also found on Rota and two are endemic to the island. (7) Because of the significant cultural and natural resources listed above, on September 2005, the National Park Service, Pacific West Region, completed a preliminary resource assessment on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which determined that the “establishment of a unit of the national park system appear[ed] to be the best way to ensure the long term protection of Rota’s most important cultural resources and its best examples of its native limestone forest.”. 2. NPS study of sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Study Process and Completion Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c) ) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this section. (c) Submission of Study Results Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the results of the study. Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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R. 674 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="S001177"> Mr. Sablan </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001245"> Ms. Bordallo </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000179"> Mrs. Napolitano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Y000033"> Mr. Young of Alaska </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="M000133"> Mr. Markey </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H5D9515DC2D7347CAAED9169FDB81F220" style="OLC"> <section id="H2F3FE96A63E146D8AC287B77CB43A1F5" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; findings </header> <subsection id="HEA06C61E7DD2494ABADC92FFBF0878E9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC38167F890AB47CCA30818AAA01E2B54"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds as follows: </text> <paragraph id="H81210FBAED194A7985C8B8BCF3B50179"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1E8E46C54614FBBA68621EEAC78E13D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H98C90B046B84469B9AD493B9EDDC6C80"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 674 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Young of Alaska , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act . (b) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. (2) The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. (3) The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. Latte stone houses are remnants of the ancient Chamorro culture. (4) Four prehistoric sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Monchon Archeological District (also known locally as Monchon Latte Stone Village), Taga Latte Stone Quarry, the Dugi Archeological Site that contains latte stone structures, and the Chugai Pictograph Cave that contains examples of ancient Chamorro rock art. Alaguan Bay Ancient Village is another latte stone prehistoric site that is surrounded by tall-canopy limestone forest. (5) In addition to prehistoric sites, the island of Rota boasts historic sites remaining from the Japanese period (1914–1945). Several of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places: Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Sugar Mill, Japanese Coastal Defense Gun, and the Japanese Hospital. (6) The island of Rota’s natural resources are significant because of the extent and intact condition of its native limestone forest that provides habitat for several federally endangered listed species, the Mariana crow, and the Rota bridled white-eye birds, that are also native to the island of Rota. Three endangered plant species are also found on Rota and two are endemic to the island. (7) Because of the significant cultural and natural resources listed above, on September 2005, the National Park Service, Pacific West Region, completed a preliminary resource assessment on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which determined that the “establishment of a unit of the national park system appear[ed] to be the best way to ensure the long term protection of Rota’s most important cultural resources and its best examples of its native limestone forest.”. 2. NPS study of sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Study Process and Completion Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c) ) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this section. (c) Submission of Study Results Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the results of the study.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Referred-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HD0DE7333D952490B99711FFFCEDBC0D7" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 674 : Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-06-18 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IIB </distribution-code> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 674 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130618"> June 18, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00"> Committee on Energy and Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H5D9515DC2D7347CAAED9169FDB81F220" style="OLC"> <section id="H2F3FE96A63E146D8AC287B77CB43A1F5" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; findings </header> <subsection id="HEA06C61E7DD2494ABADC92FFBF0878E9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC38167F890AB47CCA30818AAA01E2B54"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds as follows: </text> <paragraph id="H81210FBAED194A7985C8B8BCF3B50179"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1E8E46C54614FBBA68621EEAC78E13D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H98C90B046B84469B9AD493B9EDDC6C80"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. Latte stone houses are remnants of the ancient Chamorro culture. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H42BEEEB418B84AD7A9FB52D0FD6A2217"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Four prehistoric sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Monchon Archeological District (also known locally as Monchon Latte Stone Village), Taga Latte Stone Quarry, the Dugi Archeological Site that contains latte stone structures, and the Chugai Pictograph Cave that contains examples of ancient Chamorro rock art. Alaguan Bay Ancient Village is another latte stone prehistoric site that is surrounded by tall-canopy limestone forest. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H601736CF2C534688A8B892C1DE3FF357"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> In addition to prehistoric sites, the island of Rota boasts historic sites remaining from the Japanese period (1914–1945). Several of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places: Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Sugar Mill, Japanese Coastal Defense Gun, and the Japanese Hospital. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C69D2438D4E47EDBA0B2959B42CC483"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> The island of Rota’s natural resources are significant because of the extent and intact condition of its native limestone forest that provides habitat for several federally endangered listed species, the Mariana crow, and the Rota bridled white-eye birds, that are also native to the island of Rota. Three endangered plant species are also found on Rota and two are endemic to the island. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC04FE89AC32841D4A1E1D99F63F2B044"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Because of the significant cultural and natural resources listed above, on September 2005, the National Park Service, Pacific West Region, completed a preliminary resource assessment on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which determined that the “establishment of a unit of the national park system appear[ed] to be the best way to ensure the long term protection of Rota’s most important cultural resources and its best examples of its native limestone forest.”. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H72FD6951AF8C4F5E95C8453225D3B469"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> NPS study of sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands </header> <subsection id="H4E400D67902C42B39E506F7BB34FF50E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Study </header> <text> The Secretary of the Interior shall— </text> <paragraph id="H84F7D6DA05EC4CB78076D7C58DCAA163"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H768F65446D3B4D35AE0F41EA104533EE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> consider management alternatives for the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H9136F710AD254A8AA4F0AB5950C21F9C"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Study Process and Completion </header> <text> Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, section 8(c) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/383"> Public Law 91–383 </external-xref> ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a"> 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c) </external-xref> ) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this section. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9F1ACA6489C64292A3908EC8D0957B7D"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Submission of Study Results </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the results of the study. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130617"> Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="yes"> Karen L. 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IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 674 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act . (b) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. (2) The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. (3) The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. Latte stone houses are remnants of the ancient Chamorro culture. (4) Four prehistoric sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Monchon Archeological District (also known locally as Monchon Latte Stone Village), Taga Latte Stone Quarry, the Dugi Archeological Site that contains latte stone structures, and the Chugai Pictograph Cave that contains examples of ancient Chamorro rock art. Alaguan Bay Ancient Village is another latte stone prehistoric site that is surrounded by tall-canopy limestone forest. (5) In addition to prehistoric sites, the island of Rota boasts historic sites remaining from the Japanese period (1914–1945). Several of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places: Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Sugar Mill, Japanese Coastal Defense Gun, and the Japanese Hospital. (6) The island of Rota’s natural resources are significant because of the extent and intact condition of its native limestone forest that provides habitat for several federally endangered listed species, the Mariana crow, and the Rota bridled white-eye birds, that are also native to the island of Rota. Three endangered plant species are also found on Rota and two are endemic to the island. (7) Because of the significant cultural and natural resources listed above, on September 2005, the National Park Service, Pacific West Region, completed a preliminary resource assessment on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which determined that the “establishment of a unit of the national park system appear[ed] to be the best way to ensure the long term protection of Rota’s most important cultural resources and its best examples of its native limestone forest.”. 2. NPS study of sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Study Process and Completion Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c) ) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this section. (c) Submission of Study Results Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the results of the study. Passed the House of Representatives June 17, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

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R. 674 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–72] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="S001177"> Mr. Sablan </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001245"> Ms. Bordallo </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000179"> Mrs. Napolitano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Y000033"> Mr. Young of Alaska </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="M000133"> Mr. Markey </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130517"> May 17, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H5D9515DC2D7347CAAED9169FDB81F220" style="OLC"> <section id="H2F3FE96A63E146D8AC287B77CB43A1F5" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; findings </header> <subsection id="HEA06C61E7DD2494ABADC92FFBF0878E9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC38167F890AB47CCA30818AAA01E2B54"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds as follows: </text> <paragraph id="H81210FBAED194A7985C8B8BCF3B50179"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA1E8E46C54614FBBA68621EEAC78E13D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H98C90B046B84469B9AD493B9EDDC6C80"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. 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IB Union Calendar No. 48 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 674 [Report No. 113–72] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Sablan (for himself, Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Bordallo , Mrs. Napolitano , Mr. Young of Alaska , and Mr. Markey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System. 1. Short title; findings (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Rota Cultural and Natural Resources Study Act . (b) Findings Congress finds as follows: (1) The island of Rota was the only major island in the Mariana Islands to be spared the destruction and large scale land use changes brought about by World War II. (2) The island of Rota has been described by professional archeologists as having the most numerous, most intact, and generally the most unique prehistoric sites of any of the islands of the Mariana Archipelago. (3) The island of Rota contains remaining examples of what is known as the Latte Phase of the cultural tradition of the indigenous Chamorro people of the Mariana Islands. Latte stone houses are remnants of the ancient Chamorro culture. (4) Four prehistoric sites are listed on the National Register of Historic Places: Monchon Archeological District (also known locally as Monchon Latte Stone Village), Taga Latte Stone Quarry, the Dugi Archeological Site that contains latte stone structures, and the Chugai Pictograph Cave that contains examples of ancient Chamorro rock art. Alaguan Bay Ancient Village is another latte stone prehistoric site that is surrounded by tall-canopy limestone forest. (5) In addition to prehistoric sites, the island of Rota boasts historic sites remaining from the Japanese period (1914–1945). Several of these sites are on the National Register of Historic Places: Nanyo Kohatsu Kabushiki Kaisha Sugar Mill, Japanese Coastal Defense Gun, and the Japanese Hospital. (6) The island of Rota’s natural resources are significant because of the extent and intact condition of its native limestone forest that provides habitat for several federally endangered listed species, the Mariana crow, and the Rota bridled white-eye birds, that are also native to the island of Rota. Three endangered plant species are also found on Rota and two are endemic to the island. (7) Because of the significant cultural and natural resources listed above, on September 2005, the National Park Service, Pacific West Region, completed a preliminary resource assessment on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, which determined that the “establishment of a unit of the national park system appear[ed] to be the best way to ensure the long term protection of Rota’s most important cultural resources and its best examples of its native limestone forest.”. 2. NPS study of sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (a) Study The Secretary of the Interior shall— (1) carry out a study regarding the suitability and feasibility of designating prehistoric, historic, and limestone forest sites on the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, as a unit of the National Park System; and (2) consider management alternatives for the island of Rota, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. (b) Study Process and Completion Except as provided by subsection (c) of this section, section 8(c) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–5(c) ) shall apply to the conduct and completion of the study required by this section. (c) Submission of Study Results Not later than 3 years after the date that funds are made available for this section, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report describing the results of the study. May 17, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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id="HC8B9BD46EFF243489ABA341063D7A7C6"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> full-time employees </quote> in paragraph (1) and inserting <quote> employees </quote> , </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9ACD3A746C4442A0A3F0CD8E063B2425"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> full-time employee </quote> in paragraph (2) and inserting <quote> employee </quote> , and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA771AD0D77E94EA5A04D11DF8A0A1F7B"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> hereby imposed on the employer </quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote> hereby imposed on the employer, with respect to each employee employed by the employer during such month, an assessable payment equal to the applicable payment amount with respect to such employee. </quote> . </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H72884090EC6844E0987E816CBF5D717A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Proration of applicable payment amount for part-time employees </header> <text> Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H870DFFE450FE45C4A6B69FF3D054B615" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H01CB5D129700428E9BD83A5641D88783"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Applicable payment amount </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> applicable payment amount </quote> means, with respect to any employee for any month— </text> <subparagraph id="HFCB85EC2F97B406A94B416404F4E0928"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in the case of a full-time employee, <fraction> 1/12 </fraction> of $2,000, and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD5DE19590E5544078DFCA9C76834EE69"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in the case of any other employee, the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount determined under subparagraph (A) as— </text> <clause id="HB0BEFB29C6E94491B715217B3075FCD2"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the average hours of service per week of such employee for such month, bears to </text> </clause> <clause id="HF7CC465D2AE54433846E19A3D8238496"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> 30. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF4444968C23F4F57A292B870A8F194DE"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Large employers offering coverage with employees who qualify for premium tax credits or cost-Sharing reductions </header> <paragraph id="H810A334287754A76B1C9D82FFC59B5CC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(b) of such Code is amended— </text> <subparagraph id="H2C73B6867F964EF2B76306A1AAB879B3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> full-time employees </quote> each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting <quote> employees </quote> , and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9580EA92BC504680BBB8A12A703349A7"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> hereby imposed on the employer </quote> and all that follows and inserting <quote> hereby imposed on the employer, with respect to each employee described in subparagraph (B) for such month, an assessable payment equal to <fraction> 1/12 </fraction> of $3,000. </quote> . </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3FC7C36D5591411B9FCE6298EE69FFCB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Proration for part-time employees </header> <text> Subsection (b) of section 4980H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H295546F67AC1493BA9C7ACEECE3A5A75" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE071EF014CDF4B20A93DF8168900BA60"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Proration for part-time employees </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In the case of any employee other than a full-time employee, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting for <quote> $3,000 </quote> the dollar amount which bears the same ratio to $3,000 as— </text> <subparagraph id="HF7EE8F61F71248D99568803498F621AB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the average hours of service per week of such employee for the month with respect to which such paragraph applies, bears to </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C62AD5E32FD46D8BB5E1A389B099789"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> 30. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F3C0DE7A8B14217940382AD541404C3"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Application of overall limitation </header> <text> Paragraph (2) of section 4980H(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H51C1784710474EF4865A3FCD07E02903" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H7CA29DA1FBCF4B2BBBCF2906FA52EABA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Overall limitation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The aggregate amount of tax determined under paragraph (1) with respect to any applicable large employer for any month shall not exceed the aggregate amount of tax which would have been determined under subsection (a) with respect to such employer for such month if such employer were described in subsection (a)(1). </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0E03D42A80B249FCA521464B34849DD9"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Application of hours of service rules </header> <text> Subparagraph (B) of section 4980H(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking <quote> for the application of this paragraph to </quote> and inserting <quote> with respect to </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H57F3F83A29724BCDADADF138D15A91A6"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H7286B987DF5F4F9C994D08224194D2E8"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Elimination of hours of service requirement for FMLA leave </header> <subsection id="H504059DED8E44A579B9F2D33FA776154"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Amendment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/2611"> 29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A) </external-xref> ) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF6254F62B4A343FCAFC1B462C3F3E416" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H83CE6D7C3E5D41A7A8C33DAE2A81ABD3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> eligible employee </quote> means an employee who has been employed, either as a full-time or part-time employee, for at least 12 months by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested under section 102. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H23F3F5851BA642A3A4511344FE8DC902"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="HE2A8D806AEC742AF83D648DB20512CE9"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Treatment of employees working at less than full-time under participation, vesting, and accrual rules governing pension plans </header> <subsection commented="no" id="H07369973E03F47F4B95C97B497088F07"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Participation rules </header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7714DB3A921A474FAED81A91B68842A3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Section 202(a)(3) of the <act-name parsable-cite="ERISA"> Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 </act-name> ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1052"> 29 U.S.C. 1052(a)(3) </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block act-name="Employee" id="HECA5E14E1A3B486EAEC0D074ECCDA464"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HDC62ED42EBB3498E927AA783FCF47A95" indent="up2"> <enum> (E) </enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H4F003810D42749B2AEDC36C7009271AA"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the 12-month period referred to in subparagraph (A)— </text> <subclause commented="no" id="H57B2A8C0B6E641D5BAE05AC2C19F6064" indent="up1"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or </text> </subclause> <subclause commented="no" id="HC2F1AB9C261847D795BA3F627C8BDCDB" indent="up1"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, </text> </subclause> <continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause" indent="subsection"> completion of 500 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 1,000 hours of service. </continuation-text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="HA5D8D02B0D164C54AB480F8023AED371" indent="up1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> For purposes of this subparagraph, the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HE20EEA1EB49443429F9C738982E0BA98"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conforming amendment </header> <text> Section 204(b)(1)(E) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1054(b)(1)(E)) is amended by striking <quote> section 202(a)(3)(A) </quote> and inserting <quote> subparagraphs (A) and (E) of section 202(a)(3) </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H18A7D56A89624782906D5784C127EB47"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Vesting rules </header> <paragraph commented="no" id="HBF069041687D45B38DC91089CBC27354"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Section 203(b)(2) of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1053"> 29 U.S.C. 1053(b)(2) </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block id="H6D847ABCF7C6428AAD8DCFAA85A7A54A"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5E0B000F2E92466E8AB76A18A142E06A" indent="up2"> <enum> (E) </enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H87F9CF2A33974C78B9CB37274F29DC9F"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the period designated by the plan pursuant to subparagraph (A)— </text> <subclause commented="no" id="HEAEF15E7AB974BDCA93D438DF9ECA32B" indent="up1"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or </text> </subclause> <subclause commented="no" id="HB6E6EB2A7312470295A85C23C6BAA30A" indent="up1"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, </text> </subclause> <continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause" indent="subsection"> completion of 500 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 1,000 hours of service. </continuation-text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="H4E6DA7CA4176401B993834804B1B3E96" indent="up1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> For purposes of this subparagraph, the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HBA0DACDC02F94C558F4228715DE04936"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> 1-year breaks in service </header> <text> Section 203(b)(3) of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1053"> 29 U.S.C. 1053(b)(3) </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block id="H928CAB6D067C4107844B35A822587044"> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H6610AF33EF194A1592123F613137EC24" indent="up2"> <enum> (F) </enum> <clause commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="HAB5E57F12412474E8299AF1438719A9D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the period designated by the plan pursuant to subparagraph (A)— </text> <subclause commented="no" id="H9CB5988B422B4820A027B4386061F4C7" indent="up1"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or </text> </subclause> <subclause commented="no" id="HC7703F4AA63B41DA820CF8BCD792B4BA" indent="up1"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, </text> </subclause> <continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause" indent="subsection"> completion of 250 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 500 hours of service. </continuation-text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="HC128DE46EDFE4D8FACCC0C9C548F36DA" indent="up1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> For purposes of this subparagraph, the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H7F25A3BE8D9348088C0F82233A2B172D"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Accrual rules </header> <text> Section 204(b)(4)(C) of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1054"> 29 U.S.C. 1054(b)(4)(C) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HCC90A5FB0880473DB6DA2A8814B34BF3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by inserting <quote> (i) </quote> after <quote> (C) </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H235DA6D6B5574ED2A76A7E43839F9E2D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following new clauses: </text> <quoted-block id="H22A1F36061BB4A44ACD26F3A766F1DCF"> <clause commented="no" id="H03259B8001E747B1B47FE33D91EA03E1" indent="up3"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> For purposes of this subparagraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the period designated by the plan pursuant to clause (i)— </text> <subclause commented="no" id="H491918E40B4847ECB0640EC976DAA489"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or </text> </subclause> <subclause commented="no" id="HA6D6E98E863C4A3C8B54370A9F62837C"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, </text> </subclause> <continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="clause"> completion of 500 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 1,000 hours of service. </continuation-text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="HB3093108EB914F82A5B3A9A0A95AA741" indent="up3"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> For purposes of clause (ii), the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H4944D3A966DF4991A344B09138537E24"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Effective dates </header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H129A84B3B7734B95B6BA80D92D6AC983"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAD6ADA1BCD0448D486FD0B0748511F67"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Special rule for collectively bargained plans </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more employers ratified on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this section shall not apply to plan years beginning before the later of— </text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HB04944FBE3434DA6B2E3A0148E07FB5E"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the earlier of— </text> <clause display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF9033A7ADE0442C19FD0D39D8F696825"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the date on which the last of the collective bargaining agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the date of the enactment of this Act); or </text> </clause> <clause id="H18899DA3F3B740E49F82463FE4D2663D"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HC6517C7F056747D0ABAF26BB7092ADCE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subparagraph> <continuation-text commented="no" continuation-text-level="paragraph"> For purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement added by this section shall not be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement. </continuation-text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 675 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means , House Administration , and Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To extend protections to part-time workers in the areas of employer-provided health insurance, family and medical leave, and pension plans. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Part-Time Worker Bill of Rights Act of 2013 . 2. Extension of employer health insurance coverage mandate to part-time employees (a) Large employers not offering health coverage (1) In general Subsection (a) of section 4980H of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended— (A) by striking full-time employees in paragraph (1) and inserting employees , (B) by striking full-time employee in paragraph (2) and inserting employee , and (C) by striking hereby imposed on the employer and all that follows and inserting hereby imposed on the employer, with respect to each employee employed by the employer during such month, an assessable payment equal to the applicable payment amount with respect to such employee. . (2) Proration of applicable payment amount for part-time employees Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(c) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (1) Applicable payment amount The term applicable payment amount means, with respect to any employee for any month— (A) in the case of a full-time employee, 1/12 of $2,000, and (B) in the case of any other employee, the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount determined under subparagraph (A) as— (i) the average hours of service per week of such employee for such month, bears to (ii) 30. . (b) Large employers offering coverage with employees who qualify for premium tax credits or cost-Sharing reductions (1) In general Paragraph (1) of section 4980H(b) of such Code is amended— (A) by striking full-time employees each place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting employees , and (B) by striking hereby imposed on the employer and all that follows and inserting hereby imposed on the employer, with respect to each employee described in subparagraph (B) for such month, an assessable payment equal to 1/12 of $3,000. . (2) Proration for part-time employees Subsection (b) of section 4980H of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (3) Proration for part-time employees In the case of any employee other than a full-time employee, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting for $3,000 the dollar amount which bears the same ratio to $3,000 as— (A) the average hours of service per week of such employee for the month with respect to which such paragraph applies, bears to (B) 30. . (3) Application of overall limitation Paragraph (2) of section 4980H(b) of such Code is amended to read as follows: (2) Overall limitation The aggregate amount of tax determined under paragraph (1) with respect to any applicable large employer for any month shall not exceed the aggregate amount of tax which would have been determined under subsection (a) with respect to such employer for such month if such employer were described in subsection (a)(1). . (c) Application of hours of service rules Subparagraph (B) of section 4980H(c)(4) of such Code is amended by striking for the application of this paragraph to and inserting with respect to . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to months beginning after December 31, 2013. 3. Elimination of hours of service requirement for FMLA leave (a) Amendment Section 101(2)(A) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 ( 29 U.S.C. 2611(2)(A) ) is amended to read as follows: (A) In general The term eligible employee means an employee who has been employed, either as a full-time or part-time employee, for at least 12 months by the employer with respect to whom leave is requested under section 102. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect beginning on the date that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act. 4. Treatment of employees working at less than full-time under participation, vesting, and accrual rules governing pension plans (a) Participation rules (1) In general Section 202(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( 29 U.S.C. 1052(a)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) (i) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the 12-month period referred to in subparagraph (A)— (I) has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or (II) is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, completion of 500 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 1,000 hours of service. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 204(b)(1)(E) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1054(b)(1)(E)) is amended by striking section 202(a)(3)(A) and inserting subparagraphs (A) and (E) of section 202(a)(3) . (b) Vesting rules (1) In general Section 203(b)(2) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(b)(2) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) (i) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the period designated by the plan pursuant to subparagraph (A)— (I) has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or (II) is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, completion of 500 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 1,000 hours of service. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. . (2) 1-year breaks in service Section 203(b)(3) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1053(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (F) (i) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the period designated by the plan pursuant to subparagraph (A)— (I) has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or (II) is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, completion of 250 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 500 hours of service. (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. . (c) Accrual rules Section 204(b)(4)(C) of such Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1054(b)(4)(C) ) is amended— (1) by inserting (i) after (C) ; and (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses: (ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, in the case of any employee who, as of the beginning of the period designated by the plan pursuant to clause (i)— (I) has customarily completed 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, or (II) is employed in a type of position in which employment customarily constitutes 500 or more hours of service per year but less than 1,000 hours of service per year, completion of 500 hours of service within such period shall be treated as completion of 1,000 hours of service. (iii) For purposes of clause (ii), the extent to which employment in any type of position customarily constitutes less than 1,000 hours of service per year shall be determined with respect to each pension plan in accordance with such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe providing for consideration of facts and circumstances peculiar to the work-force constituting the participants in such plan. . (d) Effective dates (1) In general Except as provided in subsection (b), the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to plan years beginning on or after the date that is one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Special rule for collectively bargained plans In the case of a plan maintained pursuant to 1 or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and 1 or more employers ratified on or before the date of the enactment of this Act, the amendments made by this section shall not apply to plan years beginning before the later of— (A) the earlier of— (i) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining agreements relating to the plan terminates (determined without regard to any extension thereof agreed to after the date of the enactment of this Act); or (ii) the date that is 3 years after the date of the enactment of this Act; or (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act. For purposes of subparagraph (A), any plan amendment made pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement relating to the plan which amends the plan solely to conform to any requirement added by this section shall not be treated as a termination of such collective bargaining agreement.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H032BA43834BA475C95C4527DEBAE09D7" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 676 IH: To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 676 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C000714"> Mr. Conyers </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="N000002"> Mr. Nadler </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001145"> Ms. Schakowsky </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000288"> Mr. Johnson of Georgia </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000126"> Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000472"> Mr. Takano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000397"> Ms. Lofgren </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000053"> Mr. Rangel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001080"> Ms. Chu </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000553"> Mr. Al Green of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000030"> Mr. Farr </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000312"> Mr. McGovern </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000800"> Mr. Welch </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001067"> Ms. Clarke </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000127"> Mr. Nolan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000607"> Mr. Pocan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000482"> Mr. Doyle </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000179"> Mr. Engel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000535"> Mr. Gutierrez </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000808"> Ms. Wilson of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001068"> Mr. Cohen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000290"> Ms. Edwards </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000404"> Mr. McDermott </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001049"> Mr. Clay </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000486"> Ms. Roybal-Allard </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000984"> Mr. Cummings </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Y000062"> Mr. Yarmuth </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000725"> Mr. George Miller of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000380"> Mrs. Christensen </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="R000515"> Mr. Rush </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committees on <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Ways and Means </committee-name> and <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Natural Resources </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HA222B5ACB5124F9898FC67CACE0E669D" style="OLC"> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9D0D77A93444FE1B4EB61F82D4472F7" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; table of contents </header> <subsection id="H7723D26683B147B7B67BC395F884FB9C"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Expanded &amp; Improved Medicare For All Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA7251DEF807D493EAE5A7381FF09B6C1"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text> The table of contents of this Act is as follows: </text> <toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry idref="HC9D0D77A93444FE1B4EB61F82D4472F7" level="section"> Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HBB1F9D696E364261ADE20A88FE983493" level="section"> Sec. 2. Definitions and terms. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H24B40D4CA88840F1A797E38BA582E66A" level="title"> Title I—ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HAF41802AF0D04B7CB80212496B76EA16" level="section"> Sec. 101. Eligibility and registration. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H7BDE789263354F4AB817AE0416A5D140" level="section"> Sec. 102. Benefits and portability. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H0374982BE9014D678AB8BA10C25F1CB6" level="section"> Sec. 103. Qualification of participating providers. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H03A6D53CB7384FA2804B6FEFE8196176" level="section"> Sec. 104. Prohibition against duplicating coverage. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H0B44096EBD1F46BA9598B562354614E6" level="title"> Title II—FINANCES </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H1030DE27E72D49B89C5C65E217DE348B" level="subtitle"> Subtitle A—Budgeting and Payments </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HAE6190F7273A43469D59302E919961BD" level="section"> Sec. 201. Budgeting process. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H0EB2E05D01024B5BAC6ACD085236D569" level="section"> Sec. 202. Payment of providers and health care clinicians. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H67ECF142E65143BEA45E42A93957BB59" level="section"> Sec. 203. Payment for long-term care. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H8922ED9385364CE2ADB22CBAA15FDBFB" level="section"> Sec. 204. Mental health services. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H2411E568C4CB4D1E9FECDBC9F74137A5" level="section"> Sec. 205. Payment for prescription medications, medical supplies, and medically necessary assistive equipment. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H9D3E15E39F564B2FAB1DDBA454826BEC" level="section"> Sec. 206. Consultation in establishing reimbursement levels. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H5780D4D4E6A74DC18E0DF89CA31114DF" level="subtitle"> Subtitle B—Funding </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H22A38DEA75B54CC2B74EA69753A6A07C" level="section"> Sec. 211. Overview: funding the Medicare For All Program. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HEA138FA7B3C947699471353E1679DA5C" level="section"> Sec. 212. Appropriations for existing programs. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H8FA4A26FCD0346A7AFAC6E1443248ACB" level="title"> Title III—ADMINISTRATION </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H77B0BF2102584939B9F06D7A4643D211" level="section"> Sec. 301. Public administration; appointment of Director. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H71C811B949EB4EAA9F242BB416FB7536" level="section"> Sec. 302. Office of Quality Control. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H69F02231210D45F185538232C4A7DAE8" level="section"> Sec. 303. Regional and State administration; employment of displaced clerical workers. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HC6BC92E541CE4A04A8AF581512A5436F" level="section"> Sec. 304. Confidential electronic patient record system. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H0F872C0AB6A24EBD93E7CB02B60FCA92" level="section"> Sec. 305. National Board of Universal Quality and Access. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H2B9F5CD3F8734A1E953D3E4C8E280F6D" level="title"> Title IV—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H2CCACBC540DB4690AA0C171EA1D98E19" level="section"> Sec. 401. Treatment of VA and IHS health programs. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HBD19A9BCA32A432DA72C0D6936EDE160" level="section"> Sec. 402. Public health and prevention. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H5CC0FC3F2DFF465B89AF92FBAD6E7D27" level="section"> Sec. 403. Reduction in health disparities. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HFFF20C678DD347A48EA64F1BC67154E0" level="title"> Title V—EFFECTIVE DATE </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HF321982B81924AABB16E1F4F6F15A656" level="section"> Sec. 501. Effective date. </toc-entry> </toc> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBB1F9D696E364261ADE20A88FE983493"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions and terms </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H3F3A4C257FD44C029DC7EA1E05F486C9"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Medicare For All Program; program </header> <text> The terms <term> Medicare For All Program </term> and <term> Program </term> mean the program of benefits provided under this Act and, unless the context otherwise requires, the Secretary with respect to functions relating to carrying out such program. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCCB99BE59E5A40FB9C39A7CB25643955"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> National board of universal quality and access </header> <text> The term <term> National Board of Universal Quality and Access </term> means such Board established under section 305. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE410CC34960491FB241E86F9307C6E6"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Regional office </header> <text> The term <term> regional office </term> means a regional office established under section 303. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F6F5D4D74064A0484C6261A72FB74A3"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0636D43640C94972BA6B5B3910778EB4"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Director </header> <text> The term <term> Director </term> means, in relation to the Program, the Director appointed under section 301. </text> </paragraph> </section> <title id="H24B40D4CA88840F1A797E38BA582E66A"> <enum> I </enum> <header> ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS </header> <section id="HAF41802AF0D04B7CB80212496B76EA16"> <enum> 101. </enum> <header> Eligibility and registration </header> <subsection id="HC17D3A2E3C55496C87CD34AD958D2C37"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> All individuals residing in the United States (including any territory of the United States) are covered under the Medicare For All Program entitling them to a universal, best quality standard of care. Each such individual shall receive a card with a unique number in the mail. An individual’s Social Security number shall not be used for purposes of registration under this section. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9E1E075F595647E8BFA1F174D4ECE17F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Registration </header> <text> Individuals and families shall receive a Medicare For All Program Card in the mail, after filling out a Medicare For All Program application form at a health care provider. Such application form shall be no more than 2 pages long. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD7ECFD9CDC574C3E9DD90E3D91178DE3"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Presumption </header> <text> Individuals who present themselves for covered services from a participating provider shall be presumed to be eligible for benefits under this Act, but shall complete an application for benefits in order to receive a Medicare For All Program Card and have payment made for such benefits. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H498DE011300D4F5EA949E36AA6B9CC07"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Residency criteria </header> <text> The Secretary shall promulgate a rule that provides criteria for determining residency for eligibility purposes under the Medicare For All Program. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H16B945FB25D7483EABDD21F0DDDEA212"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Coverage for visitors </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall promulgate a rule regarding visitors from other countries who seek premeditated non-emergency surgical procedures. Such a rule should facilitate the establishment of country-to-country reimbursement arrangements or self pay arrangements between the visitor and the provider of care. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H7BDE789263354F4AB817AE0416A5D140"> <enum> 102. </enum> <header> Benefits and portability </header> <subsection id="H89827F7045334DE38D1170B0335F6F39"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The health care benefits under this Act cover all medically necessary services, including at least the following: </text> <paragraph id="H340B6E2076A64EB09E8F4DC146ED7B13"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Primary care and prevention. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9862919006F4306A0CC8544FAD6F773"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Approved dietary and nutritional therapies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2FE49E5552FB4C71AE45C9F7955C81DE"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Inpatient care. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H138F7AB4F74F4EDBBE4C6F25C8877A79"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Outpatient care. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3251A9F29EE64F2B8BD03E1209D81538"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Emergency care. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB36CC3D653C4E64BD855666E5FE207B"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Prescription drugs. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4567BE8C6364ACAB217F75A4E0F5BC2"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Durable medical equipment. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF580A20C1DC44EA965A2112878D0724"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> Long-term care. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H81F73F6C53944981963786E6AC99C2B8"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> Palliative care. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC0A80E9C13E4F1E88E3899F6AA31F5E"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> Mental health services. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0BBAEA8358184649B347317AE46C0E4B"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The full scope of dental services, services, including periodontics, oral surgery, and endodontics, but not including cosmetic dentistry. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6050E3B229F4490B933AABF861B43D59"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> Substance abuse treatment services. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6422393FF5BC48CCB73FEC75571B9CF2"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Chiropractic services, not including electrical stimulation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8AD88589ED9B47D58493CE9165C31748"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> Basic vision care and vision correction (other than laser vision correction for cosmetic purposes). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA176B9CDB3DE4E618721AD7B2926525D"> <enum> (15) </enum> <text> Hearing services, including coverage of hearing aids. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C9D44D269584840A66CBB4798A4A8B3"> <enum> (16) </enum> <text> Podiatric care. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H21957F5F411D4E0C8FDFF65E33654159"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Portability </header> <text> Such benefits are available through any licensed health care clinician anywhere in the United States that is legally qualified to provide the benefits. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H61FA926D302D46318C4A074DC88D99CE"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> No cost-Sharing </header> <text> No deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing shall be imposed with respect to covered benefits. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0374982BE9014D678AB8BA10C25F1CB6"> <enum> 103. </enum> <header> Qualification of participating providers </header> <subsection id="H6A92DA2490A84774B84A697769C117CF"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Requirement To be public or non-Profit </header> <paragraph id="H9F5DFAE6ABF9452EB9D2E01C7CF2D7B7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> No institution may be a participating provider unless it is a public or not-for-profit institution. Private physicians, private clinics, and private health care providers shall continue to operate as private entities, but are prohibited from being investor owned. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3F5937E26248475CB00AF37094A1FDCC"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conversion of investor-owned providers </header> <text> For-profit providers of care opting to participate shall be required to convert to not-for-profit status. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86D1EFD05BE248369247547BF58B58D3"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Private delivery of care requirement </header> <text> For-profit providers of care that convert to non-profit status shall remain privately owned and operated entities. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H13050A4A161F408094F63CF2112A6D68"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Compensation for conversion </header> <text> The owners of such for-profit providers shall be compensated for reasonable financial losses incurred as a result of the conversion from for-profit to non-profit status. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H45657D9F381E4108B26FF8BCC491214D"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Funding </header> <text> There are authorized to be appropriated from the Treasury such sums as are necessary to compensate investor-owned providers as provided for under paragraph (3). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCE5DFDDAEEB94623A6D09D9D226D562F"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The payments to owners of converting for-profit providers shall occur during a 15-year period, through the sale of U.S. Treasury Bonds. Payment for conversions under paragraph (3) shall not be made for loss of business profits. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H645D066ADEAF439F9B7A190E076570B8"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Mechanism for conversion process </header> <text> The Secretary shall promulgate a rule to provide a mechanism to further the timely, efficient, and feasible conversion of for-profit providers of care. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H268D180908DA4C7CBEE897C57A3CB486"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Quality standards </header> <paragraph id="H8AA85ECE702B4985AA1D45114016DB59"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Health care delivery facilities must meet State quality and licensing guidelines as a condition of participation under such program, including guidelines regarding safe staffing and quality of care. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDF05C72E576649C2AFDC815ECA037A20"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Licensure requirements </header> <text> Participating clinicians must be licensed in their State of practice and meet the quality standards for their area of care. No clinician whose license is under suspension or who is under disciplinary action in any State may be a participating provider. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3CEB653D85784A80A2D7176402B00509"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Participation of health maintenance organizations </header> <paragraph id="HE3F1E9ADBDB143D2AD8808A4EF57D7B7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Non-profit health maintenance organizations that deliver care in their own facilities and employ clinicians on a salaried basis may participate in the program and receive global budgets or capitation payments as specified in section 202. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H781F15BBE7414A23BB491602BD57F822"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Exclusion of certain health maintenance organizations </header> <text> Other health maintenance organizations which principally contract to pay for services delivered by non-employees shall be classified as insurance plans. Such organizations shall not be participating providers, and are subject to the regulations promulgated by reason of section 104(a) (relating to prohibition against duplicating coverage). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1ED24CEA478941C69587BBA0152743CE"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Freedom of choice </header> <text> Patients shall have free choice of participating physicians and other clinicians, hospitals, and inpatient care facilities. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H03A6D53CB7384FA2804B6FEFE8196176"> <enum> 104. </enum> <header> Prohibition against duplicating coverage </header> <subsection id="H65C33B4BA1AF4863ABE519C43EB911AA"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> It is unlawful for a private health insurer to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H521CA3E0349B4627BF70BC75D6D96707"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Construction </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the sale of health insurance coverage for any additional benefits not covered by this Act, such as for cosmetic surgery or other services and items that are not medically necessary. </text> </subsection> </section> </title> <title id="H0B44096EBD1F46BA9598B562354614E6"> <enum> II </enum> <header> FINANCES </header> <subtitle id="H1030DE27E72D49B89C5C65E217DE348B"> <enum> A </enum> <header> Budgeting and Payments </header> <section id="HAE6190F7273A43469D59302E919961BD"> <enum> 201. </enum> <header> Budgeting process </header> <subsection id="HE9D1FD3F6E5A442090AD76110111D5A2"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment of operating budget and capital expenditures budget </header> <paragraph id="HF207BF057F4E4EB1AB53534012275741"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> To carry out this Act there are established on an annual basis consistent with this title— </text> <subparagraph id="H99AEE91E57734E35B0551FB6EBE52B2E"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> an operating budget, including amounts for optimal physician, nurse, and other health care professional staffing; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD27D02D0AE224658AA27AA41D63B38C4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> a capital expenditures budget; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H40E8958C5C844482A59F2FE2D418E3DD"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> reimbursement levels for providers consistent with subtitle B; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC972B4E7F5DA41A49048AA1FBAA273F0"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> a health professional education budget, including amounts for the continued funding of resident physician training programs. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H38C6623502D0427D901D2F86EEDBA299"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Regional allocation </header> <text> After Congress appropriates amounts for the annual budget for the Medicare For All Program, the Director shall provide the regional offices with an annual funding allotment to cover the costs of each region’s expenditures. Such allotment shall cover global budgets, reimbursements to clinicians, health professional education, and capital expenditures. Regional offices may receive additional funds from the national program at the discretion of the Director. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEAF74FED5A2647D8B052805DE702A92D"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Operating budget </header> <text> The operating budget shall be used for— </text> <paragraph id="H651B7DBDF3F24D52971C56A93CE499AC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> payment for services rendered by physicians and other clinicians; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9AF7A8E73AF54B30B21BAEB7EFE1EEF4"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> global budgets for institutional providers; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H679C67C742FE44F5B8183218922FF899"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> capitation payments for capitated groups; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCDD400428BE6441F99F8D83034B1AB12"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> administration of the Program. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC2BC93E38E4749998DF7293BBF9FDC3F"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Capital expenditures budget </header> <text> The capital expenditures budget shall be used for funds needed for— </text> <paragraph id="HD2FB3BE934F84517A31E0B1E8B415B5C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the construction or renovation of health facilities; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD52A910E513D41B3BE75E5DBBF1A8255"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> for major equipment purchases. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H82DD46AD1F404FDBAB3A233DC979C858"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Prohibition against co-Mingling operations and capital improvement funds </header> <text> It is prohibited to use funds under this Act that are earmarked— </text> <paragraph id="H21AC622C61614799AEB19FBDFE2465B0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> for operations for capital expenditures; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6740A8956AD4CD5B36744686E2D2125"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> for capital expenditures for operations. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0EB2E05D01024B5BAC6ACD085236D569"> <enum> 202. </enum> <header> Payment of providers and health care clinicians </header> <subsection id="HA0256594AC5944D1BC566CA3529A5634"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishing global budgets; monthly lump sum </header> <paragraph id="HBBF822D57B184604A0DCC08B2C310246"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Medicare For All Program, through its regional offices, shall pay each institutional provider of care, including hospitals, nursing homes, community or migrant health centers, home care agencies, or other institutional providers or pre-paid group practices, a monthly lump sum to cover all operating expenses under a global budget. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBFEA4233DC5C431DB2457CB32B98748C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Establishment of global budgets </header> <text> The global budget of a provider shall be set through negotiations between providers, State directors, and regional directors, but are subject to the approval of the Director. The budget shall be negotiated annually, based on past expenditures, projected changes in levels of services, wages and input, costs, a provider’s maximum capacity to provide care, and proposed new and innovative programs. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA25E977424D4422D85BA400427421983"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Three payment options for physicians and certain other health professionals </header> <paragraph id="H04750FE3B87A421EAF594CFC8C4F4B4F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Program shall pay physicians, dentists, doctors of osteopathy, pharmacists, psychologists, chiropractors, doctors of optometry, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physicians’ assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians as licensed and regulated by the States by the following payment methods: </text> <subparagraph id="H3DF7A0B72CC44938A60E8D0AAD3C8B86"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Fee for service payment under paragraph (2). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51F1720286CF4185BA72DD5DF38D7158"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Salaried positions in institutions receiving global budgets under paragraph (3). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB52BBAC088F04A6388C4E5A14935D963"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Salaried positions within group practices or non-profit health maintenance organizations receiving capitation payments under paragraph (4). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H203F2B79A8DB487CB3FE86EF70857055"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Fee for service </header> <subparagraph id="HAA3A940A8B2143C08D9C88DF78E11C13"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Program shall negotiate a simplified fee schedule that is fair and optimal with representatives of physicians and other clinicians, after close consultation with the National Board of Universal Quality and Access and regional and State directors. Initially, the current prevailing fees or reimbursement would be the basis for the fee negotiation for all professional services covered under this Act. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB0A02CB56734990A351D81D53E124B6"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> In establishing such schedule, the Director shall take into consideration the following: </text> <clause id="H8BDB838B09034BCFB5E1A77343DF28BA"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> The need for a uniform national standard. </text> </clause> <clause id="H13D7C92EEFF2455B82CE5F913F983F53"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> The goal of ensuring that physicians, clinicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals be compensated at a rate which reflects their expertise and the value of their services, regardless of geographic region and past fee schedules. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5B8278187F504195ACC7DBABFCCEED39"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> State physician practice review boards </header> <text> The State director for each State, in consultation with representatives of the physician community of that State, shall establish and appoint a physician practice review board to assure quality, cost effectiveness, and fair reimbursements for physician delivered services. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4F0D7800848B42AC9BDC39C3354E55C1"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Final guidelines </header> <text> The Director shall be responsible for promulgating final guidelines to all providers. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBF3E00E681E4B2980DD534F377A0B4A"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Billing </header> <text> Under this Act physicians shall submit bills to the regional director on a simple form, or via computer. Interest shall be paid to providers who are not reimbursed within 30 days of submission. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H287D8D49ED02484CB42F2A154A038E54"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> No balance billing </header> <text> Licensed health care clinicians who accept any payment from the Medicare For All Program may not bill any patient for any covered service. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBF3EF5EBC63F45CD9E492FA8301A23E3"> <enum> (G) </enum> <header> Uniform computer electronic billing system </header> <text> The Director shall create a uniform computerized electronic billing system, including those areas of the United States where electronic billing is not yet established. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB2E7C3EF0E5E4770B76F3144AC3F61A1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Salaries within institutions receiving global budgets </header> <subparagraph id="H455B075E4EF041AB8CF10BEB44F34613"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In the case of an institution, such as a hospital, health center, group practice, community and migrant health center, or a home care agency that elects to be paid a monthly global budget for the delivery of health care as well as for education and prevention programs, physicians and other clinicians employed by such institutions shall be reimbursed through a salary included as part of such a budget. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H49951E7BD22E4A99B810F9B0C96E95CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Salary ranges </header> <text> Salary ranges for health care providers shall be determined in the same way as fee schedules under paragraph (2). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H42BB3354EE314326B5D9541E1678865A"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Salaries within capitated groups </header> <subparagraph id="H3F2759789D7F4C7A88C9DBDF8A48C146"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Health maintenance organizations, group practices, and other institutions may elect to be paid capitation payments to cover all outpatient, physician, and medical home care provided to individuals enrolled to receive benefits through the organization or entity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB78CE2BFFCEE4066B9FFB0B12904D5B9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Scope </header> <text> Such capitation may include the costs of services of licensed physicians and other licensed, independent practitioners provided to inpatients. Other costs of inpatient and institutional care shall be excluded from capitation payments, and shall be covered under institutions’ global budgets. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B0C7B5D8C6E404399D8B631F21253DB"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Prohibition of selective enrollment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Patients shall be permitted to enroll or disenroll from such organizations or entities without discrimination and with appropriate notice. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H875DFF394B784A429947E198594D257C"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Health maintenance organizations </header> <text> Under this Act— </text> <clause id="H7B0CEECE9CB046F4869CB0F54F3DFBFE"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> health maintenance organizations shall be required to reimburse physicians based on a salary; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H330E39F0774C477A9132D168E4BD7031"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> financial incentives between such organizations and physicians based on utilization are prohibited. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H67ECF142E65143BEA45E42A93957BB59"> <enum> 203. </enum> <header> Payment for long-term care </header> <subsection id="HB62ACAC8641341C38894793A142F4610"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Allotment for regions </header> <text> The Program shall provide for each region a single budgetary allotment to cover a full array of long-term care services under this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H80861FC45AAA4931B45A910AD1364B24"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Regional budgets </header> <text> Each region shall provide a global budget to local long-term care providers for the full range of needed services, including in-home, nursing home, and community based care. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H0F1506434E064D198FEAAD0683196D77"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Basis for budgets </header> <text> Budgets for long-term care services under this section shall be based on past expenditures, financial and clinical performance, utilization, and projected changes in service, wages, and other related factors. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD5727245079C4D52B74A4137B0C01816"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Favoring non-Institutional care </header> <text> All efforts shall be made under this Act to provide long-term care in a home- or community-based setting, as opposed to institutional care. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8922ED9385364CE2ADB22CBAA15FDBFB"> <enum> 204. </enum> <header> Mental health services </header> <subsection id="HB9A57C7E50194EDCA9A204E6D6648D02"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Program shall provide coverage for all medically necessary mental health care on the same basis as the coverage for other conditions. Licensed mental health clinicians shall be paid in the same manner as specified for other health professionals, as provided for in section 202(b). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H58C79D5DFA4C4397A038C4CEB777FA18"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Favoring community-Based care </header> <text> The Medicare For All Program shall cover supportive residences, occupational therapy, and ongoing mental health and counseling services outside the hospital for patients with serious mental illness. In all cases the highest quality and most effective care shall be delivered, and, for some individuals, this may mean institutional care. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H2411E568C4CB4D1E9FECDBC9F74137A5"> <enum> 205. </enum> <header> Payment for prescription medications, medical supplies, and medically necessary assistive equipment </header> <subsection id="H34F50ED26F494363B02F3FC277A59083"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Negotiated prices </header> <text> The prices to be paid each year under this Act for covered pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and medically necessary assistive equipment shall be negotiated annually by the Program. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4E1ADD209CB94E31824F31264E237BB4"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Prescription drug formulary </header> <paragraph id="H52DC2B50E1CD47DEB277026719824AD4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Program shall establish a prescription drug formulary system, which shall encourage best-practices in prescribing and discourage the use of ineffective, dangerous, or excessively costly medications when better alternatives are available. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H01BC7F7D959C47D0AF777CAE58E68B26"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Promotion of use of generics </header> <text> The formulary shall promote the use of generic medications but allow the use of brand-name and off-formulary medications. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF559987BF00E47F4975C09BD51D7C8E3"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Formulary updates and petition rights </header> <text> The formulary shall be updated frequently and clinicians and patients may petition their region or the Director to add new pharmaceuticals or to remove ineffective or dangerous medications from the formulary. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H9D3E15E39F564B2FAB1DDBA454826BEC"> <enum> 206. </enum> <header> Consultation in establishing reimbursement levels </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Reimbursement levels under this subtitle shall be set after close consultation with regional and State Directors and after the annual meeting of National Board of Universal Quality and Access. </text> </section> </subtitle> <subtitle id="H5780D4D4E6A74DC18E0DF89CA31114DF"> <enum> B </enum> <header> Funding </header> <section id="H22A38DEA75B54CC2B74EA69753A6A07C"> <enum> 211. </enum> <header> Overview: funding the Medicare For All Program </header> <subsection id="H0858A164DBD9466F9B1954B38BE6EF68"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Medicare For All Program is to be funded as provided in subsection (c)(1). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD4B10FFEEF944B70A63E3E053E531016"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Medicare For All Trust Fund </header> <text> There shall be established a Medicare For All Trust Fund in which funds provided under this section are deposited and from which expenditures under this Act are made. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H555381C2385C4553A78C0083A405CD4C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Funding </header> <paragraph id="HA26F0762F44647D8BA94A879646CAE3A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> There are appropriated to the Medicare For All Trust Fund amounts sufficient to carry out this Act from the following sources: </text> <subparagraph id="H2C833716C6EF4908A9F9FDA4EA18F6C4"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Existing sources of Federal Government revenues for health care. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B94B3E017D6464E8D7DDEFDA3E86266"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Increasing personal income taxes on the top 5 percent income earners. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE6DE621D9CE643FB88B907557DD31FBD"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Instituting a modest and progressive excise tax on payroll and self-employment income. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81BA00A8E26C4036A72621E70E08AA4A"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Instituting a modest tax on unearned income. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6DFEDE38F8C14D2B856D75B39030C355"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> Instituting a small tax on stock and bond transactions. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82AFB9AC7916490FA04BDE123367BD7D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> System savings as a source of financing </header> <text> Funding otherwise required for the Program is reduced as a result of— </text> <subparagraph id="H9AD0B3FF06CC413AB8E42CB23CE79434"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> vastly reducing paperwork; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H32E4FA5C314A48ADABE82C5CAD3DC195"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> requiring a rational bulk procurement of medications under section 205(a); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7AEDC4054A9A4573B163B3CA8FB85FA4"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> improved access to preventive health care. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1091F5985C0043C8A7001D6BBD51B5A1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Additional annual appropriations to Medicare For All Program </header> <text> Additional sums are authorized to be appropriated annually as needed to maintain maximum quality, efficiency, and access under the Program. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HEA138FA7B3C947699471353E1679DA5C"> <enum> 212. </enum> <header> Appropriations for existing programs </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there are hereby transferred and appropriated to carry out this Act, amounts from the Treasury equivalent to the amounts the Secretary estimates would have been appropriated and expended for Federal public health care programs, including funds that would have been appropriated under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA"> Social Security Act </act-name> , under the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, and under the Children’s Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act. </text> </section> </subtitle> </title> <title id="H8FA4A26FCD0346A7AFAC6E1443248ACB"> <enum> III </enum> <header> ADMINISTRATION </header> <section id="H77B0BF2102584939B9F06D7A4643D211"> <enum> 301. </enum> <header> Public administration; appointment of Director </header> <subsection id="HE0E89924FD9547E3BAD0FD8FF1141A77"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act shall be administered by the Secretary through a Director appointed by the Secretary. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA9AE045677774DE78EAC7128CE928718"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Long-Term care </header> <text> The Director shall appoint a director for long-term care who shall be responsible for administration of this Act and ensuring the availability and accessibility of high quality long-term care services. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H27567DC33E5C46FAAA22EA4234F8BAEF"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Mental health </header> <text> The Director shall appoint a director for mental health who shall be responsible for administration of this Act and ensuring the availability and accessibility of high quality mental health services. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H71C811B949EB4EAA9F242BB416FB7536"> <enum> 302. </enum> <header> Office of Quality Control </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Director shall appoint a director for an Office of Quality Control. Such director shall, after consultation with state and regional directors, provide annual recommendations to Congress, the President, the Secretary, and other Program officials on how to ensure the highest quality health care service delivery. The director of the Office of Quality Control shall conduct an annual review on the adequacy of medically necessary services, and shall make recommendations of any proposed changes to the Congress, the President, the Secretary, and other Medicare For All Program officials. </text> </section> <section id="H69F02231210D45F185538232C4A7DAE8"> <enum> 303. </enum> <header> Regional and State administration; employment of displaced clerical workers </header> <subsection id="H4AC1908B0169429BAFABF8E31E64028C"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment of Medicare For All Program regional offices </header> <text> The Secretary shall establish and maintain Medicare For All regional offices for the purpose of distributing funds to providers of care. Whenever possible, the Secretary should incorporate pre-existing Medicare infrastructure for this purpose. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3CEC370893784131A7667152DB0C7F77"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Appointment of Regional and State Directors </header> <text> In each such regional office there shall be— </text> <paragraph id="HCCBED97158214018A11EAED4568D8823"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> one regional director appointed by the Director; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7DD138AC15FC416CAECBEA3AF5CCD1BE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> for each State in the region, a deputy director (in this Act referred to as a <quote> State Director </quote> ) appointed by the governor of that State. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2CAC0A003AC94E0096595F1212BD9CFD"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Regional office duties </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Regional offices of the Program shall be responsible for— </text> <paragraph id="H9782E06729FF4C69BF3DC69D7467A5DA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> coordinating funding to health care providers and physicians; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3646AA461AF04057859765F6027CE11E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> coordinating billing and reimbursements with physicians and health care providers through a State-based reimbursement system. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H710A09583DC44D06A17ABD65C008F569"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> State Director’s duties </header> <text> Each State Director shall be responsible for the following duties: </text> <paragraph id="HE52373DEBEA342158084C7762D4DD002"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Providing an annual state health care needs assessment report to the National Board of Universal Quality and Access, and the regional board, after a thorough examination of health needs, in consultation with public health officials, clinicians, patients, and patient advocates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBBA5FD998E2946FA8603519FDB09A8A5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Health planning, including oversight of the placement of new hospitals, clinics, and other health care delivery facilities. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H602ADC4203BB440DB2E0F9B9CF07E92C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Health planning, including oversight of the purchase and placement of new health equipment to ensure timely access to care and to avoid duplication. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E41D72C40AC434796A0697EA1702562"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Submitting global budgets to the regional director. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H25B7696CD2144D1BA8E23BE01044A99B"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Recommending changes in provider reimbursement or payment for delivery of health services in the State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F603EEBF5D9448B82369EB242F19C3B"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Establishing a quality assurance mechanism in the State in order to minimize both under utilization and over utilization and to assure that all providers meet high quality standards. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF6CB70F1965746DC8E5A90D4CC7D5C73"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Reviewing program disbursements on a quarterly basis and recommending needed adjustments in fee schedules needed to achieve budgetary targets and assure adequate access to needed care. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCB1E95BD4CD647BDA1927FED830A2007"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> First priority in retraining and job placement; 2 years of salary parity benefits </header> <text> The Program shall provide that clerical, administrative, and billing personnel in insurance companies, doctors offices, hospitals, nursing facilities, and other facilities whose jobs are eliminated due to reduced administration— </text> <paragraph id="H0F6125729D53419AA1FA19FDA304195E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> should have first priority in retraining and job placement in the new system; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE13199BE52924C0B9F18DA30F5F9985B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> shall be eligible to receive two years of Medicare For All employment transition benefits with each year’s benefit equal to salary earned during the last 12 months of employment, but shall not exceed $100,000 per year. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBFF66E8B42694D2489897E8138849436"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Establishment of Medicare For All employment transition fund </header> <text> The Secretary shall establish a trust fund from which expenditures shall be made to recipients of the benefits allocated in subsection (e). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7F6DF502C84B446FBB89662641529265"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Annual appropriations to Medicare For All employment transition fund </header> <text> Sums are authorized to be appropriated annually as needed to fund the Medicare For All Employment Transition Benefits. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H6D7DE66707164E23BC75244BAA21D598"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Retention of right to unemployment benefits </header> <text> Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as a waiver of Medicare For All Employment Transition benefit recipients’ right to receive Federal and State unemployment benefits. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HC6BC92E541CE4A04A8AF581512A5436F"> <enum> 304. </enum> <header> Confidential electronic patient record system </header> <subsection id="HC63F37B7BAF34D43874842F58CF60AB7"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall create a standardized, confidential electronic patient record system in accordance with laws and regulations to maintain accurate patient records and to simplify the billing process, thereby reducing medical errors and bureaucracy. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC4BF398ECEFC4BA5A4312D53A25D4D96"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Patient option </header> <text> Notwithstanding that all billing shall be preformed electronically, patients shall have the option of keeping any portion of their medical records separate from their electronic medical record. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0F872C0AB6A24EBD93E7CB02B60FCA92"> <enum> 305. </enum> <header> National Board of Universal Quality and Access </header> <subsection id="H2BA43E04C90746D2A28E6B12B5809DDC"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <paragraph id="H7B90015886BA4A5D8AC0EB6E92C13CED"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> There is established a National Board of Universal Quality and Access (in this section referred to as the <quote> Board </quote> ) consisting of 15 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F62D013C12E46E4BF418FEEE2121E25"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Qualifications </header> <text> The appointed members of the Board shall include at least one of each of the following: </text> <subparagraph id="H4E5ED28C45C54A08A19401A7EF62D5B5"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Health care professionals. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0282BA765105481BA4FD2D2B4626A065"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Representatives of institutional providers of health care. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H32F05658D523472F80EB5E51F943FCA3"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Representatives of health care advocacy groups. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H537CE451D8144ECB9C3F74EC864AB726"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Representatives of labor unions. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF7973F6331BE4EA995C8C6BEE55B914E"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> Citizen patient advocates. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5A5462F6E0904E7DB1E7AB1DB16E94CD"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Terms </header> <text> Each member shall be appointed for a term of 6 years, except that the President shall stagger the terms of members initially appointed so that the term of no more than 3 members expires in any year. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF65341903D4F4DB18F45BEC4CA590A77"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Prohibition on conflicts of interest </header> <text> No member of the Board shall have a financial conflict of interest with the duties before the Board. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HAE3D4DC114CF49B89364644DD053978A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Duties </header> <paragraph id="H9551F685DD4E452DB61773265A99642F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Board shall meet at least twice per year and shall advise the Secretary and the Director on a regular basis to ensure quality, access, and affordability. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEB82EBF968024CF38A7AEF816A145895"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Specific issues </header> <text> The Board shall specifically address the following issues: </text> <subparagraph id="HDDE63F2D1AD44B08AAF34EA9727963A5"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Access to care. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAB58FAA5D780406790817322B5FC8964"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Quality improvement. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0CF9940C16414B469648991A87840F63"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Efficiency of administration. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H25C6EBCE000144CC9E84A410DFA2E027"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Adequacy of budget and funding. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H08B2698BB18E4CEF8E984E0CFDC00D29"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> Appropriateness of reimbursement levels of physicians and other providers. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B8554A16EF04789AEEBCB60477D76D5"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> Capital expenditure needs. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H703B101C580D4A4990CCB5E48AA76409"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> Long-term care. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE0D358CFCCDC436CA582D96DAB5C7728"> <enum> (H) </enum> <text> Mental health and substance abuse services. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B73327289524F339CD77159D349725C"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> Staffing levels and working conditions in health care delivery facilities. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF21E9A4BB0B94F3EA87A877BEE26EB4F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Establishment of universal, best quality standard of care </header> <text> The Board shall specifically establish a universal, best quality of standard of care with respect to— </text> <subparagraph id="H83E29815AD44480AB6CBF01426E9DA72"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> appropriate staffing levels; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC4DF18F0477D44E19F4FE725618B4AAF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> appropriate medical technology; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBEA19E43660D4395B9D4B7F7D0E26CAE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> design and scope of work in the health workplace; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7F0AA1034EF84E51BD8CD47790E2AEBF"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> best practices; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1889FA76A95A408B809DE6D996E3DADC"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> salary level and working conditions of physicians, clinicians, nurses, other medical professionals, and appropriate support staff. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H42800515B2CB456698A05582B6EFE32E"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Twice-a-year report </header> <text> The Board shall report its recommendations twice each year to the Secretary, the Director, Congress, and the President. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE312B1542E0942C0B109985C10969A1C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Compensation, etc </header> <text> The following provisions of section 1805 of the <act-name parsable-cite="SSA"> Social Security Act </act-name> shall apply to the Board in the same manner as they apply to the Medicare Payment Assessment Commission (except that any reference to the Commission or the Comptroller General shall be treated as references to the Board and the Secretary, respectively): </text> <paragraph id="H1D1C058B48DF41F9BED8A05974A54D22"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Subsection (c)(4) (relating to compensation of Board members). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE1CFF010C3134AE98585AF43DB0FB496"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Subsection (c)(5) (relating to chairman and vice chairman). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDEC528BAECE040FEA2A2965B6B6036D7"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Subsection (c)(6) (relating to meetings). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7FF1EE9FAAB4D60A179732CDF702D8A"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Subsection (d) (relating to director and staff; experts and consultants). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H66211590C6944C4999FB2AFB6EC3FC90"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Subsection (e) (relating to powers). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </title> <title id="H2B9F5CD3F8734A1E953D3E4C8E280F6D"> <enum> IV </enum> <header> ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS </header> <section id="H2CCACBC540DB4690AA0C171EA1D98E19"> <enum> 401. </enum> <header> Treatment of VA and IHS health programs </header> <subsection id="HF56CB211822D4AF49BB5823CEEA7067B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> VA health programs </header> <text> This Act provides for health programs of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to initially remain independent for the 10-year period that begins on the date of the establishment of the Medicare For All Program. After such 10-year period, the Congress shall reevaluate whether such programs shall remain independent or be integrated into the Medicare For All Program. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H910161BBF4FC4FC0AFFA7CBCF5BEC0F3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Indian Health Service programs </header> <text> This Act provides for health programs of the Indian Health Service to initially remain independent for the 5-year period that begins on the date of the establishment of the Medicare For All Program, after which such programs shall be integrated into the Medicare For All Program. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBD19A9BCA32A432DA72C0D6936EDE160"> <enum> 402. </enum> <header> Public health and prevention </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> It is the intent of this Act that the Program at all times stress the importance of good public health through the prevention of diseases. </text> </section> <section id="H5CC0FC3F2DFF465B89AF92FBAD6E7D27"> <enum> 403. </enum> <header> Reduction in health disparities </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> It is the intent of this Act to reduce health disparities by race, ethnicity, income and geographic region, and to provide high quality, cost-effective, culturally appropriate care to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or language. </text> </section> </title> <title id="HFFF20C678DD347A48EA64F1BC67154E0"> <enum> V </enum> <header> EFFECTIVE DATE </header> <section id="HF321982B81924AABB16E1F4F6F15A656"> <enum> 501. </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first year that begins more than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to items and services furnished on or after such date. </text> </section> </title> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 676 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Conyers (for himself, Mr. Nadler , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Takano , Ms. Norton , Ms. Lofgren , Mr. Rangel , Ms. Moore , Ms. Chu , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Mr. Farr , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Welch , Ms. Clarke , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Nolan , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Doyle , Mr. Engel , Mr. Gutierrez , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Edwards , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Clay , Mr. Huffman , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. George Miller of California , Mr. Honda , Mrs. Christensen , and Mr. Rush ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means and Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for comprehensive health insurance coverage for all United States residents, improved health care delivery, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Expanded & Improved Medicare For All Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents of this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Definitions and terms. Title I—ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS Sec. 101. Eligibility and registration. Sec. 102. Benefits and portability. Sec. 103. Qualification of participating providers. Sec. 104. Prohibition against duplicating coverage. Title II—FINANCES Subtitle A—Budgeting and Payments Sec. 201. Budgeting process. Sec. 202. Payment of providers and health care clinicians. Sec. 203. Payment for long-term care. Sec. 204. Mental health services. Sec. 205. Payment for prescription medications, medical supplies, and medically necessary assistive equipment. Sec. 206. Consultation in establishing reimbursement levels. Subtitle B—Funding Sec. 211. Overview: funding the Medicare For All Program. Sec. 212. Appropriations for existing programs. Title III—ADMINISTRATION Sec. 301. Public administration; appointment of Director. Sec. 302. Office of Quality Control. Sec. 303. Regional and State administration; employment of displaced clerical workers. Sec. 304. Confidential electronic patient record system. Sec. 305. National Board of Universal Quality and Access. Title IV—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS Sec. 401. Treatment of VA and IHS health programs. Sec. 402. Public health and prevention. Sec. 403. Reduction in health disparities. Title V—EFFECTIVE DATE Sec. 501. Effective date. 2. Definitions and terms In this Act: (1) Medicare For All Program; program The terms Medicare For All Program and Program mean the program of benefits provided under this Act and, unless the context otherwise requires, the Secretary with respect to functions relating to carrying out such program. (2) National board of universal quality and access The term National Board of Universal Quality and Access means such Board established under section 305. (3) Regional office The term regional office means a regional office established under section 303. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Health and Human Services. (5) Director The term Director means, in relation to the Program, the Director appointed under section 301. I ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS 101. Eligibility and registration (a) In general All individuals residing in the United States (including any territory of the United States) are covered under the Medicare For All Program entitling them to a universal, best quality standard of care. Each such individual shall receive a card with a unique number in the mail. An individual’s Social Security number shall not be used for purposes of registration under this section. (b) Registration Individuals and families shall receive a Medicare For All Program Card in the mail, after filling out a Medicare For All Program application form at a health care provider. Such application form shall be no more than 2 pages long. (c) Presumption Individuals who present themselves for covered services from a participating provider shall be presumed to be eligible for benefits under this Act, but shall complete an application for benefits in order to receive a Medicare For All Program Card and have payment made for such benefits. (d) Residency criteria The Secretary shall promulgate a rule that provides criteria for determining residency for eligibility purposes under the Medicare For All Program. (e) Coverage for visitors The Secretary shall promulgate a rule regarding visitors from other countries who seek premeditated non-emergency surgical procedures. Such a rule should facilitate the establishment of country-to-country reimbursement arrangements or self pay arrangements between the visitor and the provider of care. 102. Benefits and portability (a) In general The health care benefits under this Act cover all medically necessary services, including at least the following: (1) Primary care and prevention. (2) Approved dietary and nutritional therapies. (3) Inpatient care. (4) Outpatient care. (5) Emergency care. (6) Prescription drugs. (7) Durable medical equipment. (8) Long-term care. (9) Palliative care. (10) Mental health services. (11) The full scope of dental services, services, including periodontics, oral surgery, and endodontics, but not including cosmetic dentistry. (12) Substance abuse treatment services. (13) Chiropractic services, not including electrical stimulation. (14) Basic vision care and vision correction (other than laser vision correction for cosmetic purposes). (15) Hearing services, including coverage of hearing aids. (16) Podiatric care. (b) Portability Such benefits are available through any licensed health care clinician anywhere in the United States that is legally qualified to provide the benefits. (c) No cost-Sharing No deductibles, copayments, coinsurance, or other cost-sharing shall be imposed with respect to covered benefits. 103. Qualification of participating providers (a) Requirement To be public or non-Profit (1) In general No institution may be a participating provider unless it is a public or not-for-profit institution. Private physicians, private clinics, and private health care providers shall continue to operate as private entities, but are prohibited from being investor owned. (2) Conversion of investor-owned providers For-profit providers of care opting to participate shall be required to convert to not-for-profit status. (3) Private delivery of care requirement For-profit providers of care that convert to non-profit status shall remain privately owned and operated entities. (4) Compensation for conversion The owners of such for-profit providers shall be compensated for reasonable financial losses incurred as a result of the conversion from for-profit to non-profit status. (5) Funding There are authorized to be appropriated from the Treasury such sums as are necessary to compensate investor-owned providers as provided for under paragraph (3). (6) Requirements The payments to owners of converting for-profit providers shall occur during a 15-year period, through the sale of U.S. Treasury Bonds. Payment for conversions under paragraph (3) shall not be made for loss of business profits. (7) Mechanism for conversion process The Secretary shall promulgate a rule to provide a mechanism to further the timely, efficient, and feasible conversion of for-profit providers of care. (b) Quality standards (1) In general Health care delivery facilities must meet State quality and licensing guidelines as a condition of participation under such program, including guidelines regarding safe staffing and quality of care. (2) Licensure requirements Participating clinicians must be licensed in their State of practice and meet the quality standards for their area of care. No clinician whose license is under suspension or who is under disciplinary action in any State may be a participating provider. (c) Participation of health maintenance organizations (1) In general Non-profit health maintenance organizations that deliver care in their own facilities and employ clinicians on a salaried basis may participate in the program and receive global budgets or capitation payments as specified in section 202. (2) Exclusion of certain health maintenance organizations Other health maintenance organizations which principally contract to pay for services delivered by non-employees shall be classified as insurance plans. Such organizations shall not be participating providers, and are subject to the regulations promulgated by reason of section 104(a) (relating to prohibition against duplicating coverage). (d) Freedom of choice Patients shall have free choice of participating physicians and other clinicians, hospitals, and inpatient care facilities. 104. Prohibition against duplicating coverage (a) In general It is unlawful for a private health insurer to sell health insurance coverage that duplicates the benefits provided under this Act. (b) Construction Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the sale of health insurance coverage for any additional benefits not covered by this Act, such as for cosmetic surgery or other services and items that are not medically necessary. II FINANCES A Budgeting and Payments 201. Budgeting process (a) Establishment of operating budget and capital expenditures budget (1) In general To carry out this Act there are established on an annual basis consistent with this title— (A) an operating budget, including amounts for optimal physician, nurse, and other health care professional staffing; (B) a capital expenditures budget; (C) reimbursement levels for providers consistent with subtitle B; and (D) a health professional education budget, including amounts for the continued funding of resident physician training programs. (2) Regional allocation After Congress appropriates amounts for the annual budget for the Medicare For All Program, the Director shall provide the regional offices with an annual funding allotment to cover the costs of each region’s expenditures. Such allotment shall cover global budgets, reimbursements to clinicians, health professional education, and capital expenditures. Regional offices may receive additional funds from the national program at the discretion of the Director. (b) Operating budget The operating budget shall be used for— (1) payment for services rendered by physicians and other clinicians; (2) global budgets for institutional providers; (3) capitation payments for capitated groups; and (4) administration of the Program. (c) Capital expenditures budget The capital expenditures budget shall be used for funds needed for— (1) the construction or renovation of health facilities; and (2) for major equipment purchases. (d) Prohibition against co-Mingling operations and capital improvement funds It is prohibited to use funds under this Act that are earmarked— (1) for operations for capital expenditures; or (2) for capital expenditures for operations. 202. Payment of providers and health care clinicians (a) Establishing global budgets; monthly lump sum (1) In general The Medicare For All Program, through its regional offices, shall pay each institutional provider of care, including hospitals, nursing homes, community or migrant health centers, home care agencies, or other institutional providers or pre-paid group practices, a monthly lump sum to cover all operating expenses under a global budget. (2) Establishment of global budgets The global budget of a provider shall be set through negotiations between providers, State directors, and regional directors, but are subject to the approval of the Director. The budget shall be negotiated annually, based on past expenditures, projected changes in levels of services, wages and input, costs, a provider’s maximum capacity to provide care, and proposed new and innovative programs. (b) Three payment options for physicians and certain other health professionals (1) In general The Program shall pay physicians, dentists, doctors of osteopathy, pharmacists, psychologists, chiropractors, doctors of optometry, nurse practitioners, nurse midwives, physicians’ assistants, and other advanced practice clinicians as licensed and regulated by the States by the following payment methods: (A) Fee for service payment under paragraph (2). (B) Salaried positions in institutions receiving global budgets under paragraph (3). (C) Salaried positions within group practices or non-profit health maintenance organizations receiving capitation payments under paragraph (4). (2) Fee for service (A) In general The Program shall negotiate a simplified fee schedule that is fair and optimal with representatives of physicians and other clinicians, after close consultation with the National Board of Universal Quality and Access and regional and State directors. Initially, the current prevailing fees or reimbursement would be the basis for the fee negotiation for all professional services covered under this Act. (B) Considerations In establishing such schedule, the Director shall take into consideration the following: (i) The need for a uniform national standard. (ii) The goal of ensuring that physicians, clinicians, pharmacists, and other medical professionals be compensated at a rate which reflects their expertise and the value of their services, regardless of geographic region and past fee schedules. (C) State physician practice review boards The State director for each State, in consultation with representatives of the physician community of that State, shall establish and appoint a physician practice review board to assure quality, cost effectiveness, and fair reimbursements for physician delivered services. (D) Final guidelines The Director shall be responsible for promulgating final guidelines to all providers. (E) Billing Under this Act physicians shall submit bills to the regional director on a simple form, or via computer. Interest shall be paid to providers who are not reimbursed within 30 days of submission. (F) No balance billing Licensed health care clinicians who accept any payment from the Medicare For All Program may not bill any patient for any covered service. (G) Uniform computer electronic billing system The Director shall create a uniform computerized electronic billing system, including those areas of the United States where electronic billing is not yet established. (3) Salaries within institutions receiving global budgets (A) In general In the case of an institution, such as a hospital, health center, group practice, community and migrant health center, or a home care agency that elects to be paid a monthly global budget for the delivery of health care as well as for education and prevention programs, physicians and other clinicians employed by such institutions shall be reimbursed through a salary included as part of such a budget. (B) Salary ranges Salary ranges for health care providers shall be determined in the same way as fee schedules under paragraph (2). (4) Salaries within capitated groups (A) In general Health maintenance organizations, group practices, and other institutions may elect to be paid capitation payments to cover all outpatient, physician, and medical home care provided to individuals enrolled to receive benefits through the organization or entity. (B) Scope Such capitation may include the costs of services of licensed physicians and other licensed, independent practitioners provided to inpatients. Other costs of inpatient and institutional care shall be excluded from capitation payments, and shall be covered under institutions’ global budgets. (C) Prohibition of selective enrollment Patients shall be permitted to enroll or disenroll from such organizations or entities without discrimination and with appropriate notice. (D) Health maintenance organizations Under this Act— (i) health maintenance organizations shall be required to reimburse physicians based on a salary; and (ii) financial incentives between such organizations and physicians based on utilization are prohibited. 203. Payment for long-term care (a) Allotment for regions The Program shall provide for each region a single budgetary allotment to cover a full array of long-term care services under this Act. (b) Regional budgets Each region shall provide a global budget to local long-term care providers for the full range of needed services, including in-home, nursing home, and community based care. (c) Basis for budgets Budgets for long-term care services under this section shall be based on past expenditures, financial and clinical performance, utilization, and projected changes in service, wages, and other related factors. (d) Favoring non-Institutional care All efforts shall be made under this Act to provide long-term care in a home- or community-based setting, as opposed to institutional care. 204. Mental health services (a) In general The Program shall provide coverage for all medically necessary mental health care on the same basis as the coverage for other conditions. Licensed mental health clinicians shall be paid in the same manner as specified for other health professionals, as provided for in section 202(b). (b) Favoring community-Based care The Medicare For All Program shall cover supportive residences, occupational therapy, and ongoing mental health and counseling services outside the hospital for patients with serious mental illness. In all cases the highest quality and most effective care shall be delivered, and, for some individuals, this may mean institutional care. 205. Payment for prescription medications, medical supplies, and medically necessary assistive equipment (a) Negotiated prices The prices to be paid each year under this Act for covered pharmaceuticals, medical supplies, and medically necessary assistive equipment shall be negotiated annually by the Program. (b) Prescription drug formulary (1) In general The Program shall establish a prescription drug formulary system, which shall encourage best-practices in prescribing and discourage the use of ineffective, dangerous, or excessively costly medications when better alternatives are available. (2) Promotion of use of generics The formulary shall promote the use of generic medications but allow the use of brand-name and off-formulary medications. (3) Formulary updates and petition rights The formulary shall be updated frequently and clinicians and patients may petition their region or the Director to add new pharmaceuticals or to remove ineffective or dangerous medications from the formulary. 206. Consultation in establishing reimbursement levels Reimbursement levels under this subtitle shall be set after close consultation with regional and State Directors and after the annual meeting of National Board of Universal Quality and Access. B Funding 211. Overview: funding the Medicare For All Program (a) In general The Medicare For All Program is to be funded as provided in subsection (c)(1). (b) Medicare For All Trust Fund There shall be established a Medicare For All Trust Fund in which funds provided under this section are deposited and from which expenditures under this Act are made. (c) Funding (1) In general There are appropriated to the Medicare For All Trust Fund amounts sufficient to carry out this Act from the following sources: (A) Existing sources of Federal Government revenues for health care. (B) Increasing personal income taxes on the top 5 percent income earners. (C) Instituting a modest and progressive excise tax on payroll and self-employment income. (D) Instituting a modest tax on unearned income. (E) Instituting a small tax on stock and bond transactions. (2) System savings as a source of financing Funding otherwise required for the Program is reduced as a result of— (A) vastly reducing paperwork; (B) requiring a rational bulk procurement of medications under section 205(a); and (C) improved access to preventive health care. (3) Additional annual appropriations to Medicare For All Program Additional sums are authorized to be appropriated annually as needed to maintain maximum quality, efficiency, and access under the Program. 212. Appropriations for existing programs Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there are hereby transferred and appropriated to carry out this Act, amounts from the Treasury equivalent to the amounts the Secretary estimates would have been appropriated and expended for Federal public health care programs, including funds that would have been appropriated under the Medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act , under the Medicaid program under title XIX of such Act, and under the Children’s Health Insurance Program under title XXI of such Act. III ADMINISTRATION 301. Public administration; appointment of Director (a) In general Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act shall be administered by the Secretary through a Director appointed by the Secretary. (b) Long-Term care The Director shall appoint a director for long-term care who shall be responsible for administration of this Act and ensuring the availability and accessibility of high quality long-term care services. (c) Mental health The Director shall appoint a director for mental health who shall be responsible for administration of this Act and ensuring the availability and accessibility of high quality mental health services. 302. Office of Quality Control The Director shall appoint a director for an Office of Quality Control. Such director shall, after consultation with state and regional directors, provide annual recommendations to Congress, the President, the Secretary, and other Program officials on how to ensure the highest quality health care service delivery. The director of the Office of Quality Control shall conduct an annual review on the adequacy of medically necessary services, and shall make recommendations of any proposed changes to the Congress, the President, the Secretary, and other Medicare For All Program officials. 303. Regional and State administration; employment of displaced clerical workers (a) Establishment of Medicare For All Program regional offices The Secretary shall establish and maintain Medicare For All regional offices for the purpose of distributing funds to providers of care. Whenever possible, the Secretary should incorporate pre-existing Medicare infrastructure for this purpose. (b) Appointment of Regional and State Directors In each such regional office there shall be— (1) one regional director appointed by the Director; and (2) for each State in the region, a deputy director (in this Act referred to as a State Director ) appointed by the governor of that State. (c) Regional office duties Regional offices of the Program shall be responsible for— (1) coordinating funding to health care providers and physicians; and (2) coordinating billing and reimbursements with physicians and health care providers through a State-based reimbursement system. (d) State Director’s duties Each State Director shall be responsible for the following duties: (1) Providing an annual state health care needs assessment report to the National Board of Universal Quality and Access, and the regional board, after a thorough examination of health needs, in consultation with public health officials, clinicians, patients, and patient advocates. (2) Health planning, including oversight of the placement of new hospitals, clinics, and other health care delivery facilities. (3) Health planning, including oversight of the purchase and placement of new health equipment to ensure timely access to care and to avoid duplication. (4) Submitting global budgets to the regional director. (5) Recommending changes in provider reimbursement or payment for delivery of health services in the State. (6) Establishing a quality assurance mechanism in the State in order to minimize both under utilization and over utilization and to assure that all providers meet high quality standards. (7) Reviewing program disbursements on a quarterly basis and recommending needed adjustments in fee schedules needed to achieve budgetary targets and assure adequate access to needed care. (e) First priority in retraining and job placement; 2 years of salary parity benefits The Program shall provide that clerical, administrative, and billing personnel in insurance companies, doctors offices, hospitals, nursing facilities, and other facilities whose jobs are eliminated due to reduced administration— (1) should have first priority in retraining and job placement in the new system; and (2) shall be eligible to receive two years of Medicare For All employment transition benefits with each year’s benefit equal to salary earned during the last 12 months of employment, but shall not exceed $100,000 per year. (f) Establishment of Medicare For All employment transition fund The Secretary shall establish a trust fund from which expenditures shall be made to recipients of the benefits allocated in subsection (e). (g) Annual appropriations to Medicare For All employment transition fund Sums are authorized to be appropriated annually as needed to fund the Medicare For All Employment Transition Benefits. (h) Retention of right to unemployment benefits Nothing in this section shall be interpreted as a waiver of Medicare For All Employment Transition benefit recipients’ right to receive Federal and State unemployment benefits. 304. Confidential electronic patient record system (a) In general The Secretary shall create a standardized, confidential electronic patient record system in accordance with laws and regulations to maintain accurate patient records and to simplify the billing process, thereby reducing medical errors and bureaucracy. (b) Patient option Notwithstanding that all billing shall be preformed electronically, patients shall have the option of keeping any portion of their medical records separate from their electronic medical record. 305. National Board of Universal Quality and Access (a) Establishment (1) In general There is established a National Board of Universal Quality and Access (in this section referred to as the Board ) consisting of 15 members appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. (2) Qualifications The appointed members of the Board shall include at least one of each of the following: (A) Health care professionals. (B) Representatives of institutional providers of health care. (C) Representatives of health care advocacy groups. (D) Representatives of labor unions. (E) Citizen patient advocates. (3) Terms Each member shall be appointed for a term of 6 years, except that the President shall stagger the terms of members initially appointed so that the term of no more than 3 members expires in any year. (4) Prohibition on conflicts of interest No member of the Board shall have a financial conflict of interest with the duties before the Board. (b) Duties (1) In general The Board shall meet at least twice per year and shall advise the Secretary and the Director on a regular basis to ensure quality, access, and affordability. (2) Specific issues The Board shall specifically address the following issues: (A) Access to care. (B) Quality improvement. (C) Efficiency of administration. (D) Adequacy of budget and funding. (E) Appropriateness of reimbursement levels of physicians and other providers. (F) Capital expenditure needs. (G) Long-term care. (H) Mental health and substance abuse services. (I) Staffing levels and working conditions in health care delivery facilities. (3) Establishment of universal, best quality standard of care The Board shall specifically establish a universal, best quality of standard of care with respect to— (A) appropriate staffing levels; (B) appropriate medical technology; (C) design and scope of work in the health workplace; (D) best practices; and (E) salary level and working conditions of physicians, clinicians, nurses, other medical professionals, and appropriate support staff. (4) Twice-a-year report The Board shall report its recommendations twice each year to the Secretary, the Director, Congress, and the President. (c) Compensation, etc The following provisions of section 1805 of the Social Security Act shall apply to the Board in the same manner as they apply to the Medicare Payment Assessment Commission (except that any reference to the Commission or the Comptroller General shall be treated as references to the Board and the Secretary, respectively): (1) Subsection (c)(4) (relating to compensation of Board members). (2) Subsection (c)(5) (relating to chairman and vice chairman). (3) Subsection (c)(6) (relating to meetings). (4) Subsection (d) (relating to director and staff; experts and consultants). (5) Subsection (e) (relating to powers). IV ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 401. Treatment of VA and IHS health programs (a) VA health programs This Act provides for health programs of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to initially remain independent for the 10-year period that begins on the date of the establishment of the Medicare For All Program. After such 10-year period, the Congress shall reevaluate whether such programs shall remain independent or be integrated into the Medicare For All Program. (b) Indian Health Service programs This Act provides for health programs of the Indian Health Service to initially remain independent for the 5-year period that begins on the date of the establishment of the Medicare For All Program, after which such programs shall be integrated into the Medicare For All Program. 402. Public health and prevention It is the intent of this Act that the Program at all times stress the importance of good public health through the prevention of diseases. 403. Reduction in health disparities It is the intent of this Act to reduce health disparities by race, ethnicity, income and geographic region, and to provide high quality, cost-effective, culturally appropriate care to all individuals regardless of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or language. V EFFECTIVE DATE 501. Effective date Except as otherwise specifically provided, this Act shall take effect on the first day of the first year that begins more than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply to items and services furnished on or after such date.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1D5518AFC77148A09D7AB480859D925C" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 677 IH: Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 677 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="S001187"> Mr. Stivers </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="F000455"> Ms. Fudge </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000564"> Mr. Gibson </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001183"> Mr. Schweikert </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HBA00"> Committee on Financial Services </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Agriculture </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H501F06EE568B40FC9DCBC182E7E5A8AA" style="OLC"> <section id="HDD3BD8DC1190436D8BEFCC367DC65C67" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H68A1FB69B0AA488DA2F524E01210BD5F"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliate transactions </header> <subsection id="HAA221B0582224D89B648BC11A0E6A1EB"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Commodity Exchange Act amendments </header> <paragraph id="H4B4D8B262937415EA854D47B20EBA65E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliate transactions </header> <text> Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1a"> 7 U.S.C. 1a(47) </external-xref> ), as added by section 721(a)(21) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H58B20B3197474F5D976DA4548E0B1C44" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HCB358F841F1345E09BAD3F2CA236E798"> <enum> (G) </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliate transactions </header> <clause id="HE195E3EAF41E42DDABFA5D7F7F6189C9"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For the purposes of any clearing and execution requirements under section 2(h) and any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 4s(e) and for purposes of defining <quote> swap dealer </quote> or <quote> major swap participant </quote> , and reporting requirements other than those set forth in clause (ii), the term <term> swap </term> does not include any agreement, contract, or transaction that— </text> <subclause id="H6C120507F86044F9A4687B5A7A6643F7"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> would otherwise be included as a <quote> swap </quote> under subparagraph (A); and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2550750A9DB84E988CFB911064773A74"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> is entered into by parties, neither of which is a ‘swap dealer’ that is an insured depository institution or a ‘major swap participant’ that is an insured depository institution, that report information or prepare financial statements on a consolidated basis, or for which a company affiliated with both parties reports information or prepares financial statements on a consolidated basis. </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H6E99D8FD53844ACFB8B81FA4BEDCB421"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Reporting </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> All agreements, contracts, or transactions described in clause (i) shall be reported to either a swap data repository, or, if there is no swap data repository that would accept such agreements, contracts, or transactions, to the Commission pursuant to section 4r, or to a swap data repository or to the Commission pursuant to section 2(h)(5), within such time period as the Commission may by rule or regulation prescribe. Nothing in this subparagraph shall prohibit the Commission from establishing public reporting requirements for covered transactions between affiliates as described in sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act in a manner consistent with rules governing the treatment of such covered transactions pursuant to section 2(a)(13) of this Act. </text> </clause> <clause id="H71D581573EE84B10874132AE5CEF944F"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Protection of insurance funds </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prevent the regulator of a Federal or State insurance fund or guaranty fund from exercising its other existing authority to protect the integrity of such a fund, except that such regulator shall not subject agreements, contracts, or transactions described in clause (i) to clearing and execution requirements under section 2 of this Act, to any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 4s(e) of this Act, or to reporting requirements of title VII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> other than those set forth in clause (ii) of this subparagraph. </text> </clause> <clause id="HF2795FE64E9544119F74D066C11AAF80"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Preservation of federal reserve act authority </header> <text> Nothing in this subparagraph shall exempt a transaction described in this subparagraph from sections 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act or implementing regulations thereunder. </text> </clause> <clause id="H90C629E1AC3D4BE78AED305B87C051BF"> <enum> (v) </enum> <header> Preservation of federal and state regulatory authorities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the Federal banking agencies’ safety-and-soundness authorities over banks established in law other than title VII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> or the authorities of State insurance regulators over insurers, including the authority to impose capital requirements with regard to swaps. For purposes of this clause, the term ‘bank’ shall be defined pursuant to section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ‘insurer’ shall be defined pursuant to title V of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> , and ‘swap’ shall be defined pursuant to title VII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> . </text> </clause> <clause id="H712F8867D360491A956052B3ED7A6CBE"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <header> Prevention of evasion </header> <text> The Commission may prescribe rules under this subparagraph (and issue interpretations of such rules) as determined by the Commission to be necessary to include in the definition of swaps under this paragraph any agreement, contract, or transaction that has been structured to evade the requirements of this Act applicable to swaps. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H14BE7B338F804A07BADE2C7F878A213A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliates </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 2(h)(7)(D)(i) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/2"> 7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(D)(i) </external-xref> ), as added by section 723(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB4BF7B68052A40618FAFD9409A40D274" style="OLC"> <clause id="HB7E66F509EDF49AFA80752B2ED7E65E2"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> An affiliate of a person that qualifies for an exception under subparagraph (A) (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the exception only if the affiliate enters into the swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person or other affiliate of the person that is not a financial entity. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCB6C19388BD648CCAFC17CB05CB74083"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Securities Exchange Act of 1934 amendments </header> <paragraph id="H440848B8A08B4D1CB23A10E0FB757D4F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliate transactions </header> <text> Section 3(a)(68) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c"> 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(68) </external-xref> ), as added by section 761(a)(6) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HAA97D186CA8148978934171A2C86F593" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H63A9F34E07BA441D8E0D239C1705B9E2"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliate transactions </header> <clause id="H4A6FEDA20DC248E59956D2BAA1DBF4A9"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> For the purposes of any clearing and execution requirements under section 3C and any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 15F(e), and for purposes of defining <quote> security-based swap dealer </quote> or a <quote> major security-based swap participant </quote> , and reporting requirements other than those set forth in clause (ii), the term <term> security-based swap </term> does not include any agreement, contract, or transaction that— </text> <subclause id="HD477294F55CD475AB1F2B90AF99F0DAD"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> would otherwise be included as a <quote> security-based swap </quote> under subparagraph (A); and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H1ABEC9BDDD2F4DD4A6D910ECDC231845"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> is entered into by parties, neither of which is a ‘security-based swap dealer’ that is an insured depository institution or a ‘major security-based swap participant’ that is an insured depository institution, that report information or prepare financial statements on a consolidated basis, or for which a company affiliated with both parties reports information or prepares financial statements on a consolidated basis. </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H0029EFB398464851BA8F7A6320DF1FA1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Reporting </header> <text> All agreements, contracts, or transactions described in clause (i) shall be reported to either a security-based swap data repository, or, if there is no security-based swap data repository that would accept such agreements, contracts, or transactions, to the Commission pursuant to section 13A, within such time period as the Commission may by rule or regulation prescribe. </text> </clause> <clause id="H9CD506435A5F4370934756AE8C28062C"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Preservation of federal reserve act authority </header> <text> Nothing in this subparagraph shall exempt a transaction described in this subparagraph from sections 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act or implementing regulations thereunder. </text> </clause> <clause id="H7FC8781057D74F65A7E15FB5AF6FB1C6"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Protection of insurance funds </header> <text> Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prevent the regulator of a Federal or State insurance fund or guaranty fund from exercising its other existing authority to protect the integrity of such a fund, except that such regulator shall not subject security-based swap transactions between affiliated companies to clearing and execution requirements under section 3C, to any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 15F(e), or to reporting requirements of title VII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> other than those set forth in clause (ii). </text> </clause> <clause id="H1CEFE04609974E538BCB0DF3E33626E2"> <enum> (v) </enum> <header> Preservation of federal and state regulatory authorities </header> <text> Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the Federal banking agencies’ safety-and-soundness authorities over banks established in law other than title VII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> or the authorities of State insurance regulators over insurers, including the authority to impose capital requirements with regard to security-based swaps. For purposes of this clause, the term ‘bank’ shall be defined pursuant to section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ‘insurer’ shall be defined pursuant to title V of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> , and ‘security-based swap’ shall be defined pursuant to title VII of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/203"> Public Law 111–203 </external-xref> . </text> </clause> <clause id="H641B44B2893840EC920BAA6322D10924"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <header> Prevention of evasion </header> <text> The Commission may prescribe rules under this subparagraph (and issue interpretations of such rules) as determined by the Commission to be necessary to include in the definition of security-based swap under this paragraph any agreement, contract, or transaction that has been structured to evade the requirements of this Act applicable to security-based swaps. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H28349A22A15D4FC6B99BCAD2B1AD313F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Treatment of affiliates </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 3C(g)(4)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/78c-3"> 15 U.S.C. 78c-3(g)(4)(A) </external-xref> ), as added by section 763(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFFD0DC245919406D8046CD93F7EFA1C0" style="OLC"> <clause id="H71121BABAC3D40829C20B03E832F4851"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> An affiliate of a person that qualifies for an exception under this subsection (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the exception only if the affiliate enters into the security-based swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person or other affiliate of the person that is not a financial entity. </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 677 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Stivers (for himself, Ms. Fudge , Ms. Moore , Mr. Gibson , and Mr. Schweikert ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act . 2. Treatment of affiliate transactions (a) Commodity Exchange Act amendments (1) Treatment of affiliate transactions Section 1a(47) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1a(47) ), as added by section 721(a)(21) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (G) Treatment of affiliate transactions (i) In general For the purposes of any clearing and execution requirements under section 2(h) and any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 4s(e) and for purposes of defining swap dealer or major swap participant , and reporting requirements other than those set forth in clause (ii), the term swap does not include any agreement, contract, or transaction that— (I) would otherwise be included as a swap under subparagraph (A); and (II) is entered into by parties, neither of which is a ‘swap dealer’ that is an insured depository institution or a ‘major swap participant’ that is an insured depository institution, that report information or prepare financial statements on a consolidated basis, or for which a company affiliated with both parties reports information or prepares financial statements on a consolidated basis. (ii) Reporting All agreements, contracts, or transactions described in clause (i) shall be reported to either a swap data repository, or, if there is no swap data repository that would accept such agreements, contracts, or transactions, to the Commission pursuant to section 4r, or to a swap data repository or to the Commission pursuant to section 2(h)(5), within such time period as the Commission may by rule or regulation prescribe. Nothing in this subparagraph shall prohibit the Commission from establishing public reporting requirements for covered transactions between affiliates as described in sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act in a manner consistent with rules governing the treatment of such covered transactions pursuant to section 2(a)(13) of this Act. (iii) Protection of insurance funds Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prevent the regulator of a Federal or State insurance fund or guaranty fund from exercising its other existing authority to protect the integrity of such a fund, except that such regulator shall not subject agreements, contracts, or transactions described in clause (i) to clearing and execution requirements under section 2 of this Act, to any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 4s(e) of this Act, or to reporting requirements of title VII of Public Law 111–203 other than those set forth in clause (ii) of this subparagraph. (iv) Preservation of federal reserve act authority Nothing in this subparagraph shall exempt a transaction described in this subparagraph from sections 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act or implementing regulations thereunder. (v) Preservation of federal and state regulatory authorities Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the Federal banking agencies’ safety-and-soundness authorities over banks established in law other than title VII of Public Law 111–203 or the authorities of State insurance regulators over insurers, including the authority to impose capital requirements with regard to swaps. For purposes of this clause, the term ‘bank’ shall be defined pursuant to section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ‘insurer’ shall be defined pursuant to title V of Public Law 111–203 , and ‘swap’ shall be defined pursuant to title VII of Public Law 111–203 . (vi) Prevention of evasion The Commission may prescribe rules under this subparagraph (and issue interpretations of such rules) as determined by the Commission to be necessary to include in the definition of swaps under this paragraph any agreement, contract, or transaction that has been structured to evade the requirements of this Act applicable to swaps. . (2) Treatment of affiliates Section 2(h)(7)(D)(i) of the Commodity Exchange Act ( 7 U.S.C. 2(h)(7)(D)(i) ), as added by section 723(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended to read as follows: (i) In general An affiliate of a person that qualifies for an exception under subparagraph (A) (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the exception only if the affiliate enters into the swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person or other affiliate of the person that is not a financial entity. . (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934 amendments (1) Treatment of affiliate transactions Section 3(a)(68) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(68) ), as added by section 761(a)(6) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: (F) Treatment of affiliate transactions (i) In general For the purposes of any clearing and execution requirements under section 3C and any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 15F(e), and for purposes of defining security-based swap dealer or a major security-based swap participant , and reporting requirements other than those set forth in clause (ii), the term security-based swap does not include any agreement, contract, or transaction that— (I) would otherwise be included as a security-based swap under subparagraph (A); and (II) is entered into by parties, neither of which is a ‘security-based swap dealer’ that is an insured depository institution or a ‘major security-based swap participant’ that is an insured depository institution, that report information or prepare financial statements on a consolidated basis, or for which a company affiliated with both parties reports information or prepares financial statements on a consolidated basis. (ii) Reporting All agreements, contracts, or transactions described in clause (i) shall be reported to either a security-based swap data repository, or, if there is no security-based swap data repository that would accept such agreements, contracts, or transactions, to the Commission pursuant to section 13A, within such time period as the Commission may by rule or regulation prescribe. (iii) Preservation of federal reserve act authority Nothing in this subparagraph shall exempt a transaction described in this subparagraph from sections 23A or 23B of the Federal Reserve Act or implementing regulations thereunder. (iv) Protection of insurance funds Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to prevent the regulator of a Federal or State insurance fund or guaranty fund from exercising its other existing authority to protect the integrity of such a fund, except that such regulator shall not subject security-based swap transactions between affiliated companies to clearing and execution requirements under section 3C, to any applicable margin and capital requirements of section 15F(e), or to reporting requirements of title VII of Public Law 111–203 other than those set forth in clause (ii). (v) Preservation of federal and state regulatory authorities Nothing in this subparagraph shall affect the Federal banking agencies’ safety-and-soundness authorities over banks established in law other than title VII of Public Law 111–203 or the authorities of State insurance regulators over insurers, including the authority to impose capital requirements with regard to security-based swaps. For purposes of this clause, the term ‘bank’ shall be defined pursuant to section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ‘insurer’ shall be defined pursuant to title V of Public Law 111–203 , and ‘security-based swap’ shall be defined pursuant to title VII of Public Law 111–203 . (vi) Prevention of evasion The Commission may prescribe rules under this subparagraph (and issue interpretations of such rules) as determined by the Commission to be necessary to include in the definition of security-based swap under this paragraph any agreement, contract, or transaction that has been structured to evade the requirements of this Act applicable to security-based swaps. . (2) Treatment of affiliates Section 3C(g)(4)(A) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ( 15 U.S.C. 78c-3(g)(4)(A) ), as added by section 763(a) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, is amended to read as follows: (i) In general An affiliate of a person that qualifies for an exception under this subsection (including affiliate entities predominantly engaged in providing financing for the purchase of the merchandise or manufactured goods of the person) may qualify for the exception only if the affiliate enters into the security-based swap to hedge or mitigate the commercial risk of the person or other affiliate of the person that is not a financial entity. .

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R. 678 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE162E5C9DE74D26B30C63025202A9E6" style="OLC"> <section id="H83E37C5BFE4D40CF95D7FF34B6378673" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E447F4E24824EEB91C8F58D723DDD59"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/485h"> 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HADFE0F0466E049BEA80AB7C8E620930B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking <quote> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4997581B4C0044AD816EFA7FAEEEB34E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31CA1F2E660847D48DA6BC6F83009E58"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7BF7E66C0F4E0F92D45CCE26AC0E5A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (A) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E4BED2DE3A74FB79B81BEB2FCF77677"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (2) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (B) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99A0E6FA6C342B6A110166E215E0E1F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects </quote> and inserting <quote> respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C872D868A0D486FAA3FF5A2254D0625"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A829AC5CDE14E2B8BF8B3EF204AD91B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCEB0DBA4C26474DBEB0319A445C290A" indent="down1"> <enum> (2)(A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4992794BF154451B9F829D94C768B237" indent="down1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B9BBF5500004ECA8E46C2198A6F073B" indent="down1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H809017E7255648C7BCB884750EB48A92" indent="down1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B1C34BB32D4D84BCAD7CD71B8D4D54" indent="down1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F99EF50141140788B0CB10E33D31343" indent="down1"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB10BFE660174305ACF13B9FFF83EE1B" indent="down1"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446CCAE0CC884DF2B0E9FFDC2DF81903" indent="down1"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/792"> 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq. </external-xref> ) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92448690C84E49D1981566868E721553" indent="down1"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H024A3C3E40B047F796F17847B367D4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Conduit </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> conduit </term> means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C7716ADBC446CCAF137327196AC7CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Irrigation district </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> irrigation district </term> means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4BAE8180BC4A8488497485ED193D8E"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reserved conduit </header> <text> The term <term> reserved conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1DB8F917AC343B99949C52E53A18367"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Transferred conduit </header> <text> The term <term> transferred conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF514B9DAE24F09AEF5ABCAC6D0F08C"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Small conduit hydropower </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> small conduit hydropower </term> means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130410"> Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. 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IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 678 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act . 2. Authorization Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water and inserting the following: (1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water ; (2) by striking (1) shall and inserting (A) shall ; (3) by striking (2) shall and inserting (B) shall ; (4) by striking respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects and inserting respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2)(A) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. (B) If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. (3) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. (4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. (8) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq. ) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. (9) In this subsection: (A) Conduit The term conduit means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. (B) Irrigation district The term irrigation district means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. (C) Reserved conduit The term reserved conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. (D) Transferred conduit The term transferred conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. (E) Small conduit hydropower The term small conduit hydropower means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. . Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Enrolled-Bill" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HC15224E48EF74465B3D2B136ED9CC634" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> HR 678 ENR: Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="no"> IB </distribution-code> <congress display="yes"> One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America </congress> <session display="yes"> At the First Session </session> <enrolled-dateline> Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen </enrolled-dateline> <legis-num> H. R. 678 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"/> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE162E5C9DE74D26B30C63025202A9E6" style="OLC"> <section id="H83E37C5BFE4D40CF95D7FF34B6378673" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E447F4E24824EEB91C8F58D723DDD59"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/485h"> 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HADFE0F0466E049BEA80AB7C8E620930B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking <quote> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4997581B4C0044AD816EFA7FAEEEB34E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31CA1F2E660847D48DA6BC6F83009E58"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7BF7E66C0F4E0F92D45CCE26AC0E5A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (A) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E4BED2DE3A74FB79B81BEB2FCF77677"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (2) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (B) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99A0E6FA6C342B6A110166E215E0E1F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects </quote> and inserting <quote> respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C872D868A0D486FAA3FF5A2254D0625"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A829AC5CDE14E2B8BF8B3EF204AD91B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCEB0DBA4C26474DBEB0319A445C290A" indent="down1"> <enum> (2)(A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4992794BF154451B9F829D94C768B237" indent="down1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B9BBF5500004ECA8E46C2198A6F073B" indent="down1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H809017E7255648C7BCB884750EB48A92" indent="down1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B1C34BB32D4D84BCAD7CD71B8D4D54" indent="down1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F99EF50141140788B0CB10E33D31343" indent="down1"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB10BFE660174305ACF13B9FFF83EE1B" indent="down1"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446CCAE0CC884DF2B0E9FFDC2DF81903" indent="down1"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/792"> 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq. </external-xref> ) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92448690C84E49D1981566868E721553" indent="down1"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H024A3C3E40B047F796F17847B367D4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Conduit </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> conduit </term> means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C7716ADBC446CCAF137327196AC7CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Irrigation district </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> irrigation district </term> means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4BAE8180BC4A8488497485ED193D8E"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reserved conduit </header> <text> The term <term> reserved conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1DB8F917AC343B99949C52E53A18367"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Transferred conduit </header> <text> The term <term> transferred conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF514B9DAE24F09AEF5ABCAC6D0F08C"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Small conduit hydropower </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> small conduit hydropower </term> means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <role> Speaker of the House of Representatives. </role> </attestation-group> <attestation-group> <role> Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> </bill>

IB One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the First Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Thursday, the third day of January, two thousand and thirteen H. R. 678 AN ACT To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act . 2. Authorization Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water and inserting the following: (1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water ; (2) by striking (1) shall and inserting (A) shall ; (3) by striking (2) shall and inserting (B) shall ; (4) by striking respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects and inserting respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2)(A) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. (B) If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. (3) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. (4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. (8) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act ( 16 U.S.C. 792 et seq. ) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. (9) In this subsection: (A) Conduit The term conduit means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. (B) Irrigation district The term irrigation district means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. (C) Reserved conduit The term reserved conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. (D) Transferred conduit The term transferred conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. (E) Small conduit hydropower The term small conduit hydropower means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. . Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HC15224E48EF74465B3D2B136ED9CC634" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 678 IH: Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 678 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="T000470"> Mr. Tipton </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="G000565"> Mr. Gosar </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001059"> Mr. Costa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001177"> Mr. McClintock </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001172"> Mr. Smith of Nebraska </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001096"> Mr. Cramer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000571"> Mrs. Lummis </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001077"> Mr. Coffman </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE162E5C9DE74D26B30C63025202A9E6" style="OLC"> <section id="H83E37C5BFE4D40CF95D7FF34B6378673" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E447F4E24824EEB91C8F58D723DDD59"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/485h"> 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HADFE0F0466E049BEA80AB7C8E620930B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking <quote> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4997581B4C0044AD816EFA7FAEEEB34E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31CA1F2E660847D48DA6BC6F83009E58"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7BF7E66C0F4E0F92D45CCE26AC0E5A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (A) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E4BED2DE3A74FB79B81BEB2FCF77677"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (2) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (B) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99A0E6FA6C342B6A110166E215E0E1F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects </quote> and inserting <quote> respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C872D868A0D486FAA3FF5A2254D0625"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A829AC5CDE14E2B8BF8B3EF204AD91B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCEB0DBA4C26474DBEB0319A445C290A" indent="down1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred work, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved work. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B9BBF5500004ECA8E46C2198A6F073B" indent="down1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) shall not apply to small conduit hydropower development, excluding siting of associated transmission on Federal lands, under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H809017E7255648C7BCB884750EB48A92" indent="down1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower activities conducted under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B1C34BB32D4D84BCAD7CD71B8D4D54" indent="down1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F99EF50141140788B0CB10E33D31343" indent="down1"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved, and shall be on such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Secretary in consultation with the appropriate irrigation district or water users association, will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB10BFE660174305ACF13B9FFF83EE1B" indent="down1"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92448690C84E49D1981566868E721553" indent="down1"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H024A3C3E40B047F796F17847B367D4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Conduit </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> conduit </term> means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C7716ADBC446CCAF137327196AC7CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Irrigation district </header> <text> The term <term> irrigation district </term> means any irrigation, water conservation, multicounty water conservation district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4BAE8180BC4A8488497485ED193D8E"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reserved work </header> <text> The term <term> reserved work </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1DB8F917AC343B99949C52E53A18367"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Transferred work </header> <text> The term <term> transferred work </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF514B9DAE24F09AEF5ABCAC6D0F08C"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Small conduit hydropower </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> small conduit hydropower </term> means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 678 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Costa , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Lummis , and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act . 2. Authorization Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water and inserting the following: (1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water ; (2) by striking (1) shall and inserting (A) shall ; (3) by striking (2) shall and inserting (B) shall ; (4) by striking respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects and inserting respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred work, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved work. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer. (3) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) shall not apply to small conduit hydropower development, excluding siting of associated transmission on Federal lands, under this subsection. (4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower activities conducted under this subsection. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved, and shall be on such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Secretary in consultation with the appropriate irrigation district or water users association, will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. (8) In this subsection: (A) Conduit The term conduit means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. (B) Irrigation district The term irrigation district means any irrigation, water conservation, multicounty water conservation district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. (C) Reserved work The term reserved work means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. (D) Transferred work The term transferred work means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. (E) Small conduit hydropower The term small conduit hydropower means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Referred-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HC15224E48EF74465B3D2B136ED9CC634" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 678 : Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-04-15 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IIB </distribution-code> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 678 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130415"> April 15, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name committee-id="SSEG00"> Committee on Energy and Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE162E5C9DE74D26B30C63025202A9E6" style="OLC"> <section id="H83E37C5BFE4D40CF95D7FF34B6378673" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E447F4E24824EEB91C8F58D723DDD59"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HADFE0F0466E049BEA80AB7C8E620930B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking <quote> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4997581B4C0044AD816EFA7FAEEEB34E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31CA1F2E660847D48DA6BC6F83009E58"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7BF7E66C0F4E0F92D45CCE26AC0E5A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (A) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E4BED2DE3A74FB79B81BEB2FCF77677"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (2) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (B) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99A0E6FA6C342B6A110166E215E0E1F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects </quote> and inserting <quote> respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C872D868A0D486FAA3FF5A2254D0625"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A829AC5CDE14E2B8BF8B3EF204AD91B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCEB0DBA4C26474DBEB0319A445C290A" indent="down1"> <enum> (2)(A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4992794BF154451B9F829D94C768B237" indent="down1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B9BBF5500004ECA8E46C2198A6F073B" indent="down1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H809017E7255648C7BCB884750EB48A92" indent="down1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B1C34BB32D4D84BCAD7CD71B8D4D54" indent="down1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F99EF50141140788B0CB10E33D31343" indent="down1"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB10BFE660174305ACF13B9FFF83EE1B" indent="down1"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446CCAE0CC884DF2B0E9FFDC2DF81903" indent="down1"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92448690C84E49D1981566868E721553" indent="down1"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H024A3C3E40B047F796F17847B367D4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Conduit </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> conduit </term> means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C7716ADBC446CCAF137327196AC7CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Irrigation district </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> irrigation district </term> means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4BAE8180BC4A8488497485ED193D8E"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reserved conduit </header> <text> The term <term> reserved conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1DB8F917AC343B99949C52E53A18367"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Transferred conduit </header> <text> The term <term> transferred conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF514B9DAE24F09AEF5ABCAC6D0F08C"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Small conduit hydropower </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> small conduit hydropower </term> means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130410"> Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="yes"> Karen L. 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IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 678 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act . 2. Authorization Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water and inserting the following: (1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water ; (2) by striking (1) shall and inserting (A) shall ; (3) by striking (2) shall and inserting (B) shall ; (4) by striking respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects and inserting respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2)(A) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. (B) If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. (3) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. (4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. (8) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. (9) In this subsection: (A) Conduit The term conduit means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. (B) Irrigation district The term irrigation district means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. (C) Reserved conduit The term reserved conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. (D) Transferred conduit The term transferred conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. (E) Small conduit hydropower The term small conduit hydropower means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. . Passed the House of Representatives April 10, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HC15224E48EF74465B3D2B136ED9CC634" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 678 RH: Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-03-25 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IB </distribution-code> <calendar display="yes"> Union Calendar No. 12 </calendar> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 678 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–24] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="T000470"> Mr. Tipton </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="G000565"> Mr. Gosar </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001059"> Mr. Costa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001177"> Mr. McClintock </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001172"> Mr. Smith of Nebraska </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001096"> Mr. Cramer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000571"> Mrs. Lummis </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001077"> Mr. Coffman </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130325"> March 25, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="G000562"> Mr. Gardner </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000618"> Mr. Daines </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="L000578"> Mr. LaMalfa </cosponsor> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130325"> March 25, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE162E5C9DE74D26B30C63025202A9E6" style="OLC"> <section id="H83E37C5BFE4D40CF95D7FF34B6378673" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E447F4E24824EEB91C8F58D723DDD59"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/485h"> 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HADFE0F0466E049BEA80AB7C8E620930B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking <quote> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4997581B4C0044AD816EFA7FAEEEB34E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31CA1F2E660847D48DA6BC6F83009E58"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7BF7E66C0F4E0F92D45CCE26AC0E5A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (A) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E4BED2DE3A74FB79B81BEB2FCF77677"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (2) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (B) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99A0E6FA6C342B6A110166E215E0E1F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects </quote> and inserting <quote> respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C872D868A0D486FAA3FF5A2254D0625"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A829AC5CDE14E2B8BF8B3EF204AD91B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCEB0DBA4C26474DBEB0319A445C290A" indent="down1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred work, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved work. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B9BBF5500004ECA8E46C2198A6F073B" indent="down1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) shall not apply to small conduit hydropower development, excluding siting of associated transmission on Federal lands, under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H809017E7255648C7BCB884750EB48A92" indent="down1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower activities conducted under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B1C34BB32D4D84BCAD7CD71B8D4D54" indent="down1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F99EF50141140788B0CB10E33D31343" indent="down1"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved, and shall be on such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Secretary in consultation with the appropriate irrigation district or water users association, will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB10BFE660174305ACF13B9FFF83EE1B" indent="down1"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92448690C84E49D1981566868E721553" indent="down1"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H024A3C3E40B047F796F17847B367D4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Conduit </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> conduit </term> means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C7716ADBC446CCAF137327196AC7CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Irrigation district </header> <text> The term <term> irrigation district </term> means any irrigation, water conservation, multicounty water conservation district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4BAE8180BC4A8488497485ED193D8E"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reserved work </header> <text> The term <term> reserved work </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1DB8F917AC343B99949C52E53A18367"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Transferred work </header> <text> The term <term> transferred work </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF514B9DAE24F09AEF5ABCAC6D0F08C"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Small conduit hydropower </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> small conduit hydropower </term> means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date date="20130325"> March 25, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 12 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 678 [Report No. 113–24] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Tipton (for himself, Mr. Gosar , Mr. Costa , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Cramer , Mrs. Lummis , and Mr. Coffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources March 25, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Gardner , Mr. Daines , and Mr. LaMalfa March 25, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act . 2. Authorization Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 ( 43 U.S.C. 485h(c) ) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water and inserting the following: (1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water ; (2) by striking (1) shall and inserting (A) shall ; (3) by striking (2) shall and inserting (B) shall ; (4) by striking respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects and inserting respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred work, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved work. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer. (3) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) shall not apply to small conduit hydropower development, excluding siting of associated transmission on Federal lands, under this subsection. (4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower activities conducted under this subsection. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved, and shall be on such terms and conditions as in the judgment of the Secretary in consultation with the appropriate irrigation district or water users association, will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. (8) In this subsection: (A) Conduit The term conduit means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. (B) Irrigation district The term irrigation district means any irrigation, water conservation, multicounty water conservation district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. (C) Reserved work The term reserved work means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. (D) Transferred work The term transferred work means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. (E) Small conduit hydropower The term small conduit hydropower means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. . March 25, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HC15224E48EF74465B3D2B136ED9CC634" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 678 RS: Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-04-15 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> II </distribution-code> <calendar> Calendar No. 72 </calendar> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 678 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130415"> April 15, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEG00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Energy and Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action stage="Reported-in-Senate"> <action-date> May 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported by <sponsor name-id="S247"> Mr. Wyden </sponsor> , without amendment </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE162E5C9DE74D26B30C63025202A9E6" style="OLC"> <section id="H83E37C5BFE4D40CF95D7FF34B6378673" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9E447F4E24824EEB91C8F58D723DDD59"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HADFE0F0466E049BEA80AB7C8E620930B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> by striking <quote> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4997581B4C0044AD816EFA7FAEEEB34E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H31CA1F2E660847D48DA6BC6F83009E58"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D7BF7E66C0F4E0F92D45CCE26AC0E5A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (1) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (A) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E4BED2DE3A74FB79B81BEB2FCF77677"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> (2) shall </quote> and inserting <quote> (B) shall </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC99A0E6FA6C342B6A110166E215E0E1F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects </quote> and inserting <quote> respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6C872D868A0D486FAA3FF5A2254D0625"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5A829AC5CDE14E2B8BF8B3EF204AD91B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HBCEB0DBA4C26474DBEB0319A445C290A" indent="down1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="id6D90DDADA76A4DA2B2458DBD24FDAA20"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="id88D2808088BE400B9CAEEF257E954D0C" indent="down1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B9BBF5500004ECA8E46C2198A6F073B" indent="down1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H809017E7255648C7BCB884750EB48A92" indent="down1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19B1C34BB32D4D84BCAD7CD71B8D4D54" indent="down1"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F99EF50141140788B0CB10E33D31343" indent="down1"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB10BFE660174305ACF13B9FFF83EE1B" indent="down1"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H446CCAE0CC884DF2B0E9FFDC2DF81903" indent="down1"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H92448690C84E49D1981566868E721553" indent="down1"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> In this subsection: </text> <subparagraph id="H024A3C3E40B047F796F17847B367D4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Conduit </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> conduit </term> means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA2C7716ADBC446CCAF137327196AC7CE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Irrigation district </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> irrigation district </term> means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFE4BAE8180BC4A8488497485ED193D8E"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reserved conduit </header> <text> The term <term> reserved conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE1DB8F917AC343B99949C52E53A18367"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Transferred conduit </header> <text> The term <term> transferred conduit </term> means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2CF514B9DAE24F09AEF5ABCAC6D0F08C"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Small conduit hydropower </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> small conduit hydropower </term> means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement> <action-date> May 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported without amendment </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

II Calendar No. 72 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 678 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 15, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources May 13, 2013 Reported by Mr. Wyden , without amendment AN ACT To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act . 2. Authorization Section 9(c) of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939 (43 U.S.C. 485h(c)) is amended— (1) by striking The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water and inserting the following: (1) The Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to furnish water ; (2) by striking (1) shall and inserting (A) shall ; (3) by striking (2) shall and inserting (B) shall ; (4) by striking respecting the terms of sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be in addition and alternative to any authority in existing laws relating to particular projects and inserting respecting the sales of electric power and leases of power privileges shall be an authorization in addition to and alternative to any authority in existing laws related to particular projects, including small conduit hydropower development ; and (5) by adding at the end the following: (2) (A) When carrying out this subsection, the Secretary shall first offer the lease of power privilege to an irrigation district or water users association operating the applicable transferred conduit, or to the irrigation district or water users association receiving water from the applicable reserved conduit. The Secretary shall determine a reasonable time frame for the irrigation district or water users association to accept or reject a lease of power privilege offer for a small conduit hydropower project. (B) If the irrigation district or water users association elects not accept a lease of power privilege offer under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall offer the lease of power privilege to other parties in accordance with this subsection. (3) The Bureau of Reclamation shall apply its categorical exclusion process under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to small conduit hydropower development under this subsection, excluding siting of associated transmission facilities on Federal lands. (4) The Power Resources Office of the Bureau of Reclamation shall be the lead office of small conduit hydropower policy and procedure-setting activities conducted under this subsection. (5) Nothing in this subsection shall obligate the Western Area Power Administration, the Bonneville Power Administration, or the Southwestern Power Administration to purchase or market any of the power produced by the facilities covered under this subsection and none of the costs associated with production or delivery of such power shall be assigned to project purposes for inclusion in project rates. (6) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or impede the delivery and management of water by Bureau of Reclamation facilities, as water used for conduit hydropower generation shall be deemed incidental to use of water for the original project purposes. Lease of power privilege shall be made only when, in the judgment of the Secretary, the exercise of the lease will not be incompatible with the purposes of the project or division involved, nor shall it create any unmitigated financial or physical impacts to the project or division involved. The Secretary shall notify and consult with the irrigation district or water users association operating the transferred conduit before offering the lease of power privilege and shall prescribe terms and conditions that will adequately protect the planning, design, construction, operation, maintenance, and other interests of the United States and the project or division involved. (7) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing agreements for the development of conduit hydropower projects or disposition of revenues. (8) Nothing in this subsection shall alter or affect any existing preliminary permit, license, or exemption issued by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission under Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 792 et seq.) or any project for which an application has been filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission as of the date of the enactment of the Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act. (9) In this subsection: (A) Conduit The term conduit means any Bureau of Reclamation tunnel, canal, pipeline, aqueduct, flume, ditch, or similar manmade water conveyance that is operated for the distribution of water for agricultural, municipal, or industrial consumption and not primarily for the generation of electricity. (B) Irrigation district The term irrigation district means any irrigation, water conservation or conservancy, multicounty water conservation or conservancy district, or any separate public entity composed of two or more such districts and jointly exercising powers of its member districts. (C) Reserved conduit The term reserved conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been reserved by the Secretary, through the Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation. (D) Transferred conduit The term transferred conduit means any conduit that is included in project works the care, operation, and maintenance of which has been transferred to a legally organized water users association or irrigation district. (E) Small conduit hydropower The term small conduit hydropower means a facility capable of producing 5 megawatts or less of electric capacity. . May 13, 2013 Reported without amendment

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HEF9A1D2BAE374792B0A607C3374CE993" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 679 IH: Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 679 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="W000799"> Mr. Walz </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="R000594"> Mr. Runyan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000612"> Mr. Denham </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001048"> Mr. Hunter </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000111"> Mr. Latham </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001142"> Mr. Matheson </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="R000011"> Mr. Rahall </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HVR00"> Committee on Veterans’ Affairs </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HFBAF45D3BC8A4DD2BA339F50706C1391" style="OLC"> <section id="HBF6ED82CF3A943C194C4544258E5D74B" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H5806CB8250EC4CF782F314447BC2431A"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components as veterans </header> <subsection id="HFFC79077BD724A78AD6F7981D7BD9AC7"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Veteran status </header> <paragraph id="HC259FBF2BED64C10A0BA4E3E785C4E9D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/38/1"> Chapter 1 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/107"> section 107 </external-xref> the following new section: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H14892968506548F7A891F67D8E603721" style="USC"> <section id="H9774067B5A824A6DA7247ED629F96F06"> <enum> 107A. </enum> <header> Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Any person who is entitled under <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/10/1223"> chapter 1223 </external-xref> of title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of this section. </text> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D31640FC60D48CA8AEE55AB4EB6AF67"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H998CAC969AF64AE2A50AA6E43AF4E209" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7F5ED9F9BD674761A6DAD3494C66E631"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Clarification regarding benefits </header> <text> No person may receive any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely by reason of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/107A"> section 107A </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 679 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Walz (for himself, Mr. Runyan , Mr. Denham , Mr. Hunter , Mr. Latham , Mr. Matheson , and Mr. Rahall ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs A BILL To amend title 38, United States Code, to recognize the service in the reserve components of certain persons by honoring them with status as veterans under law. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honor America’s Guard-Reserve Retirees Act . 2. Provision of status under law by honoring certain members of the reserve components as veterans (a) Veteran status (1) In general Chapter 1 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 107 the following new section: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components Any person who is entitled under chapter 1223 of title 10 to retired pay for nonregular service or, but for age, would be entitled under such chapter to retired pay for nonregular service shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be entitled to any benefit by reason of this section. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 107 the following new item: 107A. Honoring as veterans certain persons who performed service in the reserve components. . (b) Clarification regarding benefits No person may receive any benefit under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs solely by reason of section 107A of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).

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R. 680 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="W000808"> Ms. Wilson of Florida </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="G000559"> Mr. Garamendi </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000009"> Ms. Kaptur </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001080"> Ms. Chu </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000187"> Ms. Waters </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000911"> Ms. Brown of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000053"> Mr. Rangel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001137"> Mr. Meeks </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000290"> Ms. Edwards </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000714"> Mr. Conyers </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000515"> Mr. Rush </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000126"> Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001084"> Mr. Cicilline </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000595"> Mr. Peters of Michigan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001066"> Ms. Castor of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001251"> Mr. Butterfield </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000380"> Mrs. Christensen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H000324"> Mr. Hastings of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000287"> Mr. Lewis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000610"> Mr. Deutch </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000984"> Mr. Cummings </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000600"> Mr. Diaz-Balart </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000553"> Mr. Al Green of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001270"> Ms. Bass </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001072"> Mr. Carson of Indiana </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001063"> Ms. Hahn </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000002"> Mr. Nadler </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000557"> Mr. Larson of Connecticut </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001032"> Mr. Holt </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000754"> Mr. Cooper </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000193"> Mr. Thompson of Mississippi </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000216"> Ms. DeLauro </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001185"> Ms. Sewell of Alabama </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000032"> Ms. Jackson Lee </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000569"> Mr. Grimm </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001049"> Mr. Clay </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000087"> Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000583"> Mr. Rooney </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000187"> Mrs. Negrete McLeod </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001143"> Ms. McCollum </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000096"> Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000435"> Ms. Ros-Lehtinen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000191"> Mr. DeFazio </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000486"> Ms. Roybal-Allard </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000043"> Mr. Fattah </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Committee on Ways and Means </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Judiciary </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HC6554768B40944BD9FC9F6407461E24D" style="OLC"> <section id="H5754B4B448DD4BC0B97C0E07333F13AA" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Rilya Wilson Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H4CC331BA2B3C4D3599CD50F16745DFC6"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Requirement that State child welfare agencies report information on missing or abducted children to the National Crime Information Center </header> <subsection id="HD2C95E7C81D546ED8F8AF855F274B9DE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> State plan requirement </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/671"> 42 U.S.C. 671(a) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H839CF7C401FA444EA34F22F96F8CFEA0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in paragraph (32), by striking <quote> and </quote> at the end; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD84D54C68904B2C8DA5A8F448BAC12C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in paragraph (33), by striking the period and inserting <quote> ; and </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H276E1F5A7DB34A4592D2508EDF28F587"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by inserting after paragraph (33) the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA240247F614F471BA561E6E2014967D2" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCD25F179F11A4D65A206EF394D678701"> <enum> (34) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> provides that the State has in effect procedures that require the State agency to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities for entry into the National Crime Information Center database. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC0783EE16FCA45D690F9868864E01DC4"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Regulations </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations to implement section 471(a)(34) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4FC215E593D24374B0B6181A4CE6756C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether the regulations required by subsection (b) have been promulgated. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H43AFEF550A5B4B12883FF86592CE19F9"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Amendments to the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Paragraph (4) of section 3702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/5780"> 42 U.S.C. 5780 </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HB36575C3156B41C58959F503B828B3FA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking <quote> (2) </quote> and inserting <quote> (3) </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H217E4BFA64FF4626A0071960B59C88E4"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (A), by inserting <quote> , and a recent photograph </quote> after <quote> dental records </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8E0244BC37AF429FA146E1416CD4666E"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (B), by striking <quote> and </quote> after the semicolon; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A61F2A7477A4FFB8A2A77350DF4B340"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5EE102FB3DD94204A8185211C382B2BF"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6E1D1E73096C4BD48123CBD82A69289C" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H9E2B00C1F1B14CBB92221ACD1F45737B"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of each report received relating to a child reported missing from a foster care family home or childcare institution; 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 680 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Ms. Wilson of Florida (for herself, Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Kaptur , Ms. Chu , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Waters , Ms. Brown of Florida , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Edwards , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Rush , Ms. Lee of California , Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas , Mr. Moran , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Butterfield , Mrs. Christensen , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. Lewis , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Al Green of Texas , Ms. Bass , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Holt , Mr. Cooper , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , Ms. DeLauro , Ms. Sewell of Alabama , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Clay , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Rooney , Mrs. Negrete McLeod , Ms. Moore , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. DeFazio , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Honda , Mr. Fattah , and Ms. Norton ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To require State child welfare agencies to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Rilya Wilson Act . 2. Requirement that State child welfare agencies report information on missing or abducted children to the National Crime Information Center (a) State plan requirement Section 471(a) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a) ) is amended— (1) in paragraph (32), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (33), by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (3) by inserting after paragraph (33) the following: (34) provides that the State has in effect procedures that require the State agency to promptly report information on missing or abducted children to law enforcement authorities for entry into the National Crime Information Center database. . (b) Regulations The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall promulgate regulations to implement section 471(a)(34) of the Social Security Act, as added by subsection (a) of this section. (c) Effective date The amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether the regulations required by subsection (b) have been promulgated. 3. Amendments to the National Child Search Assistance Act of 1990 Paragraph (4) of section 3702 of the Crime Control Act of 1990 ( 42 U.S.C. 5780 ) is amended— (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking (2) and inserting (3) ; (2) in subparagraph (A), by inserting , and a recent photograph after dental records ; (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon; (4) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (5) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) notify the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children of each report received relating to a child reported missing from a foster care family home or childcare institution; and .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8529AED0946B4A97861DFA329C8EE205" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 681 IH: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 681 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="W000672"> Mr. Wolf </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="H001060"> Mr. Hurt </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00"> Committee on Oversight and Government Reform </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HFCDC1D4C9B664922AE739B29A98AE503" style="OLC"> <section id="H6B30FDC8B375493AA7A1CD6B59C68A0A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Change in date for observance of Washington’s birthday </header> <subsection id="HB43F0D26182D404BB1046649558651EB"> <enum/> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/6103"> Section 6103(a) </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Washington’s Birthday and inserting the following: </text> <paragraph id="H7A70AD41F4354BFFA5A89C33D59E5AE0"> <enum/> <text> <quote> Washington’s Birthday, February 22. </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 681 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Wolf (for himself, Mr. Hurt , and Mr. Connolly ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Washington’s Birthday be observed on February 22, rather than the third Monday in February, of each year. 1. Change in date for observance of Washington’s birthday Section 6103(a) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to Washington’s Birthday and inserting the following: Washington’s Birthday, February 22. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1EABE7135D0D46F190D0A56E7E11A443" public-private="private"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 682 IH: For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-13 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> V </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 682 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130213"> February 13, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="U000031"> Mr. Upton </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H7FB94820824743B6A9D902D239E23E2B" style="OLC"> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0070C532419C44CBA7AE02DFF182ED15" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Permanent resident status for Ibrahim Parlak </header> <subsection id="HFD9FE2C0F0464CCD9DFEA9E045567673"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA"> Immigration and Nationality Act </act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ibrahim Parlak shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of that Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1154"> 8 U.S.C. 1154 </external-xref> ) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8DDFDDA0DBE14094990470AE62F24F71"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Adjustment of status </header> <text> If Ibrahim Parlak enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Ibrahim Parlak shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA"> Immigration and Nationality Act </act-name> ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1255"> 8 U.S.C. 1255 </external-xref> ) as of the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB06A0D14AF8046D78AF2AF2F2286C680"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Deadline for application and payment of fees </header> <text> Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC8BFE0E38B824DC1AEF76F351AA59240"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Reduction of immigrant visa numbers </header> <text> Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Ibrahim Parlak, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Ibrahim Parlak under section 203(a) of the <act-name parsable-cite="INA"> Immigration and Nationality Act </act-name> (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Ibrahim Parlak under section 202(e) of that Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1152"> 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) </external-xref> ). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC4A6C9F517EB4C778E00F3D0A1113E75"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Ibrahim Parlak shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

V 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 682 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 13, 2013 Mr. Upton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL For the relief of Ibrahim Parlak. 1. Permanent resident status for Ibrahim Parlak (a) In general Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of section 201 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1151), Ibrahim Parlak shall be eligible for issuance of an immigrant visa or for adjustment of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence upon filing an application for issuance of an immigrant visa under section 204 of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154 ) or for adjustment of status to lawful permanent resident. (b) Adjustment of status If Ibrahim Parlak enters the United States before the filing deadline specified in subsection (c), Ibrahim Parlak shall be considered to have entered and remained lawfully and shall be eligible for adjustment of status under section 245 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) as of the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Deadline for application and payment of fees Subsections (a) and (b) shall apply only if the application for issuance of an immigrant visa or the application for adjustment of status is filed with appropriate fees within 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act. (d) Reduction of immigrant visa numbers Upon the granting of an immigrant visa or permanent residence to Ibrahim Parlak, the Secretary of State shall instruct the proper officer to reduce by 1, during the current or next following fiscal year, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Ibrahim Parlak under section 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)) or, if applicable, the total number of immigrant visas that are made available to natives of the country of birth of Ibrahim Parlak under section 202(e) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(e) ). (e) Denial of Preferential Immigration Treatment for Certain Relatives The natural parents, brothers, and sisters of Ibrahim Parlak shall not, by virtue of such relationship, be accorded any right, privilege, or status under the Immigration and Nationality Act.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HAD2B3B59DCCD44BAB5A8ADA6AFACC111" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 683 IH: Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 683 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="S000510"> Mr. Smith of Washington </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="H001050"> Ms. Hanabusa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001227"> Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000288"> Mr. Johnson of Georgia </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000559"> Mr. Langevin </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001091"> Mr. Castro of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001069"> Mr. Courtney </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000559"> Mr. Garamendi </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="A000210"> Mr. Andrews </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000608"> Mr. Peters of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000382"> Ms. Kuster </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="O000170"> Mr. O’Rourke </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001170"> Ms. Shea-Porter </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001175"> Ms. Speier </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000465"> Ms. Tsongas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000560"> Mr. Larsen of Washington </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001285"> Ms. Brownley of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000472"> Mr. Takano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001150"> Mr. Schiff </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000579"> Mr. Lowenthal </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000515"> Mr. Rush </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000087"> Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001064"> Mr. Heck of Washington </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001080"> Ms. Chu </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000607"> Mr. Pocan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001037"> Mr. Capuano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000030"> Mr. Farr </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="I000057"> Mr. Israel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001242"> Mr. Bishop of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000571"> Ms. Gabbard </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000404"> Mr. McDermott </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000577"> Mr. Ryan of Ohio </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000312"> Mr. McGovern </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000610"> Mr. Deutch </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001072"> Mr. Carson of Indiana </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000598"> Mrs. Davis of California </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001036"> Mrs. Capps </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAS00"> Committee on Armed Services </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HVR00"> Veterans’ Affairs </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State definitions of spouse. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HF6B682EE544E479AA3C589372428DA42" style="OLC"> <section id="HF0E2E129793E4D1F9C7199EF09E66804" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H071EEB11277B4A0D8D94D88D8FF2404B"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits to reflect new State definitions of spouse </header> <subsection id="HAFB99A396C1E45B0A533C233D2529CFA"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Title 10 </header> <paragraph id="H00B6B9ADBACA429CA07820A3AE364E0C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Definition </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Paragraph (5) of section 101(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HE0550D333DC348FA851B7982F7815870" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HCE7D221FC8D84923A8FA21DE0A05021F"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/1/7"> section 7 </external-xref> of title 1, an individual shall be considered a <quote> spouse </quote> if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term <quote> State </quote> means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H67076355F68F4EEEB3E67E3D9FCDBEAA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conforming amendments </header> <text> Such section is further amended— </text> <subparagraph id="H7258700E6654462B9062F34DD8F8B156"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in the matter preceding paragraph (1). by striking <quote> In this title— </quote> and inserting <quote> The following rules of construction apply in this title: </quote> ; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE60980B031214A6FB93CCFFFC1CE1268"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in paragraph (1)— </text> <clause id="H31A6BF3A85424773BA1276E85326BCCD"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> by inserting <quote> The term </quote> after <quote> (1) </quote> ; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3CEE62CAB33E4CBCAE99672848535F8D"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H72155EC53E2F4CBCA3863AAFE3C28DD5"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> in paragraph (2)— </text> <clause id="H90F26AD224764E8393B6B0448AAC6293"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> by inserting <quote> The term </quote> after <quote> (2) </quote> ; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H788BD77996A245B38E1ABC83313110D6"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2091F314242A41E3BC01889CA81E35EC"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> in paragraph (3)— </text> <clause id="HDD635E725B8B4C47B6E490E3F78372BA"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> by inserting <quote> The phrase </quote> after <quote> (3) </quote> ; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HB6F0AA8589584E2AA8DF1349913810C4"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD8F6D7E9AC32462FA07E893DDCFD681B"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> in paragraph (4)— </text> <clause id="H7828595C5C4942598FFCA5EE5A118FBA"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> by inserting <quote> The term </quote> after <quote> (4) </quote> ; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H51DCD22401BB48E2969233BD387A5AA1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> ; and </quote> and inserting a period. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6F40B4F7D0CC41B7AC26D3E70DCE1300"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Title 32 </header> <text> Paragraph (18) of <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/32/101"> section 101 </external-xref> of title 32, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18D988A34CF94CA8A2F6B553DD6003BD" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8B8E74C712434DA9990AED89B3CFFAB0"> <enum> (18) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/1/7"> section 7 </external-xref> of title 1, an individual shall be considered a <quote> spouse </quote> if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term <quote> State </quote> means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H5C117347DE5C4EB3935A63A00670EF2C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Title 37 </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/37/101"> Section 101 </external-xref> of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H337C21FA4B8A4596A5B8525616189C68" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HB10BC968D61D4A4CBDC11B4330A335B8"> <enum> (27) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/1/7"> section 7 </external-xref> of title 1, an individual shall be considered a <quote> spouse </quote> if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term <quote> State </quote> means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H6A4E3625A7424245B7708C5EDBD928D4"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Title 38 </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/38/101"> Section 101 </external-xref> of title 38, United States Code, is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H49C8445E292A4E3C8CCEE4FD2BB6148B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in paragraph (3), by striking <quote> of the opposite sex </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF8717F8DFC64A61AF6E8EEFACE03DC5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking paragraph (31) and inserting the following new paragraph: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H06F2841BF4EC45EBADE4FF984BE6B562" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H783A14095B244A779635A1FAEC9E0CD6" indent="up1"> <enum> (31) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/1/7"> section 7 </external-xref> of title 1, an individual shall be considered a <quote> spouse </quote> if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term <quote> State </quote> has the meaning given that term in paragraph (20), except that the term also includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 683 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Smith of Washington (for himself, Ms. Hanabusa , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Courtney , Mr. Garamendi , Mr. Andrews , Mr. Peters of California , Ms. Kuster , Mr. O’Rourke , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Speier , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Ms. Brownley of California , Mr. Takano , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Lowenthal , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Rush , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Heck of Washington , Mr. Connolly , Ms. Moore , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Moran , Ms. Chu , Mr. Pocan , Mr. Capuano , Mr. Honda , Mr. Farr , Mr. Israel , Mr. Bishop of New York , Ms. Gabbard , Ms. Norton , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Ryan of Ohio , Mr. McGovern , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mrs. Davis of California , and Mrs. Capps ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend titles 10, 32, 37, and 38 of the United States Code, to add a definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits that recognizes new State definitions of spouse. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Spouses Equal Treatment Act . 2. Definition of spouse for purposes of military personnel policies and military and veteran benefits to reflect new State definitions of spouse (a) Title 10 (1) Definition Paragraph (5) of section 101(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (5) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, an individual shall be considered a spouse if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions. . (2) Conforming amendments Such section is further amended— (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1). by striking In this title— and inserting The following rules of construction apply in this title: ; (B) in paragraph (1)— (i) by inserting The term after (1) ; and (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (C) in paragraph (2)— (i) by inserting The term after (2) ; and (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; (D) in paragraph (3)— (i) by inserting The phrase after (3) ; and (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a period; and (E) in paragraph (4)— (i) by inserting The term after (4) ; and (ii) by striking ; and and inserting a period. (b) Title 32 Paragraph (18) of section 101 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (18) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, an individual shall be considered a spouse if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions. . (c) Title 37 Section 101 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (27) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, an individual shall be considered a spouse if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term State means the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the territories and possessions. . (d) Title 38 Section 101 of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) in paragraph (3), by striking of the opposite sex ; and (2) by striking paragraph (31) and inserting the following new paragraph: (31) Notwithstanding section 7 of title 1, an individual shall be considered a spouse if the marriage of the individual is valid in the State in which the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into outside any State, if the marriage is valid in the place in which the marriage was entered into and the marriage could have been entered into in a State. In this paragraph, the term State has the meaning given that term in paragraph (20), except that the term also includes the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H003606F0CFE14C5F86B3A8E8D0F54557" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 684 IH: Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 684 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="W000809"> Mr. Womack </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S001175"> Ms. Speier </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000714"> Mr. Conyers </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000800"> Mr. Welch </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000184"> Mrs. Noem </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000567"> Mr. Griffin of Arkansas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000592"> Mr. Poe of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001068"> Mr. Cohen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001080"> Ms. Chu </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000610"> Mr. Deutch </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000600"> Mr. Diaz-Balart </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000288"> Mr. Johnson of Georgia </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000593"> Mr. Ross </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000617"> Ms. DelBene </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001179"> Mr. Schock </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001156"> Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000291"> Mrs. Ellmers </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000557"> Mr. Larson of Connecticut </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001269"> Mr. Barletta </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000559"> Mr. Langevin </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001045"> Mr. Crenshaw </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001087"> Mr. Crawford </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000604"> Mr. Dent </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Y000064"> Mr. Young of Indiana </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001162"> Ms. Schwartz </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000569"> Mr. Grimm </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000564"> Mr. Gibson </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000465"> Ms. Tsongas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001062"> Mr. Conaway </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001187"> Mr. Stivers </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001037"> Mr. Capuano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001143"> Ms. McCollum </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001189"> Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To restore States’ sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HB7984BA0B2D848B09E7B82A7AB5E1A4E" style="OLC"> <section id="H1C56CD18DEF14B76B2BE8A8EBB69BB1C" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H9C2ABA28D664465D8F9A11E2B3BB55AB"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Authorization to require collection of sales and use taxes </header> <subsection id="H0078CE6FEC2E4D7C99252332CD953DC8"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Streamlined sales and use tax agreement </header> <text> Each Member State under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to require all sellers not qualifying for the small seller exception described in subsection (c) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales sourced to that Member State pursuant to the provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, but only if the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement includes the minimum simplification requirements in subsection (b)(2). A State may exercise authority under this Act beginning 90 days after the State publishes notice of the State’s intent to exercise the authority under this Act, but no earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter that is at least 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF28945B184684FAE9269FB36917B14C7"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Alternative </header> <text> A State that is not a Member State under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized notwithstanding any other provision of law to require all sellers not qualifying for the small seller exception described in subsection (c) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales sourced to that State, but only if the State adopts and implements the minimum simplification requirements in paragraph (2). Such authority shall commence beginning no earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter that is at least 6 months after the date that the State— </text> <paragraph id="H1791C2AB105E45BC81B8DBECCB2560DF"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> enacts legislation to exercise the authority granted by this Act— </text> <subparagraph id="HFD18D771454144DB8697FE854982CF14"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> specifying the tax or taxes to which such authority and the minimum simplification requirements in paragraph (2) shall apply; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H803F2BBF8D634698A531382FA06F018E"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> specifying the products and services otherwise subject to the tax or taxes identified by the State under subparagraph (A) to which the authority of this Act shall not apply; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H37D94600667A434C87894D446F1295B1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> implements each of the following minimum simplification requirements: </text> <subparagraph id="HBD85D66D3D1B4166A69714673BF6AD1B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Provide— </text> <clause id="H6F369802630440CE82D6379C4E89DA1E"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> a single entity within the State responsible for all State and local sales and use tax administration, return processing, and audits for remote sales sourced to the State; </text> </clause> <clause id="H62AAB88562484F27916C0103171318CC"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> a single audit of a remote seller for all State and local taxing jurisdictions within that State; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HE508C4776A064FD69CC5D59A5A18D1A1"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> a single sales and use tax return to be used by remote sellers to be filed with the single entity responsible for tax administration. </text> </clause> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph"> A State may not require a remote seller to file sales and use tax returns any more frequently than returns are required for nonremote sellers. No local jurisdiction may require a remote seller to submit a sales and use tax return or to collect sales and use taxes other than as provided by this paragraph. </continuation-text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD980BCA20BA44A0AAA04AD90B1DDCAC0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Provide a uniform sales and use tax base among the State and the local taxing jurisdictions within the State pursuant to paragraph (1). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E2A745DB51C4C57AB5E46B20A2125EF"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Source all interstate sales in compliance with the sourcing definition set forth in section 4(7). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D44B5F79CFE4623A66F5F6CBD33357F"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Provide— </text> <clause id="H246F319379A14A1CA2A3D83D94F8FFD7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> information indicating the taxability of products and services along with any product and service exemptions from sales and use tax in the State and a rates and boundary database; </text> </clause> <clause id="H4912798D2DE8441BAD033CA5285110E4"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> software free of charge for remote sellers that calculates sales and use taxes due on each transaction at the time the transaction is completed, that files sales and use tax returns, and that is updated to reflect rate changes as described in subparagraph (H); and </text> </clause> <clause id="HB7E40161657F442285DC4ED28F97E2CF"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> certification procedures for persons to be approved as certified software providers. </text> </clause> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph"> For purposes of clause (iii), the software provided by certified software providers shall be capable of calculating and filing sales and use taxes in all States qualified under this Act. </continuation-text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H655B6319C9424B759C183687100583D4"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> Relieve remote sellers from liability to the State or locality for the incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes, including any penalties or interest, if the liability is the result of an error or omission made by a certified software provider. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9755D5BE125A433087B0501BF6A63D3D"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> Relieve certified software providers from liability to the State or locality for the incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes, including any penalties or interest, if the liability is the result of misleading or inaccurate information provided by a remote seller. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H46A6AFDCC5DE40F48B32C7BD12D2D133"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> Relieve remote sellers and certified software providers from liability to the State or locality for incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes, including any penalties or interest, if the liability is the result of incorrect information or software provided by the State. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2BBC007C13304897BA4F174D46AF7D63"> <enum> (H) </enum> <text> Provide remote sellers and certified software providers with 90 days notice of a rate change by the State or any locality in the State and update the information described in subparagraph (D)(i) accordingly and relieve any remote seller or certified software provider from liability for collecting sales and use taxes at the immediately preceding effective rate during the 90-day notice period if the required notice is not provided. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2BC552610A774EED9B8BA53AB49A799B"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Small seller exception </header> <text> A State is authorized to require a remote seller to collect sales and use taxes under this Act only if the remote seller has gross annual receipts in total remote sales in the United States in the preceding calendar year exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of determining whether the threshold in this subsection is met— </text> <paragraph id="H74AF1214FEDF4FA8A832190EA1532BE7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the sales of all persons related within the meaning of subsections (b) and (c) of section 267 or <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/707"> section 707(b)(1) </external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be aggregated; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4712D3248F6B42A9BF09B7DBD6FBAEF8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> persons with 1 or more ownership relationships shall also be aggregated if such relationships were designed with a principal purpose of avoiding the application of these rules. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H7A2A73444B08421887D94CE078540D82"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Limitations </header> <subsection id="H14797422C84F4B28A7856BE110002F94"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall be construed as— </text> <paragraph id="H59B3BFDC7D68490BA9348CF739237705"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> subjecting a seller or any other person to franchise, income, occupation, or any other type of taxes, other than sales and use taxes; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H18B417738B744E8FBAA59C756CB0415A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> affecting the application of such taxes; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H90F97CB69C424668AC65F2B88C576ED4"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> enlarging or reducing State authority to impose such taxes. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE4FC6BB9B5144CDBA4A116B02FF812D4"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> No effect on nexus </header> <text> This Act shall not be construed to create any nexus between a person and a State or locality. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HEB841CCA314F4308B6DD077B3CD42DED"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Licensing and regulatory requirements </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting or prohibiting a State from— </text> <paragraph id="HE981587E0149410280C1760A7EC7EF27"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> licensing or regulating any person; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC39BA8C98D0F43B0A2339604D25A3781"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> requiring any person to qualify to transact intrastate business; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H975DBAA351FB41D5A54DF76727C5A4BD"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> subjecting any person to State or local taxes not related to the sale of goods or services; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB197836CF894E55A7EB19CA8DD6049C"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> exercising authority over matters of interstate commerce. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD45CEC1914464932B18069C6B9E5A564"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> No new taxes </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall be construed as encouraging a State to impose sales and use taxes on any goods or services not subject to taxation prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9E77C53657A44B838C3DF1B6E91FE1F5"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> No effect on intrastate sales </header> <text> The provisions of this Act shall apply only to remote sales and shall not apply to intrastate sales or intrastate sourcing rules. States granted authority under section 2(a) shall comply with all intrastate provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF7F921B03FC84F2BA7F4A22D0D27B338"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> No effect on Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering in any manner or preempting the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/4/116"> 4 U.S.C. 116–126 </external-xref> ). </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HAC0193EC199944818D9BECD8BCBE4A6F"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Definitions and special rules </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="HA1F9F55988D04EFD9680A0985E0581A8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Certified software provider </header> <text> The term <term> certified software provider </term> means a person that— </text> <subparagraph id="H2AB2BCA007DA4C4CA2A59BC293866A72"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> provides software to remote sellers to facilitate State and local sales and use tax compliance pursuant to section 2(b)(2)(D); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H099C6D7F522F49B4AAC8C5D953D9EEC3"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> is certified by a State to so provide such software. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8EF7EF80F1EF42E2A3CB5E77E589CCA1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Locality; local </header> <text> The terms <term> locality </term> and <term> local </term> refer to any political subdivision of a State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F34AB5B023447279379D0BC3E9B5D4F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Member State </header> <text> The term <term> Member State </term> — </text> <subparagraph id="H2294283C321A4C5288ADC97ABF6BC208"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> means a Member State as that term is used under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3DA221B92DE442AD8DC5BD2BF1EFB82B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> does not include any associate member under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82CCDF3F5768449187DC89E14573A3A1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Person </header> <text> The term <term> person </term> means an individual, trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity, and a State or local government. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0C8933F2B0D244828630FDE308B68F26"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Remote sale </header> <text> The term <term> remote sale </term> means a sale into a State in which the seller would not legally be required to pay, collect, or remit State or local sales and use taxes unless provided by this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6CEF5926F24243B2B68571FA6CCB4D7E"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Remote seller </header> <text> The term <term> remote seller </term> means a person that makes remote sales in the State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H62457C51C87B4AB582895200B8816C2C"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Sourced </header> <text> For purposes of a State granted authority under section 2(b), the location to which a remote sale is sourced refers to the location where the item sold is received by the purchaser, based on the location indicated by instructions for delivery that the purchaser furnishes to the seller. When no delivery location is specified, the remote sale is sourced to the customer's address that is either known to the seller or, if not known, obtained by the seller during the consummation of the transaction, including the address of the customer's payment instrument if no other address is available. If an address is unknown and a billing address cannot be obtained, the remote sale is sourced to the address of the seller from which the remote sale was made. A State granted authority under section 2(a) shall comply with the sourcing provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H01FBB8DA407C421FAEC585242D11DE23"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H61170BB356474235A9CC14FA7331905D"> <enum> (9) </enum> <header> Streamlined sales and use tax agreement </header> <text> The term <term> Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement </term> means the multi-State agreement with that title adopted on November 12, 2002, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and as further amended from time to time. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H020713CEA36D455A9FE3575DEE8279DF"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Severability </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. </text> </section> <section id="H8695D552F772411A995BD1EC72C576AE"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Preemption </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall not be construed to preempt or limit any power exercised or to be exercised by a State or local jurisdiction under the law of such State or local jurisdiction or under any other Federal law. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 684 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Womack (for himself, Ms. Speier , Mr. Conyers , Mr. Welch , Mrs. Noem , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Cohen , Ms. Chu , Mr. Amodei , Mr. Deutch , Mr. Diaz-Balart , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Ross , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Schock , Ms. Linda T. Sánchez of California , Mrs. Ellmers , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Langevin , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Crawford , Mr. Dent , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Young of Indiana , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Grimm , Mr. Ellison , Mr. Gibson , Ms. Tsongas , Mr. Conaway , Mr. Stivers , Ms. Norton , Mr. Capuano , Ms. McCollum , and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To restore States’ sovereign rights to enforce State and local sales and use tax laws, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 . 2. Authorization to require collection of sales and use taxes (a) Streamlined sales and use tax agreement Each Member State under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized to require all sellers not qualifying for the small seller exception described in subsection (c) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales sourced to that Member State pursuant to the provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement, but only if the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement includes the minimum simplification requirements in subsection (b)(2). A State may exercise authority under this Act beginning 90 days after the State publishes notice of the State’s intent to exercise the authority under this Act, but no earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter that is at least 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) Alternative A State that is not a Member State under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement is authorized notwithstanding any other provision of law to require all sellers not qualifying for the small seller exception described in subsection (c) to collect and remit sales and use taxes with respect to remote sales sourced to that State, but only if the State adopts and implements the minimum simplification requirements in paragraph (2). Such authority shall commence beginning no earlier than the first day of the calendar quarter that is at least 6 months after the date that the State— (1) enacts legislation to exercise the authority granted by this Act— (A) specifying the tax or taxes to which such authority and the minimum simplification requirements in paragraph (2) shall apply; (B) specifying the products and services otherwise subject to the tax or taxes identified by the State under subparagraph (A) to which the authority of this Act shall not apply; and (2) implements each of the following minimum simplification requirements: (A) Provide— (i) a single entity within the State responsible for all State and local sales and use tax administration, return processing, and audits for remote sales sourced to the State; (ii) a single audit of a remote seller for all State and local taxing jurisdictions within that State; and (iii) a single sales and use tax return to be used by remote sellers to be filed with the single entity responsible for tax administration. A State may not require a remote seller to file sales and use tax returns any more frequently than returns are required for nonremote sellers. No local jurisdiction may require a remote seller to submit a sales and use tax return or to collect sales and use taxes other than as provided by this paragraph. (B) Provide a uniform sales and use tax base among the State and the local taxing jurisdictions within the State pursuant to paragraph (1). (C) Source all interstate sales in compliance with the sourcing definition set forth in section 4(7). (D) Provide— (i) information indicating the taxability of products and services along with any product and service exemptions from sales and use tax in the State and a rates and boundary database; (ii) software free of charge for remote sellers that calculates sales and use taxes due on each transaction at the time the transaction is completed, that files sales and use tax returns, and that is updated to reflect rate changes as described in subparagraph (H); and (iii) certification procedures for persons to be approved as certified software providers. For purposes of clause (iii), the software provided by certified software providers shall be capable of calculating and filing sales and use taxes in all States qualified under this Act. (E) Relieve remote sellers from liability to the State or locality for the incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes, including any penalties or interest, if the liability is the result of an error or omission made by a certified software provider. (F) Relieve certified software providers from liability to the State or locality for the incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes, including any penalties or interest, if the liability is the result of misleading or inaccurate information provided by a remote seller. (G) Relieve remote sellers and certified software providers from liability to the State or locality for incorrect collection, remittance, or noncollection of sales and use taxes, including any penalties or interest, if the liability is the result of incorrect information or software provided by the State. (H) Provide remote sellers and certified software providers with 90 days notice of a rate change by the State or any locality in the State and update the information described in subparagraph (D)(i) accordingly and relieve any remote seller or certified software provider from liability for collecting sales and use taxes at the immediately preceding effective rate during the 90-day notice period if the required notice is not provided. (c) Small seller exception A State is authorized to require a remote seller to collect sales and use taxes under this Act only if the remote seller has gross annual receipts in total remote sales in the United States in the preceding calendar year exceeding $1,000,000. For purposes of determining whether the threshold in this subsection is met— (1) the sales of all persons related within the meaning of subsections (b) and (c) of section 267 or section 707(b)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be aggregated; or (2) persons with 1 or more ownership relationships shall also be aggregated if such relationships were designed with a principal purpose of avoiding the application of these rules. 3. Limitations (a) In general Nothing in this Act shall be construed as— (1) subjecting a seller or any other person to franchise, income, occupation, or any other type of taxes, other than sales and use taxes; (2) affecting the application of such taxes; or (3) enlarging or reducing State authority to impose such taxes. (b) No effect on nexus This Act shall not be construed to create any nexus between a person and a State or locality. (c) Licensing and regulatory requirements Nothing in this Act shall be construed as permitting or prohibiting a State from— (1) licensing or regulating any person; (2) requiring any person to qualify to transact intrastate business; (3) subjecting any person to State or local taxes not related to the sale of goods or services; or (4) exercising authority over matters of interstate commerce. (d) No new taxes Nothing in this Act shall be construed as encouraging a State to impose sales and use taxes on any goods or services not subject to taxation prior to the date of the enactment of this Act. (e) No effect on intrastate sales The provisions of this Act shall apply only to remote sales and shall not apply to intrastate sales or intrastate sourcing rules. States granted authority under section 2(a) shall comply with all intrastate provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. (f) No effect on Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act Nothing in this Act shall be construed as altering in any manner or preempting the Mobile Telecommunications Sourcing Act ( 4 U.S.C. 116–126 ). 4. Definitions and special rules In this Act: (1) Certified software provider The term certified software provider means a person that— (A) provides software to remote sellers to facilitate State and local sales and use tax compliance pursuant to section 2(b)(2)(D); and (B) is certified by a State to so provide such software. (2) Locality; local The terms locality and local refer to any political subdivision of a State. (3) Member State The term Member State — (A) means a Member State as that term is used under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; and (B) does not include any associate member under the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. (4) Person The term person means an individual, trust, estate, fiduciary, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, or other legal entity, and a State or local government. (5) Remote sale The term remote sale means a sale into a State in which the seller would not legally be required to pay, collect, or remit State or local sales and use taxes unless provided by this Act. (6) Remote seller The term remote seller means a person that makes remote sales in the State. (7) Sourced For purposes of a State granted authority under section 2(b), the location to which a remote sale is sourced refers to the location where the item sold is received by the purchaser, based on the location indicated by instructions for delivery that the purchaser furnishes to the seller. When no delivery location is specified, the remote sale is sourced to the customer's address that is either known to the seller or, if not known, obtained by the seller during the consummation of the transaction, including the address of the customer's payment instrument if no other address is available. If an address is unknown and a billing address cannot be obtained, the remote sale is sourced to the address of the seller from which the remote sale was made. A State granted authority under section 2(a) shall comply with the sourcing provisions of the Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement. (8) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the United States Virgin Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or possession of the United States. (9) Streamlined sales and use tax agreement The term Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement means the multi-State agreement with that title adopted on November 12, 2002, as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and as further amended from time to time. 5. Severability If any provision of this Act or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act and the application of the provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. 6. Preemption Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall not be construed to preempt or limit any power exercised or to be exercised by a State or local jurisdiction under the law of such State or local jurisdiction or under any other Federal law.

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R. 685 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H03403BF3079447E8BF072DDB47F989B8" style="OLC"> <section id="HF12401A8BE014D7F972B4E7EDDE29BFD" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H062F99F0576E42FAAF411D17178740E3"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="H0A25147D45A841F1B8F5702F72A350B5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE365B867F0C04A90AD9E702CEB461AB7"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H20C19F35A23F45F5837699FF980DFE36"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF0DCC40D6B24752AF5FE114B3AD8D79"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E3D2C69A01E40D5A2094E8BC58C06E2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H54CC41B4D0154F259B5B99370E4610C2"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H751A8A4368D349DC9CA2CF90E3005CAB"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H49CFF24D743C4127A1100C7501B20828"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HECEA9871BCE0483187EF7FA4ABF347CC"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5371D0950DC247F485B8252821FFE8FF"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H55800EEC66BB453E975A73B1D4C3AA85"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86DC84F0DC314DCD9F341DF8E8B553EF"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6422724B9BC04D42A74EF218C0434887"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFE3C575790B498FB3303D756DB4D477"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. The Association established and maintains the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award presented annually at the United States Air Force Academy; established and maintains an awards program for outstanding fighter pilot <quote> lead-in </quote> trainee graduates from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and sponsors a scholarship program for descendants of American Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H27FF738F25524981906DBBC3C85964BF"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Congressional gold medal </header> <subsection id="H16665C3F74CA49B78ACC55BA3CC28A66"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Presentation authorized </header> <text> The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom, which has spanned the history of aviation warfare. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD5C96790909C400DA1CA4C5F95692158"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Design and striking </header> <text> For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H88E1F794AC25427DA00E20F12217AE92"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Smithsonian institution </header> <paragraph id="H70EC1DA8650B4ECE8B93AD3BA4AB8D82"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H91A29E65AAEA4A28B4B21B05CE638DC5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Sense of the Congress </header> <text> It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Fighter Aces, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HE0BBF2E9A0D54FA4B03123962AD4E16A"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Duplicate medals </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. </text> </section> <section id="H222A17BA68AF492A956B22E84369EBC1"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> National medals </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national medal for purposes of <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/51"> chapter 51 </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code. </text> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20140519"> Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2014. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. 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I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 685 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. (2) Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. (3) Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. (4) The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. (5) American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. (6) Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. (7) The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. (8) American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. (9) The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. (10) Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. (11) Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. (12) Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. (13) The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. (14) The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. The Association established and maintains the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award presented annually at the United States Air Force Academy; established and maintains an awards program for outstanding fighter pilot lead-in trainee graduates from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and sponsors a scholarship program for descendants of American Fighter Aces. 3. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom, which has spanned the history of aviation warfare. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian institution (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. (2) Sense of the Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Fighter Aces, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 5. National medals The medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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R. 685 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"/> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H03403BF3079447E8BF072DDB47F989B8" style="OLC"> <section id="HF12401A8BE014D7F972B4E7EDDE29BFD" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H062F99F0576E42FAAF411D17178740E3"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="H0A25147D45A841F1B8F5702F72A350B5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE365B867F0C04A90AD9E702CEB461AB7"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H20C19F35A23F45F5837699FF980DFE36"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF0DCC40D6B24752AF5FE114B3AD8D79"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E3D2C69A01E40D5A2094E8BC58C06E2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H54CC41B4D0154F259B5B99370E4610C2"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H751A8A4368D349DC9CA2CF90E3005CAB"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H49CFF24D743C4127A1100C7501B20828"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HECEA9871BCE0483187EF7FA4ABF347CC"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5371D0950DC247F485B8252821FFE8FF"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H55800EEC66BB453E975A73B1D4C3AA85"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86DC84F0DC314DCD9F341DF8E8B553EF"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6422724B9BC04D42A74EF218C0434887"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFE3C575790B498FB3303D756DB4D477"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. 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I One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 685 AN ACT To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. (2) Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. (3) Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. (4) The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. (5) American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. (6) Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. (7) The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. (8) American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. (9) The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. (10) Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. (11) Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. (12) Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. (13) The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. (14) The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. The Association established and maintains the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award presented annually at the United States Air Force Academy; established and maintains an awards program for outstanding fighter pilot lead-in trainee graduates from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and sponsors a scholarship program for descendants of American Fighter Aces. 3. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom, which has spanned the history of aviation warfare. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian institution (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. (2) Sense of the Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Fighter Aces, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 5. National medals The medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H4FC47D07074545008E15760851343861" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 685 IH: American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 685 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="J000174"> Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="H001064"> Mr. Heck of Washington </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HBA00"> Committee on Financial Services </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HHA00"> House Administration </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HBE731C93F184480FB355F741D8E18052" style="OLC"> <section id="H086C0BA9D69A4A88A0C5A5BAC275B289" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H802F616E40584DB2BDBD620280A7300E"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="HE41B99F583F747BE943214A1C5AFCC1C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H91025EE9256247929146031BA94C6790"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA660361A3850496FBC1F922276C76BFE"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H565943545BB24324A31C394B40C1DB6B"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16A2F9E2716848D4B884214F73EC2AAF"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3273C9559AF746ECA0B8F176ECB11B69"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H39DD9A5C4BDE4845A9E703395C447D9C"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9FBCB4FFC5664C019B58E272BC5037AD"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F815055DDAF4C22A2ED22677E8A192D"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDF833D8DC4F41CEB69370C707B61CD5"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3FA911CC91B4F1C9DEA3509A92E5B6E"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H03CA81FEDE20426D9BAC6D8D8A6F48E1"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6B3C79C85E444AEA7D663D29BB5F4BF"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H420D9A19EE8146E9A6E8D6E90066B57B"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. The Association established and maintains the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award presented annually at the United States Air Force Academy; established and maintains an awards program for outstanding fighter pilot <quote> lead-in </quote> trainee graduates from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and sponsors a scholarship program for descendants of American Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HFAC166E1C91A44828B04C71526755EE9"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Congressional gold medal </header> <subsection id="H6340800771384B5F8E90905391EB0314"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Presentation authorized </header> <text> The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom, which has spanned the history of aviation warfare. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H040520BBE7C1438D8E7D52EFC01AD02B"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Design and striking </header> <text> For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HDB0245378C5F4B0CA239B0E98DD76680"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Smithsonian institution </header> <paragraph id="H7C6BC70CF8AA4951865FDE358CD4EC39"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2F18761F7B9E486CA4CA0F307C2E282E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Sense of the Congress </header> <text> It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Fighter Aces, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H1F75CCA4BFC84316BD4B49BC71312B16"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Duplicate medals </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. </text> </section> <section id="H0F31C4FC8BE14271863C583099D953F2"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> National medals </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. </text> </section> <section id="H0146FD5DE9C1481DB79FEBDA798709F8"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Authority To use fund amounts; proceeds of sale </header> <subsection id="H849BCD2DCFD04F96AAC7897416D5B014"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Authority To use fund amounts </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $40,000 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section 3. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC03C282C40434E25A0AC828B47916B80"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Proceeds of sale </header> <text> Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 685 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas (for himself and Mr. Heck of Washington ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services , and in addition to the Committee on House Administration , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. (2) Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. (3) Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. (4) The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. (5) American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. (6) Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. (7) The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. (8) American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. (9) The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. (10) Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. (11) Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. (12) Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. (13) The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. (14) The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. The Association established and maintains the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award presented annually at the United States Air Force Academy; established and maintains an awards program for outstanding fighter pilot lead-in trainee graduates from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and sponsors a scholarship program for descendants of American Fighter Aces. 3. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom, which has spanned the history of aviation warfare. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian institution (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. (2) Sense of the Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Fighter Aces, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 5. National medals The medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. 6. Authority To use fund amounts; proceeds of sale (a) Authority To use fund amounts There is authorized to be charged against the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund, an amount not to exceed $40,000 to pay for the cost of the medal authorized under section 3. (b) Proceeds of sale Amounts received from the sale of duplicate bronze medals under section 4 shall be deposited in the United States Mint Public Enterprise Fund.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Received-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HFE88786107A54D83B96EACBE875CDE18" key="H" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 685 : American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> II </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 2d Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 685 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date> May 20, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Received </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H03403BF3079447E8BF072DDB47F989B8" style="OLC"> <section id="HF12401A8BE014D7F972B4E7EDDE29BFD" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H062F99F0576E42FAAF411D17178740E3"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="H0A25147D45A841F1B8F5702F72A350B5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE365B867F0C04A90AD9E702CEB461AB7"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H20C19F35A23F45F5837699FF980DFE36"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF0DCC40D6B24752AF5FE114B3AD8D79"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3E3D2C69A01E40D5A2094E8BC58C06E2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H54CC41B4D0154F259B5B99370E4610C2"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. 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In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HECEA9871BCE0483187EF7FA4ABF347CC"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5371D0950DC247F485B8252821FFE8FF"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H55800EEC66BB453E975A73B1D4C3AA85"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text> Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H86DC84F0DC314DCD9F341DF8E8B553EF"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text> Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6422724B9BC04D42A74EF218C0434887"> <enum> (13) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFE3C575790B498FB3303D756DB4D477"> <enum> (14) </enum> <text> The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. 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Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk </role> <proxy display="yes"> Robert F. Reeves, </proxy> <role> Deputy Clerk </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> </bill>

II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 685 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 20, 2014 Received AN ACT To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom throughout the history of aviation warfare. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Fighter Aces Congressional Gold Medal Act . 2. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) An American Fighter Ace is a fighter pilot who has served honorably in a United States military service and who has destroyed 5 or more confirmed enemy aircraft in aerial combat during a war or conflict in which American armed forces have participated. (2) Beginning with World War I, and the first use of airplanes in warfare, military services have maintained official records of individual aerial victory credits during every major conflict. Of more than 60,000 United States military fighter pilots that have taken to the air, less than 1,500 have become Fighter Aces. (3) Americans became Fighter Aces in the Spanish Civil War, Sino-Japanese War, Russian Civil War, Arab-Israeli War, and others. Additionally, American military groups’ recruited United States military pilots to form the American Volunteer Group, Eagle Squadron, and others that produced American-born Fighter Aces fighting against axis powers prior to Pearl Harbor. (4) The concept of a Fighter Ace is that they fought for freedom and democracy across the globe, flying in the face of the enemy to defend freedom throughout the history of aerial combat. American-born citizens became Fighter Aces flying under the flag of United States allied countries and became some of the highest scoring Fighter Aces of their respective wars. (5) American Fighter Aces hail from every State in the Union, representing numerous ethnic, religious, and cultural backgrounds. (6) Fighter Aces possess unique skills that have made them successful in aerial combat. These include courage, judgment, keen marksmanship, concentration, drive, persistence, and split-second thinking that makes an Ace a war fighter with unique and valuable flight driven skills. (7) The Aces’ training, bravery, skills, sacrifice, attention to duty, and innovative spirit illustrate the most celebrated traits of the United States military, including service to country and the protection of freedom and democracy. (8) American Fighter Aces have led distinguished careers in the military, education, private enterprise, and politics. Many have held the rank of General or Admiral and played leadership roles in multiple war efforts from WWI to Vietnam through many decades. In some cases they became the highest ranking officers for following wars. (9) The extraordinary heroism of the American Fighter Ace boosted American morale at home and encouraged many men and women to enlist to fight for America and democracy across the globe. (10) Fighter Aces were among America’s most-prized military fighters during wars. When they rotated back to the United States after combat tours, they trained cadets in fighter pilot tactics that they had learned over enemy skies. The teaching of combat dogfighting to young aviators strengthened our fighter pilots to become more successful in the skies. The net effect of this was to shorten wars and save the lives of young Americans. (11) Following military service, many Fighter Aces became test pilots due to their superior flying skills and quick thinking abilities. (12) Richard Bong was America’s top Ace of all wars scoring a confirmed 40 enemy victories in WWII. He was from Poplar, Wisconsin, and flew the P–38 Lightning in all his combat sorties flying for the 49th Fighter Group. He was killed in 1945 during a P–80 test flight in which the engine flamed out on takeoff. (13) The American Fighter Aces are one of the most decorated military groups in American history. Twenty-two Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of Admiral in the Navy. Seventy-nine Fighter Aces have achieved the rank of General in the Army, Marines, and Air Force. Nineteen Medals of Honor have been awarded to individual Fighter Aces. (14) The American Fighter Aces Association has existed for over 50 years as the primary organization with which the Aces have preserved their history and told their stories to the American public. The Association established and maintains the Outstanding Cadet in Airmanship Award presented annually at the United States Air Force Academy; established and maintains an awards program for outstanding fighter pilot lead-in trainee graduates from the Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps; and sponsors a scholarship program for descendants of American Fighter Aces. 3. Congressional gold medal (a) Presentation authorized The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall make appropriate arrangements for the presentation, on behalf of the Congress, of a single gold medal of appropriate design in honor of the American Fighter Aces, collectively, in recognition of their heroic military service and defense of our country’s freedom, which has spanned the history of aviation warfare. (b) Design and striking For the purposes of the award referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary of the Treasury shall strike the gold medal with suitable emblems, devices, and inscriptions, to be determined by the Secretary. (c) Smithsonian institution (1) In general Following the award of the gold medal in honor of the American Fighter Aces, the gold medal shall be given to the Smithsonian Institution, where it will be available for display as appropriate and available for research. (2) Sense of the Congress It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the gold medal awarded pursuant to this Act available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the American Fighter Aces, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution. 4. Duplicate medals The Secretary may strike and sell duplicates in bronze of the gold medal struck pursuant to section 3 under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, at a price sufficient to cover the cost thereof, including labor, materials, dies, use of machinery, and overhead expenses, and the cost of the gold medal. 5. National medals The medal struck pursuant to this Act is a national medal for purposes of chapter 51 of title 31, United States Code. Passed the House of Representatives May 19, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk Robert F. Reeves, Deputy Clerk

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8A08AE690E06452FBEF513ACC0B34833" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 686 IH: Protect our Prairies Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 686 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="N000184"> Mrs. Noem </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="W000799"> Mr. Walz </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000449"> Mr. Fortenberry </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000258"> Mr. Peterson </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000574"> Mr. Blumenauer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000804"> Mr. Wittman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000193"> Mr. Thompson of Mississippi </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="L000566"> Mr. Latta </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Committee on Agriculture </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HA09628D97ED142DBAB375E0724E2DDD7" style="OLC"> <section id="H351C81CEE6D7436AAC5EB95B5FA02190" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Protect our Prairies Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H9E38C3C444B14BDD9BAEB01A2694AC04"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Crop production on native sod </header> <subsection id="H3034ECEB0C7B4CE4ABC3BA691129EBD3"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Federal crop insurance </header> <text> Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HBAA3A805EAF0401FBBEDC58A534A3D4F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting <quote> , or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled, </quote> after <quote> tilled </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H648E5D3EC64042D784BBD0A88F51FD15"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in paragraph (2)(A), by striking <quote> for benefits under— </quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting </text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H30860B0899354119AEEB24129846769E" style="OLC"> <text> for— </text> <clause id="HBF3D17C063CF49F2B93E55B576CD9A70"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> a portion of crop insurance premium subsidies under this subtitle in accordance with paragraph (3); </text> </clause> <clause id="HDCE6D5C6983248779361AC69383E79FB"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> benefits under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and </text> </clause> <clause id="HC13090438E5649D2B336D5B5C36C2DCD"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> payments described in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308"> 7 U.S.C. 1308 </external-xref> ). </text> </clause> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7142DF582AFF495487DA45368E853117"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: </text> <quoted-block id="H30F29EBA43DB4A72B20BF203FE08B091" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE2DE9E40696F4C0C9CF7BFA28B2DC960"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <subparagraph id="H333AB379E2EE4516AF223D7220160919"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> During the first 4 crop years of planting on native sod acreage (as described in paragraph (2)) by a producer— </text> <clause id="HDBC499F7D0964CA6B712EB8642282C20"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H8589B893F37F4272A5967E0DDA806AD2"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under this subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C7B56D2B9564A448EF5CF22C4D1EEDC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Yield substitution </header> <text> During the period native sod acreage is covered by this subsection, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod acreage. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HADFB951437894525B01B92AD5B4786F0"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Noninsured crop disaster assistance </header> <text> Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7333"> 7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H722D6D62F7DB411E8181FA96B68D06E5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting <quote> , or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled, </quote> after <quote> tilled </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9F7ADBD87EE14EA49B37AE777264103B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking <quote> for benefits under— </quote> and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting </text> <quoted-block display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H04331176792C4917BD8951188FF2E2FE" style="OLC"> <text> for— </text> <subclause id="HBE060D817D0042148848F4FE0989A270"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> benefits under this section; </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HBE6EF215DA5A49C98307872D664813CE"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> a portion of crop insurance premium subsidies under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) in accordance with subparagraph (C); and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD08B96432FFB418590C149A42D02E8C1"> <enum> (III) </enum> <text> payments described in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1308"> 7 U.S.C. 1308 </external-xref> ). </text> </subclause> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA133E8D27B96408BBB504276C938B06A"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block id="H002D6DDAAD8140CAA0082C127374D9BF" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H7AA0FB3D66944A22AC3AB8A2C4E521BD"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <clause id="HA78603F26DD84B5FAD79346DF9F082FC"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> During the first 4 crop years of planting on native sod acreage (as described in subparagraph (B)) by a producer— </text> <subclause id="H1A0B3A0DB665423BA06A3BF3A69BCE2F"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> subparagraph (B) shall apply to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HB64A8C6AF3BA4346835BFE4F3405FD83"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1501"> 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. </external-xref> ) shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply. </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H66B71180F7A44D93B4C2C1E50CB0958E"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Yield substitution </header> <text> During the period native sod acreage is covered by this paragraph, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod acreage. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5F9C029F9E454DF79D41ECFB144031EB"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Cropland report </header> <paragraph id="H6FFA06E0E9514913876E1E32D763DF51"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Baseline </header> <text> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the cropland acreage in each county and State, and the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each county and State, beginning with calendar year 2000 and including that information for the most recent year for which that information is available. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F6F635BC6864073AD32FDF26D0669AE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Annual updates </header> <text> Not later than January 1, 2014, and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2017, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes— </text> <subparagraph id="HD601D6EE8323448C8EE6368E8E420421"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the cropland acreage in each county and State as of the date of submission of the report; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4716D7B3DE894A68A353EEEEE91D47BC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each county and State. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 686 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mrs. Noem (for herself, Mr. Walz , Mr. Fortenberry , Mr. Peterson , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Thompson of Mississippi , and Mr. Latta ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to modify the ineligibility requirements for producers that produce an annual crop on native sod, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protect our Prairies Act . 2. Crop production on native sod (a) Federal crop insurance Section 508(o) of the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(o)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting , or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled, after tilled ; (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking for benefits under— and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for— (i) a portion of crop insurance premium subsidies under this subtitle in accordance with paragraph (3); (ii) benefits under section 196 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7333); and (iii) payments described in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 7 U.S.C. 1308 ). ; and (3) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following new paragraph: (3) Administration (A) In general During the first 4 crop years of planting on native sod acreage (as described in paragraph (2)) by a producer— (i) paragraph (2) shall apply to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and (ii) the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under this subtitle shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply. (B) Yield substitution During the period native sod acreage is covered by this subsection, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod acreage. . (b) Noninsured crop disaster assistance Section 196(a)(4) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7333(a)(4) ) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by inserting , or the producer cannot substantiate that the ground has ever been tilled, after tilled ; (2) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking for benefits under— and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for— (I) benefits under this section; (II) a portion of crop insurance premium subsidies under the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.) in accordance with subparagraph (C); and (III) payments described in subsection (b) or (c) of section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 ( 7 U.S.C. 1308 ). ; and (3) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following new subparagraph: (C) Administration (i) In general During the first 4 crop years of planting on native sod acreage (as described in subparagraph (B)) by a producer— (I) subparagraph (B) shall apply to 65 percent of the transitional yield of the producer; and (II) the crop insurance premium subsidy provided for the producer under the Federal Crop Insurance Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq. ) shall be 50 percentage points less than the premium subsidy that would otherwise apply. (ii) Yield substitution During the period native sod acreage is covered by this paragraph, a producer may not substitute yields for the native sod acreage. . (c) Cropland report (1) Baseline Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes the cropland acreage in each county and State, and the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each county and State, beginning with calendar year 2000 and including that information for the most recent year for which that information is available. (2) Annual updates Not later than January 1, 2014, and each January 1 thereafter through January 1, 2017, the Secretary of Agriculture shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate a report that describes— (A) the cropland acreage in each county and State as of the date of submission of the report; and (B) the change in cropland acreage from the preceding year in each county and State.

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R. 687 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="G000565"> Mr. Gosar </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="K000368"> Mrs. Kirkpatrick </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000018"> Mr. Salmon </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001183"> Mr. Schweikert </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="F000448"> Mr. Franks of Arizona </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H4C0C0FDCA3AF4C4A9751E554A5B0B53D" style="OLC"> <section id="H118CE299EA51486591F899A2E7BA9B01" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; table of contents </header> <subsection id="HFDC15890F60F426391BA9DDDBB08BC05"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HFDE64EB21535483F8C741FF3323EF586"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text> The table of contents for this Act is as follows: </text> <toc container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration"> <toc-entry idref="H118CE299EA51486591F899A2E7BA9B01" level="section"> Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HF341BA8AC58443C9BFD663A95F42DAA4" level="section"> Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HC328142F7E7B43DABC541E625E06624F" level="section"> Sec. 3. Definitions. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H1D39A9A044BE451D81495DD93CCF3D41" level="section"> Sec. 4. Land exchange. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H245ABECBE18A47958FA4F9342076015C" level="section"> Sec. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HAE8C69215510418C94A2EC062926F6A9" level="section"> Sec. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H66EFEFC791BC44C3AAC7AA49BBC27EDE" level="section"> Sec. 7. Withdrawal. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HC67DB9FFB0CC42E2AD84132461D8D459" level="section"> Sec. 8. Apache leap. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HBA866FE885C84016B24372A754362BDB" level="section"> Sec. 9. Conveyances to town of Superior, Arizona. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H03741E26424348FBADF0F458C68F826F" level="section"> Sec. 10. Miscellaneous provisions. </toc-entry> </toc> </subsection> </section> <section id="HF341BA8AC58443C9BFD663A95F42DAA4"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings and purpose </header> <subsection id="HD66FCC7EA21447C8A4FD158600090E9B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds that— </text> <paragraph id="HEA446EC3CF1B4D27845030F52CCF361D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the land exchange furthers public objectives referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716"> 43 U.S.C. 1716 </external-xref> ) including— </text> <subparagraph id="H015B1D09DF1A4DD481F71D18E041E8CB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> promoting significant job and other economic opportunities in a part of the State of Arizona that has a long history of mining, but is currently experiencing high unemployment rates and economic difficulties; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE43CF201573461CBA6E4BE4B7D3C0A6"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> facilitating the development of a world-class domestic copper deposit capable of meeting a significant portion of the annual United States demand for this strategic and important mineral, in an area which has already been subject to mining operations; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCC246770C6F848E8A43B5764F2A4B5B6"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> significantly enhancing Federal, State, and local revenue collections in a time of severe governmental budget shortfalls; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H804A7F5E84A44BE4947B7B921871E746"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> securing Federal ownership and protection of land with significant fish and wildlife, recreational, scenic, water, riparian, cultural, and other public values; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H536D73DA8308426E89261BEE4AB02FD2"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> assisting more efficient Federal land management via Federal acquisition of land for addition to the Las Cienegas and San Pedro National Conservation Areas, and to the Tonto and Coconino National Forests; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H040BBB24D5E94E138FD8FE8D97BEE213"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> providing opportunity for community expansion and economic diversification adjacent to the towns of Superior, Miami, and Globe, Arizona; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H68EBE1FBDBEB4826A0C8C7EB9C0E30F6"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> protecting the cultural resources and other values of the Apache Leap escarpment located near Superior, Arizona; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F29BEA3598348E8A9CF5BC0251F2C32"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the land exchange is, therefore, in the public interest. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H29ABA4E466E94A5A82DF4E8E6405C468"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Purpose </header> <text> It is the purpose of this Act to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land between Resolution Copper and the United States. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HC328142F7E7B43DABC541E625E06624F"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEBE8FD27A35B4B209623A61C6E0E7C39"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Apache leap </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> Apache Leap </quote> means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Apache Leap </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8CD761C3149B4B61AFA7C9144C31821F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Oak Flat </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC182449228954F51BE75AF557C211CC7"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Indian tribe </header> <text> The term <term> Indian tribe </term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b"> 25 U.S.C. 450b </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF7B4426222784730BC713DA4AEB54F71"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Non-Federal land </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> non-Federal land </term> means the parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper that are described in section 5(a) and, if necessary to equalize the land exchange under section 4, section 4(e)(2)(A)(i). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD50B7935C55C4FE187418F0686663963"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Oak flat campground </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> Oak Flat Campground </quote> means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising approximately 16 developed campsites depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Campground </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H08BB9FFA19404E049837AFA9AE308F71"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Oak flat withdrawal area </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> Oak Flat Withdrawal Area </quote> means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Withdrawal Area </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C55A2DCD7604874ADC20B396568F028"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Resolution copper </header> <text> The term <term> Resolution Copper </term> means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including any successor, assign, affiliate, member, or joint venturer of Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H24C03EB50149440F8880A2068C79B0F7"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of Agriculture. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93DC0849203D4BEE8004E8A1621DDA31"> <enum> (9) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Arizona. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8368BA33644F45A69C63F444E749809D"> <enum> (10) </enum> <header> Town </header> <text> The term <term> Town </term> means the incorporated town of Superior, Arizona. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H1D39A9A044BE451D81495DD93CCF3D41"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Land exchange </header> <subsection id="H6C0A70B3459D47CD8A69C3353D40EE70"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to the provisions of this Act, if Resolution Copper offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of Resolution Copper in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey to Resolution Copper, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7F171C8F187D4D78BF1104011925F238"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions on acceptance </header> <text> Title to any non-Federal land conveyed by Resolution Copper to the United States under this Act shall be in a form that— </text> <paragraph id="H5C9C1428B8BF40AFA2D39A658635039F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> is acceptable to the Secretary, for land to be administered by the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, for land to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD27B41342FC4C7DAB2F4F250B7D7873"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> conforms to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7069418C856548D48A679E29494FAA5C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Consultation with indian tribes </header> <text> If not undertaken prior to enactment of this Act, within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall engage in government-to-government consultation with affected Indian tribes concerning issues related to the land exchange, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC34A1E4BE553496D9961E3D772115DE7"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Appraisals </header> <paragraph id="HAF7945CE84814BA7946203DBF787536B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Resolution Copper shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal land in compliance with the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/36/254.9"> section 254.9 </external-xref> of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H15DCB156223A4E23927FF6E1705020AA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <subparagraph id="H2301A3759EE24D20AA1D64710326A158"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an appraisal prepared under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <clause id="HC0ECD6B3B362426199889F5C99F83A87"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H8D76AAD27FED495D9A3D3E88706D54AB"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2510337E96494A0DA39EF970B0316041"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Final appraised value </header> <text> After the final appraised values of the Federal land and non-Federal land are determined and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not be required to reappraise or update the final appraised value— </text> <clause id="H9F9C2C0A819845CD8C9661E50EB445E2"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value; or </text> </clause> <clause id="HEFEDF5BE9ACE457383B1C6DA2C5C6CD4"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> at all, in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/36/254.14"> section 254.14 </external-xref> of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), after an exchange agreement is entered into by Resolution Copper and the Secretary. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5C9C101C0DDA49AAAD75F08551BADD6A"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Improvements </header> <text> Any improvements made by Resolution Copper prior to entering into an exchange agreement shall not be included in the appraised value of the Federal land. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H20B38B415F954FBE8D78916E4C5DB307"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Public review </header> <text> Before consummating the land exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall make the appraisals of the land to be exchanged (or a summary thereof) available for public review. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE2BD7CA4B85E49C59346B215BB11F682"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Appraisal information </header> <text> The appraisal prepared under this subsection shall include a detailed income capitalization approach analysis of the market value of the Federal land which may be utilized, as appropriate, to determine the value of the Federal land, and shall be the basis for calculation of any payment under section 6. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8195550771A54673B7A9E0D64C9DE13C"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Equal value land exchange </header> <paragraph id="H38B324D742E24C0CA0753E9654C861BD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be equal or shall be equalized in accordance with this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6819583D6FAB483D9E407DDFC079546B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Surplus of Federal land value </header> <subparagraph id="H0E45AB2ECAA748CB9E5F578C5D5F713F"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> If the final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Federal land, Resolution Copper shall— </text> <clause id="H14E7BCA1FF5D4B36813477BA83BBC8C6"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> convey additional non-Federal land in the State to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, consistent with the requirements of this Act and subject to the approval of the applicable Secretary; </text> </clause> <clause id="H64B0027F77D44F6EB6C926E36B8CC542"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> make a cash payment to the United States; or </text> </clause> <clause id="HD92D9D40D6784C29A2FB16B952ECE2F8"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> use a combination of the methods described in clauses (i) and (ii), as agreed to by Resolution Copper, the Secretary, and the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B0BED036C094D9FA8188E88E39860EC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Amount of payment </header> <text> The Secretary may accept a payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests conveyed, notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716"> 43 U.S.C. 1716(b) </external-xref> ). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4D1192D7B9634BB2AEB0C4033334CAE5"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Disposition and use of proceeds </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any amounts received by the United States under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/171"> Public Law 90–171 </external-xref> (commonly known as the <quote> Sisk Act </quote> ; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a"> 16 U.S.C. 484a </external-xref> ) and shall be made available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2BF2C6B7CEE4B2AA839A08B6D94A7AD"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Surplus of non-Federal land </header> <text> If the final appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds the value of the Federal land— </text> <subparagraph id="H4950960387B24B3187F3B6118243EC30"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the United States shall not make a payment to Resolution Copper to equalize the value; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3CF22BF71A634B3C92E1D3BAAD593B2C"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> except as provided in section 9(b)(2)(B), the surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be considered to be a donation by Resolution Copper to the United States. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDFF48275321C4CC1A90E662E57B46036"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Oak flat withdrawal area </header> <paragraph id="H0DC0F8C4695F45B482FA4F902DB682D7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Permits </header> <text> Subject to the provisions of this subsection and notwithstanding any withdrawal of the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from the mining, mineral leasing, or public land laws, the Secretary, upon enactment of this Act, shall issue to Resolution Copper— </text> <subparagraph id="H5F178CEB12FC4864B94BFD00A6DE74C9"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 30 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities under the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from existing drill pads located outside the Area, if the activities would not disturb the surface of the Area; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91A2F62B3DF644CD9B1083112F84AB06"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 90 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities within the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area (but not within the Oak Flat Campground), if the activities are conducted from a single exploratory drill pad which is located to reasonably minimize visual and noise impacts on the Campground. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H674A3C8854D54DABB3669AF4FDE8C08F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <text> Any activities undertaken in accordance with this subsection shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4B7E52C727FD42B5864DAFEDA1EFB5FF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Termination </header> <text> The authorization for Resolution Copper to undertake mineral exploration activities under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area land is conveyed to Resolution Copper in accordance with this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H98710BB54E394BB382EDC902B2B9C902"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Costs </header> <text> As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall agree to pay, without compensation, all costs that are— </text> <paragraph id="H0868ECB60692400582145188AC6D545B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> associated with the land exchange and any environmental review document under subsection (j); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C65ECC479F9405DB2735E9B04B456BE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> agreed to by the Secretary. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA20D59F493C448F8883E56F8F33FD4F6"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Use of Federal land </header> <text> The Federal land to be conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act shall be available to Resolution Copper for mining and related activities subject to and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to mining and related activities on land in private ownership. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H06FE8B411B584D8EB9520F8DBAD9A667"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Intent of Congress </header> <text> It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this Act shall be consummated not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1A46007C031A4E20B6653B639771EFB2"> <enum> (j) </enum> <header> Environmental compliance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4321"> 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. </external-xref> ) under this Act shall be as follows: </text> <paragraph id="H997AE643926B40ABAB2A70B5A3A486DB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Prior to commencing production in commercial quantities of any valuable mineral from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act (except for any production from exploration and mine development shafts, adits, and tunnels needed to determine feasibility and pilot plant testing of commercial production or to access the ore body and tailing deposition areas), Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary a proposed mine plan of operations. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9ABC4FACA8F647A7ABA7EDFE8FD3DD6C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The Secretary shall, within 3 years of such submission, complete preparation of an environmental review document in accordance with section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4322"> 42 U.S.C. 4322(2) </external-xref> ) which shall be used as the basis for all decisions under applicable Federal laws, rules and regulations regarding any Federal actions or authorizations related to the proposed mine and mine plan of operations of Resolution Copper, including the construction of associated power, water, transportation, processing, tailings, waste dump, and other ancillary facilities. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H245ABECBE18A47958FA4F9342076015C"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Conveyance and management of non-Federal land </header> <subsection id="H648F57ACC9A34F71B2E1B18FBAE126DC"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Conveyance </header> <text> On receipt of title to the Federal land, Resolution Copper shall simultaneously convey— </text> <paragraph id="HD60AFD6EF04C4EC8890BC3284DE49CA0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary determines to be acceptable in and to— </text> <subparagraph id="H734BD6B3D7C5494FB19721B8C9D62AA0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the approximately 147 acres of land located in Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Turkey Creek </quote> and dated March 2011; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAA6C2B07CAC74D189F09A8D031C8A76D"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the approximately 148 acres of land located in Yavapai County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Tangle Creek </quote> and dated March 2011; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H00BAB787EBE143DB9755F201D8B767F2"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the approximately 149 acres of land located in Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Cave Creek </quote> and dated March 2011; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE1AE22C7A7645AE9C54041E7D961A94"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> the approximately 640 acres of land located in Coconino County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–East Clear Creek </quote> and dated March 2011; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H41658044D4964FFCB4ED8A97EF5CA113"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> the approximately 110 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Apache Leap South End </quote> and dated March 2011; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD54FFF98CC3241DDA6C47EB683401D00"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to the Secretary of the Interior, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be acceptable in and to— </text> <subparagraph id="HD11C4A6DB84943AAAD5706EABC31FAF4"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the approximately 3,050 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, identified as <quote> Lands to DOI </quote> as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Lower San Pedro River </quote> and dated July 6, 2011; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H865585A8EBFE40EC8639496944D10420"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the approximately 160 acres of land located in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, identified as <quote> Lands to DOI </quote> as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Dripping Springs </quote> and dated July 6, 2011; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H71872F78C48C4D50838E3113CC90C6C9"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the approximately 940 acres of land located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, identified as <quote> Lands to DOI </quote> as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Appleton Ranch </quote> and dated July 6, 2011. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H18E45CAC02BF446D9E69F29D76644D39"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Management of acquired land </header> <paragraph id="H07795785E5104756B6702AD221568A3F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Land acquired by the Secretary </header> <subparagraph id="HA2F9E7FD0612494188BCE496D68EC465"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall— </text> <clause id="HDAB2C9B2E571431A8DA8A094E37FDC5E"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> become part of the national forest in which the land is located; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HF668AE4700624FB885C6BBC171601901"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> be administered in accordance with the laws applicable to the National Forest System. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEDAD50B403804551BF4DD3B3E45B3E50"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Boundary revision </header> <text> On the acquisition of land by the Secretary under this Act, the boundaries of the national forest shall be modified to reflect the inclusion of the acquired land. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD90436C2004F4DEF8EE6CD38BB63881C"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Land and water conservation fund </header> <text> For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4601-9"> 16 U.S.C. 4601–9 </external-xref> ), the boundaries of a national forest in which land acquired by the Secretary is located shall be deemed to be the boundaries of that forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H05ECEB1A734F4700AD3091CA6F553C2D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Land acquired by the Secretary of the interior </header> <subparagraph id="HAD0912A50B46485FA90F1450D16D1932"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> San pedro national conservation area </header> <clause id="H291BA1224E454E278E8C71F6954D18A2"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the San Pedro National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. </text> </clause> <clause id="HCBDA98ED4B774593A1133B85559AD678"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Management plan </header> <text> Not later than 2 years after the date on which the land is acquired, the Secretary of the Interior shall update the management plan for the San Pedro National Conservation Area to reflect the management requirements of the acquired land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD520FF399A624ABEAABC2DEF7EEFE931"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Dripping springs </header> <text> Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701"> 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. </external-xref> ) and applicable land use plans. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB8F2002A23504366AAFDACC9F5E0F75B"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Las cienegas national conservation area </header> <text> Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H129F7CDF753F4C878C01BA6BA3246BCD"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Surrender of rights </header> <text> In addition to the conveyance of the non-Federal land to the United States under this Act, and as a condition of the land exchange, Resolution Copper shall surrender to the United States, without compensation, the rights held by Resolution Copper under the mining laws and other laws of the United States to commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HAE8C69215510418C94A2EC062926F6A9"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Value adjustment payment to United States </header> <subsection id="HA29F3EE73FB74E60AE0BAA6E6CE04B83"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Annual production reporting </header> <paragraph id="HD126C1867E8D480EA423F184702A686F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Report required </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report indicating the quantity of locatable minerals produced during the preceding calendar year in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4. The first report is required to be submitted not later than February 15 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of commencement of production of valuable locatable minerals in commercial quantities from such Federal land. The reports shall be submitted February 15 of each calendar year thereafter. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6F23CC15D50E43719649003D6909404E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Sharing reports with state </header> <text> The Secretary shall make each report received under paragraph (1) available to the State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4DFEC3003FF1421F87A85CB6444EB340"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Report contents </header> <text> The reports under paragraph (1) shall comply with any recordkeeping and reporting requirements prescribed by the Secretary or required by applicable Federal laws in effect at the time of production. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H594485923B714F23AE0BF3B8A66ACEF8"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Payment on production </header> <text> If the cumulative production of valuable locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4 exceeds the quantity of production of locatable minerals from the Federal land used in the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d)(3), Resolution Copper shall pay to the United States, by not later than March 15 of each applicable calendar year, a value adjustment payment for the quantity of excess production at the same rate assumed for the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d)(3). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H286B39C5581348E6896E2B9C3CE3824D"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> State law unaffected </header> <text> Nothing in this section modifies, expands, diminishes, amends, or otherwise affects any State law relating to the imposition, application, timing, or collection of a State excise or severance tax. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB606ABC5F01D4C75A2D9CBFE5B3EAC54"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <paragraph id="H329D2A4EB14C4387B66F5A82BC26D3F7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Separate fund </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> All funds paid to the United States under this section shall be deposited in a special fund established in the Treasury and shall be available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior only for the purposes authorized by paragraph (2). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2BAB785416684AB09BD48F6C8ADF009E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Authorized use </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Amounts in the special fund established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management assets. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H66EFEFC791BC44C3AAC7AA49BBC27EDE"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Subject to valid existing rights, Apache Leap and any land acquired by the United States under this Act are withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H782940E3B0DA4F0B87F1913A226886F3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H58A908ABE4A14F9CA6FF8565403AA95A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D041D1C639443808E93EE25D86A5811"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HC67DB9FFB0CC42E2AD84132461D8D459"> <enum> 8. </enum> <header> Apache leap </header> <subsection id="H45C8C9A85DDD4FBCA8C31F05C72AE3EC"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Management </header> <paragraph id="HE28A984D1F8940CCA7C6F3D4F077CD80"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall manage Apache Leap to preserve the natural character of Apache Leap and to protect archeological and cultural resources located on Apache Leap. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7D274B2895F142A6AC97B2A98A22B254"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Special use permits </header> <text> The Secretary may issue to Resolution Copper special use permits allowing Resolution Copper to carry out underground activities (other than the commercial extraction of minerals) under the surface of Apache Leap that the Secretary determines would not disturb the surface of the land, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H51EF6AEB76524E659F2B5E907F24390B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Fences; signage </header> <text> The Secretary may allow use of the surface of Apache Leap for installation of fences, signs, monitoring devices, or other measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, protect resources located on Apache Leap, or to ensure that activities conducted under paragraph (2) do not affect the surface of Apache Leap. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HAEDC943DAD6A4A72B73C944F2B64963B"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Plan </header> <paragraph id="H1B4580E7752B4B6EB851835D24AAC1E8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, the Town, Resolution Copper, and other interested members of the public, shall prepare a management plan for Apache Leap. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H61820A971FDC4AD982C779EBEA8A9E20"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> In preparing the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether additional measures are necessary to— </text> <subparagraph id="HEFFD07AC9F444CF68607211B86FECB0A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> protect the cultural, archaeological, or historical resources of Apache Leap, including permanent or seasonal closures of all or a portion of Apache Leap; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C2B6750671047BFA22EF58F97C8C633"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> provide access for recreation. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8674802132AF4695BF42929CA9EA1A19"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Mining activities </header> <text> The provisions of this section shall not impose additional restrictions on mining activities carried out by Resolution Copper adjacent to, or outside of, the Apache Leap area beyond those otherwise applicable to mining activities on privately owned land under Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBA866FE885C84016B24372A754362BDB"> <enum> 9. </enum> <header> Conveyances to town of Superior, Arizona </header> <subsection id="H91DDBD88923B44F08F7D61D071979D80"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Conveyances </header> <text> On request from the Town and subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the Town the following: </text> <paragraph id="H3B127EA07DA04BA3BD638115209277A0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Approximately 30 acres of land as depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Fairview Cemetery </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE9C1566A29C242BCB4DEA37A41BBA8BB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The reversionary interest and any reserved mineral interest of the United States in the approximately 265 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, as depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Reversionary Interest–Superior Airport </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H09305D38DE93438F9BFCB7C4358085F0"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The approximately 250 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, as depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Superior Airport Contiguous Parcels </quote> and dated March 2011. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1A8D420D23F41B5B489885CDE47DE0F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Payment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Town shall pay to the Secretary the market value for each parcel of land or interest in land acquired under this section, as determined by appraisals conducted in accordance with section 4(d). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC65172B2B6564AADA161BC35F05D9C19"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Sisk Act </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any payment received by the Secretary from the Town under this section shall be deposited in the fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/171"> Public Law 90–171 </external-xref> (commonly known as the <quote> Sisk Act </quote> ) ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a"> 16 U.S.C. 484a </external-xref> ) and shall be made available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8E91E63E79764831BEFAE826EA5CE4FB"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Terms and conditions </header> <text> The conveyances under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H03741E26424348FBADF0F458C68F826F"> <enum> 10. </enum> <header> Miscellaneous provisions </header> <subsection id="H0EE51B947BEB46409B7BD79D0B0A5A6E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Revocation of orders; withdrawal </header> <paragraph id="H5007BCBA901141498BBB644650BE27E9"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Revocation of orders </header> <text> Any public land order that withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the land. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H65E1AFE6EA304B16A71D3D0100DEEDEA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <text> On the date of enactment of this Act, if the Federal land or any Federal interest in the non-Federal land to be exchanged under section 4 is not withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under a public land law (including mining and mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/30/1001"> 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. </external-xref> )), the land or interest shall be withdrawn, without further action required by the Secretary concerned, from entry and appropriation. The withdrawal shall be terminated— </text> <subparagraph id="H123B751556834D28B69AF73C160D7466"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> on the date of consummation of the land exchange; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBE2DF4883D9F4D96A1DCBDAA506A22A0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if Resolution Copper notifies the Secretary in writing that it has elected to withdraw from the land exchange pursuant to section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716"> 43 U.S.C. 1716(d) </external-xref> ). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H74096BC5E0064791A7195B28EB53BBA4"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Rights of resolution copper </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall interfere with, limit, or otherwise impair, the unpatented mining claims or rights currently held by Resolution Copper on the Federal land, nor in any way change, diminish, qualify, or otherwise impact Resolution Copper’s rights and ability to conduct activities on the Federal land under such unpatented mining claims and the general mining laws of the United States, including the permitting or authorization of such activities. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HAEBA0B42F70E46248FBFAFCFB55AD0AB"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Maps, estimates, and descriptions </header> <paragraph id="HAA6DBCC2C0474ECFBDBBE265EE8F0C74"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Minor errors </header> <text> The Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper may correct, by mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F94D78F629549648782318D0CDA8356"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conflict </header> <text> If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper mutually agree otherwise. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC6806EE0D894473FAF4314CCA2B3596A"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Availability </header> <text> On the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the Office of the Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, each map referred to in this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 687 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Schweikert , and Mr. Franks of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Land exchange. Sec. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land. Sec. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States. Sec. 7. Withdrawal. Sec. 8. Apache leap. Sec. 9. Conveyances to town of Superior, Arizona. Sec. 10. Miscellaneous provisions. 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the land exchange furthers public objectives referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716 ) including— (A) promoting significant job and other economic opportunities in a part of the State of Arizona that has a long history of mining, but is currently experiencing high unemployment rates and economic difficulties; (B) facilitating the development of a world-class domestic copper deposit capable of meeting a significant portion of the annual United States demand for this strategic and important mineral, in an area which has already been subject to mining operations; (C) significantly enhancing Federal, State, and local revenue collections in a time of severe governmental budget shortfalls; (D) securing Federal ownership and protection of land with significant fish and wildlife, recreational, scenic, water, riparian, cultural, and other public values; (E) assisting more efficient Federal land management via Federal acquisition of land for addition to the Las Cienegas and San Pedro National Conservation Areas, and to the Tonto and Coconino National Forests; (F) providing opportunity for community expansion and economic diversification adjacent to the towns of Superior, Miami, and Globe, Arizona; and (G) protecting the cultural resources and other values of the Apache Leap escarpment located near Superior, Arizona; and (2) the land exchange is, therefore, in the public interest. (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land between Resolution Copper and the United States. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Apache leap The term Apache Leap means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Apache Leap and dated March 2011. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Oak Flat and dated March 2011. (3) Indian tribe The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ). (4) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper that are described in section 5(a) and, if necessary to equalize the land exchange under section 4, section 4(e)(2)(A)(i). (5) Oak flat campground The term Oak Flat Campground means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising approximately 16 developed campsites depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Campground and dated March 2011. (6) Oak flat withdrawal area The term Oak Flat Withdrawal Area means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Oak Flat Withdrawal Area and dated March 2011. (7) Resolution copper The term Resolution Copper means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including any successor, assign, affiliate, member, or joint venturer of Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (9) State The term State means the State of Arizona. (10) Town The term Town means the incorporated town of Superior, Arizona. 4. Land exchange (a) In general Subject to the provisions of this Act, if Resolution Copper offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of Resolution Copper in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey to Resolution Copper, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions on acceptance Title to any non-Federal land conveyed by Resolution Copper to the United States under this Act shall be in a form that— (1) is acceptable to the Secretary, for land to be administered by the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, for land to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and (2) conforms to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. (c) Consultation with indian tribes If not undertaken prior to enactment of this Act, within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall engage in government-to-government consultation with affected Indian tribes concerning issues related to the land exchange, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). (d) Appraisals (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Resolution Copper shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal land in compliance with the requirements of section 254.9 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Requirements (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an appraisal prepared under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (B) Final appraised value After the final appraised values of the Federal land and non-Federal land are determined and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not be required to reappraise or update the final appraised value— (i) for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value; or (ii) at all, in accordance with section 254.14 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), after an exchange agreement is entered into by Resolution Copper and the Secretary. (C) Improvements Any improvements made by Resolution Copper prior to entering into an exchange agreement shall not be included in the appraised value of the Federal land. (D) Public review Before consummating the land exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall make the appraisals of the land to be exchanged (or a summary thereof) available for public review. (3) Appraisal information The appraisal prepared under this subsection shall include a detailed income capitalization approach analysis of the market value of the Federal land which may be utilized, as appropriate, to determine the value of the Federal land, and shall be the basis for calculation of any payment under section 6. (e) Equal value land exchange (1) In general The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be equal or shall be equalized in accordance with this subsection. (2) Surplus of Federal land value (A) In general If the final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Federal land, Resolution Copper shall— (i) convey additional non-Federal land in the State to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, consistent with the requirements of this Act and subject to the approval of the applicable Secretary; (ii) make a cash payment to the United States; or (iii) use a combination of the methods described in clauses (i) and (ii), as agreed to by Resolution Copper, the Secretary, and the Secretary of the Interior. (B) Amount of payment The Secretary may accept a payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests conveyed, notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716(b) ). (C) Disposition and use of proceeds Any amounts received by the United States under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act ; 16 U.S.C. 484a ) and shall be made available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. (3) Surplus of non-Federal land If the final appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds the value of the Federal land— (A) the United States shall not make a payment to Resolution Copper to equalize the value; and (B) except as provided in section 9(b)(2)(B), the surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be considered to be a donation by Resolution Copper to the United States. (f) Oak flat withdrawal area (1) Permits Subject to the provisions of this subsection and notwithstanding any withdrawal of the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from the mining, mineral leasing, or public land laws, the Secretary, upon enactment of this Act, shall issue to Resolution Copper— (A) if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 30 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities under the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from existing drill pads located outside the Area, if the activities would not disturb the surface of the Area; and (B) if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 90 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities within the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area (but not within the Oak Flat Campground), if the activities are conducted from a single exploratory drill pad which is located to reasonably minimize visual and noise impacts on the Campground. (2) Conditions Any activities undertaken in accordance with this subsection shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. (3) Termination The authorization for Resolution Copper to undertake mineral exploration activities under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area land is conveyed to Resolution Copper in accordance with this Act. (g) Costs As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall agree to pay, without compensation, all costs that are— (1) associated with the land exchange and any environmental review document under subsection (j); and (2) agreed to by the Secretary. (h) Use of Federal land The Federal land to be conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act shall be available to Resolution Copper for mining and related activities subject to and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to mining and related activities on land in private ownership. (i) Intent of Congress It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this Act shall be consummated not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (j) Environmental compliance Compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq. ) under this Act shall be as follows: (1) Prior to commencing production in commercial quantities of any valuable mineral from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act (except for any production from exploration and mine development shafts, adits, and tunnels needed to determine feasibility and pilot plant testing of commercial production or to access the ore body and tailing deposition areas), Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary a proposed mine plan of operations. (2) The Secretary shall, within 3 years of such submission, complete preparation of an environmental review document in accordance with section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4322(2) ) which shall be used as the basis for all decisions under applicable Federal laws, rules and regulations regarding any Federal actions or authorizations related to the proposed mine and mine plan of operations of Resolution Copper, including the construction of associated power, water, transportation, processing, tailings, waste dump, and other ancillary facilities. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land (a) Conveyance On receipt of title to the Federal land, Resolution Copper shall simultaneously convey— (1) to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary determines to be acceptable in and to— (A) the approximately 147 acres of land located in Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Turkey Creek and dated March 2011; (B) the approximately 148 acres of land located in Yavapai County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Tangle Creek and dated March 2011; (C) the approximately 149 acres of land located in Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Cave Creek and dated March 2011; (D) the approximately 640 acres of land located in Coconino County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–East Clear Creek and dated March 2011; and (E) the approximately 110 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Apache Leap South End and dated March 2011; and (2) to the Secretary of the Interior, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be acceptable in and to— (A) the approximately 3,050 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, identified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Lower San Pedro River and dated July 6, 2011; (B) the approximately 160 acres of land located in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, identified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Dripping Springs and dated July 6, 2011; and (C) the approximately 940 acres of land located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, identified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Non-Federal Parcel–Appleton Ranch and dated July 6, 2011. (b) Management of acquired land (1) Land acquired by the Secretary (A) In general Land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall— (i) become part of the national forest in which the land is located; and (ii) be administered in accordance with the laws applicable to the National Forest System. (B) Boundary revision On the acquisition of land by the Secretary under this Act, the boundaries of the national forest shall be modified to reflect the inclusion of the acquired land. (C) Land and water conservation fund For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( 16 U.S.C. 4601–9 ), the boundaries of a national forest in which land acquired by the Secretary is located shall be deemed to be the boundaries of that forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. (2) Land acquired by the Secretary of the interior (A) San pedro national conservation area (i) In general The land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the San Pedro National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. (ii) Management plan Not later than 2 years after the date on which the land is acquired, the Secretary of the Interior shall update the management plan for the San Pedro National Conservation Area to reflect the management requirements of the acquired land. (B) Dripping springs Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) and applicable land use plans. (C) Las cienegas national conservation area Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. (c) Surrender of rights In addition to the conveyance of the non-Federal land to the United States under this Act, and as a condition of the land exchange, Resolution Copper shall surrender to the United States, without compensation, the rights held by Resolution Copper under the mining laws and other laws of the United States to commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States (a) Annual production reporting (1) Report required As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report indicating the quantity of locatable minerals produced during the preceding calendar year in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4. The first report is required to be submitted not later than February 15 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of commencement of production of valuable locatable minerals in commercial quantities from such Federal land. The reports shall be submitted February 15 of each calendar year thereafter. (2) Sharing reports with state The Secretary shall make each report received under paragraph (1) available to the State. (3) Report contents The reports under paragraph (1) shall comply with any recordkeeping and reporting requirements prescribed by the Secretary or required by applicable Federal laws in effect at the time of production. (b) Payment on production If the cumulative production of valuable locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4 exceeds the quantity of production of locatable minerals from the Federal land used in the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d)(3), Resolution Copper shall pay to the United States, by not later than March 15 of each applicable calendar year, a value adjustment payment for the quantity of excess production at the same rate assumed for the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d)(3). (c) State law unaffected Nothing in this section modifies, expands, diminishes, amends, or otherwise affects any State law relating to the imposition, application, timing, or collection of a State excise or severance tax. (d) Use of funds (1) Separate fund All funds paid to the United States under this section shall be deposited in a special fund established in the Treasury and shall be available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior only for the purposes authorized by paragraph (2). (2) Authorized use Amounts in the special fund established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management assets. 7. Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, Apache Leap and any land acquired by the United States under this Act are withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 8. Apache leap (a) Management (1) In general The Secretary shall manage Apache Leap to preserve the natural character of Apache Leap and to protect archeological and cultural resources located on Apache Leap. (2) Special use permits The Secretary may issue to Resolution Copper special use permits allowing Resolution Copper to carry out underground activities (other than the commercial extraction of minerals) under the surface of Apache Leap that the Secretary determines would not disturb the surface of the land, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. (3) Fences; signage The Secretary may allow use of the surface of Apache Leap for installation of fences, signs, monitoring devices, or other measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, protect resources located on Apache Leap, or to ensure that activities conducted under paragraph (2) do not affect the surface of Apache Leap. (b) Plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, the Town, Resolution Copper, and other interested members of the public, shall prepare a management plan for Apache Leap. (2) Considerations In preparing the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether additional measures are necessary to— (A) protect the cultural, archaeological, or historical resources of Apache Leap, including permanent or seasonal closures of all or a portion of Apache Leap; and (B) provide access for recreation. (c) Mining activities The provisions of this section shall not impose additional restrictions on mining activities carried out by Resolution Copper adjacent to, or outside of, the Apache Leap area beyond those otherwise applicable to mining activities on privately owned land under Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations. 9. Conveyances to town of Superior, Arizona (a) Conveyances On request from the Town and subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall convey to the Town the following: (1) Approximately 30 acres of land as depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Fairview Cemetery and dated March 2011. (2) The reversionary interest and any reserved mineral interest of the United States in the approximately 265 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, as depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Reversionary Interest–Superior Airport and dated March 2011. (3) The approximately 250 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, as depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2011–Federal Parcel–Superior Airport Contiguous Parcels and dated March 2011. (b) Payment The Town shall pay to the Secretary the market value for each parcel of land or interest in land acquired under this section, as determined by appraisals conducted in accordance with section 4(d). (c) Sisk Act Any payment received by the Secretary from the Town under this section shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act ) ( 16 U.S.C. 484a ) and shall be made available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. (d) Terms and conditions The conveyances under this section shall be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. 10. Miscellaneous provisions (a) Revocation of orders; withdrawal (1) Revocation of orders Any public land order that withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the land. (2) Withdrawal On the date of enactment of this Act, if the Federal land or any Federal interest in the non-Federal land to be exchanged under section 4 is not withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under a public land law (including mining and mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 ( 30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq. )), the land or interest shall be withdrawn, without further action required by the Secretary concerned, from entry and appropriation. The withdrawal shall be terminated— (A) on the date of consummation of the land exchange; or (B) if Resolution Copper notifies the Secretary in writing that it has elected to withdraw from the land exchange pursuant to section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1716(d) ). (3) Rights of resolution copper Nothing in this Act shall interfere with, limit, or otherwise impair, the unpatented mining claims or rights currently held by Resolution Copper on the Federal land, nor in any way change, diminish, qualify, or otherwise impact Resolution Copper’s rights and ability to conduct activities on the Federal land under such unpatented mining claims and the general mining laws of the United States, including the permitting or authorization of such activities. (b) Maps, estimates, and descriptions (1) Minor errors The Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper may correct, by mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act. (2) Conflict If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper mutually agree otherwise. (3) Availability On the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the Office of the Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, each map referred to in this Act.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HCCAAD9BB9FB942BF9DDFAABEA1C69FF8" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 687 RH: Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IB </distribution-code> <calendar display="yes"> Union Calendar No. 121 </calendar> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 687 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–167] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="G000565"> Mr. Gosar </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="K000368"> Mrs. Kirkpatrick </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000018"> Mr. Salmon </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001183"> Mr. Schweikert </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="F000448"> Mr. Franks of Arizona </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HII00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date> July 22, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> <action-instruction> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic </action-instruction> <action-instruction> For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013 </action-instruction> </action> <action display="yes"> <action-desc display="yes"> <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="H8D188C545AAB4E5AAF4BEF2AA59ADE2D" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="HAFC800D8227A4D31BE5AAAEE02CA64AF" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; table of contents </header> <subsection id="H7FBDFF4BD8A141BCA966CFD55EDAC549"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H09ABE028666149A39E0762B2E5168493"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text> The table of contents for this Act is as follows: </text> <toc changed="added" committee-id="HII00" container-level="legis-body-container" lowest-bolded-level="division-lowest-bolded" lowest-level="section" quoted-block="no-quoted-block" regeneration="yes-regeneration" reported-display-style="italic"> <toc-entry idref="HAFC800D8227A4D31BE5AAAEE02CA64AF" level="section"> Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H05A36389EB0B45BE96554CBA44EEA2B0" level="section"> Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HF7F61E82082B4AD8BC20F165C9752389" level="section"> Sec. 3. Definitions. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H6D932C3C8A884189B01A283F35771E5D" level="section"> Sec. 4. Land exchange. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H07ECB3D29B2D4AB7AFC2F122CD3FE85A" level="section"> Sec. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HE299214B631346218E12F8E8F20AED78" level="section"> Sec. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H09FA37D41A4B45528461C8AB7823C652" level="section"> Sec. 7. Withdrawal. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H40476D192A0E42FC995DE3D5F9E281C9" level="section"> Sec. 8. Apache leap. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H8D7B902DA031434E8915D1E6697D1509" level="section"> Sec. 9. Miscellaneous provisions. </toc-entry> </toc> </subsection> </section> <section id="H05A36389EB0B45BE96554CBA44EEA2B0"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings and purpose </header> <subsection id="HF3400FCFD1F845B49B221E42CB832D04"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds that— </text> <paragraph id="H3DB74CE336FE4F6CB2931E2A45AB2FC9"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the land exchange furthers public objectives referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716"> 43 U.S.C. 1716 </external-xref> ) including— </text> <subparagraph id="HAEE94827E235495AA4441B863337498D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> promoting significant job and other economic opportunities in a part of the State of Arizona that has a long history of mining, but is currently experiencing high unemployment rates and economic difficulties; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H98801103B3B147D288562E7076453AD3"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> facilitating the development of a world-class domestic copper deposit capable of meeting a significant portion of the annual United States demand for this strategic and important mineral, in an area which has already been subject to mining operations; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09429F5D34BA40F9A7056959C4AA9D47"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> significantly enhancing Federal, State, and local revenue collections in a time of severe governmental budget shortfalls; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7A8B35F7BC194829919F2A7F7E360EDF"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> securing Federal ownership and protection of land with significant fish and wildlife, recreational, scenic, water, riparian, cultural, and other public values; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEEA1039432C74AF59865C2529B1BA6D2"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> assisting more efficient Federal land management via Federal acquisition of land for addition to the Las Cienegas and San Pedro National Conservation Areas, and to the Tonto and Coconino National Forests; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC8023CFA3A3E4DE28C9C8C639BB6E68C"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> providing opportunity for community expansion and economic diversification adjacent to the towns of Superior, Miami, and Globe, Arizona; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2F6D6A530A474C6DB463BA31009AA664"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> protecting the cultural resources and other values of the Apache Leap escarpment located near Superior, Arizona; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEE455015EB664F2B881BEF8CB5F1C35B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the land exchange is, therefore, in the public interest. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB80E093D3DAE4CC7982337CB77810E14"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Purpose </header> <text> It is the purpose of this Act to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land between Resolution Copper and the United States. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HF7F61E82082B4AD8BC20F165C9752389"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2B6D07A1ED874C1A92653056D0DF4048"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Apache leap </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> Apache Leap </quote> means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Apache Leap </quote> and dated February 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8329E35B1BF4CF2B3A2634CF612021D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Federal Parcel–Oak Flat </quote> and dated February 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5050AA7871634296AEE6C1703868CF47"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Indian tribe </header> <text> The term <term> Indian tribe </term> has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/25/450b"> 25 U.S.C. 450b </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9CF8CE31578F4A1A909ED7C713DEB974"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Non-Federal land </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> non-Federal land </term> means the parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper that are described in section 5(a) and, if necessary to equalize the land exchange under section 4, section 4(e)(2)(A)(i). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H50A48A887EAB4B4986ECC19EFA6F39C0"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Oak flat campground </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> Oak Flat Campground </quote> means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising approximately 16 developed campsites depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Oak Flat Campground </quote> and dated February 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC8269F4CD9454CE7A176845CDD9ABA42"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Oak flat withdrawal area </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <quote> Oak Flat Withdrawal Area </quote> means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Oak Flat Withdrawal Area </quote> and dated February 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF0ECCC03BBB547BD8A6493109545E56A"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Resolution copper </header> <text> The term <term> Resolution Copper </term> means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including any successor, assign, affiliate, member, or joint venturer of Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCC0C400222144DF4B57605955A80D19A"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of Agriculture. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H476FB5A6165E4153B90F8C0B139064AC"> <enum> (9) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Arizona. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB121E3E6D73B446891EFFA043514696B"> <enum> (10) </enum> <header> Town </header> <text> The term <term> Town </term> means the incorporated town of Superior, Arizona. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H6D932C3C8A884189B01A283F35771E5D"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Land exchange </header> <subsection id="H061AA66D1F494095AB2AD595D334D1C4"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to the provisions of this Act, if Resolution Copper offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of Resolution Copper in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey to Resolution Copper, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H13FF797D2CF246DCA463BE5B5035E1C5"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions on acceptance </header> <text> Title to any non-Federal land conveyed by Resolution Copper to the United States under this Act shall be in a form that— </text> <paragraph id="H0D23DB9E7E2D47F49EBCD68D26B0CE04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> is acceptable to the Secretary, for land to be administered by the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, for land to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF9CAFB36D51044B9818E3C8AACAC7DED"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> conforms to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDF335C38E9444362951AFE02CC61AC51"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Consultation with indian tribes </header> <text> If not undertaken prior to enactment of this Act, within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall engage in government-to-government consultation with affected Indian tribes concerning issues related to the land exchange, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H61D00B4B413346489ABB7669F65C2FF4"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Appraisals </header> <paragraph id="HA1E2904487D64E3CB1E3DCF7E328F2C9"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Resolution Copper shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal land in compliance with the requirements of <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/36/254.9"> section 254.9 </external-xref> of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4C458F538AAB488B8506AEFB72807CA3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <subparagraph id="HE964E38E8B3A4125B4B391F5947FED3B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an appraisal prepared under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <clause id="H73C1BE535D324FE59E07D17E219D81BF"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H8096D680134A4C9CB9C18D6E6030CDF2"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H736479F13DE74DE485CC8A89ACF06C90"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Final appraised value </header> <text> After the final appraised values of the Federal land and non-Federal land are determined and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not be required to reappraise or update the final appraised value— </text> <clause id="H417D0E97130A43C28DC3E9ABCE6A3C0C"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value; or </text> </clause> <clause id="H7B17B826548640FDA92143DEE35CC4B7"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> at all, in accordance with <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/36/254.14"> section 254.14 </external-xref> of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), after an exchange agreement is entered into by Resolution Copper and the Secretary. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEE11C088522B4BD7A64B8B4258E40DA8"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Improvements </header> <text> Any improvements made by Resolution Copper prior to entering into an exchange agreement shall not be included in the appraised value of the Federal land. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H926317EF81594204A0C3DBA6F150A1CA"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Public review </header> <text> Before consummating the land exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall make the appraisals of the land to be exchanged (or a summary thereof) available for public review. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA868A36C77964323971DAD1E94156C6F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Appraisal information </header> <text> The appraisal prepared under this subsection shall include a detailed income capitalization approach analysis of the market value of the Federal land which may be utilized, as appropriate, to determine the value of the Federal land, and shall be the basis for calculation of any payment under section 6. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H966166B2A571423CBA32B27C5C03B07B"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Equal value land exchange </header> <paragraph id="H9DC5006F63444FE4A8E6363F564D9CBA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be equal or shall be equalized in accordance with this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6A7CE89E49C140D9AAC76DB889FF3B37"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Surplus of Federal land value </header> <subparagraph id="HE87CAC703B7D4FD48CA701413BD59D2C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> If the final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Federal land, Resolution Copper shall— </text> <clause id="HB58D4BCF0A7E408EB4814D0BF775BC12"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> convey additional non-Federal land in the State to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, consistent with the requirements of this Act and subject to the approval of the applicable Secretary; </text> </clause> <clause id="HBF3289E145374E6C9737680B2696100F"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> make a cash payment to the United States; or </text> </clause> <clause id="H5937C7CB27184E43964CB4D977C4BA65"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> use a combination of the methods described in clauses (i) and (ii), as agreed to by Resolution Copper, the Secretary, and the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H635E6F7D6FE349DCA9BDD73F286BED86"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Amount of payment </header> <text> The Secretary may accept a payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests conveyed, notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3812AD6413EF441BABC93C652B71B48A"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Disposition and use of proceeds </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any amounts received by the United States under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/90/171"> Public Law 90–171 </external-xref> (commonly known as the <quote> Sisk Act </quote> ; <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/484a"> 16 U.S.C. 484a </external-xref> ) and shall be made available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAD7B948040ED4B5C9E46695899AE96F7"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Surplus of non-Federal land </header> <text> If the final appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds the value of the Federal land— </text> <subparagraph id="HF6FA32CC18634CCBB54291E447C11F7D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the United States shall not make a payment to Resolution Copper to equalize the value; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA0FD53E73C854CC8B29B7982A87A3001"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be considered to be a donation by Resolution Copper to the United States. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEDB6FAC0D5A24EB3BBC86675349C1A2B"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Oak flat withdrawal area </header> <paragraph id="H91741BFD604640F3B832FF3DA997029A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Permits </header> <text> Subject to the provisions of this subsection and notwithstanding any withdrawal of the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from the mining, mineral leasing, or public land laws, the Secretary, upon enactment of this Act, shall issue to Resolution Copper— </text> <subparagraph id="HEC3BB32818474AF3B03AF62C84D34FE8"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 30 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities under the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from existing drill pads located outside the Area, if the activities would not disturb the surface of the Area; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1536001E5D5F421DB04AFB5E2F2978FD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 90 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities within the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area (but not within the Oak Flat Campground), if the activities are conducted from a single exploratory drill pad which is located to reasonably minimize visual and noise impacts on the Campground. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC0D202B7A604B58BBC3BEB98E238066"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <text> Any activities undertaken in accordance with this subsection shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H52E32FF73F2641F585DC2540218517FC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Termination </header> <text> The authorization for Resolution Copper to undertake mineral exploration activities under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area land is conveyed to Resolution Copper in accordance with this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HAB56C91E567D49C18846F42DFFC3B541"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Costs </header> <text> As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall agree to pay, without compensation, all costs that are— </text> <paragraph id="H9F666FA4EC214734831A78257164E031"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> associated with the land exchange and any environmental review document under subsection (j); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA6638D14A2034603BFC06C856B169350"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> agreed to by the Secretary. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H98733EF5CC99407DB6BCDF70280CB2AD"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Use of Federal land </header> <text> The Federal land to be conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act shall be available to Resolution Copper for mining and related activities subject to and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to mining and related activities on land in private ownership. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HCE14F9FEB2FA44F9AEC79FB1472E4098"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Intent of Congress </header> <text> It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this Act shall be consummated not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HAD098A26A8F8455BA9359B31AC3BCB74"> <enum> (j) </enum> <header> Environmental compliance </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) under this Act shall be as follows: </text> <paragraph id="HFE31EDDDD80442889331667B9701E007"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Prior to commencing production in commercial quantities of any valuable mineral from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act (except for any production from exploration and mine development shafts, adits, and tunnels needed to determine feasibility and pilot plant testing of commercial production or to access the ore body and tailing deposition areas), Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary a proposed mine plan of operations. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H69813F615A4A4EA08CA91D9DF4E26E58"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The Secretary shall, within 3 years of such submission, complete preparation of an environmental review document in accordance with section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/4322"> 42 U.S.C. 4322(2) </external-xref> ) which shall be used as the basis for all decisions under applicable Federal laws, rules and regulations regarding any Federal actions or authorizations related to the proposed mine and mine plan of operations of Resolution Copper, including the construction of associated power, water, transportation, processing, tailings, waste dump, and other ancillary facilities. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H07ECB3D29B2D4AB7AFC2F122CD3FE85A"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Conveyance and management of non-Federal land </header> <subsection id="HE119AF345FE04A3BA0AC0C7DE3501DFF"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Conveyance </header> <text> On receipt of title to the Federal land, Resolution Copper shall simultaneously convey— </text> <paragraph id="H15C36A2849964CA2944FDD59B9359BBE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary determines to be acceptable in and to— </text> <subparagraph id="HEF3C67856598409995742C4869AAEE54"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the approximately 147 acres of land located in Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Turkey Creek </quote> and dated February 2013; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H54D17392CD284EE0BBBD2DB0653A2B04"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the approximately 148 acres of land located in Yavapai County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Tangle Creek </quote> and dated February 2013; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1B118FE20C794EBE91BC2D43EE619124"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the approximately 149 acres of land located in Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Cave Creek </quote> and dated February 2013; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E697765C4474517BF30B36B81AC3CA0"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> the approximately 640 acres of land located in Coconino County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–East Clear Creek </quote> and dated February 2013; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCE3B655BF6A8413FA94447C96FDCD9A1"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> the approximately 110 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Apache Leap South End </quote> and dated February 2013; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H81B9B321224741689A269AD522412326"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to the Secretary of the Interior, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be acceptable in and to— </text> <subparagraph id="H3137C7AF713C4FB2A46CA8FA90FF3C92"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the approximately 3,050 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, identified as <quote> Lands to DOI </quote> as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Lower San Pedro River </quote> and dated February 2013; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE30F37A0061A4CDEA3BA06374E6353AB"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the approximately 160 acres of land located in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, identified as <quote> Lands to DOI </quote> as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Dripping Springs </quote> and dated February 2013; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H50AEBFF130DE47CF8926B822918DC954"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the approximately 940 acres of land located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, identified as <quote> Lands to DOI </quote> as generally depicted on the map entitled <quote> Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Appleton Ranch </quote> and dated February 2013. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H059BC96C7DE7408B9C2AF123BF5FCE9F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Management of acquired land </header> <paragraph id="H38446C5B0B184750BE8E340B2BE75C76"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Land acquired by the Secretary </header> <subparagraph id="HC13F74EA0BB44273817F7B773A4CAEC2"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall— </text> <clause id="H955BB867BB7C42EEA6E0028F47D78F1E"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> become part of the national forest in which the land is located; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H44E53D82AD134A52931AF98CF8D4B791"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> be administered in accordance with the laws applicable to the National Forest System. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5E94D41DA89D4159884DBCC7927EF3C2"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Boundary revision </header> <text> On the acquisition of land by the Secretary under this Act, the boundaries of the national forest shall be modified to reflect the inclusion of the acquired land. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF72B23378A824C009E23835F0A630BF0"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Land and water conservation fund </header> <text> For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/4601-9"> 16 U.S.C. 4601–9 </external-xref> ), the boundaries of a national forest in which land acquired by the Secretary is located shall be deemed to be the boundaries of that forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H30E915B6FB464E14A6198483B4B15514"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Land acquired by the Secretary of the interior </header> <subparagraph id="H75849891B40B45D1B90F15480AC10586"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> San pedro national conservation area </header> <clause id="H0DE8C89FA5A943489D2C96E46AD57DD7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the San Pedro National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. </text> </clause> <clause id="H1A26704CD245458EA628022ED46E6D8E"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Management plan </header> <text> Not later than 2 years after the date on which the land is acquired, the Secretary of the Interior shall update the management plan for the San Pedro National Conservation Area to reflect the management requirements of the acquired land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H458D52C8A7C748EBB9A1FEF309E93F48"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Dripping springs </header> <text> Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701"> 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. </external-xref> ) and applicable land use plans. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7FB99AA041FD4E359E49C3643796466F"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Las cienegas national conservation area </header> <text> Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HE2FEA004C8534903BE06A0CC23921C3A"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Surrender of rights </header> <text> In addition to the conveyance of the non-Federal land to the United States under this Act, and as a condition of the land exchange, Resolution Copper shall surrender to the United States, without compensation, the rights held by Resolution Copper under the mining laws and other laws of the United States to commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HE299214B631346218E12F8E8F20AED78"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Value adjustment payment to United States </header> <subsection id="HBB2FBABDFC344FCBAB7C89F5FA44CA25"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Annual production reporting </header> <paragraph id="H610F88A0C5984163A3C73C4E5FCBEBD0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Report required </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report indicating the quantity of locatable minerals produced during the preceding calendar year in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4. The first report is required to be submitted not later than February 15 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of commencement of production of valuable locatable minerals in commercial quantities from such Federal land. The reports shall be submitted February 15 of each calendar year thereafter. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H37F63E2B9F344BA08E1B271773CBA026"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Sharing reports with state </header> <text> The Secretary shall make each report received under paragraph (1) available to the State. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7ED8F3456174761B067FB622C39DDEC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Report contents </header> <text> The reports under paragraph (1) shall comply with any recordkeeping and reporting requirements prescribed by the Secretary or required by applicable Federal laws in effect at the time of production. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC461A7FE868746E0B98CC04FAF161572"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Payment on production </header> <text> If the cumulative production of valuable locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4 exceeds the quantity of production of locatable minerals from the Federal land used in the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d), Resolution Copper shall pay to the United States, by not later than March 15 of each applicable calendar year, a value adjustment payment for the quantity of excess production at the same rate assumed for the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H06C552690D4D4FF1976C7F497C872DF2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> State law unaffected </header> <text> Nothing in this section modifies, expands, diminishes, amends, or otherwise affects any State law relating to the imposition, application, timing, or collection of a State excise or severance tax. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H2EF7DD43202142449694558CBF693995"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <paragraph id="H5E8BF8517B9A4AA38D554C7688088A2F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Separate fund </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> All funds paid to the United States under this section shall be deposited in a special fund established in the Treasury and shall be available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior only for the purposes authorized by paragraph (2). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC7E123149BC4C2AA813E92D14C802BA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Authorized use </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Amounts in the special fund established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management assets. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H09FA37D41A4B45528461C8AB7823C652"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Subject to valid existing rights, Apache Leap and any land acquired by the United States under this Act are withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H1B63E8F81AA0431296F4C9E156EA9DBB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H26C3CFAFFEC844D2AE8AA7FA864F1820"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F3CB3144D7143858BF5E79FDA61E07F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H40476D192A0E42FC995DE3D5F9E281C9"> <enum> 8. </enum> <header> Apache leap </header> <subsection id="H60B675901DD5441F84BDE22D04CE290E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Management </header> <paragraph id="H1C1DF1D753084C5788BF05EDB3B48B53"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall manage Apache Leap to preserve the natural character of Apache Leap and to protect archeological and cultural resources located on Apache Leap. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE71ED5B1FD944EC1A6AFF8F1CEA63C03"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Special use permits </header> <text> The Secretary may issue to Resolution Copper special use permits allowing Resolution Copper to carry out underground activities (other than the commercial extraction of minerals) under the surface of Apache Leap that the Secretary determines would not disturb the surface of the land, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9B75F8EA10A40E0893B6F6454966D13"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Fences; signage </header> <text> The Secretary may allow use of the surface of Apache Leap for installation of fences, signs, monitoring devices, or other measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, protect resources located on Apache Leap, or to ensure that activities conducted under paragraph (2) do not affect the surface of Apache Leap. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HDB1264462BD84D2F86522D219ED64E0B"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Plan </header> <paragraph id="H274D50C1B337420588215C2C43ADE16E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, the Town, Resolution Copper, and other interested members of the public, shall prepare a management plan for Apache Leap. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H08AEB245940840EE88EBC4245DE42649"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> In preparing the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether additional measures are necessary to— </text> <subparagraph id="HA9470BB1BA634A33AFCD04A477752637"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> protect the cultural, archaeological, or historical resources of Apache Leap, including permanent or seasonal closures of all or a portion of Apache Leap; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1DCE9921B044915A2C1409D71B7F8C9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> provide access for recreation. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFADC152031CE47659961CF67D554526C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Mining activities </header> <text> The provisions of this section shall not impose additional restrictions on mining activities carried out by Resolution Copper adjacent to, or outside of, the Apache Leap area beyond those otherwise applicable to mining activities on privately owned land under Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8D7B902DA031434E8915D1E6697D1509"> <enum> 9. </enum> <header> Miscellaneous provisions </header> <subsection id="H9AAC906D928D46279101B07DAC304500"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Revocation of orders; withdrawal </header> <paragraph id="HE1D668517E3F4E0D964BBBFFC8BE894A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Revocation of orders </header> <text> Any public land order that withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the land. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H38CA863075F34E5B8B5CBF47D06598CE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <text> On the date of enactment of this Act, if the Federal land or any Federal interest in the non-Federal land to be exchanged under section 4 is not withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under a public land law (including mining and mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)), the land or interest shall be withdrawn, without further action required by the Secretary concerned, from entry and appropriation. The withdrawal shall be terminated— </text> <subparagraph id="HA23A83322A9549DA9AE721E397141A3C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> on the date of consummation of the land exchange; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H317628DA0D90403C841EBCC673000334"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if Resolution Copper notifies the Secretary in writing that it has elected to withdraw from the land exchange pursuant to section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1716"> 43 U.S.C. 1716(d) </external-xref> ). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H863FC7EEA9B94190ADEFFF069EE0C911"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Rights of resolution copper </header> <text> Nothing in this Act shall interfere with, limit, or otherwise impair, the unpatented mining claims or rights currently held by Resolution Copper on the Federal land, nor in any way change, diminish, qualify, or otherwise impact Resolution Copper’s rights and ability to conduct activities on the Federal land under such unpatented mining claims and the general mining laws of the United States, including the permitting or authorization of such activities. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF4E85C740A5C42259D2B96A179E2C94A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Maps, estimates, and descriptions </header> <paragraph id="HE182536BEA1142E5BA541CA2C019FEBA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Minor errors </header> <text> The Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper may correct, by mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF2B6E4D0D8AA45F188E1A54C8A9DE194"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conflict </header> <text> If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper mutually agree otherwise. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H10427482478B4F7F87366D5F79B47883"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Availability </header> <text> On the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the Office of the Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, each map referred to in this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date> July 22, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 121 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 687 [Report No. 113–167] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Gosar (for himself, Mrs. Kirkpatrick , Mr. Salmon , Mr. Schweikert , and Mr. Franks of Arizona ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 22, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013 A BILL To facilitate the efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013 . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings and purpose. Sec. 3. Definitions. Sec. 4. Land exchange. Sec. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land. Sec. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States. Sec. 7. Withdrawal. Sec. 8. Apache leap. Sec. 9. Miscellaneous provisions. 2. Findings and purpose (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the land exchange furthers public objectives referenced in section 206 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1716 ) including— (A) promoting significant job and other economic opportunities in a part of the State of Arizona that has a long history of mining, but is currently experiencing high unemployment rates and economic difficulties; (B) facilitating the development of a world-class domestic copper deposit capable of meeting a significant portion of the annual United States demand for this strategic and important mineral, in an area which has already been subject to mining operations; (C) significantly enhancing Federal, State, and local revenue collections in a time of severe governmental budget shortfalls; (D) securing Federal ownership and protection of land with significant fish and wildlife, recreational, scenic, water, riparian, cultural, and other public values; (E) assisting more efficient Federal land management via Federal acquisition of land for addition to the Las Cienegas and San Pedro National Conservation Areas, and to the Tonto and Coconino National Forests; (F) providing opportunity for community expansion and economic diversification adjacent to the towns of Superior, Miami, and Globe, Arizona; and (G) protecting the cultural resources and other values of the Apache Leap escarpment located near Superior, Arizona; and (2) the land exchange is, therefore, in the public interest. (b) Purpose It is the purpose of this Act to authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the exchange of land between Resolution Copper and the United States. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Apache leap The term Apache Leap means the approximately 807 acres of land depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Apache Leap and dated February 2013. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 2,422 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Federal Parcel–Oak Flat and dated February 2013. (3) Indian tribe The term Indian tribe has the meaning given the term in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 450b ). (4) Non-Federal land The term non-Federal land means the parcels of land owned by Resolution Copper that are described in section 5(a) and, if necessary to equalize the land exchange under section 4, section 4(e)(2)(A)(i). (5) Oak flat campground The term Oak Flat Campground means the approximately 50 acres of land comprising approximately 16 developed campsites depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Oak Flat Campground and dated February 2013. (6) Oak flat withdrawal area The term Oak Flat Withdrawal Area means the approximately 760 acres of land depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Oak Flat Withdrawal Area and dated February 2013. (7) Resolution copper The term Resolution Copper means Resolution Copper Mining, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, including any successor, assign, affiliate, member, or joint venturer of Resolution Copper Mining, LLC. (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (9) State The term State means the State of Arizona. (10) Town The term Town means the incorporated town of Superior, Arizona. 4. Land exchange (a) In general Subject to the provisions of this Act, if Resolution Copper offers to convey to the United States all right, title, and interest of Resolution Copper in and to the non-Federal land, the Secretary is authorized and directed to convey to Resolution Copper, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions on acceptance Title to any non-Federal land conveyed by Resolution Copper to the United States under this Act shall be in a form that— (1) is acceptable to the Secretary, for land to be administered by the Forest Service and the Secretary of the Interior, for land to be administered by the Bureau of Land Management; and (2) conforms to the title approval standards of the Attorney General of the United States applicable to land acquisitions by the Federal Government. (c) Consultation with indian tribes If not undertaken prior to enactment of this Act, within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall engage in government-to-government consultation with affected Indian tribes concerning issues related to the land exchange, in accordance with applicable laws (including regulations). (d) Appraisals (1) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary and Resolution Copper shall select an appraiser to conduct appraisals of the Federal land and non-Federal land in compliance with the requirements of section 254.9 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations. (2) Requirements (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), an appraisal prepared under this subsection shall be conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (B) Final appraised value After the final appraised values of the Federal land and non-Federal land are determined and approved by the Secretary, the Secretary shall not be required to reappraise or update the final appraised value— (i) for a period of 3 years beginning on the date of the approval by the Secretary of the final appraised value; or (ii) at all, in accordance with section 254.14 of title 36, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation), after an exchange agreement is entered into by Resolution Copper and the Secretary. (C) Improvements Any improvements made by Resolution Copper prior to entering into an exchange agreement shall not be included in the appraised value of the Federal land. (D) Public review Before consummating the land exchange under this Act, the Secretary shall make the appraisals of the land to be exchanged (or a summary thereof) available for public review. (3) Appraisal information The appraisal prepared under this subsection shall include a detailed income capitalization approach analysis of the market value of the Federal land which may be utilized, as appropriate, to determine the value of the Federal land, and shall be the basis for calculation of any payment under section 6. (e) Equal value land exchange (1) In general The value of the Federal land and non-Federal land to be exchanged under this Act shall be equal or shall be equalized in accordance with this subsection. (2) Surplus of Federal land value (A) In general If the final appraised value of the Federal land exceeds the value of the non-Federal land, Resolution Copper shall— (i) convey additional non-Federal land in the State to the Secretary or the Secretary of the Interior, consistent with the requirements of this Act and subject to the approval of the applicable Secretary; (ii) make a cash payment to the United States; or (iii) use a combination of the methods described in clauses (i) and (ii), as agreed to by Resolution Copper, the Secretary, and the Secretary of the Interior. (B) Amount of payment The Secretary may accept a payment in excess of 25 percent of the total value of the land or interests conveyed, notwithstanding section 206(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1716(b)). (C) Disposition and use of proceeds Any amounts received by the United States under this subparagraph shall be deposited in the fund established under Public Law 90–171 (commonly known as the Sisk Act ; 16 U.S.C. 484a ) and shall be made available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary for the acquisition of land for addition to the National Forest System. (3) Surplus of non-Federal land If the final appraised value of the non-Federal land exceeds the value of the Federal land— (A) the United States shall not make a payment to Resolution Copper to equalize the value; and (B) the surplus value of the non-Federal land shall be considered to be a donation by Resolution Copper to the United States. (f) Oak flat withdrawal area (1) Permits Subject to the provisions of this subsection and notwithstanding any withdrawal of the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from the mining, mineral leasing, or public land laws, the Secretary, upon enactment of this Act, shall issue to Resolution Copper— (A) if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 30 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities under the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area from existing drill pads located outside the Area, if the activities would not disturb the surface of the Area; and (B) if so requested by Resolution Copper, within 90 days of such request, a special use permit to carry out mineral exploration activities within the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area (but not within the Oak Flat Campground), if the activities are conducted from a single exploratory drill pad which is located to reasonably minimize visual and noise impacts on the Campground. (2) Conditions Any activities undertaken in accordance with this subsection shall be subject to such reasonable terms and conditions as the Secretary may require. (3) Termination The authorization for Resolution Copper to undertake mineral exploration activities under this subsection shall remain in effect until the Oak Flat Withdrawal Area land is conveyed to Resolution Copper in accordance with this Act. (g) Costs As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall agree to pay, without compensation, all costs that are— (1) associated with the land exchange and any environmental review document under subsection (j); and (2) agreed to by the Secretary. (h) Use of Federal land The Federal land to be conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act shall be available to Resolution Copper for mining and related activities subject to and in accordance with applicable Federal, State, and local laws pertaining to mining and related activities on land in private ownership. (i) Intent of Congress It is the intent of Congress that the land exchange directed by this Act shall be consummated not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act. (j) Environmental compliance Compliance with the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) under this Act shall be as follows: (1) Prior to commencing production in commercial quantities of any valuable mineral from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under this Act (except for any production from exploration and mine development shafts, adits, and tunnels needed to determine feasibility and pilot plant testing of commercial production or to access the ore body and tailing deposition areas), Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary a proposed mine plan of operations. (2) The Secretary shall, within 3 years of such submission, complete preparation of an environmental review document in accordance with section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 ( 42 U.S.C. 4322(2) ) which shall be used as the basis for all decisions under applicable Federal laws, rules and regulations regarding any Federal actions or authorizations related to the proposed mine and mine plan of operations of Resolution Copper, including the construction of associated power, water, transportation, processing, tailings, waste dump, and other ancillary facilities. 5. Conveyance and management of non-Federal land (a) Conveyance On receipt of title to the Federal land, Resolution Copper shall simultaneously convey— (1) to the Secretary, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary determines to be acceptable in and to— (A) the approximately 147 acres of land located in Gila County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Turkey Creek and dated February 2013; (B) the approximately 148 acres of land located in Yavapai County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Tangle Creek and dated February 2013; (C) the approximately 149 acres of land located in Maricopa County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Cave Creek and dated February 2013; (D) the approximately 640 acres of land located in Coconino County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–East Clear Creek and dated February 2013; and (E) the approximately 110 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Apache Leap South End and dated February 2013; and (2) to the Secretary of the Interior, all right, title, and interest that the Secretary of the Interior determines to be acceptable in and to— (A) the approximately 3,050 acres of land located in Pinal County, Arizona, identified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Lower San Pedro River and dated February 2013; (B) the approximately 160 acres of land located in Gila and Pinal Counties, Arizona, identified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Dripping Springs and dated February 2013; and (C) the approximately 940 acres of land located in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, identified as Lands to DOI as generally depicted on the map entitled Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act of 2013–Non-Federal Parcel–Appleton Ranch and dated February 2013. (b) Management of acquired land (1) Land acquired by the Secretary (A) In general Land acquired by the Secretary under this Act shall— (i) become part of the national forest in which the land is located; and (ii) be administered in accordance with the laws applicable to the National Forest System. (B) Boundary revision On the acquisition of land by the Secretary under this Act, the boundaries of the national forest shall be modified to reflect the inclusion of the acquired land. (C) Land and water conservation fund For purposes of section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 ( 16 U.S.C. 4601–9 ), the boundaries of a national forest in which land acquired by the Secretary is located shall be deemed to be the boundaries of that forest as in existence on January 1, 1965. (2) Land acquired by the Secretary of the interior (A) San pedro national conservation area (i) In general The land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(A) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the San Pedro National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. (ii) Management plan Not later than 2 years after the date on which the land is acquired, the Secretary of the Interior shall update the management plan for the San Pedro National Conservation Area to reflect the management requirements of the acquired land. (B) Dripping springs Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(B) shall be managed in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ) and applicable land use plans. (C) Las cienegas national conservation area Land acquired by the Secretary of the Interior under subsection (a)(2)(C) shall be added to, and administered as part of, the Las Cienegas National Conservation Area in accordance with the laws (including regulations) applicable to the Conservation Area. (c) Surrender of rights In addition to the conveyance of the non-Federal land to the United States under this Act, and as a condition of the land exchange, Resolution Copper shall surrender to the United States, without compensation, the rights held by Resolution Copper under the mining laws and other laws of the United States to commercially extract minerals under Apache Leap. 6. Value adjustment payment to United States (a) Annual production reporting (1) Report required As a condition of the land exchange under this Act, Resolution Copper shall submit to the Secretary of the Interior an annual report indicating the quantity of locatable minerals produced during the preceding calendar year in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4. The first report is required to be submitted not later than February 15 of the first calendar year beginning after the date of commencement of production of valuable locatable minerals in commercial quantities from such Federal land. The reports shall be submitted February 15 of each calendar year thereafter. (2) Sharing reports with state The Secretary shall make each report received under paragraph (1) available to the State. (3) Report contents The reports under paragraph (1) shall comply with any recordkeeping and reporting requirements prescribed by the Secretary or required by applicable Federal laws in effect at the time of production. (b) Payment on production If the cumulative production of valuable locatable minerals produced in commercial quantities from the Federal land conveyed to Resolution Copper under section 4 exceeds the quantity of production of locatable minerals from the Federal land used in the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d), Resolution Copper shall pay to the United States, by not later than March 15 of each applicable calendar year, a value adjustment payment for the quantity of excess production at the same rate assumed for the income capitalization approach analysis prepared under section 4(d). (c) State law unaffected Nothing in this section modifies, expands, diminishes, amends, or otherwise affects any State law relating to the imposition, application, timing, or collection of a State excise or severance tax. (d) Use of funds (1) Separate fund All funds paid to the United States under this section shall be deposited in a special fund established in the Treasury and shall be available, in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to the Secretary and the Secretary of the Interior only for the purposes authorized by paragraph (2). (2) Authorized use Amounts in the special fund established pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be used for maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation projects for Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management assets. 7. Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, Apache Leap and any land acquired by the United States under this Act are withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and geothermal leasing laws. 8. Apache leap (a) Management (1) In general The Secretary shall manage Apache Leap to preserve the natural character of Apache Leap and to protect archeological and cultural resources located on Apache Leap. (2) Special use permits The Secretary may issue to Resolution Copper special use permits allowing Resolution Copper to carry out underground activities (other than the commercial extraction of minerals) under the surface of Apache Leap that the Secretary determines would not disturb the surface of the land, subject to any terms and conditions that the Secretary may require. (3) Fences; signage The Secretary may allow use of the surface of Apache Leap for installation of fences, signs, monitoring devices, or other measures necessary to protect the health and safety of the public, protect resources located on Apache Leap, or to ensure that activities conducted under paragraph (2) do not affect the surface of Apache Leap. (b) Plan (1) In general Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in consultation with affected Indian tribes, the Town, Resolution Copper, and other interested members of the public, shall prepare a management plan for Apache Leap. (2) Considerations In preparing the plan under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall consider whether additional measures are necessary to— (A) protect the cultural, archaeological, or historical resources of Apache Leap, including permanent or seasonal closures of all or a portion of Apache Leap; and (B) provide access for recreation. (c) Mining activities The provisions of this section shall not impose additional restrictions on mining activities carried out by Resolution Copper adjacent to, or outside of, the Apache Leap area beyond those otherwise applicable to mining activities on privately owned land under Federal, State, and local laws, rules and regulations. 9. Miscellaneous provisions (a) Revocation of orders; withdrawal (1) Revocation of orders Any public land order that withdraws the Federal land from appropriation or disposal under a public land law shall be revoked to the extent necessary to permit disposal of the land. (2) Withdrawal On the date of enactment of this Act, if the Federal land or any Federal interest in the non-Federal land to be exchanged under section 4 is not withdrawn or segregated from entry and appropriation under a public land law (including mining and mineral leasing laws and the Geothermal Steam Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)), the land or interest shall be withdrawn, without further action required by the Secretary concerned, from entry and appropriation. The withdrawal shall be terminated— (A) on the date of consummation of the land exchange; or (B) if Resolution Copper notifies the Secretary in writing that it has elected to withdraw from the land exchange pursuant to section 206(d) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, as amended ( 43 U.S.C. 1716(d) ). (3) Rights of resolution copper Nothing in this Act shall interfere with, limit, or otherwise impair, the unpatented mining claims or rights currently held by Resolution Copper on the Federal land, nor in any way change, diminish, qualify, or otherwise impact Resolution Copper’s rights and ability to conduct activities on the Federal land under such unpatented mining claims and the general mining laws of the United States, including the permitting or authorization of such activities. (b) Maps, estimates, and descriptions (1) Minor errors The Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper may correct, by mutual agreement, any minor errors in any map, acreage estimate, or description of any land conveyed or exchanged under this Act. (2) Conflict If there is a conflict between a map, an acreage estimate, or a description of land in this Act, the map shall control unless the Secretary concerned and Resolution Copper mutually agree otherwise. (3) Availability On the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall file and make available for public inspection in the Office of the Supervisor, Tonto National Forest, each map referred to in this Act. July 22, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1EF98345E28A49F19612F8CA543A7D81" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 688 IH: Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 688 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="R000487"> Mr. Royce </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="M000309"> Mrs. McCarthy of New York </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000490"> Mr. Bishop of Georgia </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000574"> Mr. Blumenauer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001278"> Ms. Bonamici </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000059"> Mr. Calvert </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000266"> Mr. Chabot </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001084"> Mr. Cicilline </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000556"> Mr. Coble </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001078"> Mr. Connolly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001094"> Mr. Cook </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001063"> Ms. Hahn </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001055"> Mr. Heck of Nevada </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000288"> Mr. Johnson of Georgia </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000255"> Mr. Jones </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000557"> Mr. Larson of Connecticut </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000287"> Mr. Lewis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001177"> Mr. McClintock </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001137"> Mr. Meeks </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001149"> Mr. Michaud </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000179"> Mrs. Napolitano </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000595"> Mr. Peters of Michigan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000592"> Mr. Poe of Texas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000599"> Mr. Posey </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000486"> Ms. Roybal-Allard </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001150"> Mr. Schiff </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001180"> Mr. Schrader </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S000344"> Mr. Sherman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001187"> Mr. Stivers </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000460"> Mr. Thompson of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="U000031"> Mr. Upton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000187"> Ms. Waters </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Y000062"> Mr. Yarmuth </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001242"> Mr. Bishop of New York </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="Y000033"> Mr. Young of Alaska </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HBA00"> Committee on Financial Services </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H3DECBD40C4864EA6A52EDB381B931046" style="OLC"> <section id="H973DE8AB400847C587B413E207CCEFFF" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HB11D24EF2D8649A0AED31B2157FEEBAC"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Limits on member business loans </header> <subsection id="H6DDA20D1E7FB496B8B89A579B076520C"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Revised limitation and criteria </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Effective 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, section 107A(a) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(a)) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1D8A0F6EB0AB4FCF92F65F228B3EB103" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H827DC528D8D44134B90D28BC0FD6EDB1"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Limitation </header> <paragraph id="H710D8B27025A49078766464815D14FB5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as provided in paragraph (2), an insured credit union may not make any member business loan that would result in the total amount of such loans outstanding at that credit union at any one time to be equal to more than the lesser of— </text> <subparagraph id="H4767E64A319C480E8D661711B1D82D1F"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> 1.75 times the actual net worth of the credit union; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCB732AB2E6034E448FBF279DE67E9373"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> 12.25 percent of the total assets of the credit union. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA578DCE5D5C48F3B8CF0EDCA135D1D2"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Additional Authority </header> <text> The Board may approve an application by an insured credit union upon a finding that the credit union meets the criteria under this paragraph to make 1 or more member business loans that would result in a total amount of such loans outstanding at any one time of not more than 27.5 percent of the total assets of the credit union, if the credit union— </text> <subparagraph id="HFCF6F6E2C3FC4066B3FBCF1D796A6679"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> had member business loans outstanding at the end of each of the 4 consecutive quarters immediately preceding the date of the application, in a total amount of not less than 80 percent of the applicable limitation under paragraph (1); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64B56D36F7924506AA97B963CB89E69E"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> is well capitalized, as defined in section 216(c)(1)(A); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H50732C42222A4017A6B522177C45C457"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> can demonstrate at least 5 years of experience of sound underwriting and servicing of member business loans; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D457AAFE0354DEC9C0680D6310AFA5D"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> has the requisite policies and experience in managing member business loans; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA7C134DBB53A4C4DAB997A0BA8A157D9"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> has satisfied other standards that the Board determines are necessary to maintain the safety and soundness of the insured credit union. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H30072BE493EE406485462C9C5EEBBB04"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Effect of not being well capitalized </header> <text> An insured credit union that has made member business loans under an authorization under paragraph (2) and that is not, as of its most recent quarterly call report, well capitalized, may not make any member business loans until such time as the credit union becomes well capitalized, as reflected in a subsequent quarterly call report, and obtains the approval of the Board. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H58DA30E58CED453EA2559EB97AB9E8FB"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Implementation </header> <paragraph id="H9137A1296E4648E9BB11E94055C90C72"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Tiered approval process </header> <text> The Board shall develop a tiered approval process, under which an insured credit union gradually increases the amount of member business lending in a manner that is consistent with safe and sound operations, subject to the limits established under section 107A(a)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act (as amended by this Act). The rate of increase under the process established under this paragraph may not exceed 30 percent per year. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1F82A5372F34A02BC101D3E415C23B9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Rulemaking required </header> <text> The Board shall issue proposed rules, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to establish the tiered approval process required under paragraph (1). The tiered approval process shall establish standards designed to ensure that the new business lending capacity authorized under the amendment made by subsection (a) is being used only by insured credit unions that are well managed and well capitalized, as required by the amendments made under subsection (a) and as defined by the rules issued by the Board under this paragraph. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H197531F4BD064E7F8C229DBC1B5810E7"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> In issuing rules required under this subsection, the Board shall consider— </text> <subparagraph id="H9615F5B577DE4683AB48D6DFEB72637F"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the experience level of the institutions, including a demonstrated history of sound member business lending; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H10C9926AD3AC4F37914A9C552AEF37EE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the criteria under section 107A(a)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended by this Act; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8F0D4C56C0F64D2893699F4185F50BA9"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> such other factors as the Board determines necessary or appropriate. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA10A634A4D3B40FF97A127CE203BDD07"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Reports to Congress on Member Business Lending </header> <paragraph id="HEEAFE79DF33F45969FC7A1BCA44ABD0C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Report of the Board </header> <subparagraph id="H876B84E206CB4C3C9674153A79EAEEA3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In General </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit a report to Congress on member business lending by insured credit unions. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1BF48134AACD47F9AAFCE78B60325B3B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Report </header> <text> The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include— </text> <clause id="HB6CEE256D5DE4541AD5D37E358481D0F"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the types and asset size of insured credit unions making member business loans and the member business loan limitations applicable to the insured credit unions; </text> </clause> <clause id="H0EB468CF2D1247B0865C2D1338277D00"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the overall amount and average size of member business loans by each insured credit union; </text> </clause> <clause id="HB3566ED328804B31B12D4BB1511E06BC"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the ratio of member business loans by insured credit unions to total assets and net worth; </text> </clause> <clause id="HB70C7F5C6D1543AEB94D62E108957F2B"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> the performance of the member business loans, including delinquencies and net charge-offs; </text> </clause> <clause id="H2566DE4D10F14E589A6F6D7E0B69A64C"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> the effect of this section on the number of insured credit unions engaged in member business lending, any change in the amount of member business lending, and the extent to which any increase is attributed to the change in the limitation in section 107A(a) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended by this Act; </text> </clause> <clause id="H052784EBCE404C5381DECAC57F5383C3"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <text> the number, types, and asset size of insured credit unions that were denied or approved by the Board for increased member business loans under section 107A(a)(2), as amended by this Act, including denials and approvals under the tiered approval process; </text> </clause> <clause id="H7E88D912D26F4C068B509B12EE2AE2B5"> <enum> (vii) </enum> <text> the types and sizes of businesses that receive member business loans, the duration of the credit union membership of the businesses at the time of the loan, the types of collateral used to secure member business loans, and the income level of members receiving member business loans; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H1A53AC21750A431C816E28AEB6F7239D"> <enum> (viii) </enum> <text> the effect of any increases in member business loans on the risk to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund and the assessments on insured credit unions. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6070E530555043BA99CCC31701EC4393"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> GAO study and report </header> <subparagraph id="HD12932993F244A47B5EBD4CB3AF002A3"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Study </header> <text> The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the status of member business lending by insured credit unions, including— </text> <clause id="H7A5DD75304C24F1CAA35AC1E4502D532"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> trends in such lending; </text> </clause> <clause id="HD1F1D0E20575401EBB96EC67C0D9BCF5"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> types and amounts of member business loans; </text> </clause> <clause id="H3BD7DF7ED7CD4C24B794B6C273D0FF5D"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the effectiveness of this section in enhancing small business lending; </text> </clause> <clause id="H2676B873DD4A4A798670047EDD5AE924"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> recommendations for legislative action, if any, with respect to such lending; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H454D2E9393034E7AB20B5830B01310D8"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> any other information that the Comptroller General considers relevant with respect to such lending. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1758DD4E2A1F46A79C3B01507E8B9B3E"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Report </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the study required by subparagraph (A). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5052F2C4EA1B4E22A766FC065DB0A3F7"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section— </text> <paragraph id="H1956029E58A342E2BB5376E0CC6564C6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the term <term> Board </term> means the National Credit Union Administration Board; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H198A9DF00C2944EF83104BA49E54DC5F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the term <term> insured credit union </term> has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1752"> 12 U.S.C. 1752 </external-xref> ); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9A6BB456A87D4D5BBFE3B67B4E7E5C89"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the term <term> member business loan </term> has the meaning given that term in section 107A(c)(1) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1757a"> 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1) </external-xref> ); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H400590A521BB47658E13349F68587263"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> the term <term> net worth </term> has the meaning given that term in section 107A(c)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1757a"> 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(2) </external-xref> ); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H57D21B0FF1994FD6AE1B34DB52FDA0B9"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> the term <term> well capitalized </term> has the meaning given that term in section 216(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/12/1709d"> 12 U.S.C. 1709d(c)(1)(A) </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 688 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Royce (for himself, Mrs. McCarthy of New York , Mr. Bishop of Georgia , Mr. Blumenauer , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Cicilline , Mr. Coble , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Cook , Ms. Hahn , Mr. Heck of Nevada , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Jones , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Lewis , Mr. McClintock , Mr. Meeks , Mr. Michaud , Mrs. Napolitano , Ms. Norton , Mr. Peters of Michigan , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Poe of Texas , Mr. Posey , Ms. Roybal-Allard , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Schrader , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Stivers , Mr. Thompson of California , Mr. Upton , Ms. Waters , Mr. Yarmuth , Mr. Bishop of New York , and Mr. Young of Alaska ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to provide certain credit unions with the authority to make additional member business loans, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Credit Union Small Business Jobs Creation Act . 2. Limits on member business loans (a) Revised limitation and criteria Effective 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, section 107A(a) of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1757a(a)) is amended to read as follows: (a) Limitation (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), an insured credit union may not make any member business loan that would result in the total amount of such loans outstanding at that credit union at any one time to be equal to more than the lesser of— (A) 1.75 times the actual net worth of the credit union; or (B) 12.25 percent of the total assets of the credit union. (2) Additional Authority The Board may approve an application by an insured credit union upon a finding that the credit union meets the criteria under this paragraph to make 1 or more member business loans that would result in a total amount of such loans outstanding at any one time of not more than 27.5 percent of the total assets of the credit union, if the credit union— (A) had member business loans outstanding at the end of each of the 4 consecutive quarters immediately preceding the date of the application, in a total amount of not less than 80 percent of the applicable limitation under paragraph (1); (B) is well capitalized, as defined in section 216(c)(1)(A); (C) can demonstrate at least 5 years of experience of sound underwriting and servicing of member business loans; (D) has the requisite policies and experience in managing member business loans; and (E) has satisfied other standards that the Board determines are necessary to maintain the safety and soundness of the insured credit union. (3) Effect of not being well capitalized An insured credit union that has made member business loans under an authorization under paragraph (2) and that is not, as of its most recent quarterly call report, well capitalized, may not make any member business loans until such time as the credit union becomes well capitalized, as reflected in a subsequent quarterly call report, and obtains the approval of the Board. . (b) Implementation (1) Tiered approval process The Board shall develop a tiered approval process, under which an insured credit union gradually increases the amount of member business lending in a manner that is consistent with safe and sound operations, subject to the limits established under section 107A(a)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act (as amended by this Act). The rate of increase under the process established under this paragraph may not exceed 30 percent per year. (2) Rulemaking required The Board shall issue proposed rules, not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, to establish the tiered approval process required under paragraph (1). The tiered approval process shall establish standards designed to ensure that the new business lending capacity authorized under the amendment made by subsection (a) is being used only by insured credit unions that are well managed and well capitalized, as required by the amendments made under subsection (a) and as defined by the rules issued by the Board under this paragraph. (3) Considerations In issuing rules required under this subsection, the Board shall consider— (A) the experience level of the institutions, including a demonstrated history of sound member business lending; (B) the criteria under section 107A(a)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended by this Act; and (C) such other factors as the Board determines necessary or appropriate. (c) Reports to Congress on Member Business Lending (1) Report of the Board (A) In General Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Board shall submit a report to Congress on member business lending by insured credit unions. (B) Report The report required under subparagraph (A) shall include— (i) the types and asset size of insured credit unions making member business loans and the member business loan limitations applicable to the insured credit unions; (ii) the overall amount and average size of member business loans by each insured credit union; (iii) the ratio of member business loans by insured credit unions to total assets and net worth; (iv) the performance of the member business loans, including delinquencies and net charge-offs; (v) the effect of this section on the number of insured credit unions engaged in member business lending, any change in the amount of member business lending, and the extent to which any increase is attributed to the change in the limitation in section 107A(a) of the Federal Credit Union Act, as amended by this Act; (vi) the number, types, and asset size of insured credit unions that were denied or approved by the Board for increased member business loans under section 107A(a)(2), as amended by this Act, including denials and approvals under the tiered approval process; (vii) the types and sizes of businesses that receive member business loans, the duration of the credit union membership of the businesses at the time of the loan, the types of collateral used to secure member business loans, and the income level of members receiving member business loans; and (viii) the effect of any increases in member business loans on the risk to the National Credit Union Share Insurance Fund and the assessments on insured credit unions. (2) GAO study and report (A) Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the status of member business lending by insured credit unions, including— (i) trends in such lending; (ii) types and amounts of member business loans; (iii) the effectiveness of this section in enhancing small business lending; (iv) recommendations for legislative action, if any, with respect to such lending; and (v) any other information that the Comptroller General considers relevant with respect to such lending. (B) Report Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress on the study required by subparagraph (A). (d) Definitions In this section— (1) the term Board means the National Credit Union Administration Board; (2) the term insured credit union has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1752 ); (3) the term member business loan has the meaning given that term in section 107A(c)(1) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(1) ); (4) the term net worth has the meaning given that term in section 107A(c)(2) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1757a(c)(2) ); and (5) the term well capitalized has the meaning given that term in section 216(c)(1)(A) of the Federal Credit Union Act ( 12 U.S.C. 1709d(c)(1)(A) ).

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H2912CAEECDC7477EB268EA3784D006BD" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 689 IH: States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 689 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="B000574"> Mr. Blumenauer </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="R000409"> Mr. Rohrabacher </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000598"> Mr. Polis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001068"> Mr. Cohen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000030"> Mr. Farr </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000002"> Mr. Nadler </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H000324"> Mr. Hastings of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001145"> Ms. Schakowsky </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001034"> Mr. Honda </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Judiciary </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H5FC709A3A2574194AECB38F1DE75582E" style="OLC"> <section id="H4A9D1CFB17454C228182A5A4472B3B4B" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HE3D6021EADA649DF90BBFE58A871E092"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Controlled Substances Act </header> <subsection id="HB7351A1B5AEC449B8EBD3A23C7BB2A31"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Schedule </header> <paragraph id="HA29BFDA072DC471CB8266420D5A827C7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, shall submit to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration a recommendation on the listing of marijuana within the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/801"> 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. </external-xref> ), and shall recommend a listing other than <quote> Schedule I </quote> or <quote> Schedule II </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC74EB8AA67241AFAE917C0932CA9F67"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall, based upon the recommendation under paragraph (1), issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the rescheduling of marijuana within the Controlled Substances Act, which shall include a recommendation to list marijuana as other than a <quote> Schedule I </quote> or <quote> Schedule II </quote> substance. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC5E13CF1918B484DB54B5F65DDD16347"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Limitations on the application of the Controlled Substances Act </header> <paragraph id="H091F7EC95667468CA9A5CDA1E07DE902"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which the medical use of marijuana is legal under State law— </text> <subparagraph id="HFF758868D2C24460A95AA246B9CB43F0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use by a medical professional or the certification by a medical professional that a patient has a condition for which marijuana may have therapeutic benefit; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H854CD3F5BD5947868BA4DF99398C6D12"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> an individual from obtaining, manufacturing, possessing, or transporting within their State marijuana for medical purposes, provided the activities are authorized under State law; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H010C213D82EA4E08A07782F0C4D77EB0"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> a pharmacy or other entity authorized under local or State law to distribute medical marijuana to individuals authorized to possess medical marijuana under State law from obtaining, possessing or distributing marijuana to such individuals. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H283A843387AA41E8930A99F4C534EAA5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Production </header> <text> No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity authorized by a State or local government, in a State in which the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for such purposes. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HC59D7D3EA9B743E3AAEF044EBFE1EC2A"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act </header> <subsection id="H2B6FA3E645EE412C8888C62186FF1DD7"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/301"> 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. </external-xref> ) shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which the medical use of marijuana is legal under State law— </text> <paragraph id="H2DE2200A7993418E95C5D46EAB090138"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use by a medical professional or the certification by a medical professional that a patient has a condition for which marijuana may have therapeutic benefit; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2B43A1E6CA74403791A1D203AB8090D9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> an individual from obtaining, manufacturing, possessing, or transporting within their State marijuana for medical purposes, provided the activities are authorized under State law; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5DB22496CF9144758833EF6EEC16564C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> a pharmacy or other entity authorized under local or State law to distribute medical marijuana to individuals authorized to possess medical marijuana under State law from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana to such individuals. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H64C89EF7A2344C77B285364248C12DD3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Production </header> <text> No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity authorized by a State or local government, in a State in which the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for such purpose. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H1CEAA101451C408398AB2BDAC8DB0103"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Administration of registration requirements related to marijuana research </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall delegate responsibility under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/21/823"> 21 U.S.C. 823(f) </external-xref> ) for control over access to marijuana for research into its potential therapeutic and medicinal uses to an entity of the Executive Branch that is not focused on researching the addictive properties of substances. That entity shall take appropriate actions to ensure that an adequate supply of marijuana is available for therapeutic and medicinal research. </text> </section> <section id="HF23C0B11864B4269B6DABB55EE34C0BD"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Relation of Act to certain prohibitions relating to smoking </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 689 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Blumenauer (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Polis , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Moran , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Farr , Mr. Grijalva , Mr. Nadler , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Ms. Schakowsky , Mr. Honda , and Mr. Huffman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To provide for the rescheduling of marijuana and for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act . 2. Controlled Substances Act (a) Schedule (1) Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in cooperation with the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine, shall submit to the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration a recommendation on the listing of marijuana within the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ), and shall recommend a listing other than Schedule I or Schedule II . (2) Not later than one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration shall, based upon the recommendation under paragraph (1), issue a notice of proposed rulemaking for the rescheduling of marijuana within the Controlled Substances Act, which shall include a recommendation to list marijuana as other than a Schedule I or Schedule II substance. (b) Limitations on the application of the Controlled Substances Act (1) In general No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which the medical use of marijuana is legal under State law— (A) the prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use by a medical professional or the certification by a medical professional that a patient has a condition for which marijuana may have therapeutic benefit; (B) an individual from obtaining, manufacturing, possessing, or transporting within their State marijuana for medical purposes, provided the activities are authorized under State law; or (C) a pharmacy or other entity authorized under local or State law to distribute medical marijuana to individuals authorized to possess medical marijuana under State law from obtaining, possessing or distributing marijuana to such individuals. (2) Production No provision of the Controlled Substances Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity authorized by a State or local government, in a State in which the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for such purposes. 3. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (a) In general No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 301 et seq. ) shall prohibit or otherwise restrict in a State in which the medical use of marijuana is legal under State law— (1) the prescription or recommendation of marijuana for medical use by a medical professional or the certification by a medical professional that a patient has a condition for which marijuana may have therapeutic benefit; (2) an individual from obtaining, manufacturing, possessing, or transporting within their State marijuana for medical purposes, provided the activities are authorized under State law; or (3) a pharmacy or other entity authorized under local or State law to distribute medical marijuana to individuals authorized to possess medical marijuana under State law from obtaining, possessing, or distributing marijuana to such individuals. (b) Production No provision of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act shall prohibit or otherwise restrict an entity authorized by a State or local government, in a State in which the possession and use of marijuana for medical purposes is legal from producing, processing, or distributing marijuana for such purpose. 4. Administration of registration requirements related to marijuana research Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall delegate responsibility under section 303(f) of the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 823(f) ) for control over access to marijuana for research into its potential therapeutic and medicinal uses to an entity of the Executive Branch that is not focused on researching the addictive properties of substances. That entity shall take appropriate actions to ensure that an adequate supply of marijuana is available for therapeutic and medicinal research. 5. Relation of Act to certain prohibitions relating to smoking This Act does not affect any Federal, State, or local law regulating or prohibiting smoking in public.

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 690 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Latham (for himself and Mr. Walz ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to modify the per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service used to reduce the minimum age at which a member of a reserve component of the uniformed services may retire for non-regular service. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Reserve Retirement Deployment Credit Correction Act . 2. Modification of per-fiscal year calculation of days of certain active duty or active service to reduce eligibility age for retirement for non-regular service (a) Accumulation of 90-Day periods of service within any two consecutive fiscal years Section 12731(f)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking in any fiscal year and inserting in any two consecutive fiscal years . (b) Retroactive effective date The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as of January 28, 2008, and as if included in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181) as enacted.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HD0952CCDAA4F41FA9DF8DE3305F99CBC" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 691 IH: Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 691 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M000725"> Mr. George Miller of California </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="B001252"> Mr. Barrow of Georgia </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="C001069"> Mr. Courtney </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HED00"> Committee on Education and the Workforce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To require the Secretary of Labor to issue an interim occupational safety and health standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HE9949BEC344A447F820271860419FB48" style="OLC"> <section id="H4B8C58CC584E4D29B0A3849757959927" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2CF5013EE88548F48E6A82A4183F0866"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Congress finds the following: </text> <paragraph id="H0F03E69C1BD1474A89E1321D17D8AAFC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> An emergency exists concerning worker exposure to combustible dust explosions and fires, and there is a significant risk of death or severe injury to workers employed at facilities where combustible dusts are present. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5B8FFF54316F428EA48980CAB9311A79"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Following 3 catastrophic dust explosions that killed 14 workers in 2003, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a report in November 2006, which identified 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that killed 119 workers and injured 718. The CSB concluded that <quote> combustible dust explosions are a serious hazard in American industry </quote> . A quarter of the explosions occurred at food industry facilities, including sugar plants. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H05253A66B5094725A0C76E255DD053BA"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> In November 2006, the CSB recommended that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue a standard designed to prevent combustible dust fires and explosions in general industry, based on current National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) dust explosion standards. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2067D9646E1042BE8864B976B128A6BA"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Fourteen workers were killed and more than 38 seriously injured in a catastrophic combustible dust explosion at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Georgia on February 7, 2008. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1042875820724A5C9838B9AADF134CF7"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> An investigation by the CSB found that the explosion at Imperial Sugar was fueled by a massive accumulation of sugar dust throughout the packaging building, triggering a series of secondary explosions throughout the factory. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA23EA173C2C7404E86BB4398F72DDAD5"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The CSB’s final report of September 24, 2009, regarding the Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion reiterated its previous recommendation from November 2006 that OSHA proceed expeditiously <quote> to promulgate a comprehensive standard to reduce or eliminate hazards from fire and explosion from combustible powders and dust </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF72D22D6AB8E40E38BF674232FA3ABF6"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Combustible dust explosions and fires continue to injure workers and cause property damage. In the 5 years since the February 7, 2008, explosion at Imperial Sugar, there have been 50 additional combustible dust explosions or fires resulting in 15 deaths and 127 injuries to workers through February 7, 2013, according to estimates released by the Chemical Safety Board. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA7666F9F685F488DA29C0FE97A510418"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> On October 21, 2009, OSHA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to the CSB’s recommendation; however, a final rule will take at least 4 more years, during which it is foreseeable that additional workers will be seriously injured or killed. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H57CABA015D4E443C98397CCA5F8359EF"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> OSHA issued a grain handling facilities standard (29 C.F.R. 1910.272) in 1987 that has proven highly effective in reducing the risk of combustible grain dust explosions, according to an OSHA evaluation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H49BB59249B474BE7A973D0C399483401"> <enum> (10) </enum> <text> No OSHA standard comprehensively addresses combustible dust explosion hazards in general industry. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B5C749E6BEF4D24A665CC5D98037DA7"> <enum> (11) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Voluntary NFPA standards exist that, when implemented, effectively reduce the likelihood and impact of combustible dust explosions. In particular— </text> <subparagraph id="HF1455DB32677417AB500FEBF9AFBB4D0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> certain requirements currently apply to existing establishments, which NFPA refers to as a <quote> retroactive </quote> application, and include hazard assessment, housekeeping, control of static electricity, control of open flames and sparks, use of certain tools, employee training, and requirements for inspection and maintenance of equipment; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6ECE2AE5411A4DBEBCF702579C607636"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> other requirements include conventional ignition source control and dust emission control technologies, such as ventilation systems that capture fugitive dust, and enclosure of dust generating processes; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2B0988D2080549EDB07EC6BFCAA19BF6"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> many employers currently implement such requirements from NFPA standards to address combustible dust hazards in the workplace; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H005F62A5AB74443E841E3F993AA2A017"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> many employers maintain written combustible dust safety programs and involve employees in implementing the program, which are important aspects of a comprehensive combustible dust hazard control system. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H94C723D5D64B4798AF8C691EAE31F9A3"> <enum> (12) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Implementation of such means of hazard control is both technologically and economically feasible and would substantially reduce risks related to combustible dust fires and explosions to workers. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HFD3F83FCA12749D2B83054985289E836"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Issuance of interim standard on combustible dust </header> <subsection id="HABF262821A1E44298FA6FE881623115E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Application and rulemaking </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall promulgate an interim final standard regulating occupational exposure to combustible dust hazards. The interim final standard shall, at a minimum, apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts, including organic dusts (such as sugar, candy, paper, soap, and dried blood), plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals (such as aluminum, chromium, iron, magnesium, and zinc), fossil fuels, and others determined by the Secretary, but shall not apply to processes already covered by the occupational safety and health standard on grain facilities contained in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1910"> section 1910.272 </external-xref> of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HE859788342AE4179B618AAB5BD042227"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Application </header> <text> The interim final standard required under this section shall be based on those portions of the National Fire Protection Association Standards in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that— </text> <paragraph id="H96F483FDF0DE4C249FB3BCB2B02AD89D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> apply to existing facilities; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFACB7A25D67944D1BFCFFCF8F4D31EC6"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> call for source and dust emission control technologies, such as ventilation systems that capture fugitive dust, and enclosure of dust generating processes. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H887EADBC003944FE9537027BEBABE681"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The interim final standard required under this section shall include the following elements: </text> <paragraph id="HFC6C40491AB04C0087E552B54657F54B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Requirements for hazard assessment to identify, evaluate, and control combustible dust hazards. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF6C9E510A12243F39E31F5CA14A6A3F8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Requirements for a written program that includes provisions for hazardous dust inspection, testing, hot work, ignition control, and housekeeping, including the frequency and method or methods used to minimize accumulations of combustible dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H71E34C7EB984466F9CE99D8C7C3C50CC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Requirements for engineering controls, administrative controls, and operating procedures, including means to control fugitive dust emissions and ignition sources, and the safe use and maintenance of process equipment and dust collection systems and filters. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16970313ED9145078148A9CACEF92FAF"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Requirements for workplace inspection and housekeeping to prevent accumulation of combustible dust in places of employment in such depths that it can present explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards, including safe methods of dust removal. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H88353D8EB5B9403FBA1038F4F064C125"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Requirements for participation of employees and their representatives in hazard assessment, development of and compliance with the written program, incident investigation, and other elements of hazard management. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H63D6C10DE0C24990B93DA026C45A09DE"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Requirements to provide written safety and health information and annual training to managers and employees and their representatives, including housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive, predictive, and periodic maintenance procedures, common ignition sources, and lock-out, tag-out procedures. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8981309B5DCE491EBC803A7FC9B3B033"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Applicability of other statutory requirements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The requirements applicable to occupational safety and health standards under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/655"> 29 U.S.C. 655(b) </external-xref> ), the requirements of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and titles 2 and 42, United States Code, shall not apply to the issuance of the interim final standard required under this section. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7C804F1923BF412E9C1F0841B7DADF5D"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Effective date of interim standard </header> <text> The interim final standard shall take effect 30 days after issuance, except that such standard may include a reasonable phase-in period for implementation of required engineering controls. The interim final standard shall have the legal effect of an occupational safety and health standard, and shall apply until a final standard becomes effective under section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 655). </text> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="H40AC7985C23D4CDCB24AB644FCC5B7B2"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Final standard on combustible dust </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Not later than 18 months after the date on which the interim final standard is issued under section 3, the Secretary of Labor shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/655"> 29 U.S.C. 655 </external-xref> ), issue a proposed rule for regulating combustible dust explosions that includes the major elements contained in the interim final standard issued under section 3, and shall issue a final rule 3 years after the issuance of a proposed rule. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 691 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. George Miller of California (for himself, Mr. Barrow of Georgia , and Mr. Courtney ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To require the Secretary of Labor to issue an interim occupational safety and health standard regarding worker exposure to combustible dust, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Worker Protection Against Combustible Dust Explosions and Fires Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) An emergency exists concerning worker exposure to combustible dust explosions and fires, and there is a significant risk of death or severe injury to workers employed at facilities where combustible dusts are present. (2) Following 3 catastrophic dust explosions that killed 14 workers in 2003, the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board (CSB) issued a report in November 2006, which identified 281 combustible dust incidents between 1980 and 2005 that killed 119 workers and injured 718. The CSB concluded that combustible dust explosions are a serious hazard in American industry . A quarter of the explosions occurred at food industry facilities, including sugar plants. (3) In November 2006, the CSB recommended that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issue a standard designed to prevent combustible dust fires and explosions in general industry, based on current National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) dust explosion standards. (4) Fourteen workers were killed and more than 38 seriously injured in a catastrophic combustible dust explosion at Imperial Sugar in Port Wentworth, Georgia on February 7, 2008. (5) An investigation by the CSB found that the explosion at Imperial Sugar was fueled by a massive accumulation of sugar dust throughout the packaging building, triggering a series of secondary explosions throughout the factory. (6) The CSB’s final report of September 24, 2009, regarding the Imperial Sugar Refinery explosion reiterated its previous recommendation from November 2006 that OSHA proceed expeditiously to promulgate a comprehensive standard to reduce or eliminate hazards from fire and explosion from combustible powders and dust . (7) Combustible dust explosions and fires continue to injure workers and cause property damage. In the 5 years since the February 7, 2008, explosion at Imperial Sugar, there have been 50 additional combustible dust explosions or fires resulting in 15 deaths and 127 injuries to workers through February 7, 2013, according to estimates released by the Chemical Safety Board. (8) On October 21, 2009, OSHA issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking in response to the CSB’s recommendation; however, a final rule will take at least 4 more years, during which it is foreseeable that additional workers will be seriously injured or killed. (9) OSHA issued a grain handling facilities standard (29 C.F.R. 1910.272) in 1987 that has proven highly effective in reducing the risk of combustible grain dust explosions, according to an OSHA evaluation. (10) No OSHA standard comprehensively addresses combustible dust explosion hazards in general industry. (11) Voluntary NFPA standards exist that, when implemented, effectively reduce the likelihood and impact of combustible dust explosions. In particular— (A) certain requirements currently apply to existing establishments, which NFPA refers to as a retroactive application, and include hazard assessment, housekeeping, control of static electricity, control of open flames and sparks, use of certain tools, employee training, and requirements for inspection and maintenance of equipment; (B) other requirements include conventional ignition source control and dust emission control technologies, such as ventilation systems that capture fugitive dust, and enclosure of dust generating processes; (C) many employers currently implement such requirements from NFPA standards to address combustible dust hazards in the workplace; and (D) many employers maintain written combustible dust safety programs and involve employees in implementing the program, which are important aspects of a comprehensive combustible dust hazard control system. (12) Implementation of such means of hazard control is both technologically and economically feasible and would substantially reduce risks related to combustible dust fires and explosions to workers. 3. Issuance of interim standard on combustible dust (a) Application and rulemaking Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor shall promulgate an interim final standard regulating occupational exposure to combustible dust hazards. The interim final standard shall, at a minimum, apply to manufacturing, processing, blending, conveying, repackaging, and handling of combustible particulate solids and their dusts, including organic dusts (such as sugar, candy, paper, soap, and dried blood), plastics, sulfur, wood, rubber, furniture, textiles, pesticides, pharmaceuticals, fibers, dyes, coal, metals (such as aluminum, chromium, iron, magnesium, and zinc), fossil fuels, and others determined by the Secretary, but shall not apply to processes already covered by the occupational safety and health standard on grain facilities contained in section 1910.272 of title 29, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Application The interim final standard required under this section shall be based on those portions of the National Fire Protection Association Standards in effect on the date of enactment of this Act that— (1) apply to existing facilities; or (2) call for source and dust emission control technologies, such as ventilation systems that capture fugitive dust, and enclosure of dust generating processes. (c) Requirements The interim final standard required under this section shall include the following elements: (1) Requirements for hazard assessment to identify, evaluate, and control combustible dust hazards. (2) Requirements for a written program that includes provisions for hazardous dust inspection, testing, hot work, ignition control, and housekeeping, including the frequency and method or methods used to minimize accumulations of combustible dust on ledges, floors, equipment, and other exposed surfaces. (3) Requirements for engineering controls, administrative controls, and operating procedures, including means to control fugitive dust emissions and ignition sources, and the safe use and maintenance of process equipment and dust collection systems and filters. (4) Requirements for workplace inspection and housekeeping to prevent accumulation of combustible dust in places of employment in such depths that it can present explosion, deflagration, or other fire hazards, including safe methods of dust removal. (5) Requirements for participation of employees and their representatives in hazard assessment, development of and compliance with the written program, incident investigation, and other elements of hazard management. (6) Requirements to provide written safety and health information and annual training to managers and employees and their representatives, including housekeeping procedures, hot work procedures, preventive, predictive, and periodic maintenance procedures, common ignition sources, and lock-out, tag-out procedures. (d) Applicability of other statutory requirements The requirements applicable to occupational safety and health standards under section 6(b) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 ( 29 U.S.C. 655(b) ), the requirements of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States Code, and titles 2 and 42, United States Code, shall not apply to the issuance of the interim final standard required under this section. (e) Effective date of interim standard The interim final standard shall take effect 30 days after issuance, except that such standard may include a reasonable phase-in period for implementation of required engineering controls. The interim final standard shall have the legal effect of an occupational safety and health standard, and shall apply until a final standard becomes effective under section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (29 U.S.C. 655). 4. Final standard on combustible dust Not later than 18 months after the date on which the interim final standard is issued under section 3, the Secretary of Labor shall, pursuant to section 6 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act ( 29 U.S.C. 655 ), issue a proposed rule for regulating combustible dust explosions that includes the major elements contained in the interim final standard issued under section 3, and shall issue a final rule 3 years after the issuance of a proposed rule.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HB83A0841D6B848EB8C9F1EC23E078694" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 692 IH: Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 692 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="B001269"> Mr. Barletta </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HHM00"> Committee on Homeland Security </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide protection for certain Federal employees with respect to implementation of the June 15, 2012, memorandum from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H5A81757A358F48AE8ED7FF6BFCB763C3" style="OLC"> <section id="HCE0B22D725D14380B94BA58B8C8AAC30" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HDDC3DD1A3D6A4D60AFAE614AD504C9EA"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Protection for individuals who refuse to carry out unlawful provisions of the memorandum </header> <subsection id="H331143A15AFD4EE8A7B6C13CE8290E2D"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adverse personnel action, including employee termination, may be taken against a protected individual which is based, in whole or in part, on the refusal of such individual to carry out a provision of the memorandum described in subsection (b) that has been determined by the Congress to be in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4826D039656B4E64B543337C85360706"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Memorandum described </header> <text> This Act applies with respect to the June 15, 2012, memorandum from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H98D3D9C112ED411984BDD762BA0C1CA6"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Protected individuals </header> <text> For purposes of this Act, the term <quote> protected individual </quote> means an individual employed in or under any of the following: </text> <paragraph id="H75390714471049D28734FEFE950871DD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC8F951EC74034833A7D89333EDDC113B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> U.S. Customs and Border Protection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7686BA43C13149B988ED5509D237402C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7A3B3C1BDBF14ECCA3850A53130BE7B5"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Adverse actions include denial of benefits </header> <text> The personnel actions prohibited by this Act include the withholding or denial of a promotion, an increase in pay, or other similar benefit. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 692 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Barletta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security A BILL To provide protection for certain Federal employees with respect to implementation of the June 15, 2012, memorandum from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Department of Homeland Security Personnel Act of 2013 . 2. Protection for individuals who refuse to carry out unlawful provisions of the memorandum (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no adverse personnel action, including employee termination, may be taken against a protected individual which is based, in whole or in part, on the refusal of such individual to carry out a provision of the memorandum described in subsection (b) that has been determined by the Congress to be in violation of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.). (b) Memorandum described This Act applies with respect to the June 15, 2012, memorandum from Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security, regarding the exercise of prosecutorial discretion with respect to individuals who came to the United States as children. (c) Protected individuals For purposes of this Act, the term protected individual means an individual employed in or under any of the following: (1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. (2) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. (d) Adverse actions include denial of benefits The personnel actions prohibited by this Act include the withholding or denial of a promotion, an increase in pay, or other similar benefit.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1D3600550125451CB6C0AF367B829256" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 693 IH: Sugar Reform Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 693 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="P000373"> Mr. Pitts </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="D000096"> Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000289"> Mr. Goodlatte </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000574"> Mr. Blumenauer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000266"> Mr. Chabot </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001275"> Mr. Bucshon </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="T000467"> Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001179"> Mr. Marino </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001154"> Mr. Shuster </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000459"> Mr. Fleischmann </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001051"> Mr. Hanna </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000265"> Mr. Petri </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000515"> Mr. Rush </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001269"> Mr. Barletta </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001181"> Mr. Meehan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="F000451"> Mr. Fitzpatrick </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001175"> Ms. Speier </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000604"> Mr. Dent </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001273"> Mrs. Black </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000809"> Mr. Womack </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000376"> Mr. Kelly </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="Q000023"> Mr. Quigley </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001243"> Mrs. Blackburn </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000566"> Mr. Latta </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001184"> Mr. Massie </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="J000292"> Mr. Johnson of Ohio </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001227"> Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000096"> Mr. Pascrell </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000605"> Mr. Perry </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001170"> Ms. Shea-Porter </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000598"> Mr. Rothfus </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000586"> Mr. Renacci </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000549"> Mr. Gerlach </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000567"> Mr. Lance </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000563"> Mr. Lipinski </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="H001052"> Mr. Harris </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Committee on Agriculture </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HEC114836A6F94AF4B3D012AEB366739D" style="OLC"> <section id="H70E456D71AFC4C4199C640269D2EDA5F" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Sugar Reform Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H1B25C6AC2A3345AB89A137C36AE23F2A"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Sugar program </header> <subsection id="H73BBFFE798434EA781D335CB134FA206"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Sugarcane </header> <text> Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HC1C0136AA69B4B21AEF1B747E436962C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in paragraph (4), by striking <quote> and </quote> after the semicolon at the end; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0537F280A64644B0B4ED103DE9BD075E"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote> ; and </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC9690BF31574D15B621111A77D99F0F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB2CD559E1E37474CB0FF8FE341AC8819" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H12A65E04717341D68B81FEEE1EB664F3"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> 18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the 2013 through 2017 crop years. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H4A5D51EF67C945C09486A0D5DD6C8E48"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sugar beets </header> <text> Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272"> 7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> 2012 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2017 </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H18747370509242829C003782D972D396"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Effective period </header> <text> Section 156(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272"> 7 U.S.C. 7272(i) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> 2012 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2017 </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFD5FAE24DC4C4C248157C79495E33AD4"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Flexible marketing allotments for sugar </header> <subsection id="H2E1D71D2C72C4FB4A8425135D9B36DE3"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Section 359b of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359bb"> 7 U.S.C. 1359bb </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H372E84E68C8B4E30A9573336860A4F78"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in subsection (a)(1)— </text> <subparagraph id="H9ECE7641E2CF410B87583AC6ABA22FFC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking <quote> 2012 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2017 </quote> ; 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and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H91DBEF450D244D66B5284D5B84DDB73F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H9A65A41608CA422BA51D0F9B10A77E36"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Suspension or modification of provisions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 359j of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359jj"> 7 U.S.C. 1359jj </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD1366C846BB84CC7B64ADC786B55F786" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H9181C9A0307340998E93B4959FC83AE7"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Suspension or modification of provisions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Secretary may suspend or modify, in whole or in part, the application of any provision of this part if the Secretary determines that the action is appropriate, taking into account— </text> <paragraph id="HA3D1539B3A424FDF9CE3822DD8EC1F70"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the interests of consumers, workers in the food industry, businesses (including small businesses), and agricultural producers; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEC3564C861EC47AD9B3FE6C1AF82AD7C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the relative competitiveness of domestically produced and imported foods containing sugar. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H6DC99228266B4C16877F8D1678621E0A"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Administration of tariff rate quotas </header> <text> Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359kk"> 7 U.S.C. 1359kk </external-xref> ) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H94010C9B29DA4414854A76657A6E338D" style="OLC"> <section id="H821169A963D94364827D21ABEDC3051A"> <enum> 359k. </enum> <header> Administration of tariff rate quotas </header> <subsection id="H0F5AD301785E403589BEC86941174E2B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <text> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the beginning of the quota year, the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar at no less than the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations under international trade agreements that have been approved by Congress. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD149874EF5014AD694C371812F55CDE2"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Adjustment </header> <paragraph id="H2E45EFCFCEF6425CAF00F15300522BC0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to subsection (a), the Secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the domestic market. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H35725DE715F14E5C8C74EE3490E8ED30"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Ending stocks </header> <text> Subject to paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall establish and adjust tariff-rate quotas in such a manner that the ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of the quota year will be approximately 15.5 percent. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H762E799A4F5A48E4A0AB11D56A99E89D"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Maintenance of reasonable prices and avoidance of forfeitures </header> <subparagraph id="HD036D1F073744FCEBBB876D013EAB282"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may establish a different target for the ratio of ending stocks to total use if, in the judgment of the Secretary, the different target is necessary to prevent— </text> <clause id="H02323162893F450EBF348233FB031402"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> unreasonably high prices; or </text> </clause> <clause id="H2FF2DD1304524795BC7AE62776E3FA48"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> forfeitures of sugar pledged as collateral for a loan under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7272"> 7 U.S.C. 7272 </external-xref> ). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE990A46E19284644930753489D2A9CEC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Announcement </header> <text> The Secretary shall publicly announce any establishment of a target under this paragraph. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8953A7B715E34EC2BCC7104DA9EF44A4"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> In establishing tariff-rate quotas under subsection (a) and making adjustments under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the impact of the quotas on consumers, workers, businesses (including small businesses), and agricultural producers. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H25925730DC884D82BF1A335332C4275E"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Temporary transfer of quotas </header> <paragraph id="H5AFC04212E5B45F98AAD2834F5D83AC1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> To promote full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that provide that any country that has been allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of the share to any other country that has also been allocated a share of the quotas. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD50858E274FA44EC92796BDD120AF3BE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Transfers voluntary </header> <text> Any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only on voluntary agreement between the transferor and the transferee, consistent with procedures established by the Secretary. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA2520B8DA70469EB7C27909456CCA06"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Transfers temporary </header> <subparagraph id="H15DD583A3BA6411FB7F14BA4127978D4"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only for the duration of the quota year during which the transfer is made. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H156D1B1210C24CC8A497CF7F6A8B0DC5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Following quota year </header> <text> No transfer under this subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to the transferor or transferee for the following quota year. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HD21D10A424D740E5A166F5AF253AF004"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Effective period </header> <text> Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359ll"> 7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> 2012 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2017 </quote> . </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H5B1D441C21F641198011C4BDC9F6F702" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Repeal of feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers </header> <subsection id="H1029A03DB849446486E0CF6857AAC4F1"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8110"> 7 U.S.C. 8110 </external-xref> ) is repealed. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H902B27B4836448BD8B6E6169AE3F51CA"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conforming amendments </header> <paragraph id="H7BFB3E413E9C4C8B9E979F4048303B60"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Section 359a(3)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/1359aa"> 7 U.S.C. 1359aa(3)(B) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <subparagraph id="HB51DB005985F4096B250F7FD462BC316"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in clause (i), by inserting <quote> and </quote> after the semicolon at the end; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB0128E1840AC4F17B054FEBE042CBBFC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in clause (ii), by striking <quote> ; and </quote> at the end and inserting a period; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H400C585813294E71B40A28F78FA6E170"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by striking clause (iii). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H5A2B0EB9913D4DF4B0942543A808FA48"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Section 359b(c)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking <quote> , except for </quote> and all that follows through <quote> of 2002 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 693 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Pitts (for himself, Mr. Danny K. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Goodlatte , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Chabot , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Marino , Mr. Shuster , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Hanna , Mr. Moran , Mr. Petri , Mr. Rush , Mr. Barletta , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Speier , Mr. Dent , Mrs. Black , Mr. Womack , Mr. Kelly , Mr. Quigley , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Latta , Mr. Massie , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Perry , Ms. Shea-Porter , Mr. Rothfus , Mr. Renacci , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Lance , Mr. Lipinski , and Mr. Harris ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture A BILL To reform the Federal sugar program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Sugar Reform Act of 2013 . 2. Sugar program (a) Sugarcane Section 156(a) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 (7 U.S.C. 7272(a)) is amended— (1) in paragraph (4), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (6) 18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar for each of the 2013 through 2017 crop years. . (b) Sugar beets Section 156(b)(2) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7272(b)(2) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 . (c) Effective period Section 156(i) of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7272(i) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 . 3. Flexible marketing allotments for sugar (a) In general Section 359b of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359bb ) is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1)— (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A), by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting at reasonable prices after stocks ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking but after the semicolon at the end and inserting and ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) appropriate to maintain adequate domestic supplies at reasonable prices, taking into account all sources of domestic supply, including imports. . (b) Establishment of flexible marketing allotments Section 359c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359cc ) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (1)— (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking but after the semicolon at the end and inserting and ; and (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) appropriate to maintain adequate supplies at reasonable prices, taking into account all sources of domestic supply, including imports. ; and (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting at reasonable prices after market ; and (2) in subsection (g)(1)— (A) by striking Adjustments .— and all that follows through Subject to subparagraph (B), the and inserting Adjustments .—The ; and (B) by striking subparagraph (B). (c) Suspension or modification of provisions Section 359j of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359jj ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (c) Suspension or modification of provisions Notwithstanding any other provision of this part, the Secretary may suspend or modify, in whole or in part, the application of any provision of this part if the Secretary determines that the action is appropriate, taking into account— (1) the interests of consumers, workers in the food industry, businesses (including small businesses), and agricultural producers; and (2) the relative competitiveness of domestically produced and imported foods containing sugar. . (d) Administration of tariff rate quotas Section 359k of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359kk ) is amended to read as follows: 359k. Administration of tariff rate quotas (a) Establishment Notwithstanding any other provision of law, at the beginning of the quota year, the Secretary shall establish the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar at no less than the minimum level necessary to comply with obligations under international trade agreements that have been approved by Congress. (b) Adjustment (1) In general Subject to subsection (a), the Secretary shall adjust the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar to provide adequate supplies of sugar at reasonable prices in the domestic market. (2) Ending stocks Subject to paragraphs (1) and (3), the Secretary shall establish and adjust tariff-rate quotas in such a manner that the ratio of sugar stocks to total sugar use at the end of the quota year will be approximately 15.5 percent. (3) Maintenance of reasonable prices and avoidance of forfeitures (A) In general The Secretary may establish a different target for the ratio of ending stocks to total use if, in the judgment of the Secretary, the different target is necessary to prevent— (i) unreasonably high prices; or (ii) forfeitures of sugar pledged as collateral for a loan under section 156 of the Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 ( 7 U.S.C. 7272 ). (B) Announcement The Secretary shall publicly announce any establishment of a target under this paragraph. (4) Considerations In establishing tariff-rate quotas under subsection (a) and making adjustments under this subsection, the Secretary shall consider the impact of the quotas on consumers, workers, businesses (including small businesses), and agricultural producers. (c) Temporary transfer of quotas (1) In general To promote full use of the tariff-rate quotas for raw cane sugar and refined sugar, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall promulgate regulations that provide that any country that has been allocated a share of the quotas may temporarily transfer all or part of the share to any other country that has also been allocated a share of the quotas. (2) Transfers voluntary Any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only on voluntary agreement between the transferor and the transferee, consistent with procedures established by the Secretary. (3) Transfers temporary (A) In general Any transfer under this subsection shall be valid only for the duration of the quota year during which the transfer is made. (B) Following quota year No transfer under this subsection shall affect the share of the quota allocated to the transferor or transferee for the following quota year. . (e) Effective period Section 359l(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359ll(a) ) is amended by striking 2012 and inserting 2017 . 4. Repeal of feedstock flexibility program for bioenergy producers (a) In general Section 9010 of the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 ( 7 U.S.C. 8110 ) is repealed. (b) Conforming amendments (1) Section 359a(3)(B) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 ( 7 U.S.C. 1359aa(3)(B) ) is amended— (A) in clause (i), by inserting and after the semicolon at the end; (B) in clause (ii), by striking ; and at the end and inserting a period; and (C) by striking clause (iii). (2) Section 359b(c)(2)(C) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359bb(c)(2)(C)) is amended by striking , except for and all that follows through of 2002 .

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R. 694 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="S001145"> Ms. Schakowsky </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Committee on Ways and Means </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance by corporations of tax on foreign income. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H235B85EEA5994102A5645DD25E3E928D" style="OLC"> <section id="H7FEDE82F690A4BE5BFAD05AEC2112519" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Corporate Tax Fairness Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA917EFB2128E4AC8A6EAA75A41C395B5"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Deferral of Active Income of Controlled Foreign Corporations </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 952 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HAC25A8D92E4B4E899E8C7C7ACA275F2D" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC9B9F812F167455DBF1046581BD7BB45"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Special Application of Subpart </header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4E997033BD654576800D9F54F3004822"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the term <term> subpart F income </term> means, in the case of any controlled foreign corporation, the income of such corporation derived from any foreign country. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCD3FEB73690A47C78B6E1FB043B92021"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Applicable rules </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Rules similar to the rules under the last sentence of subsection (a) and subsection (d) shall apply to this subsection. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section changed="added" commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5B06ACC441FB49218105C8476EEF94A2" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to large integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers </header> <subsection commented="no" 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<clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6BAD13EE0064B08B62152BBDE1023B9"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> persons who are not dual capacity taxpayers, and </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HFA4A0E2A53354CD6AF739B0B183905BC"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> persons who are citizens or residents of the foreign country or possession. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H43EF3F2330EA4B229D4B5C734830B66B"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Large integrated oil company </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For purposes of this subsection, the term <term> large integrated oil company </term> means, with respect to any taxable year, an integrated oil company (as defined in section 291(b)(4)) which— </text> <subparagraph commented="no" 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</header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEC5C6DF7E01F46549FE9A674426E3EFC"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Contrary treaty obligations upheld </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any treaty obligation of the United States. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0D26A841CA8A4E03BD1FDD7DBAE6F795" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Reinstitution of per country foreign tax credit </header> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HA6BC76D35FC7494F885C627596ECEB55"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subsection (a) of section 904 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H79BFD414E8914A67B9FD5F97A4A3A0E8" style="OLC"> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3E29ED0C5A684439BC1FDE5425E74B1E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Limitation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The amount of the credit in respect of the tax paid or accrued to any foreign country or possession of the United States shall not exceed the same proportion of the tax against which such credit is taken which the taxpayer's taxable income from sources within such country or possession (but not in excess of the taxpayer's entire taxable income) bears to such taxpayer's entire taxable income for the same taxable year. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H521B02527E1248F58B32E14FD96F6864"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Effective date </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H7D9500979B47441285EF9988A6F6687E"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Treatment of foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations </header> <subsection id="H54D726DFAF7844A586AA9317AA6BD177"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/7701"> Section 7701 </external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB7365042F5AF4606A71ED567D33887E6" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H9DC5AE234CCD4263B8E1AC29F2ABE6D9"> <enum> (p) </enum> <header> Certain corporations managed and controlled in the United States treated as domestic for income tax </header> <paragraph id="H746DED57939846F6A48B174EB75A6AFB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), in the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2) if— </text> <subparagraph id="H77ED3CF8408C467C95E996B3846E8935"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the corporation would not otherwise be treated as a domestic corporation for purposes of this title, but </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA26B5EA7B20A4322AD9999AF2F2FA666"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the management and control of the corporation occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, </text> </subparagraph> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph"> then, solely for purposes of chapter 1 (and any other provision of this title relating to chapter 1), the corporation shall be treated as a domestic corporation. </continuation-text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA59A3F27B59B4DC1AAEF5A9AF484E407"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Corporation described </header> <subparagraph id="H8033B4BEEFA24B9595A6E9FE8FE45450"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> A corporation is described in this paragraph if— </text> <clause id="H6C842CE527BA495898FDD07355EC1A3D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the stock of such corporation is regularly traded on an established securities market, or </text> </clause> <clause id="H1F3BF477AA75481BA1971DCF87A523E8"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the aggregate gross assets of such corporation (or any predecessor thereof), including assets under management for investors, whether held directly or indirectly, at any time during the taxable year or any preceding taxable year is $50,000,000 or more. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBCAFF60A52E340018AE7956A8F3732C4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> General exception </header> <text> A corporation shall not be treated as described in this paragraph if— </text> <clause id="HCE93C06802F04242B1E50D980F88A2B4"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> such corporation was treated as a corporation described in this paragraph in a preceding taxable year, </text> </clause> <clause id="H5C7D122925404EBD99B27F6DACF6124C"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> such corporation— </text> <subclause id="H0AEF579007D3442DB3109AAC2C5B5C5F"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> is not regularly traded on an established securities market, and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H29ED882EA41748088064A37FAAB59D9F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> has, and is reasonably expected to continue to have, aggregate gross assets (including assets under management for investors, whether held directly or indirectly) of less than $50,000,000, and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H5C39F5F3FB3D4D6F8CA2B80FD078D4E0"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the Secretary grants a waiver to such corporation under this subparagraph. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H049EBB5E970144B9B01B9E58ED5DD490"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Exception from gross assets test </header> <text> Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to a corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) and which is a member of an affiliated group (as defined section 1504, but determined without regard to section 1504(b)(3)) the common parent of which— </text> <clause id="H4FADEF75EB23463D8DB7D35A9E613E0D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is a domestic corporation (determined without regard to this subsection), and </text> </clause> <clause id="H91ACE297BE8441078B4ED097A07942DA"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> has substantial assets (other than cash and cash equivalents and other than stock of foreign subsidiaries) held for use in the active conduct of a trade or business in the United States. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4D300798D5D943D7B4BA95E1277A3403"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Management and control </header> <subparagraph id="H12CA3DE212B44BEEAAFA762FF0E4C984"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of a corporation is to be treated as occurring primarily within the United States. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3DECE0B364E549BABF2B34CA2777D189"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Executive officers and senior management </header> <text> Such regulations shall provide that— </text> <clause id="H63DAC29D3D0C413D9AC6596D8FF46C2A"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the management and control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring primarily within the United States if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the corporation who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, financial, and operational policies of the corporation are located primarily within the United States, and </text> </clause> <clause id="H572174E83F5F431BB2E710B198F1ECFC"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> individuals who are not executive officers and senior management of the corporation (including individuals who are officers or employees of other corporations in the same chain of corporations as the corporation) shall be treated as executive officers and senior management if such individuals exercise the day-to-day responsibilities of the corporation described in clause (i). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3235B6F5A65944BC85B69562BB77535D"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Corporations primarily holding investment assets </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Such regulations shall also provide that the management and control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring primarily within the United States if— </text> <clause id="H2445DF98D4624968BC312A3B5793482D"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the assets of such corporation (directly or indirectly) consist primarily of as sets being managed on behalf of investors, and </text> </clause> <clause id="HC21A75B3AB134247891EC2A151A7C2F3"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> decisions about how to invest the assets are made in the United States. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32F248BFE2D34F1C9A87C91271CACE88"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date which is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 694 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Ms. Schakowsky introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the avoidance by corporations of tax on foreign income. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Corporate Tax Fairness Act . 2. Deferral of Active Income of Controlled Foreign Corporations Section 952 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Special Application of Subpart (1) In general For taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013, notwithstanding any other provision of this subpart, the term subpart F income means, in the case of any controlled foreign corporation, the income of such corporation derived from any foreign country. (2) Applicable rules Rules similar to the rules under the last sentence of subsection (a) and subsection (d) shall apply to this subsection. . 3. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to large integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (a) In general Section 901 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: (n) Special rules relating to large integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (1) General rule Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued by a dual capacity taxpayer which is a large integrated oil company to a foreign country or possession of the United States for any period shall not be considered a tax— (A) if, for such period, the foreign country or possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or (B) to the extent such amount exceeds the amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which— (i) is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession, or (ii) would be paid if the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession were applicable to such dual capacity taxpayer. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to imply the proper treatment of any such amount not in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (B). (2) Dual capacity taxpayer For purposes of this subsection, the term dual capacity taxpayer means, with respect to any foreign country or possession of the United States, a person who— (A) is subject to a levy of such country or possession, and (B) receives (or will receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with regulations) from such country or possession. (3) Generally applicable income tax For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term generally applicable income tax means an income tax (or a series of income taxes) which is generally imposed under the laws of a foreign country or possession on income derived from the conduct of a trade or business within such country or possession. (B) Exceptions Such term shall not include a tax unless it has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to— (i) persons who are not dual capacity taxpayers, and (ii) persons who are citizens or residents of the foreign country or possession. (4) Large integrated oil company For purposes of this subsection, the term large integrated oil company means, with respect to any taxable year, an integrated oil company (as defined in section 291(b)(4)) which— (A) had gross receipts in excess of $1,000,000,000 for such taxable year, and (B) has an average daily worldwide production of crude oil of at least 500,000 barrels for such taxable year. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Contrary treaty obligations upheld The amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any treaty obligation of the United States. 4. Reinstitution of per country foreign tax credit (a) In general Subsection (a) of section 904 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: (a) Limitation The amount of the credit in respect of the tax paid or accrued to any foreign country or possession of the United States shall not exceed the same proportion of the tax against which such credit is taken which the taxpayer's taxable income from sources within such country or possession (but not in excess of the taxpayer's entire taxable income) bears to such taxpayer's entire taxable income for the same taxable year. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. 5. Treatment of foreign corporations managed and controlled in the United States as domestic corporations (a) In general Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o) the following new subsection: (p) Certain corporations managed and controlled in the United States treated as domestic for income tax (1) In general Notwithstanding subsection (a)(4), in the case of a corporation described in paragraph (2) if— (A) the corporation would not otherwise be treated as a domestic corporation for purposes of this title, but (B) the management and control of the corporation occurs, directly or indirectly, primarily within the United States, then, solely for purposes of chapter 1 (and any other provision of this title relating to chapter 1), the corporation shall be treated as a domestic corporation. (2) Corporation described (A) In general A corporation is described in this paragraph if— (i) the stock of such corporation is regularly traded on an established securities market, or (ii) the aggregate gross assets of such corporation (or any predecessor thereof), including assets under management for investors, whether held directly or indirectly, at any time during the taxable year or any preceding taxable year is $50,000,000 or more. (B) General exception A corporation shall not be treated as described in this paragraph if— (i) such corporation was treated as a corporation described in this paragraph in a preceding taxable year, (ii) such corporation— (I) is not regularly traded on an established securities market, and (II) has, and is reasonably expected to continue to have, aggregate gross assets (including assets under management for investors, whether held directly or indirectly) of less than $50,000,000, and (iii) the Secretary grants a waiver to such corporation under this subparagraph. (C) Exception from gross assets test Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply to a corporation which is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) and which is a member of an affiliated group (as defined section 1504, but determined without regard to section 1504(b)(3)) the common parent of which— (i) is a domestic corporation (determined without regard to this subsection), and (ii) has substantial assets (other than cash and cash equivalents and other than stock of foreign subsidiaries) held for use in the active conduct of a trade or business in the United States. (3) Management and control (A) In general The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for purposes of determining cases in which the management and control of a corporation is to be treated as occurring primarily within the United States. (B) Executive officers and senior management Such regulations shall provide that— (i) the management and control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring primarily within the United States if substantially all of the executive officers and senior management of the corporation who exercise day-to-day responsibility for making decisions involving strategic, financial, and operational policies of the corporation are located primarily within the United States, and (ii) individuals who are not executive officers and senior management of the corporation (including individuals who are officers or employees of other corporations in the same chain of corporations as the corporation) shall be treated as executive officers and senior management if such individuals exercise the day-to-day responsibilities of the corporation described in clause (i). (C) Corporations primarily holding investment assets Such regulations shall also provide that the management and control of a corporation shall be treated as occurring primarily within the United States if— (i) the assets of such corporation (directly or indirectly) consist primarily of as sets being managed on behalf of investors, and (ii) decisions about how to invest the assets are made in the United States. . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after the date which is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8F00FA63B1454832917E5BBF67070F9F" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 695 IH: Civilian Property Realignment Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 695 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="D000612"> Mr. Denham </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S001183"> Mr. Schweikert </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000796"> Mr. Westmoreland </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000533"> Mr. Duncan of Tennessee </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001051"> Mr. Hanna </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001156"> Mr. McHenry </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000689"> Mr. Mica </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000181"> Mr. Nunes </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001048"> Mr. Hunter </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="R000585"> Mr. Reed </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HPW00"> Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committees on <committee-name committee-id="HGO00"> Oversight and Government Reform </committee-name> and <committee-name committee-id="HRU00"> Rules </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H00DCEED2F2F14FA0A319F370387742A1" style="OLC"> <section id="H1207F1E445CA4565A3B2BC3B5EAFA8E0" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Civilian Property Realignment Act </short-title> </quote> or <quote> <short-title> CPRA </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2A3FB00BB7BA4831AA9D0794F3D11CE2"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Purposes </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The purposes of this Act are— </text> <paragraph id="HE74980E065EA434C9603CCC623D23606"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to consolidate the footprint of Federal buildings and facilities; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C9B1EAC6B344C81BD52708218823054"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to maximize the utilization rate of Federal buildings and facilities; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H25C7F4E1215A46208C06E853E7256491"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to reduce the reliance on leased space; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB1882DBDB36D48A68D8237888B03B40B"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to sell or redevelop high value assets that are underutilized to obtain the highest and best value for the taxpayer and maximize the return to the taxpayer; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE613A6D9A6E435A8DDE5CEADFC26CFC"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to reduce the operating and maintenance costs of Federal civilian real properties through the realignment of real properties by consolidating, co-locating, and reconfiguring space, and other operational efficiencies; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC026BC97ABD3465FA285E4BFB0DD1DEE"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to reduce redundancy, overlap, and costs associated with field offices; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82F5B43B4B734CC0AEBDA653431AE6A2"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to create incentives for Federal agencies to achieve greater efficiency in their inventories of civilian real property; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB10CD8BE2E444E90BBE9F92CD9814143"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to facilitate and expedite the sale or disposal of unneeded civilian properties; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C9606035B6F497A9D891281DB8D13AE"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> to assist Federal agencies in achieving the Government’s sustainability goals by reducing excess space, inventory, and energy consumption, as well as by leveraging new technologies. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H03753073DD08426FAE1749F639E82E68"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act, unless otherwise expressly stated, the following definitions apply: </text> <paragraph id="HBB381ED50475442B8671A298ED158D41"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Federal civilian real property and civilian real property </header> <subparagraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H2153ECAE0F6542FC9434C858EF661C0C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Property </header> <text> The terms <term> Federal civilian real property </term> and <term> civilian real property </term> refer to Federal real property assets, including public buildings as defined in <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3301"> section 3301 </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, occupied and improved grounds, leased space, or other physical structures under the custody and control of any Federal agency. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6D56F3B3F9E04FF195371B937FBF69A0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Further exclusions </header> <text> Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as including any of the following types of property: </text> <clause id="HE2BD31F38C714B11814E7A3AAB665A59"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> A base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or any activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard. </text> </clause> <clause id="HAEE9DE77FD5443E89E15AE59E6E3A953"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> Properties that are excluded for reasons of national security by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. </text> </clause> <clause id="HACC76A5BA12740BAB213E5CEC96704C4"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> Properties that are excepted from the definition of <term> property </term> under section 102(9) of title 40, United States Code. </text> </clause> <clause id="H21042989684D4301ACE5D2CE949C8372"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Indian and Native Alaskan properties including— </text> <subclause id="H66BF230EFF944864A67EB8141B56ED1F"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> any property within the limits of any Indian reservation to which the United States owns title for the benefit of an Indian tribe; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HBF5D041F90F54F0F93C60449875BCA2E"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> any property title which is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual or held by an Indian tribe or individual subject to restriction by the United States against alienation. </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H536A626994E14D68A97714131EFEE9A9"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> Properties operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/831"> 16 U.S.C. 831 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </clause> <clause id="H160A878B05F84163B1427386D6AA19E5"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <text> Postal properties owned by the United States Postal Service. </text> </clause> <clause id="HB0A1B484CA234FFE8DB0B5EF98CC1559"> <enum> (vii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Properties used in connection with Federal programs for agricultural, recreational, and conservation purposes, including research in connection with the programs. </text> </clause> <clause id="H95284C2E073D4E018DA63F42C5D29032"> <enum> (viii) </enum> <text> Properties used in connection with river, harbor, flood control, reclamation, or power projects. </text> </clause> <clause id="H2BE48DC9D5844245BB024761CCA984C6"> <enum> (ix) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Properties located outside the United States operated or maintained by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E220F15F20E4703B9D74F0CD8EFBBA2"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Federal agency </header> <text> The term <term> Federal agency </term> means an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, and a wholly owned Government corporation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2791F48847C34AEC8F2B18C37A9A6692"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Administrator </header> <text> The term <term> Administrator </term> means the Administrator of General Services. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H24606AA8C5724896B618D39C37BC1BDC"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Commission </header> <text> The term <term> Commission </term> means the Civilian Property Realignment Commission. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9339EA607B194CC9A218A3546B1B81EC"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> OMB </header> <text> The term <term> OMB </term> means the Office of Management and Budget. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9EE522604DBC43B68AB64E23B6FF3295"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Field office </header> <text> The term <term> field office </term> means any Federal office that is not the Headquarters office location for the Federal agency. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H5625C801FC6B4F56AF8C9EED2BE6CD26"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Commission </header> <subsection id="H86E71B2FD98648F18207E8F181A39666"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <text> There is established an independent commission to be known as the Civilian Property Realignment Commission, referred to in this Act as the <term> Commission </term> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA150020A5252485F9E62039E0F42983A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Duties </header> <text> The Commission shall carry out the duties as specified in this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H6811E9996CD847DAACFA401EDF787054"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Membership </header> <paragraph id="HFA71D588A4C3498BA8DF5D1934D25664"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Commission shall be composed of a Chairperson appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and eight members appointed by the President. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C45BC3A82E44D4FB1B4E2380C979A76"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Appointments </header> <text> In selecting individuals for appointments to the Commission, the President shall consult with— </text> <subparagraph id="HD296A81A748544E19D6C743E8EE5B025"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Speaker of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of two members; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA6FCFAE6438B43D18D1E59D0FFD29C92"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the majority leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of two members; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HADC86ABE83E64DD7830CA1B2EB0820BE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the minority leader of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6F288DC6CD1A4EF09E125FDF7F56AB7C"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> the minority leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of one member. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBF7B95FA2D0E470AA0CC1A3CE0A03DF2"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Terms </header> <text> The term for each member of the Commission shall be 6 years. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2E941BFB8884179A73CB82A3979594B"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Vacancies </header> <text> Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H01EFE9674190479E8E2ADED9583E5EC8"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Qualifications </header> <text> In selecting individuals for appointment to the Commission, the President shall ensure the Commission contains individuals with expertise representative of the following: </text> <subparagraph id="H8246DEDD11E740BC9B9304F5CE98A024"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Commercial real estate and redevelopment. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H81E3D2ADC3F942DD981A766D39DFEA7E"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Government management or operations. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7E7FBA81FB194292B94A247C100FFA3B"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Community development, including transportation and planning. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA5782F7822ED46028EC41A6A39731315"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Historic preservation. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H362A48EEFEBF4F45929CDFC3001FE666"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Commission meetings </header> <subsection id="H9AB400F0C57E4134B1989658FA6B1F34"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Open meetings </header> <text> Each meeting of the Commission, other than meetings in which classified information is to be discussed, shall be open to the public. Any open meeting shall be announced in the Federal Register and the Federal website established by the Commission at least 14 calendar days in advance of a meeting. For all public meetings, the Commission shall release an agenda and a listing of materials relevant to the topics to be discussed. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H215DEBFB24DC46FA9215F4A133241D80"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Quorum and meetings </header> <text> Seven Commission members shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business and three or more Commission members shall constitute a meeting of the Commission. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HADDD26ACD4974B749C926F4BCC566F07"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Transparency of information </header> <text> All the proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, upon request, to the Chairperson and the ranking minority party member, and their respective subcommittee Chairperson and ranking minority party member, of— </text> <paragraph id="H888010BAE20D4562BA1537A032E4E443"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H063B39137E9A4346BA2DC648BBA44EAD"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H532B3934F8D64F57AFC882AD8D2ABFDD"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H01C323317E2F4C05A8716F17C8D3B595"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2DD3BCB7C08C4023A07567DEC3FC3B14"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF1BCA2BA52BA43B4AE8C20AA31A106CA"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Government Accountability Office </header> <text> All proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, upon request, to the Comptroller General of the United States. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0A6D3F0DFF9A411FA584F5E59145D7B6"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Compensation and travel expenses </header> <subsection id="H957A17CE2AE14BF5A51A13CE37899E76"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Compensation </header> <paragraph id="H923FB2EDCF8B4EA8BF01A3A6F1E21FFB"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Rate of pay for members </header> <text> Each member, other than the Chairperson, shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315"> section 5315 </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFE0EEF2F50F447BA8DA61F6CEE125EF5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Rate of pay for Chairperson </header> <text> The Chairperson shall be paid for each day referred to in paragraph (1) at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5314"> section 5314, </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H56DE7B3311FD4296988F870B24AB15FE"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Travel </header> <text> Members shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5702"> 5702 </external-xref> and <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5703"> 5703 </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H470E60E2A8604ACE8291704120EDE011"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Executive director </header> <subsection id="HB1915E89CD2641D6A4E10DB8EC035843"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Appointment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director and may disregard the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9EFE15367D0446C2B343AAC1EB259BCF"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Rate of pay for director </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Executive Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/5315"> section 5315 </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HE330885E1B314A71BF453EA44914D12B"> <enum> 8. </enum> <header> Staff </header> <subsection id="HFED2F3BB90C64D28BB5B30816C1664B7"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Additional personnel </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subject to subsection (b), the Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8C644E57928B4DDFAD7DC683DA9544E0"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Detail employees from other agencies </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Upon request of the Executive Director, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the personnel of that agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF778A9135F094E6AA2890A5050B618E3"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Qualifications </header> <text> Appointments shall be made with consideration of a balance of expertise consistent with the qualifications of representatives described in section 4(c)(5). </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HE082DB9A319A4F608823ADA4E85C8202"> <enum> 9. </enum> <header> Contracting authority </header> <subsection commented="no" id="H6871600FE397495089E3BD3768122FB6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Experts and consultants </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Commission, to the extent practicable and subject to appropriations made by law, shall use existing contracts entered into by the Administrator for services necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H69F1F1B1E8CE4A699EA16E8C2E0F9868"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Space </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Administrator, in consultation with the Commission, shall identify suitable excess space within the Federal space inventory to house the operations of the Commission. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC2F3D81A54E84958BC36A1C9D5A7762A"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Personal property </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Commission shall use personal property already in the custody and control of the Administrator. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HD56D61CE50F14FC4AC6E3BC45C20288C"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Use of small businesses </header> <text> In exercising its authorities under this section and section 12, the Commission shall use, to the greatest extent practicable, small businesses as defined by section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H1CE8508439E94C018F76FD70923EE8C1"> <enum> 10. </enum> <header> Termination </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Commission shall cease operations and terminate 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </section> <section id="HE146BB44E02A4F208EF8DE369A4FDE87"> <enum> 11. </enum> <header> Development of recommendations to the commission </header> <subsection id="H86927DA1E0C14DFAAD0CED90BB3EA4EA"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Submissions of agency information and recommendations </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 120 days after the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Administrator and the Director of OMB the following: </text> <paragraph id="H496ED48114174DF78C224C0FC5F07382"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Current data </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Current data of all Federal civilian real properties owned, leased, or controlled by the respective agency, including all relevant information prescribed by the Administrator and the Director of OMB, including data related to the age and condition of the property, operating costs, history of capital expenditures, sustainability metrics, number of Federal employees and functions housed in the respective property, and square footage (including gross, rentable, and usable). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA07C66BCEC1A436B8FF356CCDB6AD452"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Agency recommendations </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Recommendations which shall include the following: </text> <subparagraph id="H6D45CE26459746B5814625C841B9FD5A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Federal civilian properties that can be sold for proceeds and otherwise disposed of, reported as excess, declared surplus, or otherwise no longer meeting the needs of the agency, excluding leasebacks or other such exchange agreements where the property continues to be used by the agency. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H64917776F3384DBBA3E42CC025BEDF55"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Federal civilian properties that can be transferred, exchanged, consolidated, co-located, reconfigured, or redeveloped, so as to reduce the civilian real property inventory, reduce the operating costs of the Government, and create the highest value and return for the taxpayer. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBDA2EF8B1B2E4098BE153024772DF59F"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Operational efficiencies that the Government can realize in its operation and maintenance of Federal civilian real properties. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC3A46320C9AE47218BEEC008B76D6912"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Standards and criteria </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 60 days after the date specified in subsection (a), the Director of OMB, in consultation with the Administrator, shall review agency recommendations submitted pursuant to subsection (a), and develop consistent standards and criteria against which agency recommendations will be reviewed. The Director of OMB and the Administrator shall develop recommendations to the Commission based on those standards and criteria. In developing the standards and criteria, the Director of OMB, in consultation with the Administrator, shall incorporate the following: </text> <paragraph id="H737D623A98EB475FB3DA27DA9A3E311B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> The extent to which the Federal building or facility could be sold (including property that is no longer meeting the needs of the Federal Government), redeveloped, or otherwise used to produce the highest and best value and return for the taxpayer. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFF62D9556FB49A385C545C7CBD10011"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The extent to which the operating and maintenance costs are reduced through consolidating, co-locating, and reconfiguring space, and through realizing other operational efficiencies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE692A9A73E9648799CDB7A35EF354852"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> The extent to which the utilization rate is being maximized and is consistent with non-governmental industry standards for the given function or operation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7EAF90CE467C4DDC9FDF863D1EA6B001"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> The extent and timing of potential costs and savings, including the number of years, beginning with the date of completion of the proposed recommendation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE74F774529B48089AFA8914262F8D19"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> The extent to which reliance on leasing for long-term space needs is reduced. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD8FAD4B9723B48A199F35F5A1FC9A28E"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> The extent to which a Federal building or facility aligns with the current mission of the Federal agency. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H57DBE49644564281ACC5BB9005C41306"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> The extent to which there are opportunities to consolidate similar operations across multiple agencies or within agencies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9D5D90BBCCC7499EA3D39FB2DC0BEC1F"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> The economic impact on existing communities in the vicinity of the Federal building or facility. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A99DB2FDBEE4E9C883AB8721614039D"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> The extent to which energy consumption is reduced. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD2AA4258AFF94CFD9E70C57C27EAF76C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Special rule for utilization rates </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Standards developed by the Director of OMB must incorporate and apply clear standard utilization rates consistent throughout each category of space and with nongovernment space utilization rates. To the extent the space utilization rates of a given agency fall below the utilization rates to be applied under this subsection, the Director may recommend realignment, co-location, consolidation, or other type of action to improve space utilization. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4E980275FDD442FD96A90A34698B1A82"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Submission to the commission </header> <paragraph id="H1B9D8DFEFF274807969BA3831F23ADC8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The standards, criteria, and recommendations developed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be submitted to the Commission with all supporting information, data, analyses, and documentation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H243107B3688D471B88FF4BFF90FDE276"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Publication </header> <text> The standards, criteria, and recommendations shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the committees designated in section 5(c) and to the Comptroller General of the United States. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E1AE79CF81A4F1DB8AEB3ED6EB7F76B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Access to information </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Commission shall also have access to all information pertaining to the recommendations, including supporting information, data, analyses, and documentation submitted pursuant to subsection (a). Upon request, Federal agencies shall provide, the Commission any additional information pertaining to its properties. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H8D3573F4C4604D6AB16E08FF24F41839"> <enum> 12. </enum> <header> Commission duties </header> <subsection id="HA94F3D81441348ABA282B017592A4C46"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Identification of property reduction opportunities </header> <text> The Commission shall identify opportunities for the Government to reduce significantly its inventory of civilian real property and reduce costs to the Government. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4DB49F89991E44D79FBFDD0D40F3EE12"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Identification of high value assets </header> <paragraph id="HEED45BBBC03447BF9FDE0033987AB5E0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Identification of certain properties </header> <text> Not later than 180 days after Commission members are appointed pursuant to section 4, the Commission shall identify not less than 5 Federal properties that are not on the list of surplus or excess as of such date with a total fair market value of not less than $500,000,000 and transmit the list to the President and Congress as Commission recommendations and subject to the approval process described in sections 13 and 14. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC185E95E284F4088A5408C76806D8CFA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Information and data </header> <text> In order to meet the goal established under paragraph (1), Federal agencies shall provide, upon receipt, any and all information and data regarding its properties to the Commission. The Commission shall notify the committees listed under section 5(c) of any failure by any agency to comply with a request of the Commission. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HBFCFD797C5884001B8D1515F7E25E04E"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Analysis of inventory </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Commission shall perform an independent analysis of the inventory of Federal civilian real property and the recommendations submitted pursuant to section 11. The Commission shall not be bound or limited by the recommendations submitted pursuant to section 11. If, in the opinion of the Commission, an agency fails to provide needed information, data or adequate recommendations that meet the standards and criteria, the Commission shall develop such recommendations as it considers appropriate based on existing data contained in the Federal Real Property Profile or other relevant information. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3B2BE94A85F94FF2A01301CC3B7F74B4"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Receipt of Information and Proposals </header> <text> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission may receive and consider proposals, information, and other data submitted by State and local officials and the private sector. Such information shall be made publically available. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H957199DBFE31489FAE6E723A63DB32CC"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Accounting system </header> <text> Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall identify or develop and implement a system of accounting to be used to independently evaluate the costs of and returns on the recommendations. Such accounting system shall be applied in developing the Commission’s recommendations and determining the highest return to the taxpayer. In applying the accounting system, the Commission shall set a standard performance period. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HDF3EAC1FA6D14A32841BD0BA59E489C4"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Public hearing </header> <text> The Commission shall conduct public hearings. All testimony before the Commission at a public hearing under this paragraph shall be presented under oath. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H221CEEDB66DA4F05B9A10C0AD1621DBA"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Reporting of information and recommendations </header> <paragraph id="H818B0044CF0C4EF9A9A393F97D0FAEA6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 120 days after the receipt of recommendations pursuant to section 11, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall transmit to the President, and publicly post on a Federal website maintained by the Commission a report containing the Commission’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the consolidation, exchange, co-location, reconfiguration, lease reductions, sale, and redevelopment of Federal civilian real properties and for other operational efficiencies that can be realized in the Government’s operation and maintenance of such properties. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4722D1B26A1D416D9EEBBB0B4EACACDF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Recommendations for sale or disposal of property </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> To the extent the Commission recommendations include the sale or disposal of real property, these properties may be reported as excess, declared surplus, or determined as no longer meeting the needs of the Federal Government, excluding leasebacks or other such exchange agreements where the property continues to be used by the Federal Government. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H49F2AC61E6A94BDC8BC7009216ED9E7E"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Consensus in majority </header> <text> The Commission shall seek to develop consensus recommendations, but if a consensus cannot be obtained, the Commission may include in its report recommendations that are supported by a majority of the Commission. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H09BECAE98AEB443EB2AE139F78C242E3"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Federal website </header> <text> The Commission shall establish and maintain a Federal website for the purposes of making relevant information publically available. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H31D8AA24E6FD4EA09DBBAC6DAAFD8F25"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Review by GAO </header> <text> The Comptroller General of the United States shall transmit to the Congress and to the Commission a report containing a detailed analysis of the recommendations and selection process. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H21BD86A9173648D4A5497D9CA191AE83"> <enum> 13. </enum> <header> Review by the president </header> <subsection id="H16F0BA2A7AFF43538266416A631EBD7B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Review of recommendations </header> <text> Upon receipt of the Commission’s recommendations, the President shall conduct a review of such recommendations. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA11C44D5D5AA408E87A7AE0E9BFA6191"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Report to commission and congress </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after receipt of the Commission’s recommendations, the President shall transmit to the Commission and Congress a report that sets forth the President’s approval or disapproval of the Commission’s recommendations. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9B7D642F46304BCFA65A1CE6F1051CD6"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Approval or disapproval </header> <text> If the President— </text> <paragraph id="H45224800AC2D4A1FA810F81285D6006A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> approves of the Commission’s recommendations, the President shall transmit a copy of the recommendations to Congress, together with a certification of such approval; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D300158ED2F4469857A610EA5820C1C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> disapproves of the Commission’s recommendations, in whole or in part, the President shall also transmit to the Commission and Congress the reasons for such disapproval. The Commission shall then transmit to the President, not later than 30 days following the disapproval, a revised list of recommendations; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6E82A1A98AFD4300BFD70BC01EF02F43"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> approves all of the revised recommendations of the Commission, the President shall transmit a copy of such revised recommendations to Congress, together with a certification of such approval; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82B925C9161845659CC58F77D6AE77A9"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> does not transmit to the Congress an approval and certification described in paragraphs (1) or (3) within 30 days of receipt of the Commission’s recommendations or revised recommendations, as the case may be, the process shall terminate until the following year. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="H1ADE0AFC600F4F33AC1FDFAF60841164"> <enum> 14. </enum> <header> Congressional consideration of the recommendations </header> <subsection commented="no" id="H3DCBE6A89C7347C7AF99F5262C31E030"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Joint resolution of approval </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> If a House of Congress has not taken a vote on final passage of a joint resolution as described in subsection (c) within 45 days after the President’s transmission to that House of the approved recommendations pursuant to section 13, then such vote shall be taken on the next day of session following the expiration of the 45-day period. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H56891176D623418081102BECC60495DC"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Computation of time period </header> <text> For the purposes of this section, the days on which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three days shall be excluded in the computation of the period of time. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HF46DF42192D443CB82D075C9021B4439"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Terms of the resolution </header> <text> For purposes of this section, the term <term> joint resolution </term> means only a joint resolution— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H02259FAC9A0444E7AEB528EE2F800FA4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> which does not have a preamble; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H29E2508F76904D15A1CFDD30C9E4F542"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: <quote> That Congress approves the recommendations of the Civilian Property Realignment Commission as submitted by the President on _________, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal agencies shall implement and carry out all of the Commission’s recommendations pursuant to section 15 of the Civilian Property Realignment Act </quote> , the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H7AEA1EC6742D487EB03A268B27759968"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the title of which is as follows: <quote> Joint resolution approving the recommendations of the Civilian Property Realignment Commission </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H359FF53A8FBF42EBBCAC4089CE6F6FF4"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> which is introduced pursuant to subsection (d). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC5FD4A82AA8244BD84805630B97B8BBA"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Introduction </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> After a House of Congress receives the President’s transmission of approved recommendations pursuant to section 13, the majority leader of that House (or a designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in subsection (c)— </text> <paragraph id="HBDC7D56051A648FE88CFEF12B98FE2DE"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3E6B9220A05493E9C0E78DAD5B901A5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in the case of the Senate, within three session days. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H598692BEA650434494870EB1B3135A0C"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Consideration in the House of Representatives </header> <paragraph id="H867C88A329AE4F778679656B8B4E5FB1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Referral and reporting </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the House without amendment not later than the tenth legislative day after the date of its introduction. If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that period, it shall be in order to move that the House discharge the committee from further consideration of the joint resolution. Such a motion shall be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within three legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces his intention to offer the motion. Notice may not be given on an anticipatory basis. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to discharge a joint resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion except twenty minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. If such a motion is adopted, the House shall proceed immediately to consider the joint resolution in accordance with paragraph (3). A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF93155619BA047ABAC3BA5E7F7029742"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Proceeding to consideration </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> After the last committee authorized to consider a joint resolution reports it to the House or has been discharged (other than by motion) from its consideration, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House. Such a motion shall be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within three legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces his intention to offer the motion. Notice may not be given on an anticipatory basis. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed with respect to that transmittal of recommendations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBDB963C3C1434E6A9312B249FB426571"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Consideration </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against a joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on a joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except five hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and one motion to limit debate on the joint resolution. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB56E26AC3EE49C1ABCB71CA22BCD29E"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Post sine die </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> If the House has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, a motion to discharge under paragraph (1) or a motion to proceed under subparagraph (2) shall be in order as applicable. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H95E4B49E0D8946829FA1F4FF91EEB5BB"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Consideration in the Senate </header> </subsection> <subsection id="HD22DED379CC84B5FA55D6BE30C25225B"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Amendments prohibited </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> No amendment to, or motion to strike a provision from, a joint resolution considered under this section shall be in order in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H77D7A2A843F0468EA349F451EDC3FC06"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Consideration by other House </header> <paragraph id="H30209F1F3EE0400B9657C1B1F01B11E3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (c), that House received from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (c), then the following procedures shall apply: </text> <subparagraph id="HEC06768008D745FBBE484CBBD936EA30"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> No committee referral </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee and may not be considered in the House receiving it except in the case of final passage as provided in subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC7527E99D87441A3AC3051A01454BF4B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Joint resolution procedure </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (c) of the House receiving the joint resolution the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House, but the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H30307397B56F4968A354147A20962990"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> No consideration </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Upon disposition of the joint resolution received from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the joint resolution that originated in the receiving House. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA648E52DD7F540BA8A30E2842D50B885"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Exception </header> <text> This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H84D0F43D6D744A2CB0C92C8CB76493DC"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Rules of the Senate and House </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This section is enacted by Congress— </text> <paragraph id="H2532EB0094B54D38A506E77DCD7B10F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in this section, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8F6953E68DA04C83A2E0DBD49C3B3B93"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HF6E36BDA163C47048FD9958EC088D8EA"> <enum> 15. </enum> <header> Implementation of commission recommendations </header> <subsection id="HE89A9B783A684D988F737629048357BD"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Carrying out recommendations </header> <text> Upon the enactment of a joint resolution described in section 14(c), Federal agencies shall immediately begin preparation to carry out the Commission’s recommendations and shall initiate all activities no later than 2 years after the date on which the President transmits the recommendations to Congress. Federal agencies shall complete all recommended actions no later than the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date on which the President transmits the Commission’s recommendations to Congress. All actions shall be economically beneficial and be cost neutral or otherwise favorable to the Government. For actions that will take longer than the 6-year period due to extenuating circumstances, each Federal agency shall notify the President and Congress as soon as the extenuating circumstance presents itself with an estimated time to complete the relevant action. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1D5690026B864CBC9B406B80554E3CF7"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Actions of Federal agencies </header> <text> In taking actions related to any Federal building or facility under this Act, Federal agencies may, pursuant to subsection (c), take all such necessary and proper actions, including— </text> <paragraph id="H759D6B8156EC472C9997A5FE1BC5387A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> acquiring land, constructing replacement facilities, performing such other activities, and conducting advance planning and design as may be required to transfer functions from a Federal asset or property to another Federal civilian property; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC35609BA68694462A6D38A217A8ABF90"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> reimbursing other Federal agencies for actions performed at the request of the Commission. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEB332B5A834041D3A6533C4EC1550FC5"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Necessary and Proper actions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When acting on a recommendation of the Commission, a Federal agency shall continue to act within their existing legal authorities, whether such authority has been delegated by the Administrator, or must work in partnership with the Administrator to carry out such actions. The Administrator may take such necessary and proper actions, including the sale, conveyance, or exchange of civilian real property, as required to implement the Commission recommendations in the time period required under subsection (a). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HA8ABD5133F5F48A9B533ED28B80108ED"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Discretion of Administrator regarding transactions </header> <text> For any transaction identified, recommended, or commenced as a result of this Act, any otherwise required legal priority given to, or requirement to enter into, a transaction to convey a Federal civilian real property for less than fair market value, for no consideration at all, or in a transaction that mandates the exclusion of other market participants, shall be at the discretion of the Administrator. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HEE8AB2D52DB549DC9BEB0258067B4DA8"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act review </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Upon the enactment of a joint resolution described in section 14(c) and for not more than 90 days after such enactment, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall apply section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/11411"> 42 U.S.C. 11411 </external-xref> ) to the extent practicable, to any buildings identified for disposal in the approved recommendations that are not more than 25,000 square feet or valued at less than $5,000,000. </text> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="HA207FB0F8EF843C9B4FA4DF18AE9BD85"> <enum> 16. </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <subsection commented="no" id="HDA327D488CAC495EA426735985511E94"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> There is authorized a one-time appropriation to carry out this Act in the following amounts: </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="HE2A9E96B1DF443D98E1A83518FF7DEF6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> $20,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H90034301EF0141C890CE7118FA6A657D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> $62,000,000 to be deposited into the Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund for activities related to the implementation of the Commission recommendations. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H31D2A12F3B9C45C7BBA1D410E09557B7"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Federal Buildings Fund </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> There is authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Buildings Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/592"> section 592 </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, for construction and acquisition activities $0 for fiscal year 2014. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HB1C2516A257A457A81F7C930608C8D7F"> <enum> 17. </enum> <header> Funding </header> <subsection id="H83913A0D5CC24C46BAC10AC5063158B7"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Creation of salaries and expenses account </header> <paragraph id="H756673346A534ADF8B48D966C696296E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Establishment of account </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the <quote> Civilian Property Realignment Commission—Salaries and Expenses </quote> account. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H276C189ED655450B9A9971C0BAFE5A36"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Necessary payments </header> <text> There shall be deposited into the account such amounts, as are provided in appropriations Acts, for those necessary payments for salaries and expenses to accomplish the administrative needs of the Commission. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H748DFA2F4FC8406689B75EB617122E95"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Creation of asset proceeds and space management fund </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> There is hereby established within the Federal Buildings Fund established under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/592"> section 592 </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, an account to be known as the <quote> Civilian Property Realignment Commission—Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund </quote> which shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out actions pursuant to the Commission recommendations approved under section 14. Notwithstanding section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, the following amounts shall be deposited into the account and made available for obligation or expenditure only as provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes specified: </text> <paragraph id="HBC6C9C2B57474F89AB91952DF0F8B58B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, to remain available until expended, for the consolidation, co-location, exchange, redevelopment, re-configuration of space, disposal, and other actions recommended by the Commission for Federal agencies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H090C39FE487B4E1C912DE12DDCA04B52"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Amounts received from the sale of any civilian real property action taken pursuant to a recommendation of the Commission under section 15. As provided in appropriations Acts, such proceeds may be made available to cover necessary costs associated with implementing the recommendations pursuant to section 15, including costs associated with— </text> <subparagraph id="HA51445DF05E44CB0987548EB2634C56B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> sales transactions; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H255320A9746645929321677C43ABFAEF"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> acquiring land, construction, constructing replacement facilities, conducting advance planning and design as may be required to transfer functions from a Federal asset or property to another Federal civilian property; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H411F1BAB12D34CDCB9C9A54FA27EDB16"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> co-location, redevelopment, disposal, and reconfiguration of space; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H627F931079834720869730B5C75EB30A"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> other actions recommended by the Commission for Federal agencies. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H19A07821700E4DA3869C3B60956236A8"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Additional requirement for budget contents </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The President’s budget submitted pursuant to <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/1105"> section 1105 </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, shall include an estimate of proceeds that are the result of the Commission’s recommendations and the obligations and expenditures needed to support such recommendations. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H25F64623BAA544EFB9839F6D71C5942F"> <enum> 18. </enum> <header> Disposal of real properties </header> <subsection id="HE53FA7B571D24FC69AF3EB8D451FBF6D"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Environmental considerations </header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H285C733F847F481C9F1E7EBD96DE805B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Applicability of other law </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Public Law 91–190, as amended, shall not apply to activities under section 11 of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HAB0589B1954242B0BC332327342938FB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Civil action </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> A civil action for judicial review, with respect to any requirement of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/190"> Public Law 91–190 </external-xref> , as amended, to the extent such public law is applicable to the actions under section 15 of this Act, of any act or failure to act by a Federal agency during the closing, realigning, or relocating of functions under this Act, may not be brought more than 60 days after the date of such act or failure to act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF1DC4C84EF4C41AD94AF6C557643F74C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Transfer of real property </header> <subparagraph id="H09C7F63BFA364D68B1AB101F2DDF157C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> When implementing the recommended actions pursuant to section 15 for properties that have been identified in the Commission’s recommendations and in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601"> 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. </external-xref> ), including section 120(h) thereof ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9620"> 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) </external-xref> ), Federal agencies may enter into an agreement to transfer by deed real property with any person. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C73FCCBE089452E8A43A1178BEA72B3"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Additional terms </header> <text> The head of the disposing agency may require any additional terms and conditions in connection with an agreement authorized by subparagraph (A) as the head of the disposing agency considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. Such additional terms and conditions shall not affect or diminish any rights or obligations of the Federal agencies under CERCLA section 120(h) (including, without limitation, the requirements under CERCLA section 120(h)(3)(A) and CERCLA section 120(h)(3)(C)(iv)). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H17185C0157474977AC91384FAC28B349"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Information disclosure </header> <text> As part of an agreement pursuant to this Act, the agency shall disclose to the person to whom the property or facilities will be transferred any information of the Federal agency regarding the environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities described in this Act that relate to the property or facilities. The agency shall provide such information before entering into the agreement. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H28C6065307504D29A39211A24FFF9FF6"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Construction of certain Acts </header> <text> Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify, alter, or amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601"> 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. </external-xref> ) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/6901"> 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H21A3550CA7B0469C9BBC913563E1E1B0"> <enum> 19. </enum> <header> Congressional approval of proposed projects </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307"> Section 3307(b) </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code is amended— </text> <paragraph id="H517F0DC60E784ADFA8C05BEFC9AD33E4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> and </quote> at the end of paragraph (6); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5D5CBCC7056249B2B492F0F681384039"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting <quote> ; and </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H46ED728684294AF38C6709D19C718895"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HA51E74BC685F429E993A7BD3E6E978A6"> <paragraph id="H5F29A77C38BE401FA779172B76054CB4"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> a statement of how the proposed project is consistent with section 11(b) of the Civilian Property Realignment Act. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H1E57B3A5A58049C1A57C5EEE76D70F4C"> <enum> 20. </enum> <header> Limitation of certain leasing authorities </header> <subsection id="H77CB636041A042C8A086BBDD4DCF6B70"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Limitation on certain leasing authorities </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/40/33"> Chapter 33 </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H0B9C5574A7934A8E8FC41D6C68750F19" style="USC"> <section id="H916FE9FA8DDE4997929CA1AFDF06429E" section-type="undesignated-section"> <enum> § 3317. </enum> <header> Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies </header> <subsection id="HD84E5B4F75634C5EA2684F7898EF9525"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive agency may lease space for the purposes of a public building as defined under section 3301, except as provided under section 585, and the provisions in this chapter. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H3CA2EE1C9F2740149EA3CBB30B7E944A"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Public building </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For the purposes of this section, the term <term> public building </term> shall include leased space. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HADC805697D7D4A428680ABBB908460DA"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Further exclusions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> This section shall not apply to— </text> <paragraph id="H33E06D250B7548DC8195304F58F37D51"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> properties that are excluded for reasons of national security by the President; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAE2DE68FE9EE43A69419BD4F4DE31A76"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> properties of the Department of Veterans Affairs. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3CDF8B8F53F342BC8DCEC86397074EA7"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Construction </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating new authority for executive agencies to enter into leases or limit the authority of the Administration under section 3314. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H47BC7A7A422D40049B9684A84FA45C75"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Small businesses </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> When using commercial leasing services, the Administrator shall adhere to the requirements of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. et seq.). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H373E703ABA554E939A770F169E97E814"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HCB5072AEDB7D449EB4DCF7144FD71BD4" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 3317. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0227ED42DF3442F18F4E1F0E91E33D68"> <enum> 21. </enum> <header> Implementation review by GAO </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Upon transmittal of the Commission’s recommendations from the President to the Congress under section 13, the Comptroller General of the United States at least annually shall monitor, review the implementation activities of Federal agencies pursuant to section 15, and report to Congress any findings and recommendations. </text> </section> <section id="HF504D9887DB04E719A482D3CCD0E46A7"> <enum> 22. </enum> <header> Sense of Congress and reports </header> <subsection id="HE0A157BC1078424CA4D195BD29DF4DC1"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Sense of congress </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> It is the sense of Congress that— </text> <paragraph id="H93872DCD43084EFBA7721527392B4833"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the Civilian Property Realignment Commission, should take steps to provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C225204079F436F93050A1080192E13"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the Civilian Property Realignment Commission and other appropriate Federal officials should conduct a public information campaign to advise small, minority, and women-owned business firms with respect to contracts for the sale or redevelopment of Federal property; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD3AA5141FA4048C58DDDD00E9A9F43C6"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> firms that are awarded contracts pertaining to the redevelopment of Federal property should, to the maximum extent practicable, seek to award subcontracts for such contracts to small, minority, and women-owned business firms. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H01D8D7971D1F41EC9BAC545D92EB6027"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Progress reports </header> <text> Every 6 months, the Civilian Property Realignment Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the President, a report regarding contracting. Each such report shall indicate, as of the date of the submission of such report, the size of all business firms awarded contracts by the Commission and the size of all business firms awarded subcontracts under such contracts. </text> </subsection> </section> <section commented="no" id="HB95F25C346714763BD1F1FDA3811DF2B"> <enum> 23. </enum> <header> Consideration of Life-Cycle <enum-in-header/> cost required </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3305"> Section 3305 </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC028C34150924E9B86D1611262B6A4C5" style="USC"> <subsection id="HFB587A8BD7594730A746A4E132FCCBF3"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Consideration of life- <enum-in-header> C </enum-in-header> ycle cost required </header> <paragraph commented="no" id="H75213AACD9934A5F9AE6112D7F573F8E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Requirement </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Administrator shall ensure that the life-cycle cost of a public building is considered in the construction or lease of a public building described in paragraph (2). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HAE70F50B08314870AD98F08EF990BC60"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Federal buildings subject to requirement </header> <text> A public building is subject to the requirement under paragraph (1) if— </text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H5F15610E9CE84C8EB685EDA69F6B5BFA"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> construction or lease of the building begins after the date of the enactment of the Civilian Property Realignment Act; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H720F229F3A53422E8223A4C403C8CDDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the estimated construction costs of the building exceed $1,000,000; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2A736E75A5ED4F0A8D80437665B54904"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> in the case of a lease, the square footage of the property is more than 25,000 square feet; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H40DF79BB85184D2FB6011A8B9B364ED7"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Federal funding comprises more than 50 percent of the funding for the estimated construction or lease costs of the building. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="HA0D2F6D99943426593AE6E92E7DA0735"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this subsection, the following definitions apply: </text> <subparagraph commented="no" id="HA09E1F91519846788A4BB8262C866076"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Life-cycle cost </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> life-cycle cost </term> means the sum of the following costs, as estimated for the lifetime of a building: </text> <clause commented="no" id="H5728A751CF8F49CAA8E35467E5F84C3A"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> Investment costs. </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="H412BDF80ADE94D4FB4126ECE286AE123"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> Capital costs. </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="HB18AC0DA2352411ABEAFB1576DC2A886"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> Installation costs. </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="H263142BC890C44B1A7CEED4D13460065"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> Energy costs. </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="H5F09F8047E0F41439480BCF6F34D262F"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> Operating costs. </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="H701AC04DFD16418785AF872AAE1B9985"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <text> Maintenance costs. </text> </clause> <clause commented="no" id="H9323F17047E240B7A80245F5695A8680"> <enum> (vii) </enum> <text> Replacement costs. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" id="H0DBAC3C0E6934A4796A5C087DDB58C7A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Lifetime of a building </header> <text> The term <term> lifetime of a building </term> means, with respect to a building, the greater of— </text> <clause id="H8D7F032050D948BDB9BDE035D921A82F"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the period of time during which the building is projected to be utilized; or </text> </clause> <clause id="H15493BBB117C49ACAD9DDCDB4DBD0431"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> 50 years. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> <section id="H05D3393521094C1B87064218C71FF6AF"> <enum> 24. </enum> <header> Long-term savings through life-cycle cost analysis </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/40/3307"> Section 3307(b) </external-xref> of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 19, is further amended— </text> <paragraph id="H3703361777174D4395A02D25923A4C12"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in paragraph (7), by striking <quote> and </quote> at the end; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAA6B58F91FE1441C95595D5C30E60C3A"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote> ; and </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H72D77B24D51C402EB69FAD5186AC5D61"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HE0499A1294D94D09A30DDF8ED741AB6D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H8EAD4F536776488FAA4CCB0B281B6011"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> with respect to any prospectus for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of any building or space to be leased, a statement by the Administrator describing the use of life-cycle cost analysis and any increased design, construction, or acquisition costs identified by such analysis that are offset by lower long-term costs. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 695 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Denham (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Duncan of Tennessee , Mr. Hanna , Mr. McHenry , Mr. Mica , Mr. Nunes , Mr. Hunter , and Mr. Reed ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform and Rules , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To decrease the deficit by realigning, consolidating, selling, disposing, and improving the efficiency of Federal buildings and other civilian real property, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Civilian Property Realignment Act or CPRA . 2. Purposes The purposes of this Act are— (1) to consolidate the footprint of Federal buildings and facilities; (2) to maximize the utilization rate of Federal buildings and facilities; (3) to reduce the reliance on leased space; (4) to sell or redevelop high value assets that are underutilized to obtain the highest and best value for the taxpayer and maximize the return to the taxpayer; (5) to reduce the operating and maintenance costs of Federal civilian real properties through the realignment of real properties by consolidating, co-locating, and reconfiguring space, and other operational efficiencies; (6) to reduce redundancy, overlap, and costs associated with field offices; (7) to create incentives for Federal agencies to achieve greater efficiency in their inventories of civilian real property; (8) to facilitate and expedite the sale or disposal of unneeded civilian properties; and (9) to assist Federal agencies in achieving the Government’s sustainability goals by reducing excess space, inventory, and energy consumption, as well as by leveraging new technologies. 3. Definitions In this Act, unless otherwise expressly stated, the following definitions apply: (1) Federal civilian real property and civilian real property (A) Property The terms Federal civilian real property and civilian real property refer to Federal real property assets, including public buildings as defined in section 3301 of title 40, United States Code, occupied and improved grounds, leased space, or other physical structures under the custody and control of any Federal agency. (B) Further exclusions Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as including any of the following types of property: (i) A base, camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, or any activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense or Coast Guard. (ii) Properties that are excluded for reasons of national security by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. (iii) Properties that are excepted from the definition of property under section 102(9) of title 40, United States Code. (iv) Indian and Native Alaskan properties including— (I) any property within the limits of any Indian reservation to which the United States owns title for the benefit of an Indian tribe; and (II) any property title which is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual or held by an Indian tribe or individual subject to restriction by the United States against alienation. (v) Properties operated and maintained by the Tennessee Valley Authority pursuant to the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 ( 16 U.S.C. 831 et seq. ). (vi) Postal properties owned by the United States Postal Service. (vii) Properties used in connection with Federal programs for agricultural, recreational, and conservation purposes, including research in connection with the programs. (viii) Properties used in connection with river, harbor, flood control, reclamation, or power projects. (ix) Properties located outside the United States operated or maintained by the Department of State or the United States Agency for International Development. (2) Federal agency The term Federal agency means an executive department or independent establishment in the executive branch of the Government, and a wholly owned Government corporation. (3) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of General Services. (4) Commission The term Commission means the Civilian Property Realignment Commission. (5) OMB The term OMB means the Office of Management and Budget. (6) Field office The term field office means any Federal office that is not the Headquarters office location for the Federal agency. 4. Commission (a) Establishment There is established an independent commission to be known as the Civilian Property Realignment Commission, referred to in this Act as the Commission . (b) Duties The Commission shall carry out the duties as specified in this Act. (c) Membership (1) In general The Commission shall be composed of a Chairperson appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, and eight members appointed by the President. (2) Appointments In selecting individuals for appointments to the Commission, the President shall consult with— (A) the Speaker of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of two members; (B) the majority leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of two members; (C) the minority leader of the House of Representatives concerning the appointment of one member; and (D) the minority leader of the Senate concerning the appointment of one member. (3) Terms The term for each member of the Commission shall be 6 years. (4) Vacancies Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (5) Qualifications In selecting individuals for appointment to the Commission, the President shall ensure the Commission contains individuals with expertise representative of the following: (A) Commercial real estate and redevelopment. (B) Government management or operations. (C) Community development, including transportation and planning. (D) Historic preservation. 5. Commission meetings (a) Open meetings Each meeting of the Commission, other than meetings in which classified information is to be discussed, shall be open to the public. Any open meeting shall be announced in the Federal Register and the Federal website established by the Commission at least 14 calendar days in advance of a meeting. For all public meetings, the Commission shall release an agenda and a listing of materials relevant to the topics to be discussed. (b) Quorum and meetings Seven Commission members shall constitute a quorum for the purposes of conducting business and three or more Commission members shall constitute a meeting of the Commission. (c) Transparency of information All the proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, upon request, to the Chairperson and the ranking minority party member, and their respective subcommittee Chairperson and ranking minority party member, of— (1) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; (2) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; (3) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (4) the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and (5) the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (d) Government Accountability Office All proceedings, information, and deliberations of the Commission shall be open, upon request, to the Comptroller General of the United States. 6. Compensation and travel expenses (a) Compensation (1) Rate of pay for members Each member, other than the Chairperson, shall be paid at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, for each day (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. (2) Rate of pay for Chairperson The Chairperson shall be paid for each day referred to in paragraph (1) at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314, of title 5, United States Code. (b) Travel Members shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 7. Executive director (a) Appointment The Commission shall appoint an Executive Director and may disregard the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. (b) Rate of pay for director The Executive Director shall be paid at the rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code. 8. Staff (a) Additional personnel Subject to subsection (b), the Executive Director, with the approval of the Commission, may appoint and fix the pay of additional personnel. (b) Detail employees from other agencies Upon request of the Executive Director, the head of any Federal agency may detail any of the personnel of that agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its duties under this Act. (c) Qualifications Appointments shall be made with consideration of a balance of expertise consistent with the qualifications of representatives described in section 4(c)(5). 9. Contracting authority (a) Experts and consultants The Commission, to the extent practicable and subject to appropriations made by law, shall use existing contracts entered into by the Administrator for services necessary to carry out the duties of the Commission. (b) Space The Administrator, in consultation with the Commission, shall identify suitable excess space within the Federal space inventory to house the operations of the Commission. (c) Personal property The Commission shall use personal property already in the custody and control of the Administrator. (d) Use of small businesses In exercising its authorities under this section and section 12, the Commission shall use, to the greatest extent practicable, small businesses as defined by section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 10. Termination The Commission shall cease operations and terminate 6 years after the date of enactment of this Act. 11. Development of recommendations to the commission (a) Submissions of agency information and recommendations Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act and 120 days after the beginning of each fiscal year thereafter, the head of each Federal agency shall submit to the Administrator and the Director of OMB the following: (1) Current data Current data of all Federal civilian real properties owned, leased, or controlled by the respective agency, including all relevant information prescribed by the Administrator and the Director of OMB, including data related to the age and condition of the property, operating costs, history of capital expenditures, sustainability metrics, number of Federal employees and functions housed in the respective property, and square footage (including gross, rentable, and usable). (2) Agency recommendations Recommendations which shall include the following: (A) Federal civilian properties that can be sold for proceeds and otherwise disposed of, reported as excess, declared surplus, or otherwise no longer meeting the needs of the agency, excluding leasebacks or other such exchange agreements where the property continues to be used by the agency. (B) Federal civilian properties that can be transferred, exchanged, consolidated, co-located, reconfigured, or redeveloped, so as to reduce the civilian real property inventory, reduce the operating costs of the Government, and create the highest value and return for the taxpayer. (C) Operational efficiencies that the Government can realize in its operation and maintenance of Federal civilian real properties. (b) Standards and criteria Not later than 60 days after the date specified in subsection (a), the Director of OMB, in consultation with the Administrator, shall review agency recommendations submitted pursuant to subsection (a), and develop consistent standards and criteria against which agency recommendations will be reviewed. The Director of OMB and the Administrator shall develop recommendations to the Commission based on those standards and criteria. In developing the standards and criteria, the Director of OMB, in consultation with the Administrator, shall incorporate the following: (1) The extent to which the Federal building or facility could be sold (including property that is no longer meeting the needs of the Federal Government), redeveloped, or otherwise used to produce the highest and best value and return for the taxpayer. (2) The extent to which the operating and maintenance costs are reduced through consolidating, co-locating, and reconfiguring space, and through realizing other operational efficiencies. (3) The extent to which the utilization rate is being maximized and is consistent with non-governmental industry standards for the given function or operation. (4) The extent and timing of potential costs and savings, including the number of years, beginning with the date of completion of the proposed recommendation. (5) The extent to which reliance on leasing for long-term space needs is reduced. (6) The extent to which a Federal building or facility aligns with the current mission of the Federal agency. (7) The extent to which there are opportunities to consolidate similar operations across multiple agencies or within agencies. (8) The economic impact on existing communities in the vicinity of the Federal building or facility. (9) The extent to which energy consumption is reduced. (c) Special rule for utilization rates Standards developed by the Director of OMB must incorporate and apply clear standard utilization rates consistent throughout each category of space and with nongovernment space utilization rates. To the extent the space utilization rates of a given agency fall below the utilization rates to be applied under this subsection, the Director may recommend realignment, co-location, consolidation, or other type of action to improve space utilization. (d) Submission to the commission (1) In general The standards, criteria, and recommendations developed pursuant to subsection (b) shall be submitted to the Commission with all supporting information, data, analyses, and documentation. (2) Publication The standards, criteria, and recommendations shall be published in the Federal Register and transmitted to the committees designated in section 5(c) and to the Comptroller General of the United States. (3) Access to information The Commission shall also have access to all information pertaining to the recommendations, including supporting information, data, analyses, and documentation submitted pursuant to subsection (a). Upon request, Federal agencies shall provide, the Commission any additional information pertaining to its properties. 12. Commission duties (a) Identification of property reduction opportunities The Commission shall identify opportunities for the Government to reduce significantly its inventory of civilian real property and reduce costs to the Government. (b) Identification of high value assets (1) Identification of certain properties Not later than 180 days after Commission members are appointed pursuant to section 4, the Commission shall identify not less than 5 Federal properties that are not on the list of surplus or excess as of such date with a total fair market value of not less than $500,000,000 and transmit the list to the President and Congress as Commission recommendations and subject to the approval process described in sections 13 and 14. (2) Information and data In order to meet the goal established under paragraph (1), Federal agencies shall provide, upon receipt, any and all information and data regarding its properties to the Commission. The Commission shall notify the committees listed under section 5(c) of any failure by any agency to comply with a request of the Commission. (c) Analysis of inventory The Commission shall perform an independent analysis of the inventory of Federal civilian real property and the recommendations submitted pursuant to section 11. The Commission shall not be bound or limited by the recommendations submitted pursuant to section 11. If, in the opinion of the Commission, an agency fails to provide needed information, data or adequate recommendations that meet the standards and criteria, the Commission shall develop such recommendations as it considers appropriate based on existing data contained in the Federal Real Property Profile or other relevant information. (d) Receipt of Information and Proposals Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Commission may receive and consider proposals, information, and other data submitted by State and local officials and the private sector. Such information shall be made publically available. (e) Accounting system Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall identify or develop and implement a system of accounting to be used to independently evaluate the costs of and returns on the recommendations. Such accounting system shall be applied in developing the Commission’s recommendations and determining the highest return to the taxpayer. In applying the accounting system, the Commission shall set a standard performance period. (f) Public hearing The Commission shall conduct public hearings. All testimony before the Commission at a public hearing under this paragraph shall be presented under oath. (g) Reporting of information and recommendations (1) In general Not later than 120 days after the receipt of recommendations pursuant to section 11, and annually thereafter, the Commission shall transmit to the President, and publicly post on a Federal website maintained by the Commission a report containing the Commission’s findings, conclusions, and recommendations for the consolidation, exchange, co-location, reconfiguration, lease reductions, sale, and redevelopment of Federal civilian real properties and for other operational efficiencies that can be realized in the Government’s operation and maintenance of such properties. (2) Recommendations for sale or disposal of property To the extent the Commission recommendations include the sale or disposal of real property, these properties may be reported as excess, declared surplus, or determined as no longer meeting the needs of the Federal Government, excluding leasebacks or other such exchange agreements where the property continues to be used by the Federal Government. (3) Consensus in majority The Commission shall seek to develop consensus recommendations, but if a consensus cannot be obtained, the Commission may include in its report recommendations that are supported by a majority of the Commission. (h) Federal website The Commission shall establish and maintain a Federal website for the purposes of making relevant information publically available. (i) Review by GAO The Comptroller General of the United States shall transmit to the Congress and to the Commission a report containing a detailed analysis of the recommendations and selection process. 13. Review by the president (a) Review of recommendations Upon receipt of the Commission’s recommendations, the President shall conduct a review of such recommendations. (b) Report to commission and congress Not later than 30 days after receipt of the Commission’s recommendations, the President shall transmit to the Commission and Congress a report that sets forth the President’s approval or disapproval of the Commission’s recommendations. (c) Approval or disapproval If the President— (1) approves of the Commission’s recommendations, the President shall transmit a copy of the recommendations to Congress, together with a certification of such approval; (2) disapproves of the Commission’s recommendations, in whole or in part, the President shall also transmit to the Commission and Congress the reasons for such disapproval. The Commission shall then transmit to the President, not later than 30 days following the disapproval, a revised list of recommendations; (3) approves all of the revised recommendations of the Commission, the President shall transmit a copy of such revised recommendations to Congress, together with a certification of such approval; or (4) does not transmit to the Congress an approval and certification described in paragraphs (1) or (3) within 30 days of receipt of the Commission’s recommendations or revised recommendations, as the case may be, the process shall terminate until the following year. 14. Congressional consideration of the recommendations (a) Joint resolution of approval If a House of Congress has not taken a vote on final passage of a joint resolution as described in subsection (c) within 45 days after the President’s transmission to that House of the approved recommendations pursuant to section 13, then such vote shall be taken on the next day of session following the expiration of the 45-day period. (b) Computation of time period For the purposes of this section, the days on which either House of Congress is not in session because of adjournment of more than three days shall be excluded in the computation of the period of time. (c) Terms of the resolution For purposes of this section, the term joint resolution means only a joint resolution— (1) which does not have a preamble; (2) the matter after the resolving clause of which is as follows: That Congress approves the recommendations of the Civilian Property Realignment Commission as submitted by the President on _________, and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal agencies shall implement and carry out all of the Commission’s recommendations pursuant to section 15 of the Civilian Property Realignment Act , the blank space being filled in with the appropriate date; (3) the title of which is as follows: Joint resolution approving the recommendations of the Civilian Property Realignment Commission ; and (4) which is introduced pursuant to subsection (d). (d) Introduction After a House of Congress receives the President’s transmission of approved recommendations pursuant to section 13, the majority leader of that House (or a designee) shall introduce (by request, if appropriate) a joint resolution described in subsection (c)— (1) in the case of the House of Representatives, within three legislative days; and (2) in the case of the Senate, within three session days. (e) Consideration in the House of Representatives (1) Referral and reporting Any committee of the House of Representatives to which a joint resolution is referred shall report it to the House without amendment not later than the tenth legislative day after the date of its introduction. If a committee fails to report the joint resolution within that period, it shall be in order to move that the House discharge the committee from further consideration of the joint resolution. Such a motion shall be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within three legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces his intention to offer the motion. Notice may not be given on an anticipatory basis. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to discharge a joint resolution. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion except twenty minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. If such a motion is adopted, the House shall proceed immediately to consider the joint resolution in accordance with paragraph (3). A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. (2) Proceeding to consideration After the last committee authorized to consider a joint resolution reports it to the House or has been discharged (other than by motion) from its consideration, it shall be in order to move to proceed to consider the joint resolution in the House. Such a motion shall be in order only at a time designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within three legislative days after the day on which the proponent announces his intention to offer the motion. Notice may not be given on an anticipatory basis. Such a motion shall not be in order after the House has disposed of a motion to proceed with respect to that transmittal of recommendations. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion is disposed of shall not be in order. (3) Consideration The joint resolution shall be considered as read. All points of order against a joint resolution and against its consideration are waived. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on a joint resolution to its passage without intervening motion except five hours of debate equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent and one motion to limit debate on the joint resolution. A motion to reconsider the vote on passage of the joint resolution shall not be in order. (4) Post sine die If the House has adopted a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment sine die at the end of a Congress, a motion to discharge under paragraph (1) or a motion to proceed under subparagraph (2) shall be in order as applicable. (f) Consideration in the Senate (g) Amendments prohibited No amendment to, or motion to strike a provision from, a joint resolution considered under this section shall be in order in either the Senate or the House of Representatives. (h) Consideration by other House (1) In general If, before the passage by one House of a joint resolution of that House described in subsection (c), that House received from the other House a joint resolution described in subsection (c), then the following procedures shall apply: (A) No committee referral The joint resolution of the other House shall not be referred to a committee and may not be considered in the House receiving it except in the case of final passage as provided in subparagraph (B). (B) Joint resolution procedure With respect to a joint resolution described in subsection (c) of the House receiving the joint resolution the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no joint resolution had been received from the other House, but the vote on final passage shall be on the joint resolution of the other House. (2) No consideration Upon disposition of the joint resolution received from the other House, it shall no longer be in order to consider the joint resolution that originated in the receiving House. (3) Exception This subsection shall not apply to the House of Representatives if the joint resolution received from the Senate is a revenue measure. (i) Rules of the Senate and House This section is enacted by Congress— (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in this section, and it supersedes other rules only to the extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that House. 15. Implementation of commission recommendations (a) Carrying out recommendations Upon the enactment of a joint resolution described in section 14(c), Federal agencies shall immediately begin preparation to carry out the Commission’s recommendations and shall initiate all activities no later than 2 years after the date on which the President transmits the recommendations to Congress. Federal agencies shall complete all recommended actions no later than the end of the 6-year period beginning on the date on which the President transmits the Commission’s recommendations to Congress. All actions shall be economically beneficial and be cost neutral or otherwise favorable to the Government. For actions that will take longer than the 6-year period due to extenuating circumstances, each Federal agency shall notify the President and Congress as soon as the extenuating circumstance presents itself with an estimated time to complete the relevant action. (b) Actions of Federal agencies In taking actions related to any Federal building or facility under this Act, Federal agencies may, pursuant to subsection (c), take all such necessary and proper actions, including— (1) acquiring land, constructing replacement facilities, performing such other activities, and conducting advance planning and design as may be required to transfer functions from a Federal asset or property to another Federal civilian property; and (2) reimbursing other Federal agencies for actions performed at the request of the Commission. (c) Necessary and Proper actions When acting on a recommendation of the Commission, a Federal agency shall continue to act within their existing legal authorities, whether such authority has been delegated by the Administrator, or must work in partnership with the Administrator to carry out such actions. The Administrator may take such necessary and proper actions, including the sale, conveyance, or exchange of civilian real property, as required to implement the Commission recommendations in the time period required under subsection (a). (d) Discretion of Administrator regarding transactions For any transaction identified, recommended, or commenced as a result of this Act, any otherwise required legal priority given to, or requirement to enter into, a transaction to convey a Federal civilian real property for less than fair market value, for no consideration at all, or in a transaction that mandates the exclusion of other market participants, shall be at the discretion of the Administrator. (e) McKinney-Vento homeless assistance act review Upon the enactment of a joint resolution described in section 14(c) and for not more than 90 days after such enactment, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall apply section 501 of the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 11411 ) to the extent practicable, to any buildings identified for disposal in the approved recommendations that are not more than 25,000 square feet or valued at less than $5,000,000. 16. Authorization of appropriations (a) In general There is authorized a one-time appropriation to carry out this Act in the following amounts: (1) $20,000,000 for salaries and expenses of the Commission. (2) $62,000,000 to be deposited into the Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund for activities related to the implementation of the Commission recommendations. (b) Federal Buildings Fund There is authorized to be appropriated from the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code, for construction and acquisition activities $0 for fiscal year 2014. 17. Funding (a) Creation of salaries and expenses account (1) Establishment of account There is hereby established on the books of the Treasury an account to be known as the Civilian Property Realignment Commission—Salaries and Expenses account. (2) Necessary payments There shall be deposited into the account such amounts, as are provided in appropriations Acts, for those necessary payments for salaries and expenses to accomplish the administrative needs of the Commission. (b) Creation of asset proceeds and space management fund There is hereby established within the Federal Buildings Fund established under section 592 of title 40, United States Code, an account to be known as the Civilian Property Realignment Commission—Asset Proceeds and Space Management Fund which shall be used solely for the purposes of carrying out actions pursuant to the Commission recommendations approved under section 14. Notwithstanding section 3307 of title 40, United States Code, the following amounts shall be deposited into the account and made available for obligation or expenditure only as provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes specified: (1) Such amounts as are provided in appropriations Acts, to remain available until expended, for the consolidation, co-location, exchange, redevelopment, re-configuration of space, disposal, and other actions recommended by the Commission for Federal agencies. (2) Amounts received from the sale of any civilian real property action taken pursuant to a recommendation of the Commission under section 15. As provided in appropriations Acts, such proceeds may be made available to cover necessary costs associated with implementing the recommendations pursuant to section 15, including costs associated with— (A) sales transactions; (B) acquiring land, construction, constructing replacement facilities, conducting advance planning and design as may be required to transfer functions from a Federal asset or property to another Federal civilian property; (C) co-location, redevelopment, disposal, and reconfiguration of space; and (D) other actions recommended by the Commission for Federal agencies. (c) Additional requirement for budget contents The President’s budget submitted pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, shall include an estimate of proceeds that are the result of the Commission’s recommendations and the obligations and expenditures needed to support such recommendations. 18. Disposal of real properties (a) Environmental considerations (1) Applicability of other law Public Law 91–190, as amended, shall not apply to activities under section 11 of this Act. (2) Civil action A civil action for judicial review, with respect to any requirement of Public Law 91–190 , as amended, to the extent such public law is applicable to the actions under section 15 of this Act, of any act or failure to act by a Federal agency during the closing, realigning, or relocating of functions under this Act, may not be brought more than 60 days after the date of such act or failure to act. (3) Transfer of real property (A) In general When implementing the recommended actions pursuant to section 15 for properties that have been identified in the Commission’s recommendations and in compliance with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ), including section 120(h) thereof ( 42 U.S.C. 9620(h) ), Federal agencies may enter into an agreement to transfer by deed real property with any person. (B) Additional terms The head of the disposing agency may require any additional terms and conditions in connection with an agreement authorized by subparagraph (A) as the head of the disposing agency considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United States. Such additional terms and conditions shall not affect or diminish any rights or obligations of the Federal agencies under CERCLA section 120(h) (including, without limitation, the requirements under CERCLA section 120(h)(3)(A) and CERCLA section 120(h)(3)(C)(iv)). (4) Information disclosure As part of an agreement pursuant to this Act, the agency shall disclose to the person to whom the property or facilities will be transferred any information of the Federal agency regarding the environmental restoration, waste management, and environmental compliance activities described in this Act that relate to the property or facilities. The agency shall provide such information before entering into the agreement. (b) Construction of certain Acts Nothing in this section shall be construed to modify, alter, or amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq. ) or the Solid Waste Disposal Act ( 42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq. ). 19. Congressional approval of proposed projects Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code is amended— (1) by striking and at the end of paragraph (6); (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (8) a statement of how the proposed project is consistent with section 11(b) of the Civilian Property Realignment Act. . 20. Limitation of certain leasing authorities (a) Limitation on certain leasing authorities Chapter 33 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: § 3317. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies (a) In general Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no executive agency may lease space for the purposes of a public building as defined under section 3301, except as provided under section 585, and the provisions in this chapter. (b) Public building For the purposes of this section, the term public building shall include leased space. (c) Further exclusions This section shall not apply to— (1) properties that are excluded for reasons of national security by the President; and (2) properties of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (d) Construction Nothing in this section shall be construed as creating new authority for executive agencies to enter into leases or limit the authority of the Administration under section 3314. . (b) Small businesses When using commercial leasing services, the Administrator shall adhere to the requirements of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. et seq.). (c) Clerical amendment The analysis for such chapter is amended by adding at the end: 3317. Limitation on leasing authority of other agencies. . 21. Implementation review by GAO Upon transmittal of the Commission’s recommendations from the President to the Congress under section 13, the Comptroller General of the United States at least annually shall monitor, review the implementation activities of Federal agencies pursuant to section 15, and report to Congress any findings and recommendations. 22. Sense of Congress and reports (a) Sense of congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) the Civilian Property Realignment Commission, should take steps to provide assistance to small, minority, and woman-owned businesses seeking to be awarded contracts to redevelop Federal property; (2) the Civilian Property Realignment Commission and other appropriate Federal officials should conduct a public information campaign to advise small, minority, and women-owned business firms with respect to contracts for the sale or redevelopment of Federal property; and (3) firms that are awarded contracts pertaining to the redevelopment of Federal property should, to the maximum extent practicable, seek to award subcontracts for such contracts to small, minority, and women-owned business firms. (b) Progress reports Every 6 months, the Civilian Property Realignment Commission shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress and the President, a report regarding contracting. Each such report shall indicate, as of the date of the submission of such report, the size of all business firms awarded contracts by the Commission and the size of all business firms awarded subcontracts under such contracts. 23. Consideration of Life-Cycle cost required Section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (d) Consideration of life- C ycle cost required (1) Requirement The Administrator shall ensure that the life-cycle cost of a public building is considered in the construction or lease of a public building described in paragraph (2). (2) Federal buildings subject to requirement A public building is subject to the requirement under paragraph (1) if— (A) construction or lease of the building begins after the date of the enactment of the Civilian Property Realignment Act; (B) the estimated construction costs of the building exceed $1,000,000; (C) in the case of a lease, the square footage of the property is more than 25,000 square feet; and (D) Federal funding comprises more than 50 percent of the funding for the estimated construction or lease costs of the building. (3) Definitions In this subsection, the following definitions apply: (A) Life-cycle cost The term life-cycle cost means the sum of the following costs, as estimated for the lifetime of a building: (i) Investment costs. (ii) Capital costs. (iii) Installation costs. (iv) Energy costs. (v) Operating costs. (vi) Maintenance costs. (vii) Replacement costs. (B) Lifetime of a building The term lifetime of a building means, with respect to a building, the greater of— (i) the period of time during which the building is projected to be utilized; or (ii) 50 years. . 24. Long-term savings through life-cycle cost analysis Section 3307(b) of title 40, United States Code, as amended by section 19, is further amended— (1) in paragraph (7), by striking and at the end; (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (3) by adding at the end the following: (9) with respect to any prospectus for the construction, alteration, or acquisition of any building or space to be leased, a statement by the Administrator describing the use of life-cycle cost analysis and any increased design, construction, or acquisition costs identified by such analysis that are offset by lower long-term costs. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H12296400BC284EE7A9C8B854C16B6888" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 696 IH: Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 696 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="H001066"> Mr. Horsford </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="H001055"> Mr. Heck of Nevada </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H3845CC58A1204D278F41EC8E62FD74D1" style="OLC"> <section id="HDC8AD2A4819A43D494093CEBC31899C6" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title; table of contents </header> <subsection id="HDBE19D5A392B463AB6B25632F558C143"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HB920A37B580841EA854DAC5BC6AE4469"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <text> The table of contents for this Act is as follows: </text> <toc> <toc-entry idref="HDC8AD2A4819A43D494093CEBC31899C6" level="section"> Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H5AFF4EC481B64B18A7148E8E693488E4" level="section"> Sec. 2. Land conveyance to Yerington, Nevada. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H9E4408120DC245E3A7D3B8785C40D21A" level="section"> Sec. 3. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H31703CFE103840E886408380F97AB3E6" level="section"> Sec. 4. Withdrawal. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HFCB010D3EF6B46D0998726210C7CD990" level="section"> Sec. 5. Native American cultural and religious uses. </toc-entry> </toc> </subsection> </section> <section id="H5AFF4EC481B64B18A7148E8E693488E4"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Land conveyance to Yerington, Nevada </header> <subsection id="HFBC7F23C82634DC08215274DF656767B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H51221693010243E5B97E178D6F24BCD2"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> City </header> <text> The term <term> City </term> means the city of Yerington, Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDF953CA975442ACAE16CAA697F41BD0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada, that is identified on the map as <quote> City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H89CFE7CBC6C94C69A48BE798841D41D3"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Yerington Land Conveyance </quote> and dated December 19, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2D66B778C10F489AAB9888B670FF956D"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H794E86F76FB64F4CA8C0BC44235F52EF"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conveyances of land to city of yerington, nevada </header> <paragraph id="HF3283233224543B9B29E61D3AE240561"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712"> 43 U.S.C. 1712 </external-xref> , 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the City, subject to the agreement of the City, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land identified on the map. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDA8A6AD76BDA4C748DCED3DC1F93C0F5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Appraisal to determine fair market value </header> <text> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be conveyed— </text> <subparagraph id="H45EFC9B7C5EE4EBE8C58FA31694F5725"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1701"> 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEEEA97705FC64D90860C4DF24ABBBCA9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance with— </text> <clause id="H6E2C1D6211CB4B70A98381CA169B3B80"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H1360F2F8F781498DAD8A75825007DCF6"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBC1F63C594A342AA96CD6CEC39960B5D"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Availability of map </header> <text> The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H077ED8F438764B619A218E5EC71D0753"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Applicable law </header> <text> Beginning on the date on which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the development of and conduct of activities on the Federal land shall be subject to all applicable Federal laws (including regulations). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4AF5F1C6172F4886837B732DBFB251BD"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Costs </header> <text> As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land under paragraph (1), the City shall pay— </text> <subparagraph id="HCDE71D77FC1048F3A0AE49C11208B889"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> an amount equal to the appraised value determined in accordance with paragraph (2); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4A716871CEBC49A2806962BACCB06648"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> all costs related to the conveyance, including all surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City under paragraph (1). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H9E4408120DC245E3A7D3B8785C40D21A"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System </header> <subsection id="H7C385940FB854E72B430B07A1E46BCB6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds that— </text> <paragraph id="HDA6D382ED6D3465995C40523F9563DF7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the area designated as the Wovoka Wilderness by this section contains unique and spectacular natural resources, including— </text> <subparagraph id="HC9DEE31572574E96BBA57054252D6C5A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> priceless habitat for numerous species of plants and wildlife; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0F8A085682BD407D8B0C7E76D985079A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> thousands of acres of land that remain in a natural state; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAF816FA63D5147C09065FF00CFDC31F4"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> habitat important to the continued survival of the population of the greater sage grouse of western Nevada and eastern California (referred to in this section as the <quote> Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse </quote> ); </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H61156DB638AC4181817B869ED1BD7DD1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> continued preservation of those areas would benefit the County and all of the United States by— </text> <subparagraph id="H67E679C9074B491BBF88B3DA1540C79A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> ensuring the conservation of ecologically diverse habitat; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBC423A6B816E4A6E9360AD049F8FB3C7"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> protecting prehistoric cultural resources; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H79421FEBEB774CD580A8D84490366312"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> conserving primitive recreational resources; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H08D37699124F4332B3B511A6DFB3E2DD"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> protecting air and water quality; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC530AEB9219C49B69E83C78E94395E48"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> protecting and strengthening the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCDA99805B234BD7B6327B8918872093"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the Secretary of Agriculture should collaborate with the Lyon County Commission and the local community on wildfire and forest management planning and implementation with the goal of preventing catastrophic wildfire and resource damage. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H820EAD81F9A64B00950E62B17B732268"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H1E69D1B9175044449E46EC547188327D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> County </header> <text> The term <term> County </term> means Lyon County, Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD80BFDBA44044E969698C855CB9E7CBF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Wovoka Wilderness Area </quote> and dated December 18, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HED59259A240E4FDB8AE703AC0BA558FC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of Agriculture. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A985B81DDE44909A76FC565C22F83FF"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H70144ACD5AB44760A38A256242394034"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Wilderness </header> <text> The term <quote> Wilderness </quote> means the Wovoka Wilderness designated by subsection (c)(1). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H77851E28079345F1A328E6297BA9577C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Additions to national wilderness preservation system </header> <paragraph id="H811B07D5B8114BEEA25298E15F9C3ED4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Designation </header> <text> In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131"> 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. </external-xref> ), the Federal land managed by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the <quote> Wovoka Wilderness </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3D8AE46602D413F8136A06056955F71"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Boundary </header> <text> The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be 150 feet from the centerline of the road. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD08F89D2FF2A44E98E4FC608A934E0E3"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Map and legal description </header> <subparagraph id="H10E202759678430EBB76163FA95698EB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HACB40372761A45D49BE973B769B1FB0C"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Effect </header> <text> The map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2E50C3D8F57148AC9727ACAA25F952EF"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Availability </header> <text> Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE198FFE8A39A44AC87F0E285C47991DC"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— </text> <subparagraph id="H7577825D95234F6DB215FF3266D65E33"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE55C8B3669D94EB9B6535B28F5F70504"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H347727B91FCD4CC59382F925AD91886D"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HFB7AE0A354BE48A89531FA39CC78F6AC"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <paragraph id="H3713B461D7664BE19198497CFFBE00E2"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Management </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131"> 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. </external-xref> ), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1DDF2E158502495386E03C10F8999E35"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Livestock </header> <text> The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary, in accordance with— </text> <subparagraph id="H81E9068441DC404E8970E497B6EC94DC"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133"> 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1AA06374F4FB4BBEA49EEAADD20CAEF0"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H82EEFCE96DE84193BE197381B2288DDD"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Incorporation of acquired land and interests </header> <text> Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB3291F2E6675474CB559D89184492FF3"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Adjacent management </header> <subparagraph id="H67F02EBAC72B4244AE15D3F4A1871BDE"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Congress does not intend for the designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD0E7D0DB0A784ECB9784213320ED99BE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Nonwilderness activities </header> <text> The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE31260546630475CBB56D94C1DC713E5"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Overflights </header> <text> Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— </text> <subparagraph id="HBD4C0BD3AE3C46A3925DE2F6DAADB5F6"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> low-level overflights of aircraft over the Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Wilderness; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H48E439C58DB941E89FB42E6DC437455F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> flight testing and evaluation; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCAFDBCF7DCA341229AB9480B24E26D33"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Wilderness. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1E27CF97D9224779962D888746EC6A3F"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Wildfire, insect, and disease management </header> <text> In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133"> 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) </external-xref> ), the Secretary may take any measures in the Wilderness that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with a State or local agency. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H462AEB713F16488FB8F94C9E687D788D"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Water rights </header> <subparagraph id="H6BCCD248DE674843AE77DFA5DA557C50"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text> Congress finds that— </text> <clause id="H3FF63042F80A405BA2FBFBD0B2A8F897"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Wilderness is located— </text> <subclause id="H81EF87F3C26B47239640BA7C6A6215B1"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HBD4C2CE780F1448CBB0DF931639B9209"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> at the headwaters of the streams and rivers on land with respect to which there are few— </text> <item id="H0870A5CC696549E69C4712D230BEDA3D"> <enum> (aa) </enum> <text> actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and </text> </item> <item id="HFBEFDAD87E48480697AADB1487F5BAF8"> <enum> (bb) </enum> <text> opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land; </text> </item> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB601328C2EFC49CF8F12B8A14E9817CB"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Wilderness is generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HAC61959166D442619194F3306FC522C1"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> because of the unique nature of the Wilderness, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness and other values of land in ways different from those used in other laws. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE74F608372594068BCE23221CAF7EC44"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Purpose </header> <text> The purpose of this paragraph is to protect the wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other than a federally reserved water right. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8A1C43964E304D0287C5A5B8C87259ED"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Statutory construction </header> <text> Nothing in this paragraph— </text> <clause id="HD46CA9051AF4474EA1694635B225BF0A"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the Wilderness; </text> </clause> <clause id="H94A0C250EBB04D6E853651C35B34C3E2"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> affects any water rights in the State (including any water rights held by the United States) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; </text> </clause> <clause id="H453E2F0EA01F4B008BF76BE58AC9DE30"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations; </text> </clause> <clause id="H9F4C10485D5E406486E5AA1F3173C6D6"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or </text> </clause> <clause id="HB30FF709F52B44A8872E27C937B1909B"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other States. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD9BAF800710945AE9EE9B322979B85AA"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Nevada water law </header> <text> The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of State law in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the Wilderness. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA1D8AEFA1C024BECB517ABF13AADEE62"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> New projects </header> <clause id="H54C3D79707ED445F92D2B7E61F024338"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Definition of water resource facility </header> <subclause id="H6C0195D54CB842E492D40A7AB2069F1F"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In this subparagraph, the term <term> water resource facility </term> means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H21C4A21D8EEE41178289CB29737E4370"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Exclusion </header> <text> In this subparagraph, the term <term> water resource facility </term> does not include wildlife guzzlers. </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H9F2CE12EA04F40CCA9326963EC638524"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Restriction on new water resource facilities </header> <subclause id="H6C019075BFF949A6950861608D6A3359"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as otherwise provided in this section, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, no officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within the Wilderness, any portion of which is located in the County. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5C3FCCB8CB0945C3966DCC34C8CC3361"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Exception </header> <text> If a permittee within the Bald Mountain grazing allotment submits an application for the development of water resources for the purpose of livestock watering by the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a water development permit within the non-wilderness boundaries of the Bald Mountain grazing allotment for the purposes of carrying out activities under paragraph (2). </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H465BFD199F894DE390B9FA23842935DF"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Nonwilderness roads </header> <text> Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary from implementing or amending a final travel management plan. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6BA674EE40984E62B47B42FA9DBBEB40"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Wildlife management </header> <paragraph id="H384E0FFCA103445C9F3C3E46A38211A3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133"> 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7) </external-xref> ), nothing in this section affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilderness. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC2C31E03FCB647D7A5AA4C65D1AE6013"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Management activities </header> <text> In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131"> 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. </external-xref> ), the Secretary may conduct any management activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out— </text> <subparagraph id="H16F1318B6FBD4AB7A7BF3EA27576E405"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAFADCA27DCBE4A2485247E504BC253E8"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in accordance with— </text> <clause id="HFDED33A40BCC40C8AA1A3353A8122F42"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1131"> 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H9D6FB6A19B9D4B74AA00591D3D1511FF"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> appropriate policies, such as those set forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles and aircraft, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B5F518C675B4DE1AF420DD8A79EE379"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Existing activities </header> <text> Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1133"> 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) </external-xref> ) and in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State may continue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations in the Wilderness. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB588D793297542ABAB0AC301FE9852B9"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Hunting, fishing, and trapping </header> <subparagraph id="HAE0C17EABAF341ABB30A01A0CE3FE684"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may designate areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Wilderness. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDBE89C02E0A54428AC90F6C08BC684ED"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text> Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before making any designation under paragraph (1). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9415382E94714A0FA66569F3A725C1ED"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Agreement </header> <text> The State, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the Wilderness— </text> <subparagraph id="H79BE75B2E49A45F2A6A64105A76E7119"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State entitled <quote> Memorandum of Understanding: Intermountain Region USDA Forest Service and the Nevada Department of Wildlife State of Nevada </quote> and signed by the designee of the State on February 6, 1984, and by the designee of the Secretary on January 24, 1984, including any amendments, appendices, or additions to the agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State or a designee; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H1C64A425C7144CEE9E24DAD54B648BA6"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> subject to all applicable laws (including regulations). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H06E701A500074B7A9E4C02FBB58AD398"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Wildlife water development projects </header> <text> Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the Wilderness if— </text> <paragraph id="H0290E0889A9549BDB6DE682C984E942C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the structures and facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC086D4E0743C41488B7B4C97F04AAFF9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be minimized. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H31703CFE103840E886408380F97AB3E6"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="H383AE0E55A1348D4AC4DD0B0C93C9EA6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Definition of withdrawal area </header> <text> In this section, the term <term> Withdrawal Area </term> means the land administered by the Forest Service and identified as <quote> Withdrawal Area </quote> on the map described in section 3(b)(2). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC6BD084F93E34D77B1D600619A178BD7"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H534FCA6B94F7473B934860D483B4DD75"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H51FF3AA8D34940DE940EA309035EFFDF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDAC0E7C7676542BF9AB754999AB91FFC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> operation of the mineral laws, geothermal leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H1A624D00CB404A859A70F57CD5D4A3B8"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Motorized and mechanical vehicles </header> <paragraph id="H915895BDD5EF410EA24D2EFFC83CBA39"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to paragraph (2), use of motorized and mechanical vehicles in the Withdrawal Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of those vehicles, unless the use of those vehicles is needed— </text> <subparagraph id="H59F5F144726A49C592E0DABA464E3746"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> for administrative purposes; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0A287DF7C4194D00AAC8B356E91C3E87"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> to respond to an emergency. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9374497E1E6F45E99B1E98FC0E893450"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Exception </header> <text> Paragraph (1) does not apply to aircraft (including helicopters). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFCB010D3EF6B46D0998726210C7CD990"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Native American cultural and religious uses </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Nothing in this Act alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian tribe. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 696 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Horsford (for himself, Mr. Amodei , and Mr. Heck of Nevada ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To designate the Wovoka Wilderness and provide for certain land conveyances in Lyon County, Nevada, and for other purposes. 1. Short title; table of contents (a) Short title This Act may be cited as the Lyon County Economic Development and Conservation Act . (b) Table of contents The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Land conveyance to Yerington, Nevada. Sec. 3. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System. Sec. 4. Withdrawal. Sec. 5. Native American cultural and religious uses. 2. Land conveyance to Yerington, Nevada (a) Definitions In this section: (1) City The term City means the city of Yerington, Nevada. (2) Federal land The term Federal land means the land located in Lyon County and Mineral County, Nevada, that is identified on the map as City of Yerington Sustainable Development Conveyance Lands . (3) Map The term map means the map entitled Yerington Land Conveyance and dated December 19, 2012. (4) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (b) Conveyances of land to city of yerington, nevada (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, subject to valid existing rights and notwithstanding the land use planning requirements of sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), the Secretary shall convey to the City, subject to the agreement of the City, all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land identified on the map. (2) Appraisal to determine fair market value The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land to be conveyed— (A) in accordance with the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq. ); and (B) based on an appraisal that is conducted in accordance with— (i) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisition; and (ii) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. (3) Availability of map The map shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Bureau of Land Management. (4) Applicable law Beginning on the date on which the Federal land is conveyed to the City, the development of and conduct of activities on the Federal land shall be subject to all applicable Federal laws (including regulations). (5) Costs As a condition of the conveyance of the Federal land under paragraph (1), the City shall pay— (A) an amount equal to the appraised value determined in accordance with paragraph (2); and (B) all costs related to the conveyance, including all surveys, appraisals, and other administrative costs associated with the conveyance of the Federal land to the City under paragraph (1). 3. Addition to National Wilderness Preservation System (a) Findings Congress finds that— (1) the area designated as the Wovoka Wilderness by this section contains unique and spectacular natural resources, including— (A) priceless habitat for numerous species of plants and wildlife; (B) thousands of acres of land that remain in a natural state; and (C) habitat important to the continued survival of the population of the greater sage grouse of western Nevada and eastern California (referred to in this section as the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse ); (2) continued preservation of those areas would benefit the County and all of the United States by— (A) ensuring the conservation of ecologically diverse habitat; (B) protecting prehistoric cultural resources; (C) conserving primitive recreational resources; (D) protecting air and water quality; and (E) protecting and strengthening the Bi-State population of greater sage-grouse; and (3) the Secretary of Agriculture should collaborate with the Lyon County Commission and the local community on wildfire and forest management planning and implementation with the goal of preventing catastrophic wildfire and resource damage. (b) Definitions In this section: (1) County The term County means Lyon County, Nevada. (2) Map The term map means the map entitled Wovoka Wilderness Area and dated December 18, 2012. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Agriculture. (4) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (5) Wilderness The term Wilderness means the Wovoka Wilderness designated by subsection (c)(1). (c) Additions to national wilderness preservation system (1) Designation In furtherance of the purposes of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the Federal land managed by the Forest Service, as generally depicted on the Map, is designated as wilderness and as a component of the National Wilderness Preservation System, to be known as the Wovoka Wilderness . (2) Boundary The boundary of any portion of the Wilderness that is bordered by a road shall be 150 feet from the centerline of the road. (3) Map and legal description (A) In general As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall prepare a map and legal description of the Wilderness. (B) Effect The map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall have the same force and effect as if included in this section, except that the Secretary may correct any clerical and typographical errors in the map or legal description. (C) Availability Each map and legal description prepared under subparagraph (A) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the Forest Service. (4) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness is withdrawn from— (A) all forms of entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (B) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (C) disposition under all laws relating to mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. (d) Administration (1) Management Subject to valid existing rights, the Wilderness shall be administered by the Secretary in accordance with the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), except that any reference in that Act to the effective date shall be considered to be a reference to the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Livestock The grazing of livestock in the Wilderness, if established before the date of enactment of this Act, shall be allowed to continue, subject to such reasonable regulations, policies, and practices as the Secretary considers to be necessary, in accordance with— (A) section 4(d)(4) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(4) ); and (B) the guidelines set forth in Appendix A of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405). (3) Incorporation of acquired land and interests Any land or interest in land within the boundary of the Wilderness that is acquired by the United States after the date of enactment of this Act shall be added to and administered as part of the Wilderness. (4) Adjacent management (A) In general Congress does not intend for the designation of the Wilderness to create a protective perimeter or buffer zone around the Wilderness. (B) Nonwilderness activities The fact that nonwilderness activities or uses can be seen or heard from areas within the Wilderness shall not preclude the conduct of the activities or uses outside the boundary of the Wilderness. (5) Overflights Nothing in this section restricts or precludes— (A) low-level overflights of aircraft over the Wilderness, including military overflights that can be seen or heard within the Wilderness; (B) flight testing and evaluation; or (C) the designation or creation of new units of special use airspace, or the establishment of military flight training routes, over the Wilderness. (6) Wildfire, insect, and disease management In accordance with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ), the Secretary may take any measures in the Wilderness that the Secretary determines to be necessary for the control of fire, insects, and diseases, including, as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, the coordination of the activities with a State or local agency. (7) Water rights (A) Findings Congress finds that— (i) the Wilderness is located— (I) in the semiarid region of the Great Basin; and (II) at the headwaters of the streams and rivers on land with respect to which there are few— (aa) actual or proposed water resource facilities located upstream; and (bb) opportunities for diversion, storage, or other uses of water occurring outside the land that would adversely affect the wilderness values of the land; (ii) the Wilderness is generally not suitable for use or development of new water resource facilities; and (iii) because of the unique nature of the Wilderness, it is possible to provide for proper management and protection of the wilderness and other values of land in ways different from those used in other laws. (B) Purpose The purpose of this paragraph is to protect the wilderness values of the Wilderness by means other than a federally reserved water right. (C) Statutory construction Nothing in this paragraph— (i) constitutes an express or implied reservation by the United States of any water or water rights with respect to the Wilderness; (ii) affects any water rights in the State (including any water rights held by the United States) in existence on the date of enactment of this Act; (iii) establishes a precedent with regard to any future wilderness designations; (iv) affects the interpretation of, or any designation made under, any other Act; or (v) limits, alters, modifies, or amends any interstate compact or equitable apportionment decree that apportions water among and between the State and other States. (D) Nevada water law The Secretary shall follow the procedural and substantive requirements of State law in order to obtain and hold any water rights not in existence on the date of enactment of this Act with respect to the Wilderness. (E) New projects (i) Definition of water resource facility (I) In general In this subparagraph, the term water resource facility means irrigation and pumping facilities, reservoirs, water conservation works, aqueducts, canals, ditches, pipelines, wells, hydropower projects, transmission and other ancillary facilities, and other water diversion, storage, and carriage structures. (II) Exclusion In this subparagraph, the term water resource facility does not include wildlife guzzlers. (ii) Restriction on new water resource facilities (I) In general Except as otherwise provided in this section, on or after the date of enactment of this Act, no officer, employee, or agent of the United States shall fund, assist, authorize, or issue a license or permit for the development of any new water resource facility within the Wilderness, any portion of which is located in the County. (II) Exception If a permittee within the Bald Mountain grazing allotment submits an application for the development of water resources for the purpose of livestock watering by the date that is 10 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue a water development permit within the non-wilderness boundaries of the Bald Mountain grazing allotment for the purposes of carrying out activities under paragraph (2). (8) Nonwilderness roads Nothing in this Act prevents the Secretary from implementing or amending a final travel management plan. (e) Wildlife management (1) In general In accordance with section 4(d)(7) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(7) ), nothing in this section affects or diminishes the jurisdiction of the State with respect to fish and wildlife management, including the regulation of hunting, fishing, and trapping, in the Wilderness. (2) Management activities In furtherance of the purposes and principles of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ), the Secretary may conduct any management activities in the Wilderness that are necessary to maintain or restore fish and wildlife populations and the habitats to support the populations, if the activities are carried out— (A) consistent with relevant wilderness management plans; and (B) in accordance with— (i) the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq. ); and (ii) appropriate policies, such as those set forth in Appendix B of the report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs of the House of Representatives accompanying H.R. 2570 of the 101st Congress (House Report 101–405), including the occasional and temporary use of motorized vehicles and aircraft, if the use, as determined by the Secretary, would promote healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations that would enhance wilderness values with the minimal impact necessary to reasonably accomplish those tasks. (3) Existing activities Consistent with section 4(d)(1) of the Wilderness Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1133(d)(1) ) and in accordance with appropriate policies such as those set forth in Appendix B of House Report 101–405, the State may continue to use aircraft, including helicopters, to survey, capture, transplant, monitor, and provide water for wildlife populations in the Wilderness. (4) Hunting, fishing, and trapping (A) In general The Secretary may designate areas in which, and establish periods during which, for reasons of public safety, administration, or compliance with applicable laws, no hunting, fishing, or trapping will be permitted in the Wilderness. (B) Consultation Except in emergencies, the Secretary shall consult with the appropriate State agency and notify the public before making any designation under paragraph (1). (5) Agreement The State, including a designee of the State, may conduct wildlife management activities in the Wilderness— (A) in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in the cooperative agreement between the Secretary and the State entitled Memorandum of Understanding: Intermountain Region USDA Forest Service and the Nevada Department of Wildlife State of Nevada and signed by the designee of the State on February 6, 1984, and by the designee of the Secretary on January 24, 1984, including any amendments, appendices, or additions to the agreement agreed to by the Secretary and the State or a designee; and (B) subject to all applicable laws (including regulations). (f) Wildlife water development projects Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary shall authorize structures and facilities, including existing structures and facilities, for wildlife water development projects (including guzzlers) in the Wilderness if— (1) the structures and facilities will, as determined by the Secretary, enhance wilderness values by promoting healthy, viable, and more naturally distributed wildlife populations; and (2) the visual impacts of the structures and facilities on the Wilderness can reasonably be minimized. 4. Withdrawal (a) Definition of withdrawal area In this section, the term Withdrawal Area means the land administered by the Forest Service and identified as Withdrawal Area on the map described in section 3(b)(2). (b) Withdrawal Subject to valid existing rights, all Federal land within the Withdrawal Area is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) operation of the mineral laws, geothermal leasing laws, and mineral materials laws. (c) Motorized and mechanical vehicles (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), use of motorized and mechanical vehicles in the Withdrawal Area shall be permitted only on roads and trails designated for the use of those vehicles, unless the use of those vehicles is needed— (A) for administrative purposes; or (B) to respond to an emergency. (2) Exception Paragraph (1) does not apply to aircraft (including helicopters). 5. Native American cultural and religious uses Nothing in this Act alters or diminishes the treaty rights of any Indian tribe.

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R. 697 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HAB3F3A6CC52F4AD5B4C25EA76D57CDE2" style="OLC"> <section id="HAC2F1B87D642412B8B8452E8C886537A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HB2A73C939A8B409096D9E28E591BB75D"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H5E08C1BF33074C2CA389F64B0F2B35F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16348649DBA64515AAF7BA7E16885315"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy </header> <text> The terms <term> hazardous substance </term> , <term> pollutant or contaminant </term> , and <term> remedy </term> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601"> 42 U.S.C. 9601 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DF152237C6E4185B72A5BBCF7A4F4AF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </header> <text> The term <term> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </term> means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H142F1222EBA94BF1BC48D165D6F2DC04"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Three Kids Mine Project Area </quote> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EB93B12A38444AEAC38021FF11D9AA2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Responsible Party </header> <text> The term <quote> Responsible Party </quote> means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H97B3B793565647BA80729F4E2971F3BC"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E705A581D74E85A3FB4C0EEEDCD8C3"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE3682A6D25042CC81C467DF81314275"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Project Site </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— </text> <subparagraph id="HD25F2F06E1A64C55990BCDE2252F0CEF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> comprised of— </text> <clause id="HDF5056D935CD46E1B2B22BE50D844A54"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Federal land; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H417D74B82FEE43939855AFF90C89A176"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9293A9098804005AC126F82D2758333"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> depicted as the <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> on the map. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4D35FF8EF0B242E7A1AFF42C7468B882"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Land conveyance </header> <subsection id="H1A2E5531AB154B62923B0FAB83EC1011"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712"> 43 U.S.C. 1712 </external-xref> , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8824ADB9BB9143E5A028141A26256877"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <paragraph id="HF1F5726F946F4E94A419CB6CE1094FF1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Appraisal; fair market value </header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1172812E052D47B8833801B397579E87"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA769D9FD48204474BD4142D55D4FBA74"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Appraisal </header> <text> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— </text> <clause id="HAAB581D1492D44E39CE9E751ED776C48"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <subclause id="H1FE28D7E3BE94BB4B0CA12036CB59536"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2560DDA21EB54FB5AA5DA346F905DD8F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HF56D2B7303344D5EBE04B04685C50397"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B7015E585B54F9F85A66DD333B438DE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Remediation and reclamation costs </header> <clause id="HC0D2D29FB747452B9FF5158456674FE7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. </text> </clause> <clause id="H79D98BE8540144C388A122E7653B39CD"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— </text> <subclause id="H5932B6C6CD3F4104BACEF3CD0C999F6C"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCBABE9C155CF41D08A814E9F8A7081FD"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H0943E352505B4571B6F78079AD861A42"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Assessment requirements </header> <text> The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— </text> <subclause id="HC57376F50C6E49339FDCB273E915A317"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled <quote> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> ; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H45CA335756AF4AEEAB490F5DB1C1158A"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB4C96BFC61474C749FB4150661642AB3"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Review of certain information </header> <subclause id="H4AB7AF8C64664669B46E844EB645F497"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5AD895D83DD14F148CFE9009CD1653FC"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Final determination </header> <text> If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB56DB7299F94A49BDABF4A11EC3D6FC"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Deadline </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA78806764E4F39AE9D3235E8C47DD7"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Appraisal costs </header> <text> The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE74D16213F4719B85B6A5E7A0A7A4D"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> Adjustment </header> <text> The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H255E5389F7C748528941BDF572FA85A3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed </header> <subparagraph id="H1E8FE339B1024DF9BDB7CD5FB09B18BB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— </text> <clause id="H8330758816FF4B7883126F5CE5A07346"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3D54C9240FF843078DDB87857A9B22BE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D223691B9484359B689250BBA204FDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— </text> <clause id="HC2F2BE45F70749B0A8D26A57CB807765"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H62A8D5E94BC24AC4B341834D2E550F79"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9EC9A4D22E54C1B9A258BED8A17C778"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Notification from agency </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H16F0A53A2DA44EF68534DF282985DA1E"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="H522A17665920400BB7C1A32F3FBC59D9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H7FB0E716A3164577BA5904081DD9A501"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7066BC65FF1641A9BDE7C714E056894D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H84065F6E015A4B969CFF80078CC316BC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8998E674554E4726A2073F43BCCF3866"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation withdrawals </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— </text> <paragraph id="H1ABD270DFD314AEB8D46AEF302311682"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93A90B36F63040228AC6F1E8D3D983C8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H04BE4C8C73074EA9A53A6524154810E2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD7EC3E65346E492FB0EE40952EE460E9"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> ACEC boundary adjustment </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1713"> 43 U.S.C. 1713 </external-xref> ), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. </text> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E66B4C3E8B44988989C15956678BFB7" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Responsibilities of the parties </header> <subsection id="H40AFD9C783AE4AF49BB9341FB95B2B83"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement </header> <text> On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H96019510FD8B43EEB8684EF72D1FDCAA"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Savings provision </header> <text> If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— </text> <paragraph id="HB3310A4B8D42413395E7EF74FAB05A04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6E223B7B71342CEB94ED3C0A0C01DD3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— </text> <subparagraph id="HB86E5CE6100F40D68E7C5E16861E8360"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H458853A1104C4CC3A17413DD1D9C03DD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFCF2944A6CFA4EB4BC4B55382FD40BF5"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6901"> 31 U.S.C. 6901 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/263"> Public Law 105–263 </external-xref> ) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130722"> Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> <endorsement display="yes"/> </bill>

IB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. (2) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy The terms hazardous substance , pollutant or contaminant , and remedy have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ). (3) Henderson Redevelopment Agency The term Henderson Redevelopment Agency means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. (5) Responsible Party The term Responsible Party means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (8) Three Kids Mine Project Site The term Three Kids Mine Project Site means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— (A) comprised of— (i) the Federal land; and (ii) the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and (B) depicted as the Three Kids Mine Project Site on the map. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions (1) Appraisal; fair market value (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). (B) Appraisal The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— (i) that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and (ii) that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. (C) Remediation and reclamation costs (i) In general The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (ii) Considerations The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— (I) based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and (II) prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters . (iii) Assessment requirements The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— (I) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process ; and (II) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process . (iv) Review of certain information (I) In general The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. (II) Final determination If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. (D) Deadline Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. (E) Appraisal costs The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). (F) Adjustment The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). (2) Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed (A) In general The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— (i) the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and (ii) the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. (B) Requirements The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— (i) obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and (ii) contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. (3) Notification from agency As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). 4. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. (b) Existing reclamation withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— (1) to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and (2) to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. (c) Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. 5. ACEC boundary adjustment Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1713 ), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. 6. Responsibilities of the parties (a) Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. (b) Savings provision If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— (1) affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or (2) unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— (A) the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or (B) the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). 7. Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263 ) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Enrolled-Bill" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8F327258ABA945489796875A43B2E92F" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> HR 697 ENR: Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="no"> IB </distribution-code> <congress display="yes"> One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America </congress> <session display="yes"> At the Second Session </session> <enrolled-dateline> Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen </enrolled-dateline> <legis-num> H. R. 697 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"/> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HAB3F3A6CC52F4AD5B4C25EA76D57CDE2" style="OLC"> <section id="HAC2F1B87D642412B8B8452E8C886537A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HB2A73C939A8B409096D9E28E591BB75D"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H5E08C1BF33074C2CA389F64B0F2B35F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16348649DBA64515AAF7BA7E16885315"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy </header> <text> The terms <term> hazardous substance </term> , <term> pollutant or contaminant </term> , and <term> remedy </term> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601"> 42 U.S.C. 9601 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DF152237C6E4185B72A5BBCF7A4F4AF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </header> <text> The term <term> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </term> means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H142F1222EBA94BF1BC48D165D6F2DC04"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Three Kids Mine Project Area </quote> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EB93B12A38444AEAC38021FF11D9AA2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Responsible Party </header> <text> The term <quote> Responsible Party </quote> means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H97B3B793565647BA80729F4E2971F3BC"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E705A581D74E85A3FB4C0EEEDCD8C3"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE3682A6D25042CC81C467DF81314275"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Project Site </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— </text> <subparagraph id="HD25F2F06E1A64C55990BCDE2252F0CEF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> comprised of— </text> <clause id="HDF5056D935CD46E1B2B22BE50D844A54"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Federal land; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H417D74B82FEE43939855AFF90C89A176"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9293A9098804005AC126F82D2758333"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> depicted as the <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> on the map. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4D35FF8EF0B242E7A1AFF42C7468B882"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Land conveyance </header> <subsection id="H1A2E5531AB154B62923B0FAB83EC1011"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712"> 43 U.S.C. 1712 </external-xref> , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8824ADB9BB9143E5A028141A26256877"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <paragraph id="HF1F5726F946F4E94A419CB6CE1094FF1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Appraisal; fair market value </header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1172812E052D47B8833801B397579E87"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA769D9FD48204474BD4142D55D4FBA74"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Appraisal </header> <text> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— </text> <clause id="HAAB581D1492D44E39CE9E751ED776C48"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <subclause id="H1FE28D7E3BE94BB4B0CA12036CB59536"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2560DDA21EB54FB5AA5DA346F905DD8F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HF56D2B7303344D5EBE04B04685C50397"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B7015E585B54F9F85A66DD333B438DE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Remediation and reclamation costs </header> <clause id="HC0D2D29FB747452B9FF5158456674FE7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. </text> </clause> <clause id="H79D98BE8540144C388A122E7653B39CD"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— </text> <subclause id="H5932B6C6CD3F4104BACEF3CD0C999F6C"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCBABE9C155CF41D08A814E9F8A7081FD"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H0943E352505B4571B6F78079AD861A42"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Assessment requirements </header> <text> The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— </text> <subclause id="HC57376F50C6E49339FDCB273E915A317"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled <quote> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> ; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H45CA335756AF4AEEAB490F5DB1C1158A"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB4C96BFC61474C749FB4150661642AB3"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Review of certain information </header> <subclause id="H4AB7AF8C64664669B46E844EB645F497"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5AD895D83DD14F148CFE9009CD1653FC"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Final determination </header> <text> If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB56DB7299F94A49BDABF4A11EC3D6FC"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Deadline </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA78806764E4F39AE9D3235E8C47DD7"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Appraisal costs </header> <text> The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE74D16213F4719B85B6A5E7A0A7A4D"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> Adjustment </header> <text> The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H255E5389F7C748528941BDF572FA85A3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed </header> <subparagraph id="H1E8FE339B1024DF9BDB7CD5FB09B18BB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— </text> <clause id="H8330758816FF4B7883126F5CE5A07346"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3D54C9240FF843078DDB87857A9B22BE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D223691B9484359B689250BBA204FDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— </text> <clause id="HC2F2BE45F70749B0A8D26A57CB807765"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H62A8D5E94BC24AC4B341834D2E550F79"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9EC9A4D22E54C1B9A258BED8A17C778"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Notification from agency </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H16F0A53A2DA44EF68534DF282985DA1E"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="H522A17665920400BB7C1A32F3FBC59D9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H7FB0E716A3164577BA5904081DD9A501"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7066BC65FF1641A9BDE7C714E056894D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H84065F6E015A4B969CFF80078CC316BC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8998E674554E4726A2073F43BCCF3866"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation withdrawals </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— </text> <paragraph id="H1ABD270DFD314AEB8D46AEF302311682"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93A90B36F63040228AC6F1E8D3D983C8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H04BE4C8C73074EA9A53A6524154810E2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD7EC3E65346E492FB0EE40952EE460E9"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> ACEC boundary adjustment </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1713"> 43 U.S.C. 1713 </external-xref> ), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. </text> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E66B4C3E8B44988989C15956678BFB7" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Responsibilities of the parties </header> <subsection id="H40AFD9C783AE4AF49BB9341FB95B2B83"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement </header> <text> On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H96019510FD8B43EEB8684EF72D1FDCAA"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Savings provision </header> <text> If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— </text> <paragraph id="HB3310A4B8D42413395E7EF74FAB05A04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6E223B7B71342CEB94ED3C0A0C01DD3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— </text> <subparagraph id="HB86E5CE6100F40D68E7C5E16861E8360"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H458853A1104C4CC3A17413DD1D9C03DD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFCF2944A6CFA4EB4BC4B55382FD40BF5"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6901"> 31 U.S.C. 6901 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/263"> Public Law 105–263 </external-xref> ) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <role> Speaker of the House of Representatives. </role> </attestation-group> <attestation-group> <role> Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> </bill>

IB One Hundred Thirteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and fourteen H. R. 697 AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. (2) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy The terms hazardous substance , pollutant or contaminant , and remedy have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ). (3) Henderson Redevelopment Agency The term Henderson Redevelopment Agency means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. (5) Responsible Party The term Responsible Party means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (8) Three Kids Mine Project Site The term Three Kids Mine Project Site means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— (A) comprised of— (i) the Federal land; and (ii) the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and (B) depicted as the Three Kids Mine Project Site on the map. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions (1) Appraisal; fair market value (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). (B) Appraisal The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— (i) that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and (ii) that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. (C) Remediation and reclamation costs (i) In general The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (ii) Considerations The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— (I) based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and (II) prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters . (iii) Assessment requirements The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— (I) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process ; and (II) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process . (iv) Review of certain information (I) In general The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. (II) Final determination If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. (D) Deadline Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. (E) Appraisal costs The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). (F) Adjustment The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). (2) Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed (A) In general The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— (i) the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and (ii) the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. (B) Requirements The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— (i) obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and (ii) contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. (3) Notification from agency As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). 4. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. (b) Existing reclamation withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— (1) to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and (2) to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. (c) Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. 5. ACEC boundary adjustment Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1713 ), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. 6. Responsibilities of the parties (a) Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. (b) Savings provision If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— (1) affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or (2) unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— (A) the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or (B) the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). 7. Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263 ) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8F327258ABA945489796875A43B2E92F" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 697 IH: Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 697 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="H001055"> Mr. Heck of Nevada </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001066"> Mr. Horsford </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="T000468"> Ms. Titus </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H7091C90DB68842A7B877888AC1FB4832" style="OLC"> <section id="H2E3AB9EED9A543F7A7BE1DFCFFC6F2AF" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HC4147B0620C44316A1341C87C24F4FDC"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H9B0AE6D4369D4FB288B8F88681499F7F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; release; remedy; response </header> <text> The terms <term> hazardous substance </term> , <term> pollutant or contaminant </term> , <term> release </term> , <term> remedy </term> , and <term> response </term> have the meanings respectively set forth for those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601"> 42 U.S.C. 9601 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF154BB372FB54F80942F83FC645FB622"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Henderson redevelopment agency </header> <text> The term <term> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </term> means the public body, corporate and politic, known as the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685, inclusive). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD5E8AA83D1D24962BF16D1EBE9EBD392"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDB43FF9ED1C1404BB203D08C33E8E118"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9C0DE6CBE33E492598E78B6D6BD5F56C"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Federal Land </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Federal Land </term> means the parcel or parcels of Federal land consisting of approximately 948 acres in sections 26, 34, 35, and 36, Township 21 South, Range 63 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, as depicted on the map entitled <term> Three Kids Mine Project Area </term> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD02F53FC045C46C984E9702405A25381"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Project Site </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> means the Three Kids Mine Federal Land and the adjacent approximately 314 acres of non-Federal land, together comprising approximately 1,262 acres, as depicted on the map entitled <term> Three Kids Mine Project Area </term> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HA84E2509533345AD9E167E8EA5733882"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Land conveyance </header> <subsection id="H7D863FD0A89F46038B9A6475B1ECBA51"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), as soon as practicable after fulfillment of the conditions in subsection (b), and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in the Three Kids Mine Federal Land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H9F759CAFBE9345D3BD656DB390B69658"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <paragraph id="H21082297C8E74DA9917ADEE4449370F8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Determination of fair market value </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land as determined pursuant to paragraph (2) by deducting from the fair market value of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land the reasonable approximate assessment, remediation and reclamation costs for the Three Kids Mine Project Area as determined pursuant to paragraph (3). The Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost determination under paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B3CA08991C64E75A05438BB3BD758D5"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Appraisal </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land based on an appraisal without regard to any existing contamination associated with historical mining or other uses on the property and in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards including the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred in performing the appraisal. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HADD6564BB3C04751ADA9CB503225B68F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Remediation and reclamation costs </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable approximate estimation of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. This estimation shall be based upon the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or its designee that has been approved by the State, and shall be prepared in accordance with the current version of ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 entitled <term> Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters </term> . The Phase II environmental site assessment shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of the current versions of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled <term> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process </term> and ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled <term> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process </term> . The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency and the State. In the event of a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable approximate estimate of costs, the parties shall jointly select one or more experts to advise the Secretary in making the final determination of such costs. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H15E99E26220247548F2B4CA1D8175F0C"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Consideration </header> <text> The Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value, if any, as determined under this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1C1D829A3FB44CBDBA627C1B458D4A3E"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed </header> <text> The Secretary receives from the State notification, in writing, that the Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement has been executed. The Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement administered by the State that— </text> <subparagraph id="H7D7A64424CCA42E8B8B2749A6EFA8908"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> obligates a party to perform, after the conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to complete a permanent and appropriately protective remedy to existing environmental contamination and hazardous conditions; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF27F749CEB55498191197BD0B6D48FA6"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of such remedy. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4FFE9828C64941DABBD57608B3544FFC"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Notification </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary receives from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency notification, in writing, that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land under this Act. Such notification must occur not later than 90 days after execution of the Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement referred to in paragraph (5). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HEA50D8BA7E1147B9A64E024EEB44027A"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="HD93E10C63C614DC3AA6714C05ECB683D"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act or on the date of the conveyance required by this Act, whichever is earlier, the Three Kids Mine Federal Land is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="HF7C8F4B567434840B7DB5F4E79D61C36"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H894E586BAF3C4C1A9D3967560B1D7BCA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A3A72DA5CE74432832EE1D31F6DF210"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB59DB28188304CB2B07DB5C37E2361A5"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation withdrawals </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal of public land for reclamation project purposes that includes all or any portion of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that it has no further need under applicable law is hereby relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary to exclude from the withdrawal the land no longer needed and to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land as required under this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HCFE285F1BA7B4872B1C901D6D75B3B37"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation project and permitted facilities </header> <text> Without limiting the general applicability of section 3(a), nothing in this Act shall diminish, hinder, or interfere with the exclusive and perpetual use by existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Three Kids Mine Federal Land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation prior to the effective date of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H26EF7802E0A84291B053489C020647F2"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> ACEC boundary adjustment </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1717), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is hereby adjusted consistent with the map entitled <term> Three Kids Mine Project Area </term> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </section> <section id="HF8211F0854CD42349DD557DBCDAE006A"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Release of the United States </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Upon making the conveyance under section 3, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States is released from any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining related features (including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence of mining related features) at the Three Kids Mine Project Site in existence on or before the date of the conveyance. </text> </section> <section id="H2B0FAD2797E64CECBF0D9AB54FEEDE2C"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6901"> 31 U.S.C. 6901 </external-xref> note; <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/105/263"> Public Law 105–263 </external-xref> ) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 697 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Horsford , and Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; release; remedy; response The terms hazardous substance , pollutant or contaminant , release , remedy , and response have the meanings respectively set forth for those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ). (2) Henderson redevelopment agency The term Henderson Redevelopment Agency means the public body, corporate and politic, known as the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise its powers in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685, inclusive). (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (5) Three Kids Mine Federal Land The term Three Kids Mine Federal Land means the parcel or parcels of Federal land consisting of approximately 948 acres in sections 26, 34, 35, and 36, Township 21 South, Range 63 East, Mount Diablo Meridian, Nevada, as depicted on the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. (6) Three Kids Mine Project Site The term Three Kids Mine Project Site means the Three Kids Mine Federal Land and the adjacent approximately 314 acres of non-Federal land, together comprising approximately 1,262 acres, as depicted on the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712, 1713), as soon as practicable after fulfillment of the conditions in subsection (b), and subject to valid existing rights, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in the Three Kids Mine Federal Land. (b) Conditions (1) Determination of fair market value The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land as determined pursuant to paragraph (2) by deducting from the fair market value of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land the reasonable approximate assessment, remediation and reclamation costs for the Three Kids Mine Project Area as determined pursuant to paragraph (3). The Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost determination under paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively, not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Appraisal The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land based on an appraisal without regard to any existing contamination associated with historical mining or other uses on the property and in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards including the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions and the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice. The Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred in performing the appraisal. (3) Remediation and reclamation costs The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable approximate estimation of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. This estimation shall be based upon the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or its designee that has been approved by the State, and shall be prepared in accordance with the current version of ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 entitled Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters . The Phase II environmental site assessment shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of the current versions of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process and ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process . The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency and the State. In the event of a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable approximate estimate of costs, the parties shall jointly select one or more experts to advise the Secretary in making the final determination of such costs. (4) Consideration The Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value, if any, as determined under this subsection. (5) Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed The Secretary receives from the State notification, in writing, that the Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement has been executed. The Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement administered by the State that— (A) obligates a party to perform, after the conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to complete a permanent and appropriately protective remedy to existing environmental contamination and hazardous conditions; and (B) contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of such remedy. (6) Notification The Secretary receives from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency notification, in writing, that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land under this Act. Such notification must occur not later than 90 days after execution of the Mine Remediation and Reclamation Agreement referred to in paragraph (5). 4. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period following the date of the enactment of this Act or on the date of the conveyance required by this Act, whichever is earlier, the Three Kids Mine Federal Land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. (b) Existing reclamation withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal of public land for reclamation project purposes that includes all or any portion of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that it has no further need under applicable law is hereby relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary to exclude from the withdrawal the land no longer needed and to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Three Kids Mine Federal Land as required under this Act. (c) Existing reclamation project and permitted facilities Without limiting the general applicability of section 3(a), nothing in this Act shall diminish, hinder, or interfere with the exclusive and perpetual use by existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Three Kids Mine Federal Land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation prior to the effective date of this Act. 5. ACEC boundary adjustment Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1717), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is hereby adjusted consistent with the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. 6. Release of the United States Upon making the conveyance under section 3, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States is released from any and all liabilities or claims of any kind or nature arising from the presence, release, or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, petroleum product (or derivative of a petroleum product of any kind), solid waste, mine materials or mining related features (including tailings, overburden, waste rock, mill remnants, pits, or other hazards resulting from the presence of mining related features) at the Three Kids Mine Project Site in existence on or before the date of the conveyance. 7. Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263 ) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act.

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Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H142F1222EBA94BF1BC48D165D6F2DC04"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Three Kids Mine Project Area </quote> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EB93B12A38444AEAC38021FF11D9AA2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Responsible Party </header> <text> The term <quote> Responsible Party </quote> means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H97B3B793565647BA80729F4E2971F3BC"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E705A581D74E85A3FB4C0EEEDCD8C3"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE3682A6D25042CC81C467DF81314275"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Project Site </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— </text> <subparagraph id="HD25F2F06E1A64C55990BCDE2252F0CEF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> comprised of— </text> <clause id="HDF5056D935CD46E1B2B22BE50D844A54"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Federal land; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H417D74B82FEE43939855AFF90C89A176"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9293A9098804005AC126F82D2758333"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> depicted as the <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> on the map. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4D35FF8EF0B242E7A1AFF42C7468B882"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Land conveyance </header> <subsection id="H1A2E5531AB154B62923B0FAB83EC1011"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712"> 43 U.S.C. 1712 </external-xref> , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8824ADB9BB9143E5A028141A26256877"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <paragraph id="HF1F5726F946F4E94A419CB6CE1094FF1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Appraisal; fair market value </header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1172812E052D47B8833801B397579E87"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA769D9FD48204474BD4142D55D4FBA74"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Appraisal </header> <text> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— </text> <clause id="HAAB581D1492D44E39CE9E751ED776C48"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <subclause id="H1FE28D7E3BE94BB4B0CA12036CB59536"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2560DDA21EB54FB5AA5DA346F905DD8F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HF56D2B7303344D5EBE04B04685C50397"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B7015E585B54F9F85A66DD333B438DE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Remediation and reclamation costs </header> <clause id="HC0D2D29FB747452B9FF5158456674FE7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. </text> </clause> <clause id="H79D98BE8540144C388A122E7653B39CD"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— </text> <subclause id="H5932B6C6CD3F4104BACEF3CD0C999F6C"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCBABE9C155CF41D08A814E9F8A7081FD"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H0943E352505B4571B6F78079AD861A42"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Assessment requirements </header> <text> The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— </text> <subclause id="HC57376F50C6E49339FDCB273E915A317"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled <quote> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> ; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H45CA335756AF4AEEAB490F5DB1C1158A"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB4C96BFC61474C749FB4150661642AB3"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Review of certain information </header> <subclause id="H4AB7AF8C64664669B46E844EB645F497"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5AD895D83DD14F148CFE9009CD1653FC"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Final determination </header> <text> If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB56DB7299F94A49BDABF4A11EC3D6FC"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Deadline </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA78806764E4F39AE9D3235E8C47DD7"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Appraisal costs </header> <text> The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE74D16213F4719B85B6A5E7A0A7A4D"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> Adjustment </header> <text> The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H255E5389F7C748528941BDF572FA85A3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed </header> <subparagraph id="H1E8FE339B1024DF9BDB7CD5FB09B18BB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— </text> <clause id="H8330758816FF4B7883126F5CE5A07346"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3D54C9240FF843078DDB87857A9B22BE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D223691B9484359B689250BBA204FDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— </text> <clause id="HC2F2BE45F70749B0A8D26A57CB807765"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H62A8D5E94BC24AC4B341834D2E550F79"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9EC9A4D22E54C1B9A258BED8A17C778"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Notification from agency </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H16F0A53A2DA44EF68534DF282985DA1E"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="H522A17665920400BB7C1A32F3FBC59D9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H7FB0E716A3164577BA5904081DD9A501"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7066BC65FF1641A9BDE7C714E056894D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H84065F6E015A4B969CFF80078CC316BC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8998E674554E4726A2073F43BCCF3866"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation withdrawals </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— </text> <paragraph id="H1ABD270DFD314AEB8D46AEF302311682"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93A90B36F63040228AC6F1E8D3D983C8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H04BE4C8C73074EA9A53A6524154810E2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD7EC3E65346E492FB0EE40952EE460E9"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> ACEC boundary adjustment </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. </text> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E66B4C3E8B44988989C15956678BFB7" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Responsibilities of the parties </header> <subsection id="H40AFD9C783AE4AF49BB9341FB95B2B83"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement </header> <text> On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H96019510FD8B43EEB8684EF72D1FDCAA"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Savings provision </header> <text> If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— </text> <paragraph id="HB3310A4B8D42413395E7EF74FAB05A04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6E223B7B71342CEB94ED3C0A0C01DD3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— </text> <subparagraph id="HB86E5CE6100F40D68E7C5E16861E8360"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H458853A1104C4CC3A17413DD1D9C03DD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). </text> <pagebreak/> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFCF2944A6CFA4EB4BC4B55382FD40BF5"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130722"> Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="yes"> Karen L. 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IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 697 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 23, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. (2) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy The terms hazardous substance , pollutant or contaminant , and remedy have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). (3) Henderson Redevelopment Agency The term Henderson Redevelopment Agency means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. (5) Responsible Party The term Responsible Party means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (8) Three Kids Mine Project Site The term Three Kids Mine Project Site means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— (A) comprised of— (i) the Federal land; and (ii) the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and (B) depicted as the Three Kids Mine Project Site on the map. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions (1) Appraisal; fair market value (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). (B) Appraisal The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— (i) that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and (ii) that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. (C) Remediation and reclamation costs (i) In general The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (ii) Considerations The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— (I) based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and (II) prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters . (iii) Assessment requirements The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— (I) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process ; and (II) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process . (iv) Review of certain information (I) In general The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. (II) Final determination If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. (D) Deadline Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. (E) Appraisal costs The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). (F) Adjustment The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). (2) Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed (A) In general The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— (i) the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and (ii) the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. (B) Requirements The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— (i) obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and (ii) contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. (3) Notification from agency As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). 4. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. (b) Existing reclamation withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— (1) to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and (2) to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. (c) Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. 5. ACEC boundary adjustment Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. 6. Responsibilities of the parties (a) Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. (b) Savings provision If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— (1) affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or (2) unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— (A) the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or (B) the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). 7. Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. Passed the House of Representatives July 22, 2013. Karen L. 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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8F327258ABA945489796875A43B2E92F" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 697 RH: Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> IB </distribution-code> <calendar display="yes"> Union Calendar No. 99 </calendar> <congress display="yes"> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session display="yes"> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 697 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–137] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="H001055"> Mr. Heck of Nevada </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="A000369"> Mr. Amodei </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001066"> Mr. Horsford </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="T000468"> Ms. Titus </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HII00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date> July 8, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> <action-instruction> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic </action-instruction> <action-instruction> For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013 </action-instruction> </action> <action display="yes"> <action-desc display="yes"> <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HAB3F3A6CC52F4AD5B4C25EA76D57CDE2" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="HAC2F1B87D642412B8B8452E8C886537A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HB2A73C939A8B409096D9E28E591BB75D"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H5E08C1BF33074C2CA389F64B0F2B35F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16348649DBA64515AAF7BA7E16885315"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy </header> <text> The terms <term> hazardous substance </term> , <term> pollutant or contaminant </term> , and <term> remedy </term> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/9601"> 42 U.S.C. 9601 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DF152237C6E4185B72A5BBCF7A4F4AF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </header> <text> The term <term> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </term> means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H142F1222EBA94BF1BC48D165D6F2DC04"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Three Kids Mine Project Area </quote> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EB93B12A38444AEAC38021FF11D9AA2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Responsible Party </header> <text> The term <quote> Responsible Party </quote> means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H97B3B793565647BA80729F4E2971F3BC"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E705A581D74E85A3FB4C0EEEDCD8C3"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE3682A6D25042CC81C467DF81314275"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Project Site </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— </text> <subparagraph id="HD25F2F06E1A64C55990BCDE2252F0CEF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> comprised of— </text> <clause id="HDF5056D935CD46E1B2B22BE50D844A54"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Federal land; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H417D74B82FEE43939855AFF90C89A176"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9293A9098804005AC126F82D2758333"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> depicted as the <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> on the map. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4D35FF8EF0B242E7A1AFF42C7468B882"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Land conveyance </header> <subsection id="H1A2E5531AB154B62923B0FAB83EC1011"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712"> 43 U.S.C. 1712 </external-xref> , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8824ADB9BB9143E5A028141A26256877"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <paragraph id="HF1F5726F946F4E94A419CB6CE1094FF1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Appraisal; fair market value </header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1172812E052D47B8833801B397579E87"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA769D9FD48204474BD4142D55D4FBA74"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Appraisal </header> <text> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— </text> <clause id="HAAB581D1492D44E39CE9E751ED776C48"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <subclause id="H1FE28D7E3BE94BB4B0CA12036CB59536"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2560DDA21EB54FB5AA5DA346F905DD8F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HF56D2B7303344D5EBE04B04685C50397"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B7015E585B54F9F85A66DD333B438DE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Remediation and reclamation costs </header> <clause id="HC0D2D29FB747452B9FF5158456674FE7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. </text> </clause> <clause id="H79D98BE8540144C388A122E7653B39CD"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— </text> <subclause id="H5932B6C6CD3F4104BACEF3CD0C999F6C"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCBABE9C155CF41D08A814E9F8A7081FD"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H0943E352505B4571B6F78079AD861A42"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Assessment requirements </header> <text> The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— </text> <subclause id="HC57376F50C6E49339FDCB273E915A317"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled <quote> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> ; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H45CA335756AF4AEEAB490F5DB1C1158A"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB4C96BFC61474C749FB4150661642AB3"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Review of certain information </header> <subclause id="H4AB7AF8C64664669B46E844EB645F497"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5AD895D83DD14F148CFE9009CD1653FC"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Final determination </header> <text> If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB56DB7299F94A49BDABF4A11EC3D6FC"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Deadline </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA78806764E4F39AE9D3235E8C47DD7"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Appraisal costs </header> <text> The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE74D16213F4719B85B6A5E7A0A7A4D"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> Adjustment </header> <text> The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H255E5389F7C748528941BDF572FA85A3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed </header> <subparagraph id="H1E8FE339B1024DF9BDB7CD5FB09B18BB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— </text> <clause id="H8330758816FF4B7883126F5CE5A07346"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3D54C9240FF843078DDB87857A9B22BE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D223691B9484359B689250BBA204FDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— </text> <clause id="HC2F2BE45F70749B0A8D26A57CB807765"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H62A8D5E94BC24AC4B341834D2E550F79"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9EC9A4D22E54C1B9A258BED8A17C778"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Notification from agency </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H16F0A53A2DA44EF68534DF282985DA1E"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="H522A17665920400BB7C1A32F3FBC59D9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H7FB0E716A3164577BA5904081DD9A501"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7066BC65FF1641A9BDE7C714E056894D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H84065F6E015A4B969CFF80078CC316BC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8998E674554E4726A2073F43BCCF3866"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation withdrawals </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— </text> <paragraph id="H1ABD270DFD314AEB8D46AEF302311682"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93A90B36F63040228AC6F1E8D3D983C8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H04BE4C8C73074EA9A53A6524154810E2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD7EC3E65346E492FB0EE40952EE460E9"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> ACEC boundary adjustment </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. </text> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E66B4C3E8B44988989C15956678BFB7" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Responsibilities of the parties </header> <subsection id="H40AFD9C783AE4AF49BB9341FB95B2B83"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement </header> <text> On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H96019510FD8B43EEB8684EF72D1FDCAA"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Savings provision </header> <text> If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— </text> <paragraph id="HB3310A4B8D42413395E7EF74FAB05A04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6E223B7B71342CEB94ED3C0A0C01DD3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— </text> <subparagraph id="HB86E5CE6100F40D68E7C5E16861E8360"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H458853A1104C4CC3A17413DD1D9C03DD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFCF2944A6CFA4EB4BC4B55382FD40BF5"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/31/6901"> 31 U.S.C. 6901 </external-xref> note; Public Law 105–263) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date> July 8, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 99 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 697 [Report No. 113–137] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Heck of Nevada (for himself, Mr. Amodei , Mr. Horsford , and Ms. Titus ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources July 8, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013 A BILL To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. (2) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy The terms hazardous substance , pollutant or contaminant , and remedy have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 ( 42 U.S.C. 9601 ). (3) Henderson Redevelopment Agency The term Henderson Redevelopment Agency means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. (5) Responsible Party The term Responsible Party means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (8) Three Kids Mine Project Site The term Three Kids Mine Project Site means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— (A) comprised of— (i) the Federal land; and (ii) the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and (B) depicted as the Three Kids Mine Project Site on the map. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions (1) Appraisal; fair market value (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). (B) Appraisal The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— (i) that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and (ii) that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. (C) Remediation and reclamation costs (i) In general The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (ii) Considerations The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— (I) based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and (II) prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters . (iii) Assessment requirements The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— (I) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process ; and (II) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process . (iv) Review of certain information (I) In general The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. (II) Final determination If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. (D) Deadline Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. (E) Appraisal costs The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). (F) Adjustment The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). (2) Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed (A) In general The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— (i) the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and (ii) the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. (B) Requirements The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— (i) obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and (ii) contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. (3) Notification from agency As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). 4. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. (b) Existing reclamation withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— (1) to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and (2) to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. (c) Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. 5. ACEC boundary adjustment Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. 6. Responsibilities of the parties (a) Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. (b) Savings provision If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— (1) affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or (2) unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— (A) the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or (B) the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). 7. Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 ( 31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. July 8, 2013 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Reported-in-Senate" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H8F327258ABA945489796875A43B2E92F" key="S" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 697 RS: Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2014-04-08 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> II </distribution-code> <calendar> Calendar No. 353 </calendar> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 2d Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 697 </legis-num> <associated-doc role="report"> [Report No. 113–147] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130723"> July 23, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Received; read twice and referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="SSEG00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Energy and Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action stage="Reported-in-Senate"> <action-date date="20140408"> April 8, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported by <sponsor name-id="S258"> Ms. Landrieu </sponsor> , without amendment </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="HAB3F3A6CC52F4AD5B4C25EA76D57CDE2" style="OLC"> <section id="HAC2F1B87D642412B8B8452E8C886537A" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HB2A73C939A8B409096D9E28E591BB75D"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H5E08C1BF33074C2CA389F64B0F2B35F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Federal land </header> <text> The term <term> Federal land </term> means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16348649DBA64515AAF7BA7E16885315"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy </header> <text> The terms <term> hazardous substance </term> , <term> pollutant or contaminant </term> , and <term> remedy </term> have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9DF152237C6E4185B72A5BBCF7A4F4AF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </header> <text> The term <term> Henderson Redevelopment Agency </term> means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H142F1222EBA94BF1BC48D165D6F2DC04"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Map </header> <text> The term <term> map </term> means the map entitled <quote> Three Kids Mine Project Area </quote> and dated February 6, 2012. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3EB93B12A38444AEAC38021FF11D9AA2"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Responsible Party </header> <text> The term <quote> Responsible Party </quote> means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H97B3B793565647BA80729F4E2971F3BC"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF3E705A581D74E85A3FB4C0EEEDCD8C3"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means the State of Nevada. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDE3682A6D25042CC81C467DF81314275"> <enum> (8) </enum> <header> Three Kids Mine Project Site </header> <text> The term <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— </text> <subparagraph id="HD25F2F06E1A64C55990BCDE2252F0CEF"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> comprised of— </text> <clause id="HDF5056D935CD46E1B2B22BE50D844A54"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Federal land; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H417D74B82FEE43939855AFF90C89A176"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF9293A9098804005AC126F82D2758333"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> depicted as the <term> Three Kids Mine Project Site </term> on the map. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4D35FF8EF0B242E7A1AFF42C7468B882"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Land conveyance </header> <subsection id="H1A2E5531AB154B62923B0FAB83EC1011"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/43/1712"> 43 U.S.C. 1712 </external-xref> , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8824ADB9BB9143E5A028141A26256877"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conditions </header> <paragraph id="HF1F5726F946F4E94A419CB6CE1094FF1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Appraisal; fair market value </header> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H1172812E052D47B8833801B397579E87"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA769D9FD48204474BD4142D55D4FBA74"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Appraisal </header> <text> The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— </text> <clause id="HAAB581D1492D44E39CE9E751ED776C48"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— </text> <subclause id="H1FE28D7E3BE94BB4B0CA12036CB59536"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H2560DDA21EB54FB5AA5DA346F905DD8F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HF56D2B7303344D5EBE04B04685C50397"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B7015E585B54F9F85A66DD333B438DE"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Remediation and reclamation costs </header> <clause id="HC0D2D29FB747452B9FF5158456674FE7"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. </text> </clause> <clause id="H79D98BE8540144C388A122E7653B39CD"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Considerations </header> <text> The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— </text> <subclause id="H5932B6C6CD3F4104BACEF3CD0C999F6C"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HCBABE9C155CF41D08A814E9F8A7081FD"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H0943E352505B4571B6F78079AD861A42"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Assessment requirements </header> <text> The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— </text> <subclause id="HC57376F50C6E49339FDCB273E915A317"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled <quote> Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> ; and </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H45CA335756AF4AEEAB490F5DB1C1158A"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled <quote> Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process </quote> . </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HB4C96BFC61474C749FB4150661642AB3"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <header> Review of certain information </header> <subclause id="H4AB7AF8C64664669B46E844EB645F497"> <enum> (I) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H5AD895D83DD14F148CFE9009CD1653FC"> <enum> (II) </enum> <header> Final determination </header> <text> If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. </text> </subclause> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HBB56DB7299F94A49BDABF4A11EC3D6FC"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Deadline </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9AA78806764E4F39AE9D3235E8C47DD7"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Appraisal costs </header> <text> The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5DE74D16213F4719B85B6A5E7A0A7A4D"> <enum> (F) </enum> <header> Adjustment </header> <text> The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H255E5389F7C748528941BDF572FA85A3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed </header> <subparagraph id="H1E8FE339B1024DF9BDB7CD5FB09B18BB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— </text> <clause id="H8330758816FF4B7883126F5CE5A07346"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H3D54C9240FF843078DDB87857A9B22BE"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3D223691B9484359B689250BBA204FDA"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— </text> <clause id="HC2F2BE45F70749B0A8D26A57CB807765"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H62A8D5E94BC24AC4B341834D2E550F79"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC9EC9A4D22E54C1B9A258BED8A17C778"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Notification from agency </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H16F0A53A2DA44EF68534DF282985DA1E"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Withdrawal </header> <subsection id="H522A17665920400BB7C1A32F3FBC59D9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— </text> <paragraph id="H7FB0E716A3164577BA5904081DD9A501"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7066BC65FF1641A9BDE7C714E056894D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H84065F6E015A4B969CFF80078CC316BC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8998E674554E4726A2073F43BCCF3866"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Existing reclamation withdrawals </header> <text> Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— </text> <paragraph id="H1ABD270DFD314AEB8D46AEF302311682"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H93A90B36F63040228AC6F1E8D3D983C8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H04BE4C8C73074EA9A53A6524154810E2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD7EC3E65346E492FB0EE40952EE460E9"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> ACEC boundary adjustment </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. </text> </section> <section commented="no" display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H5E66B4C3E8B44988989C15956678BFB7" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Responsibilities of the parties </header> <subsection id="H40AFD9C783AE4AF49BB9341FB95B2B83"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement </header> <text> On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H96019510FD8B43EEB8684EF72D1FDCAA"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Savings provision </header> <text> If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— </text> <paragraph id="HB3310A4B8D42413395E7EF74FAB05A04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB6E223B7B71342CEB94ED3C0A0C01DD3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— </text> <subparagraph id="HB86E5CE6100F40D68E7C5E16861E8360"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H458853A1104C4CC3A17413DD1D9C03DD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFCF2944A6CFA4EB4BC4B55382FD40BF5"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement> <action-date date="20140408"> April 8, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported without amendment </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

II Calendar No. 353 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 697 [Report No. 113–147] IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 23, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources April 8, 2014 Reported by Ms. Landrieu , without amendment AN ACT To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in Clark County, Nevada, for the environmental remediation and reclamation of the Three Kids Mine Project Site, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Federal land The term Federal land means the approximately 948 acres of Bureau of Reclamation and Bureau of Land Management land within the Three Kids Mine Project Site, as depicted on the map. (2) Hazardous substance; pollutant or contaminant; remedy The terms hazardous substance , pollutant or contaminant , and remedy have the meanings given those terms in section 101 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). (3) Henderson Redevelopment Agency The term Henderson Redevelopment Agency means the redevelopment agency of the City of Henderson, Nevada, established and authorized to transact business and exercise the powers of the agency in accordance with the Nevada Community Redevelopment Law (Nev. Rev. Stat. 279.382 to 279.685). (4) Map The term map means the map entitled Three Kids Mine Project Area and dated February 6, 2012. (5) Responsible Party The term Responsible Party means the private sector entity designated by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and approved by the State of Nevada, to complete the assessment, remediation, reclamation and redevelopment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site). (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (7) State The term State means the State of Nevada. (8) Three Kids Mine Project Site The term Three Kids Mine Project Site means the approximately 1,262 acres of land that is— (A) comprised of— (i) the Federal land; and (ii) the approximately 314 acres of adjacent non-Federal land; and (B) depicted as the Three Kids Mine Project Site on the map. 3. Land conveyance (a) In general Notwithstanding sections 202 and 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 ( 43 U.S.C. 1712 , 1713), not later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary determines that the conditions described in subsection (b) have been met, and subject to valid existing rights and applicable law, the Secretary shall convey to the Henderson Redevelopment Agency all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the Federal land. (b) Conditions (1) Appraisal; fair market value (A) In general As consideration for the conveyance under subsection (a), the Henderson Redevelopment Agency shall pay the fair market value of the Federal land, if any, as determined under subparagraph (B) and as adjusted under subparagraph (F). (B) Appraisal The Secretary shall determine the fair market value of the Federal land based on an appraisal— (i) that is conducted in accordance with nationally recognized appraisal standards, including— (I) the Uniform Appraisal Standards for Federal Land Acquisitions; and (II) the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice; and (ii) that does not take into account any existing contamination associated with historical mining on the Federal land. (C) Remediation and reclamation costs (i) In general The Secretary shall prepare a reasonable estimate of the costs to assess, remediate, and reclaim the Three Kids Mine Project Site. (ii) Considerations The estimate prepared under clause (i) shall be— (I) based on the results of a comprehensive Phase II environmental site assessment of the Three Kids Mine Project Site prepared by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency or a Responsible Party that has been approved by the State; and (II) prepared in accordance with the current version of the ASTM International Standard E–2137–06 (2011) entitled Standard Guide for Estimating Monetary Costs and Liabilities for Environmental Matters . (iii) Assessment requirements The Phase II environmental site assessment prepared under clause (ii)(I) shall, without limiting any additional requirements that may be required by the State, be conducted in accordance with the procedures of— (I) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1527–05 entitled Standard Practice for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase I Environmental Site Assessment Process ; and (II) the most recent version of ASTM International Standard E–1903–11 entitled Standard Guide for Environmental Site Assessments: Phase II Environmental Site Assessment Process . (iv) Review of certain information (I) In general The Secretary shall review and consider cost information proffered by the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, the Responsible Party, and the State in the preparation of the estimate under this subparagraph. (II) Final determination If there is a disagreement among the Secretary, Henderson Redevelopment Agency, and the State over the reasonable estimate of costs under this subparagraph, the parties shall jointly select 1 or more experts to assist the Secretary in making the final estimate of the costs. (D) Deadline Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall begin the appraisal and cost estimates under subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. (E) Appraisal costs The Henderson Redevelopment Agency or the Responsible Party shall reimburse the Secretary for the costs incurred in performing the appraisal under subparagraph (B). (F) Adjustment The Secretary shall administratively adjust the fair market value of the Federal land, as determined under subparagraph (B), based on the estimate of remediation, and reclamation costs, as determined under subparagraph (C). (2) Mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed (A) In general The conveyance under subsection (a) shall be contingent on— (i) the Secretary receiving from the State written notification that a mine remediation and reclamation agreement has been executed in accordance with subparagraph (B); and (ii) the Secretary concurring, not later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the written notification under clause (i), that the requirements under subparagraph (B) have been met. (B) Requirements The mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under subparagraph (A) shall be an enforceable consent order or agreement between the State and the Responsible Party who will be obligated to perform under the consent order or agreement administered by the State that— (i) obligates the Responsible Party to perform, after the conveyance of the Federal land under this Act, the remediation and reclamation work at the Three Kids Mine Project Site necessary to ensure all remedial actions necessary to protect human health and the environment with respect to any hazardous substances, pollutant, or contaminant will be taken, in accordance with all Federal, State, and local requirements; and (ii) contains provisions determined to be necessary by the State and the Henderson Redevelopment Agency, including financial assurance provisions to ensure the completion of the remedy. (3) Notification from agency As a condition of the conveyance under subsection (a), not later than 90 days after the date of execution of the mine remediation and reclamation agreement required under paragraph (2), the Secretary shall accept written notification from the Henderson Redevelopment Agency that the Henderson Redevelopment Agency is prepared to accept conveyance of the Federal land under subsection (a). 4. Withdrawal (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights, for the 10-year period beginning on the earlier of the date of enactment of this Act or the date of the conveyance required by this Act, the Federal land is withdrawn from all forms of— (1) entry, appropriation, operation, or disposal under the public land laws; (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining laws; and (3) disposition under the mineral leasing, mineral materials, and the geothermal leasing laws. (b) Existing reclamation withdrawals Subject to valid existing rights, any withdrawal under the public land laws that includes all or any portion of the Federal land for which the Bureau of Reclamation has determined that the Bureau of Reclamation has no further need under applicable law is relinquished and revoked solely to the extent necessary— (1) to exclude from the withdrawal the property that is no longer needed; and (2) to allow for the immediate conveyance of the Federal land as required under this Act. (c) Existing Reclamation Project and Permitted Facilities Except as provided in subsection (a), nothing in this Act diminishes, hinders, or interferes with the exclusive and perpetual use by the existing rights holders for the operation, maintenance, and improvement of water conveyance infrastructure and facilities, including all necessary ingress and egress, situated on the Federal land that were constructed or permitted by the Bureau of Reclamation before the effective date of this Act. 5. ACEC boundary adjustment Notwithstanding section 203 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1713), the boundary of the River Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (NVN 76884) is adjusted to exclude any portion of the Three Kids Mine Project Site consistent with the map. 6. Responsibilities of the parties (a) Responsibility of parties to mine remediation and reclamation agreement On completion of the conveyance under section 3, the responsibility for complying with the mine remediation and reclamation agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) shall apply to the Responsible Party and the State of Nevada. (b) Savings provision If the conveyance under this Act has occurred, but the terms of the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2) have not been met, nothing in this Act— (1) affects the responsibility of the Secretary to take any additional response action necessary to protect public health and the environment from a release or the threat of a release of a hazardous substance, pollutant, or contaminant; or (2) unless otherwise expressly provided, modifies, limits, or otherwise affects— (A) the application of, or obligation to comply with, any law, including any environmental or public health law; or (B) the authority of the United States to enforce compliance with the requirements of any law or the agreement executed under section 3(b)(2). 7. Southern Nevada Public Lands Management Act Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act of 1998 (31 U.S.C. 6901 note; Public Law 105–263) shall not apply to land conveyed under this Act. April 8, 2014 Reported without amendment

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H1107A5D06E9B4426939F68060A430D0F" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 698 IH: HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 698 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001036"> Mrs. Capps </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Judiciary </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H567DA7453FE04358A63BAC0D508C9C13" style="OLC"> <section id="HE76F28BC4E4F4A3B9FC52DEA0C19D026" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HAEB267DB2A84460C9A17243AF2B9037F"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Amendments to the Public Health Service Act </header> <subsection id="HB5E841B1E9834F2E86EDEEA870C4FD8F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs </header> <paragraph id="HEF3C53074779451C9AE38FF299EFD456"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network </header> <text> Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/274"> 42 U.S.C. 274(b) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <subparagraph id="H2240885476E6447D8BD0685B484AC111"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in paragraph (2)(E), by striking <quote> , including standards for preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome </quote> ; 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relating to organ procurement organizations) is amended by striking <quote> including arranging for testing with respect to preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome </quote> and inserting <quote> including arranging for testing with respect to identifying organs that are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H482CE858CEC84BDC8B7DE45DD11C9D2D"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Publication of research guidelines </header> <text> Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/273"> 42 U.S.C. 273 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by inserting after section 377D the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84FD88D149934E74AC9209E3874FDF49" style="OLC"> <section id="H1CE4F7DC14E24B36BF2141639EE570F7"> <enum> 377E. </enum> <header> Guidelines, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV </header> <subsection id="H1D6400966591406F80A778F79E14FA21"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> , the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the conduct of research relating to transplantation of organs from donors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (in this section referred to as <quote> HIV </quote> ). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H0D1564C1549441539228A8829DDA8E6C"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Corresponding changes to standards and regulations applicable to research </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> , to the extent determined by the Secretary to be necessary to allow the conduct of research in accordance with the guidelines developed under subsection (a)— </text> <paragraph id="HEA3772B08964408D9EF7DD61CD60EE45"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shall revise the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E); 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 698 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mrs. Capps introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act . 2. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act (a) Standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs (1) Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking , including standards for preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Clarification In adopting and using standards of quality under paragraph (2)(E), the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network may adopt and use such standards with respect to organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), provided that any such standards ensure that organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus may be transplanted only into individuals who are infected with such virus before receiving such organ. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 371(b)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 273(b)(3)(C) ; relating to organ procurement organizations) is amended by striking including arranging for testing with respect to preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and inserting including arranging for testing with respect to identifying organs that are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) . (b) Publication of research guidelines Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 273 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 377D the following: 377E. Guidelines, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act , the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the conduct of research relating to transplantation of organs from donors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (in this section referred to as HIV ). (b) Corresponding changes to standards and regulations applicable to research Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act , to the extent determined by the Secretary to be necessary to allow the conduct of research in accordance with the guidelines developed under subsection (a)— (1) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shall revise the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E); and (2) the Secretary shall revise section 121.6 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). (c) Revision of standards and regulations generally Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act , and annually thereafter, the Secretary, shall— (1) review the results of scientific research in conjunction with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to determine whether the results warrant revision of the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E) with respect to donated organs infected with HIV and with respect to the safety of cross-strain transplantation; (2) if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that such results warrant revision of the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E) with respect to donated organs infected with HIV and with respect to cross-strain transplantation, direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to revise such standards, consistent with section 372 and in a way that ensures the changes will not reduce the safety of organ transplantation; and (3) in conjunction with any revision of such standards under paragraph (2), shall revise section 121.6 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) for consistency with such standards. . 3. Conforming amendment to title 18 of the United States Code Section 1122 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Exception An organ donation does not violate this section if the donation is in accordance with all applicable guidelines and regulations of the Secretary made under section 377E of the Public Health Service Act. .

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R. 698 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–181, Part I] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001036"> Mrs. Capps </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Judiciary </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date date="20130730"> July 30, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Additional sponsors: <cosponsor name-id="H001052"> Mr. Harris </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C000984"> Mr. Cummings </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001248"> Mr. Burgess </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000808"> Ms. Wilson of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001160"> Ms. Moore </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000604"> Mr. Payne </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001049"> Mr. Clay </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000053"> Mr. Rangel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001150"> Mr. Schiff </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000567"> Mr. Griffin of Arkansas </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001259"> Mr. Braley of Iowa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000565"> Mr. Loebsack </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000598"> Mr. Polis </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000804"> Mr. Wittman </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="N000147"> Ms. Norton </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000596"> Mr. Radel </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001059"> Mr. Costa </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M001149"> Mr. Michaud </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="R000599"> Mr. Ruiz </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001084"> Mr. Cicilline </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="S001145"> Ms. Schakowsky </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000087"> Mrs. Carolyn B. 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committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H567DA7453FE04358A63BAC0D508C9C13" style="OLC"> <section id="HE76F28BC4E4F4A3B9FC52DEA0C19D026" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HAEB267DB2A84460C9A17243AF2B9037F"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Amendments to the Public Health Service Act </header> <subsection id="HB5E841B1E9834F2E86EDEEA870C4FD8F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs </header> <paragraph id="HEF3C53074779451C9AE38FF299EFD456"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network </header> <text> Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/274"> 42 U.S.C. 274(b) </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <subparagraph id="H2240885476E6447D8BD0685B484AC111"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in paragraph (2)(E), by striking <quote> , including standards for preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3F14C36A2ADA44E0A69CE2D61729C2D7"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H63B0CB85670C463CAB1BA2B70D5C576B" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H4310341D82BF4C69978939B40FE7BF24"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Clarification </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> In adopting and using standards of quality under paragraph (2)(E), the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network may adopt and use such standards with respect to organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), provided that any such standards ensure that organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus may be transplanted only into individuals who are infected with such virus before receiving such organ. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8B8017A3BFDF48A1A007C33CBFD8C871"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Conforming amendment </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 371(b)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/273"> 42 U.S.C. 273(b)(3)(C) </external-xref> ; relating to organ procurement organizations) is amended by striking <quote> including arranging for testing with respect to preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome </quote> and inserting <quote> including arranging for testing with respect to identifying organs that are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H482CE858CEC84BDC8B7DE45DD11C9D2D"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Publication of research guidelines </header> <text> Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/273"> 42 U.S.C. 273 et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended by inserting after section 377D the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H84FD88D149934E74AC9209E3874FDF49" style="OLC"> <section id="H1CE4F7DC14E24B36BF2141639EE570F7"> <enum> 377E. </enum> <header> Guidelines, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV </header> <subsection id="H1D6400966591406F80A778F79E14FA21"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> , the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the conduct of research relating to transplantation of organs from donors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (in this section referred to as <quote> HIV </quote> ). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H0D1564C1549441539228A8829DDA8E6C"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Corresponding changes to standards and regulations applicable to research </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> , to the extent determined by the Secretary to be necessary to allow the conduct of research in accordance with the guidelines developed under subsection (a)— </text> <paragraph id="HEA3772B08964408D9EF7DD61CD60EE45"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shall revise the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H32D0BDE39C5D4AA39105D1C7B1A1186B"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the Secretary shall revise <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/42/121.6"> section 121.6 </external-xref> of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H602CAA1651654AF4B7DDC3FFD4A34626"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Revision of standards and regulations generally </header> <text> Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the <short-title> HIV Organ Policy Equity Act </short-title> , and annually thereafter, the Secretary, shall— </text> <paragraph id="H74C32CB7B6364590902BD1585FFC6135"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> review the results of scientific research in conjunction with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to determine whether the results warrant revision of the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E) with respect to donated organs infected with HIV and with respect to the safety of cross-strain transplantation; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFFB4B176C64B4C19AC6641E8FFA5D0AF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that such results warrant revision of the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E) with respect to donated organs infected with HIV and with respect to cross-strain transplantation, direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to revise such standards, consistent with section 372 and in a way that ensures the changes will not reduce the safety of organ transplantation; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H74C3BBF4BE304D49A77C794D3AB7FEEA"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> in conjunction with any revision of such standards under paragraph (2), shall revise <external-xref legal-doc="regulation" parsable-cite="cfr/42/121.6"> section 121.6 </external-xref> of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) for consistency with such standards. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> <section id="HD88EE782E0E84CD28EE2C6F95BED303B"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Conforming amendment to title 18 of the United States Code </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/18/1122"> Section 1122 </external-xref> of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H32853B5AA2E04B1E83F07EC234DA11A5" style="USC"> <subsection id="H6ECC84C04A9D478F8B2AE5BCB9D9F830"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Exception </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> An organ donation does not violate this section if the donation is in accordance with all applicable guidelines and regulations of the Secretary made under section 377E of the Public Health Service Act. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date date="20130730"> July 30, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported from the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> </action-desc> <action-date date="20130730"> July 30, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> The <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> discharged; 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IB Union Calendar No. 129 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 698 [Report No. 113–181, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mrs. Capps introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned July 30, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Harris , Mr. Cummings , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Burgess , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Moore , Mr. Payne , Mr. Clay , Mr. Rangel , Mr. Schiff , Mr. Griffin of Arkansas , Mr. Braley of Iowa , Mr. Huffman , Mr. Loebsack , Mr. Polis , Mr. Wittman , Ms. Norton , Mr. Radel , Mr. Costa , Mr. Michaud , Mr. Ruiz , Mr. Cicilline , Ms. Schakowsky , Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney of New York , Mr. Rush , Mrs. Miller of Michigan , Mr. Takano , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Petri , Mr. Brady of Pennsylvania , Ms. Shea-Porter , Ms. Speier , Mr. Hastings of Florida , Mr. McDermott , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Cartwright , Ms. Jackson Lee , Mr. Young of Florida , Ms. Titus , Mr. Carson of Indiana , Mr. McKinley , Mr. Benishek , Mr. Levin , Ms. Ros-Lehtinen , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Christensen , Ms. Schwartz , Mr. Himes , Ms. Chu , Mr. Harper , and Mr. Lipinski July 30, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 30, 2013 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish safeguards and standards of quality for research and transplantation of organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act . 2. Amendments to the Public Health Service Act (a) Standards of quality for the acquisition and transportation of donated organs (1) Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Section 372(b) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 274(b) ) is amended— (A) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking , including standards for preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (3) Clarification In adopting and using standards of quality under paragraph (2)(E), the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network may adopt and use such standards with respect to organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), provided that any such standards ensure that organs infected with human immunodeficiency virus may be transplanted only into individuals who are infected with such virus before receiving such organ. . (2) Conforming amendment Section 371(b)(3)(C) of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 273(b)(3)(C) ; relating to organ procurement organizations) is amended by striking including arranging for testing with respect to preventing the acquisition of organs that are infected with the etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome and inserting including arranging for testing with respect to identifying organs that are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) . (b) Publication of research guidelines Part H of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 273 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 377D the following: 377E. Guidelines, standards, and regulations with respect to organs infected with HIV (a) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act , the Secretary shall develop and publish guidelines for the conduct of research relating to transplantation of organs from donors infected with human immunodeficiency virus (in this section referred to as HIV ). (b) Corresponding changes to standards and regulations applicable to research Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act , to the extent determined by the Secretary to be necessary to allow the conduct of research in accordance with the guidelines developed under subsection (a)— (1) the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network shall revise the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E); and (2) the Secretary shall revise section 121.6 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations). (c) Revision of standards and regulations generally Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of the HIV Organ Policy Equity Act , and annually thereafter, the Secretary, shall— (1) review the results of scientific research in conjunction with the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to determine whether the results warrant revision of the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E) with respect to donated organs infected with HIV and with respect to the safety of cross-strain transplantation; (2) if the Secretary determines under paragraph (1) that such results warrant revision of the standards of quality adopted under section 372(b)(2)(E) with respect to donated organs infected with HIV and with respect to cross-strain transplantation, direct the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network to revise such standards, consistent with section 372 and in a way that ensures the changes will not reduce the safety of organ transplantation; and (3) in conjunction with any revision of such standards under paragraph (2), shall revise section 121.6 of title 42, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations) for consistency with such standards. . 3. Conforming amendment to title 18 of the United States Code Section 1122 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: (d) Exception An organ donation does not violate this section if the donation is in accordance with all applicable guidelines and regulations of the Secretary made under section 377E of the Public Health Service Act. . July 30, 2013 Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce July 30, 2013 The Committee on the Judiciary discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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R. 699 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="V000128"> Mr. Van Hollen </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="H000874"> Mr. Hoyer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000725"> Mr. George Miller of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="D000216"> Ms. DeLauro </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000607"> Mr. Pocan </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001066"> Ms. Castor of Florida </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="K000380"> Mr. Kildee </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="H001068"> Mr. Huffman </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="H001032"> Mr. Holt </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Committee on Ways and Means </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committees on the <committee-name committee-id="HBU00"> Budget </committee-name> and <committee-name committee-id="HAG00"> Agriculture </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to repeal and replace the fiscal year 2013 sequestration. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HC7E948D8728241B3954CF426810CEC07" style="OLC"> <section id="H8636BD3FFF9843E8A2E8C6126BED7C43" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H6B74C56C69E9432998E9CC9EF553C683"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Table of contents </header> <toc 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Sec. 201. One-year extension of agricultural commodity programs, except direct payment programs. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HFDEA97F3076B4CE0B39B64FB9FD27CAF" level="title"> Title III—OIL AND GAS SUBSIDIES </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H816ACC7EBBC74221828E2070FD040FE8" level="section"> Sec. 301. Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H1A8918638DC94FB2BF8631DE69AE0696" level="section"> Sec. 302. Prohibition on using last-in, first-out accounting for major integrated oil companies. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HAE959301C0D3478EAB78BE7921A4E9C3" level="section"> Sec. 303. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H511ED8738571426BB6EAE124418313C2" level="title"> Title IV—THE BUFFETT RULE </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H12118A605782485D8169FAD4D454F528" level="section"> Sec. 401. Fair share tax on high-income taxpayers. </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="HA268E72391974753AEE65362D6D16D88" level="title"> Title V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE </toc-entry> <toc-entry idref="H3A0D3BE6CE444155AEAC10FF2805DE6A" level="section"> Sec. 501. Sense of the House on the need for a fair, balanced and bipartisan approach to long-term deficit reduction. </toc-entry> </toc> </section> <title id="H7C7456D8E898473CABA8876C9C9AD903"> <enum> I </enum> <header> BUDGET PROCESS AMENDMENTS TO REPLACE FISCAL YEAR 2013 SEQUESTRATION </header> <section id="H8CAC0F1671134EFE9B16D5B9AA3093DF"> <enum> 101. </enum> <header> Repeal the 2013 sequester and delay the 2014 sequester </header> <subsection id="HC893604AE1A64BEAADC15DD154077133"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Calculation of total deficit reduction and allocation to functions </header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H5B0E8205C165464BBE33CD10AA5FC33C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Subparagraph (E) of section 251A(3) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H3B10EA77D53C4BA9B5B15B12C938A32E" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1A92603153F044688E97B8D69E920391"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> For fiscal year 2014, reducing the amount calculated under subparagraphs (A) through (D) by $27,500,000,000. </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC58E28FDA14B4C278F868E5A582BDE55" indent="up1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Paragraph (4) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/2/901a"> 2 U.S.C. 901a </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> On March 1, 2013, for fiscal year 2013, and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2014 through 2021 </quote> and inserting <quote> On January 2, 2014, for fiscal year 2014, and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2015 through 2021 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD7D7C257C5014595B6370BCB5F557C1B"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Defense and nondefense function reductions </header> <text> Paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended by striking <quote> 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2014 </quote> each place it appears. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H6E9836AC4B6C43018E822C96E0239C35"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Implementing discretionary reductions </header> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H33684A54D47D4F7F8D25E562F480FB9D"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Section 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking <quote> <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"> 2013 </header-in-text> .—On January 2, 2013, for fiscal year 2013 </quote> and inserting <quote> <header-in-text level="subparagraph" style="OLC"> 2014 </header-in-text> .—On January 2, 2014, for fiscal year 2014 </quote> . </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD7CE3034E1A3453FBB9AC94C5ACD2C7F" indent="up1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Section 251A(7)(B) of such Act is amended by striking <quote> 2014 </quote> and inserting <quote> 2015 </quote> each place it appears. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB56D40F186E24496A6CDB672E2E29450"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Savings </header> <text> The savings set forth by the enactment of title II shall achieve the savings that would otherwise have occurred as a result of the sequestration under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H86241ADBF083479A8A17AFBA717EF83A"> <enum> 102. </enum> <header> Protecting veterans programs from sequester </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 256(e)(2)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed. </text> </section> </title> <title id="HF756C02271DC498F96A2FF017DBFDA35"> <enum> II </enum> <header> AGRICULTURAL SAVINGS </header> <section id="H388B826EC49A46EE86912D98AC348A9F"> <enum> 201. </enum> <header> One-year extension of agricultural commodity programs, except direct payment programs </header> <subsection id="HC711B60843904C7286CE763518C17CAD"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Extension </header> <text> Except as provided in subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities provided by each provision of title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/110/246"> Public Law 110–246 </external-xref> ; 122 Stat. 1651) and each amendment made by that title (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels), as in effect on September 30, 2013, shall continue, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until September 30, 2014. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H8E5FA204DF20478D9730DDCBE9127F91"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Termination of direct payment programs </header> <paragraph id="H810EE88EFAFD4B15BA358F3DEF1F34C6"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Covered commodities </header> <text> The extension provided by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the direct payment program under section 1103 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/8713"> 7 U.S.C. 8713 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7ED0DE1190424778BE8F0DA686E626FB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Peanuts </header> <text> The extension provided by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the direct payment program under section 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/7/7953"> 7 U.S.C. 7953 </external-xref> ). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0C6A7B7D214444F988DA22FFDC9D2729"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> This section shall take effect on the earlier of— </text> <paragraph id="H38CCF465ABA44955ACE0271368A4A379"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the date of the enactment of this Act; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FB7FBFF11E6497AA8663596F4C98B60"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> September 30, 2013. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </title> <title id="HFDEA97F3076B4CE0B39B64FB9FD27CAF"> <enum> III </enum> <header> OIL AND GAS SUBSIDIES </header> <section id="H816ACC7EBBC74221828E2070FD040FE8"> <enum> 301. </enum> <header> Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof </header> <subsection id="H6885818F3BCB42D88BF3FF8D969FEE8D"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Denial of deduction </header> <text> Paragraph (4) of section 199(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block id="H79C0859E79ED48D081F8DB89BCB56483" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="H2BA7CE0688374CE89ADE1773FED494DF"> <enum> (E) </enum> <header> Special rule for certain oil and gas income </header> <text> In the case of any taxpayer who is a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) for the taxable year, the term <quote> domestic production gross receipts </quote> shall not include gross receipts from the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product (within the meaning of subsection (d)(9)) thereof. </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HABF423B1EE8B4F41AB74F1AA2FCAAD14"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H1A8918638DC94FB2BF8631DE69AE0696"> <enum> 302. </enum> <header> Prohibition on using last-in, first-out accounting for major integrated oil companies </header> <subsection id="HAB1BAB20B6394F159A708FB818CAB54F"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/472"> Section 472 </external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block id="HA18F41CDC57B49C8A08B542C391137E2" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H1ADBDEA8A94746DEBAD541075365D3E1"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Major integrated oil companies </header> <text> Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) may not use the method provided in subsection (b) in inventorying of any goods. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H12834DE3FED340B49920803E60BA3418"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date and special rule </header> <paragraph id="HA7582B1559AE4114A071C5AE9C7C4D6A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0B28D99D48D149F09475FC590DC80D1F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Change in method of accounting </header> <text> In the case of any taxpayer required by the amendment made by this section to change its method of accounting for its first taxable year ending after December 31, 2013— </text> <subparagraph id="H6D9DB0776B674E978B3DD13CC68E3D00"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB39E7A2671449B3AE3F8D1A06702A73"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H27A4570421A74CF5A53ADD3A2E1F2CB9"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably over a period (not greater than 8 taxable years) beginning with such first taxable year. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HAE959301C0D3478EAB78BE7921A4E9C3"> <enum> 303. </enum> <header> Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers </header> <subsection id="H0FD276F300D147A1B3AAB34301EA20EE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/26/901"> Section 901 </external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: </text> <quoted-block id="H4C395D35EEB647E38F508BD0AB9462C0" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HBFD104EC068D46A3A18325529CBAB995"> <enum> (n) </enum> <header> Special rules relating to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers </header> <paragraph id="H3F4B5A4F1CF3422D8FF18FAA77BBDCD5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> General rule </header> <text> Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued by a dual capacity taxpayer which is a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) to a foreign country or possession of the United States for any period shall not be considered a tax— </text> <subparagraph id="HBC27E8AD6F9C4C7C970D3997EEF5B4EE"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> if, for such period, the foreign country or possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H36519214DC094F60807EB4F5519DDF9A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> to the extent such amount exceeds the amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which— </text> <clause id="H7A4DBCF8D1014DBE934A7483AE3A2B38"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession, or </text> </clause> <clause id="H11A3992BC7EC4D668DAC4C2A4A832CB5"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> would be paid if the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession were applicable to such dual capacity taxpayer. </text> </clause> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="subparagraph"> Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to imply the proper treatment of any such amount not in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (B). </continuation-text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H42127CDDD83744D0BF37555E0B2C53C4"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Dual capacity taxpayer </header> <text> For purposes of this subsection, the term <quote> dual capacity taxpayer </quote> means, with respect to any foreign country or possession of the United States, a person who— </text> <subparagraph id="H59959D83ED084356AFDC3372EEFF826D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> is subject to a levy of such country or possession, and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7820E99068B48FEB5FF3B2768D5C71D"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> receives (or will receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with regulations) from such country or possession. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H338A5FE82F59431CACEB7F6EFAAE1E32"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Generally applicable income tax </header> <text> For purposes of this subsection— </text> <subparagraph id="H8CDC90216FE44CFB9CA6C327FBAECED6"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The term <quote> generally applicable income tax </quote> means an income tax (or a series of income taxes) which is generally imposed under the laws of a foreign country or possession on income derived from the conduct of a trade or business within such country or possession. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H84906BEAC214410198F660E2A3007CF4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Exceptions </header> <text> Such term shall not include a tax unless it has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to— </text> <clause id="H938363871FAB4FF98B2ED9952C831284"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> persons who are not dual capacity taxpayers, and </text> </clause> <clause id="H9155DBA7AED74A43B31345B378FC3B69"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> persons who are citizens or residents of the foreign country or possession. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HDD14C44191F54A3C9C07D57C3357EEEB"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <paragraph id="H9D891830529A466DABC6C39081033C6E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA18C7E7F547C474588FEC59B057FE687"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Contrary treaty obligations upheld </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any treaty obligation of the United States. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </title> <title id="H511ED8738571426BB6EAE124418313C2"> <enum> IV </enum> <header> THE BUFFETT RULE </header> <section id="H12118A605782485D8169FAD4D454F528"> <enum> 401. </enum> <header> Fair share tax on high-income taxpayers </header> <subsection id="H16756E5D25A84D3E87745661CD80C0BE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HB58CCDA3EE834D0D9CBDA15A1EE67843" style="OLC"> <part id="HB8B1233E6C294134A81FA9B1415CE01A"> <enum> VII </enum> <header> FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS </header> <section id="H4FC5365A250149D4AB989B2B576C89E0"> <enum> 59B. </enum> <header> Fair share tax </header> <subsection id="H22B9C2E20D2E4BF38E48073950DD6BCD"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> General rule </header> <paragraph id="HCA2BF0EABFDD4D6DA96FC91F0C62AE05"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Phase-in of tax </header> <text> In the case of any high-income taxpayer, there is hereby imposed for a taxable year (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax equal to the product of— </text> <subparagraph id="H8E94A7A320EA4BC080FC3D322EE55454"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the amount determined under paragraph (2), and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFD2BDA44F9FB47479B2E4C28B89948AE"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> a fraction (not to exceed 1)— </text> <clause id="HF5E8F66A02114E37A55A4A2682B32715"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the numerator of which is the excess of— </text> <subclause id="HF1FF08F3ED994EF7AC070B9943C9D5EB"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income, over </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HF5608E89850F4717B8A7C44D308DF35F"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the dollar amount in effect under subsection (c)(1), and </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="H9A75AEA5F6F54879A269B564479AD24C"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the denominator of which is the dollar amount in effect under subsection (c)(1). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4F28B91D3F12457698388338F0F43C9D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Amount of tax </header> <text> The amount of tax determined under this paragraph is an amount equal to the excess (if any) of— </text> <subparagraph id="H7F72839892E64FEA903E29CB88D06618"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the tentative fair share tax for the taxable year, over </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2D6FE8A533FC4A728C0012B1BC250186"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the excess of— </text> <clause id="H189361565F9B495C90B194FC774E3689"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the sum of— </text> <subclause id="H0AED7396987A425D892858EF969082B4"> <enum> (I) </enum> <text> the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) for the taxable year, </text> </subclause> <subclause id="H0806AE313E434F4ABCB462A3A0F3E248"> <enum> (II) </enum> <text> the tax imposed by section 55 for the taxable year, plus </text> </subclause> <subclause id="HD79C3D39377C4E2787C1F73E585DB142"> <enum> (III) </enum> <text> the payroll tax for the taxable year, over </text> </subclause> </clause> <clause id="HE52BCA03A9834C32A9F48A197A77319F"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the credits allowable under part IV of subchapter A (other than sections 27(a), 31, and 34). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H7F7FF37C23784DB4BF084F5FFB7D3737"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Tentative fair share tax </header> <text> For purposes of this section— </text> <paragraph id="H611258A71C8C4D3C988F34ED17E4D7E3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The tentative fair share tax for the taxable year is 30 percent of the excess of— </text> <subparagraph id="HD4FF8D7A20B74A47AF7D27F5ACE3A476"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, over </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0ACEC81421964293A3AE437CD2FC1CA6"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBD69467357C54C0A9C0F45D05A29C408"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Modified charitable contribution deduction </header> <text> For purposes of paragraph (1)— </text> <subparagraph id="HBB21F7A6717D4592BE660F763D64E14A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The modified charitable contribution deduction for any taxable year is an amount equal to the amount which bears the same ratio to the deduction allowable under section 170 (section 642(c) in the case of a trust or estate) for such taxable year as— </text> <clause id="HC065EEE66CE646249CD29409D2B91133"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the amount of itemized deductions allowable under the regular tax (as defined in section 55) for such taxable year, determined after the application of section 68, bears to </text> </clause> <clause id="H81AD90DC9C4644CCB612A29F14C73CDD"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> such amount, determined before the application of section 68. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57B2E33F77464E73BD589A8C44F85E85"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Taxpayer must itemize </header> <text> In the case of any individual who does not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year, the modified charitable contribution deduction shall be zero. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCF074C43768140899B6C27D0B0FD6B4D"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> High-Income taxpayer </header> <text> For purposes of this section— </text> <paragraph id="HF6D52A8BB53D4234BD91FFCAEDC49230"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The term <quote> high-income taxpayer </quote> means, with respect to any taxable year, any taxpayer (other than a corporation) with an adjusted gross income for such taxable year in excess of $1,000,000 (50 percent of such amount in the case of a married individual who files a separate return). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC868C64258B4BC2987CE0060B8ED99F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Inflation adjustment </header> <subparagraph id="H2E27D194453548E7B796AE35FB98B692"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2014, the $1,000,000 amount under paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— </text> <clause id="HCBAC6B70AD82451A96661E533C6E78AC"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> such dollar amount, multiplied by </text> </clause> <clause id="HC93A566056FA448091DC1DFF6252010E"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting <quote> calendar year 2013 </quote> for <quote> calendar year 1992 </quote> in subparagraph (B) thereof. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H96B5F8A0D79E47D5A050EC0065824197"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Rounding </header> <text> If any amount as adjusted under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10,000. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC8724F0B8F0B4FC4903B4D3598E49C24"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Payroll tax </header> <text> For purposes of this section, the payroll tax for any taxable year is an amount equal to the excess of— </text> <paragraph id="HD245BCD4B69742ABB2F0A8BB3E1C1723"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the taxes imposed on the taxpayer under sections 1401, 1411, 3101, 3201, and 3211(a) (to the extent such taxes are attributable to the rate of tax in effect under section 3101) with respect to such taxable year or wages or compensation received during the taxable year, over </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2C046A2BE57B47349578C1FEB242439C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the deduction allowable under section 164(f) for such taxable year. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEEF36A5958504649BEC1B8C9DA3C5B63"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Special rule for estates and trusts </header> <text> For purposes of this section, in the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income shall be computed in the manner described in section 67(e). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7AC81C04465148ACB2EE816686477822"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Not treated as tax imposed by this chapter for certain purposes </header> <text> The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit under this chapter (other than the credit allowed under section 27(a)) or for purposes of section 55. </text> </subsection> </section> </part> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H3EDFE7C1AA8042A3A2F5B145D38B526C"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Conforming amendment </header> <text> Section 26(b)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (X) as subparagraphs (D) through (Y), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: </text> <quoted-block id="HE58CE697A175401185424544B1A3D62B" style="OLC"> <subparagraph id="HCF3F3ECF268248F99CBC69F0D8F97B39"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> section 59B (relating to fair share tax), </text> </subparagraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HF68C10D3C87F4DDDAB4C6997C0ACDD95"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H6F8175B4B04F4E0EBC2060D89D4CC5E4" style="OLC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> Part VII—Fair Share Tax on High-Income Taxpayers </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H0102F832379E45F381E848CF3F65D61A"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. </text> </subsection> </section> </title> <title id="HA268E72391974753AEE65362D6D16D88"> <enum> V </enum> <header> SENSE OF THE HOUSE </header> <section id="H3A0D3BE6CE444155AEAC10FF2805DE6A"> <enum> 501. </enum> <header> Sense of the House on the need for a fair, balanced and bipartisan approach to long-term deficit reduction </header> <subsection id="H088C0B3F9D55459486A61F24E4D8F44E"> <enum> (a) </enum> <text> The House finds that— </text> <paragraph id="HA1D7F8CCEFAB4B4F89DBEED7B801B508"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> every bipartisan commission has recommended—and the majority of Americans agree—that we should take a balanced, bipartisan approach to reducing the deficit that addresses both revenue and spending; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H960460BAF8954D06A68D0EC44CFB01FA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> sequestration is a meat-ax approach to deficit reduction that imposes deep and mindless cuts, regardless of their impact on vital services and investments. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5387AB852A024597A8D286D2F194FD17"> <enum> (b) </enum> <text> It is the sense of the House that the Congress should replace the entire 10-year sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 with a balanced approach that would increase revenues without increasing the tax burden on middle-income Americans, and decrease long-term spending while maintaining the Medicare guarantee, protecting Social Security and a strong social safety net, and making strategic investments in education, science, research, and critical infrastructure necessary to compete in the global economy. </text> </subsection> </section> </title> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 699 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Van Hollen (for himself, Mr. Hoyer , Mr. George Miller of California , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. Pocan , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Moran , Mr. Kildee , Mr. Huffman , and Mr. Holt ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means , and in addition to the Committees on the Budget and Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to repeal and replace the fiscal year 2013 sequestration. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act . 2. Table of contents Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Title I—BUDGET PROCESS AMENDMENTS TO REPLACE FISCAL YEAR 2013 SEQUESTRATION Sec. 101. Repeal and replace the 2013 sequester. Sec. 102. Protecting veterans programs from sequester. Title II—AGRICULTURAL SAVINGS Sec. 201. One-year extension of agricultural commodity programs, except direct payment programs. Title III—OIL AND GAS SUBSIDIES Sec. 301. Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof. Sec. 302. Prohibition on using last-in, first-out accounting for major integrated oil companies. Sec. 303. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers. Title IV—THE BUFFETT RULE Sec. 401. Fair share tax on high-income taxpayers. Title V—SENSE OF THE HOUSE Sec. 501. Sense of the House on the need for a fair, balanced and bipartisan approach to long-term deficit reduction. I BUDGET PROCESS AMENDMENTS TO REPLACE FISCAL YEAR 2013 SEQUESTRATION 101. Repeal the 2013 sequester and delay the 2014 sequester (a) Calculation of total deficit reduction and allocation to functions (1) Subparagraph (E) of section 251A(3) is amended to read as follows: (E) For fiscal year 2014, reducing the amount calculated under subparagraphs (A) through (D) by $27,500,000,000. . (2) Paragraph (4) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901a ) is amended by striking On March 1, 2013, for fiscal year 2013, and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2014 through 2021 and inserting On January 2, 2014, for fiscal year 2014, and in its sequestration preview report for fiscal years 2015 through 2021 . (b) Defense and nondefense function reductions Paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 are amended by striking 2013 and inserting 2014 each place it appears. (c) Implementing discretionary reductions (1) Section 251A(7)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 2013 .—On January 2, 2013, for fiscal year 2013 and inserting 2014 .—On January 2, 2014, for fiscal year 2014 . (2) Section 251A(7)(B) of such Act is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2015 each place it appears. (d) Savings The savings set forth by the enactment of title II shall achieve the savings that would otherwise have occurred as a result of the sequestration under section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. 102. Protecting veterans programs from sequester Section 256(e)(2)(E) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is repealed. II AGRICULTURAL SAVINGS 201. One-year extension of agricultural commodity programs, except direct payment programs (a) Extension Except as provided in subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the authorities provided by each provision of title I of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110–246 ; 122 Stat. 1651) and each amendment made by that title (and for mandatory programs at such funding levels), as in effect on September 30, 2013, shall continue, and the Secretary of Agriculture shall carry out the authorities, until September 30, 2014. (b) Termination of direct payment programs (1) Covered commodities The extension provided by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the direct payment program under section 1103 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 8713 ). (2) Peanuts The extension provided by subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the direct payment program under section 1303 of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 ( 7 U.S.C. 7953 ). (c) Effective date This section shall take effect on the earlier of— (1) the date of the enactment of this Act; and (2) September 30, 2013. III OIL AND GAS SUBSIDIES 301. Limitation on section 199 deduction attributable to oil, natural gas, or primary products thereof (a) Denial of deduction Paragraph (4) of section 199(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (E) Special rule for certain oil and gas income In the case of any taxpayer who is a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) for the taxable year, the term domestic production gross receipts shall not include gross receipts from the production, transportation, or distribution of oil, natural gas, or any primary product (within the meaning of subsection (d)(9)) thereof. . (b) Effective date The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013. 302. Prohibition on using last-in, first-out accounting for major integrated oil companies (a) In general Section 472 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (h) Major integrated oil companies Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) may not use the method provided in subsection (b) in inventorying of any goods. . (b) Effective date and special rule (1) In general The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 2013. (2) Change in method of accounting In the case of any taxpayer required by the amendment made by this section to change its method of accounting for its first taxable year ending after December 31, 2013— (A) such change shall be treated as initiated by the taxpayer, (B) such change shall be treated as made with the consent of the Secretary of the Treasury, and (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken into account by the taxpayer under section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account ratably over a period (not greater than 8 taxable years) beginning with such first taxable year. 303. Modifications of foreign tax credit rules applicable to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (a) In general Section 901 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection: (n) Special rules relating to major integrated oil companies which are dual capacity taxpayers (1) General rule Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any amount paid or accrued by a dual capacity taxpayer which is a major integrated oil company (as defined in section 167(h)(5)(B)) to a foreign country or possession of the United States for any period shall not be considered a tax— (A) if, for such period, the foreign country or possession does not impose a generally applicable income tax, or (B) to the extent such amount exceeds the amount (determined in accordance with regulations) which— (i) is paid by such dual capacity taxpayer pursuant to the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession, or (ii) would be paid if the generally applicable income tax imposed by the country or possession were applicable to such dual capacity taxpayer. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to imply the proper treatment of any such amount not in excess of the amount determined under subparagraph (B). (2) Dual capacity taxpayer For purposes of this subsection, the term dual capacity taxpayer means, with respect to any foreign country or possession of the United States, a person who— (A) is subject to a levy of such country or possession, and (B) receives (or will receive) directly or indirectly a specific economic benefit (as determined in accordance with regulations) from such country or possession. (3) Generally applicable income tax For purposes of this subsection— (A) In general The term generally applicable income tax means an income tax (or a series of income taxes) which is generally imposed under the laws of a foreign country or possession on income derived from the conduct of a trade or business within such country or possession. (B) Exceptions Such term shall not include a tax unless it has substantial application, by its terms and in practice, to— (i) persons who are not dual capacity taxpayers, and (ii) persons who are citizens or residents of the foreign country or possession. . (b) Effective date (1) In general The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Contrary treaty obligations upheld The amendments made by this section shall not apply to the extent contrary to any treaty obligation of the United States. IV THE BUFFETT RULE 401. Fair share tax on high-income taxpayers (a) In general Subchapter A of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new part: VII FAIR SHARE TAX ON HIGH-INCOME TAXPAYERS 59B. Fair share tax (a) General rule (1) Phase-in of tax In the case of any high-income taxpayer, there is hereby imposed for a taxable year (in addition to any other tax imposed by this subtitle) a tax equal to the product of— (A) the amount determined under paragraph (2), and (B) a fraction (not to exceed 1)— (i) the numerator of which is the excess of— (I) the taxpayer’s adjusted gross income, over (II) the dollar amount in effect under subsection (c)(1), and (ii) the denominator of which is the dollar amount in effect under subsection (c)(1). (2) Amount of tax The amount of tax determined under this paragraph is an amount equal to the excess (if any) of— (A) the tentative fair share tax for the taxable year, over (B) the excess of— (i) the sum of— (I) the regular tax liability (as defined in section 26(b)) for the taxable year, (II) the tax imposed by section 55 for the taxable year, plus (III) the payroll tax for the taxable year, over (ii) the credits allowable under part IV of subchapter A (other than sections 27(a), 31, and 34). (b) Tentative fair share tax For purposes of this section— (1) In general The tentative fair share tax for the taxable year is 30 percent of the excess of— (A) the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer, over (B) the modified charitable contribution deduction for the taxable year. (2) Modified charitable contribution deduction For purposes of paragraph (1)— (A) In general The modified charitable contribution deduction for any taxable year is an amount equal to the amount which bears the same ratio to the deduction allowable under section 170 (section 642(c) in the case of a trust or estate) for such taxable year as— (i) the amount of itemized deductions allowable under the regular tax (as defined in section 55) for such taxable year, determined after the application of section 68, bears to (ii) such amount, determined before the application of section 68. (B) Taxpayer must itemize In the case of any individual who does not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year, the modified charitable contribution deduction shall be zero. (c) High-Income taxpayer For purposes of this section— (1) In general The term high-income taxpayer means, with respect to any taxable year, any taxpayer (other than a corporation) with an adjusted gross income for such taxable year in excess of $1,000,000 (50 percent of such amount in the case of a married individual who files a separate return). (2) Inflation adjustment (A) In general In the case of a taxable year beginning after 2014, the $1,000,000 amount under paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to— (i) such dollar amount, multiplied by (ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, determined by substituting calendar year 2013 for calendar year 1992 in subparagraph (B) thereof. (B) Rounding If any amount as adjusted under subparagraph (A) is not a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of $10,000. (d) Payroll tax For purposes of this section, the payroll tax for any taxable year is an amount equal to the excess of— (1) the taxes imposed on the taxpayer under sections 1401, 1411, 3101, 3201, and 3211(a) (to the extent such taxes are attributable to the rate of tax in effect under section 3101) with respect to such taxable year or wages or compensation received during the taxable year, over (2) the deduction allowable under section 164(f) for such taxable year. (e) Special rule for estates and trusts For purposes of this section, in the case of an estate or trust, adjusted gross income shall be computed in the manner described in section 67(e). (f) Not treated as tax imposed by this chapter for certain purposes The tax imposed under this section shall not be treated as tax imposed by this chapter for purposes of determining the amount of any credit under this chapter (other than the credit allowed under section 27(a)) or for purposes of section 55. . (b) Conforming amendment Section 26(b)(2) of such Code is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (X) as subparagraphs (D) through (Y), respectively, and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) section 59B (relating to fair share tax), . (c) Clerical amendment The table of parts for subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the following new item: Part VII—Fair Share Tax on High-Income Taxpayers . (d) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2013. V SENSE OF THE HOUSE 501. Sense of the House on the need for a fair, balanced and bipartisan approach to long-term deficit reduction (a) The House finds that— (1) every bipartisan commission has recommended—and the majority of Americans agree—that we should take a balanced, bipartisan approach to reducing the deficit that addresses both revenue and spending; and (2) sequestration is a meat-ax approach to deficit reduction that imposes deep and mindless cuts, regardless of their impact on vital services and investments. (b) It is the sense of the House that the Congress should replace the entire 10-year sequester established by the Budget Control Act of 2011 with a balanced approach that would increase revenues without increasing the tax burden on middle-income Americans, and decrease long-term spending while maintaining the Medicare guarantee, protecting Social Security and a strong social safety net, and making strategic investments in education, science, research, and critical infrastructure necessary to compete in the global economy.

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R. 700 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M000725"> Mr. George Miller of California </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HED00"> Committee on Education and the Workforce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education to fund directed development projects to support targeted breakthroughs in teaching and learning. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HE201E616E8EA40B1B3879ABE00C3B108" style="OLC"> <section id="H1A2F51365CDB4997841E4A7AB5143E06" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> ARPA–ED </quote> Act. </text> </section> <section id="HEC941D5018F34095ABEF00B3336B5148"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Establishment of the Advanced research project agency-education </header> <subsection id="H6F22733917CC429C8284DFB11E6C2C84"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Program established </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> From the amounts appropriated for section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/5"> Public Law 111–5 </external-xref> ), the Secretary of Education may reserve up to 30 percent to— </text> <paragraph id="HA2EB443641C24570860E06517A752F36"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> establish and carry out the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education (in this Act referred to as <quote> ARPA–ED </quote> ) to— </text> <subparagraph id="H053562897FF64FBDAABB0547C353440C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> identify and promote advances in learning, fundamental and applied sciences, and engineering that may be translated into new learning technologies; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD04848C9092F4DCBB0CEF0F0CA50E4AD"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> develop, test, and evaluate new learning technologies and related processes; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9E656884CED14F41B5CD68FEF727FA3B"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> accelerate transformational technological advances in education; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE7F376FA0B445B588406CE1B7B26049"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> convene an advisory panel under subsection (d); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H47CC00FC41B04937AB1D0CBD487353A7"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> carry out the evaluation and dissemination requirements under subsection (e). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H5F718B2F1C494ADC83DE6C1FF99DAE39"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Appointments </header> <paragraph id="HF8AE177B904F42F6932F947E95971760"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Director </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> ARPA–ED shall be under the direction of the Director of ARPA–ED, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC12052C85FED46BFBF01DAA2AECC864C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Qualified individuals </header> <text> The Secretary shall appoint, for a term of not more than 4 years, qualified individuals who represent scientific, engineering, professional, and other personnel with expertise in carrying out the activities described in this section to positions in ARPA–ED, at rates of compensation determined by the Secretary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, except that such rates of compensation shall not to exceed the rate for level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of such title. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6A047B3A7C9A4C90835F380292DD3E30"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Functions of ARPA–ED </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Upon consultation with the advisory panel convened under <internal-xref idref="HA5D9E51EAA2E451B9867477C60D3CBD3" legis-path="2.(d)"> subsection (d) </internal-xref> , the Secretary shall select public and private entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (a)(1) by— </text> <paragraph id="H4953C1B946BD45DE9CB70938B29A079F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> awarding such entities grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or cash prizes; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H95F2EC9A96914E8297886D0BE2FE9ED2"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> entering into such other transactions with such entities as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HA5D9E51EAA2E451B9867477C60D3CBD3"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Advisory panel </header> <paragraph id="HE70B650DA2784328B97278D6C4F15249"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall convene an advisory panel to advise and consult with the Secretary, Director, and the qualified individuals appointed under <internal-xref idref="HC12052C85FED46BFBF01DAA2AECC864C" legis-path="2.(b)(2)"> subsection (b)(2) </internal-xref> on— </text> <subparagraph id="HB20E5B569C0646828BCA4C933B512701"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> ensuring that the awards made and transaction entered into under <internal-xref idref="H6A047B3A7C9A4C90835F380292DD3E30" legis-path="2.(c)"> subsection (c) </internal-xref> are consistent with the purposes described in <internal-xref idref="H6F22733917CC429C8284DFB11E6C2C84" legis-path="2.(a)"> subsection (a)(1) </internal-xref> ; 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App.) shall not apply to the panel convened under this subsection and any appointee to such panel shall not be considered an <quote> employee </quote> under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/2105"> section 2105 </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H199D2C4D25E341A1AB3B361ABE5533D6"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Evaluation and dissemination </header> <paragraph id="H351A37D5B7234EAF9DD7872C910F23B7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Evaluation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall obtain independent, periodic, and rigorous evaluation of— </text> <subparagraph id="H6FA41CC944A74779B0B46D271C727973"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the effectiveness of the processes ARPA–Ed is using to achieve the purposes described in subsection (a)(1); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HCDE71C6BA6124DD89D2D176C3FF6A40C"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the relevance, accessibility, and utility of the awards made and transactions entered into under subsection (c) to education practitioners; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H574433A4EF334375A1B44EDAC40A57FF"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> the effectiveness of the projects carried out through such awards and transactions, using evidence standards developed in consultation with the Institute of Education Sciences, and the suitability of such projects for further investment or increased scale. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAF456B6566C24202B0A6A7535077F202"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Dissemination and use </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall disseminate information to education practitioners, including teachers, principals, and local and State superintendents, on effective practices and technologies developed under ARPA–ED, as appropriate, through— </text> <subparagraph id="HB720A8D915634923881F92BC7AC30C07"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the comprehensive centers established under 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9602"> 20 U.S.C. 9602 </external-xref> ); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H9D69D110E42743B5BA3D1148A6D2D9E9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the regional laboratories system established under section 174 of the Education Sciences Reform Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/9564"> 20 U.S.C. 9564 </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE8B3EE762E27468AAFA8FB6465162151"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H8A17B6A6BFB7491D936A7ED5DD48448A"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Administrative requirements </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Notwithstanding section 437(d) of the General Education Provisions Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/20/1232"> 20 U.S.C. 1232(d) </external-xref> ), the Secretary shall establish such processes as may be necessary for the Secretary to manage and administer ARPA–ED, which are not constrained by other Department-wide administrative requirements that may prevent ARPA–ED from carrying out the purposes described in subsection (a)(1). </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H61E8B9F0C28F4E2E9FE99C4D5930D8C3"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> For purposes of this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H8130D519AE824B7F87C84BCECC42B114"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Department </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> Department </term> means the Department of Education. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7A4D2EB09E8F4F0EAF483DDF1C39C706"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Director </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> Director </term> means the Director of ARPA–ED. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0895577C4AD5497AA1FA703CB4550669"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of Education. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 700 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. George Miller of California introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Education and the Workforce A BILL To direct the Secretary of Education to carry out the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education to fund directed development projects to support targeted breakthroughs in teaching and learning. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the ARPA–ED Act. 2. Establishment of the Advanced research project agency-education (a) Program established From the amounts appropriated for section 14007 of division A of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 ( Public Law 111–5 ), the Secretary of Education may reserve up to 30 percent to— (1) establish and carry out the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Education (in this Act referred to as ARPA–ED ) to— (A) identify and promote advances in learning, fundamental and applied sciences, and engineering that may be translated into new learning technologies; (B) develop, test, and evaluate new learning technologies and related processes; and (C) accelerate transformational technological advances in education; (2) convene an advisory panel under subsection (d); and (3) carry out the evaluation and dissemination requirements under subsection (e). (b) Appointments (1) Director ARPA–ED shall be under the direction of the Director of ARPA–ED, who shall be appointed by the Secretary. (2) Qualified individuals The Secretary shall appoint, for a term of not more than 4 years, qualified individuals who represent scientific, engineering, professional, and other personnel with expertise in carrying out the activities described in this section to positions in ARPA–ED, at rates of compensation determined by the Secretary, without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, except that such rates of compensation shall not to exceed the rate for level I of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of such title. (c) Functions of ARPA–ED Upon consultation with the advisory panel convened under subsection (d) , the Secretary shall select public and private entities to carry out the activities described in subsection (a)(1) by— (1) awarding such entities grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, or cash prizes; or (2) entering into such other transactions with such entities as the Secretary may prescribe in regulations. (d) Advisory panel (1) In general The Secretary shall convene an advisory panel to advise and consult with the Secretary, Director, and the qualified individuals appointed under subsection (b)(2) on— (A) ensuring that the awards made and transaction entered into under subsection (c) are consistent with the purposes described in subsection (a)(1) ; and (B) ensuring the relevance, accessibility, and utility of such awards and transactions to education practitioners. (2) Appointment of members The Secretary shall appoint the following qualified individuals to serve on the advisory panel: (A) Education practitioners. (B) Experts in technology. (C) Specialists in rapid gains in student achievement and school turnaround. (D) Specialists in personalized learning. (E) Researchers, including at least one representative from a comprehensive center established under 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9602 ) or the regional laboratories system established under section 174 of the Education Sciences Reform Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9564 ). (F) Other individuals with expertise who will contribute to the overall rigor and quality of ARPA–ED. (3) Applicability of FACA The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the panel convened under this subsection and any appointee to such panel shall not be considered an employee under section 2105 of title 5, United States Code. (e) Evaluation and dissemination (1) Evaluation The Secretary shall obtain independent, periodic, and rigorous evaluation of— (A) the effectiveness of the processes ARPA–Ed is using to achieve the purposes described in subsection (a)(1); (B) the relevance, accessibility, and utility of the awards made and transactions entered into under subsection (c) to education practitioners; and (C) the effectiveness of the projects carried out through such awards and transactions, using evidence standards developed in consultation with the Institute of Education Sciences, and the suitability of such projects for further investment or increased scale. (2) Dissemination and use The Secretary shall disseminate information to education practitioners, including teachers, principals, and local and State superintendents, on effective practices and technologies developed under ARPA–ED, as appropriate, through— (A) the comprehensive centers established under 203 of the Educational Technical Assistance Act of 2002 ( 20 U.S.C. 9602 ); (B) the regional laboratories system established under section 174 of the Education Sciences Reform Act ( 20 U.S.C. 9564 ); and (C) such other means as the Secretary determines to be appropriate. (f) Administrative requirements Notwithstanding section 437(d) of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1232(d) ), the Secretary shall establish such processes as may be necessary for the Secretary to manage and administer ARPA–ED, which are not constrained by other Department-wide administrative requirements that may prevent ARPA–ED from carrying out the purposes described in subsection (a)(1). (g) Definitions For purposes of this Act: (1) Department The term Department means the Department of Education. (2) Director The term Director means the Director of ARPA–ED. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Education.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Engrossed-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HB954338AEAED4485AA035077E5E0B907" key="H" public-private="public" stage-count="1"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 701 EH: To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date/> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="no"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 701 </legis-num> <current-chamber display="no"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <legis-type> AN ACT </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HB060DE9ADC624113815AC479411598D0" style="OLC"> <section id="H4FA8EA8A58D5495BA463A9719D3A5AD7" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Rulemaking deadline for exempting certain securities </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 3(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77c"> 15 U.S.C. 77c(b)(2) </external-xref> ) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking <quote> The Commission </quote> and inserting <quote> Not later than October 31, 2013, the Commission </quote> . </text> </section> </legis-body> <attestation> <attestation-group> <attestation-date chamber="House" date="20130515"> Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. </attestation-date> <attestor display="no"> Karen L. Haas, </attestor> <role> Clerk. </role> </attestation-group> </attestation> <endorsement display="yes"/> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 701 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. 1. Rulemaking deadline for exempting certain securities Section 3(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(b)(2) ) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking The Commission and inserting Not later than October 31, 2013, the Commission . Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HDF0B63A8BCDF43969E0BBD873B208A44" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 701 IH: To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 701 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="M001156"> Mr. McHenry </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="S001183"> Mr. Schweikert </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="E000215"> Ms. Eshoo </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000548"> Mr. Garrett </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="S001157"> Mr. David Scott of Georgia </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HBA00"> Committee on Financial Services </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H20D8D4978730404285471AC4418DB2E1" style="OLC"> <section id="HF2BC8094A6C2416E862D114ABFFDA496" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Rulemaking deadline for exempting certain securities </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 3(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/15/77c"> 15 U.S.C. 77c(b)(2) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking <quote> The Commission </quote> and inserting <quote> Not later than October 31, 2013, the Commission </quote> . </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 701 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. McHenry (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Garrett , and Mr. David Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services A BILL To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. 1. Rulemaking deadline for exempting certain securities Section 3(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(b)(2) ) is amended by striking The Commission and inserting Not later than October 31, 2013, the Commission .

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IIB 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 701 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 16, 2013 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs AN ACT To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. 1. Rulemaking deadline for exempting certain securities Section 3(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77c(b)(2)) is amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking The Commission and inserting Not later than October 31, 2013, the Commission . Passed the House of Representatives May 15, 2013. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

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IB Union Calendar No. 36 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 701 [Report No. 113–58] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. McHenry (for himself, Mr. Schweikert , Ms. Eshoo , Mr. Garrett , and Mr. David Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Financial Services May 15, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Collins of New York and Mr. Fitzpatrick May 15, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend a provision of the Securities Act of 1933 directing the Securities and Exchange Commission to add a particular class of securities to those exempted under such Act to provide a deadline for such action. 1. Rulemaking deadline for exempting certain securities Section 3(b)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 ( 15 U.S.C. 77c(b)(2) ) is amended by striking The Commission and inserting Not later than October 31, 2013, the Commission . May 15, 2013 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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R. 702 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="B001259"> Mr. Braley of Iowa </sponsor> introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HA0E2E03CE9604C8A972417269E3097A6" style="OLC"> <section id="HA93998D4C00A484ABBF54714E3747DD2" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H9CF5A4DE5C674638A7A49D3194FB3EBD"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Frontline providers loan repayment program </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/254b"> 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq. </external-xref> ) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HFF9809811ADD4D0DA09E029265D6EDBC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by redesignating the second subpart XI (as added by section 10333 of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/111/148"> Public Law 111–148 </external-xref> ) as subpart XII; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H164A0252F90A4E589F3F502DBE4B4191"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by redesignating the second section 340H (as added by such section 10333) as section 340I; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H415FAEEC1EF047E7B0E9CCFF198680FF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H672C9B9E14F04305921D43D98E610098" style="OLC"> <subpart id="HC6A48BAACC524A2B8DF4DF158E80D328"> <enum> XIII </enum> <header> Frontline Health Care Services </header> <section id="H8895D5D8700D4D0FA1B0A6AF1DC2BFAA"> <enum> 340J. </enum> <header> Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program </header> <subsection id="HBAA9D65D07814ED2B72C7412806DB3F9"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In General </header> <text> The Secretary shall establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (in this section referred to as the <term> Loan Repayment Program </term> ) under which, pursuant to contracts in accordance with this section— </text> <paragraph id="HBB6745EF61544B75BD3575A526613EA1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HEDF468650D2F4D53B9079C7DFC3F3BBB"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the individual agrees to serve as a health professional for a period of full-time service of not less than 2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care scarcity area. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HC4D6083979B74D77ACC09075AAAD53FB"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Eligibility </header> <text> To be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program, an individual must— </text> <paragraph id="HE2819C7888CC428C97DB83C2D7800AF4"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> submit an application to participate in the Loan Repayment Program in such form and manner and at such time as specified by the Secretary; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC3AB7C3AB5734FEC927038DAEF229D31"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> sign and submit to the Secretary, at the time of submittal of such application, a written contract (described in subsection (d)). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HEC152984AFBA4DF7AF31E8324264DF8E"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Participation in Program </header> <paragraph id="H92DDEB9F080E4733874E9D3F5998C122"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> An individual becomes a participant in the Loan Repayment Program only upon the approval of the Secretary of the individual’s application submitted under subsection (b)(1) and the Secretary’s acceptance of the contract submitted by the individual under subsection (b)(2). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HF1D57DD6289F4944818C9775E314F934"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Preference </header> <text> In awarding contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants who have undertaken training or coursework in interdisciplinary studies. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H6E0CF22F6DFB497A9D1BD679CBA283C0"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Recruitment for Interdisciplinary Programs </header> <text> The Secretary shall— </text> <subparagraph id="H0755C2231DAC4AC69F871320C2F541F6"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> determine the frontline care scarcity areas in which to place contract recipients under this section; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD74D14AD37B642E883A6B0A29CCEE226"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in making such determination, give preference to areas with a demonstrated program of interdisciplinary health care, or with demonstrated plans to initiate interdisciplinary approaches to community health care. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD11E7CC8D026433A8250B501C857E019"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Notice </header> <text> The Secretary shall provide written notice to an individual promptly upon the Secretary’s approving, under paragraph (1), of the individual’s participation in the Loan Repayment Program. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H20503D9C8202404DB05D83354AEE7AA2"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Contract </header> <text> The contract described in this subsection is a written contract between the Secretary and an individual that contains— </text> <paragraph id="HFBD57F597D2B4DFAB6270706B69AFB0F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> an agreement that— </text> <subparagraph id="HE435B539ADA244F88A0A6214AD51F862"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the Secretary agrees to provide the individual with student loan repayment (described in subsection (e)) for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, to pay off debts incurred during the course of the study or program described in subsection (g)(2)(B); 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and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5555B09336EB4EFCBBB382188BC9C22F"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> such other statements as the Secretary deems appropriate of the rights and liabilities of the Secretary and of the individual, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HB29DF9558ECD428D8C47FB21EC40171E"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Student Loan Repayment </header> <paragraph id="HB29D4E0C204546619BF39D00AB502BBF"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Amount </header> <text> The amount of an annual student loan repayment under this section on behalf of an individual shall be determined by the Secretary, and shall take into consideration the need to pay a sufficient amount to enable recruiting of health care providers into the loan repayment program under this section. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0D42D8FDEA874629A7D1DF28EF286596"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Payments Directly to Loan Provider </header> <text> The Secretary may contract with an individual’s loan provider, for the payment to the loan provider, on behalf of the individual, of the amounts of a student loan repayment described in paragraph (1). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H78B7DA562C0C4CB480042BB0B6304D57"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Breach of contract </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> If an individual breaches a written contract under this section by failing to begin such individual’s service obligation, or to complete such service obligation, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount that is equal to the sum of— </text> <paragraph commented="no" id="H3AC787E70B5849C7B03FFC0A98941C4C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the total amount which has been paid to the individual, or on behalf of the individual, under the contract; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph commented="no" id="H859A03AC5FD24C62A6C6E1D099595CA8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> any amount of interest, as determined by the Secretary. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H6AD6FD5BDD6641D2A6E7677A54D65E18"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text> In this section: </text> <paragraph id="H4FF205B979D649638C7FA01BAD3D8ECC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> The term <term> frontline care scarcity area </term> means an area, population group, or facility that— </text> <subparagraph id="H3A1337AB4732441C9B3EE14E64CFEF1D"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> is designated as a health professional shortage area under section 332; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A5CCD9AA6384A8C83616CF1709056AC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> is designated by the State in which the area is located as having a shortage of frontline care services. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H55E50AC6B7A84DECB6AE65E9EFE38156"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The term <term> frontline care services </term> means health care services— </text> <subparagraph id="H49CC65EEB0DC446D8F6EB55A9A8A87A6"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> in the field of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HA8F39B5AA74648AD970B7DAB5B702049"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> provided by a general surgeon, optometrist, ophthalmologist, chiropractor, physical therapist, audiologist, speech language pathologist, pharmacist, public health professional, podiatric physician, registered dietician, occupational therapist, pediatrician, respiratory therapist, medical technologist, otolaryngologist, or radiologic technologist who has completed an appropriate course of study or program, offered by an accredited institution of higher education in the United States. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HDA8931E7AA04481B9BCF5966CA0B9F6A"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Implementation </header> <text> The Secretary shall begin implementation of the loan repayment program under this section within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this section. </text> </subsection> </section> </subpart> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 702 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Braley of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Access to Frontline Health Care Act of 2013 . 2. Frontline providers loan repayment program Part D of title III of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 254b et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating the second subpart XI (as added by section 10333 of Public Law 111–148 ) as subpart XII; (2) by redesignating the second section 340H (as added by such section 10333) as section 340I; and (3) by adding at the end the following: XIII Frontline Health Care Services 340J. Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (a) In General The Secretary shall establish and carry out a Frontline Providers Loan Repayment Program (in this section referred to as the Loan Repayment Program ) under which, pursuant to contracts in accordance with this section— (1) the Secretary agrees to make student loan repayments; and (2) the individual agrees to serve as a health professional for a period of full-time service of not less than 2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care scarcity area. (b) Eligibility To be eligible to participate in the Loan Repayment Program, an individual must— (1) submit an application to participate in the Loan Repayment Program in such form and manner and at such time as specified by the Secretary; and (2) sign and submit to the Secretary, at the time of submittal of such application, a written contract (described in subsection (d)). (c) Participation in Program (1) In general An individual becomes a participant in the Loan Repayment Program only upon the approval of the Secretary of the individual’s application submitted under subsection (b)(1) and the Secretary’s acceptance of the contract submitted by the individual under subsection (b)(2). (2) Preference In awarding contracts under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to applicants who have undertaken training or coursework in interdisciplinary studies. (3) Recruitment for Interdisciplinary Programs The Secretary shall— (A) determine the frontline care scarcity areas in which to place contract recipients under this section; and (B) in making such determination, give preference to areas with a demonstrated program of interdisciplinary health care, or with demonstrated plans to initiate interdisciplinary approaches to community health care. (4) Notice The Secretary shall provide written notice to an individual promptly upon the Secretary’s approving, under paragraph (1), of the individual’s participation in the Loan Repayment Program. (d) Contract The contract described in this subsection is a written contract between the Secretary and an individual that contains— (1) an agreement that— (A) the Secretary agrees to provide the individual with student loan repayment (described in subsection (e)) for a period of time as determined by the Secretary, to pay off debts incurred during the course of the study or program described in subsection (g)(2)(B); and (B) the individual agrees— (i) to accept provision of such a student loan repayment to the individual; and (ii) to provide frontline care services for a period of full-time service of not less than 2 years at a health care facility serving a frontline care scarcity area; (2) a provision that any financial obligation of the United States arising out of a contract entered into under this section and any obligation of the individual which is conditioned thereon, is contingent upon funds being appropriated for student loan repayment under this section; (3) a statement of the damages to which the United States is entitled, under subsection (f), for the individual’s breach of the contract; and (4) such other statements as the Secretary deems appropriate of the rights and liabilities of the Secretary and of the individual, not inconsistent with the provisions of this section. (e) Student Loan Repayment (1) Amount The amount of an annual student loan repayment under this section on behalf of an individual shall be determined by the Secretary, and shall take into consideration the need to pay a sufficient amount to enable recruiting of health care providers into the loan repayment program under this section. (2) Payments Directly to Loan Provider The Secretary may contract with an individual’s loan provider, for the payment to the loan provider, on behalf of the individual, of the amounts of a student loan repayment described in paragraph (1). (f) Breach of contract If an individual breaches a written contract under this section by failing to begin such individual’s service obligation, or to complete such service obligation, the United States shall be entitled to recover from the individual an amount that is equal to the sum of— (1) the total amount which has been paid to the individual, or on behalf of the individual, under the contract; and (2) any amount of interest, as determined by the Secretary. (g) Definitions In this section: (1) The term frontline care scarcity area means an area, population group, or facility that— (A) is designated as a health professional shortage area under section 332; or (B) is designated by the State in which the area is located as having a shortage of frontline care services. (2) The term frontline care services means health care services— (A) in the field of general surgery, optometry, ophthalmology, chiropractic, physical therapy, audiology, speech language pathology, pharmacies, public health, podiatric medicine, dietetics, occupational therapy, general pediatrics, respiratory therapy, medical technology, otolaryngology, or radiologic technology; and (B) provided by a general surgeon, optometrist, ophthalmologist, chiropractor, physical therapist, audiologist, speech language pathologist, pharmacist, public health professional, podiatric physician, registered dietician, occupational therapist, pediatrician, respiratory therapist, medical technologist, otolaryngologist, or radiologic technologist who has completed an appropriate course of study or program, offered by an accredited institution of higher education in the United States. (h) Implementation The Secretary shall begin implementation of the loan repayment program under this section within 180 days of the date of the enactment of this section. .

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R. 703 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001083"> Mr. Carney </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="M001181"> Mr. Meehan </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H634939F6907242E1AD85305DD604A298" style="OLC"> <section id="H93065703594C41A38AED9A7CB0EF3BD3" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> First State National Historical Park Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HCAECA0F8A4F844458572AA7A762E69D2"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="HEE7248BE3C5C43A9ADF3B1150F444D24"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Historical park </header> <text> The term <term> historical park </term> means the First State National Historical Park established by section 3(a)(1). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H19A6FDAE9D1044AD89953CCE12F9FF67"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H892868DADAA640B5BDD846145242883F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> State </header> <text> The term <term> State </term> means— </text> <subparagraph id="HFF92848154B14771AEBB1ECFDBDDCD5C"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the State of Delaware; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47DD3EA0B0D64CCA906BE448313F29E5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> in the case of the property described in section 3(b)(8), the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H5FB1998D0ED943E19E6D9BCD97294E1C"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> First State National Historical Park </header> <subsection id="HAA9A516AA75E4E829AC82D8B0C28F365"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <paragraph id="H51AB9A90C978461896AF7F36BDC97D5C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Subject to paragraph (3), there is established the First State National Historical Park, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H76679C0A75364439A72BC7834228B9FA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Purposes </header> <text> The purposes of the historical park are to preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant cultural and historic resources in the State that are associated with— </text> <subparagraph id="H197E70B20E74487FB374BE86AD252406"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the Colony of Delaware and portions of the Colony of Pennsylvania; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6B61E0CD71794EA4BB546F335EBCF70C"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the role of Delaware— </text> <clause id="H375B207102B243E89903E6C1E7BF27D3"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> in the birth of the United States; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H0C720251695D4E5BBA3F0E05B1E2A818"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> as the first State to ratify the Constitution. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1865FDA4A3F740FF8863239CD143CEC4"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Determination by secretary </header> <subparagraph id="H7C0AB4C5B1114CC0A634277DCBE161E4"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that sufficient land or interests in land have been acquired from among the sites described in subsection (b) to constitute a manageable park unit. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H61EAAB51BD04425E97465A4B012AB217"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Notice </header> <text> Not later than 30 days after making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of the establishment of the historical park, including an official boundary map for the historical park. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2707ED904A0F4C8E8E4B91BAB232A4BF"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Availability of map </header> <text> The map published under subparagraph (B) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H3E7A992F868F4BCBB5648568C9CCFF7F"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Historic sites </header> <text> The Secretary may include the following sites within the boundary of the historical park as generally depicted on the maps numbered 1 through 6, entitled <quote> First State National Historical Park, New Castle, Kent, Sussex Counties, DE and Delaware County, PA </quote> and <quote> First State National Historical Park, Woodlawn </quote> , numbered T19/80,000G, and dated February 2013: </text> <paragraph id="HF24C67A696A54E4887C62429DB0694D2"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> The Old Sherriff’s House in New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on map 4 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1751723F917043F394576938EA56E4DC"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> Fort Christina National Historic Landmark in New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on map 3 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB5B4F461D9FF4397AD751F5A160E2085"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Old Swedes Church National Historic Landmark in New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on map 3 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3A9ED7372B624467814BC9ACD2118707"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Old New Castle Courthouse in New Castle, Delaware, as depicted on map 4 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC06887188C364DC390BD61E7A6F25F5D"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> John Dickinson Plantation National Historic Landmark in Kent County, Delaware, as depicted on map 5 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBE70C3CDBB1547798D3B2E6E205E2C23"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> Dover Green in Kent County, Delaware, as depicted on map 5 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCEE3BC34BA934161818141ABE93A71AE"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> Ryves Holt House in Sussex County, Delaware, as depicted on map 6 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3DE0B6C440E04BAFB277A39FDB9EDBD0"> <enum> (8) </enum> <text> The Woodlawn property in New Castle County, Delaware, and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, as depicted on map 2 of 6. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8C6483A4B7DF4D439F07D72FAFC99794"> <enum> (9) </enum> <text> Old New Castle Green, in New Castle, Delaware, as depicted on map 4 of 6. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="HA98DBF3AC01C40F297B1606AC821D7DF"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Administration </header> <subsection id="H0BDDBAB1B89E4C5C91ABFE4F75D594D6"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with— </text> <paragraph id="H614D27743DE84DF1A8943E57D54C72D1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> this Act; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5072CA7AC60F4D11A94442A83842D596"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— </text> <subparagraph id="H9D7B39F2BA92408B9A8287D279DD7E56"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the National Park System Organic Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1"> 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H05E7D02DE16D403C8A7C4D64D3B8A423"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the Act of August 21, 1935 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461"> 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H264E21FC286C4C2C987F808EE8BE2FD8"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Land acquisition </header> <paragraph id="H3B9AF9E47BE544D3884D9B4BB5136A62"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Methods </header> <subparagraph id="H59D0D4CB572D4A5592DF2C5D94280611"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may acquire all or a portion of any of the sites described in section 3(b), including easements or other interests in land, by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC165D5EF5A746D083B1C37978918E04"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Donation only </header> <clause id="H4FCDD386BD134275AA691DB0D299797B"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Proposed NPS Site </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire only by donation all or a portion of the property identified as <quote> Proposed NPS Site </quote> on map 2 of 6 entitled <quote> First State National Historical Park, Woodlawn </quote> , numbered T19/80,000G, and dated February 2013, including easements or other interests in land. </text> </clause> <clause id="H07BD5E958C934205A07F0CEBE2AFEF1A"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Area for potential addition by donation </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire only by donation all or a portion of the property identified as “Area for Potential Addition by Donation” on map 2 of 6 entitled <quote> First State National Historical Park, Woodlawn </quote> , numbered T19/80,000G, and dated February 2013. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5F65115304624E3F8A77655F5C1438C9"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Boundary adjustment </header> <text> On acquisition of land or an interest in land under paragraph (1), the boundary of the historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H39A313C4E7674A7EA86A9EF9C9400F9E"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Interpretive tours </header> <text> The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources in the State that are located outside the boundary of the historical park and associated with the purposes for which the historical park is established, including— </text> <paragraph id="H37CF78A49C34409DB4F8232C075AEB12"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Fort Casimir; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAEC1F7A451CD4A99B9C626F29D31370F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> DeVries Monument; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE4229D92546744E1A0F52DF932672ED3"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> Amstel House; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H644776DFD98F42278F8FEE3E03F562CD"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Dutch House; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8251E74B933F42B5963B2C60C02E9AAE"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> Zwaanendael Museum. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H84FAAF5927D94F479841595D685CCCFC"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Cooperative agreements </header> <paragraph id="H40D7CB917B4B47988C1D14BC3227B887"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and individuals to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources within the boundaries of the historical park, if the cooperative agreement provides for reasonable public access to the resources. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB44E0D69804349CDB1DDE58AACE104A8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Cost-sharing requirement </header> <subparagraph id="HE819AAEC051144A19942AB7CA4F5D220"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Federal share </header> <text> The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under a cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be not more than 50 percent. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H57F584C20E2F4EFEA3382F995E436FD8"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Form of non-Federal share </header> <text> The non-Federal share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H429A689FDCDB48A0BA01288C4B1F4CCE"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Management plan </header> <paragraph id="H40932C7C683F4DD395433E1A41B7DC3E"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall complete a management plan for the historical park. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBFCE244B971040EAA508AD7D779A8C59"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Applicable law </header> <text> The management plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of <external-xref legal-doc="public-law" parsable-cite="pl/91/383"> Public Law 91–383 </external-xref> ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a"> 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) </external-xref> ) and other applicable laws. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H70F84EB118394B748CC19CE6147FABA9"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> National landmark study </header> <subsection id="H06CABA2CD86D45BDB875FEB2AC902BE5"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in the State that are associated with the purposes of historical park. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HFE2ADA723C604D338B7724692908EFA3"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The study prepared under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the potential for designating the additional properties as National Historic Landmarks. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H2676252597CB4A108DE18E4BC1EF6F6E"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 703 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Carney (for himself and Mr. Meehan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the First State National Historical Park in the State of Delaware, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the First State National Historical Park Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) Historical park The term historical park means the First State National Historical Park established by section 3(a)(1). (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (3) State The term State means— (A) the State of Delaware; and (B) in the case of the property described in section 3(b)(8), the States of Delaware and Pennsylvania. 3. First State National Historical Park (a) Establishment (1) In general Subject to paragraph (3), there is established the First State National Historical Park, to be administered as a unit of the National Park System. (2) Purposes The purposes of the historical park are to preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant cultural and historic resources in the State that are associated with— (A) early Dutch, Swedish, and English settlement of the Colony of Delaware and portions of the Colony of Pennsylvania; and (B) the role of Delaware— (i) in the birth of the United States; and (ii) as the first State to ratify the Constitution. (3) Determination by secretary (A) In general The historical park shall not be established until the date on which the Secretary determines that sufficient land or interests in land have been acquired from among the sites described in subsection (b) to constitute a manageable park unit. (B) Notice Not later than 30 days after making a determination under subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall publish a notice in the Federal Register of the establishment of the historical park, including an official boundary map for the historical park. (C) Availability of map The map published under subparagraph (B) shall be on file and available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (b) Historic sites The Secretary may include the following sites within the boundary of the historical park as generally depicted on the maps numbered 1 through 6, entitled First State National Historical Park, New Castle, Kent, Sussex Counties, DE and Delaware County, PA and First State National Historical Park, Woodlawn , numbered T19/80,000G, and dated February 2013: (1) The Old Sherriff’s House in New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on map 4 of 6. (2) Fort Christina National Historic Landmark in New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on map 3 of 6. (3) Old Swedes Church National Historic Landmark in New Castle County, Delaware, as depicted on map 3 of 6. (4) Old New Castle Courthouse in New Castle, Delaware, as depicted on map 4 of 6. (5) John Dickinson Plantation National Historic Landmark in Kent County, Delaware, as depicted on map 5 of 6. (6) Dover Green in Kent County, Delaware, as depicted on map 5 of 6. (7) Ryves Holt House in Sussex County, Delaware, as depicted on map 6 of 6. (8) The Woodlawn property in New Castle County, Delaware, and Delaware County, Pennsylvania, as depicted on map 2 of 6. (9) Old New Castle Green, in New Castle, Delaware, as depicted on map 4 of 6. 4. Administration (a) In general The Secretary shall administer the historical park in accordance with— (1) this Act; and (2) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (A) the National Park System Organic Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (B) the Act of August 21, 1935 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (b) Land acquisition (1) Methods (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary may acquire all or a portion of any of the sites described in section 3(b), including easements or other interests in land, by purchase from a willing seller, donation, or exchange. (B) Donation only (i) Proposed NPS Site The Secretary may acquire only by donation all or a portion of the property identified as Proposed NPS Site on map 2 of 6 entitled First State National Historical Park, Woodlawn , numbered T19/80,000G, and dated February 2013, including easements or other interests in land. (ii) Area for potential addition by donation The Secretary may acquire only by donation all or a portion of the property identified as “Area for Potential Addition by Donation” on map 2 of 6 entitled First State National Historical Park, Woodlawn , numbered T19/80,000G, and dated February 2013. (2) Boundary adjustment On acquisition of land or an interest in land under paragraph (1), the boundary of the historical park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition. (c) Interpretive tours The Secretary may provide interpretive tours to sites and resources in the State that are located outside the boundary of the historical park and associated with the purposes for which the historical park is established, including— (1) Fort Casimir; (2) DeVries Monument; (3) Amstel House; (4) Dutch House; and (5) Zwaanendael Museum. (d) Cooperative agreements (1) In general The Secretary may enter into a cooperative agreement with the State, political subdivisions of the State, institutions of higher education, nonprofit organizations, and individuals to mark, interpret, and restore nationally significant historic or cultural resources within the boundaries of the historical park, if the cooperative agreement provides for reasonable public access to the resources. (2) Cost-sharing requirement (A) Federal share The Federal share of the total cost of any activity carried out under a cooperative agreement entered into under paragraph (1) shall be not more than 50 percent. (B) Form of non-Federal share The non-Federal share may be in the form of in-kind contributions or goods or services fairly valued. (e) Management plan (1) In general Not later than 3 fiscal years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this subsection, the Secretary shall complete a management plan for the historical park. (2) Applicable law The management plan shall be prepared in accordance with section 12(b) of Public Law 91–383 ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) ) and other applicable laws. 5. National landmark study (a) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall complete a study assessing the historical significance of additional properties in the State that are associated with the purposes of historical park. (b) Requirements The study prepared under subsection (a) shall include an assessment of the potential for designating the additional properties as National Historic Landmarks. 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 704 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Carter (for himself, Mr. Wolf , and Mr. Burgess ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To amend title 10, United States Code, to extend whistleblower protections to a member of the Armed Forces who alerts Department of Defense investigation or law enforcement organizations, a person or organization in the member’s chain of command, and certain other persons or entities about the potentially dangerous ideologically based threats or actions of another member against United States interests or security. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Military Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act . 2. Protected communications by members of the Armed Forces and prohibition of retaliatory personnel actions Section 1034(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (D) Ideologically based threats or actions of another member that the member providing the information reasonably believes could be counterproductive or detrimental to United States interests or security. .

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R. 705 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001051"> Mr. Carter </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="M001157"> Mr. McCaul </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000672"> Mr. Wolf </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B001248"> Mr. Burgess </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="F000461"> Mr. Flores </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HAS00"> Committee on Armed Services </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HGO00"> Oversight and Government Reform </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To ensure that the victims and victims’ families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same treatment and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H1E6C58EB57BC4770BCAE4EBC72C9AFC0" style="OLC"> <section id="H8B944A7F08DC4A308760E64B9DA5F9C3" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HDEBEDB2C14954198B6B96C97FF3A50EB"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings; sense of Congress </header> <subsection id="H3819C95B3CB64B1DAC6F0F47A54D54E4"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Congress makes the following findings: </text> <paragraph id="H8B97AF45CA844C6986DC612ECD459AE0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Fort Hood, Texas, has played a highly prominent role in the Global War on Terror, deploying more members of the Armed Forces into overseas theaters of combat since September 11, 2001, than any other United States military installation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H03C76DDB4B674F4E8B200A3B643ED819"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> The members of the Armed Forces and community of Fort Hood have answered the call to service with honor and distinction, and the post has paid a steep price, suffering more combat casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom than any other United States military installation. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H97A7524A602A4C99A98E88A4155CE9AB"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> In February 2011, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate issued a report entitled <quote> A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the U.S. Government's Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack </quote> , which stated the following: <quote> On November 5, 2009, 13 Americans—12 servicemembers and one civilian employee of DoD—were killed and 32 were wounded in an attack at the military base at Fort Hood, Texas. This tragedy was the deadliest terrorist attack within the United States since September 11, 2001. </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H8D4EC2581AAA450CB833AA707ED83E44"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text> It is the sense of Congress that— </text> <paragraph id="H965CDED95F2D4FC3A9B6B100985FB6AD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> any member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who was killed or wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE85AF4B6A6524CF08417F6E9364AFCC3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> these Americans have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to the level of benefits available to those who have been killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H4E93F0DB0BC34F0B848757B329062687"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Treatment of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas </header> <subsection id="HAB837FBD7AE9446EA4EE75AFA8028CD0"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Treatment </header> <text> For purposes of all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who was killed or wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, shall be deemed as follows: </text> <paragraph id="H78DDFE175A1A4A14ABE1DBCFD1F6F5D7"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> In the case of a member, to have been killed or wounded in a combat zone as the result of an act of an enemy of the United States. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H10AFC8D688ED42A98A7148E2661AB221"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> In the case of a civilian employee of the Department of Defense— </text> <subparagraph id="H827E2895D33F4BB784DD11D1C3A609A2"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> to have been killed or wounded while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency operation; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H09E51992E8F540D79628C6537893D883"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> to have been killed or wounded in a terrorist attack. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HF27A50F076654A1A908BFC41B55A8BFE"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Exception </header> <text> Subsection (a) shall not apply to a member of the Armed Forces whose death or wound as described in that subsection is the result of the willful misconduct of the member. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 705 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Carter (for himself, Mr. McCaul , Mr. Wolf , Mr. Burgess , and Mr. Flores ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services , and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To ensure that the victims and victims’ families of the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas, receive the same treatment and benefits as those Americans who have been killed or wounded in a combat zone overseas and their families. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fort Hood Victims and Families Benefits Protection Act . 2. Findings; sense of Congress (a) Findings Congress makes the following findings: (1) Fort Hood, Texas, has played a highly prominent role in the Global War on Terror, deploying more members of the Armed Forces into overseas theaters of combat since September 11, 2001, than any other United States military installation. (2) The members of the Armed Forces and community of Fort Hood have answered the call to service with honor and distinction, and the post has paid a steep price, suffering more combat casualties in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom than any other United States military installation. (3) In February 2011, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate issued a report entitled A Ticking Time Bomb: Counterterrorism Lessons from the U.S. Government's Failure to Prevent the Fort Hood Attack , which stated the following: On November 5, 2009, 13 Americans—12 servicemembers and one civilian employee of DoD—were killed and 32 were wounded in an attack at the military base at Fort Hood, Texas. This tragedy was the deadliest terrorist attack within the United States since September 11, 2001. . (b) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) any member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who was killed or wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, and the family members of those victims, should receive the same treatment and benefits as the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States; and (2) these Americans have made tremendous sacrifices, and the United States should provide them with the maximum level of benefits available, identical to the level of benefits available to those who have been killed or wounded in an overseas combat zone such as Iraq or Afghanistan. 3. Treatment of members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense who were killed or wounded in the November 5, 2009, attack at Fort Hood, Texas (a) Treatment For purposes of all applicable Federal laws, regulations, and policies, a member of the Armed Forces or civilian employee of the Department of Defense who was killed or wounded in the attack that occurred at Fort Hood, Texas, on November 5, 2009, shall be deemed as follows: (1) In the case of a member, to have been killed or wounded in a combat zone as the result of an act of an enemy of the United States. (2) In the case of a civilian employee of the Department of Defense— (A) to have been killed or wounded while serving with the Armed Forces in a contingency operation; and (B) to have been killed or wounded in a terrorist attack. (b) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to a member of the Armed Forces whose death or wound as described in that subsection is the result of the willful misconduct of the member.

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R. 706 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001084"> Mr. Cicilline </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="L000559"> Mr. Langevin </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000312"> Mr. McGovern </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="N000015"> Mr. Neal </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HDE24A266891B44A08CCD5D61455A133D" style="OLC"> <section id="HDE0CE92DD8694D8AA8F10AA6D52EAF58" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H7C868410C7654E52B73769D6DC0293F3"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Purpose </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The purpose of this Act is to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park— </text> <paragraph id="H94311D5D37E948B8A819F0F807F39F49"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant resources that exemplify the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley for the benefit and inspiration of future generations; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6174E73FFF644DA29FD221290C4C5E09"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to support the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the urban, rural, and agricultural landscape features (including the Blackstone River and Canal) of the region that provide an overarching context for the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBEC7B9C07B024886B38FA2C68D358068"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> to educate the public about— </text> <subparagraph id="H2B28822DEB45457FB72D9223EC01EB50"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the nationally significant sites and districts that convey the industrial history of the Blackstone River Valley; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAE4D396D3DD14BBA9EE5E0AEBA6701E9"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the significance of the Blackstone River Valley to the past and present of the United States; and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H43D233C89DDB484F8398BD8F12B8F378"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> to support and enhance the network of partners in the protection, improvement, management, and operation of related resources and facilities throughout the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H4546FBA2E61C409995632364AD811CDF"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="H0E8D584E20DE43F3962A8E8CA18DC5F1"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> National heritage corridor </header> <text> The term <quote> National Heritage Corridor </quote> means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF02BC176E804A65A5920F1E7F74922D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Park </header> <text> The term <quote> Park </quote> means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established under section 4. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1F18CB38BFE542B384E4BDF8F063BE4C"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <quote> Secretary </quote> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3C8BC0B4AD1E41D88CC9EC259D4FB4BE"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> States </header> <text> The term <quote> States </quote> means— </text> <subparagraph id="H19E77BA8A45841378C336BA89B3CDEB0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the State of Massachusetts; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2913BF863EC54E37B52A53A523974E2F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the State of Rhode Island. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HF9F01ED609494E79A3B66E5C8F0592AB"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Blackstone river valley national historical park </header> <subsection id="H8816A761D5304D47B9D781811DEDB172"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <text> There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the <quote> Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HC8816A73730B41359B9728C73F26851D"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Historic sites and districts </header> <text> The Park shall include— </text> <paragraph id="HA09DAEA3B07B428D838FEB8F4D70D478"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Blackstone River State Park; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFC7C53F91CC040CE8EA519FE89512A98"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled <quote> Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011 </quote> : </text> <subparagraph id="H5773A101A6544A19B577F02763DB4E9A"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC52F650542F0434D991EF8FE03266AF3"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Slatersville Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H323BB28010A44C0A98F2604D67A6948C"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Ashton Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H51D490694A6444F0B394CBADD7718631"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Whitinsville Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEA3219F208724AA185D1AF6FCB62D4AC"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> Hopedale Village Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD4E3EA38CD0C430CAC364081B74936D2"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC2AD5724C1F04F66AA0E05A034068C53"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> Blackstone Canal. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H360AED98688A4999AC765BFD024BC818"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Acquisition of land; park boundary </header> <paragraph id="HDC48B3E8F9CF464FA9DDBB6BAE69D7C0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Land acquisition </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land that are considered contributing historic resources in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H77D89374346B4833B2565396A39FA700"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Park boundary </header> <text> On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary shall establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H79E891E608384404AFC722BE75F7141F"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Other resources </header> <text> The Secretary may include in the Park boundary any resources that are the subject of an agreement with the States or a subdivision of the States entered into under subsection (d)(4). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8D50109B0268445BAA4C86D31531BAFC"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Boundary adjustment </header> <text> On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph (1), or on entering an agreement under paragraph (3), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition or agreement by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFDA99756A3454684A4A71E0243632348"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Availability of map </header> <text> The maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1A3E479A4E1A433CBAB1975894AC438A"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Administrative facilities </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire not more than 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island for the development of administrative, curatorial, maintenance, or visitor facilities for the Park. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5C28D06C388E4F188707EA9CA83FE4F5"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Limitation </header> <text> Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this subsection only by donation. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H106D64F01A494E8ABC3541466A000639"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <paragraph id="H32A26E54724E475E9FED97C3F51605DC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with— </text> <subparagraph id="H9078686FC14F49BFB83F0CBFE92C1D27"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> this section; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0887CBB6D7B445D3B84CD5AC592BF250"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— </text> <clause id="H40D8D3CE90BC488FB9980A805B10E546"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the National Park Service Organic Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1"> 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </clause> <clause id="HA17BED10412349ED9B2CE4FF9F0907B5"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Act of August 21, 1935 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461"> 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H35B6D3C3CD544207A043A43DC4412068"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> General management plan </header> <subparagraph id="H014A0B914A37456A9246DB4158BD8D17"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park— </text> <clause id="HC92BBFCC56964785A505C620388C0757"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HDA1FE0B1F22341CBB88582861267A1D1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1a"> 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) </external-xref> ). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HAC8BD6DF869F4A41BA3EA0F78CC3383D"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including— </text> <clause id="HE33FB409D5304425910B8EDEE0327128"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; </text> </clause> <clause id="H1194B526A62B4DA1A7F2D7240453DF05"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island; </text> </clause> <clause id="H55E36E32E2A947CAB137609C297014E8"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, Rhode Island; </text> </clause> <clause id="H9CF3647BE49C49898E2A5A7ED48FFD3A"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts; </text> </clause> <clause id="H9FFFC99CA8084AACBC924EFD00770D2E"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn &amp; Moen wire mill facility, Worcester, Massachusetts; </text> </clause> <clause id="HB095DF4D197043A6A670DA274968F3DE"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <text> the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to Blackstone River State Park; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H350683F65A744E609BB72450E8ADEBCD"> <enum> (vii) </enum> <text> the Blackstone River Bikeway. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7ACD416BA0BB48EC9A321A64AA059900"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Related sites </header> <text> The Secretary may provide technical assistance, visitor services, interpretive tours, and educational programs to sites and resources in the National Heritage Corridor that are located outside the boundary of the Park and associated with the purposes for which the Park is established. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HED2CDCBE9CCC47D09DC53B65F71879EB"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Cooperative agreements </header> <subparagraph id="H5F8E29216E5C498A85B76DD924D33E0B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> To further the purposes of this section and notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63"> chapter 63 </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations (including Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.), and other interested parties— </text> <clause id="HD6135F21C078465F863ACA3C0D375152"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> to provide technical assistance, interpretation, and educational programs in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2); and </text> </clause> <clause id="H95004D9D6D6F43E3B8DBAC34C2549F37"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> subject to the availability of appropriations and subparagraphs (B) and (C), to provide not more than 50 percent of the cost of any natural, historic, or cultural resource protection project in the Park that is consistent with the general management plan prepared under paragraph (2). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H41BB072E60BD490EB2BAA10CF842616A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Matching requirement </header> <text> As a condition of the receipt of funds under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4C60AF25E6BA4174A66A40D6F973F55D"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reimbursement </header> <text> Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— </text> <clause id="H0BE812004A6F49B092F3D7653B482696"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A)(ii); or </text> </clause> <clause id="H0C2BC445BC8C464B8D412E8F8F8742BB"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HDE0E674EC3EB435085CB35B1C5A4D6E2"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Public access </header> <text> Any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H80E74C40B7484FE19884BD1EFB6AA745"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Dedication; memorial </header> <paragraph id="H4819C86A19154F0B927EA563DA7986DC"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of— </text> <subparagraph id="H56B151783CE0471BBB3F76B1B1B97567"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. Chafee; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC22B2F0591814980BB8207F28F609A9A"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to the people of Rhode Island and the United States. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H90AE12DFDB0C492883CBDB783084B145"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Memorial </header> <text> The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> <section id="H27B5F1E45D8B4084B8C86F7AFE0A0C6C"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor amendments </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Public Law 99–647 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461"> 16 U.S.C. 461 </external-xref> note; 100 Stat. 3625) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HAC77FD42F9024ED2A20C32406BF50BB5"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in the first sentence of section 2 (110 Stat. 4202), by striking <quote> the map entitled <quote> Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary Map </quote> , numbered BRV–80–80,011, and dated May 2, 1993 </quote> and inserting <quote> the map entitled <quote> John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor—Proposed Boundary </quote> , numbered 022/111530, and dated November 10, 2011 </quote> ; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H50E5263DD3CD4815B7C334BEFF474FA8"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> in section 7 (120 Stat. 1858, 125 Stat. 155)— </text> <subparagraph id="H828B281AC1734F0980DC151F6B59D9E1"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in the section heading, by striking <quote> termination of commission </quote> and inserting <quote> termination of commission; designation of local coordinating entity </quote> ; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HFED15453FF054528AD5EEC5EC77891BC"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> The Commission </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HC3D523D654E149819F8808328E5BAC28" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H9A98F1C8DD6F4D21A9AB4979AD2487AB"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Commission </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBB3F008A367F4DD0BB55B9099A3F945C"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H546F03C565C649DFA6F56FFB02D0DDC3" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H3240AB117A5249BEB649E4B198C0CF84"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Local coordinating entity </header> <paragraph id="HF292E1EDB9984649902FF63B6A799AE3"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Designation </header> <text> The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity for the Corridor (referred to in this section as the <quote> local coordinating entity </quote> ). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HD188505C40B34A0C81BD5B948FBBAB49"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Implementation of management plan </header> <text> The local coordinating entity shall assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan developed and approved under section 6. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H761877E9512643EA91C6AE91E6DA682C"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Use of funds </header> <text> For the purposes of carrying out the management plan, the local coordinating entity may use amounts made available under this Act— </text> <paragraph id="H481AE24F943B4938AB424D41E6123411"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> to make grants to the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (referred to in this section as the <quote> States </quote> ), political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H3851D92B8A38484882048C5E74A3D437"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H312F936D6BAC4EA6893905EB6AF5AED1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> to hire and compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in— </text> <subparagraph id="H0A29CA36B13E491FAB4E27DAFF7E9958"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resource conservation; </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEFF3294FACB34B6D8581E580E973B799"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> economic and community development; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H110470A395504AEE97F547C2AB5D40F5"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> heritage planning; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HB8A1708DF2434DAE9C4718922355A62E"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> to obtain funds or services from any source, including funds and services provided under any other Federal law or program; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H99E3C2DBF8D145C492AD31D4B9527FD4"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> to contract for goods or services; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDD32599FB4A0497B83DEA87065E55E0A"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> to support activities of partners and any other activities that further the purposes of the Corridor and are consistent with the approved management plan. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0A0F3D6C22734F3DBBEEA0F10C8AF9EC"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> in section 8 (120 Stat. 1858)— </text> <subparagraph id="HF8828BF7C35E4F109D3794BDE94915F0"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in subsection (b)— </text> <clause id="HAA52076602B745BF8C80D1B08838C286"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> The Secretary </quote> and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H8DFFE435C3F642DAB8B69D41BA1F4ABC" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="H1EE7896DD82F4249990C1D82D3C8E744"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary </text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> <clause id="H90B722ADA9404E7EAFC98362315787F5"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H255D62A98BBA4E1F9906B55AAA862FDA" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HE0E39AF4BADD4E54916EDFDCA9D1DE7D"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Cooperative agreements </header> <text> Notwithstanding <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/31/63"> chapter 63 </external-xref> of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordinating entity designated by paragraph (1) and other public or private entities for the purpose of— </text> <subparagraph id="H2D1C5DB7384C480EA8A0C66F9A676832"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> providing technical assistance; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HEC893CC6B08F4A6588F219C3AD04DDA4"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> implementing the plan under section 6(c). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> ; and </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H0C0B90BDBB09476FBD0BBDB0C9306EEB"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block id="HAAA37C3B0BBD4BFEB9E3D6D0B5F63A3A" style="OLC"> <subsection id="HEE31E37D7E4F4C3EAD931A4498F54DA9"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Transition memorandum of understanding </header> <text> The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local coordinating entity to ensure— </text> <paragraph id="HFA017559AC7440BB8D1FA2CD63997ACF"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the appropriate transition of management of the Corridor from the Commission to the local coordinating entity; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HBCF63931D38A4F4E970CBE26561809E0"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> coordination regarding the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> ; </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H26762504F93645D29464976962C0D73D"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> in section 10 (120 Stat. 1858)— </text> <subparagraph id="H822BD152D07F4CDE8C7705C2C8E25CA7"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in subsection (a) by striking <quote> for each year in which the Commission is in existence </quote> and replace with <quote> until September 30, 2016 </quote> ; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3C20121F254C4AA89CC314D3F1B9824F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> by striking subsection (c); and </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE8F583A65D2846EAB6497558304E2868"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text> by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block id="H5CA160D82612440B894FC7869729E2CA" style="OLC"> <section id="HB525DC97BC9C48AE9A3BCAE6E7E477FE"> <enum> 11. </enum> <header> References to the corridor, inc </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> For purposes of sections 6, 8, 9 and 10 (other than section 8(d)(1)), a reference to the <quote> Commission </quote> shall be considered to be a reference to the local coordinating entity. </text> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H15A34B7AAFFF4986AEC5B4F72E97E27D"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Authorization of appropriations </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 2 through 4. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 706 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Langevin , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Neal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act . 2. Purpose The purpose of this Act is to establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park— (1) to help preserve, protect, and interpret the nationally significant resources that exemplify the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley for the benefit and inspiration of future generations; (2) to support the preservation, protection, and interpretation of the urban, rural, and agricultural landscape features (including the Blackstone River and Canal) of the region that provide an overarching context for the industrial heritage of the Blackstone River Valley; (3) to educate the public about— (A) the nationally significant sites and districts that convey the industrial history of the Blackstone River Valley; and (B) the significance of the Blackstone River Valley to the past and present of the United States; and (4) to support and enhance the network of partners in the protection, improvement, management, and operation of related resources and facilities throughout the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) National heritage corridor The term National Heritage Corridor means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. (2) Park The term Park means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established under section 4. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) States The term States means— (A) the State of Massachusetts; and (B) the State of Rhode Island. 4. Blackstone river valley national historical park (a) Establishment There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park . (b) Historic sites and districts The Park shall include— (1) Blackstone River State Park; and (2) the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011 : (A) Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District. (B) Slatersville Historic District. (C) Ashton Historic District. (D) Whitinsville Historic District. (E) Hopedale Village Historic District. (F) Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River. (G) Blackstone Canal. (c) Acquisition of land; park boundary (1) Land acquisition The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land that are considered contributing historic resources in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation, purchase from a willing seller with donated or appropriated funds, or exchange. (2) Park boundary On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary shall establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register. (3) Other resources The Secretary may include in the Park boundary any resources that are the subject of an agreement with the States or a subdivision of the States entered into under subsection (d)(4). (4) Boundary adjustment On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph (1), or on entering an agreement under paragraph (3), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition or agreement by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register. (5) Availability of map The maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (6) Administrative facilities The Secretary may acquire not more than 10 acres in Woonsocket, Rhode Island for the development of administrative, curatorial, maintenance, or visitor facilities for the Park. (7) Limitation Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this subsection only by donation. (d) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with— (A) this section; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (i) the National Park Service Organic Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (2) General management plan (A) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park— (i) in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and (ii) in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b) ). (B) Requirements The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including— (i) the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; (ii) the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island; (iii) the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, Rhode Island; (iv) the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts; (v) the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn & Moen wire mill facility, Worcester, Massachusetts; (vi) the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to Blackstone River State Park; and (vii) the Blackstone River Bikeway. (3) Related sites The Secretary may provide technical assistance, visitor services, interpretive tours, and educational programs to sites and resources in the National Heritage Corridor that are located outside the boundary of the Park and associated with the purposes for which the Park is established. (4) Cooperative agreements (A) In general To further the purposes of this section and notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations (including Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc.), and other interested parties— (i) to provide technical assistance, interpretation, and educational programs in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2); and (ii) subject to the availability of appropriations and subparagraphs (B) and (C), to provide not more than 50 percent of the cost of any natural, historic, or cultural resource protection project in the Park that is consistent with the general management plan prepared under paragraph (2). (B) Matching requirement As a condition of the receipt of funds under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. (C) Reimbursement Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— (i) the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A)(ii); or (ii) an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. (D) Public access Any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement. (e) Dedication; memorial (1) In general Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of— (A) the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. Chafee; and (B) the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to the people of Rhode Island and the United States. (2) Memorial The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States. 5. John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor amendments Public Law 99–647 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 note; 100 Stat. 3625) is amended— (1) in the first sentence of section 2 (110 Stat. 4202), by striking the map entitled Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor Boundary Map , numbered BRV–80–80,011, and dated May 2, 1993 and inserting the map entitled John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor—Proposed Boundary , numbered 022/111530, and dated November 10, 2011 ; (2) in section 7 (120 Stat. 1858, 125 Stat. 155)— (A) in the section heading, by striking termination of commission and inserting termination of commission; designation of local coordinating entity ; (B) by striking The Commission and inserting the following: (a) In general The Commission ; and (C) by adding at the end the following: (b) Local coordinating entity (1) Designation The Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor, Inc., shall be the local coordinating entity for the Corridor (referred to in this section as the local coordinating entity ). (2) Implementation of management plan The local coordinating entity shall assume the duties of the Commission for the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan developed and approved under section 6. (c) Use of funds For the purposes of carrying out the management plan, the local coordinating entity may use amounts made available under this Act— (1) to make grants to the States of Massachusetts and Rhode Island (referred to in this section as the States ), political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, and other persons; (2) to enter into cooperative agreements with or provide technical assistance to the States, political subdivisions of the States, nonprofit organizations, Federal agencies, and other interested parties; (3) to hire and compensate staff, including individuals with expertise in— (A) natural, historical, cultural, educational, scenic, and recreational resource conservation; (B) economic and community development; or (C) heritage planning; (4) to obtain funds or services from any source, including funds and services provided under any other Federal law or program; (5) to contract for goods or services; and (6) to support activities of partners and any other activities that further the purposes of the Corridor and are consistent with the approved management plan. ; (3) in section 8 (120 Stat. 1858)— (A) in subsection (b)— (i) by striking The Secretary and inserting the following: (1) In general The Secretary ; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: (2) Cooperative agreements Notwithstanding chapter 63 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements with the local coordinating entity designated by paragraph (1) and other public or private entities for the purpose of— (A) providing technical assistance; or (B) implementing the plan under section 6(c). ; and (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Transition memorandum of understanding The Secretary shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the local coordinating entity to ensure— (1) the appropriate transition of management of the Corridor from the Commission to the local coordinating entity; and (2) coordination regarding the implementation of the Cultural Heritage and Land Management Plan. ; (4) in section 10 (120 Stat. 1858)— (A) in subsection (a) by striking for each year in which the Commission is in existence and replace with until September 30, 2016 ; and (B) by striking subsection (c); and (5) by adding at the end the following: 11. References to the corridor, inc For purposes of sections 6, 8, 9 and 10 (other than section 8(d)(1)), a reference to the Commission shall be considered to be a reference to the local coordinating entity. . 6. Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are necessary to carry out sections 2 through 4.

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R. 706 </legis-num> <associated-doc display="yes" role="report"> [Report No. 113–687] </associated-doc> <current-chamber display="yes"> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001084"> Mr. Cicilline </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="L000559"> Mr. Langevin </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000312"> Mr. McGovern </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="N000015"> Mr. Neal </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name added-display-style="italic" committee-id="HII00" deleted-display-style="strikethrough"> Committee on Natural Resources </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <action> <action-date> December 22, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> <action-instruction> Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic </action-instruction> <action-instruction> For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013 </action-instruction> </action> <action display="yes"> <action-desc display="yes"> <pagebreak/> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title display="yes"> To establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes. <pagebreak/> </official-title> </form> <legis-body changed="added" committee-id="HII00" display-enacting-clause="yes-display-enacting-clause" id="H61BE8A1F495D4CB397A39015D902DECA" reported-display-style="italic" style="OLC"> <section id="HE097D9AF603844A2B856CB03109169A4" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HF2E88B20B6AE48ABB9E08D232A501938"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act: </text> <paragraph id="HC2B2D8145B7D46609344B493D15EFE60"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> National heritage corridor </header> <text> The term <quote> National Heritage Corridor </quote> means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H4E9E1A8CFA4E48D39C1A18EE5AE2F892"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Park </header> <text> The term <quote> Park </quote> means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established under section 3. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H0DDA5595D74544E796A289CA2A00230A"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <quote> Secretary </quote> means the Secretary of the Interior. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCFA116B2E14F41DC8DE1B7E5809C9566"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> States </header> <text> The term <quote> States </quote> means— </text> <subparagraph id="HB006257C72E743EDBEA89B626D640293"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the State of Massachusetts; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H4ABEBB633FA1406D85BBDB1AB0A32A02"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the State of Rhode Island. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </section> <section id="H7E3A12FB6BB24CAD964FD88FB79F9B98"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Blackstone river valley national historical park </header> <subsection id="HD9308A93FF1E4FD699E988DFE1E947EE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <text> There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the <quote> Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H63A71BE4A9E444D7A999F60D8E018ED7"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Historic sites and districts </header> <text> The Park may include— </text> <paragraph id="HFBEDEA3C94AF4489B5EB45E13725B6A8"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Blackstone River State Park; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H14E2ECFEE1EF4A019F5ADCAF98818330"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled <quote> Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011 </quote> : </text> <subparagraph id="HAD340A17D8FB4AFF898BEC9ED0AE86A7"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5B3930F3A14D436883F8A3FFDF1645C1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> Slatersville Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H891D5C4EF0D1427DB84A8DCC3C66EDD0"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> Ashton Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HB7129CCD3DD44500A970FE4AE8298C09"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> Whitinsville Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3AD6CC6506D74508AB2135B5FAE06872"> <enum> (E) </enum> <text> Hopedale Village Historic District. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8203041305C54543BFD94A2749A485D8"> <enum> (F) </enum> <text> Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H41865AF80751475B8AD5A22849961F4F"> <enum> (G) </enum> <text> Blackstone Canal. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H2ABA32C6109349AEA675DA0151321C9E"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Acquisition of land; park boundary </header> <paragraph id="H03446A0A27084C9DAF8849DF93A97F92"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Land acquisition </header> <text> The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation or exchange. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF44E7B07B04C4CC0AE9EC76F7ED1E396"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Park boundary </header> <text> On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary may establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFF3D2A0B8126457E8CC6940A922DF3CA"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Boundary adjustment </header> <text> On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph (1), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H522722400193400F93126432809B6766"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Availability of map </header> <text> The maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFA71DDCB35784BDDA0AF3EF55D043F7B"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Written consent of the owner </header> <text> No non-Federal property may be included in the Park without the written consent of the owner. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H94F0916FACEC476E8142F87A839EAB97"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Limitation </header> <text> Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this subsection only by donation. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H9154AEC9CBAB4D97B0D30DC0EF6B9A6D"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <paragraph id="HE497ED50EED14168A263EFDB86C7F519"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with— </text> <subparagraph id="HB117332B34E34A4F9BEF5C18B9BAD662"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> this section; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE2B236D2CD0C4404973CB9B70D61963B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— </text> <clause id="HB2AAD8670C2A4C498C98CE52CC38C297"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the National Park Service Organic Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/1"> 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. </external-xref> ); and </text> </clause> <clause id="HAFC93050B55B4EC7A8584BB54541DBF6"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Act of August 21, 1935 ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/16/461"> 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. </external-xref> ). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HFB7B6FE89A9545D09FEC910F108F9AAE"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> General management plan </header> <subparagraph id="H2F4CFA863A224F8A961D72D1D0AB17BB"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park— </text> <clause id="H95C0304A54C94CD987F4069AE4568556"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H37EC32AD44A0497A9DC4A37CF23889F2"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HE825B80C4B7D4A34A3000D0025B5B727"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Requirements </header> <text> The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including— </text> <clause id="HD03B8A8582074F738DBFA7A41F7BC7FB"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; </text> </clause> <clause id="H5183606186794D3BB3FA9C4EF31F0049"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island; </text> </clause> <clause id="H3492941182D04B8F91DA2937F2C35AE7"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, Rhode Island; </text> </clause> <clause id="H16CC566D1056403C9475DBD645464527"> <enum> (iv) </enum> <text> the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts; </text> </clause> <clause id="H0A9B1669A06B4ECFBAB6884CC031556C"> <enum> (v) </enum> <text> the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn &amp; Moen wire mill facility, Worcester, Massachusetts; </text> </clause> <clause id="H4A36465F97A04D0591129F11EDA868FD"> <enum> (vi) </enum> <text> the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to Blackstone River State Park; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HE4D26F2D1A9F4BC19317FB4589F53D97"> <enum> (vii) </enum> <text> the Blackstone River Bikeway. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H79FDD359CC1D4278981CA2313A5D8EE1"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Technical assistance </header> <text> The Secretary may provide technical assistance to State, local, or tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for the management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically significant Blackstone River Valley resources not included within the Park. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H2A9B00EF0B1A4D2E8A999D558740F978"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Cooperative agreements </header> <subparagraph id="H47119BC8EA8C485FAE3E65D6CB80A34B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out this Act. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H390920F7F5374C5D8736298DB37B6298"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Matching requirement </header> <text> The Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HD66CE6628889429891D367A289B5F796"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Reimbursement </header> <text> Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— </text> <clause id="HA933D0B7AFDE47BBA859728FF57FE5D3"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A); or </text> </clause> <clause id="H0FBBB43B303749028EEBE2483ABB62EC"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H7D0E2DF0D01F46848FA5B8A7DE894B91"> <enum> (D) </enum> <header> Public access </header> <text> Any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H879C24DC2179431B806541B41D7B060B"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Dedication; memorial </header> <paragraph id="HE48D422952B748B9ADA7FB3B51BF53BD"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of— </text> <subparagraph id="H7464ECF483BE4798B3E99D44FE2F4D3E"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. Chafee; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H3A7FE65251A04715A85630AB3850793B"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to the people of Rhode Island and the United States. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H16285270AA2042798007605FB68D21D3"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Memorial </header> <text> The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HAA20B289D7A34B34BAC094CD13E12657"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> No use of condemnation </header> <text> The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act for the purposes of this Act. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H5EA5D9D20E6743F4AA82AC4E58D32B5F"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> No buffer zone created </header> <text> Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Park, or the management plan for the Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Park. </text> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> <endorsement display="yes"> <action-date> December 22, 2014 </action-date> <action-desc> Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed </action-desc> </endorsement> </bill>

IB Union Calendar No. 518 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 706 [Report No. 113–687] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Cicilline (for himself, Mr. Langevin , Mr. McGovern , and Mr. Neal ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources December 22, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2013 A BILL To establish the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park, to dedicate the Park to John H. Chafee, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park Establishment Act . 2. Definitions In this Act: (1) National heritage corridor The term National Heritage Corridor means the John H. Chafee Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor. (2) Park The term Park means the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park established under section 3. (3) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. (4) States The term States means— (A) the State of Massachusetts; and (B) the State of Rhode Island. 3. Blackstone river valley national historical park (a) Establishment There is established in the States a unit of the National Park System, to be known as the Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park . (b) Historic sites and districts The Park may include— (1) Blackstone River State Park; and (2) the following resources, as described in Management Option 3 of the study entitled Blackstone River Valley Special Resource Study—Study Report 2011 : (A) Old Slater Mill National Historic Landmark District. (B) Slatersville Historic District. (C) Ashton Historic District. (D) Whitinsville Historic District. (E) Hopedale Village Historic District. (F) Blackstone River and the tributaries of Blackstone River. (G) Blackstone Canal. (c) Acquisition of land; park boundary (1) Land acquisition The Secretary may acquire land or interests in land in the historic sites and districts described in subsection (b)(2) for inclusion in the Park boundary by donation or exchange. (2) Park boundary On a determination by the Secretary that a sufficient quantity of land or interests in land has been acquired to constitute a manageable park unit, the Secretary may establish a boundary for the Park by publishing a boundary map in the Federal Register. (3) Boundary adjustment On the acquisition of additional land or interests in land under paragraph (1), the boundary of the Park shall be adjusted to reflect the acquisition by publishing a Park boundary map in the Federal Register. (4) Availability of map The maps referred to in this subsection shall be available for public inspection in the appropriate offices of the National Park Service. (5) Written consent of the owner No non-Federal property may be included in the Park without the written consent of the owner. (6) Limitation Land owned by the States or a political subdivision of the States may be acquired under this subsection only by donation. (d) Administration (1) In general The Secretary shall administer land within the boundary of the Park in accordance with— (A) this section; and (B) the laws generally applicable to units of the National Park System, including— (i) the National Park Service Organic Act ( 16 U.S.C. 1 et seq. ); and (ii) the Act of August 21, 1935 ( 16 U.S.C. 461 et seq. ). (2) General management plan (A) In general Not later than 3 years after the date on which funds are made available to carry out this section, the Secretary shall prepare a general management plan for the Park— (i) in consultation with the States and other interested parties; and (ii) in accordance with section 12(b) of the National Park System General Authorities Act (16 U.S.C. 1a–7(b)). (B) Requirements The plan shall consider ways to use preexisting or planned visitor facilities and recreational opportunities developed in the National Heritage Corridor, including— (i) the Blackstone Valley Visitor Center, Pawtucket, Rhode Island; (ii) the Captain Wilbur Kelly House, Blackstone River State Park, Lincoln, Rhode Island; (iii) the Museum of Work and Culture, Woonsocket, Rhode Island; (iv) the River Bend Farm/Blackstone River and Canal Heritage State Park, Uxbridge, Massachusetts; (v) the Worcester Blackstone Visitor Center, located at the former Washburn & Moen wire mill facility, Worcester, Massachusetts; (vi) the Route 295 Visitor Center adjacent to Blackstone River State Park; and (vii) the Blackstone River Bikeway. (3) Technical assistance The Secretary may provide technical assistance to State, local, or tribal governments, organizations, or individuals for the management, interpretation, and historic preservation of historically significant Blackstone River Valley resources not included within the Park. (4) Cooperative agreements (A) In general The Secretary may enter into cooperative agreements to carry out this Act. (B) Matching requirement The Secretary shall require that any Federal funds made available under a cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph are to be matched on a 1-to-1 basis by non-Federal funds. (C) Reimbursement Any payment made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) shall be subject to an agreement that the conversion, use, or disposal of the project for purposes that are inconsistent with the purposes of this section, as determined by the Secretary, shall result in a right of the United States to reimbursement of the greater of— (i) the amount provided by the Secretary to the project under subparagraph (A); or (ii) an amount equal to the increase in the value of the project that is attributable to the funds, as determined by the Secretary at the time of the conversion, use, or disposal. (D) Public access Any cooperative agreement entered into under this paragraph shall provide for reasonable public access to the resources covered by the cooperative agreement. (e) Dedication; memorial (1) In general Congress dedicates the Park to John H. Chafee, the former United States Senator from Rhode Island, in recognition of— (A) the role of John H. Chafee in the preservation of the resources of the Blackstone River Valley and the heritage corridor that bears the name of John H. Chafee; and (B) the decades of the service of John H. Chafee to the people of Rhode Island and the United States. (2) Memorial The Secretary shall display a memorial at an appropriate location in the Park that recognizes the role of John H. Chafee in preserving the resources of the Blackstone River Valley for the people of the United States. (f) No use of condemnation The Secretary may not acquire by condemnation any land or interest in land under this Act for the purposes of this Act. (g) No buffer zone created Nothing in this Act, the establishment of the Park, or the management plan for the Park shall be construed to create buffer zones outside of the Park. That activities or uses can be seen, heard, or detected from areas within the Park shall not preclude, limit, control, regulate, or determine the conduct or management of activities or uses outside of the Park. December 22, 2014 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="HB1EDD4361D464487BE5030A616BE29A5" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 707 IH: Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 707 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="C001087"> Mr. Crawford </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="S001189"> Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committees on <committee-name committee-id="HED00"> Education and the Workforce </committee-name> and <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify and rename the H–2C worker program, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H38D3171D74B642A6848B6E039AEBDBDF" style="OLC"> <section id="H5C7C3366546C4C1386D2E3FD02A4CF85" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HFD0B90DD314843338F2522F50D7D4A5A"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> In general </header> <subsection id="HF24537B1E83046029E1C93D1C30D8C3B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> inclusion of dairy or ranch workers </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1101"> 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) </external-xref> ) is amended by inserting <quote> labor on a dairy or ranch and </quote> before <quote> agricultural labor defined in </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H909E8FFD6A1644B1AF0324E3E41BCE95"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Elimination of 50 percent rule </header> <text> Section 218(c)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(3)) is amended— </text> <paragraph id="HE43FC3CDDD0B49489C1BD3B7342824AA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> in subparagraph (A), by striking <quote> (A) </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC1DEF027D729469387623D916207B1AF"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking subparagraph (B). </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H435CF880C21A4C9E89ADE3092642FD15"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Wage rate </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 218(a)(1)(B) of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1188"> 8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(1)(B) </external-xref> ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting <quote> , except that no employer shall be required to pay a wage rate greater than the greatest of the Federal, State, and local minimum wage rates. </quote> . </text> </subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H4ED6829AB26546789FAAB762834E67BE"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Legal assistance from the Legal Services Corporation </header> <text> Section 218(h) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(h)), as amended by subsection (g), is further amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H9EADD071851C40A0903817671C3B79AA" style="traditional"> <paragraph id="HDB0EC2DCF73247EC9F1368C37F0BAC08" indent="up1"> <enum> (4) </enum> <subparagraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H425BA5043E1249B4826CC2A8E0856B33"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> The Legal Services Corporation may not provide legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien, and may not provide financial assistance to any person or entity that provides legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien, unless— </text> <clause id="H35446B78054148D28D7F384C46751EDC" indent="up1"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> the alien is present in the United States at the time the legal assistance is provided; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H58A176B1C52B4461ACE3CE725C0921D5" indent="up1"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> the parties to the dispute have attempted, in good faith, mediation or other non-binding dispute resolution of all issues involving all such parties. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H139B975C226649BC97509C57986C2CB8" indent="up1"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> If an employer and a nonimmigrant having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) have an arbitration arrangement, the Legal Services Corporation shall respect the arbitration process and outcome. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HF999792A88854EED87AD67F523C60E12" indent="up1"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> No employer of a nonimmigrant having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) shall be required to permit any recipient of a grant or contract under section 1007 of the Legal Services Corporation Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/2996f"> 42 U.S.C. 2996f </external-xref> ), or any employee of such a recipient, to enter upon the employer’s property, unless such recipient or employee has a pre-arranged appointment with a specific nonimmigrant having such status. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H1D05070FC6C64017A544D0FD067D128E"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Length of stay </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 218 of such Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1188"> 8 U.S.C. 1188 </external-xref> ) is amended by adding at the end the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0C76F9D0D403402DA2CE85A61CAE5801" style="OLC"> <subsection id="H53F94DC1801A487585A814C2B0A3A962"> <enum> (j) </enum> <header> Length of stay </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> A STRAW worker who enters the United States may remain in the United States for a period of not more than 11 months. The STRAW worker may not enter the United States on an additional visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) unless the STRAW worker first returns to that worker’s country of origin for a period of not less than 1 month. A STRAW worker may enter and remain in the United States for a total of not more than 3 years. </text> </subsection> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="HEA10B590342146F3B8C79EF1FD2AD419"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Housing </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 218(c)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="H0CB24963046B449699C25D6200C72E1D" style="OLC"> <paragraph id="HAB420C7568534BA5AACDE2AAC2D4EA8C"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Housing </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Except for STRAW workers who are reasonably able to return to their permanent residence (either within or outside the United States) within the same day, the employer will provide housing to STRAW workers through one of the following means: </text> <subparagraph id="HF798E29AD0324DBBBF71B755B9832E03"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> Employer-owned housing in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HECFB5BA0B6E7462E9532FE55FB0B56C5"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Rental or public accommodations or other substantially similar class of habitation in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8B1A7D5B40464916A641B05F53C7EE6D"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Except where the Governor of the State has certified that there is inadequate housing available in the area of intended employment for migrant farm workers and STRAW workers seeking temporary housing while employed in agricultural work, the employer may furnish the worker with a housing voucher in accordance with regulations, if— </text> <clause id="HC7927A3E149145848A544EBD9BAC9B20"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> the employer has verified that housing is available for the period during which the work is to be performed, within a reasonable commuting distance of the place of employment, for the amount of the voucher provided, and that the voucher is useable for that housing; </text> </clause> <clause id="H713A89437ABB47DEAD70FBD3AD03430A"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> upon the request of a worker seeking assistance in locating housing for which the voucher will be accepted, the employer makes a good faith effort to assist the worker in identifying, locating and securing housing in the area of intended employment; and </text> </clause> <clause id="HA7447794D88F4AE68C0CBF6980C9ACDF"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <text> payment for the housing is made with a housing voucher that is only redeemable by the housing owner or their agent. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <continuation-text continuation-text-level="paragraph"> An employer who provides housing through one of the foregoing means shall not be deemed a housing provider under section 203 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/29/1823"> 29 U.S.C. 1823 </external-xref> ) by virtue of providing such housing. </continuation-text> </paragraph> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H5FF6CB7711674D249D2F900387BE844A"> <enum> (g) </enum> <header> Biometric identification card </header> <text> The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide each nonimmigrant agricultural worker with an identification card that contains— </text> <paragraph id="HE2B6AA14A8D343599D3E24AA283DE355"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> an encrypted, machine-readable, electronic identification strip that is unique to the alien to whom the card is issued; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HE7A74D31ACA34DCBA88261D26711486F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> biometric identifiers, including fingerprints and a digital photograph; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HAB6B9B1BCBC045CD9E48498349883177"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the card for fraudulent purposes. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H010A45AD174C4864BB4999A1AB5C9C56"> <enum> (h) </enum> <header> Trust fund </header> <paragraph id="H37609607196A4A729D5DF4C62B24CF54"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Establishment </header> <text> The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish by regulation a trust fund the purpose of which is to provide, without further appropriation, funds for the administration and the enforcement of the program under this section, for the cost of the cards issued under subsection (k), for a monetary incentive for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to return to their country of origin upon expiration of their visas under the program, and for payment with respect to emergency medical services furnished to nonimmigrant agricultural workers. The Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury shall promulgate such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H6407DD834BC54B7DBB448A39CB6D2F6C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Payment of FICA and FUTA amounts into trust fund </header> <text> In the case of employment of a nonimmigrant agricultural worker— </text> <subparagraph id="H6D7ABAB26DF94887AF904B146A00FA44"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the employer shall provide for payment into the trust fund established under paragraph (1) of the sum of— </text> <clause id="HBF7318D18C50468F9B1A78234887557A"> <enum> (i) </enum> <text> an amount equivalent to the amount of excise taxes which the employer would pay under the <external-xref legal-doc="usc-chapter" parsable-cite="usc-chapter/26/21"> chapter 21 </external-xref> of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such employment if it were considered employment for the purpose of such Act; and </text> </clause> <clause id="H6457B7872D57453EA4BD335CB0FF098F"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <text> an amount equivalent to (and in lieu of) the amount of excise taxes which the employer would otherwise pay under chapter 23 of such Code with respect to such employment; and </text> </clause> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H32FD6ADA2CD4452285D70E90726D4F83"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> there shall be deducted from the wages of the worker and paid into such trust fund an amount equivalent to the amount of excise taxes that the employee would pay under such chapter 21 with respect to such employment if it were considered employment for the purposes of such Act. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H24647869C52E45E6BBD9F8CAAC71B790"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Expenditures from trust fund </header> <subparagraph id="H6074331576E84930BB51073A6EDF0AB4"> <enum> (A) </enum> <header> Use of employer contributions for administration </header> <text> Amounts described in paragraph (2)(A) paid into the trust fund shall be used for the purpose of administering and enforcing the program under this section and for the cost of the cards issued under subsection (k). </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H8087F7CB1C384C1299146A373F1B33F8"> <enum> (B) </enum> <header> Use of employee contributions for repayment of employee contributions upon return to country of origin </header> <text> Except as provided in subparagraph (C), amounts described in paragraph (2)(B) paid into the trust fund with respect to a nonimmigrant agricultural worker shall, upon application by the worker at the United States consulate nearest the worker’s residence in the country of origin, be paid to the worker if the worker demonstrates the compliance of the worker with the terms and conditions of the program. </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H25EEE2564A9B42CB9F6CE1E8AD13AF94"> <enum> (C) </enum> <header> Use of employee contributions attributable to HI taxes for emergency medical services for nonimmigrant agricultural workers </header> <clause id="H45754E8C0219420F8F9309A7FE899E3E"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Amounts described in paragraph (2)(B) paid into the trust fund which relate to excise tax in section 3101(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be used to provide payment with respect to emergency medical services (as defined in clause (iii)) for nonimmigrant agricultural workers. </text> </clause> <clause id="H4B86F0601E0A49C2A565FA10281CEB20"> <enum> (ii) </enum> <header> Administration </header> <text> The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish rules, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the payments under this subparagraph, including methods for determining qualifications for payment and the amount of payment to be made with respect to emergency medical services. </text> </clause> <clause id="HFDC92FD5B29D49988C73DE6BFC8129A8"> <enum> (iii) </enum> <header> Emergency medical services defined </header> <text> In this subparagraph, the term <term> emergency medical services </term> means those items and services required to be provided under section 1867 of the Social Security Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395dd"> 42 U.S.C. 1395dd </external-xref> ) with respect to an individual who is a nonimmigrant agricultural worker and does not include items and services for which coverage under workers’ compensation is required under subsection (f)(3) with respect to the worker. </text> </clause> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HCAD2AB28B7CB484F911AF9FF8F0059B8"> <enum> (i) </enum> <header> Semiannual reports to Congress </header> <text> The Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress semiannually regarding the program under this section. Each such report shall include a statement of the number of nonimmigrant visas issued under the program, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program, a description of any problems related to the enforcement of the program, and any recommendations for legislation relating to the program. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1C5757EDD9EC4236BC66F7603A2E22A7"> <enum> (j) </enum> <header> Program name and Administrator changed </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/8/1188"> 8 U.S.C. 1188 </external-xref> ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— </text> <paragraph id="H15076A17F39F42648CAEC0A92CA0C6DA"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> H–2A worker </quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote> STRAW worker </quote> ; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2A67A9EA1DD4E0190656315F8DA2B02"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> by striking <quote> Secretary of Labor </quote> each place it appears and inserting <quote> Secretary of Agriculture </quote> . </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 707 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Crawford (for himself and Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary , and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Energy and Commerce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to simplify and rename the H–2C worker program, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Short Term Retention for Agricultural Workers Act of 2013 . 2. In general (a) inclusion of dairy or ranch workers Section 101(a)(15)(H) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(H) ) is amended by inserting labor on a dairy or ranch and before agricultural labor defined in . (b) Elimination of 50 percent rule Section 218(c)(3) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(3)) is amended— (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking (A) ; and (2) by striking subparagraph (B). (c) Wage rate Section 218(a)(1)(B) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188(a)(1)(B) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting , except that no employer shall be required to pay a wage rate greater than the greatest of the Federal, State, and local minimum wage rates. . (d) Legal assistance from the Legal Services Corporation Section 218(h) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(h)), as amended by subsection (g), is further amended by adding at the end the following: (4) (A) The Legal Services Corporation may not provide legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien, and may not provide financial assistance to any person or entity that provides legal assistance for, or on behalf of, any alien, unless— (i) the alien is present in the United States at the time the legal assistance is provided; and (ii) the parties to the dispute have attempted, in good faith, mediation or other non-binding dispute resolution of all issues involving all such parties. (B) If an employer and a nonimmigrant having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) have an arbitration arrangement, the Legal Services Corporation shall respect the arbitration process and outcome. (C) No employer of a nonimmigrant having status under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(a) shall be required to permit any recipient of a grant or contract under section 1007 of the Legal Services Corporation Act ( 42 U.S.C. 2996f ), or any employee of such a recipient, to enter upon the employer’s property, unless such recipient or employee has a pre-arranged appointment with a specific nonimmigrant having such status. . (e) Length of stay Section 218 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (j) Length of stay A STRAW worker who enters the United States may remain in the United States for a period of not more than 11 months. The STRAW worker may not enter the United States on an additional visa under section 101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(c) unless the STRAW worker first returns to that worker’s country of origin for a period of not less than 1 month. A STRAW worker may enter and remain in the United States for a total of not more than 3 years. . (f) Housing Section 218(c)(4) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1188(c)(4)) is amended to read as follows: (4) Housing Except for STRAW workers who are reasonably able to return to their permanent residence (either within or outside the United States) within the same day, the employer will provide housing to STRAW workers through one of the following means: (A) Employer-owned housing in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. (B) Rental or public accommodations or other substantially similar class of habitation in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Agriculture. (C) Except where the Governor of the State has certified that there is inadequate housing available in the area of intended employment for migrant farm workers and STRAW workers seeking temporary housing while employed in agricultural work, the employer may furnish the worker with a housing voucher in accordance with regulations, if— (i) the employer has verified that housing is available for the period during which the work is to be performed, within a reasonable commuting distance of the place of employment, for the amount of the voucher provided, and that the voucher is useable for that housing; (ii) upon the request of a worker seeking assistance in locating housing for which the voucher will be accepted, the employer makes a good faith effort to assist the worker in identifying, locating and securing housing in the area of intended employment; and (iii) payment for the housing is made with a housing voucher that is only redeemable by the housing owner or their agent. An employer who provides housing through one of the foregoing means shall not be deemed a housing provider under section 203 of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act ( 29 U.S.C. 1823 ) by virtue of providing such housing. . (g) Biometric identification card The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide each nonimmigrant agricultural worker with an identification card that contains— (1) an encrypted, machine-readable, electronic identification strip that is unique to the alien to whom the card is issued; (2) biometric identifiers, including fingerprints and a digital photograph; and (3) physical security features designed to prevent tampering, counterfeiting, or duplication of the card for fraudulent purposes. (h) Trust fund (1) Establishment The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish by regulation a trust fund the purpose of which is to provide, without further appropriation, funds for the administration and the enforcement of the program under this section, for the cost of the cards issued under subsection (k), for a monetary incentive for nonimmigrant agricultural workers to return to their country of origin upon expiration of their visas under the program, and for payment with respect to emergency medical services furnished to nonimmigrant agricultural workers. The Secretary of Agriculture in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury shall promulgate such other regulations as may be necessary to carry out this subsection. (2) Payment of FICA and FUTA amounts into trust fund In the case of employment of a nonimmigrant agricultural worker— (A) the employer shall provide for payment into the trust fund established under paragraph (1) of the sum of— (i) an amount equivalent to the amount of excise taxes which the employer would pay under the chapter 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such employment if it were considered employment for the purpose of such Act; and (ii) an amount equivalent to (and in lieu of) the amount of excise taxes which the employer would otherwise pay under chapter 23 of such Code with respect to such employment; and (B) there shall be deducted from the wages of the worker and paid into such trust fund an amount equivalent to the amount of excise taxes that the employee would pay under such chapter 21 with respect to such employment if it were considered employment for the purposes of such Act. (3) Expenditures from trust fund (A) Use of employer contributions for administration Amounts described in paragraph (2)(A) paid into the trust fund shall be used for the purpose of administering and enforcing the program under this section and for the cost of the cards issued under subsection (k). (B) Use of employee contributions for repayment of employee contributions upon return to country of origin Except as provided in subparagraph (C), amounts described in paragraph (2)(B) paid into the trust fund with respect to a nonimmigrant agricultural worker shall, upon application by the worker at the United States consulate nearest the worker’s residence in the country of origin, be paid to the worker if the worker demonstrates the compliance of the worker with the terms and conditions of the program. (C) Use of employee contributions attributable to HI taxes for emergency medical services for nonimmigrant agricultural workers (i) In general Amounts described in paragraph (2)(B) paid into the trust fund which relate to excise tax in section 3101(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be used to provide payment with respect to emergency medical services (as defined in clause (iii)) for nonimmigrant agricultural workers. (ii) Administration The Secretary of Agriculture shall establish rules, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, with respect to the payments under this subparagraph, including methods for determining qualifications for payment and the amount of payment to be made with respect to emergency medical services. (iii) Emergency medical services defined In this subparagraph, the term emergency medical services means those items and services required to be provided under section 1867 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395dd ) with respect to an individual who is a nonimmigrant agricultural worker and does not include items and services for which coverage under workers’ compensation is required under subsection (f)(3) with respect to the worker. (i) Semiannual reports to Congress The Secretary of Agriculture shall report to Congress semiannually regarding the program under this section. Each such report shall include a statement of the number of nonimmigrant visas issued under the program, an evaluation of the effectiveness of the program, a description of any problems related to the enforcement of the program, and any recommendations for legislation relating to the program. (j) Program name and Administrator changed Section 218 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1188 ), as amended by this Act, is further amended— (1) by striking H–2A worker each place it appears and inserting STRAW worker ; and (2) by striking Secretary of Labor each place it appears and inserting Secretary of Agriculture .

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R. 708 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="D000482"> Mr. Doyle </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="Y000063"> Mr. Yoder </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="L000397"> Ms. Lofgren </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HGO00"> Committee on Oversight and Government Reform </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H9347E9E8D0534C75A4544BBE323D36FA" style="OLC"> <section id="HAFBF86DFBA654396A26E73BA78A110D1" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H2956D8A25EF941FE82DB850DA85A04EF"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Findings </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Congress finds that— </text> <paragraph id="HC4A83F50A153465C8F4A0F64B64FCE4F"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> the Federal Government funds basic and applied research with the expectation that new ideas and discoveries that result from the research, if shared and effectively disseminated, will advance science and improve the lives and welfare of people of the United States and around the world; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H8FF4AA79A8D1406F8BDAFD5F71877486"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the Internet makes it possible for this information to be promptly available to every scientist, physician, educator, and citizen at home, in school, or in a library; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H172DB54C962145188D2D02F66123C25B"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the United States has a substantial interest in maximizing the impact and utility of the research it funds by enabling a wide range of reuses of the peer-reviewed literature that reports the results of such research, including by enabling computational analysis by state-of-the-art technologies. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section id="HAFF0CEF7B5A242C1A5298A6AC06FE907"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Definition of Federal Agency </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act, the term <term> Federal agency </term> means an Executive agency as defined under <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/5/105"> section 105 </external-xref> of title 5, United States Code. </text> </section> <section id="H2B3748CBB0A24B0B82DD81EAA6844443"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Federal research public access policy </header> <subsection id="HD94960E1F0AE450EBE32DDB31EE95EFA"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Requirement To develop policy </header> <paragraph id="H76F957AA23D340B49D0602F6FE464868"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text> Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100,000,000 shall develop a Federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the Federal agency. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H7C959D6D6D6F42C4968B1C577B306828"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Common procedures </header> <text> To the extent practicable, Federal agencies required to develop a policy under paragraph (1) shall follow common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H029825754817424CB4C93739908AC797"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Content </header> <text> Each Federal research public access policy shall provide for— </text> <paragraph id="HD9942E4E36884369964D776708BBAD71"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> submission to the Federal agency of an electronic version of the author’s final manuscript of original research papers that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and that result from research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9B0C6254E5824BAD9936C02E2B3C37FA"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> the incorporation of all changes resulting from the peer review publication process in the manuscript described under paragraph (1); </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H9516ECCD54FE4E25B5CCD314629D21E8"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text> the replacement of the final manuscript with the final published version if— </text> <subparagraph id="HB838C026EC40458798A7A08D9B12CD90"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> the publisher consents to the replacement; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H47C4D976C09B4D8C841CD978372190FB"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> the goals of the Federal agency for functionality and interoperability are retained; </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5BF8FF07F2AF4A408A257A064D49CFD8"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions as soon as practicable, but not later than 6 months after publication in peer-reviewed journals; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H304F6D5D27D5437799ABE8CCBF73B36D"> <enum> (5) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> providing research papers as described in paragraph (4) in formats and under terms that enable productive reuse, including computational analysis by state-of-the-art technologies; </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA2CD8FD1A25B4024BD38ACC4E66D77EB"> <enum> (6) </enum> <text> production of an online bibliography of all research papers that are publicly accessible under the policy, with each entry linking to the corresponding free online full text; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H536EBDBD23B247FCAD703A240B126E34"> <enum> (7) </enum> <text> long-term preservation of, and free public access to, published research findings— </text> <subparagraph id="H085F268A446148C796D8C9E1E6A9ECD2"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> in a stable digital repository maintained by the Federal agency; or </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H2798ABA511EA4451A6A86251391D0A3F"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> if consistent with the purposes of the Federal agency, in any repository meeting conditions determined favorable by the Federal agency, including free public access, interoperability, and long-term preservation. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0894E50D8B074956B9F2924AD0301DF4"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Application of policy </header> <text> Each Federal research public access policy shall— </text> <paragraph id="H3891B66F574249AE8388CD8D0677750B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> apply to— </text> <subparagraph id="HEB38B34D00474BBC81791C878BB55639"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text> researchers employed by the Federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; 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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 708 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Doyle (for himself, Mr. Yoder , and Ms. Lofgren ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To provide for Federal agencies to develop public access policies relating to research conducted by employees of that agency or from funds administered by that agency. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Fair Access to Science and Technology Research Act of 2013 . 2. Findings Congress finds that— (1) the Federal Government funds basic and applied research with the expectation that new ideas and discoveries that result from the research, if shared and effectively disseminated, will advance science and improve the lives and welfare of people of the United States and around the world; (2) the Internet makes it possible for this information to be promptly available to every scientist, physician, educator, and citizen at home, in school, or in a library; and (3) the United States has a substantial interest in maximizing the impact and utility of the research it funds by enabling a wide range of reuses of the peer-reviewed literature that reports the results of such research, including by enabling computational analysis by state-of-the-art technologies. 3. Definition of Federal Agency In this Act, the term Federal agency means an Executive agency as defined under section 105 of title 5, United States Code. 4. Federal research public access policy (a) Requirement To develop policy (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, each Federal agency with extramural research expenditures of over $100,000,000 shall develop a Federal research public access policy that is consistent with and advances the purposes of the Federal agency. (2) Common procedures To the extent practicable, Federal agencies required to develop a policy under paragraph (1) shall follow common procedures for the collection and depositing of research papers. (b) Content Each Federal research public access policy shall provide for— (1) submission to the Federal agency of an electronic version of the author’s final manuscript of original research papers that have been accepted for publication in peer-reviewed journals and that result from research supported, in whole or in part, from funding by the Federal Government; (2) the incorporation of all changes resulting from the peer review publication process in the manuscript described under paragraph (1); (3) the replacement of the final manuscript with the final published version if— (A) the publisher consents to the replacement; and (B) the goals of the Federal agency for functionality and interoperability are retained; (4) free online public access to such final peer-reviewed manuscripts or published versions as soon as practicable, but not later than 6 months after publication in peer-reviewed journals; (5) providing research papers as described in paragraph (4) in formats and under terms that enable productive reuse, including computational analysis by state-of-the-art technologies; (6) production of an online bibliography of all research papers that are publicly accessible under the policy, with each entry linking to the corresponding free online full text; and (7) long-term preservation of, and free public access to, published research findings— (A) in a stable digital repository maintained by the Federal agency; or (B) if consistent with the purposes of the Federal agency, in any repository meeting conditions determined favorable by the Federal agency, including free public access, interoperability, and long-term preservation. (c) Application of policy Each Federal research public access policy shall— (1) apply to— (A) researchers employed by the Federal agency whose works remain in the public domain; and (B) researchers funded by the Federal agency; (2) provide that works described under paragraph (1)(A) shall be— (A) marked as being public domain material when published; and (B) made available at the same time such works are made available under subsection (b)(4); and (3) make effective use of any law or guidance relating to the creation and reservation of a Government license that provides for the reproduction, publication, release, or other uses of a final manuscript for Federal purposes. (d) Exclusions Each Federal research public access policy shall not apply to— (1) research progress reports presented at professional meetings or conferences; (2) laboratory notes, preliminary data analyses, notes of the author, phone logs, or other information used to produce final manuscripts; (3) classified research, research resulting in works that generate revenue or royalties for authors (such as books) or patentable discoveries, to the extent necessary to protect a copyright or patent; or (4) authors who do not submit their work to a journal or works that are rejected by journals. (e) Patent or copyright law Nothing in this Act shall be construed to affect any right under the provisions of title 17 or 35, United States Code. (f) Report (1) In general Not later than October 1 of each year, the head of each Federal agency shall submit a report on the Federal research public access policy of that agency to— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives; (C) the Committee on Science and Technology of the House of Representatives; (D) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (E) the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate; and (F) any other committee of Congress of appropriate jurisdiction. (2) Content Each report under this subsection shall include— (A) a statement of the effectiveness of the Federal research public access policy in providing the public with free online access to papers on research funded by the Federal agency; (B) the results of a study by the agency of the terms of use applicable to the research papers described in subsection (b)(4), including— (i) a statement of whether the terms of use applicable to such research papers are effective in enabling productive reuse and computational analysis by state-of-the-art technologies; and (ii) an examination of whether such research papers should include a royalty-free copyright license that is available to the public and that permits the reuse of those research papers, on the condition that attribution is given to the author or authors of the research and any others designated by the copyright owner; (C) a list of papers published in peer-reviewed journals that report on research funded by the Federal agency; (D) a corresponding list of papers made available by the Federal agency as a result of the Federal research public access policy; and (E) a summary of the periods of time between public availability of each paper in a journal and in the online repository of the Federal agency. (3) Public Availability The Federal agency shall make the statement under paragraph (2)(A) and the lists of papers under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) available to the public by posting such statement and lists on the website of the Federal agency.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H28DA0CA8F01C4886BF791247FC7B601D" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 709 IH: Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 709 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="E000288"> Mr. Ellison </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="P000594"> Mr. Paulsen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="W000799"> Mr. Walz </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="N000127"> Mr. Nolan </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HPW00"> Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HII00"> Natural Resources </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To authorize the Secretary of the Army to take actions to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H3E43CA9D5EDF41B1A8BC62B2F3747F1A" style="OLC"> <section id="HA10AA34F99444A57BF1168731488178E" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> or the <quote> <short-title> Upper Mississippi CARP Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H752FA01102714E7996F998B1B3392EC2"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Definitions </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> In this Act, the following definitions apply: </text> <paragraph id="HB96F09773D624960A5081E9910A01B15"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Alternative technology barrier </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> alternative technology barrier </term> includes an electric barrier, acoustic barrier, bubble barrier, and such other barriers as the Secretary determines appropriate. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA9CB1E5DE41A4B38B86E425234321F63"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Asian carp </header> <text> The term <term> Asian carp </term> means— </text> <subparagraph id="HBF71A69E2FEE4A15B39A75C86044578B"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H6C6DE421245047FEA15E2F6DDA531F80"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text> silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix); </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HC0D73F334A5442459BC57A971D0AD8AB"> <enum> (C) </enum> <text> bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis); and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="H5D4416BF018948D5824811F1F95F8934"> <enum> (D) </enum> <text> black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus). </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H5E88598DBE92449B94D86C4EF38F5955"> <enum> (3) </enum> <header> Lock and Dam 1 </header> <text> The term <term> Lock and Dam 1 </term> means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 847.8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HEFBAF83A486B4E4AA22A39671D466EA0"> <enum> (4) </enum> <header> Lock and Dam 2 </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> Lock and Dam 2 </term> means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 815.2 upstream of Hastings, Minnesota. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC425FBA5613D4AF2B335B57AC39D70C8"> <enum> (5) </enum> <header> Lock and Dam 4 </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> Lock and Dam 4 </term> means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 752.8 in Alma, Wisconsin. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HC7A105E6853B4196B710E59417E98AFD"> <enum> (6) </enum> <header> Secretary </header> <text> The term <term> Secretary </term> means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H073173F8025947DEBD1FEA6FCC550A90"> <enum> (7) </enum> <header> Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The term <term> Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam </term> means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. </text> </paragraph> </section> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HED2A541DA34A498E848BC1DFEC5C5006" section-type="subsequent-section"> <enum> 3. </enum> <header> Feasibility study on temporary closure of Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock </header> <subsection id="HBBD14C40E75D442C9C8CCC702C3BC541"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Study </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of temporary closure of the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H7BB0A1240D5B49D48584289AED09395B"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Potential impacts </header> <text> In conducting the study, the Secretary shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts of— </text> <paragraph id="H6FDAB083813F46DFAC6DFB3CA6B78A82"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> temporary closure of the lock; and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H739BEB14C47C4CD9A4D02EBA6C6C4B7F"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> continuing to operate the lock. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HECCF6040B48949FC94132266B6D88A31"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text> The Secretary shall carry out the study in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate Federal, State, and local entities. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H4904E98B43AE4EF8A7F0C8111C631A31"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Public comment </header> <text> In conducting the study, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public comment. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HCE625673D36D4AD6B4E2FE175A1F0610"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Report </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HFDB6098481584D57A30863B2998958CF"> <enum> 4. </enum> <header> Feasibility study on use of other Asian carp control measures </header> <subsection id="H446B4D2DA5E44872AFEE1BE11BF7668B"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Study </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing control measures at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and at Lock and Dam 1 to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H900A6039A31749E88CC01F29A17DB44E"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Types of control measures </header> <text> The study shall include an examination of each of the following: </text> <paragraph id="H6B27EB52EEFB4C90945A250652FCBED0"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> Permanent closure of the lock. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H910EA44AB9B2433CB91F174208182C65"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Modified lock operations. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HDBC8098B9E7F47DDA7E2292C6D66E3BF"> <enum> (3) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Use of an alternative technology barrier. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HF4908EE54D664D25B4D1B4721D34E185"> <enum> (4) </enum> <text> Such other control measures as the Secretary determines appropriate. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HCE6AF711CD0F4088A90E87C0E9E935D2"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Potential impacts </header> <text> In conducting the study, the Secretary shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts of— </text> <paragraph id="H517546EF26A146308A05E6BBCB949D0A"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> implementing each of the control measures to be examined under subsection (b); and </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HCF36E2CB6FAC434ABB5DCE502DB8F578"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> not implementing any control measures. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H49F8AE9868584B55A43224F886323AD7"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Consultation </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary shall carry out the study in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate Federal, State, and local entities. </text> </subsection> <subsection display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HC7289836AC2C42ADAD3A4D7BBC464F1E"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Public comment </header> <text> In conducting the study, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public comment. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H1FDE74A285764B1DB2903E3AF0D0D8DA"> <enum> (f) </enum> <header> Report </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="H0406FF99FA724C5DB76F23101073B900"> <enum> 5. </enum> <header> Closure of locks to prevent spread of Asian carp </header> <subsection id="H64C6586D2DB64D84AB837F13CA607FD1"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Discretionary closure </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The Secretary may close the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines in writing, based on the assessment of potential impacts under section 3(b), that closure of the lock is justified as a method to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HF5E4FF217F6A412D973A8B77941E3112"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Mandatory closure </header> <text> The Secretary shall close the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines that— </text> <paragraph id="H0F9F102230584944B5240C745A538480"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> one or more live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2; or </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H1910FC766FF04EB58A8CB7C878255C41"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> one or more juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H727D8D7B08EF430EB3A598ED45BEBA49"> <enum> (c) </enum> <header> Determinations by Secretary of the Interior </header> <paragraph id="H933A3C62855547D2A5826E08EF9E381C"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Petitions </header> <text> If the Secretary of the Interior determines that an Asian carp has been captured that meets the criteria described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2), the Secretary of the Interior may transmit to the Secretary a petition for closure of the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="HA465DF09FC544DF8B4535E569FDC99AD"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Consideration </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> After receiving a petition under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— </text> <subparagraph id="HD07FA43913CE4B4780E787F52A3407C7"> <enum> (A) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> consider the recommendation contained in the petition and prepare a written response to the recommendation; and </text> </subparagraph> <subparagraph id="HBDDED0EC3C38419F9AB7FDF337D29F00"> <enum> (B) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> transmit the petition and written response to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and make the petition and written response available to the public by electronic means, including the Internet. </text> </subparagraph> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="H110ABDC33A124344B9CBFDB5C1B5B109"> <enum> (d) </enum> <header> Period of closure </header> <text> If the Secretary closes the lock under this section, the Secretary may reopen the lock after the Secretary determines in writing that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat of Asian carp moving upstream of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. </text> </subsection> <subsection commented="no" id="HE369961BDB38423E9AE83108731A41C9"> <enum> (e) </enum> <header> Emergency operations </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary from carrying out emergency lock operations necessary to mitigate flood damage. </text> </subsection> </section> <section id="HBB6BD2C7C1F844388CB8BB58DA36C544"> <enum> 6. </enum> <header> Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> The Council on Environmental Quality shall incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council. </text> </section> <section id="HFF298184308348649A6F5E146835028F"> <enum> 7. </enum> <header> Sense of Congress </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> It is the sense of Congress that, to the maximum extent practicable, Federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with State and local shareholders, giving priority to those collaborative partnerships in which the State and local shareholders contribute to the cost of the research. </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 709 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Ellison (for himself, Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Walz , and Mr. Nolan ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To authorize the Secretary of the Army to take actions to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Upper Mississippi Conservation and River Protection Act of 2013 or the Upper Mississippi CARP Act . 2. Definitions In this Act, the following definitions apply: (1) Alternative technology barrier The term alternative technology barrier includes an electric barrier, acoustic barrier, bubble barrier, and such other barriers as the Secretary determines appropriate. (2) Asian carp The term Asian carp means— (A) grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella); (B) silver carp (Hypophthalmichthys molitrix); (C) bighead carp (Hypophthalmichthys nobilis); and (D) black carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus). (3) Lock and Dam 1 The term Lock and Dam 1 means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 847.8 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (4) Lock and Dam 2 The term Lock and Dam 2 means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 815.2 upstream of Hastings, Minnesota. (5) Lock and Dam 4 The term Lock and Dam 4 means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 752.8 in Alma, Wisconsin. (6) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers. (7) Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam The term Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam means the lock and dam located on Mississippi River mile 853.9 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 3. Feasibility study on temporary closure of Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of temporary closure of the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota. (b) Potential impacts In conducting the study, the Secretary shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts of— (1) temporary closure of the lock; and (2) continuing to operate the lock. (c) Consultation The Secretary shall carry out the study in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate Federal, State, and local entities. (d) Public comment In conducting the study, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public comment. (e) Report Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 4. Feasibility study on use of other Asian carp control measures (a) Study The Secretary shall conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing control measures at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam and at Lock and Dam 1 to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota. (b) Types of control measures The study shall include an examination of each of the following: (1) Permanent closure of the lock. (2) Modified lock operations. (3) Use of an alternative technology barrier. (4) Such other control measures as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Potential impacts In conducting the study, the Secretary shall assess the potential impacts, including environmental and economic impacts of— (1) implementing each of the control measures to be examined under subsection (b); and (2) not implementing any control measures. (d) Consultation The Secretary shall carry out the study in consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and appropriate Federal, State, and local entities. (e) Public comment In conducting the study, the Secretary shall provide an opportunity for, and take into consideration, public comment. (f) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the results of the study. 5. Closure of locks to prevent spread of Asian carp (a) Discretionary closure The Secretary may close the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines in writing, based on the assessment of potential impacts under section 3(b), that closure of the lock is justified as a method to manage the threat of Asian carp traveling up the Mississippi River in the State of Minnesota. (b) Mandatory closure The Secretary shall close the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam if the Secretary determines that— (1) one or more live adult Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 2; or (2) one or more juvenile Asian carp has been captured above Lock and Dam 4. (c) Determinations by Secretary of the Interior (1) Petitions If the Secretary of the Interior determines that an Asian carp has been captured that meets the criteria described in subsection (b)(1) or (b)(2), the Secretary of the Interior may transmit to the Secretary a petition for closure of the lock at the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. (2) Consideration After receiving a petition under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— (A) consider the recommendation contained in the petition and prepare a written response to the recommendation; and (B) transmit the petition and written response to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate and make the petition and written response available to the public by electronic means, including the Internet. (d) Period of closure If the Secretary closes the lock under this section, the Secretary may reopen the lock after the Secretary determines in writing that adequate measures are in place to manage the threat of Asian carp moving upstream of the Upper St. Anthony Falls Lock and Dam. (e) Emergency operations Nothing in this section shall prevent the Secretary from carrying out emergency lock operations necessary to mitigate flood damage. 6. Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework The Council on Environmental Quality shall incorporate the Upper Mississippi River and tributaries, the Minnesota River, and the St. Croix River into the Asian Carp Control Strategy Framework of the Council. 7. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that, to the maximum extent practicable, Federal agencies researching Asian carp control technologies should partner with State and local shareholders, giving priority to those collaborative partnerships in which the State and local shareholders contribute to the cost of the research.

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H6A38D68B857C4795AE9276A2335DEFE2" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 710 IH: Truth in Trials Act </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 710 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="F000030"> Mr. Farr </sponsor> (for himself, <cosponsor name-id="R000409"> Mr. Rohrabacher </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="B000574"> Mr. Blumenauer </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001068"> Mr. Cohen </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="G000551"> Mr. Grijalva </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="L000551"> Ms. Lee of California </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="M000933"> Mr. Moran </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000597"> Ms. Pingree of Maine </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="P000598"> Mr. Polis </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="W000215"> Mr. Waxman </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00"> Committee on the Judiciary </committee-name> </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H8D91D63D38F345D9BE9B1D88BD8947CA" style="OLC"> <section display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD22AF740BC89418FB3CF27DA5E9874CE" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Truth in Trials Act </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="HC14D3997A5D54157BAF2E539B5008880"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Providing an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana; seizure of property </header> <subsection id="H76BEF464B19346B1A08AF1FA95797CCE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> In general </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Chapter 221 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 3436 and all that follows through the end of the chapter and inserting the following: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HD6851911941E440A9DDA04ED58722C44" style="USC"> <section id="HB2A7FE99DD3B4EBE85871B5CC8CA68C0"> <enum> 3436. </enum> <header> Affirmative defense for conduct regarding the medical use of marijuana; seizure of property </header> <subsection id="H63CC21CA27AA40969A15FCCD515738BE"> <enum> (a) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any person facing prosecution or a proceeding for any marijuana-related offense under any Federal law shall have the right to introduce evidence demonstrating that the marijuana-related activities for which the person stands accused were performed in compliance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana, or that the property which is subject to a proceeding was possessed in compliance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H6C4F60624DDD435FBBCDFBD3B43B3106"> <enum> (b) </enum> <paragraph commented="no" display-inline="yes-display-inline" id="H2B3A1DA2E31741B4A92342725BCE049B"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution or proceeding under any Federal law for marijuana-related activities, which the proponent must establish by a preponderance of the evidence, that those activities comply with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H35EB5BDDD3764AAFA4443A3D18DDBDD9" indent="up1"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> In a prosecution or a proceeding for a marijuana-related offense under any Federal criminal law, should a finder of fact determine, based on State law regarding the medical use of marijuana, that a defendant’s marijuana-related activity was performed primarily, but not exclusively, for medical purposes, the defendant may be found guilty of an offense only corresponding to the amount of marijuana determined to be for nonmedical purposes. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="H0AB068CE7048491E9165F1D164618115"> <enum> (c) </enum> <text> Any property seized in connection with a prosecution or proceeding to which this section applies, with respect to which a person successfully makes a defense under this section, shall be returned to the owner not later than 10 days after the court finds the defense is valid, minus such material necessarily destroyed for testing purposes. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="HEFC4A1F864C74C07944D360D1B4448C8"> <enum> (d) </enum> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Any marijuana seized under any Federal law shall be retained and not destroyed pending resolution of any forfeiture claim, if not later than 30 days after seizure the owner of the property notifies the Attorney General, or a duly authorized agent of the Attorney General, that a person with an ownership interest in the property is asserting an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H0A04D0624BF9471793C5A02D124CBF93"> <enum> (e) </enum> <text> No plant may be seized under any Federal law otherwise permitting such seizure if the plant is being grown or stored pursuant to a recommendation by a physician or an order of a State or municipal agency in accordance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. </text> </subsection> <subsection id="H979F2A471631436F94D47C28EF917310"> <enum> (f) </enum> <text> In this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States. </text> </subsection> </section> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> <subsection id="H9E403F8E537E486C8651B3C42DC725D9"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Clerical amendment </header> <text> The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 221 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3436 and all that follows through the end of the table and inserting the following new item: </text> <quoted-block display-inline="no-display-inline" id="HDD568A5B2C17445A9598C4B903E9332B" style="USC"> <toc regeneration="no-regeneration"> <toc-entry level="section"> 3436. Affirmative defense for conduct regarding the medical use of marijuana; seizure of property. </toc-entry> </toc> <after-quoted-block> . </after-quoted-block> </quoted-block> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 710 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Farr (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher , Mr. Blumenauer , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Grijalva , Ms. Lee of California , Mr. Moran , Ms. Pingree of Maine , Mr. Polis , and Mr. Waxman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana in accordance with the laws of the various States, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Truth in Trials Act . 2. Providing an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana; seizure of property (a) In general Chapter 221 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking section 3436 and all that follows through the end of the chapter and inserting the following: 3436. Affirmative defense for conduct regarding the medical use of marijuana; seizure of property (a) Any person facing prosecution or a proceeding for any marijuana-related offense under any Federal law shall have the right to introduce evidence demonstrating that the marijuana-related activities for which the person stands accused were performed in compliance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana, or that the property which is subject to a proceeding was possessed in compliance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. (b) (1) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution or proceeding under any Federal law for marijuana-related activities, which the proponent must establish by a preponderance of the evidence, that those activities comply with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. (2) In a prosecution or a proceeding for a marijuana-related offense under any Federal criminal law, should a finder of fact determine, based on State law regarding the medical use of marijuana, that a defendant’s marijuana-related activity was performed primarily, but not exclusively, for medical purposes, the defendant may be found guilty of an offense only corresponding to the amount of marijuana determined to be for nonmedical purposes. (c) Any property seized in connection with a prosecution or proceeding to which this section applies, with respect to which a person successfully makes a defense under this section, shall be returned to the owner not later than 10 days after the court finds the defense is valid, minus such material necessarily destroyed for testing purposes. (d) Any marijuana seized under any Federal law shall be retained and not destroyed pending resolution of any forfeiture claim, if not later than 30 days after seizure the owner of the property notifies the Attorney General, or a duly authorized agent of the Attorney General, that a person with an ownership interest in the property is asserting an affirmative defense for the medical use of marijuana. (e) No plant may be seized under any Federal law otherwise permitting such seizure if the plant is being grown or stored pursuant to a recommendation by a physician or an order of a State or municipal agency in accordance with State law regarding the medical use of marijuana. (f) In this section, the term State includes the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 221 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 3436 and all that follows through the end of the table and inserting the following new item: 3436. Affirmative defense for conduct regarding the medical use of marijuana; seizure of property. .

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H54F7649E8FB54318898ACC8FB3E95B2D" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 711 IH: Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 711 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="F000450"> Ms. Foxx </sponsor> (for herself, <cosponsor name-id="W000796"> Mr. Westmoreland </cosponsor> , <cosponsor name-id="C001076"> Mr. Chaffetz </cosponsor> , and <cosponsor name-id="P000373"> Mr. Pitts </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HPW00"> Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HED00"> Education and the Workforce </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal wage requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="H28421BA639BE480FADCA5F8FF85A2E0E" style="OLC"> <section id="HB808072DBE334DF395F343D7D06D4ACD" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H6B90F5490CB941C8B8A95046606CFCB8"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Prevailing rate of wage requirements </header> <subsection id="HDF380A6BFB684AA7BDA15992A253D207"> <enum> (a) </enum> <header> Repeals </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> The following provisions are repealed: </text> <paragraph id="H7F980E17E6AA4718830FA09034371125"> <enum> (1) </enum> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/23/113"> Section 113 </external-xref> of title 23, United States Code (and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title). </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H64B9264C00544C5981D20732114A3307"> <enum> (2) </enum> <text> <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/49/5333"> Section 5333(a) </external-xref> of title 49, United States Code. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> <subsection id="HD7AB782828724C7098457AFD92414F94"> <enum> (b) </enum> <header> Applicability </header> <paragraph id="H6AEB9DC7B6FE4BC6BD9197780F1D2D04"> <enum> (1) </enum> <header> Effective date </header> <text display-inline="yes-display-inline"> Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 31st day following the date of enactment of this Act. </text> </paragraph> <paragraph id="H03788D569AB4471D835E647597BA322C"> <enum> (2) </enum> <header> Existing contracts </header> <text> The amendments made by this section shall not affect any contract in existence on the date of enactment of this Act or made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment. </text> </paragraph> </subsection> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 711 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Ms. Foxx (for herself, Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Chaffetz , and Mr. Pitts ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure , and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend titles 23 and 49, United States Code, to repeal wage requirements applicable to laborers and mechanics employed on Federal-aid highway and public transportation construction projects. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Highway Trust Fund Reform Act of 2013 . 2. Prevailing rate of wage requirements (a) Repeals The following provisions are repealed: (1) Section 113 of title 23, United States Code (and the item relating to such section in the analysis for chapter 1 of such title). (2) Section 5333(a) of title 49, United States Code. (b) Applicability (1) Effective date Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments made by this section shall take effect on the 31st day following the date of enactment of this Act. (2) Existing contracts The amendments made by this section shall not affect any contract in existence on the date of enactment of this Act or made pursuant to an invitation for bids outstanding on such date of enactment.

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I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 712 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Frelinghuysen (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Engel , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Lance , and Mr. Dent ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024. 1. Extension of Highlands Conservation Act (a) Extension of land conservation projects in the Highlands region Section 4(e) of the Highlands Conservation Act ( Public Law 108–421 ; 118 Stat. 2377) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2024 . (b) Extension of Forest Service and USDA programs in the Highlands region Section 5(c) of the Highlands Conservation Act ( Public Law 108–421 ; 118 Stat. 2378) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2024 .

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IB Union Calendar No. 543 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 712 [Report No. 113–712, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Frelinghuysen (for himself, Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Gerlach , Mr. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York , Mr. Engel , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Lance , and Mr. Dent ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources , and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned December 22, 2014 Additional sponsors: Mr. Pascrell , Mr. Cartwright , Mr. Gibson , Mrs. Lowey , Mr. Meehan , Mr. Larson of Connecticut , Mr. Holt , Ms. Esty , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Sires , and Mr. Andrews December 22, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic December 22, 2014 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 14, 2014 A BILL To extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act through fiscal year 2024. 1. Extension of Highlands Conservation Act (a) Extension of land conservation projects in the Highlands region Section 4(e) of the Highlands Conservation Act ( Public Law 108–421 ; 118 Stat. 2377) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 . (b) Extension of Forest Service and USDA programs in the Highlands region Section 5(c) of the Highlands Conservation Act ( Public Law 108–421 ; 118 Stat. 2378) is amended by striking 2014 and inserting 2021 . Amend the title so as to read: A bill to extend the authorization of the Highlands Conservation Act. . December 22, 2014 Reported from the Committee on Natural Resources with amendments December 22, 2014 The Committee on Agriculture discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="billres.xsl"?> <!DOCTYPE bill PUBLIC "-//US Congress//DTDs/bill.dtd//EN" "bill.dtd"> <bill bill-stage="Introduced-in-House" bill-type="olc" dms-id="H05E56C496D64476A8D6F07508C3A40B8" public-private="public"> <metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"> <dublinCore> <dc:title> 113 HR 713 IH: Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013 </dc:title> <dc:publisher> U.S. House of Representatives </dc:publisher> <dc:date> 2013-02-14 </dc:date> <dc:format> text/xml </dc:format> <dc:language> EN </dc:language> <dc:rights> Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. </dc:rights> </dublinCore> </metadata> <form> <distribution-code display="yes"> I </distribution-code> <congress> 113th CONGRESS </congress> <session> 1st Session </session> <legis-num> H. R. 713 </legis-num> <current-chamber> IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES </current-chamber> <action> <action-date date="20130214"> February 14, 2013 </action-date> <action-desc> <sponsor name-id="G000549"> Mr. Gerlach </sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="B000287"> Mr. Becerra </cosponsor> ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HIF00"> Committee on Energy and Commerce </committee-name> , and in addition to the Committee on <committee-name committee-id="HWM00"> Ways and Means </committee-name> , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned </action-desc> </action> <legis-type> A BILL </legis-type> <official-title> To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. </official-title> </form> <legis-body id="HEAEBC37993D840C89E84855DBAC72F1B" style="OLC"> <section id="H95F64D4C82C54AEC87D2E00A0637CF88" section-type="section-one"> <enum> 1. </enum> <header> Short title </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> This Act may be cited as the <quote> <short-title> Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013 </short-title> </quote> . </text> </section> <section id="H590BC00D1CE74348AD1211E4A4A6C6EC"> <enum> 2. </enum> <header> Outpatient therapy cap repeal </header> <text display-inline="no-display-inline"> Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( <external-xref legal-doc="usc" parsable-cite="usc/42/1395l"> 42 U.S.C. 1395l </external-xref> ) is amended by striking subsection (g). </text> </section> </legis-body> </bill>

I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 713 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 14, 2013 Mr. Gerlach (for himself and Mr. Becerra ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce , and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means , for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned A BILL To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to repeal the Medicare outpatient rehabilitation therapy caps. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2013 . 2. Outpatient therapy cap repeal Section 1833 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395l ) is amended by striking subsection (g).